ACWA eNews for July 6, 2016 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Shasta Release Schedule Seeks to Sustain Fish and Farmers, Officials Say Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 07/06/2016 – 3:54pm This year’s temperature management plan for the Sacramento River yields a release schedule from Lake Shasta that […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: House passes bill to save Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta salmon Los Angeles Times: Leave California’s ‘new’ water in the ground YubaNet: Statewide Water Conservation Grows to 28 Percent in May Sierra Sun Times: NASA Maps California Drought Effects on Sierra Trees ABC10.com: La Niña struggling to emerge AgNet West: Keep Management Local’ Still Focus for SGMA Appeal-Democrat: Shasta Lake water release […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Keeping Capitol Park green with reclaimed water won’t come cheap TheProduceNews.com: California grape production continues to set the bar high Daily Star Gazette: California’s 58 million trees have suffered a water deficit – Miami … CBC.ca: Parched California disappointed as El Nino fails to deliver rain News Deeply: Surprising Way Climate Change Is Impacting Water Climate Central: The Weird […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for June 8, 2016 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. New Water Loss Technical Assistance Program Available to ACWA Members Submitted by Emily Allshouse on Wed, 06/08/2016 – 8:32am Urban water suppliers are invited to take advantage of a free technical assistance program designed to help utilities […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Court suspends Southern California water district’s land buy Sacramento Bee: Sen. Feinstein: ‘We’ve Got to Reach Consensus’ Visalia Times-Delta: Waterwise: Visalia council calls for 20 percent water reduction Globes: Israeli water tech cos to tackle California drought Patch.com: City Acts in Response to New Drought Requirements WaterWorld: USGS Map highlights groundwater quality concerns The Union of Grass Valley: Nevada […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). A new version of the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins (Basin Plan) has been posted on the Central Valley Water Board’s website at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/basin_plans/ The new version of […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: State water board dismisses $1.5 million fine Associated Press: Court suspends Southern California water district’s land buy Capital Public Radio News: California Regulators Drop Cases Against Water Diverters In Drought Sacramento Bee: Appellate court temporarily blocks Delta island sale Los Angeles Times: Drought sparks larger wildfires throughout California Breitbart News: Increasing Carbon in Soil Could Be Key to California […]
Continue ReadingJune 8, 2016 Letters Needed Opposing Ocean Discharge Ban CASA has been leading a coalition in opposition to SB 163 by Senator Bob Hertzberg since it was amended last September to prohibit all ocean discharges in favor of a 100% […]
Continue ReadingAs debate continues in San Diego County and around the state over how aggressively to conserve water amid a historic drought, a new study finds that reductions in urban water use have saved significant amounts of electricity and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Click here to read the rest of the article from the Los Angeles […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Californians cut water use by 26 percent in April Chico Enterprise-Record: New California drought threat: Bark beetles and tens of millions of … Central Valley Business Journal: Manufacturing grows despite drought, regulations The San Diego Union-Tribune: Desalination test facility in the works Appeal-Democrat: Bill could accelerate Sites Reservoir timeline San Jose Mercury News: Analysis finds higher flood risk from […]
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