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California State
Water Resources Control Board

To preserve, enhance, and restore the quality of California's water resources and drinking water for the protection of the environment, public health, and all beneficial uses, and to ensure proper water resource allocation and efficient use, for the benefit of present and future generations.

California State
Water Resources Control Board

To preserve, enhance, and restore the quality of California's water resources and drinking water for the protection of the environment, public health, and all beneficial uses, and to ensure proper water resource allocation and efficient use, for the benefit of present and future generations.

California State
Water Resources Control Board

To preserve, enhance, and restore the quality of California's water resources and drinking water for the protection of the environment, public health, and all beneficial uses, and to ensure proper water resource allocation and efficient use, for the benefit of present and future generations.

California State
Water Resources Control Board

To preserve, enhance, and restore the quality of California's water resources and drinking water for the protection of the environment, public health, and all beneficial uses, and to ensure proper water resource allocation and efficient use, for the benefit of present and future generations.

California State
Water Resources Control Board

To preserve, enhance, and restore the quality of California's water resources and drinking water for the protection of the environment, public health, and all beneficial uses, and to ensure proper water resource allocation and efficient use, for the benefit of present and future generations.

California State
Water Resources Control Board

To preserve, enhance, and restore the quality of California's water resources and drinking water for the protection of the environment, public health, and all beneficial uses, and to ensure proper water resource allocation and efficient use, for the benefit of present and future generations.

California State
Water Resources Control Board

To preserve, enhance, and restore the quality of California's water resources and drinking water for the protection of the environment, public health, and all beneficial uses, and to ensure proper water resource allocation and efficient use, for the benefit of present and future generations.

Announcements

  • State Water Board Adopts Order on Long-Term Management of Salton Sea (11/07/17)
  • State Water Board Adopts Environmental Standards for Cannabis Cultivation (10/17/17)
  • Fact Sheet: Phase II Update of the Bay-Delta Plan: Inflows to the Sacramento River and Delta Tributaries, Delta Outflows, Cold Water Habitat and Interior Delta Flows (10/04/17)
  • Water Boards Remind the Public to be Aware of Harmful Algal Blooms this Holiday Weekend (08/31/17)
  • California Achieves Major Milestone Toward Sustainable Groundwater Management (08/28/17)
  • Eileen Sobeck announced as the new Executive Director of the State Water Board (08/08/17)
  • State Water Board Approves Removal of Drinking Water Standard for Hexavalent Chromium (08/01/17)
  • Updated Citizen's Guide now available, July 2017! (07/25/17)
  • More Announcements …

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Office of the Governor
Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
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Board Chair
Felicia Marcus
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Executive Director
Eileen Sobeck
Visit the Water Board Executive Team page

Upcoming Board Events

Staff Workshop: Industrial General Permit Amendment (Los Angeles)
December 21, 2017
Staff Workshop: Industrial General Permit Amendment (San Diego)
December 22, 2017
Closed Session Meeting: California WaterFix
December 26, 2017
  (real time broadcasts)

More Board events . . .

Cannabis Cultivation

The State Water Board is developing and implementing new regulatory programs to address potential water quality and quantity issues related to cannabis cultivation.

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Human Right to Water

On September 12, 2012, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed Assembly Bill (AB) 685, making California the first state in the nation to legislatively recognize the human right to water.

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Water is a precious resource in California, and maintaining its quality is of utmost importance to safeguard the health of the public and the environment.

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