Irrigated Agriculture

A Workshop Presenting New Water Quality Regulations & Management Practices for Agriculture

On November 6, 2008 a workshop was presented at the Rancho California Water District in Temecula. The workshop included presentations of state-wide and regional regulatory requirements, as well as technical discussions of management practices for reduction of ag-related pollution.

• Overview and Authorities of the State-Wide Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program - Johnny Gonzales, State Water Resources Control Board

• New Ag Waiver for the San Diego Region - Peter Peuron, San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board

• Current Agricultural Regulations & Proposed Conditional waiver for Ag Dischargers (CWAD) in the Santa Ana Region - Mark Adelson, Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

• Irrigation Efficiency for Southern California - Justin Haessly, Mission Resource Conservation District

• Management Options for Agricultural Water Quality - Dr. Val Mellano, University of California Cooperative Extension

• Sources, Patterns and Mechanisms of Storm water Pollutant Loading from Watersheds and Land Uses of the Greater Los Angeles Area - Liesl Tiefenthaler, Southern California Coastal Water Research Partnership

• Agricultural Waiver