Tag: Water
State Begins Year with Good Sierra Snowpack
The first manual snow survey of the year on January 2 showed a a healthy snowpack of 33.5 inches, according to the California Department...
CalChamber, Coalition in Support of Plan to Fix Aging Water Delivery Infrastructure
A broad coalition that includes the California Chamber of Commerce, and labor, business, environmental, community and water leaders announced the formation of Californians for...
CalChamber Welcomes News of Planned SB 1 Veto
SACRAMENTO, CA — California Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Allan Zaremberg today provided the following statement on news that Governor Gavin Newsom has...
More Water in Sierra Snowpack This Year
More water is available in the Sierra snowpack this year than last due to the January storms, according to the state Department of Water...
California Water Board Backs Plan to Increase River Flows
A state board on Wednesday approved a contentious proposal to boost water flows through a Central California river, a move that would increase habitat...
State Water Board Delays Action on River Flows Again
In an unexpected turn of events, after receiving a letter from Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Governor-elect Gavin Newsom, the State Water Resources...
CalChamber Supports Clean Water Bond; Urges Members to Join Endorsement
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted to support Proposition 68 (The California Clean Water & Safe Parks Act), a bond measure that will...
CalChamber Takes Support Positions on Two Proposed Water Bond Initiatives
The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently voted to support two proposed initiatives dealing with water.
THE STATE WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER STORAGE...
CalChamber Takes Support Positions on Two Proposed Water Bond Initiatives
SACRAMENTO, CA — The California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently voted to support two proposed initiatives dealing with water.
THE STATE WATER SUPPLY...
CalChamber-Supported WaterFix Gains Critical State Approval
The California Chamber of Commerce-supported California WaterFix project has achieved the next crucial milestone on the road to securing the state’s future water supplies.
The...
CalChamber-Supported California WaterFix Moves Forward
Biological Opinions Are Vital Step in Permitting Process
With this week’s release of biological opinions (BiOps) from federal agencies responsible for protecting species listed under...
Governor Brown Announces Infrastructure Plan
On Friday Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced a series of immediate and longer-term actions to bolster dam safety, improve flood protection and fix...
President Signs Landmark Water Legislation
On Friday, President Barack Obama signed landmark federal water legislation supported by the California Chamber of Commerce. The CalChamber had urged the President to...
CalChamber Urges President to Sign Landmark Water Legislation
On Friday, the U.S. Senate voted 78-21 to pass CalChamber-supported federal water legislation, the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN) that will...
CalChamber Backs Efforts to Diversify California Water Supply Sources
Two approaches to boosting the water available to California recently earned the support of the California Chamber of Commerce.
In keeping with CalChamber policy of...
List of Shame Bill for Commercial Water Users Held on Senate Floor
The Senate has refused to pass a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that would have inappropriately made industrial, institutional, and commercial water use public information.
AB 1520...
CalChamber-Opposed Bill Limits Coastal Commission’s Access to Important Information
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that bans business from communicating with members of the Coastal Commission on issues before the Commission passed the...
Governor Continues Water Savings Directive
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. yesterday issued an executive order that builds on temporary statewide emergency water restrictions to establish longer-term water conservation measures,...
Assembly Policy Committee to Hear Bill Promoting Desalination
A California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that sets a state goal to promote desalination will be heard in the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife...
CalChamber Supports Bills to Speed Water Supply Solutions
The California Chamber of Commerce is supporting a number of bills to expedite and reduce costs for water storage facilities, drought mitigation measures and...