A Spare the Air Alert has been issued for Wednesday, September 9, 2015 throughout the Bay Area. BAAQMD is forecasting tomorrow’s Air Quality Index to be unhealthy, due to increased levels of ground-level ozone. People with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Ozone can […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. The State Water Resources Control Board and the Department of Water Resources will hold a series of informational meetings at the dates below to discuss implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and to answer questions from the public: · October 21st – […]
Continue ReadingThe California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development Failure to Make Findings Specified in Mitigation Fee Act Requires Refund of All Unexpended Development Fees The Fourth District Court of Appeal has upheld an order requiring refund of over $10 million in accumulated development impact fees because the City’s findings […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 8, 2015 Microbeads Legislation (AB 888) Passes Senate Floor We’re very pleased to announce a very big win in the legislature this week. On Friday, September 4, the CASA-sponsored legislation to ban plastic microbeads in personal care products (AB 888 – Bloom) passed the Senate Floor on a 24-14 vote. It now moves back […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view a letter to ABAG and MTC submitted by the Bay Area Business Coalition, including the Bay Plan Coalition, regarding Integration of “Displacement” into Plan Bay Area 2040 Performance Targets and OBAG Funding. The letter was submitted on September 4, 2015.
Continue ReadingA Spare the Air Alert has been issued for Tuesday, September 8, 2015 throughout the Bay Area. BAAQMD is forecasting today’s Air Quality Index to be unhealthy, due to increased levels of ground-level ozone. People with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Ozone can […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s publication of Knowledge Stream for Fall 2015. Topics include: New Concepts for Remote Fish Detection Keeping Alert for Mussels at the Reclamation Detection Laboratory for Exotic Species Understanding Quagga Mussel Life History in the Lower Colorado River Habitat Suitability Parameters for Invasive Mussels at Reclamation-Managed Facilities and […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. SWRCB has released a Revised Notice of Public Hearing to determine whether to issue a Cease and Desist Order and whether to impose Administrative Civil Liability against Mark Hodgetts. Click here to view the Revised Notice.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. SWRCB has issued a Notice of Public Hearing and Pre-Hearing Conferece to determine whether to issue a Cease and Desist Order against West Side Irrigation District – Old River Tributary to San Joaquin River San Joaquin County. Click here to view the Notice. The Pre-Hearing Conference […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). The next “Evaluation of the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) Beneficial Use in Ag Dominated Surface Waters” stakeholder meeting is tomorrow, September 3, 2015 from 9 am – 12 pm in Rancho Cordova. The agenda has a webinar link for […]
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