July 18, 2014 Issue #59 Editor's NoteFor a PDF copy of the newsletter please visit the League's website. For more updates from the League, follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.New State Water Board Regulations Aimed at Water-WastersGov. Jerry Brown declared a drought State of Emergency in January calling on Californians to reduce their water use by 20 percent. In addition, the Governor directed various state agencies, local water suppliers and local governments to begin implementing water conservation strategies and contingency plans in order to prepare for anticipated water shortages. As drought conditions worsened, the Governor issued an Executive Order in April calling on the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to “adopt and implement emergency regulations pursuant to Water Code section 1058.5, as it deems necessary to prevent the waste, unreasonable use, unreasonable method of use, or unreasonable method of diversion of water, to promote water recycling or water conservation, and to require curtailment of diversions when water is not available under the diverter's priority of right.”Water, Environmental Quality
As part of the League’s Annual Conference & Expo members will consider action on one resolution that was submitted regarding illegal marijuana grow sites. Specifically, the resolution calls upon Gov. Jerry Brown and the Legislature to convene a summit addressing the environmental and public safety impacts illegal marijuana grow sites have on local communities. The resolution is scheduled to be heard by the Environmental Quality and Public Safety policy committees prior to the General Resolutions Committee and General Assembly. |
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