Join us for ACWA’s 2015 Fall Conference & Exhibition! This event is set to take place December 1-4, 2015 at the Renaissance & Hyatt Regency in Indian Wells. With over 90 meetings and program sessions throughout the week, attendees will be informed and updated on a variety of local, statewide and federal water issues and […]
Continue ReadingSept. 25, 2015 ACWA News Available Online This issue wraps up the 2015-’16 legislative session that saw action on a number of issues important to ACWA members. These included ACWA-sponsored chromium-6 compliance bill SB 385 (Hueso), signed into law by Gov. Brown, to influencing budget trailer bill language on mandatory water system consolidations. Other articles […]
Continue ReadingBoehner to Call It Quits; McCarthy Seen as Successor Speaker John A. Boehner told fellow Republicans Friday morning he will resign from Congress and give up his House seat at the end of October, according to members. Read the full article here at rollcall.com.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is the agenda for the October 7, 2015 SWRCB Board Meeting.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached is the Notice and Agenda for the Water Quality Coordinating Committee Meeting scheduled for October 12-13, 2015.
Continue ReadingRepublicans rebuff Obama’s wildfire plan, press for action on House bill By Kevin Rogers, Energy Guardian Republican lawmakers on Wednesday rejected an Obama administration appeal to change the federal wildfire funding system, saying it failed to improve effective forest management. Instead, they pressed for Senate action on a House-passed bill that the White House “strongly […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for September 23, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view the ACWA eNews for September 23, 2015.
Continue ReadingBelow is ABAG’s Response to MTC’s Proposal to Transfer Regional Land Use Planning Staff: “Dear elected officials and interested parties On September 17th, the ABAG Executive Board met and discussed MTC’s previously announced plan to unilaterally move 15 of ABAG’s land-use planners to MTC to create a single regional planning department under MTC’s control. This would […]
Continue ReadingUpcoming ACWA Region Events ACWA Region 4 Program & Tour – October 9, Woodland, CA Fri, 10/09/2015 ACWA Region 4 Program & Tour: Achieving Solutions through Regional Cooperation Friday, October 9, 2015 | 11:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ACWA Regions 6 & 7 Joint Water Forum – October 16, Visalia, CA Fri, 10/16/2015 San Joaquin Valley […]
Continue ReadingBAY AREA CLIMATE NEWS September 2015 The Big Picture California Adaptation Legislation Passes! (Now on the Governor’s desk) Governor Brown’s Short and Fabulous Talk at the Vatican Keeping It In the Ground (setting the real goal), St. Paul, Fierce Opposition, and more! (PDF attached) The Forest Service is Becoming the Fire Department Over 50% of budget now […]
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