ACWA eNews for Jan. 6, 2016 ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Manage your subscription here. State Water Board Adopts Storm Water Strategy Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 01/06/2016 – 3:43pm The State Water Resources Control Board today adopted a statewide Storm Water Strategy that seeks to […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Westar Marine Services By By Kathy A. Smith Strong family values, long-term employees and an old-fashioned work ethic have been the backbone of Westar Marine Services for the past 40 years. Buzz Heffron who founded the company in 1976 and passed away in 1985, left […]
Continue ReadingMixed Data in a Holiday-Shortened Week The latest read on consumer spending was encouraging as personal income grew 0.3 percent in November. This was a bit faster than expected and enough to keep pace with the 0.3 percent increase in real personal spending during the month. The manufacturing sector still faces challenges as the durable […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for Dec. 30, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Manage your subscription here. Sierra Snow Water Content at 136% of Normal; Impact on Drought Still Unclear Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 12/30/2015 – 1:44pm Some good news flowed out of the Sierra today when the winter […]
Continue ReadingFORWARD SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Regional Report: San Francisco Bay Area By Mark Edward Nero The year isn’t quite over yet, but 2015 was a time of ups and downs for the major ports in the San Francisco Bay area, with rises and falls […]
Continue ReadingJoin ACWA for “CA Water 2.0: What’s Next for the California Water Action Plan?” Thursday, January 14, 2016 Sacramento Convention Center 1400 J Street, Sacramento Save the date for a statewide briefing on progress made and what needs to happen next to implement the California Water Action Plan. Presented by the Brown Administration in partnership with […]
Continue ReadingState Water Board Releases Proposed Framework for Modified Emergency Conservation Regulation Through October 2016 ACWA Regulatory Advsisory Dec. 21, 2015 State Water Board Releases Proposed Framework for Modified Emergency Conservation Regulation Through October 2016 Comments Due Jan. 6, 2016 The State Water Resources Control Board today released a proposed regulatory framework that extends the 2015 […]
Continue ReadingState Water Board Releases Proposed Framework for Modified Emergency Conservation Regulation Through October 2016 Comments Due Jan. 6, 2016 The State Water Resources Control Board today released a proposed regulatory framework that extends the 2015 emergency regulation on urban water conservation through October 2016. The framework also includes details on modifications to the emergency regulation […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: FOMC Signals a Return to Normalcy Citing considerable improvement in labor market conditions – specifically job gains, declining unemployment, and diminished underutilization of labor resources – the FOMC went ahead with its first interest rate hike in more than nine years. The move raises the Fed funds target rate to 25 to […]
Continue ReadingDec. 18, 2015 ACWA News Available Online This issue features highlights from ACWA’s 2015 Fall Conference & Exhibition in Indian Wells Dec. 1-4. It also provides an overview of the Dec. 7 State Water Resources Control Board public workshop on the state’s emergency water conservation regulation. Other articles include: Save Our Water Wraps Up Historic […]
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