Category: Public Policy

ACWA Comments on the Proposed Extended Emergency Conservation Regulation

 ACWA Comments on the Proposed Extended Emergency Conservation Regulation: ACWA has submitted their comments on the Proposed Extended Emergency Conservation Regulation to the State Water Resources Control Board as of January 28, 2016. Click here to view the comments. 

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Wendel Rosen Black and Dean Land Use News for January 25, 2016

Land Use News from Wendel Rosen Oakland Proposed Developer Fees Summary January 25, 2016 Unlike most large Bay Area cities, Oakland has not charged development impact fees to pay for affordable housing, but that is likely to change soon. The ramifications of a proposal to impose fees on new residential and commercial development in Oakland […]

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Notice of Public Hearing for Administrative Civil Liability for Reginald Hindley

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board: Click here to view the Notice of Public Hearing to determine whether to adopt an order imposing Administrative Civil Liability for Failure to provide information required under Order WR 2015-0026-DWR: Order for Additional Information in the Matter of Diversion of Water from Dutch Bill Creek, […]

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Proposed 2016 Emergency Regulation: Notice; Emergency Regulation Digest; Economic Impact Analysis; Tiers

Proposed 2016 Emergency Regulation: Notice; Emergency Regulation Digest; Economic Impact Analysis; Tiers SWRCB has posted new materials associated with the Proposed 2016 Emergency Regulation. Click the links below to access them. Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking (01/22/16) Emergency Regulation Digest (01/22/16) Economic Impact Analysis (Jan 2016) Draft Resolution to Adopt Emergency Regulation (Not Yet Available) Draft Urban Water […]

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Documents for SWRCB Proposed Emergency Rulemaking and Regulation Available Online

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board The Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking and the Emergency Regulation Digest for the Proposed Emergency Regulation that will be considered by the State Water Board at its February 2, 2016 meeting, along with supporting documents, have been posted online at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/drought/emergency_mandatory_regulations.shtml.  The Notice of […]

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Notice for BCDC Commission Meeting on February 4, 2016

BCDC posted on its website (http://www.bcdc.ca.gov) the commission meeting notice, information about BCDC, the Bay, and other issues relevant to the Commission at http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/cm/2016/0204Agenda.html You may also find information about BCDC Commission meetings at any time at http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/cm/cm_mtng.shtml If you have questions or concerns about BCDC activities, please call BCDC’s office at (415) 352-3600 or e-mail us at info@bcdc.ca.gov.

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Clean Air Community Meeting on February 4, 2016

January 13, 2016 Clean Air community meeting open to all! The Bay Area Air Quality Management District will host six public meetings — including one here in West County — in the next few weeks to get feedback from residents and share information about its 2016 Clean Air Plan and Regional Climate Protection Strategy (RCPS). […]

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Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Water Quality Control Plan for Central Coastal Basin

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Click here to access the Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the proposed approval of the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board’s  amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coastal Basin (Basin Plan) that would establish TMDLs for nitrogen compounds […]

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Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity to Comment on Proposed Order for Recycled Water Use

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board: Click here to access the Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity to Comment on the Proposed General Order for Recycled Water Use. The Public Hearing is scheduled for April 19, 2016. Comment Deadline is February 22, 2016 by 12 noon.

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