| Description |
Date |
| San Diego County Area Groundwater Quality Assessed in New Report |
12/20/11 |
| Santa Ana Water Board Fines Kirkhill Elastomers over $1.7 Million for Water Code Violations |
12/19/11 |
| Red Balloons Entering San Francisco Bay Brings Stiff Response from San Francisco Regional Water Board |
12/13/11 |
| Lahontan Water Board Continues Investigation of Perchlorate in the Barstow Area |
12/6/11 |
| Judgment Entered Against Tesoro Corporation for Underground Storage Tank Monitoring and Testing Violations |
11/9/11 |
| Public Workshop on Draft Septic System Policy in Riverside - Two meetings, 1 pm and 6 pm set for Monday Nov. 7 |
11/4/11 |
| Public Workshop on Draft Septic System Policy in Santa Rosa - Two meetings, 1 pm and 6 pm set for Wednesday Nov. 2 |
11/1/11 |
| Water Boards and USEPA Launch Unique Effort to
Eliminate Discharges of Plastic “Nurdles” |
10/28/11 |
| Public Workshop on Draft Septic System Policy in
Redding - Two meetings, 1 pm and 6 pm set for Friday Oct. 28 |
10/26/11 |
| Public Workshop on Draft Septic System Policy at CalPoly - Two meetings, 1 pm and 6 pm set for Monday Oct. 24 |
10/21/11 |
| Central Coast Water Board Fines City of San Luis Obispo $57,130 for Sewage Spills |
10/18/11 |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Ordered to Provide Replacement Water
to Affected Residents in Hinkley, CA |
10/13/11 |
| Central Coast Water Board Fines Bradley Land Company $60,000 for Clean Water Act Violations |
10/12/11 |
| Central Valley Water Board to Consider Costs of Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program |
10/12/11 |
| Executive Officer Extends 2004 Agricultural Order and
Issues Updated Monitoring and Reporting Program |
10/4/11 |
| State Water Board Releases Draft Septic Tank Policy For Public Comment |
9/30/11 |
| City of Millbrae Wins 2011 “Wuhoo” Pollution Prevention Award |
9/27/11 |
| Lawsuit Filed Against West Sacramento Company for Violations of Tank Tester Licensing Requirements for Underground Storage Tanks |
9/22/11 |
| State Water Board Approves Frost Protection Regulations for the Russian River Watershed |
9/20/11 |
| State Water Boards Third Web-based Performance Report Now Available |
9/19/11 |
| San Diego Regional Water Board Approves $1.3 Million in Water Quality Settlements - Local Projects to Receive $445,000 |
9/14/11 |
| Central Valley Water Board Prosecution Team Proposes Enforcement Orders for the City of Colfax |
9/9/11 |
| Central Valley Water Board Executive Officer Issues
$330,000 Penalty To The Napa Berryessa Resort Improvement District |
9/9/11 |
| Central Valley Water Board Executive Officer
Issues $125,000 Penalty to the City Of Angels |
9/8/11 |
| State Water Board Reaches $6 Million Settlement with Petroleum Firm over Violations in 17 Counties |
8/29/11 |
| State and USEPA warn against blue-green algae in Iron Gate and Copco Reservoirs |
8/17/11 |
| Santa Ana Water Board Settlement Amounts to $314,981 in Fines Against Caltrans, Sanbag, MCM Construction, Inc., and Skanska–Rados |
8/15/11 |
| Central Valley Water Board Issues $682,500 Fine to Winemucca Trading Company, Ltd., Owners of the Former Shasta Paper Mill |
8/10/11 |
| State Water Board Issues $1.3 million in Mandatory Minimum Penalties Against Eight Facilities |
7/28/11 |
| Lahontan Regional Water Board Acts to Prevent Acid Spills from Leviathan Mine Following Unusually Wet Winter |
7/25/11 |
| Los Angeles Regional Water Board’s Chief Prosecutor Issues a $118,710 Penalty Complaint to Michael Kim and the T & T Family Trust |
7/12/11 |
| State Water Board Approves Mercury Control Strategy
for Fish in Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins |
6/21/11 |
| San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board Approves Actions to Complete Restoration of Napa Sonoma Salt Marsh |
6/8/11 |
| San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board Acts to Stop the Flow of “Nurdles” to California Waters |
6/7/11 |
| SWAMP Report: Urban Coastal Areas Monitoring Shows Methylmercury and PCB Contamination in Sport Fish |
5/26/11 |
| State Water Board Approves $3.3 Million in Funds to Speed Colorado Lagoon Cleanup and Restoration Effort |
5/17/11 |
| Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Penalizes City of Redding $72,000 for Violations
at Wastewater Treatment Facility |
5/12/11 |
| San Diego Water Board Prescribes Requirements to Protect Coastal and Inland Waters from Pollutants
Discharged at Firework Events |
5/12/11 |
| Central Valley Water Board Executive Officer Issues $239,500 in Complaints for Dairy Reporting Violations |
5/12/11 |
| San Francisco Bay Water Board Orders City of Pacifica to Improve Sewage Collection as part of $1.7 Million
Settlement |
5/11/11 |
| Central Valley Water Board Executive Officer Issues $315,000 In Complaints For Mandatory Minimum Penalties |
5/10/11 |
CEQA Meetings Planned May 2 & 5 for Proposed Septic Tank Policy
|
4/27/11 |
| State Water Board Approves Strategy to
Improve Lake Tahoe Clarity |
4/20/11 |
| San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board Approves $1.8 Million Wetland Project |
4/12/11 |
| Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Issues $487,000 Civil Liability Complaint |
4/12/11 |
| USEPA Assists Lahontan Regional Board with Sampling |
3/22/11 |
| Central Valley Water Board Executive Officer Issues $171,000 in Complaints for Penalties |
3/17/11 |
| Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Issues Cleanup and Abatement Order to
Shell Oil Company |
3/14/11 |
| San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board Limits PCBs from Wastewater to San Francisco
Bay |
3/9/11 |
| Caltrans and Contractor O.C. Jones & Sons to Pay $315,000 to Settle Alleged
Environmental Violations Related to Highway 101Widening Project between Steele Lane and Windsor |
2/16/11 |
| Enforcement Action against ECO Resources, Inc. for Violations Associated with the
Operation of Wastewater Treatment Facilities |
2/2/11 |
| Central Valley Water Board Executive Officer Issues $32,075 in Complaints for Industrial Storm Water Reporting
Violations |
1/13/11 |
| Central Valley Water Board Executive Officer Issues $144,000 in Complaints for Mandatory Minimum Penalties |
1/13/11 |
| San Diego Water Board Imposes $353,200 in Civil Liability for 1.6 Million Gallon Sewage
Spill into Murrieta Creek |
1/12/11 |
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