ACWA’s 2015 Small Hydro Workshops are set to take place at 2 LOCATIONS! March 19 – SACRAMENTO ACWA Office, 910 K Street, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95814 March 20 – FRESNO 1274 W. Hedges Ave, Fresno, CA 93728 ONLINE REGISTRATION – Register Now! Attachments Workshop Information & Preliminary Agenda Registration Terms & Conditions Deadline to […]
Continue ReadingLodi News-Sentinel: State Water Resources Control Board requires more information from water rights holders eSan Joaquin: Water chief says ‘mistaken’ on environmental impacts Capital Public Radio: Residents, Farmers Describe Drought Impacts At Marathon State Water Resources Hearing Merced Sun-Star: Report: Central Valley leads nation in falling groundwater levels; crisis blamed on almonds and drought City Journal: The Scorching of California […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for Feb. 18, 2015 in ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. ACWA Weighs In on Next Steps for Expiring Emergency Water Conservation Regulations Submitted by Emily Allshouse on Wed, 02/18/2015 – 12:55pm With the State Water Resources Control Board considering action to extend the soon-to-expire […]
Continue ReadingU.S. Drought Monitor Marketplace.org: In the fight for water, it’s North versus South News 10: NorCal vs SoCal: Battle over Delta water intensifies KCRA: Scientists fly laser-equipped plane to measure Sierra snowpack LAObserved: Uh oh: Yosemite. 8,000 feet. February. No snow Monterey County Now: County water agency fields many complaints about doing too little – and too much Bay City […]
Continue ReadingProp 1 Funding Guidelines in Progress Update your Projects to get onto Priority Project List As you may be aware, Prop 1 is going to be providing tens of millions of dollars of funding for habitat restoration, enhancement and acquisition projects. Over the next few weeks and months, SFBJV partners and staff will be meeting with each […]
Continue ReadingAn Encore of California Drought Crisis — Only Worse California’s drought, and recent trends, may pale beside our probable future California water officials eyeing new drought restrictions Weather service predicts wet March in California Fishermen, Delta Leaders Protest Move to “Destroy Salmon” The Ridiculously Resilient Ridge Returns; typical winter conditions still nowhere to be found […]
Continue ReadingThe State Water Resources Control Board is holding a Board Meeting on February 17, 2015. Please click on the following to access Change Sheets: Item 2: Change Sheet #1 Item 2: Change Sheet #2 Item 6: Change Sheet #1
Continue ReadingState Water Resources Control Board: Attached here is a Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the proposed Amendment to Statewide Storm Water Permit for State of California Department of Transportation Proposed Revision of Areas of Special Biological Significance Priority Discharge Monitoring Locations. In the Notice you will also find a link to the proposed amendments […]
Continue ReadingNew York Times: Threatened Smelt Touches Off Battles in California’s Endless Water Wars Associated Press: California ski resorts struggle from drought Los Angeles Times: Scientists go high and low for data on drought-fighting ‘sky rivers’ Mercury News: Friday’s Top of the Scroll: Study sees even bigger longer droughts for much of U.S. West Central Valley Business Times: Water managers start […]
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press: Study sees even bigger longer droughts for much of West The Associated Press: California lakes filling, waterfalls flowing after rain FOX40: Salt Water Barriers May Come to Delta Los Angeles Times: Extreme drought in Northern California just got 10% better Los Angeles Times: Chance of ‘megadrought’ in US Southwest now 50 percent, study concludes Los Angeles Times: Bigger […]
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