Los Angeles Times: Water, 2015, California: The no-good, very bad year — now, ‘pray for rain Press-Enterprise: DROUGHT: 2015 water year is hottest and driest on record San Jose Mercury News: Drought Resources Porterville Recorder: Groundwater pumping could create problems Central Valley Business Times: California’s water year ends; is a fifth year of drought ahead? Daily […]
Continue ReadingHearings and Business Meetings Oct 08 2015 Full committee legislative hearing on Western and Alaska Water Legislation 9:30 AM The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills: · H.R. 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 · S. 1894, the California Emergency Drought […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Will the ‘yuck factor’ sink California water recycling? San Francisco Chronicle: Dry stretch in store as Bay Area waits for El Niño rains Sacramento Bee: Salmon to swim above Shasta Dam for first time in nearly 80 years Associated Press: After years of low rates, customers can expect to pay more for water Los Angeles Times: Water […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 28, 2015 Ask Governor Brown to Ban Microbeads AB 888, the bill that would ban the sale of personal care products that contain plastic microbeads for the purpose of exfoliation in facial scrubs, soaps, and toothpaste is on the governor’s desk and you can help ensure its passage. If you have not yet written […]
Continue ReadingJoin us for ACWA’s 2015 Fall Conference & Exhibition! This event is set to take place December 1-4, 2015 at the Renaissance & Hyatt Regency in Indian Wells. With over 90 meetings and program sessions throughout the week, attendees will be informed and updated on a variety of local, statewide and federal water issues and […]
Continue ReadingSept. 25, 2015 ACWA News Available Online This issue wraps up the 2015-’16 legislative session that saw action on a number of issues important to ACWA members. These included ACWA-sponsored chromium-6 compliance bill SB 385 (Hueso), signed into law by Gov. Brown, to influencing budget trailer bill language on mandatory water system consolidations. Other articles […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Salmon to swim above Shasta Dam for first time in nearly 80 years Reuters: New California water bond seeks to plug funding holes LA Daily News: Metropolitan Water District issues $131 million in conservation rebates Los Angeles Times: Watchdog panel calls for immediate action to avoid ‘disaster’ Modesto Bee: Groundwater recharge project moves ahead San Francisco Chronicle: Drought survival: […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is the agenda for the October 7, 2015 SWRCB Board Meeting.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached is the Notice and Agenda for the Water Quality Coordinating Committee Meeting scheduled for October 12-13, 2015.
Continue ReadingCalifornia Water Blog: The banality of California’s ‘1,200-year’ drought Chico News & Review: A never-ending cycle KFBK: CA Drought Continues To Affect Farmers Los Angeles Times: MWD’s water recycling plan is a good one, but don’t call it ‘toilet to tap’ Daily Mail: Images reveal how dry the ground has become across California, Oregon and Washington High Country News: How to […]
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