Senior Seminar - Environmental Studies » Government

SF Department of Environment

CSUEB Webmaster — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:38:03 +0000

“SF Environment’s mission is to improve, enhance, and preserve the environment, and to promote San Francisco’s long-term wellbeing by developing innovative, practical and wide-ranging environmental programs in recycling, toxics reduction, environmental justice, energy efficiency, commute alternatives, and urban forest.

As a city agency, we foster groundbreaking legislation, and educate the public by providing comprehensive and accessible information on a variety of practices, which serve as models for other cities and countries.”

CALFED Bay-Delta Program

CSUEB Webmaster — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:18:18 +0000

“The CALFED Bay-Delta Program is a unique collaboration among 25 state and federal agencies that came together with a mission: to improve California’s water supply and the ecological health of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.”

Links to water agencies

CSUEB Webmaster — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:10:04 +0000

Bay Area Water Suppy & Conservation Agency

CSUEB Webmaster — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:08:40 +0000

“The Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) was created on May 27, 2003 to represent the interests of 25 cities and water districts, and two private utilities, in Alameda, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties that purchase water on a wholesale basis from the San Francisco regional water system.”

EBMUD

CSUEB Webmaster — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:05:20 +0000

“The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) supplies water and provides wastewater treatment for parts of Alameda and Contra Costa counties on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay in northern California. EBMUD is a publicly owned utility formed under the Municipal Utility District Act passed by the California Legislature in 1921.”

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

CSUEB Webmaster — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:04:29 +0000

“The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is a department of the City and County of San Francisco that provides water, wastewater, and municipal power services to San Francisco. Under contractual agreement with 28 wholesale water agencies, the SFPUC also supplies water to 1.6 million additional customers within three Bay Area counties. The SFPUC system provides four distinct services: Regional Water, Local Water, Wastewater (collection, treatment and disposal), and Power.”

Bay Area Focused Growth

CSUEB Webmaster — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:52:36 +0000

“Four Bay Area regional agencies have joined forces in a Joint Policy Committee. The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) are working together to create complete, livable communities.”

Bay Area Air Quality Management District

CSUEB Webmaster — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:33:36 +0000

“The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is committed to achieving clean air to protect the public’s health and the environment in the San Francisco Bay region. The Air District aims to:
· Attain and Maintain Air Quality Standards
· Increase Public Awareness of Positive Air Quality Choices
· Develop and Implement Protocol and Policies for Environmental Justice”

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

CSUEB Webmaster — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:32:42 +0000

“Planning, financing and coordinating transportation for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.”

San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission

CSUEB Webmaster — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:30:41 +0000

“The Bay Conservation and Development Commission is dedicated to the protection and enhancement of San Francisco Bay and to the encouragement of the Bay’s responsible use.”