ACWA is sponsoring legislation in 2011 to extend the sunset on the current state Mussel Inspection Program.
SB 215 (Huff) would allow California to continue its main effort to control quagga mussels by extending the sunset date until Jan. 1, 2017.
In 2010, ACWA sponsored AB 1929 (Hall) to clarify existing law to ensure that water system operators who implement invasive species control plans are not subject to unwarranted civil and criminal penalties.
ACWA sponsored legislation in 2010 to address liability issues for water agencies seeking to control the spread of quagga mussels...
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The federal and state Endangered Species Acts (ESA) are among the most powerful pieces of legislation ever enacted to manage the natural...
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The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) today issued notice of its intent to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for failing to...
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The California Fish and Game Commission today threw out a proposal to ease striped bass fishing regulations aimed at protecting Delta...
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A new agreement aimed at protecting endangered species while streamlining the infrastructure permitting process has been signed...
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The endangered Delta smelt population rebounded this year to its highest level in a decade, according to a state survey released last...
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Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R-22), along with Congressmen Ken Calvert (R-44), Jerry Lewis (R-41), Gary Miller (R-42), Devin Nunes (R-21)...
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