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2022 Drinking Water Needs Assessment
The Water Boards has released the second annual report on the overall health of drinking water systems and domestic wells across the state.
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New SAFER Outreach and Engagement Strategy
Join our efforts to bring clean water to all! Applications are open for funding partners and technical assistance providers.
Conservation Emergency Regulations
On January 4, 2022, the State Water Board adopted a resolution to implement emergency regulations that prohibit wasteful water uses.
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.
Drought Assistance for Households and Water Systems
Get information about available assistance and find your local county emergency drought contact.
Drought Information & Updates
See the latest updates and information on drought conditions in the state, Water Board actions, and resources for conservation strategies, funding opportunities, and more.
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

Board Meeting

May 24, 2022
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Adoption Meeting: Proposed Plan to Utilize the Allocation from the Budget Act of 2021 for the Groundwater Cleanup and Water Recycling Projects

May 24, 2022
Notice | Aviso
Proposition 1 | Water Recycling Funding Program Guidelines

Public Workshop: Draft Proposition 68 Groundwater - Drinking Water Treatment Operations and Maintenance Funding Program Guidelines (Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board – Fresno Office)

May 24, 2022
Notice | Aviso
Program Page

Public Workshop: Draft Proposition 68 Groundwater - Drinking Water Treatment Operations and Maintenance Funding Program Guidelines (Southern California - Division of Drinking Water – Glendale Office)

May 25, 2022
Notice | Aviso
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Remote Meeting - Information on how to participate in State Water Board meetings during the COVID-19 Emergency

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In Focus...

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 releases draft emergency water conservation regulation - Regulations would boost water savings starting in June (05/13/2022)
Continuing drought prompts readoption of emergency curtailment regulation in Russian River - State Water Board revises and renews existing regulation (05/10/2022)
California holds Boeing accountable for cleanup at toxic Santa Susana Field Laboratory
In a major development to strengthen the cleanup of contamination at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory in southeastern Ventura County, the California Environmental Protection Agency announced a comprehensive framework that establishes strict cleanup protocols and timelines for The Boeing Co. Together, the agreements ensure that: (1) Boeing will clean up chemical contamination in its areas of responsibility to a health protective cleanup standard that could be as stringent as a “Resident with Garden” standard that has long been advocated for by members of the surrounding community; (2) Boeing will clean up radionuclides in soil in its areas of responsibility to levels that would exist locally without industrial activity; and (3) Following the cleanup, stormwater runoff from the Boeing areas will not be polluted. Boeing’s total cleanup costs are expected to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars, including cleanup costs that have already been expended. Read the press release. (05/09/2022)
As drought strains supply, report describes challenges to providing safe drinking water (5/6/2022)

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