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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 6, 2015
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Transportation News for March 6, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Fixing Bay Bridge tower’s lean put crucial rods at risk San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: CHP’s new weapon against carpool cheats  Sacramento Bee: Caltrans: Bay Bridge safe, despite anchor-rod cracks  Fresno Bee: Report touts high-speed rail achievements, identifies challenges and risks POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/6/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE, with help from Kathryn A. Wolfe CRUDE […]

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ACWA eNews for March 4, 2015

ACWA News for March 4, 2015 in ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events.   ACWA Legislative Symposium Focuses on Groundwater Adjudication, Prop. 218 Changes Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 03/04/2015 – 5:12pm ACWA’s 2015 Legislative Symposium held in Sacramento today focused on key water issues being […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 5, 2015
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Transportation News for March 5, 2015

Road funding must include construction and maintenance costs San Francisco Chronicle  Napa earthquake damage survey shows oldest buildings hit hardest San Francisco Chronicle  Sonoma County officials warned not to fool public on roads tax Santa Rosa Press Democrat California cities leading in population growth, density Sacramento Bee  POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/5/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE, […]

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Notice of Public Workshop: Development of a Region-Wide MUN Evaluation Process

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). Attached here is the Notice of Public Workshop concerning amendments to the water quality control plans for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins and the Tulare Lake Basin to establish a region-wide process for evaluating the Municipal and […]

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OEHHA Updates Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water

ACWA Regulatory Advisory: OEHHA Updates Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water Submitted by Emily Allshouse The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) today published an updated public health goal (PHG) for perchlorate in drinking water of 1 part per billion (ppb), citing new research related to the health impacts of perchlorate on […]

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Revised Notice of Public Meeting – 303(d) List – 2012 California Integrated Report

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Revised Notice of Public Meeting on the Proposed Clean Water Action Section 303(d) List of Water Quality Limited Segments Portion of the 2012 California Integrated Report. The Public Meeting has been rescheduled for March 17, 2015

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Notice of WETA Board of Directors Meeting and Workshop, Thursday, March 5, 2015

WETA Board Meeting Thursday, March 5, 2015  The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at the WETA offices located at Pier 9, Suite 111 on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, CA. This meeting will be preceded by a Board […]

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Feinstein, Boxer float bill to fund restoration of San Francisco Bay

Feinstein, Boxer float bill to fund restoration of San Francisco Bay By Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Friday, February 27, 2015 California’s senators yesterday introduced a bill to fund restoration of San Francisco Bay activities. The “San Francisco Bay Restoration Act” would amend the Clean Water Act to require an annual list of restoration priorities […]

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NWRA Federal Affairs Alert: Forest Service To Put Groundwater Management Proposal on Hold

National Water Resources Association February 26, 2015 MEMO   To:       NWRA Federal Affairs Committee From:   Ian Lyle, NWRA Director of  Federal Affairs RE:      Forest Service Ground Water Proposal Federal Affairs Committee Members,At a Senate Energy Committee hearing earlier today Forest Service Chief Tidwell indicated that the Forest Service would be putting […]

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