Associated Press: Water Conservation Order Is Extended in California Wall Street Journal: California May Extend Water Cuts in Urban Areas Sacramento Bee: Drought sends Folsom Lake to record low as rain moves in Los Angeles Times: How did some of California’s biggest water savers cut use? Los Angeles Times: El Niño ‘is here, and it is huge,’ as officials […]
Continue ReadingNov. 13, 2015 ACWA News Available Online This issue takes a look at what’s next for State Water Board emergency conservation regulations, and presents the line-up of prominent water experts and issues slated for ACWA’s 2015 Fall Conference & Exhibition – “A Game Changer” – to be held in Indian Wells Dec. 1-4. Other articles […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Ballot proposal would divert high-speed rail money to water Los Angeles Times: El Niño means serious storm preparation for Laguna Beach San Francisco Chronicle: How the drought is forging a new California KCRA-3 Sacramento: Folsom Lake near historic-low depth despite rainfall; Recent rains barely make a dent E&E reporter: Compromise drought package could move next week LA Daily […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: ‘Everything is blinding white’: Huge Sierra snowstorm pays off for resorts and add hope for drought San Francisco Chronicle: Many California lakes are shockingly low San Francisco Chronicle: LA’s water board seeks to buy key delta lands. Sacramento Bee: Environmentalists sue over Sacramento River water, fish perils San Francisco Chronicle: UC scientists […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Cleanup crews race against rain in fire-damaged California Los Angeles Times: MWD considers buying 4 delta islands to solve some water problems San Diego Union Tribune: Wildfire risk to rise by six times, study says The Tribune: State is offering water rebates KCRA Sacramento: Folsom Lake near historic low depth despite rainfall Sacramento […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Click here to view the Second Revised Notice of Adoption Meeting on the Draft Storm Water Resource Plan Guidelines and Draft Proposition 1 Storm Water Grant Program Funding Guidelines. The Adoption Meeting has been rescheduled for December 15, 2015.
Continue ReadingWaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant Funding Opportunity Available The Fiscal Year 2016 WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant Funding Opportunity is now available from the Bureau of Reclamation at www.grants.gov by searching for opportunity number R16-FOA-DO-004 or via this link.
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: To save water, an underground movement to bank El Niño’s rainfall Sacramento Bee: Second major storm rolls in with rain for Sacramento, snow for Sierra Associated Press: LA County governments limits car washes to once a month Associated Press:Drought drives bears down to foothill town in search of food Los Angeles Times: High-tech water-saving system draws […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. A Notice of Public Workshop on Urban Water Conservation has been released. You can view it by clicking here. The Workshop is scheduled for December 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Comment deadline is December 2, 2015 by 12 noon.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Click here to view the agenda for the November 17, 2015 Board Meeting.
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