Presentations, handouts and the participant list from the Climate Readiness Institute’s (CRI) “Bay Area Water in Changing Climate” event are now available on the CRI web site. The event also resulted in three action summaries based on participants’ input and a new handout on best websites for Bay Area drought and water information. You may access them […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. – Attached here is a Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment and Notice of Adoption Meeting on the Revised Draft Model Criteria for Groundwater Monitoring. For further background information, please also the see the attached documents below: Draft Model Criteria for Groundwater Monitoring in […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view a joint letter sent by the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA), and WateReuse California for adequate funding of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) programs.
Continue ReadingCALIFORNIA STATE LANDS COMMISSION STRATEGIC PLAN 2016-2020 The California State Lands Commission invites you to visit its website at http://www.slc.ca.gov/ to view its draft Strategic Plan. We value the opinions of our stakeholders and look forward to any comments or suggestions you may have. Please submit your comments to strategicplan@slc.ca.gov. Dates for public input before […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for June 19, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view the ACWA eNews for June 19, 2015.
Continue ReadingNew York Times: Proposed Rule for Big Trucks Aims at Cutting Fuel Emissions San Francisco Chronicle: Federal scientists say 2015 on pace to be globe’s warmest The Hill: Bill filed to eliminate the gas tax POLITICO Morning Transportation for 6/19/2015 By JENNIFER SCHOLTES, with help from Kathryn A. Wolfe and Alex Guillén KEEP ON TRUCKIN’: PHASE 2 […]
Continue ReadingJune 18, 2015 ACWA-Opposed Budget Trailer Bill Could be Taken Up Friday Trailer bill language on mandatory consolidations is now in print and could be taken up as early as Friday on the Assembly and Senate floors. The language, still strongly opposed by ACWA, would authorize the State Water Resources Control Board to mandate consolidations […]
Continue ReadingCEQA exemptions for water projects inserted into budget bill By DAVID SIDERS AND JEREMY B. WHITE Published June 18, 2015 in the Sacramento Bee Some drought-related groundwater and water recycling projects would gain exemptions from the California Environmental Quality Act under late-emerging legislation at the Capitol. The exemption, contained in a budget-related trailer bill, offers a […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for June 17, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view the ACWA eNews for June 17, 2015.
Continue ReadingJune 17, 2015 ACWA-Sponsored Bill on CEQA Noticing Set for Next Hearing on July 1 Support Letters Needed This Week for Senate Environmental Quality Committee The Senate Environmental Quality Committee is set to hear ACWA-sponsored AB 291 on July 1. The legislation, co-sponsored by the McGeorge School of Law Legislative and Public Policy Clinic, […]
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