Legislation enacted to reauthorize CALFED program

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The legislation, Water supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, signed by US President George W. Bush reauthorizes the federal government's participation through 2010 in one of the nation's largest efforts to manage water supplies and restoring the environment called CALFED. The program, CALFED, is intended to provide a long-term solution to problems pertaining to the quantity and quality of water in California.

Government regulation (cont), Government domestic functions, Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Methods, Laws, regulations and rules, Bush, George W., Environmental policy, Water quality management

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Tunnel fire prompts rapid response from Caltrans

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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) worked to restore traffic to nearby lanes of Interstate 5 after a traffic accident in a concrete tunnel caused the death of three people and damaged the tunnel. Caltrans undertook an assessment of the tunnel's condition and has awarded a contract to repair the tunnel on October 29, 2007.

Organizational history, Safety and security measures, Company legal issue, Investigations, Powers and duties, Location, Fires, Maintenance and repair, California. Department of Transportation, Tunnels, Interstate Highway System

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Website gauges chances of aftershock

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The details of an online map, , which is to show the probability of aftershock occurring anywhere in California, within twenty-four hours, are presented. The United States Geological Survey (UGS), the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the Southern California Earthquake Center have developed it.

Services development, Company Web site/Web page, Web sites (World Wide Web), Company systems management, Information management, Web sites, Company service development, Service development, Earthquake prediction

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