November 2 0 1 8 Nuggets of Bay-Delta news—pearls in the ocean of information—curated by the reporters and editors of ESTUARY News magazine. N E W S The Nature Conservancy’s venture in growing food crops for wintering cranes on Staten Island is under fire from an unexpected source—the Wetlands Preservation […]
Continue ReadingClick here for information on the California Water Boards’ August 14, 2018 workshop on benefiting wetlands with wastewater.
Continue ReadingThe San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board will hold a public workshop on August 14 to consider changes to its policies on baylands multi-benefit wetland restoration projects. The August 14 workshop will be one of several public forums to solicit feedback from stakeholders on the various regulatory strategies available to the Water Board for […]
Continue ReadingOn May 25 BPC submitted a Letter to the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (SFBRA) in support of the proposed Bay Restoration Regulatory Integration Team (BRRIT) and its accompanying Bay Restoration Policy and Management Team (BRPMT). With the BRRIT and accompanying BRPMT, SFBRA has the opportunity to improve the permitting process and policies for multi-benefit […]
Continue ReadingOn May 2 BPC joined a coalition of Bay Area organizations to call on Assembly Members Phil Ting and Richard Bloom and Senators Holly Mitchell and Bob Wieckowski to include robust funding in the state legislature’s 2018 budget for critical wetlands restoration in San Francisco Bay. Seeking $50 million, this investment by the state would […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view information on the Sea Change SMC Next Steps Meeting.
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV April 25, 2018 photo by Michael Macor with San Francisco Chronicle Michael Macor Thank You Bay Area! The first measure AA funds to be distributed provide close to 20 million dollars for 8 […]
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV April 4, 2018 Climate Change Policy White Paper Available now for You! We are pleased to share with you a new resource that our Government Affairs Committee has been developing over the past year. […]
Continue ReadingCall for Applications to Serve on the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee for the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Due March 30, 2018 Measure AA is expected to generate $25 million annually for Bay restoration over the next 20 years. Funding from this measure will allow for the restoration of thousands of acres of natural habitat […]
Continue ReadingBPC CEO John Coleman participated in a conference call on February 16th updating interested stakeholders on the State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Water Board) proposal to include a “State Wetlands Definition and Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material to Waters of the State” in the forthcoming Water Quality Control Plan for Inland […]
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