ACWA eNews for Dec. 16, 2015 ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Manage your subscription here. 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Bill Released Submitted by Abby Schneider on Wed, 12/16/2015 – 1:16pm The $1.15 trillion omnibus appropriations bill (HR 2029) funding the federal government for Fiscal Year 2016 was released […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board To Interested Parties: Click here to view the Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking and here to view the proposed text of the emergency regulation. These documents are also available on the Water Rights Fees website at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/fees/. Questions can be directed to the […]
Continue ReadingThe Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) are hosting an engaging roundtable to discuss strategies to best position the Bay Area for funding and advocacy opportunities to address regional freight needs. This event, The Future of Freight: Mobilizing Regional Partners across the Bay Area, will cover several topics that we would like your input […]
Continue ReadingAngry California Republicans call drought bill dead for the year BY MICHAEL DOYLE mdoyle@mcclatchydc.com · WASHINGTON Angry California Republicans threw in the towel late Thursday, conceding that a California water bill that had divided the state was dead for the year. In a remarkably acrimonious ending to negotiations that once seemed close to bearing fruit, […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Click here to view the Change Sheet #1 for Item 4 at the December 15, 2015 Board Meeting. You can view the agenda here.
Continue ReadingGreetings: The next meeting of the California State Lands Commission will occur on December 18, 2015 at 1:30 PM in Sacramento. To view agenda, please visit: http://www.slc.ca.gov/Meetings/12-18-15/Agenda.htm If you have any questions about this agenda, please email us atCSLC.CommissionMeetings@slc.ca.gov
Continue ReadingWATER POLICY: Court to decide small question with big impact on Obama rule Jeremy P. Jacobs and Tiffany Stecker, E&E reporters Published: Monday, December 7, 2015 A federal appeals court will grapple tomorrow with whether to review President Obama’s controversial rule defining the scope of the Clean Water Act. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati […]
Continue ReadingFor Immediate Release December 4, 2015 Contact: Tom Mentzer (202) 224-9629 Feinstein Statement on California Water Negotiations Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on California water negotiations: “I want to set the record straight. To imply that the federal or state governments have signed off on a water […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). The agenda for the December 16, 2015 Board Meeting is now available on our website at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/board_info/agenda.shtml
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Click here to view a Revised Notice of Opportunity to Comment and Public Workshop on Senate Bill 88 and Draft Emergency Regulation for Measuring and Reporting on the Diversion of Water. Comment Deadline is now December 17, 2015 by 12 noon
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