This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Click here to view the agenda for the March 15, 2016 SWRCB Board Meeting. This agenda is also posted on the Water Boards website at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/calendar/#mar2016
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: LA City Council grants preliminary approval to DWP’s rate hike KCRA Sacramento: ‘Above average’ rain to trigger more water releases from Folsom Dam KCRA Sacramento: Half full? Half empty? Lake Oroville reaches 50 percent San Francisco Chronicle: Storm to dump up to 3 feet of snow in 3 days for Tahoe region Porterville Recorder: Snowpack less than […]
Continue ReadingCommissioner’s Office Washington, DC Media Contact: Peter Soeth, psoeth@usbr.gov, 303-445-3615 For Immediate Release: March 1, 2016 Funding Opportunity Available to Establish or Further Develop Watershed Groups Available from Bureau of Reclamation WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Reclamation has released a funding opportunity for entities seeking to establish or further develop watershed management groups through the […]
Continue ReadingCLEAN WATER RULE: Industry groups ask judges to reconsider jurisdiction ruling Tiffany Stecker, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 A coalition of agriculture, building and other industry groups yesterday asked a federal appeals court to reconsider a decision on the Obama administration’s contentious Clean Water Rule, requesting that the court’s full panel of active […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for March 2, 2016 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Manage your subscription here. Cortopassi Revenue Bond Initiative Focus of Legislative Hearing Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 03/02/2016 – 4:00pm Dean Cortopassi’s “No Blank Checks” revenue bond initiative received a full airing at a legislative hearing today […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board At its January 19, 2016 meeting, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted Resolution 2016-0005 to adopt a drought emergency regulation for measuring and reporting water diversions. The Regulation, Resolution, supporting materials, and the emergency regulation digest and its appendices may be found on […]
Continue ReadingEPA to Increase Oversight of State Drinking Water Programs By Rachel Leven | March 1, 2016 6:20PM ET EPA on Lead and Copper Rule Key Development: The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will increase its oversight of state drinking water programs. What’s Next: Federal officials will meet and work with each state program to […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: California’s snowpack falls below average, sparking new drought fears Sacramento Bee: Sierra snowpack falls below average Associated Press: Dry spell ate away at snowpack of drought-ridden California Los Angeles Times: Drought hasn’t been all bad—we’ve learned some things too, California water chief says Sacramento Bee: Devastated salmon population likely to result in fishing restrictions San Fancisco Chronicle: Snowpack […]
Continue ReadingMerced Sun-Star: State surveyors return to Sierra Nevada to measure snowpack Washington Post: California is about to get a ton of rain, but it’s still not enough to beat the drougt Los Angeles Times: Instead of record rains, LA gets the hottest February on record KQED: California Reservoirs Are Dumping Water in a Drought, But Science Could […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Click here to download Change Sheet #1 for Item 7 at the March 1, 2016 Board Meeting
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