Tag: California

  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 12, 2018
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Water News for December 12, 2018

Associated Press: Southern California agency OKs water plan that awaits Arizona’s approval Daily Democrat: Major rollback of water rules endorsed by California farmers NBC 7: IBWC: Spill in Tijuana Releasing Millions of Gallons of Sewage Into U.S. Per Day Palm Springs Desert Sun: Bighorn sheep watering hole could be drained by Cadiz water project, state […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 10, 2018
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Water News for December 10, 2018

NBC Los Angeles: Sierra Snowpack Well Above Average After Storms KTLA: 7 Southwestern States, Including California, Expected to Miss Deadline on Colorado River Drought Plan Western Water: No Longer A ‘Boys Club’: In The World Of Water, Women Are Increasingly Claiming Center Stage San Francisco Chronicle: Big setback for Gov. Brown’s twin tunnels delta water project […]

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Adapting to Rising Tides Bay Area: Port of San Francisco Meeting Recap & Next Steps

Adapting to Rising Tides (ART) Bay Area – Port of San Francisco Meeting Recap Thanks very much to those of you who were able to join us at the Port of San Francisco (on a very rainy day) on Tuesday, November 27th. During this meeting, we learned about the ongoing regional work being done for […]

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BPC Comments on Draft Report on Toxicity Reference Values for the San Francisco Bay

BPC was given the opportunity to review and comment on an internal draft document on Toxicity Reference Values (TRVs) being developed by San Francisco Estuary Institute prior to finalization. BPC highlighted that there were some limitations to the data and that if used inappropriately the TRVs that were developed would be overly conservative and ultimately […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 4, 2018
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Water News for December 4, 2018

California Water News Daily: DWR Announces Draft Decisions for Groundwater Basin Boundary Modifications Fresno Bee: Huge Delta water deal backed by Dianne Feinstein, Jerry Brown, Kevin McCarthy Appeal-Democrat: Department of Water Resources announces initial State Water Project allocations ABC 10: San Diego urged to make water line improvements ahead of future earthquakes The Signal: Water […]

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2018 Election: BPC Ballot Measure Outcomes

PROPOSITION 3: FAILED – 51.78% Voted No BPC Position: Yes Proposition 3, the Water Supply and Water Quality Act of 2018, would have invested over $8 billion in California water infrastructure. While it failed statewide, it was successful in every Bay Area county other than Marin and Solano. PROPOSITION 6: FAILED – 56.44% Voted No BPC […]

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