Category: Public Policy

  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 29, 2014
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ACWA 2014 Fall Conference & Exhibition Brochure and Agenda Now Available for Download

ACWA 2014 Fall Conference & Exhibition Brochure & Agenda Now Available for Download! ACWA’s 2014 Fall Conference & Exhibition will take place December 2-5 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego. As the premier gathering place for water leaders to address the future of California water, conference attendees include opinion leaders, elected public agency board […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 29, 2014
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ACWA Informational Materials on the 2014 Water Bond – Proposition 1

The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) has prepared a compliation of informational materials on the 2014 Water Bond – Proposition 1. Please find links to these informational materials below: What’s in 2014 Water Bond Proposition 1 – Infographic  2014 Water Bond Toolkit Fact Sheet  List of Proposition 1 Supporters

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 29, 2014
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on the National Freight Transportation Strategy

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on the national freight transportation strategy. The report recommends that Congress should consider clarifying the purpose of the primary freight network and revise the current mileage limit requirements. It also recommends that the Department of Transportation (DOT) clarify the federal role for mitigating local freight-related congestion. (Excerpt […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 26, 2014
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2014 Water Bond Toolkit No. 2 Now Available

Sept. 26, 2014 2014 Water Bond Toolkit No. 2 Now Available ACWA has prepared a second member toolkit with additional tools for educating audiences about Proposition 1. This kit includes a checklist of suggested actions to take locally, a new fact sheet on Proposition 1 with pro and con arguments, a Proposition 1 supporters list, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 26, 2014
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Notice of WETA Board of Directors Meeting, Thursday, October 2, 2014

WETA Board Meeting Thursday, October 2, 2014 The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held Thursday, October 2, 2014 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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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 26, 2014
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CASA Connects Newsletter — September 26th, 2014

September 26, 2014 In This Issue Funding Opportunities in the Wastewater Sector Victor Valley holds Ceremony to Celebrate Carbon-Neutral Treatment Plant State Water Board Votes to Adopt Water Quality Fee Regulations Study Finds Water Utility Projects Will Create 131,000 jobs in U.S. Congress Votes to Prevent Government Shutdown Wheeler Institute for Water Law & Policy […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 26, 2014
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Bay Delta Conservation Plan eNewsletter – Planning for Climate Change

September 26, 2014   Habitat Restoration: Planning for Climate Change Each week, we learn more about how climate change is likely to affect California. The U.S. Department of the Interior just released the “Sacramento and San Joaquin Basins Climate Impact Assessment,” detailing the impacts of climate change on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The effects of […]

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