This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). Due to a lack quorum, the Board Meeting for October 14, 2015 has been cancelled. The next Board meeting is scheduled for November 18, 2015.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Evidence mounts for El Nino that could ease Calif. Drought energybiz: Meters and more in the fight against California’s drought Capital Press: Rice growers midway through drought-diminished harvest Mother Jones: This Devastating Chart Shows Why Even a Powerful El Niño Won’t … San Mateo Daily Journal: Drill to tap into Peninsula aquifer: SFPUC, Cal Water, San Bruno, Colma […]
Continue ReadingDavid Aladjem 916.520.5361 Email Kevin O’Brien 916.520.5235 Email Meredith Nikkel 916.520.5211 Email Related Practice Water Law Related Industry Food & Agriculture Water Rights & Resources Governor Signs Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Part II: Groundwater Adjudications Meet Groundwater Management On October 9, 2015, Governor Brown completed what is probably one of the most remarkable two […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the proposed approval of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (Los Angeles Water Board) amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region that would incorporate stakeholder-developed groundwater quality management […]
Continue ReadingJoin our mailing list October 13, 2015 Governor Signs Bill: No More Plastic Microbeads in California! On Thursday, October 8, Governor Brown signed CASA’s co-sponsored bill, AB 888, which bans the use of plastic microbeads in personal care products like face wash, soap, and toothpaste. The enactment of AB 888 is a significant victory for […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Poll: California’s drought heavy on the mind New York Times: A Culture of Nagging Helps California Save Water Washington Times: California fair implements water-saving measures Los Angeles Times: Water and Power: California’s drought means smaller pumpkins for Halloween TakePart: Drought-Weary California Tries to Make Wine out of Less Water Napa Valley Register: Valley’s future is in our hands […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: 1998 El Niño pounded an unready Bay Area: Are we prepared now? Los Angeles Times: Massive El Niño is now ‘too big to fail,’ scientist says Wall Street Journal: Fines Over Water Use Rankle Californians Associated Press: California craft beer brewers balance drafts and drought Highbrow Magazine: How Bad is California’s Drought? Sacramento Bee: Drought, community support […]
Continue ReadingSenators drill into California water bill BY MICHAEL DOYLE WASHINGTON Ever hopeful lawmakers on Thursday conjured the vision of a compromise California water bill that succeeds instead of fails. It may be a mirage. But in a long-awaited hearing, the chairwoman of a key Senate committee zeroed in on some specific, concrete details that […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: New forecast says El Niño could help Northern California, ease drought San Francisco Chronicle: Feinstein, Boxer hopeful for compromise to increase state water Associated Press: Governor signs bills in aftermath of Santa Barbara oil spill San Francisco Chroncle: This year’s El Niño still looks like a whopper New York Times: California Becomes Latest State to Ban Plastic Microbeads […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: El Niño is no substitute for water management Associated Press: California governor signs aggressive climate change bill PBS News Hour: As drought-desperate California sinks, the risk of flood is rising KFBK: Grim Outlook for 2016’s Water Levels KCRA Sacramento: Drought could make salmon fishing conditions even worse Fox News: California’s farmers left high and dry by drought, […]
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