This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). Thank you to those of you who responded to the meet-o-matic request for scheduling our next “Evaluation of the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) Beneficial Use in Agriculturally Dominated Surface Water Bodies” stakeholder meeting. Based on the responses, we are […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: California water districts scramble to deal with ruling on rate tiers Capital Public Radio: Brown Defends Delta Tunnels Project, Agriculture Industry Capitol Weekly: Brown: Water woes have deep roots Los Angeles Times: Meeting water-saving goals will be ‘huge lift for everyone,’ regulator says New York Times: Water Pricing in Two Thirsty Cities: In One, Guzzlers Pay More, […]
Continue ReadingState Board Adopts Final Regulation on Mandated Urban Water Use Reductions Published by ACWA, article by Pamela Martineau View article online here. After several hours of testimony from local water agency officials and others, the State Water Resources Control Board today adopted the final emergency regulation package for implementing the required 25% statewide reduction in […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for May 6, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view ACWA eNews for May 6, 2015.
Continue ReadingSan Jose Mercury News: California drought: State water board passes first mandatory urban water limits in state history San Jose Mercury News: State begins Delta salinity barrier to protect water supplies in drought Fresno Bee: Gov. Brown must reduce water to fisheries, environment, Fresno County supervisors say Fresno Bee: State agriculture board listens to public concerns about drought Sacramento […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is the Revised Resolution and the May 5, 2015 version of the Desalination Amendment associated with Item 7 (Desalination Amendment) at the May 6, 2015 Board Meeting. This May 5th, 2015 version of the Desalination Amendment has no new changes as of […]
Continue ReadingFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Governor’s Press Office Tuesday, May 5, 2015 (916) 445-4571 Governor Brown to Speak at ACWA Conference Tomorrow in Sacramento SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will give remarks tomorrow in Sacramento at the Association of California Water Agencies’ (ACWA) 2015 Spring Conference and Exhibition, which will convene local water […]
Continue Reading“Bay Area Water in a Changing Climate,” hosted by the Climate Readiness Institute, will be held on June 10th, 9am to 1 pm, at the David Brower Center in Berkeley. Click here for the attached invitation for complete information. Space is limited so RSVP today to: bruce@elmwoodconsulting.com
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). Central Valley Pyrethroid Pesticides TMDL and Basin Plan Amendment – Pyrethroids TMDL & BPA – May 5 Stakeholder Meeting Presentation After the meeting, the presentation will also be posted on the project website here.
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Amid drought, state is poised to adopt emergency water regulations Wall Street Journal: Nowhere Is Safe From California Drought—Not Even Beverly Hills San Francisco Chronicle: How to waste less of California’s precious water Fox KTVU: Delta construction project combats drought impacts San Jose Mercury News: California drought: Plans to make State Water Project flow backward shelved for this year […]
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