ACWA State Legislative Alert Aug. 19, 2015 Proposal for New Statewide Tax on Water Bills Could Emerge in Final Weeks of Session Letters, Calls Will Be Needed to Oppose Last-Minute Legislation on Public Goods Charge As the Legislature returns from recess for the final weeks of the session, there are signs that a proposed […]
Continue ReadingNew York Times: Losing Water, California Tries to Stay Atop Economic Wave Associated Press: Drought fallowing half-million acres in California in 2015 Sacramento Bee: California drought impact pegged at $2.7 billion Merced Sun-Star: Fish and Wildlife shuts part of Merced River to fishing KCBX: State lists several Central Coast groundwater basins as ‘Critically Overdrafted’ Los Angeles Times: Greater tsunami risk from […]
Continue ReadingWETA Board Meeting Monday, August 24, 2015 The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held on Monday, August 24, 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 packet are […]
Continue ReadingThe Bay Planning Coalition is a signatory to two comment letters written to the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board in regards to the 2015 Basin Plan Triennial Review. Please see the two letters attached below. 2015 Basin Plan Triennial Review 2015 Comment Letter — Program 5.2 Climate Change/Water Resources SF Regional Board Triennial Review 2015 […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is the revised agenda for the August 18-19, 2015 SWRCB Board Meeting. Supporting Materials: Change Sheet #1 Response to Comments for Item 4
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Records: California Plans Taking Land for Huge Water Tunnels KRON4: 12 million trees have dried out due to drought TakePart: California Cracks Down on Water-Hogging Pot Growers CBS News: California’s Central Valley is sinking — here’s why CBS Sacramento: Barge Part Of Plan To Keep Water Flowing From Folsom Lake During California Drought Monterey County Herlad: Officials: Gov. Jerry Brown’s water […]
Continue ReadingINVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Egeria Densa, Curlyleaf Pondweed Control Program – 2015 Treatment Plan for Discovery Bay August 17 – September 21 View Larger Image Herbicide applications for all 2015 treatment sites were completed during the last week of May, with the exception of Discovery Bay. Based on […]
Continue ReadingINVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant Control Program – 2015 Treatments for the Week of August 17 thru August 21 View Larger Image “Treatment sites and schedules are subject to change based on regulatory requirements, weather conditions, plant growth and movement, waterway traffic, listed fish presence surveys, […]
Continue ReadingACWA 2015 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Workshop Thu, 09/10/2015 – Fri, 09/11/2015 Location: Waterfront Hotel near Jack London Square, Oakland ACWA’s 2015 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Workshop will take place Sept. 10-11 at the Waterfront Hotel near Jack London Square in Oakland. The workshop will include programs on topics such as: * State Board 101 […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: The next drought: Water officials endorse a ‘less is more’ strategy for the future Sacramento Bee: Crews begin work on drought fix at Folsom Lake San Jose Mercury News: ‘Emergency situation’ for California’s trees RYOT: Could El Nino Save California From Its Years-Long Drought? ABC News10: Can the ‘Godzilla El Nino’ end California’s drought? Fresno Bee: State response […]
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