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Big Lagoon board approves $5,000 asbestos response after flood survey

Big Lagoon board approves $5,000 asbestos response after flood survey

Approved minutes say a Guzi-West survey found asbestos-containing material in a flood-affected office closet before wall-paneling removal, but key technical records remain unavailable in public postings reviewed.

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California State Water Board adopts emergency lead regulations

California State Water Board adopts emergency lead regulations

The board voted 5-0 on Aug. 19 to adopt emergency regulations for Lead and Copper Rule Improvements, but the meeting minutes do not state when they take effect or what utilities must do.

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Humboldt Planning Commission approves two tree-removal permits amid debate over broader protections

Humboldt Planning Commission approves two tree-removal permits amid debate over broader protections

The 3-1 votes revised staff conditions for the Call and Maples projects, while county officials prepare a proposed large-tree moratorium and tree-preservation ordinance.

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State Water Board adopts 2026–27 drinking-water revolving-fund plan

State Water Board adopts 2026–27 drinking-water revolving-fund plan

The 5–0 vote covers funding guidelines and supplemental plans for emerging contaminants, lead-service-line replacement and disaster relief, but the meeting minutes do not list a dollar total or recipients.

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Northern Humboldt budget projects $2.14 million drop in 2026-27 fund balance

Northern Humboldt budget projects $2.14 million drop in 2026-27 fund balance

A financial statement included in the district’s Sept. 8 board packet projects $33.56 million in revenue against $35.64 million in expenditures, while leaving combined general-fund and special-reserve balances at about $8.52 million.

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State Water Board adopts Russian River pathogen and bacteria controls

State Water Board adopts Russian River pathogen and bacteria controls

The board unanimously approved an amendment adding a pathogen action plan, fecal-waste prohibition and bacteria limit while removing a watershed-specific onsite-waste policy.

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Big Lagoon school board ratifies teachers’ agreement with 1% raise, higher health-benefit cap

Big Lagoon school board ratifies teachers’ agreement with 1% raise, higher health-benefit cap

Approved minutes show the district’s two-member quorum ratified an agreement with the Big Lagoon Teachers Association effective July 1, 2026.

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Humboldt supervisors approve $1.47 million DHHS security, transport contract

Humboldt supervisors approve $1.47 million DHHS security, transport contract

The board voted unanimously to select SVT Gruppe Inc. for security and secure transportation services from Sept. 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

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Humboldt supervisors revoke 15 planning permits after public hearing

Humboldt supervisors revoke 15 planning permits after public hearing

The unanimous action followed an amendment removing permit PLN-13006 from an original 16-permit revocation proposal.

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California water board authorizes up to $25 million for revolving-fund state matches

California water board authorizes up to $25 million for revolving-fund state matches

The 5-0 action sets borrowing capacity for clean-water and drinking-water programs, but the public minutes do not identify projects or loan terms.

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HCAOG hears conceptual North State hydrogen station network plan

HCAOG hears conceptual North State hydrogen station network plan

A Caltrans-funded study modeled hydrogen fueling sites for transit and freight across eight counties, but officials were told the results are for planning — not a construction commitment.

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HCAOG asks Caltrans to examine emergency-response impacts after Bayside Cutoff closure

HCAOG asks Caltrans to examine emergency-response impacts after Bayside Cutoff closure

Caltrans says it will meet with local emergency-service agencies, review changed response routes and consider possible designs after a permanent closure raised concerns in the Bayside/Jacoby Creek area.

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HCAOG hears HTA surpassed 700,000 rides as hydrogen-fueling problem limits buses

HCAOG hears HTA surpassed 700,000 rides as hydrogen-fueling problem limits buses

The Sept. 17 public meeting did not identify the ridership count’s definition, the outage’s duration or its effect on routes and service.

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Caltrans to study emergency access after Bayside Cut-Off closure

Caltrans to study emergency access after Bayside Cut-Off closure

The agency will meet with local emergency services and evaluate response routes and possible designs after an HCOG discussion of a resident’s emergency-only U-turn proposal.

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Big Lagoon trustees approve $5,000 AHERA program after asbestos found during flood work

Big Lagoon trustees approve $5,000 AHERA program after asbestos found during flood work

The 2-0 vote authorized Guzi-West’s AHERA Program Proposal Option 2 as mitigation continued in three school areas.

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Arcata adopts five-year economic plan focused on ‘good growth’

Arcata adopts five-year economic plan focused on ‘good growth’

The 2026-31 plan identifies 25 potential actions and five near-term priorities, but implementation staffing and funding still need to be worked out.

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Humboldt supervisors approve up to $1.47 million DHHS security, transport contract

Humboldt supervisors approve up to $1.47 million DHHS security, transport contract

The Board selected SVT Gruppe Inc. for security and secure transportation services from Sept. 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

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Humboldt supervisors approve $566,321 Prop. 64 budget supplement, two sheriff positions

Humboldt supervisors approve $566,321 Prop. 64 budget supplement, two sheriff positions

The 5-0 action adds one sheriff sergeant and one deputy sheriff position effective immediately, but the county record does not specify the funding split or assignments.

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Arcata council considers 45-day pause on new data-center applications

Arcata council considers 45-day pause on new data-center applications

Staff presented Ordinance 1594 as an urgency measure to give the city time to study potential public-health effects and land-use rules, but the available meeting record does not clearly establish the ordinance’s final status.

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California water board opens path to 2027 nonpoint-source grants

California water board opens path to 2027 nonpoint-source grants

The State Water Board adopted program guidelines and authorized a new solicitation for projects that reduce runoff and other nonpoint-source pollution.

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California water board delegates groundwater-management authority to office director

California water board delegates groundwater-management authority to office director

The State Water Resources Control Board approved Resolution 2026-0033 in a unanimous vote Sept. 1, shifting specified administrative and enforcement responsibilities to the director of its groundwater-management office.

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CPUC approves limited PG&E relief, opens rate-case rewrite

CPUC approves limited PG&E relief, opens rate-case rewrite

The commission voted 5-0 to grant PG&E a narrow capital-structure exemption tied to a DWR loan for Diablo Canyon costs and separately launched a rulemaking to revise utility general rate-case rules for the first time since 2007.

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CPUC meeting in San Marcos turns into broad opposition to Golden Pacific Power Link route

CPUC meeting in San Marcos turns into broad opposition to Golden Pacific Power Link route

At the commission’s Sept. 17 voting meeting, local officials and residents pressed for more detail and an alternate route as CPUC said the project was still pre-application.

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RCEA board to consider DOE award execution for tribal energy resilience project

RCEA board to consider DOE award execution for tribal energy resilience project

The Sept. 24 agenda also asks directors to unfreeze a grants manager post tied to the federal grant.

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