Hearings and Business Meetings Oct 08 2015 Full committee legislative hearing on Western and Alaska Water Legislation 9:30 AM The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: · H.R. 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 · S. 1894, the California Emergency Drought […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 28, 2015 Ask Governor Brown to Ban Microbeads AB 888, the bill that would ban the sale of personal care products that contain plastic microbeads for the purpose of exfoliation in facial scrubs, soaps, and toothpaste is on the governor’s desk and you can help ensure its passage. If you have not yet written […]
Continue ReadingJoin us for ACWA’s 2015 Fall Conference & Exhibition! This event is set to take place December 1-4, 2015 at the Renaissance & Hyatt Regency in Indian Wells. With over 90 meetings and program sessions throughout the week, attendees will be informed and updated on a variety of local, statewide and federal water issues and […]
Continue ReadingSept. 25, 2015 ACWA News Available Online This issue wraps up the 2015-’16 legislative session that saw action on a number of issues important to ACWA members. These included ACWA-sponsored chromium-6 compliance bill SB 385 (Hueso), signed into law by Gov. Brown, to influencing budget trailer bill language on mandatory water system consolidations. Other articles […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is the agenda for the October 7, 2015 SWRCB Board Meeting.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached is the Notice and Agenda for the Water Quality Coordinating Committee Meeting scheduled for October 12-13, 2015.
Continue ReadingRepublicans rebuff Obama’s wildfire plan, press for action on House bill By Kevin Rogers, Energy Guardian Republican lawmakers on Wednesday rejected an Obama administration appeal to change the federal wildfire funding system, saying it failed to improve effective forest management. Instead, they pressed for Senate action on a House-passed bill that the White House “strongly […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for September 23, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view the ACWA eNews for September 23, 2015.
Continue ReadingBAY AREA CLIMATE NEWS September 2015 The Big Picture California Adaptation Legislation Passes! (Now on the Governor’s desk) Governor Brown’s Short and Fabulous Talk at the Vatican Keeping It In the Ground (setting the real goal), St. Paul, Fierce Opposition, and more! (PDF attached) The Forest Service is Becoming the Fire Department Over 50% of budget now […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s 2015 Regulatory Summit will take place Oct. 14 at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Ontario, CA. SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT (SGMA): ONE YEAR LATER ACWA 2015 Regulatory Summit October 14, 2015 Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Ontario, CA >> AGENDA NOW AVAILABLE << The summit will include programs on topics such as: * GSA Formation […]
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