2013-14 Water Bond Informational Hearing Series
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June 4, 2013
Hearing Topic: Effective Freshwater Protection & Enforcement
Hearing Documents:
- Agenda
Background
Documents referenced in the Background:- State Water Resources Control Board Briefing Paper on Water Quality Regulation of Agricultural Lands
- Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Fact Sheet: Solutions to the Nitrate Problem
- State Water Resources Control Board Table of Recommendation from the Executive Summary of the report Recommendations Addressing Nitrate in Groundwater
- Full Report: Recommendations Addressing Nitrate in Groundwater
- 1989 Report on Nitrate and Agriculture in California from the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Nitrate Working Group
- Delta Watermaster's report on Improving Water Right Enforcement Authority
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February 20, 2013
Hearing Topic: California Department of Parks & Recreation: Review of Audits and Compliance with 2012 Legislation
(Joint Oversight Hearing of the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee and the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee)
Hearing Documents:
- Agenda
- Background
- State Controller's Office Department of Parks and Recreation Payroll Audit
- Bureau of State Audits Department of Parks and Recreation Audit
- Attorney General's Office Report of Investigation into Discrepancies in Financial Reports Submitted by the Department of Parks and Recreation
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February 22, 2013
Hearing Topic: The Salton Sea: Current Efforts and Future Opportunities
Hearing Documents:
Presenters' Materials:
- Barry Wallerstein, Executive Officer, South Coast Air Quality Management District
- Brad Poirez, Air Pollution Control Officer, Imperial County Air Pollution Control District
- Dr. Stephen Mayfield, Director, San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology, U.C. San Diego
- V. John White, Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies