The Association is pleased to announce the following: New member Rob Aragon, Aragon Solutions, Inc New Website Sponsors: Jeff Meyer with ECORP Consulting, Inc. Rick Lind with EN2 Resources, Inc. Karl Brustad with Peterson.Brustad, Inc.
Congressman McClintock introduced H.R. 3544 on December 1st. The legislation offers litigatory reforms for local communities. The Congressman discussed the bill in a House floor speech titled “The Plunder of Colfax:” ……”Today, I am introducing legislation to offer six reforms to protect other communities from going through the same nightmare as the people of Colfax: First, […]
December 23, 2011 | by Roberta Long, Mountain Democrat Newspaper At a recent meeting the members of the Delta Stewardship Council grappled with the issue of “stressors” in the Delta as they move toward formulating a Delta Plan…. DSC stresses over stressors
The December MCWRA General Membership meeting drew much interest in the Bay Delta Conservation Plan presentation, provided by the California Department of Water Resources. A PDF version of the presentation is available on the website: BDCP PowerPoint Presentation
ScienceDaily (Dec. 15, 2011) — The forests of the world supply a significant amount of moisture that creates rain. A new study published in Global Change Biology reveals how this important contribution of forests to the hydrologic cycle is often overlooked in water resource policy… Science Daily link There are five related stories linked at the […]
By Dana M. Nichols Record Staff Writer November 27, 2011 12:00 AM SAN ANDREAS – New maps posted online this month by the U.S. Forest Service pinpoint where the nation’s drinking water is most jeopardized by wildfires and other threats to high-country forests. One of the hot spots, according to the maps, is the headwaters of […]
There are currently three water funding opportunities that are open until January 2012 and may be of interest to member special districts.
University of Merced — Runoff from the Sierra Nevada, a critical source of California’s water supply, could be enhanced by thinning forests to historical conditions, according to a report from a team of scientists with the University of California, Merced, UC Berkeley and the Environmental Defense Fund.
On December 1, 2011, DWR and EPA issued joint press releases announcing the publication of the Climate Change Handbook for Regional Water Planning. The Handbook was developed by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Resources Legacy Fund, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The handbook can be downloaded […]
