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CEQA WORKSHOP: JANUARY 27, VENTURA CO. GOV. CENTER
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
Ron Bass will discuss recent changes to CEQA guidelines and legislation, such as determining when a project is considered a “project,” greenhouse gas analysis and more. Registration info included.
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LA Times: Status of CA Desal Projects
Monday, December 6th, 2010
Tiffany Hsu provides an overview of desal technologies and finds that several CA projects are mired in legal, environmental or bureaucratic delays.
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Arroyo Grande: The Start of the Natural Resources Conservation Service
Friday, November 12th, 2010
Farmers in Arroyo Grande, desperate to eke out a living during the Great Depression, were plowing their land to plant bean and pea crops. The unintended result was massive erosion. Full story in the SLO Tribune.
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A Summer of Measuring Stream Flows on the Verde River
Monday, September 20th, 2010
Jocelyn Gretz, APA Board Member and Bren School Master’s Candidate spends the summer at a different kind of beach, researching streamflows and ecology for the USGS in Moab.
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Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Amid a raucous public meeting Tuesday, the Sanitation District voted to delay a sewage-rate increase aimed in part at beginning the process of building a $210-million chloride-removing treatment plant.
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Regional Advocacy Planning: It’s Food versus Water in Cal EPA’s Battle over Irrigated Farm Regs
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
The RWQCB is about to expand its regulatory reach, which may pose conflicts with the Water Code, CEQA, NEPA, the Farmland Protection Policy Act, Local General Plans and more.
Posted in Economics, Water | 1 Comment »
Ventura County Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit Takes Heat
Friday, March 12th, 2010
There have been rumblings in the development and real estate industry because of the new Ventura County Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit.
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