Agriculture - Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program

The Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) regulates discharges from irrigated agricultural lands. Its purpose is to prevent agricultural discharges from impairing the waters that receive the discharges. To protect these waters, Regional Water Boards have issued conditional waivers of waste discharge requirements to growers that contain conditions requiring water quality monitoring of receiving waters and corrective actions when impairments are found. .

• About the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (Ag Waivers)
  
  
• Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) Monthly Report
  The State Water Board is pleased to provide a link to the public to review monthly status reports on the ILRP. The monthly reports will provide updated ILRP information. The first monthly report will be on the Central Valley Water Boards program. Alternate monthly reports will be on the other Regional Board ILRPs. Click on the link below to read the Irrigated ILRP monthly reports. The State Water Board is also providing a link to read a Spanish translation of the monthly reports.
  • Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Monthly Report
  • Informe Mensual Del Programa De Regulacion En Suelos Irrigados
    
    
• Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (Ag Waiver) Fee Schedule
  The State Water Resources Control Board adopted a fee schedule that included fees for conditional waivers for discharges from irrigated agricultural lands. Invoices for Fiscal Year 2009-10 will be mailed out in January 2009. The State Water Board held its annual water quality fee stakeholder meeting to discuss Fiscal Year 2009-10 fees on September 10, 2008.
  
  • Water Quality Fee Stakeholder Meeting and Fee Schedule
    
    If you have any questions or comments concerning the Ag Waiver Fee Contacts, please contact
    • Johnny Gonzales - (916) 341-5510 or Miles Burnett - (916) 341-6997
      
      
• Agricultural Water Quality Grants Program
  The Division of Financial Assistance administers the implementation of the State Water Resources Control Board's financial assistance programs, which includes loan and grant funding for the Agricultural Water Quality Grants Program. The Agricultural Water Quality Grants Program provides funding for projects that reduce or eliminate non-point source pollution discharge to surface waters from agricultural lands.
  • Agricultural Water Quality Grants Program
    
    
• Memorandum of Understanding
  On February 15, 2008 a meeting was held with the Agricultural Commissioners of Butte and Glenn counties and their staff to discuss activities performed for the MOU Pilot Program. The Glenn County contract has been approved (see link below), extending the MOU Pilot Program until March 31, 2009. The Butte County contract is awaiting the approval by the Butte County Board of Supervisors. The 2007 Annual Report for the MOU Pilot Program is being reviewed and will be posted when the review is complete.
  
  
• Regional Board Internet Web Pages
  • Central Coast Region
  • Central Valley Region
  • Los Angeles Region
  • San Diego Region
    

If you have any questions or comments concerning the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program, contact:

Johnny Gonzales, Program Manager (916) 341-5510

Other Agricultural Information Links

• Nonpoint Source Management Measures
  • NPS Guidance - NPS/CZARA fact sheets on management measures applicable to nonpoint sources.
  • NPS Encyclopedia - The California Nonpoint Source Encyclopedia provides information on nonpoint source management measures by categories.
    
    
• Links
  • Agricultural Water Quality Grant Program
  • Sacramento River Watershed Program
  • Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP)
  • Western Integrated Pest Management Center
  • UC Integrated Pest Management Program
  • Pesticide Use Reporting Workgroup
  • UC Agricultural Geographic Information System
  • Farm Water Quality Planning Program - Short Courses

 

(Updated 2/27/09)