Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution Control Program

CALIFORNIA POLLUTED RUNOFF REDUCTION or NONPOINT SOURCE (NPS) SUCCESS STORIES

• North Coast Region
  • Water Quality Vineyard Program to Protect Salmon Fisheries on California’s North Coast
  • Sediment Reduction from Vineyards in the Russian and Navarro River Watersheds
  • Upper Redwood Creek Watershed Improvement Project
  • Small Dams Removed from Shasta River to Improve Water Quality Conditions for Salmon
  • Mattole River and Range Partnership Implementation Reduces Sediment in the Upper Mattole Watershed
• San Francisco Bay Region
  • California’s Lagunitas Creek Watershed – Salmon Protection and Watershed Network – Green Gardens
  • Help Protect Endangered Fish in the San Geronimo Creek Watershed
  • Road and Trail Improvements Reduce Sediment Pollution in Salmonid Streams
• Central Coast Region
  • Rural Roads Erosion Control Assistance in Santa Cruz County, California
  • Preventing Pollution from Livestock in Coastal Watersheds
• Central Valley Region
  • Sustainable Cotton Project – Implementing Management Practices to Reduce Pesticide and Fertilizer Use on Cotton Crops in the Upper San Joaquin Valley
  • Erosion Control Project Repairs Damage from Off Road Vehicle Use In the Secret Ravine Watershed
• Lahontan Region
  • Recovery of Stream Habitats at Managed Grazing Sites in the West Walker River Watershed, Mono County
• Colorado River Basin Region
  • Water Quality Control Board Success Story:  Irrigation Strategies for Erosion Reduction in the Salton Sea Watershed
  • Agricultural Management Practices Reduce Phosphorus in the Salton Sea Watershed
• Santa Ana Region
  • Reduction of Nuisance Aquatic Plants in Big Bear Lake
  • Stream Restoration Efforts Reduces Impacts Of Urbanization
• San Diego Region
  • Eradication of Destructive, Invasive, Non-native Seaweed Announced
  • Restoration of a Reach of the San Diego River within the Unincorporated Community of Lakeside, San Diego County, California