News Briefs
April 22nd, 2016
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Mailing Address:
1 Capitol Mall
Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814

MVCAC 2016 Spring Meeting

April 28th-29th, 2016
Fairmont Newport Beach
4500 MacArthur Blvd
Newport Beach, CA 92660
 
Meeting Schedule:
Click here to download the schedule (updated 4.13.16) 

Click here to login and view the Board of Directors Spring Meeting Agenda Packet as well as the AMCA Report for April 2016.

For more information, please visit our website.

PLEASE CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW THIS MESSAGE TO REGISTER. Your registration will help us provide adequate food and seating for the amount of people attending.
MVCAC 2016-2017 Proposed Budget Updated
The proposed 2016-2017 MVCAC Budget is now available online. The proposed budget has been discussed through the board, all regional reps, and their members, per the MVCAC policies. The Executive Committee has reviewed the budget after questions were posed, and the result is now available for viewing.  We will be discussing and adopting this proposed budget at the Spring meeting on the 28th of April. If you are unable to make the meeting, we encourage you to discuss any additional items with your board representative so they may bring them to the meeting on your behalf. We look forward to seeing everyone on the 28th of April!
MVCAC "Fight the Bite" Day
MVCAC held its annual "Fight the Bite" Day at the State Capitol on  Thursday, April 21 st to educate the public on protection and prevention methods.

Thank you to our local MVCAC member district volunteers for staffing the MVCAC booth and answering questions about mosquito control. 
 


SB 1246 Update
After two months of strong grassroots outreach to the Legislature and coordination with our lobbyists at KP, MVCAC was successful in not only stopping SB 1246 from moving, but also in making a strong argument to the Legislature to maintain members' ability to do aerial applications without a formal notice. SB 1246, which would have required mosquito abatement districts to provide a 7-day notice to politicians, chambers of commerce, and other groups, was set to be heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee on the morning of April 20. MVCAC lobbyists were notified during the hearing that Senator Nguyen, the bill's author, decided to pull the bill from the committee agenda. This was the deadline to have bills heard prior to a deadline, so this issue is effectively dead now. MVCAC members did a great job communicating the harm this bill would cause and further aligned ourselves with physicians in the public health community. KP will keep members posted on any subsequent conversations.
2016 Sentinel Chicken Orders
Chickens are being supplied by Demler Egg Ranch for Southern California.  

Southern:
Southern Region: (Demler)
Pick-up date: May 4th, 2016 (8 a.m.) in San Jacinto

Questions? Please contact:
MVCAC
1 Capitol Mall, Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
P: 916-440-0826  F: 916-444-7462
Vector Control Permit, Water Quality Order 2016-0039-DWQ
Note: Any technical questions about the message below should be directed to Gary Goodman: gwgoodman@fightthebite.net

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board:

Hello,

The State Water Resources Control Board reissued the Vector Control Permit in Water Quality Order 2016-0039-DWQ on March 1, 2016.  Here is the link to Order 2016-0039-DWQ  Order 2016-0039-DWQ will become effective on July 1, 2016. Meantime, the Vector Control Permit under Order 2011-0002-DWQ remains in effect until July 1, 2016.

To get continued coverage under Water Quality Order 2016-0039-DWQ on July 1, 2016, vector control districts must submit their applications and Pesticide Application Plans (PAPs) by April 29, 2016. Please use the attached Notice of Intent (NOI) form when submitting an application. Vector control districts which are currently enrolled under Order 2011-0002-DWQ need not submit a new PAP if there will be no changes in application methods or pesticides which will be applied. However, vector control districts must state that this is the case in Section VI, Pesticide Application Plan, of the NOI form. Vector control districts which have already submitted their NOIs using the form from Order 2011-0002-DWQ must resubmit their NOIs using the attached form. Please submit NOIs and PAPs to the following address:

State Water Resources Control Board
Attention: Gil Vazquez
NPDES Wastewater Unit, 15 th Floor
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
 
You may contact Gil Vazquez at (916) 322-1400 or gil.vazquez@waterboards.ca.gov if you need assistance or have any questions.

Philip Isorena, P.E.
Chief, NPDES Wastewater Unit
Division of Water Quality
State Water Resources Control Board
1001 I Street, 15 th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814

Call for Proceedings Papers 
MVCAC Proceedings Submission Guidelines Updated
The submission guidelines for the MVCAC Proceedings and Papers have been updated, please click here to view the new guidelines.

Since you submitted a paper at the recent MVCAC Annual Convention, you are required to submit a paper for the Proceedings. 

The deadline for paper submission is June 6th. 

Thank you!
The email addresses for Turlock MAD staff have changed, please update your contacts with the email addresses below:
 
David Heft                           dheft@turlockmosquito.com
Roger Jorge                        rjorge@turlockmosquito.com
Monica Patterson            mpatterson@turlockmosquito.com
Deborah Battista              dbattista@turlockmosquito.com
General Info                      mosquitocontrol@turlockmosquito.com

The California Legislature has declared April 17 - 23, 2016 as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week. Mosquito control agencies across the state aim to raise awareness and educate Californians about the threat mosquitoes and vectors can pose to our communities.

Read more
New Members-Only Area on MVCAC.org
Dear MVCAC Member,
 
We have been working behind-the-scenes to try and remedy some issues with our current MVCAC website and the members-only content areas.  Although, the site will be getting an upgraded look and feel in the coming months, we wanted to make sure that members-only content was both easy for members to access and secure.
 
If you visit MVCAC.org and hover over the new login tab, you will see two login option s:
  1. MVCAC Website Login
  2. Member Services Portal
 
The MVCAC Website Login will require you to set up a user ID to access for the first time and will grant you access to all public and member-only content in one place.
To create a login for this area:
  1. Go to mvcac.org
  2. Click the login tab on the homepage menu bar.  This will bring you to the site login page: http://www.mvcac.org/site-login/
  3.  Scroll down to the "New User Registration" section of the page and fill out the requested information
  4. Once you have registered, MVCAC staff will need to verify your membership before granting access.  Please allow 1-2 business days for staff to process your request.
  5. Once your request is approved, the email you provided will be sent a temporary password allowing you to login.
  6. Copy and paste the password provided in that email into the MVCAC Website Login screen with the username you chose.
 
The Member Services Portal is the login area you are used to, this will continue to be used to register for events and pay dues online.  This will no longer be the area to access members-only content.
 
Of course, if you have any questions about the new login process feel free to contact MVCAC staff and we will be happy to assist you.
 
Thank you,
The MVCAC Staff
MVCAC News Briefs - Zika Updates
Please note: The items contained below are not the views or opinions of MVCAC but they are what is being reported in the media.  The goal of MVCAC providing this information is to keep MVCAC members informed of all news articles that are being presented regarding Zika.
CDC Zika Virus Web Page

CDC Zika Virus Microsite

CDPH Zika Virus Web Page

4/21/16: Cal State students program drones to fight Zika and other diseases - Santa Cruz Sentinel

4/19/16: Navy, county certified to test for Zika - San Diego Union Tribune

4/19/16: New Map Finds 2 Billion People At Risk of Zika Virus - NBC News

4/18/16: CDC adds Belize to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus - CDC

4/16/16: The Race to Cure the Zika Virus is On, and This Company May Have the Best Solution - My San Antonio

4/16/16: CDC: Link Between Zika, Guillain-Barre Grows Stronger - MEDPAGE TODAY

4/15/16: New scientific evidence of sexual transmission of the Zika virus - Science Daily

4/15/16: CDC screens nearly 5,000 travelers for Zika, less than 200 test positive - CNN

4/15/16: UCLA scientists unravel the genetic evolution of Zika virus - UCLA Health