“In all likelihood the water bond will be put off ’til 2014, that’s what I think,” said Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg. State lawmakers are likely to delay voters’ consideration of an $11 billion water bond from this November until 2014. This would be the second time the ballot measure has been pushed […]
The first Mountain Counties Regional Forum on Water Management and Planning is scheduled for: Monday, April 2, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. PRIMARY LOCATION: El Dorado Hills: EDH Fire Station, 1050 Wilson Boulevard (map) Oakhurst: Yosemite-Gateway Assoc. of Realtors, 40298 Junction Drive (map) A webinar format is also available. Mountain Counties Regional Forum_Agenda The Forum agenda […]
Letter to Phil Isenberg, Chair, Delta Stewardship Council Members of the North State Water Alliance (NSWA) respond to the Delta Stewardship Council’s staff summary of major issues raised with the 5th draft Delta Plan, specifically WR R5. WR R5 would propose that the State Water Resources Control Board not approve a water-right change that would […]
Adaptive Management in Forest Planning: Tools and Techniques Thursday, May 10, 2012 | 10:00-3:00 Garden Pavilion, McClellan Base, near Sacramento For more information, click here Sierra Cascades Dialog Announce Session USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region
If Measure C does not pass in Placer County on June 5, the Foresthill Public Utility District will close its doors on June 30. Measure C repeals Measure B, which passed June 21, 2011. Measure B rolled back the increase in district’s water rates that became effective on Sept. 1, 2010. This urgent warning came from the […]
Flows and the Delta: The Consequences of Using a One-Dimensional Approach to Address a Complex Problem A new coalition of water and power agencies has prepared an eight page summation citing the potential impacts of a proposed increased Delta flow criteria that would be detrimental to water supplies, hydro-power generation, the environment and recreation if it […]
Sacramento Chapter, Environmental & Water Resources Institute American Society of Civil Engineers POSTPONEMENT NOTICE Back to the Future California’s New System Yield – A Paradigm Shift Increasing System Yield in the Face of Uncertainty – Protecting the Future Beneficial Use of Water With the prescient issues regarding the BDCP, Delta Flow Criteria, and Water […]
The March 9 General Membership Program March Agenda drew 82 people to The Ridge in Auburn. (Gallery Pictures) Placer County Supervisor Chair Jennifer Montgomery provided the Welcome EID Board Member and MCWRA President Bill George reported that the Association Membership is at 61 and new members since the December 9 include: County of Amador, Amador County Farm Bureau, Tully & Young (member and […]
Reminder of two important forums: The first DWR Mountain Counties Regional Forum on Water Management andPlanning is scheduled for Monday, April 2, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. The primary meeting location will be in El Dorado Hills, with satellite locations in Sonora and Oakhurst. A webinar format is also available. Click here for more details […]
Sacramento Chapter, Environmental & Water Resources Institute American Society of Civil Engineers In coordination with WateReuse California Annual Conference Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Sacramento Convention Center, 1400 J Street, Sacramento, California The EWRI/ASCE 2012 Symposium (Back to the Future Program and sign up-1 (1)) will describe some of the key threats to natural yield depletion […]
