Los Angeles Times: Water, 2015, California: The no-good, very bad year — now, ‘pray for rain Press-Enterprise: DROUGHT: 2015 water year is hottest and driest on record San Jose Mercury News: Drought Resources Porterville Recorder: Groundwater pumping could create problems Central Valley Business Times: California’s water year ends; is a fifth year of drought ahead? Daily […]
Continue ReadingSUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT (SGMA): ONE YEAR LATER ACWA 20 15 Regulatory Summit October 14, 2015 Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Ontario, CA – ONLINE REGISTRATION ENDS FRIDAY – OCT. 2 The summit will include programs on topics such as: * GSA Formation – Mandated Coordination or Unintended Confusion? * SGMA Emergency Regulations * Groundwater Management: […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). The following is an update on the status of the development of the Central Valley Pyrethroid TMDL and Basin Plan Amendment. Scientific peer reviews of the technical reports supporting the Central Valley Pyrethroid TMDL and Basin Plan Amendment were completed […]
Continue ReadingHearings and Business Meetings Oct 08 2015 Full committee legislative hearing on Western and Alaska Water Legislation 9:30 AM The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: · H.R. 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 · S. 1894, the California Emergency Drought […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Will the ‘yuck factor’ sink California water recycling? San Francisco Chronicle: Dry stretch in store as Bay Area waits for El Niño rains Sacramento Bee: Salmon to swim above Shasta Dam for first time in nearly 80 years Associated Press: After years of low rates, customers can expect to pay more for water Los Angeles Times: Water […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is the Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking regarding Annual Waste Discharge Permit Fees – Amendments to Division 3 of Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations.
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: State to pitch in $25 million for ‘crown jewel’ of LA River restoration SF Gate: Why El Niño won’t save us from the drought Sacramento Bee: Exports suffer as Sacramento Valley rice crop takes hit in drought San Mateo Daily Journal: Bay Area, county exceed conservation mandates: Water officials urge continued efforts as summer ends Breitbart […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 28, 2015 Ask Governor Brown to Ban Microbeads AB 888, the bill that would ban the sale of personal care products that contain plastic microbeads for the purpose of exfoliation in facial scrubs, soaps, and toothpaste is on the governor’s desk and you can help ensure its passage. If you have not yet written […]
Continue Reading– WETA Board Meeting Thursday, October 1, 2015 The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2015 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 […]
Continue ReadingJoin us for ACWA’s 2015 Fall Conference & Exhibition! This event is set to take place December 1-4, 2015 at the Renaissance & Hyatt Regency in Indian Wells. With over 90 meetings and program sessions throughout the week, attendees will be informed and updated on a variety of local, statewide and federal water issues and […]
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