The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday that federal courts can review Army Corps of Engineers determinations that a wetland is subject to Clean Water Act regulations, a win for landowners who complained they faced unreasonable hurdles when they disagreed with the agency’s finding. ENVIRONMENTAL Tuesday, May 31, 2016 BREAKING: High Court Allows Challenges To Army […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Sacramento candidate Steinberg advising major Southern California … MSNBC: Trump’s nonsensical plan to ‘solve’ California’s drought Forbes: California’s Drought Makes Fertile Ground For Presidential Politics … AgNet West: Cotton Forecast Up Despite Low Water Daily Kos: California’s Central Valley has a water problem worse than Flint’s … Hollister Free Lance: Officials weigh local water rules after state pullback California […]
Continue ReadingLetter to San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board on Proposed RMP Fees Bay Planning Coalition (BPC) represents the dredging community of San Francisco Bay and is working with the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) to find an agreeable option that alters the Regional Monitoring Program’s (RMP) fee structure for dredgers in order to make […]
Continue ReadingNotice of Board of Directors Meeting June 2, 2016 The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Pier 1, Port of San Francisco, San Francisco CA. The meeting agenda and full Board packet are available for download on […]
Continue ReadingRising reality By John King May 2016 Fifty years ago, Bay Area residents rallied around the call to save San Francisco Bay. Public action on an unprecedented scale reversed development tides that for more than a century had covered shallow waters with land for industrial parks and housing tracts, roadways and garbage dumps. Now the […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: State moves to drop $1.5 million fine in water rights case San Francisco Chronicle: Water crisis not on presidential candidates’ radar San Francisco Chronicle: How do we share California water, a diminishing resource? FreshPlaza: US (CA): Drought could cause farmers $1.5 bln in losses Voice of America: With Extended Drought, Biggest US Reservoir at Lowest Level Ever Hill: Fight over California drought heats up in Congress […]
Continue ReadingClick here to read the memo from the National Water Resources Association (NWRA) on amendments of interest from this week’s House WRDA bill markup.
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Water board moves to dismiss record fine against irrigation district Sonoma Index-Tribune: Sonoma Valley lifts drought water restrictions KTLA: Annual Beach Report Card Reveals Cleaner SoCal Water Quality Is Side Effect of Drought Highland Community News: EVWD okays ‘smart meters’ The Packer: House passes Republican’s drought relief amendment Western Farm Press: Could overhead irrigation work in California? […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for May 25, 2016 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Listening Sessions Scheduled on Implementation of Governor’s Executive Order Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 05/25/2016 – 3:02pm Three state agencies, including the California Department of Water Resources, will host public listening sessions in coming weeks to […]
Continue ReadingMcClatchy DC: House moves on California water bills, but toward what end? Los Angeles Times: House rejects bid to strip California water provision from appropriations bill NBC Bay Area: House Wading Into California’s Long-Running Water War AgAlert: CFBF seeks movement on drought bills Water Deeply: Recycled Water Key to California’s Water Security Santa Maria Sun: Groundwater basin laws raise concerns in […]
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