[ Join us for ACWA’s 2016 Spring Conference & Exhibition! This event is set to take place May 3-6, 2016 at the Monterey Marriott & Portola Hotel in Monterey, CA. With over 90 meetings and program sessions throughout the week, attendees will be informed and updated on a variety of local, statewide and federal […]
Continue ReadingNotice of Board of Directors Meeting April 7, 2016 The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Alameda City Hall Council Chambers, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda CA. The meeting agenda and full Board packet is now […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Some California farms getting full water supplies Western Farm Press: USBR shorts some California farmers irrigation water Merced Sun-Star: Drought-stricken California ponders future of conservation Capital Public Radio News: Water Restrictions A Patchwork In Sacramento Region Daily Star Gazette: California’s 58 million trees have suffered a water deficit – Reno … Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Healdsburg may expand water […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Average snowpack could prolong California water conservation Washington Post: California drought endures as snowpack falls short of El Niño expectations Sacramento Bee: Critical Sierra survey finds healthy snowpack – but no ‘drought buster’ Sacramento Bee: Dianne Feinstein says water wars tougher than assault-weapons ban Lake Tahoe News: Sierra snowpack below normal; better than ’15 SFist:Uneven El Niño […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for March 30, 2016 in ACWA eNews Sierra Snowpack Strong, But Not Strong Enough to End Drought Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 03/30/2016 – 2:19pm The manual snow survey taken at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada today revealed a water content of 97% of historical average – a strong showing, but not […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: State snowpack has changed a lot in the last year — as have Californians’ attitude toward water San Francisco Chronicle: Unimpressive El Niño leaves California in water limbo Associated Press: California seeks hearing delay for giant water tunnels National Post: Saudi Arabian dairy buys 14000 acres in California to take advantage of U.S. water laws […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Agencies seek two-month delay for Delta tunnels hearing Associated Press: Saudi land purchases in drought-stricken California fuel debate over U.S. water rights San Francisco Chronicle: Aerial photos show impact of drought and fire on California landscape PBS NewsHour: New cousin of El Niño may forecast summer heat waves months in advance The San Diego Union-Tribune: Saving water an […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Granite Bay water district says it will no longer follow state water conservation mandate Associated Press: Saudi land purchases fuel debate over US water rights Sierra Sun Times: DWR Says March 30, 2016 Snow Survey Will Help Reveal California’s Water Health Breitbart News: Drought: Another California Dam Releases Water Fresno Bee: Commercial fishers need water for their ‘crops,’ […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Click here to view a Notice of Rescheduled Public Hearing to Consider a Petition Requesting Changes in Water Rights of the Department of Water Resources and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the California WaterFix Project.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Click here to view a Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action regarding Proposed Underground Storage Tank Regulations. Also available are the Initial Statement of Reasons and the Proposed Amendments. Comment Deadline is May 10, 2016 by 12 noon.
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