Category: Public Policy

MUN Stakeholder Meeting tomorrow June 3, 2015

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5).   Attached here is the agenda for the next “Evaluation of the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) Beneficial Use in Ag Dominated Surface Waters” stakeholder meeting on Wednesday June 3, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Rancho Cordova. […]

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ACWA Outreach Program to Offer Four New Awards in 2015

ACWA Outreach Program to Offer Four New Awards in 2015 The ACWA Outreach Program plays a key role in the association’s advocacy efforts. Each year at its Fall Conference & Exhibition, ACWA recognizes the most active ACWA member agencies in each region, as well as an overall winner, through the Outreach Awards. Beginning fall 2015, […]

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Perkins Coie Update: California’s Drought Innovations and WET Program

Perkins Coie Update Update | Environment, Energy & Resources June 2, 2015 California’s Drought Innovations and WET Program Highlights California’s ongoing drought has compelled the state to develop new policy initiatives to address the drought’s effects on municipalities, industry and agriculture. This update looks at the Water Energy Technology Program (WET Program), one of the new […]

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Panel to Review Draft Bill to Speed NEPA Reviews, Cut Legal Costs, and Others

FOREST SERVICE: Panel to review bill to speed NEPA reviews, cut legal costs Phil Taylor, E&E reporter Published: Monday, June 1, 2015 A House panel Wednesday will take up a draft bill to accelerate National Environmental Policy Act reviews for forest projects and to cut down on the government’s legal costs, among many other provisions. […]

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Revised draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Waste Discharge Requirements For Composting Operations

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. The comment period for the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Proposed General Waste Discharge Requirements for Composting Operations (General Order) was held from January 13, 2015 to 12:00 noon on March 2, 2015.  The draft EIR and General Order have been posted showing […]

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Notice of WETA Board of Directors Meeting, Thursday, June 4, 2015

WETA Board Meeting Thursday, June 4, 2015   The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the WETA offices located at Pier 9, Suite 111 on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, CA. The meeting agenda and Board packet are available […]

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Notice of Opportunity to Comment – Central Valley Region Sacramento MUN Basin Plan Amendment

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). The attached here is a notice is from the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the Sacramento MUN basin plan amendment (adopted at the Central Valley Water Board meeting in April). This item is tentatively scheduled for the State Board’s […]

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