The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Pier 1, Port of San Francisco, San Francisco CA. The meeting agenda and full Board packet are available for download on our Board of Directors meeting page. Learn more >>
Continue ReadingCounterPunch: Logging for Water Fresno Bee: The quest to keep San Joaquin Valley’s wine industry growing News Deeply: Despite Drought, California Farming Prospered The Bakersfield Californian: LOIS HENRY: Taxpayer funded water deal that makes me go: Hmmm San Mateo Daily Journal: Penalty leads to creek restoration: Cal Water settlement reached on … Lake Tahoe News: Tahoe’s rising water temp concerns scientists […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Sierra Nevada giant sequoias respond to water stress with clever adaptations San Francisco Chronicle: Can flooded rice fields be a solution in California water war? City Watch: Calif Scorching Temps Astound Climate Scientists East Bay Times: Lake Tahoe: Warmest water temperatures ever recorded threaten … KQED: Warming at Alarming Rate, Lake Tahoe Reflects Rapid Sierra Climate Change The […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Judge: Water district can hike rates during drought E&E: Brown adviser will lead water advocacy group Los Angeles Times: Statewide energy alert issued as California bakes in summer heat KSBW The Central CoastL Gilroy garlic industry overcomes drought, expects good year Visalia Times-Delta: Waterwise: Supervisors should take overdraft water position Mid Valley News: Golden State Water Restrictions KCRA Sacramento: Revised […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for July 27, 2016 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Court Rejects Referendum Seeking to Overturn District’s Water Rate Increases Submitted by Lisa Lien-Mager on Wed, 07/27/2016 – 5:20pm An Orange County judge ruled this week that a local water district may increase monthly water rates as […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Federal, state leaders pitch for California water tunnels Capital Public Radio News: Hearings Begin On California Governor Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnel … SF Gate: Latest algae bloom, in Discovery Bay, threatens way of life Los Angeles Times: Enter at your own risk: Pyramid Lake algae toxins decline, officials say KGO San Francisco: Salmon saved from drought in 2014 […]
Continue ReadingJuly 25, 2016 CASA’s 61st annual conference is less than three weeks away! If you’ve been waiting to register, now is the time! Centrally located in Monterey, the conference offers valuable opportunities to network with other clean water professionals and hear from renowned speakers on today’s hottest topics. Joe Whitworth Some of this year’s highlights include: […]
Continue ReadingKQED: About That $17 Billion Water Project: Delta Tunnels 101 San Jose Mercury: Algae in drinking water causes Santa Clara Valley water officials to scramble CNBC: Heat wave, drought showing no signs of slowing down The Desert Sun: When it comes to water, we need all the data we can get Sacramento Bee: Will the Delta tunnels get built? Plan […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board A Revised Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the Proposed Amendments to both the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan), and the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California (ISWEBE Plan) to […]
Continue ReadingWESTERN WATER: Calif. governor brings out big gun on delta tunnels: Bruce Babbitt Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) is turning to a prominent former Clinton administration official to help forge consensus on a plan to revamp the state’s central water hub. Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt […]
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