Angry California Republicans call drought bill dead for the year BY MICHAEL DOYLE mdoyle@mcclatchydc.com · WASHINGTON Angry California Republicans threw in the towel late Thursday, conceding that a California water bill that had divided the state was dead for the year. In a remarkably acrimonious ending to negotiations that once seemed close to bearing fruit, […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Click here to view the Change Sheet #1 for Item 4 at the December 15, 2015 Board Meeting. You can view the agenda here.
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: New research center planned for Sacramento Delta Sacramento Bee: California mulls new water plan to save imperiled salmon/Proposal would likely curtail flows to agriculture in 2016 Associated Press: 5 things to know about uranium found in drinking water San Francisco Chronicle: Disaster officials brace for havoc from historic El Niño New York Times: A Sign Saying Back Off […]
Continue ReadingWATER POLICY: Court to decide small question with big impact on Obama rule Jeremy P. Jacobs and Tiffany Stecker, E&E reporters Published: Monday, December 7, 2015 A federal appeals court will grapple tomorrow with whether to review President Obama’s controversial rule defining the scope of the Clean Water Act. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati […]
Continue Readingwww.sfei.org • Winter • 2015 View this email in your browser Making a big splash… In Paris, the climate talks are closing in on a global accord on climate change. Here in California, we’re living through the challenges of extreme weather from El Niño storms to extreme King Tides. Meanwhile, at SFEI, we’re […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Water suppliers, buoyed by El Niño, seek relief from cuts Capital Pubic Radio News: California Water Agencies Want Relief From Conservation Regulations San Francisco Chronicle: Feinstein-McCarthy clash dooms prospects for drought law for year Sacramento Bee: Local water agencies plead for relief from California drought cutbacks Associated Press: LA airport operators settle state water claims for $2.4M […]
Continue ReadingFor Immediate Release December 4, 2015 Contact: Tom Mentzer (202) 224-9629 Feinstein Statement on California Water Negotiations Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on California water negotiations: “I want to set the record straight. To imply that the federal or state governments have signed off on a water […]
Continue ReadingFresno Bee: Even if El Niño delivers, California drought may never release its grip Tribune Washington Bureau: California Democrats irked over GOP suggesting drought language Sacramento Bee: Farmworkers in Fresno, Tulare counties hit hard by drought Oregon, Washington delay start of commercial crab Bend Bulletin: Receding waters expose sites to plundering Fresno Bee: Drought in cities: Will people get tired […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Don’t expect a brawny El Niño to bust California’s historic drought Los Angeles Times: Laguna beats rest of state in water-use cuts Countywide: California drought stunts Christmas pine trees California Economy Reporting: VIDEO: Will El Niño dilute will to combat California’s drought? KFBK: Water From the State Will Be in Short Supply Next Year NBC Bay Area: Top Water […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). The agenda for the December 16, 2015 Board Meeting is now available on our website at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/board_info/agenda.shtml
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