Associated Press: State regulators back off plan to withhold water from cities for salmon Los Angeles Times: After drought and warmer weather, local farmers are taking time off Associated Press: Feds unveil interactive tool showing Colorado River drought Los Angeles Times: Gray water and stormwater can help in the drought, but risk needs to be studied, researchers say Fresno […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). Please click here to view the notice of a stakeholder meeting on January 19th, 2016 for the Central Valley Pyrethroid Pesticides TMDL and Basin Plan Amendment.
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: California drought regulators back off controversial salmon-rescue plan San Francisco Chronicle: State sets minimum lake levels in attempt to save salmon San Francisco Chronicle: These Bay Area water mega-users suck up millions of gallons a day San Francisco Chronicle: White House pushes water conservation in wake of climate pact Porterville Recorder: California authorizes $5M to replace dry wells […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Environmental group gives California mixed marks for drought management Los Angeles Times: Proposed ballot measure could re-establish tiered water pricing Associated Press: Third storm in a week brings more rain, snow to California Associated Press: California storm leaves behind chilly temperatures, winds E&E: Drought bill ‘slight’ likely to push negotiations to 2016 KQED: State’s Water Chief Disputes Poor […]
Continue ReadingSFGate: Storm’s second surge hits SF with lightning, hail NBC Southern California:El Niño Update: Odds Favor Significant Winter Storms Fresno Bee: Angry California Republicans call drought bill dead for the year Los Angeles Times: Jerry Brown in Paris: California governor goes deep on climate change and other global threats Capital Public Radio: California Drought: Storms Help, Water Supply ‘Below […]
Continue ReadingAngry California Republicans call drought bill dead for the year BY MICHAEL DOYLE mdoyle@mcclatchydc.com · WASHINGTON Angry California Republicans threw in the towel late Thursday, conceding that a California water bill that had divided the state was dead for the year. In a remarkably acrimonious ending to negotiations that once seemed close to bearing fruit, […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Click here to view the Change Sheet #1 for Item 4 at the December 15, 2015 Board Meeting. You can view the agenda here.
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: New research center planned for Sacramento Delta Sacramento Bee: California mulls new water plan to save imperiled salmon/Proposal would likely curtail flows to agriculture in 2016 Associated Press: 5 things to know about uranium found in drinking water San Francisco Chronicle: Disaster officials brace for havoc from historic El Niño New York Times: A Sign Saying Back Off […]
Continue ReadingWATER POLICY: Court to decide small question with big impact on Obama rule Jeremy P. Jacobs and Tiffany Stecker, E&E reporters Published: Monday, December 7, 2015 A federal appeals court will grapple tomorrow with whether to review President Obama’s controversial rule defining the scope of the Clean Water Act. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati […]
Continue Readingwww.sfei.org • Winter • 2015 View this email in your browser Making a big splash… In Paris, the climate talks are closing in on a global accord on climate change. Here in California, we’re living through the challenges of extreme weather from El Niño storms to extreme King Tides. Meanwhile, at SFEI, we’re […]
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