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Thank You Ocean just released a video podcast on the newly contructed Elk Grove Rain Garden. The podcast features Greg discussing the State Water Boards and LID practices. This is a really exciting and well done podcast, which highlights LID and the connection between the watershed/stormwater and the ocean! Big thanks for Greg for helping with the podcast and Eric for working with the Rain Garden! - |
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SWGP Implementation Full Proposal Workshop - |
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Made in IBM Labs: California State Water Control Board Partners with IBM to Improve Water Quality. Newly released iPhone App Empowers Citizens to take Action - A new application that enables iPhone users to help monitor water quality and alert authorities to problems, is now available in Apple’s App Store. The first state to partner with IBM to use this data to monitor the thousands of miles of creeks and streams in their jurisdiction is California’s State Water Control Board. » IBM's Press Release (PDF) » iPhone users can download the application |
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Cleanup and Enforcement of Nurdles in Water Bodies (run time - 3:59) |
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The State Water Board and the SF Regional Water Board have joined with USEPA in a unique collaborative effort to cut the amount of plastic debris in our waterways. The effort begins where plastic product manufacturing begins . . . with "nurdles". |
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The State Water Board and US EPA provide more than $236,000 in federal stimulus money to help West Sacramento take back part of its urban core. Here's how the green cleanup of an abandoned underground storage tank worked, and how it's helping the city. |
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What is a TMDL? - TMDL stands for Total Maximum Daily Load. A TMDL is a critical tool is restoring sick and contaminated water bodies. A TMDL can address anything from chemical contamination to sediment and temperature. The Shasta River provides a good example of how a TMDL works. » Transcript (PDF) |
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Slow the Flow – Make Your Landscape Act Like a Sponge - A joint production of the Water Board Training Academy, Storm Water Program, "Slow the Flow: Make Your Landscape Act More Like a Sponge" brings to life practices and projects that individuals and communities have created to steward our watersheds and slow down the flow of storm water, one of the largest contributors of pollution into our waterways. |
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Delta Boat Cleanup - Hundreds of abandoned boats litter the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. They have a serious impact on California's water quality. The State Water Board and CalRecycle have put up more than a half-million dollars to do something about it. » View With Subtitles | Transcript (PDF) |
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Water Board puts $TIMULUS DOLLAR$ to Work for Californians and Santa Monica Bay - The State Water Board's Division of Financial Assistance has evaluated grant and loan requests at four times the normal rate and allocated over half a billion dollars in federal and state money for clean water and to put Californians back to work. This video takes a look at a project in Los Angeles County and construction workers who have jobs because of the Stimulus program. |
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Water Board puts $TIMULUS DOLLAR$ to Work for Californians and a Small Community - The State Water Board's Division of Financial Assistance has evaluated grant and loan requests at four times the normal rate and allocated over half a billion dollars in federal and state money for clean water and to put Californians back to work. This video takes a look at a project in Live Oak and a construction worker who has a job because of the Stimulus program. » View video with subtitles |
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Aging Sewers Add Up to a Big Challenge in California
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Water Board Scientists Look for Contaminants in Mussels -
State water Board scientists are collecting mussels around the state to see if there is evidence of contaminants. This effort is part of the Board's ongoing Mussel Watch program and tissues will be analyzed at labs in cooperation with the federal government. Final data will be used in the Board's evaluation of contaminants of emerging concern.
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Working For Water - The California Water Boards have broad responsibilities to protect surface and ground water quality and balance competing demands on our water resources. The complexity of the Water Boards programs are reflected in the number of mandated programs and the regional variation that exists throughout the State. This film tells the stories of a few Water Board employees, what their jobs entail, and why they have chosen to work for the Water Boards. |
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Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS)
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Clean Beaches Initiative - Working to Keep Ocean Water Clean and Beaches Safe
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