WATER POLICY: Obama admin wins jurisdiction fight over contentious rule AN E&E PUBLISHING SERVICE Tiffany Stecker and Jeremy P. Jacobs, E&E reporters Published: Monday, February 22, 2016 A federal appeals court panel today said that it will rule on challenges to the Obama administration’s hot-button Clean Water Rule. A divided 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Salmon experiment gets new twist in Yolo Bypass Los Angeles Times: Water customers in LA County foothill cities are asked to tighten taps Sacramento Bee: New limits on California well-drilling sought San Francisco Chronicle: Waning El Niño could signal state’s water woes not over Capitol Press: Feds consider initial CVP water allocation for farms, cities Daily News: How a […]
Continue ReadingACWA Newsletter for February 2016 Find out what’s on the radar in the second year of the 2015’-16 legislative session and get the latest agency and people news in this issue of ACWA’s monthly newsletter. Other articles include: * State Water Board Adopts 2016 Emergency Conservation Regulation * Member Spotlight: Del Puerto Water District – […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (Regional Water Board) is considering a resolution to concur with the findings of Zone 7 Water Agency’s Nutrient Management Plan for the Livermore Valley Groundwater Basin. The […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: In Northern California, skiers and water officials are grateful for the recovering snowpack Capital Public Radio News: California Releases Draft Regulations For Groundwater Management Sacramento Bee: Water cheap for some Sacramento-area residents, costly for others KABC-TV: Despite sunny skies, El Nino still looms over Southern California Christian Science Monitor: As California enters a ‘new era’ on water, […]
Continue ReadingCommissioner’s Office Washington, DC Media Contact: Peter Soeth, psoeth@usbr.gov, 303-445-3615 For Immediate Release: Feb. 18, 2016 Bureau of Reclamation Funding Opportunity for Water Reclamation Research Under Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Reclamation has made a new funding opportunity available for water entities in the Western United States to […]
Continue ReadingHigh Court Case On CWA Findings Might Alter Jurisdiction More Than Rule February 17, 2016 Source: Association of California Water Agencies A pending Supreme Court ruling on whether regulators’ findings that waters are jurisdictional under the Clean Water Act (CWA) are subject to pre-enforcement review might alter the scope of the water law more […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Click here to access the agenda for the March 1, 2016 SWRCB Board Meeting.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Click here to download a Transmittal Letter and Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry for Administrative Civil Liability Order –Proposed Order for Applied Engineering & Geology, Inc. Comment Deadline is March 18, 2016 by 12 noon.
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for Feb. 17, 2016 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. 2016 Emergency Regulation Takes Effect; Information Updated on State Water Board Website Submitted by Lisa Lien-Mager on Fri, 02/12/2016 – 2:58pm The 2016 emergency conservation regulation adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board on Feb. 2 […]
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