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Menlo Park, CA 94026-2105

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CASQA Bi-Weekly Update: Week of July 19, 2010

In this Update: 

 
1.  CASQA transitions Construction BMP Handbook to Portal – On July 1, the State Water Board’s new Construction General Permit (Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ) took effect.  At the same time, CASQA pulled the 2003 Construction BMP Handbook from its website.  In late 2009, CASQA posted an updated version of the Construction BMP Handbook as a web-based Portal, designed to replace the 2003 Construction BMP Handbook effective July 1, 2010.  CASQA developed the new 2009 CASQA Construction BMP Handbook / Portal to complement the new State Construction General Permit.  As of July 2010, ... Read more
 
2.  Construction BMP Handbook / Portal Webinar attracts hundreds – On June 23, CASQA put on a webinar of the Construction BMP Handbook / Portal that attracted almost 900 viewers.  Click here for a free ... Read more
 
3. CASQA comments on regulatory actions – CASQA has submitted the following comments and testimony in the past month.  Copies of CASQA comment letters are available to CASQA members by logging in to the CASQA website and visiting the Members Only section. ... Read more
 
4.  Upcoming CASQA Committee / Subcommittee meetings / conference calls – The following Committee and Subcommittee meetings / calls are planned for the next 2 weeks: ... Read more
 
5.  Senate Committee approves bill requiring Federal agencies to pay stormwater fees – (Source: WEF)  The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved legislation (S. 1816) on June 30 requiring the federal government to pay local fees for treating and managing stormwater runoff.  Initially introduced June 10 as a separate bill (S. 3481) by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), the legislation was ... Read more 

6.  Legislation introduced to encourage new technologies to combat stormwater runoff – (Source: WEF) Sens. Tom Udall (D-NM) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced legislation on July 8 designed to help address the nation’s water quality challenges by encouraging the research, development and promotion of new technologies and designs that ... Read more  

* CASQA provides Bi-weekly Updates as a benefit to its membership.

 

 

              

Two of the California Stormwater Quality Task Force’s Founders
– Doug Harrison and Bob Collacott –
help CASQA recognize the 20-year anniversary of the founding of its predecessor organization
at a ceremony in Ventura.