PRESS RELEASE Contact: Governor’s Press Office Wednesday, April 1, 2015 (916) 445-4571 Governor Brown Directs First Ever Statewide Mandatory Water Reductions SACRAMENTO – Following the lowest snowpack ever recorded and with no end to the drought in sight, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced actions that will save water, increase enforcement to […]
Continue ReadingACWA Regulatory Advisory – March 30, 2015 Urban Water Conservation Emergency Regulations Effective Immediately Agencies Have 45 Days to Amend Water Shortage Contingency Plans if Necessary – The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on March 27 approved Urban Water Conservation Emergency Regulations issued by the State Water Resources Control Board in response to the continuing drought. The […]
Continue ReadingSenator Harry Reid has announced that he will not be seeking re-election. Click here to view the announcement press release and thank you message from Sen Reid.
Continue ReadingAttached here is the final letter that was signed by 86 Members of Congress asking the Appropriators to appropriate 69% of Harbor Maintenance Tax receipts ($1.25 billion) in Federal Fiscal Year 2016. Sixteen of the Members are from California: Janice Hahn; Mike Thompson; John Garamendi; Jackie Speier; Linda Sanchez; Grace Napolitano; Jerry McNerney; Ami Bera; […]
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This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). The agenda for the April 8, 2015 Board Meeting of the the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board is now available here and at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/board_info/agenda.shtml
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for March 25, 2015 in ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Top-Level Water Officials to Gather April 9 for ACWA Special Drought Briefing Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 03/25/2015 – 4:45pm As California continues to draw international attention during its fourth year of devastating […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Notice of Public Meeting on the Proposed Final Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California Addressing Desalination Facility Intakes, Brine Discharges and the Incorporation of other Non-Substantive Changes and Proposed Final Staff Report Including the […]
Continue ReadingUS EPA’s Office of Water invites you to join us on April 1, 2015 at 1-4 pm ET as we discuss the next steps for implementing the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). Join the informational webinar at https://epa.connectsolutions.com/waterinfrastructure/. The WIFIA flier contains additional information about the webinar and a participant guide. For more […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is the Response to Comments on the 303(d) List – 2012 California Integrated Report.
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