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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 6, 2015
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CA State Parks, Division of Boating & Waterways – Water Hyacinth Treatments

INVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS    CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant Control Program – 2015   Treatments for the Week of July 6 thru July 10              View Larger Image “Treatment sites and schedules are subject to change based on regulatory requirements, weather conditions, plant growth […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 6, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for July 6, 2015

New York Times: Drought Sends US Water Agency Back to Drawing Board Associated Press: California Water Rates Rise as Cities Lose Money in Drought Associated Press: California’s Water Rates Rise Los Angeles Times: Drought drives greater household use of gray water Los Angeles Times: Water agencies baffle conservationists with water use surge Washington Post: California’s rural poor hit hardest as groundwater […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 5, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for July 3, 2015

Associated Press: Amid a punishing drought, California is finally learning how to save water Associated Press: Record Water Savings Shows Big Cuts To California Supplies Feasible Appeal-Democrat: Drought Watch: Groundwater pumping sparks controversy  Los Angeles Times: Cities’ food supplies are eating into groundwater reserves, study finds Breitbart News: No Toilet, No Showers: California Man Cuts Water Use by 95% Courthouse […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 2, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for July 2, 2015

Associated Press: California water board: Record drought conservation shows big cuts are possible Associated Press: California cities show biggest water savings yet in drought San Francisco Chronicle: Californians getting drought message: Water usage plunges Los Angeles Times: California residents cut water use by hefty 29% in May, officials say  Sacramento Bee: Residents urged to conserve as heat strains power grid […]

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SWRCDB – Second Revised Notice of Public Hearing for Composting Operations

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board: A Second Revised Notice of Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Report and Proposed General Waste Discharge Requirements for Composting Operations has been released. Please click here to view the Notice.   The Public Hearing is rescheduled for August 4, 2015.

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJuly 1, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for July 1, 2015

The Washington Post: California’s burning again as drought’s vicious cycle takes its toll  Associated Press: California lawmakers to hold hearing on pot farm water use  San Francisco Chronicle: New round of big state water cuts to hit San Francisco  Guardian Liberty Voice: California Wars for Water in the Delta Capital Press: More shutoff notices issued to senior water right holders […]

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CASA Connects Newsletter for June 29, 2015

June 29, 2015 Governor Signs State Budget and Consolidation Trailer Bill The governor signed the FY 2015-2106 state budget last week, including a drought-related budget trailer bill, SB 88, authorizing the State Water Resources Control Board to mandate consolidation of public water systems. The trailer bill also included limited CEQA exemptions for water recycling and […]

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