Appeal-Democrat: DWR mails flood risk notifications CBS: Emergency Managers Gather In Sacramento To Prepare For Flooding Los Angeles Time: This island is in desperate need of water Fresno Bee: Official: Californians netted strong water savings in July Sputnik International: Enormous California Tree Die-offs Causing Wildfires, Habitat … Los Angeles Times: The forecast for Lake Mead: Hot and dry with plenty […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 6, 2016 Legislature Passes Cap & Trade Spending Plan Hours Before Deadline Midnight on August 31 marked the final deadline to pass bills in the 2015-16 legislative session. The last weeks of the session were hectic, as always, with last minute proposals and “big ticket” items being decided right up until the final hours. […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California’s native salmon struggling in 5th year of drought PBS News Hour: Could California’s drought make residents sick? Salon: The Golden State’s water crisis: California and EPA poised to … Mail Tribune: Drones help California farmers save every drop of precious water San Francisco Chronicle: Turn California’s dead trees into electricity Daily Mail: Crisis as drought causes […]
Continue Readingyourcentralvalley.com: Valley Farmers Growing 35% More Cotton, Despite Another Year of Drought Beef Magazine: Wildfire concern continues in drought regions Stanford University News: Extreme-weather winters are becoming more common in U.S. … Stockton Record: Arguing Stockton’s case against Delta tunnels plan Valley Voice: Tulare County Supervisors Vote to Join the Greater Kaweah GSA Santa Cruz Sentinel: Ross Clark, Earth Matters: Why restoring wetlands […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). The agenda for the September 14, 2016 Board Meeting is now available on our website at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/board_info/agenda.shtml
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Project aims to feed Delta smelt – ‘They’re starving to death’ Mercury News: Delta smelt: California experiment offers hope for fish near extinction Capital Public Radio News: Experiment To Boost Smelt’s Food Supply Shows Promising Results Daily Californian: State bill limits use of excessive water during severe drought San Francisco Chronicle: California farm revenue plummets after years of drought Aussie […]
Continue ReadingMercury News: California drought: Water guzzlers to face new penalties, possible Weather Channel: Toxic Algae Blooms Threaten Lakes, Reservoirs in More Than 20 States Sacramento Bee: Project aims to feed Delta smelt – ‘They’re starving to death’ Sacramento Bee: Will a plankton bloom help bring Delta smelt back from the brink? NPR: With Water In Short Supply, California Ranchers Grow […]
Continue ReadingProposition 53 Would Undermine Local Control and Water Projects AUGUST 30, 2016 ACWA Opposes “Cortopassi Initiative” on November Ballot Proposition 53, also known as the “Cortopassi Initiative,” will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot. If approved by the voters, the measure would amend the California Constitution to require statewide voter approval of infrastructure projects financed […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: The Latest: California updates rules on water guzzlers NPR: Poisonous Algae Blooms Threaten People, Ecosystems Across US Fresno Bee: State protects predatory striped bass that devour salmon and smelt Phys.Org: Climate change has less impact on drought than previously expected Atlanta Jewish Times: Israel’s Water Innovations Bring Life to the World Science 2.0: Climate Change Has Less Impact On […]
Continue ReadingNotice of Board of Directors Meeting The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Pier 1, Port of San Francisco, San Francisco CA. The meeting agenda and full Board packet are now available for download on our Board […]
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