WETA Board Meeting Thursday, May 7, 2015 The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held Thursday, May 7, 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 […]
Continue ReadingThe Dredged Material Management Office (DMMO) meeting that was scheduled for May 6, 2015 has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for May 20, 2015. Please review the DMMO web page for information regarding DMMO meetings and agendas.
Continue ReadingA New Approach to Improving the Delta’s Ecosystem and Fixing California’s Water Delivery System ___________________________________ Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined state and federal officials today to announce a new approach for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The revised approach – known as California EcoRestore and California WaterFix (Alternative 4A)– is directly responsive to public feedback […]
Continue ReadingWATER POLICY: Senate bill aims to lure Dems unhappy with Obama rule Annie Snider, E&E reporter, Published: Thursday, April 30, 2015 Senate critics of President Obama’s hot-button water rule unveiled legislation today that would send U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers back to the drawing board. The bipartisan “Federal Water Quality Protection Act” was […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment and Notice of Public Workshop on the proposed Draft Model Criteria for Groundwater Monitoring. The Public Workshop is scheduled for May 19, 2015 Comment Deadline is May 29, 2015 by 12 noon.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. The Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking and the Emergency Regulations Digest for the Proposed Emergency Regulation that will be considered by the State Water Board at its May 5-6, 2015 meeting have been posted online here. The Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking begins a […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for April 29, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board: The Proposed Emergency Regulation to implement the urban water conservation called for in the Governor’s April 1, 2015 Executive Order is now available on the State Water Board website. A detailed Fact Sheet, the Proposed Emergency Regulation text, and a spreadsheet with the Proposed […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley: Central Valley Pyrethroid Pesticides TMDL and Basin Plan Amendment A public stakeholder meeting is scheduled for May 5, 2015 at the Regional Board office from 1-4 pm. Please see attached agenda and notice for meeting details. Also attached is revised draft Basin Plan […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Brown has issued an Executive Order that is a very significant action for climate change efforts and greenhouse gas reductions. The Executive Order sets a new interim goal for GHG reduction—40% below 1990 levels by 2030. The Executive Order, for the first time, outlines a series of steps the State will take to address climate […]
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