Fresno Bee: John Laird: Gov. Brown has a long-term water plan Sacramento Bee: California farmers mount PR campaign to counter backlash over water use Sacramento Bee: State regulators: California water use will never be the same KQED: The Next Crime Wave in Farm Country: Stealing Water Los Angeles Times: Water officials uncertain about just how tough to get with users […]
Continue ReadingApril 9, 2015 In This Issue Legislative Update: SB 119 (Hill) 2015 CASA Achievement Awards Program Now Accepting Applications Meet Legislator of the Year at Public Policy Forum Attend the What2Flush Summit Biosolids and Renewable Energy Workshops PPIC Launches Water Policy Center In Case You Missed It CASA Advocacy Preserves Marking Exemption for Non-pressurized […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: California should stretch urban supplies before cutting water for farms Contra Costa Times: California’s drought response barrels forward Bloomberg: How the Drought Is Changing California Forever New York Times: In Parched California, Innovation, Like Water, Has Limits Los Angeles Times: Cities strategize water-saving measures Associated Press: No more playing nice: California names, shames water wasters Los Angeles Times: Despite the […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. ACWA Special Drought Briefing Slated for April 9; Top-Level Officials to Discuss Drought Actions Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 04/01/2015 – 4:42pm As California’s unprecedented drought deepens and new mandates come online to deal with it, top-level water officials from state, federal […]
Continue ReadingPlanning Analyst (Colorado River) Central Arizona Project, Phoenix Watershed Resources Specialist Contra Costa Water District, Brentwood • Operations & Maintenance Technician IV – Mechanical • Operations & Maintenance Technician IV – Electrical (Earp) • Operations & Maintenance Technician IV – Electrical (Desert Center) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California • Collection Systems Maintenance Worker I […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Some communities may have to cut water use by 35%, regulators say Capital Press: Water board shutoff orders could include senior right holders National Geographic: Delta Smelt, Icon of California Water Wars, Is Almost Extinct NPR: California Farmers Gulp Most Of State’s Water, But Say They’ve Cut Back Contra Costa Times: State water officials get permit to […]
Continue ReadingNew details of controversial tunnel plan to emerge by end of month Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 California and federal officials are planning to release new details within weeks of their controversial plan to tunnel underneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which has gone through several […]
Continue ReadingACWA Regulatory Advisory – April 7, 2015 State Board Releases Proposed Framework for Meeting Governor’s Mandate of 25% Water Reduction in Urban Areas Comments on Framework Due Monday, April 13 The State Water Resources Control Board late today released a fact sheet and proposed regulatory framework for implementing the required 25% reduction in urban water […]
Continue ReadingApril 7, 2015 ACWA-Sponsored Bill on CEQA Noticing Set for April 13 Hearing Support Letters Needed for Assembly Natural Resources Committee The Assembly Natural Resources Committee has set an April 13 hearing on AB 291, legislation sponsored by ACWA and the McGeorge School of Law Legislative and Public Policy Clinic related to notice of determination […]
Continue ReadingCALIFORNIA: Water managers mull big changes to hot-button replumbing plan Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Monday, April 6, 2015 California water managers are considering major changes to their long-standing plan to revamp the state’s main water hub, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The Bay Delta Conservation Plan, or BDCP, in the works for the last […]
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