ACWA 2016 Regulatory Summit (Oct. 3-4): Agenda Available | Registration Open WATER AND ENERGY: BEYOND THE NEXUS ACWA 2016 Regulatory Summit October 3-4, 2016 Hilton Sacramento Arden West Sacramento, CA Driven by statewide greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, aggressive renewable energy targets, and increased customer generation, California’s energy grid is undergoing a major transformation. But […]
Continue ReadingClick on the below links to view the transmittal letter and proposed own motion order in SWRCB/OCC File A-2386, Review of Approval of Watershed Management Programs. An Adoption Meeting to consider the proposed own motion will be held on Tuesday, July 19, 2016. All comments must be received by noon, Monday, July 18, 2016. A-2386 […]
Continue ReadingENS Federal Report – July 8, 2016 View Report on ENS Website Share Tweet Link Forward FISCAL YEAR 2017 BUDGET: THE PAST IS PROLOGUE Congress is approaching the new fiscal year with a predictable strategy. Both the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations have successfully moved respective funding bills for the federal government. But completing […]
Continue ReadingCOLORADO RIVER: Western senators negotiate unallocated water dispute Tiffany Stecker, E&E reporter Published: Thursday, July 7, 2016 Western lawmakers are wrangling over language in a comprehensive Western drought bill to manage water resources from the country’s largest reservoir. At the heart is the decades-old tug of war between Arizona and California over Colorado River water. […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for July 6, 2016 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Shasta Release Schedule Seeks to Sustain Fish and Farmers, Officials Say Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 07/06/2016 – 3:54pm This year’s temperature management plan for the Sacramento River yields a release schedule from Lake Shasta that […]
Continue ReadingThe Mercury News: Landmark San Francisco Bay parcel tax for wetlands, flood control appears to win By Paul Rogers, progers@bayareanewsgroup.com Measure AA, a landmark $12 annual parcel tax in all nine Bay Area counties to fund wetlands restoration and flood control projects around San Francisco Bay’s shoreline, appears to have won approval from voters. The measure, […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). A new version of the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins (Basin Plan) has been posted on the Central Valley Water Board’s website at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/basin_plans/ The new version of […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water Board) will hold a public workshop 22 June 2016 focused on the Central Valley-wide Salt and Nitrate Management Plan implementation framework and policy recommendations. A Notice of Public […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for June 1, 2016 Save Our Water Seeking Local Feedback for Summer Campaign Submitted by Emily Allshouse on Wed, 06/01/2016 – 1:07pm Save Our Water hosted a partner webinar Wednesday to discuss its summer campaign plans and solicit feedback from across the state. Save Our Water also will send a detailed survey to […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday that federal courts can review Army Corps of Engineers determinations that a wetland is subject to Clean Water Act regulations, a win for landowners who complained they faced unreasonable hurdles when they disagreed with the agency’s finding. ENVIRONMENTAL Tuesday, May 31, 2016 BREAKING: High Court Allows Challenges To Army […]
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