Category: Public Policy

OEHHA Updates Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water

ACWA Regulatory Advisory: OEHHA Updates Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water Submitted by Emily Allshouse The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) today published an updated public health goal (PHG) for perchlorate in drinking water of 1 part per billion (ppb), citing new research related to the health impacts of perchlorate on […]

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Revised Notice of Public Meeting – 303(d) List – 2012 California Integrated Report

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Revised Notice of Public Meeting on the Proposed Clean Water Action Section 303(d) List of Water Quality Limited Segments Portion of the 2012 California Integrated Report. The Public Meeting has been rescheduled for March 17, 2015

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Notice of WETA Board of Directors Meeting and Workshop, Thursday, March 5, 2015

WETA Board Meeting Thursday, March 5, 2015  The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at the WETA offices located at Pier 9, Suite 111 on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, CA. This meeting will be preceded by a Board […]

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BCDC Commission Meeting for March 5, 2015 has been cancelled

BCDC posted on its website (http://www.bcdc.ca.gov) the Commission Meeting Cancellation Notice, information about BCDC, the Bay, and other issues relevant to the Commission at http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/cm/2015/0220Supplemental.shtml – You may also find information about BCDC Commission meetings at any time on the BCDC website 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 […]

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Feinstein, Boxer float bill to fund restoration of San Francisco Bay

Feinstein, Boxer float bill to fund restoration of San Francisco Bay By Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Friday, February 27, 2015 California’s senators yesterday introduced a bill to fund restoration of San Francisco Bay activities. The “San Francisco Bay Restoration Act” would amend the Clean Water Act to require an annual list of restoration priorities […]

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NWRA Federal Affairs Alert: Forest Service To Put Groundwater Management Proposal on Hold

National Water Resources Association February 26, 2015 MEMO   To:       NWRA Federal Affairs Committee From:   Ian Lyle, NWRA Director of  Federal Affairs RE:      Forest Service Ground Water Proposal Federal Affairs Committee Members,At a Senate Energy Committee hearing earlier today Forest Service Chief Tidwell indicated that the Forest Service would be putting […]

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ACWA eNews for February 25, 2015

ACWA eNews for Feb. 25, 2015 in ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events.   California’s Ongoing Drought Major Topic at ACWA DC Conference Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 02/25/2015 – 5:06pm California’s fourth year of drought is a major focus of discussion this week at ACWA’s […]

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Call for Projects: Transportation Fund for Clean Air FY 15/16 County Program – San Francisco

FISCAL YEAR 2015/16 CALL FOR PROJECTS Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) County Program Manager Fund The San Francisco County Transportation Authority is pleased to announce a call for projects for an estimated $850,000 in TFCA County Program Manager Fund programming for the Fiscal Year 2015/16 cycle. Please visit our website at www.sfcta.org/tfcacallforprojects for more information.  Applications are due to […]

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March 11, 2015 Board Meeting Agenda for the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). The agenda for the March 11, 2015 Board Meeting is now available here and on the Water Board website at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/board_info/agenda.shtml

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