Category: Public Policy

State Water Resources Control Board: Notice of Adoption Meeting & Opportunity to Comment – Once Through Cooling Amendment

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is the Notice of Adoption Meeting and Opportunity to Comment on the Proposed Amendment to the Water Quality Control Policy on the Use of Coastal and Estuarine Waters for Power Plant Cooling. The Adoption Meeting is scheduled for April 7, 2015 Comment […]

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Bureau of Reclamation: Additional FY 2015 Funding of $96.9 Million Available

Commissioner’s Office Washington, DC Media Contact: Peter Soeth, 303-445-3615, psoeth@usbr.gov For Immediate Release:  Feb. 6, 2015 Additional FY 2015 Funding of $96.9 Million Available A majority of funding targeting Western Drought Response and Rural Water Projects WASHINGTON – Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Estevan López today released the spending plan for $96.9 million provided to Reclamation in the […]

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CA Institute: Capitol Hill Bulletin for February 5, 2015

California Institute for Federal Policy Research California Capitol Hill Bulletin Volume 22, Bulletin 5 – February 5, 2015 Click here to view online CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE:   Education: Senate Committee Examines Opportunities for Innovation within No Child Left Behind Resources: House Subcommittee Hearing and Markup on Drinking Water Protections Immigration: House Committee Discusses Immigration […]

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ACWA eNews for February 4, 2015

ACWA eNews for Feb. 4, 2015 in ACWA eNews   Local Water Agencies Gear Up for Ongoing Conservation, Drought Response Submitted by Lisa Lien-Mager on Wed, 02/04/2015 – 10:00am With a fourth year of drought now unfolding, water agencies around the state are gearing up for continued water use restrictions and ongoing education and outreach […]

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California Institute – FY16 Budget Special Reports

SPECIAL REPORT: FY 2016 Budget and California Implications February 2015 Below are two additional reports on the President’s FY 2016 budget proposal prepared by the California Institute.  Department of Health & Human Services – http://www.calinst.org/pubs/FY16HHS.pdf Department of Agriculture – http://www.calinst.org/pubs/FY16AG.pdf     Previous reports can be obtained by clicking on the links below: Department of […]

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Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity to Comment Approving an Exception to the California Ocean Plan for the University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. At the links below, please find a Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity to Comment Approving an Exception to the California Ocean Plan for the University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Adopting an Addendum to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration. Notice […]

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