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Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment and Notice of Adoption Meeting – Draft Model Criteria for Groundwater Monitoring

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board.  – Attached here is a Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment and Notice of Adoption Meeting on the Revised Draft Model Criteria for Groundwater Monitoring. For further background information, please also the see the attached documents below: Draft Model Criteria for Groundwater Monitoring in […]

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ACWA, CASA, and WateReuse California – Joint Letter Advocating for Adequate Funding of Water State Revolving Fund Programs

Click here to view a joint letter sent by the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA), and WateReuse California for adequate funding of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) programs.  

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 23, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 23, 2015

Associated Press: California: Many farmers miss deadline to report water cuts Associated Press: California water districts challenge state’s drought order San Francisco Chronicle: Drought: San Joaquin County town averts crisis, keeps water going Los Angeles Times: Water and Power: What can we learn from Santa Barbara? Los Angeles Times: Master-planned community will get water under new agreement KPBS: California Drought Changes What […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 22, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 22, 2015

New York Times: California Golf Trip Lands Obama in a Water-Use Debate Associated Press: California water districts challenge state’s drought order New York Times: As California’s drought continues, spotlight turns to water czar Fresno Bee: Deepest drought issue: Beyond shallow look at groundwater Sacramento Bee: Despite drought, some Valley cities still lack water meters Los Angeles Times: As its water dwindled, Fresno […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 19, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 19, 2015

Capital Public Radio News: Drought Legislation Part of Budget Package Capital Public Radio News: Drought: Water Supplies ‘Alarmingly Low’ San Francisco Chronicle: Rep. Jared Huffman tries crowdsourcing to battle drought San Francisco Chronicle: State water board faces suits over drought cutbacks Sacramento Bee: CEQA exemptions for water projects inserted into budget bill San Francisco Chronicle: Amid drought, SF’s water remains pristine […]

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ACWA-Opposed Budget Trailer Bill Could be Taken Up Friday

June 18, 2015 ACWA-Opposed Budget Trailer Bill Could be Taken Up Friday Trailer bill language on mandatory consolidations is now in print and could be taken up as early as Friday on the Assembly and Senate floors. The language, still strongly opposed by ACWA, would authorize the State Water Resources Control Board to mandate consolidations […]

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CEQA exemptions for water projects inserted into budget bill

CEQA exemptions for water projects inserted into budget bill By DAVID SIDERS AND JEREMY B. WHITE Published June 18, 2015 in the Sacramento Bee Some drought-related groundwater and water recycling projects would gain exemptions from the California Environmental Quality Act under late-emerging legislation at the Capitol. The exemption, contained in a budget-related trailer bill, offers a […]

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