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.
- Impaired Water Bodies
Listing a water body as impaired in California is governed by the Water Quality Control Policy for developing California’s Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Listing Policy. The State and Regional Water Boards assess water quality data for California’s waters every two years to determine if they contain pollutants at levels that exceed protective water quality criteria and standards. This biennial assessment is required under Section 303(d) of the Federal Clean Water Act. See a map of water bodies (click on the Map tab) that have been identified as impaired by agricultural related pollutants such as pesticides or nutrients.
- Monitoring Data Reports
The monitoring information provided below provides a general understanding of the baseline water quality conditions in many Central Coast, Los Angeles, and Central Valley areas of irrigated agriculture.
- Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
- Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
- Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
- Water Quality Fee Stakeholder Meeting
The State Water Board’s Water Quality Fee Stakeholder meeting is scheduled for:
- Monday, August 15, 2011 – 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Cal/EPA Headquarters (1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814) – Training Room 1 East/West
Conference Call-In Number: (916) 255-4044. »» Handout
»» See the 2011 - 2012 Fee Schedule for the ILRP
- If you have questions or comments concerning the Ag Waiver Fee –
- 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.
- 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
- If you have questions or comments concerning the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program –
Other Agricultural Information Links
- Nonpoint Source Management Measures
- Links
