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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJune 8, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 8, 2015

Los Angeles Times: California water losses ‘huge,’ new thinking required on drought, panel says Associated Press: Californians discover that gray water is the new gold  Los Angeles TImes: California’s congressional delegation can’t agree on response to drought Sacramento Bee: Imperiled fish add to California’s drought stress Bloomberg: California Governor Jerry Brown cuts back on showers as drought worsens Daily Democrat: California […]

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Bureau of Reclamation Hosts Webinar for Drought Response Program Funding Opportunities

Commissioner’s Office Washington, DC For Immediate Release:  June 4, 2015   Bureau of Reclamation Hosts Webinar for Drought Response Program Funding Opportunities Please join the Bureau of Reclamation for a webinar discussing the application process for funding opportunities with the new Drought Response Program. The two available funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) will help water users […]

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California Water & Drought News for June 5, 2015

Associated Press: California’s Drought Spurring Water Recycling at Home Associated Press: Assembly passes $10 million low-interest water loan program NPR: California’s War Over Water Has Farmer Fighting Farmer New York Times: Water Pricing in Two Thirsty Cities: In One, Guzzlers Pay More, and Use Less Capital Public Radio: ‘Extreme’ Drought Expands In California Sacramento Bee: Environmentalists sue over California drought management […]

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Interior Department Interested in New Congressional Authority for Water Projects

DROUGHT: Interior interested in new congressional authority for water projects — deputy Debra Kahn and Annie Snider, E&E reporters, E&E Daily: Thursday, June 4, 2015 SAN FRANCISCO — With the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee kicking off work on West-wide drought legislation, the Interior Department is eyeing new authorities it could win through the process, […]

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  • onJune 4, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for June 4, 2015

Wall Street Journal: In California, the Grass is Always Greener on the Painted Side Los Angeles Times: Backers of desalination hope Carlsbad plant will disarm critics NPR: Drought May Cost California’s Farmers Almost $3 Billion In 2015 Capital Public Radio News: New Growing Technique Relieves Drought Stricken Avocado Farmers Los Angeles Times: Brown’s water quest taps forebears’ inspiration, if not […]

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – MILOVINA VINEYARDS

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board: The Notice of Public Hearing to determine whether to issue a Cease and Desist Order and whether to impose Administrative Civil Liability is now available. Against James D. and Lyle P. Milovina Trust, James D. Milovina (Trustee), Lyle P. Milovina (Trustee), and Milovina Vineyards […]

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Central Valley Pyrethroid Pesticides TMDL and Basin Plan Amendment

A message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley:   Central Valley Pyrethroid Pesticides TMDL and Basin Plan Amendment Several documents have been posted related to the Pyrethroids TMDL and Basin Plan Amendment. The six pyrethroids water quality criteria reports derived using the UC Davis Methodology in 2015 by Central Valley Water Board […]

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Sponsorship Available to Agencies for Outdoor Water Use Workships

From Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA): The California Department of Water Resources is providing up to $2,000 in funding assistance to local water agencies to offer outdoor water use workshops for their customers. Qualifying agencies can receive up to $2,000 to host one or more workshops between June 2015 and October 2015 related to […]

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