ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. ACWA Members Get Latest on Water Quality, Groundwater Issues at 2013 Regulatory Summit Cost impacts of a new drinking water standard for chromium-6, the water-energy nexus and regulation of hydraulic fracturing in California were front and center at ACWA’s third annual Regulatory […]
Continue ReadingACWA Supports Member Agencies in Water Rights Dispute ACWA and the Southern California Water Committee recently sent letters supporting the position of Desert Water Agency and Coachella Valley Water District in a lawsuit filed against them earlier this year asserting that a local Native American tribe holds senior water rights within the Coachella Valley. […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. USFWS Reopens Comment Period for Exclusion for Listing Injurious Wildlife In response to requests from ACWA and other organizations for more time to prepare extensive comments, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced July 31 that it would reopen the comment […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. DWR Approves Funding to Strengthen 90 Miles of Delta Levees The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced today that it has approved nearly $30 million in funding for 14 reclamation district projects in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that will strengthen nearly […]
Continue ReadingThe July 19 issue of ACWA News is now available online, with a story on a new statewide public outreach campaign launched this week reminding consumers about the need to save water and save energy. A column by ACWA Executive Director Timothy Quinn explains how the association and its members are taking steps to develop a […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Public Meeting on BDCP Examines Project’s Cost, Funding and Impact on Species Officials with the California Natural Resources Agency hosted a public meeting today that focused on the costs and funding sources for new water conveyance facilities and habitat restoration proposed in […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Communications Toolkit Available for Expected Release of Draft Chromium-6 MCL ACWA has prepared a communications toolkit for member agencies to use in educating the public about the draft drinking water standard for chromium-6 that is expected to be released by the California […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. AB 145 Clears Senate Health Committee; Discussions to Continue The Senate Health Committee approved ACWA-opposed legislation today that would move the state’s drinking water program from the Department of Public Health to the State Water Resources Control Board. Read more Assembly Committee […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Department of Public Health Submits Corrective Action Plan to EPA The California Department of Public Health Drinking Water Program submitted a corrective action plan June 24 to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency addressing 29 specific issues raised by the federal agency in […]
Continue ReadingThe June 21 issue of ACWA News is now available online, with in-depth stories on how Central and Southern California water agencies are coping with this summer’s dry conditions, as well as information on the latest lawsuits that are challenging the Delta Plan. Other featured stories this issue include: Co-Branded Water, Energy Conservation Effort Ready […]
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