Fresno Bee: Farmworkers overtime pay proposal would devastate Valley ag Hartford City News Times: CA Farmers Use Advanced Drone Tech to Save Water The Daily Progress: Drought produces western region’s driest summer since 1956 RepBlog: The Future of California’s Water Growing Produce: Managing Water In California Vineyards OCRegister: Regulators all wet on Cadiz water project KCET: Last Chance to Save the Delta […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for Aug. 24, 2016 in ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Room Change Announced for Little Hoover Commission Hearing on Special Districts Submitted by Lisa Lien-Mager on Wed, 08/24/2016 – 4:48pm The Little Hoover Commission’s Aug. 25 hearing on special districts has been moved to a […]
Continue ReadingNews Deeply: What You Need to Know About California’s $17 Billion Water Project Porterville Recorder: Water well loan program bill passes KQED: Why California’s Current Drought Is Different From the Past Capital Press: Drought, labor costs concern table olive growers in down year California Ag Today: City of Mendota Recovers from Drought Waterbury Republican American: Grapes weather drought 89.3 KPCC: Avoid eating […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Backers drop plan to allow Delta anglers to keep more striped bass Los Angeles Times: California’s ocean waters due for a cooling trend after period of … Sacramento Bee: Delta tunnels don’t pencil out, UOP economist says Los Angeles Times: A dangerous confluence on the California coast: beach erosion and sea level rise The Mercury News: In […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California high court upholds ban on dredges to extract gold KQED: California Professor Launches Study on Drought’s Health Impact Marin Independent Journal: Drought, disease continues to kill trees in Marin and throughout … Santa Maria Times: Fight the drought with desalination News Deeply: Peter Gleick: Why California’s Current Drought Is Different Fresno Bee: Climate change is real to farmers […]
Continue ReadingAugust 22, 2016 CASA’s 61st Annual Conference Wrap-up There’s no substitute for attending a CASA conference in person. You’ll hear first hand from our esteemed speakers, have the ability to ask questions and exchange ideas with your peers, catch up with colleagues, and make new connections. But we’ve tried to capture some of the key […]
Continue ReadingFresno Bee: Family rejoices at ‘regular’ water flowing from the tap KQED: Toxic Muck: California’s Algae Problem Is Worse Than Ever US News & World Report: In California, Who Owns the Water? Washington Post: This is the ‘fuse’ that ignites California’s explosive fires Vox: Why the heck isn’t drought-stricken California measuring water? Sacramento Bee: Water-use disclosure bill sinks […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (Regional Water Board’s) staff has prepared a Tentative Order for waste discharge requirements for the Santa Clara Valley Water District and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to implement […]
Continue ReadingIn a formal letter sent to Governor Brown yesterday, August 17, 2016, several California organizations, including the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), voiced their strong support of the California Water Action Plan and Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy, but requested that an element addressing the frequency of summer outflows be reconsidered and eliminated from the strategy. Learn more […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Most California water districts can ease conservation Associated Press: California remains in severe drought, but mandatory water cuts still off Capitol Weekly: CA’s water system in need of a fix OC Register: California needs drought proof water KQED Radio: California Authorizes Zero Percent Conservation Standard for Most Local Water Districts Circle of Blue WaterNews: Conservation Prevents Colorado River Shortage […]
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