Posted on: January 15, 2019
The utility is potentially facing billions of dollars in damages as state authorities investigate PG&E equipment as a possible cause of the Camp Fire. Bankruptcy could affect wildfire victims seeking damages...
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Posted on: January 14, 2019
Public health is every society’s and every drinking water system’s most fundamental objective. The prosperity and existence of civilizations rest on drinking water being safe, available and affordable.
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Posted on: January 14, 2019
Governor Gavin Newsom today [Friday] announced the appointment of his California Natural Resources Agency Secretary and California Labor and Workforce Development Agency Secretary, and senior advisors and members of the communications team...
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Posted on: January 11, 2019
“This is commonsense legislation to facilitate much-needed safety improvements to the Contra Costa Canal,” said Senator Feinstein. “Transferring the title will help save lives and modernize the Contra Costa Canal system.”
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Posted on: January 11, 2019
A National Heritage Area designation would authorize $10 million in federal funding over 15 years to provide matching grants to local governments, historical societies, and community nonprofit organizations throughout the Delta.
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Posted on: January 11, 2019
“ACWA wants to work with Gov. Newsom, his administration, the Legislature and other stakeholders on a funding solution that does not impose a statewide water tax.”
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Posted on: January 11, 2019
Tackling what promises to be a controversial issue, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a tax on drinking water Thursday to help disadvantaged communities clean up contaminated water systems.
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Posted on: January 11, 2019
City officials contend the State Water Resources Control Board is overreaching with a new, sweeping plan to restore California’s depleted river system by limiting draws on such water supplies as San Francisco’s Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite.
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Posted on: January 10, 2019
Water management in California has always been challenging. The state’s variable climate is marked by long droughts and severe floods, with stark regional differences in water availability and demand. California’s “water grid...
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Posted on: January 9, 2019
As his term as governor drew to a close last month, Jerry Brown brokered a historic agreement among farms and cities to surrender billions of gallons of water to help ailing fish species. He also made two big water deals with the Trump administration...
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Posted on: January 9, 2019
While a number of the amendments to the Guidelines simply codify the implementation of CEQA as currently required by case law, many of the changes will significantly alter the application of CEQA to future projects.
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Posted on: January 9, 2019
California’s proposal, prompted by legislation passed in 2015 but also informed by its landmark human-right-to-water law from 2012, aims to bridge the gap between utility resources and customer needs.
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Posted on: January 9, 2019
Fully developed and analyzed voluntary agreements that protect public health and the environment should be encouraged. Faced with proposals that were anything but, the board did the right thing in not delaying further.
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Posted on: January 4, 2019
From the California Water Commission: The latest climate change assessments show reduced Delta exports and carryover storage due to climate change likely by mid-century.
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Posted on: January 3, 2019
“The last few years have shown how variable California’s climate truly is and what a profound impact climate change has on our water resources,” said DWR Director Karla Nemeth.
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Posted on: September 8, 2015
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