State Water Resources Control Board – Agenda for Meeting on February 22-23, 2017
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Continue ReadingFrom US EPA Region 9: San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund 2017 RFP coming soon!
Dear Interested Parties, We are pleased to inform you that U.S. EPA Region 9 (EPA) expects to soon issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals for projects to protect and restore San Francisco Bay and its watersheds. EPA has managed this competitive grant program since 2008, known as the San Francisco Bay Water […]
Continue ReadingState Water Resources Control Board: Notice of CEQA Public Scoping Meetings – Urban Pesticides Amendments
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California Water and Drought News for February 9, 2017
Wall Street Journal: California Water Regulators Extend Emergency Drought Regulations Associated Press: Storm packing bigger punch to wallop Northern California KCRA Sacramento: DWR: Test releases further erode Oroville Dam spillway Associated Press: California Retains Drought Measures, Despite Wet Weather Sacramento Bee: Crater in Oroville Dam spillway will continue to grow, officials warn, as reservoir levels grow Los Angeles Times: Despite epic […]
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California Water and Drought News for February 8, 2017
Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam releases are halted after huge hole is found in spillway KCRA Sacramento: VIDEO: Erosion of concrete at Oroville Dam San Francisco Chronicle: Spillway crumbles as California reservoirs max out capacity FOX40: Photo Shows Erosion Damage along Lake Oroville Dam Spillway ABC10.com: Flows from Oroville Dam spillway temporarily halted due to erosion damages KQED: Engineers Assess Spillway Problem […]
Continue ReadingCVRWQCB: 9 March 2017 Draft SNMP Hearing Resolution Now Posted on Central Valley Water Board Website
This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water Board) will hold a public hearing on 9 March 2017 to accept comments regarding a Central Valley-wide Salt and Nitrate Management Plan (SNMP), which was developed through the stakeholder-led […]
Continue ReadingCVRWQCB: Notice of Scoping Meetings for Evaluation of Ammonia Water Quality Objectives for the Protection of Aquatic Life in the Central Valley
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California Water and Drought News for February 7, 2017
Sacramento Bee: California should protect the most vulnerable people affected by … KCET: Worried About Dead Trees in California Forests? Blame Fire … Jefferson Public Radio: Some Lawmakers, Water Agencies Push To End California Drought … KFSN-TV: California water board to reevaluate emergency drought regulations KSBY San Luis Obispo News: Rain continues but Central Coast remains in severe drought – […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Water and Drought News for February 6, 2017
Sacramento Bee: Hang on to those umbrellas, another set of storms is coming through NBC Bay Area: ‘State of Extremes’: What to Make of California’s Weather Fresno Bee: Water bank seeks floodwaters, but Kings County says its needs … CBS News: California snowpack at drought-busting level, water managers say The Mercury News: Desalination of aquifers offers drought-weary California new […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Water and Drought News for February 3, 2017
Sacramento Bee: Water, water everywhere in California – and not enough reservoir space to store it Associated Press: California snowpack at drought-busting level, water managers say San Francisco Chronicle: Surveyors ‘ecstatic’ as Sierra snowpack measures 173% of normal Sacramento Bee: Gentle storm is first of three to dampen Sacramento, bring snow to … TIME: There’s So Much Snow in California […]
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