This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the proposed approval of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (Los Angeles Water Board) amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region that would incorporate stakeholder-developed groundwater quality management […]
Continue ReadingAre You Concerned About the Condition of Highways, Roads and Local Streets? Please join us at a public transportation forum to discuss the state’s role in funding road repair and maintenance. Thursday, October 22, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Exhibits and networking: 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Presentations and discussion: 4:30 p.m. to […]
Continue ReadingJoin our mailing list October 13, 2015 Governor Signs Bill: No More Plastic Microbeads in California! On Thursday, October 8, Governor Brown signed CASA’s co-sponsored bill, AB 888, which bans the use of plastic microbeads in personal care products like face wash, soap, and toothpaste. The enactment of AB 888 is a significant victory for […]
Continue ReadingSenators drill into California water bill BY MICHAEL DOYLE WASHINGTON Ever hopeful lawmakers on Thursday conjured the vision of a compromise California water bill that succeeds instead of fails. It may be a mirage. But in a long-awaited hearing, the chairwoman of a key Senate committee zeroed in on some specific, concrete details that […]
Continue ReadingWith deadline approaching, Senate pay-fors don’t look so bad to House By Heather Caygle and Lauren Gardner, Politico Pro 10/07/2015 07:23 PM EDT Call it the legislative version of beer goggles. As House lawmakers scramble to pull together a multiyear highway and transit bill before the Oct. 29 deadline, the mixed bag of pay-fors attached […]
Continue ReadingAPPROPRIATIONS: McConnell moves to advance energy, water spending bill Hannah Northey, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) today moved to proceed with the $35.4 billion fiscal 2016 energy and water development spending bill. The Senate could vote as early as Thursday on a procedural motion deciding whether to […]
Continue ReadingBelow is a message from ABAG Executive Director Ezra Rapport: Dear elected officials and interested parties, Please find attached here a memo to the ABAG Executive Board and a resolution for consideration at the Special Executive Board Meeting on Tuesday, October 13th, starting at 7:30 p.m. – Ezra Rapport Executive Director Association of Bay Area […]
Continue ReadingOctober 5, 2015 Senate Committee to Consider Feinstein’s Drought Relief Bill The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has announced that it will consider Senator Feinstein’s drought relief bill, S 1894, on October 8. This hearing will review, among other matters, provisions on which CASA worked with the Senator to increase federal support of […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Notice of Cancellation of Public Hearing to determine whether to issue a Cease and Desist Order and whether to impose Administrative Civil Liability against Mark Hodgetts – Hayfork Creek Tributary to South Fork Trinity River, Trinity County. The Public Hearing […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for September 30, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view the ACWA eNews for September 30, 2015.
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