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Senate Rules Committee Confirms Appointees to Delta Council

Submitted by Lisa Lien-Mager on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 3:55pm

The Senate Rules Committee today recommended confirmation of three appointees to the Delta Stewardship Council. The appointments will now go to the full Senate.

The council is charged with creating a plan to address water supply issues and ensure conservation of the Delta’s troubled ecosystem. It was established as part of the comprehensive water package enacted by the Legislature in November 2009.

Workshops to Focus on Landscape Conservation

Submitted by Lisa Lien-Mager on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 3:10pm

The California Urban Water Conservation Council is sponsoring two-day workshops on landscape water conservation. Presented in partnership with the Sacramento Water Forum and the University of California, Davis, the workshops will cover important elements of the California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance and discuss potential links between the model ordinance and the California Urban Water Conservation Council’s Landscape Best Management Practices.

SB 565 Headed for Vote on Assembly Floor

Submitted by Lisa Lien-Mager on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 8:33am

An ACWA-opposed bill on water rights may be heard on the Assembly floor this week. SB 565 (Pavley) would establish several new penalty provisions and investigative powers for the State Water Resources Control Board. It would also reduce or eliminate existing due process and property rights protections for water rights holders.

SB 565 includes provisions that failed passage last year in the face of widespread opposition. The provisions are inconsistent with language enacted as part of the comprehensive water package in November 2009.

Are you ready for CALGreen? (San Buenaventura - Ventura)

Thu, 08/19/2010 - 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Location: 
San Buenaventura - Ventura

Understanding California’s New Green Building Code

A Green Technology Training Event

Register online

"SBX7 6 Groundwater Elevation Monitoring Program: An Interactive Workshop" (Riverside)

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: 
Western Municipal Water District Training Facility, 16451 El Sobrante Rd., Riverside, CA 92503

ACWA and the Department of Water Resources (DWR) invite you to an interactive workshop to discuss the draft SBX7 6 Groundwater Elevation Monitoring Program guidelines, the result of legislation included in the 2009 Comprehensive Water Package.

Online Registration

Delta Stewardship Council Meeting

Thu, 08/26/2010 - 10:00am - Fri, 08/27/2010 - 3:00pm
Location: 
West Sacramento City Hall Galleria, 1110 West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento, CA 95691
Please note the City's Special Event Overflow Parking Lot is located at 1020 West Capitol Avenue. 
 
The meeting will be webcast and archived to the Delta Stewardship Council website for later viewing.  To access the webcast, please use the following URL:
 
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Public Meeting on Bay-Delta Water Conservation and Recycling

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: 
California Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Leaders from six federal agencies, in partnership with the state, will host a meeting in Sacramento on Aug. 30 as part of ongoing efforts to align water conservation and recycling programs to help reduce water demands on the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem.


ACWA Region 4 Folsom Dam Tour

Wed, 09/29/2010 - 10:00am - 3:00pm
Location: 
7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630

In addition to flood protection, Folsom Dam provides water for municipal, industrial, and agricultural use; generates about 10 percent of local hydropower needs, maintains water flows and temperatures for fish and wildlife; provides flows for Bay-Delta water quality; and offers recreation to some 2 million visitors annually.

This project is a Joint Federal Project which is an unprecedented partnership amongst the Bureau of Reclamation, the Army Corps of Engineers, Central
Valley Flood Protection Board and the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency.

REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT

ACWA's Continuing Legal Education Workshop

Thu, 09/30/2010 (All day) - Fri, 10/01/2010 (All day)
Location: 
Argonaut Hotel, San Francisco

The comprehensive water package, which was passed by the legislature and signed by the Governor last year. This historic package contains four policy bills along with an $11.14 billion general obligation bond proposal that voters will consider on the November 2010 ballot.

Get the latest on how these issues, and more, impact the legal and policy framework in which water agencies must operate.

Registration is OPEN

Registration Deadline Approaching: ACWA Regions 8, 9 & 10 Joint Fall Program and Tour

Thu, 09/30/2010 - 8:00am - 5:00pm
Location: 
Cucamonga Valley Water District, 10435 Ashford St., Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

“The Salty Truth: A Look at Salt Management Practices”

ACWA Regions 8, 9 & 10 invite you to a one day program and tour on salt management practices in the Santa Ana groundwater basin. Please join us to hear expert panelists for a morning program and take an exciting hands-on tour in the afternoon. Tour locations include, Arlington Desalter, Inland Empire Bio Solids Treatment Plant, and much more!

Registration deadline is Sept. 20.

Who: ACWA Regions 8, 9 & 10

Registration

ACWA 2010 Fall Conference & Exhibition

Tue, 11/30/2010 (All day) - Fri, 12/03/2010 (All day)
Location: 
Renaissance Esmeralda, Indian Wells

Join ACWA at our 2010 Fall Conference & Exhibition

Renaissance Esmeralda,

Resort and Hyatt Grand

Champions Resort & Spa

Indian Wells, CA

Fall Conference Information