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City delivers water quality report electronically
Jun 19, 2013 at 11:00am
County worries stormwater compliance will carry new costs
Jun 12, 2013 at 1:00pm
Napa County will be complying with new state regulations designed to keep pollutants out of stormwater runoff and the Napa River, but fears they’ll bring increased costs over time. The county Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to pursue a new permit, effective July 1, for the unincorporated areas from the State Water Resources Control Board.
Asia-Pacific Analysis: Rain harvesting can avert crisis
May 29, 2013 at 4:00pm
To ensure South-East Asias's growing population has enough water to drink, we need to collect more rain, says Crispin Maslog.
The world's next major crisis will be a lack of water for home use, including drinking water, many scientists predict. Humans can survive around 40 days without food, but much less than that without water to drink.
Chinook salmon study breaks ground in bay, Delta
May 28, 2013 at 1:00pm
On a sunny morning in the state capital, Mike McHenry, a fisherman out of Pillar Point Harbor in San Mateo County, guided his boat to a dock on the Sacramento River and readied its 10,000-gallon hold for some special cargo.
Draft chapters are now available for public review as part of the Bay Area IRWM Plan Update process
May 1, 2013 at 1:49pm
Each of the Bay Area IRWM Plan Update’s chapters will be available for public review prior to being combined into one document. The draft chapters will be available on the BAIRWMP website, and a message will be sent to this distribution list at the beginning of each chapter’s 30-day review period.