April 23, 2015 ACWA Submits Comment Letter on State Board Proposed Regulations on Mandatory Conservation Formal Rulemaking Package Expected on April 28 ACWA submitted comments late yesterday to the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the draft emergency regulations on mandatory conservation issued April 18. ACWA’s comment letter and related attachments are available here. Yesterday […]
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April 23, 2015 In This Issue We’re Doing Some Spring Cleaning! AB 1144 Passes Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee Everyone’s Abuzz Over Microbeads Spring 2015 Attorneys Meeting Greg Kester to Aid in Ebola Research Projects House Committee Approves Bill to Block Waters of the U.S. Rule Upcoming Events In Case You Missed It We’re […]
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This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Notice of Postponement of Public Hearing regarding Supplemental Public Hearing to be held pursuant to Order WR 2012-0012, and for Order WR 2011-0005 which issued a Cease and Desist Order (CDO) against Woods Irrigation Company.
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This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Revised Notice of Adoption Meeting Proposed Final Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California Addressing Desalination Facility Intakes, Brine Discharges, and the Incorporation of Other Non-Substantive Changes and Proposed Final Staff Report Including the Substitute […]
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Associated Press: California government says it’s meeting water-saving goal Sacramento Bee: Sacramento-area water agencies call state drought program illegal National Geographic: Lucrative But Thirsty Almonds Come Under Fire Amid Drought; Does it make sense for California to grow so many almonds when it has so little water? Newsweek: Drying Up: The Race to Save California From Drought New York Times: Troubling […]
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ACWA eNews for April 22, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. ACWA-Sponsored CEQA Bill Clears Assembly Appropriations, Headed to Assembly Floor Submitted by Emily Allshouse on Wed, 04/22/2015 – 12:29pm ACWA-sponsored AB 291 (Medina), a bill that would streamline current California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) noticing requirements […]
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APPROPRIATIONS: White House blasts House energy and water bill Hannah Northey, E&E reporter, Published: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 The White House yesterday blasted a House energy and water spending bill that would block the Obama administration’s water rule and boost funding for nuclear and fossil fuel research, calling it “irresponsible.” Shaun Donovan, director of the Office of […]
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San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Water tech’ finally ready to rise amid California’s drought Bay Area News Group: California drought: Brown administration to stick with strict conservation targets, despite court ruling Associated Press: Ruling forces California water districts to review rates Marketplace: Anti-tax measure complicates California drought effort Business Insider: California’s water crisis is coming soon to the rest of America Roll […]
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Associated Press: Appeals Court Rules Against Higher Water Rates for Big Users Orange County Register: Court rejects San Juan Capistrano’s tiered water rates, which could have statewide implications New York Times: California Court Rules Water Pricing Plan Violates Law Sacramento Bee: Brown calls tiered water ruling ‘a straitjacket’ for conservation efforts Washington Post: 8 fascinating images explain California’s dangerous drought […]
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Click here to access the agenda for the April 21, 2015 State Water Resources Control Board Meeting. Change Sheet #1 for Item 11
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