Sacramento Bee: California water board denies bias claims in Delta tunnels dispute Modesto Bee: Modesto looks to ease watering restrictions, raise sewer rates Oroville Mercury Register: Drought water rules remain with a bit of wiggle room Calaveras Enterprise: Calaveras no longer in exceptional drought The Desert Sun: California weighs sharing ‘pain’ of Colorado River cuts San Jose Mercury News: Delta battle […]
Continue ReadingWATER POLICY: ‘A lot of ingredients’ in Senate WRDA proposal — Inhofe Tiffany Stecker, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will float a water resources authorization bill that deals as much with sewers and drinking water as it does with locks, dams and environmental restoration, according to a […]
Continue ReadingApril 25, 2016 CASA & Coalition Oppose Bill that Would Put Mandates on Ocean Dischargers CASA and a coalition of water and wastewater organizations recently submitted a formal opposition letter on its high priority legislation for the year, SB 163 (Hertzberg). This bill would impose a mandate on each wastewater treatment facility that discharges through an ocean […]
Continue ReadingUS EPA Region 9 is pleased to announce a free webinar for information on the 2016 San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund RFP. May 10, 2016 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PST The webinar will cover key sections of the RFP, proposal submission information, including navigation tips for grants.gov, and include time for your questions. Registration […]
Continue ReadingSenate Releases Text on Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016. Click here to read a section by section of the bill. The Senate Environment and Public Works committee is expected to markup the bill this Thursday, April 28 at 9 am, ET.
Continue ReadingApril 25, 2016 CalDesal Hires Paul Kelley as Executive Director SACRAMENTO, Calif. (April 18, 2016) – CalDesal, the state’s leading advocacy group in support of water desalination and salinity management, is happy to announce that they have selected Paul Kelley to be their next Executive Director effective May 1 2016. CalDesal is a membership-based organization […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: State ups its water allocation for Southern California San Francisoc Chronicle: California lifestyle relies on delta water Chico Enterprise: State Water Project increases allocations to 60 percent San Luis Obispo News: State drought driving longer wildfire season ABC10.com: Big improvement in California’s drought status Hanford Sentinel: Kings water district to get 60 percent Associated Press: Plan would pipe Alaska water […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California rethinks approach to conserving water in drought Associated Press” California water agencies to urge regulators to ease drought restrictions Sacramento Bee: Sacramento water agencies push to end drought conservation orders Huffington Post: Water for Farmers, Even During a Drought Island Packet: Juneau entrepreneur looks to sell ocean water to California KFSN-TV: Fresno residents can soon start watering more, […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for April 20, 2016 in ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Water Managers Advocate for Changes – or Rescission – of Emergency Conservation Regulation Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 04/20/2016 – 4:38pm Local water managers from throughout California testified before the State Water Resources Control […]
Continue ReadingInhofe signals support for drought relief in WRDA bill Tiffany Stecker, E&E reporter Published: Thursday, April 21, 2016 Next week’s massive water resources bill could include a boost for desalination projects and other efforts to increase water supply for droughts, the top senator on the Environment and Public Works Committee said yesterday. Sen. Jim Inhofe […]
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