ACWA eNews for July 27, 2016 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Court Rejects Referendum Seeking to Overturn District’s Water Rate Increases Submitted by Lisa Lien-Mager on Wed, 07/27/2016 – 5:20pm An Orange County judge ruled this week that a local water district may increase monthly water rates as […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Federal, state leaders pitch for California water tunnels Capital Public Radio News: Hearings Begin On California Governor Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnel … SF Gate: Latest algae bloom, in Discovery Bay, threatens way of life Los Angeles Times: Enter at your own risk: Pyramid Lake algae toxins decline, officials say KGO San Francisco: Salmon saved from drought in 2014 […]
Continue Reading68th Annual Training CAHM&PC Conference & Trade Show Registration You are cordially invited to attend the 2016 CAHM&PC Training Conference & Trade Show in San Pedro, CA October 10-13, 2016. This year’s conference offers a diverse lineup of speakers with some subject areas new to our annual training. The trade show will feature many or […]
Continue ReadingKQED: About That $17 Billion Water Project: Delta Tunnels 101 San Jose Mercury: Algae in drinking water causes Santa Clara Valley water officials to scramble CNBC: Heat wave, drought showing no signs of slowing down The Desert Sun: When it comes to water, we need all the data we can get Sacramento Bee: Will the Delta tunnels get built? Plan […]
Continue ReadingWESTERN WATER: Calif. governor brings out big gun on delta tunnels: Bruce Babbitt Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) is turning to a prominent former Clinton administration official to help forge consensus on a plan to revamp the state’s central water hub. Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California court denies push for payment during tunnel tests Los Angeles TimeS: California’s top court rules in favor of Gov. Brown’s water project Sacramento Bee: State supreme court rules in state’s favor on Delta-property rights Capital Public Radio: Drought Persists And So Does Water Conservation In Sacramento Associated Press: Federal officials say Lake Mead water won’t be released […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Court ruling could boost cost of California water project Sacramento Bee: AM Alert: Managing water from Spain to the Delta Associaetd Press: Southern California water district finalizes land purchase Sacramento Bee: California needs better account of groundwater KJZZ: Federal Department: Arizona’s Excess Water Safe From California The Desert Sun: Regulators ordered Californians to cut water use 25%. In […]
Continue ReadingCapital Public Radio News: California To Set Legal Limit On Probable Carcinogen In Water Fresno Bee: Reclamation raises Friant water allocation to 75% California Farm Bureau: House vote sets stage for talks on drought relief Press-Enterprise: LAKE ELSINORE: Water level lowest since January 1993 KHTS Radio: Santa Clarita Asked To Pay For Drought: Valencia Water Company … Consulting-Specificying Engineer: Tracking and […]
Continue ReadingIn a formal e-mail to the Chair and Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board), Bay Planning Coalition joined with other organizations to request that the State Board conduct additional outreach and extend the public comment period in regards to the Proposed Amendments to the California Ocean Plan and Inland Surface […]
Continue ReadingMcClatchy DC: Water, historic sites are subjects of Washington legislative flurry Los Angeles Times: Southern California water district completes $175-million purchase New York Times: Miles of Algae and a Multitude of Hazards AGU Journal: Characterizing the extreme 2015 snowpack deficit in the Sierra Nevada and the implications for drought recovery Manteca Bulletin: Ripon reduces water use by 30.6 percent […]
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