Category: Water

  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 9, 2016
  • 0 Comments

California Water and Drought News for February 9, 2016

Los Angeles Times: Water and Power: Where did El Niño go? Los Angeles Times: Winter heat wave sets new records in California; hotter conditions expected Tuesday KQED: California’s Water Supply at Risk From Warmer Winters Los Angeles Times: City Atty. Mike Feuer, turf rebate recipient, steers clear of DWP records lawsuit The Bellingham Herald: Good snowpack raises hopes of calmer […]

Continue Reading

Materials for Draft Proposed Response to Petitions on East San Joaquin Agricultural Waste Discharge Requirements

   This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Please find the transmittal letter, proposed order, appendix, and FAQs for the Draft Proposed Response to Petitions on East San Joaquin Agricultural Waste Discharge Requirements (General Order No. R5-2012-0116) at the following link:http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/public_notices/petitions/water_quality/a2239_sanjoaquin_ag.shtml. The State Water Board will hold a public workshop on the […]

Continue Reading
  • NewsWater
  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 9, 2016
  • 0 Comments

Additional Fiscal Year 2016 Funding of $166.3 Million Available

Commissioner’s Office Washington, DC Media Contact: Dan DuBray, 202-513-0574, ddubray@usbr.gov For Immediate Release:  Feb. 8, 2016 Additional Fiscal Year 2016 Funding of $166.3 Million Available Includes $100 Million Available for Western Drought Response and $47 Million for Rural Water Projects WASHINGTON – Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Estevan López today released the spending plan for $166.3 […]

Continue Reading
  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 5, 2016
  • 0 Comments

California Water and Drought News for February 5, 2016

Sacramento Bee: To make the most of rain, state needs Delta tunnels OC Register: South County agencies on track to meet state water-use reduction … The Desert Sun: Drought: More water saved during stormy January Santa Monica Daily Press: Santa Monica reports record setting water savings Napa Valley Register: Getting the most benefit from deep root irrigation The News Journal: Burying […]

Continue Reading

Revised Draft Resolution for Water Code Section 106.3 Human Right to Water

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board: Click here to view the revised draft resolution pertaining to the human right to water, as established by Water Code section 106.3, subdivision (a).  Revisions made to the January 21, 2016 draft resolution are shown in strikeout and underline text. At its February 16, […]

Continue Reading

3rd Ballast Water Management Summit on February 9-11, 2016

EVENT AGENDA          BROCHURE DOWNLOAD           VENUE INFO The Ballast Water Management Summit Begins Next Week! Register Today! Infocast’s 3rd Ballast Water Management Summit, February 9-11, 2016 in Long Beach, CA, will bring together Regulators, Ship Owners & Operators, Shipbuilders, Water Treatment Specialists, Marine Equipment Suppliers, Port Authorities, Shipping/Maritime Associations and others to exchange information and […]

Continue Reading

USACE Rejects Port of Cleveland Effort to Protect Lake Erie’s Water Quality

US Army Corps of Engineers Rejects Port of Cleveland Effort to Protect Lake Erie Water Quality By: AJOT | Feb 04 2016 at 10:57 AM | Ports & Terminals Port request, supported by bipartisan Congressional coalition, would have modified federal policy to prevent open lake dumping of potentially harmful sediment Cleveland, Ohio – The US Army Corps […]

Continue Reading

ACWA eNews for February 3, 2016

ACWA eNews for Feb. 3, 2016 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Manage your subscription here. State Water Board Adopts 2016 Emergency Conservation Regulation Submitted by Lisa Lien-Mager on Wed, 02/03/2016 – 7:32am The State Water Resources Control Board voted late Tuesday to adopt an emergency conservation regulation that extends […]

Continue Reading

Notice of February Board Workshop for Central Valley Pyrethroid Pesticides TMDL and Basin Plan Amendment

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5): Please view the notice here.  The February Board meeting agenda and workshop material are available at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/board_info/meetings/1602ag.pdf  

Continue Reading
  • by BPC Staff
  • onFebruary 4, 2016
  • 0 Comments

California Water and Drought News for February 4, 2016

Associated Press: Official: El Nino Could Signal Easing of California Drought Los Angeles Times: Local water districts may get break from state on use reductions San Jose Mercury News: Water conservation rules extended Los Angeles Times: Glendale’s water saving levels drop in December The San Diego Union Tribune: Now is not the time to stop conserving water Fairfield Daily Republic: Lake […]

Continue Reading