This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). The agenda for the June 8, 2016 Board Meeting is now available here: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/board_info/agenda.shtml
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: ‘Welcome to California water wars’: State’s congressional delegation debates water plans on the House floor Sacramento Bee: Conflicts swirl around San Joaquin Valley irrigation drainage plan Berkeleyside: EBMUD suspends drought restrictions as East Bay exceeds water … Patch.com: Palm Desert’s Water District to Lift Drought Penalties Noozhawk: Grand Jury Report Eyes Lake Cachuma’s Diminishing Water Supplies California […]
Continue ReadingWater Bill supports Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2016 On Wednesday, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed a Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) that included a new pilot program to beneficially use sediment dredged from navigation channels to restore shorelines, beaches, and wetlands. The Senate WRDA (S.2848), which […]
Continue ReadingNational Water Resources Association May 23, 2016 MEMO To: Federal Affairs Committee From: Valentina Valenta, Legislative Specialist RE: House WRDA 2016 Summary and Analysis Federal Affairs Committee, On Friday, May 20, 2016, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released its draft of WRDA 2016. Below, please find links to a […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: California water bill has three possible paths for passage UPI: Largest U.S. water reservoir at record low due to drought Porterville Recorder: Governor’s order expands water efficiency rules Times of San Diego: San Diego County Reduces Water Use by 23% in April CBS Sacramento: California Duck Hunting Season Looks Promising With Wet Weather Sacramento Bee: Study: Urbanization To Boost Water Demand Water Deeply: San Francisco Makes History With […]
Continue ReadingNational Water Research Institute May 24, 2016, E-Newsletter In This Issue 2016 Drought Workshop: Presentations Available Current NWRI-SCSC Fellows Provide Final Progress Reports EPA Issues Health Advisory Level for Perfluorinated Compounds in Drinking Water WaterUCI Presents a Wider Perspective on California Drought (May 24) STORMS Seminar Presentation on Groundwater Recharge (May 27) DWR Briefing on […]
Continue ReadingNew York Times: In Sharp Reversal, California Suspends Water Restrictions Associated Press: California Water Conservation to Return to Local Hands Los Angeles Times: California board allows water districts to set their own conservation targets KQED: Some Water Suppliers Resisted Drought Measures, But Data Shows They Worked Water Deeply: How Saving Salmon Could Help Ease the Next Drought Los Angeles Times: Interactive […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: A question for the ages: Can Congress pass a California water bill? Porterville Recorder: California’s rice acreage recovers Record Net: Landscape overhaul: Statewide program encourages water conservation Union Democrat: Calls for water conservation relief rolled back The Guardian: Amid Western drought, Oregon county to vote on Nestlé bottling … Associated Press: Warm spring causes difficulty for northwest alfalfa growers Circle of Blue […]
Continue ReadingCHANGE SHEET #1 FOR ITEM 7 (CLEAN WATER STRATEGY) – MAY 18, 2016 BOARD MEETING This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Click here to access the Change Sheet #1 for Item 7 at the May 18, 2016 Board Meeting.
Continue ReadingUSFS-UMRWA Partnership Agreement Signing When: 5/18/16 Where: West Point When: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm View press releases for the signing by clicking the links below. Press Release on Amador-Calaveras Consensus Group: US Forest Service, Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Authority to Improve Critical Watershed: media and public invited to May 18 signing event Press Release on USFS […]
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