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Get information about available assistance and find your local county emergency drought contact.
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California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult for many Californians to pay their bills due to job loss and other hardships. A new program will provide financial relief to eligible water systems to cover customer water bill debt related to the pandemic.
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Racial Equity
Racial equity occurs when race can no longer be used to predict life outcomes and outcomes for all groups are improved. Learn how the Water Boards are working to advance racial equity.
HAB Advisories and Updates
See the latest updates on where freshwater and estuarine harmful algal blooms have been reported across the state, how to best protect yourself, and how to report a bloom.
- View the HAB Incident Reports Map

Upcoming Events

Adoption Meeting: California Clean Water Act Section 303(d) List - 2020-2022 California Integrated Report

January 18-19, 2022
Notice | Program Page

Board Meeting

January 19-20, 2022
Agenda | Agenda en Español

Adoption Meeting: Proposed Amendments to the California Water and Wastewater Arrearages Payment Program Guidelines

January 19, 2022
Notice | Program Page

Board Workshop: Proposed Amendments to the SFY 2021-22 DWSRF and CWSRF IUPs, which are proposed to serve as Draft Implementation Plans for administration of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Allocations from the Budget Act of 2021.

January 20, 2022
Notice | Aviso | Drinking Water | Wastewater

Remote Meeting - Information on how to participate in State Water Board meetings during the COVID-19 Emergency

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2022 marks the 50^th anniversary of the Clean Water Act (CWA), which establishes the basic structure for regulating pollution in U.S. waters and is an important tool for the Water Boards to carry out its mission on behalf of Californians.

Learn more about our programs and responsibilities under the CWA.

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COVID-19 - Water Boards’ response to COVID-19: Meeting information and remote participation; Guidance for the public; Service of process; and more…

State Water Board adopts emergency water use regulations to boost drought resilience - Despite early winter storms, California remains in a drought (01/04/2022)
Settlement reached with sewer district that had hundreds of raw sewage spills (12/29/2021)
Los Angeles Water Board reaches settlements with four companies for waste discharge violations (12/22/2021)
San Francisco Water Board honors advocacy group for legislation that will help limit sewage overflows (12/15/2021)
The Los Angeles Water Board issues a cease and desist, investigative orders directing the owner of a warehouse in Gardena to stop discharging contaminants from a fire (12/14/2021)
San Diego Board approves highly treated wastewater for GW development (12/10/2021)
State Water Board creates world’s first standardized methods for testing microplastics in drinking water - New standards seen as crucial to Board’s four-year testing plan (12/06/2021)
New appointees bring diverse backgrounds and viewpoints to state’s drinking water advisory group (12/06/2021)
State Water Board issued a Notice of Opportunity to Respond to Petitions for Reconsideration of Water Quality Certification for Don Pedro Hydroelectric and La Grange Hydroelectric Projects (12/03/2021)
State Water Board celebrates City of Maywood’s groundwater filtration system (11/18/2021)
DNA testing for E. coli in American River traces most causes to wildlife, not humans (11/16/2021)
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