Apr 20, 2018 Voices on Water “All of the Above” and Met’s WaterFix Vote by Timothy Quinn Regardless of how you feel about the California WaterFix, April 10 marked the turning of a historic page in the […] Read More
Mar 16, 2018 Voices on Water Collaboration Essential to Breaking Deadlock in Bay-Delta by Timothy Quinn California water policy can seem like a classic example of “paralysis by analysis,” especially concerning the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin […] Read More
Feb 16, 2018 Voices on Water ACWA President Urges Members to Support Campaign Against Proposed Drinking Water Tax by Brent Hastey The Brown Administration and the proponents of SB 623 (Monning, D-Carmel) are seeking to impose a new tax on drinking […] Read More
Feb 1, 2018 Voices on Water What the Snow Survey Says About Prop. 1 by Timothy Quinn The state Department of Water Resources today reported that the snow pack remains far below average, with a snow water […] Read More
Jan 19, 2018 Voices on Water Overcoming 2018 Challenges Can Build on Past Success by Timothy Quinn As with any new year, 2018 arrives with an exciting mix of unique challenges for ACWA members. But the key […] Read More
Dec 15, 2017 Voices on Water Secret to Success is Teamwork by Timothy Quinn At the Fall Conference & Exhibition in Anaheim, I presented an overview of ACWA’s impressive list of accomplishments during 2017, […] Read More
Nov 17, 2017 Voices on Water Brown’s California Water Action Plan: Much Progress Made in Building a Sustainable Water Future by Timothy Quinn Sometimes it seems California water policy is caught in an endless “do loop,” repeating itself over and over and not […] Read More
Nov 17, 2017 Voices on Water San Joaquin Valley Regions Convene in Visalia for Annual Water Forum by Matt Hurley ACWA Regions 6 &7 jointly hosted the annual San Joaquin Valley Water Forum on Oct. 13, providing important updates from […] Read More
Nov 17, 2017 Voices on Water ACWA Regions 9 and 10 Present Tour and Program: “Dam Exciting: Accomplishments at Prado – Up and Downstream” by Patrick O'Dowd and Brian Brady More than 75 ACWA members gathered Oct. 6 for the one-day Region 9 and 10 tour and program titled, “Dam […] Read More
Nov 17, 2017 Voices on Water California’s Headwaters: A Look at How Watersheds are Connected by Joshua Alpine and Robert Roscoe More than 50 people representing almost every ACWA region attended a program in Auburn Sept. 8 that explored a multitude […] Read More
Nov 17, 2017 Voices on Water Region 5 Program Highlights Recycled Water Programs by David T. Hodgin ACWA Region 5 co-hosted a water reuse and recycling tour with Goleta Water District, Goleta Sanitary District, and the City […] Read More
Oct 20, 2017 Voices on Water Water Professionals: On the Front Lines for Californians Every Day by Timothy Quinn California launched its first-ever Water Professionals Appreciation Week this month, officially setting aside a week in October every year to […] Read More
Sep 11, 2017 Voices on Water Importance of Water Reliability Explored at ACWA Region 8 Event by Steve Cole More than 80 ACWA members gathered August 24th for the one-day Region 8 event, “Water Reliability: The Continued Value of […] Read More
Sep 7, 2017 Voices on Water ACWA Members Tour Mount Tam Watershed by Dennis Mayo ACWA Region 1 and the Marin Municipal Water District hosted a tour of the Mount Tam watershed on August 4. […] Read More
Aug 23, 2017 Voices on Water ACWA Supports Safe Drinking Water Solutions, But Taxing Water is Not the RIGHT Approach by Kathleen Tiegs and Brent Hastey Today, a legislative committee in Sacramento will consider a bill that would impose the first-ever statewide tax on Californians’ water. […] Read More
