Category: Water

  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 3, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for August 3, 2016

Sacramento Bee: California unveils environmental blueprint for Delta tunnels Sacramento Bee: Californians using more water as drought controls ease Associated Press: California water use still down as drought restrictions eased Capital Public Radio News: Californians Conserve Less Water Under New Rules Mercury News: Californians continue water conservation with 21.5 percent cut … Reuters: California wildfires likely to worsen as season peaks: […]

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Notice of Public Hearing for Mike Passalaqua and Peder Hoy Case

   This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Click here to view the Notice of Public Hearing to determine whether to issue a Cease and Desist Order and whether to impose Administrative Civil Liability against Mike Passalaqua and Peder Hoy – Tuolumne River, Stanislaus County. The Public Hearing is scheduled for Friday, October […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 2, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for August 2, 2016

Sacramento Bee: California fishermen win key ruling over Delta water supply Associated Press: Californians Water Conservation Returns to Local Leadership Manteca Bulletin: HIGHER FISH FLOWS Appeal-Democrat: Water districts awaiting approval from state on conservation goals Free Speech Radio News: Wildfire, drought, pests threaten Sierra Nevada’s wild forests Water Deeply: Despite Drought, California Farming Prospered Colorado State News: The ‘politics of water’ transcends […]

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Additional Workshop Materials for Water Boards’ CV-SALTS Meeting on August 17, 2016

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water Board) will hold a public workshop on 17 August 2016 to discuss potential amendments to the Water Quality Control Plans for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins […]

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EPA Administrator Prioritizes Safe Drinking Water for Coming Year

McCarthy Bills Safe Drinking Water As Top EPA Priority For Coming Year  Source: Inside EPA July 29, 2016 EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy says the coming year is “the year of water,” where officials will make improving drinking water infrastructure their top priority, while also noting that EPA is “running like crazy” to help states that […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 1, 2016
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California Water and Drought News for August 1, 2016

CounterPunch: Logging for Water Fresno Bee: The quest to keep San Joaquin Valley’s wine industry growing News Deeply:  Despite Drought, California Farming Prospered The Bakersfield Californian: LOIS HENRY: Taxpayer funded water deal that makes me go: Hmmm San Mateo Daily Journal: Penalty leads to creek restoration: Cal Water settlement reached on … Lake Tahoe News: Tahoe’s rising water temp concerns scientists […]

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Materials for CV-SALTS Public Workshop on August 17, 2016

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water Board) will hold a public workshop on 17 August 2016 to discuss potential amendments to the Water Quality Control Plans for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins […]

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