From Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA): The California Department of Water Resources is providing up to $2,000 in funding assistance to local water agencies to offer outdoor water use workshops for their customers. Qualifying agencies can receive up to $2,000 to host one or more workshops between June 2015 and October 2015 related to […]
Continue ReadingMcClatchy DC: California drought defies easy solutions at Senate hearing Associated Press: California Water Use Fell 13.5 Percent in April Amid Drought Associated Press: California’s biggest drought guzzlers, savers in April Wall Street Journal: California Water Usage Posts Big Drop Los Angeles Times: California water use dropped 13.5% in April, state board reports Los Angeles Times: Drought saps $2.7 billion from […]
Continue ReadingPerkins Coie Update Update | Environment, Energy & Resources June 2, 2015 California’s Drought Innovations and WET Program Highlights California’s ongoing drought has compelled the state to develop new policy initiatives to address the drought’s effects on municipalities, industry and agriculture. This update looks at the Water Energy Technology Program (WET Program), one of the new […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California water board to announce conservation in April after worst snowpack Los Angeles Times: As California drought worsens, experts urge water reforms Associated Press: Plans aimed at letting Calif. farmers avoid drought water cuts Associated Press: California farmers plan to avoid water-sucking crops Los Angeles Times: Drought intensifies debate on backyard pools Associated Press: Pool peddlers tout water savings […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: LA drought plan decried by residents facing big water bills Sacramento Bee: Water solution for California: ‘Little Sip, Big Gulp’ CBS San Francisco: Drought: California’s Mandatory Reductions For Water Consumption Begin June 1 New York Times: Our Water-Guzzling Food Factory Los Angeles Times: Past thinking about California’s water may still bear pointers for future San Francisco Chronicle: California drought throws cold […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California agency set to vote on water limits for new lawns Sacramento Bee: A guide to California’s drought and water crisis Associated Press: California Assembly OKs bill barring HOA bans on fake grass Morning Consult: Is the New Clean Water Rule Congress-Proofed? Riverside Press Enterprise: TEMECULA WINE COUNTRY: Growers get creative to battle drought San Francisco Gate: California drought […]
Continue ReadingThe Washington Times: California water crisis could leave Democrats high and dry in 2016 Reuters: Western US drought might raise food prices: Reuters/Ipsos poll Los Angeles Times: Under new EPA rule, Clean Water Act protections will cover all tributaries Los Angeles Times: Hopes rise for a strong El Niño to ease California drought Los Angeles Times: El Niño’s latest trick: […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board: Please click here to view the Revised Notice of Availability, Notice of Board Workshop and Notice of Public Meeting on the Draft Environmental Impact Report and Proposed General Waste Discharge Requirements for Composting Operations. The Board Workshop is scheduled for June 16, 2015. The Public Meeting is […]
Continue ReadingGROUNDWATER QUALITY FUNDING SCOPING MEETINGS: PROPOSITION 1 GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AND SB 445 SITE CLEANUP SUBACCOUNT PROGRAMS Scoping Meetings will be held in Fresno, Sacramento, and Southern California. Discussions will include: State Water Board’s Groundwater Quality Funding How Proposition 1 Groundwater Sustainability and SB 445 Site Cleanup Subaccount (SCAP) funding programs work together Timeline for development […]
Continue ReadingWashington Post: What Californians can learn from Australia’s megadrought Los Angeles Times: In Central Coast cattle region, drought continues to shrink the herds Sacramento Bee: Drought angst shrivels Californians’ views of state Western Farm Press: Drought and concerns with over-drafting of ground water cloud the … Modesto Bee: A little potty humor could come in handy in drought KERO 23ABC News: State […]
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