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2020
… a continuation of the announcements from the Central Valley Regional Water Boards home page.
COVID-19 – Compliance with Water Boards’ Requirements (3/20/20)
- ALERT to Fresno and Central Valley media - Individuals going door-to-door fraudulently impersonating State Water Board’s drinking water specialists in the Fresno area (8/26/20)
- Recreational advisory issued at Lake Isabella due to harmful algal bloom - Visitors should avoid water contact at many locations on lake (8/19/20)
- Foul odors from Tulare County pistachio processing plant trigger cease and desist order (8/14/20)
- City of Galt agrees to six-figure settlement in sewage spill case (8/11/20)
- Lewis Land Developers to Settle Stormwater Violations at Placery County Construction Project (6/15/20)
- Two Central Valley Dairy Operators Cited for Violating Waste Management Practices (6/10/20)
- Diamond B Dairy Violations Posed Threat to Groundwater Quality (5/21/20)
- New tools available to help Bovine Operations complete their annual reports due 1 July 2020 (5/5/20)
- Implementation of Executive Order N-42-20: Guidelines and Best Practices for Water and Wastewater Systems (4/30/20)
- Service of Process During the COVID-19 Emergency (4/20/20)
- Dairyman Agrees to $108,608 Settlement for Dumping Dairy Wastewater on Cropland (1/29/20)
- Roman Catholic Bishop of Sacramento to Settle in Stormwater Violations at Placer County Construction Project (1/6/20)
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2019
- Launch of Kettleman City’s New Water Treatment Facility Makes Arsenic Struggle a Thing of the Past (12/18/19)
- Placerville Developer Agrees to Settlement for Illegal Diversions into Nearby Creek (12/11/19)
- Sutter County Developer Agrees to $160,000 Settlement over Environmental Threats to Grass Valley’s Wolf Creek (12/5/19)
- State Water Board Approves Central Valley Water Board Plan to Reduce Nitrate Contamination in Groundwater and Provide Replacement Drinking Water (10/16/19)
- Rocklin Developer Agrees to $153,000 Settlement in Environmental Threats to Nearby Ravine (9/19/19)
- Harmful Algal Bloom Confirmed in Black Butte Lake - Public Urged to Exercise Caution(6/13/19)
- Glenn County Gravel Mining Operation Receives $675,000 Penalty for Water Quality Violations (6/13/19)
- Cease and Desist Order Issued for Oil Field Wastewater Disposal Facility in Kern County to Ensure Greater Groundwater Protections (6/7/19)
- Start of Outdoor Water Recreation Season Means Being Aware of E. coli in Rivers and Lakes - Public Advised to Check Water Quality Website for Latest Results (5/23/19)
- Make it a Habit and Be Mindful of HABs - Harmful Algal Blooms - State Water Board Says Keep Pets, Children out of the Water if a Bloom is Spotted (5/23/19)
- State Water Board Grant and Loan Funds Arvin Project to Resolve Arsenic Contamination in Drinking Water (5/16/19)
- Concentrations of Some Pollutants Increasing in Streams Following Camp Fire - Public Warned Not to Drink or Cook with Untreated Surface Waters (4/24/19)
- Washoe Fuels of Quincy Fined After Long-term Neglect Harms Town’s Water Supply (3/7/19)
- Shasta County Property Owners Fined $150,000 for Water Quality Violations at Cannabis Grow Site (2/21/19)
- Former Shasta County Property Owner Fined $83,000 for Water Quality Violations at Cannabis Grow Site (2/21/19)
- Elevated Concentrations of Some Pollutants Persist in Streams Following Camp Fire (2/15/19)
- Fact Sheet: Mule Creek State Prison Proposed Designation as a Regulated Facility under State Storm Water Permits (2/7/19)
- Central Valley Agricultural Water Coalitions Agree To Provide Safe Drinking Water To Those Dependent on Contaminated Wells (1/29/19)
- Contaminants Found in Streams Following Camp Fire - Public Warned to Avoid Untreated Surface Waters for Drinking, Cooking (1/18/19)
2018
- State Water Board Funds To Be Used For Vital Erosion Control After Record-setting Mendocino Complex Fire (11/2/18)
- Addressing Vital Erosion Control after Carr Fire Focus of $9 million in State Water Board Funding (10/18/18)
- High E. coli Levels at Lower American River - Public Advised to Check Water Quality Website for Latest Results (7/2/18)
- Harmful Algal Bloom Season Beginning in California's Lakes, Rivers and Streams (5/24/18)
- Central Valley Water Board Settles with Shasta County Growers for failing to Acquire Water Quality Permit (5/1/18)
- Central Valley Water Board Issues Penalty to Kern County Grower for Failing to Acquire Water Quality Permit (4/20/18)
- High E. coli Levels at Lower American River - The Focus of Central Valley Water Board Testing Additional Monitoring to be Conducted in High Risk Areas (4/17/18)
- Press Release: Public Comment Sought on Proposed Salt and Nitrate Control Program for Central Valley Surface and Groundwater Resources (4/06/18)
- Public Meeting Notice: 9 April 2018 Meeting to Discuss Water Quality Issues and Concerns with the American River Parkway (4/04/18)
- Press Release: Central Valley Water Board Issues Penalty to Modoc County Grower for failing to Acquire Water Quality Permit (2/13/18)
- Press Release: Central Valley Water Board Names Patrick Pulupa as New Executive Officer (2/8/18)
2017
- Press Release: Kirkwood Mountain Resort Agrees to Settlement for Allegations of Clean Water Act Violations (12/28/17)
- Poultry General Order Decision Tree and Outreach Trifold Now Available(11/30/17)
- Notice of 6 Public Meetings for the Development of Nonpoint Source Permits on Federal Lands (9/19/17)
- Harmful Algal Bloom Season Beginning in California's Waterways (5/26/17)
State Water Board Says Keep Pets, Children out of the Water if a Bloom is Spotted
- RELP Metro LLC Agrees to Settlement for Stormwater Violations at its 68-acre Metro Air Park (5/10/17
- Visalia Dairy Issued $75,600 Penalty, and Cease and Desist Order for failing to comply with Dairy General Order (4/24/17)
- City of Jackson Agrees to Settlement Over Sewage System Violation Allegations (4/7/17)
- Sutter Creek Bridge Construction Site Settles Enforcement Action for Stormwater Violations (4/6/17)
- Tuolumne County Agrees to Settlement for Stormwater Violations at Jail Access Road Project (4/6/17)
- Sacramento Area Sewer District Settles Sewage Spill Violations (4/5/17)
- Central Valley Climate Change Work Plan Meeting in Rancho Cordova, CA - 28 March 2017 (3/22/17)
- Growers Assessed Penalties for Failure to Obtain Water Quality Permits, Submit Reports Required to Prevent Water Pollution (3/8/17)
- Dollar General Construction Site in Amador County Settles Enforcement Action for Stormwater Violations (2/27/17)
2016
- Southern California Edison to Pay $3 Million for Clean Water Act, Fish and Game Violations at Shaver Lake Dam Project (10/7/16)
- Harmful Cyanobacteria Detected around Fabian Tract; Caution Urged with Contact (9/29/16)
- Updated Information for Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom at Lake Shasta - Caution Urged for Some Water Contact Activities (9/2/16)
- Harmful Cyanobacteria Detected in Parts of Lake Shasta; Caution Urged with Contact through Labor Day Weekend (8/26/16)
- Visalia Dairy to Pay $59,850 for Failing to Report the Impacts of Dairy Operations on Water Quality (8/25/16)
- Central Valley Water Board Issues Notices of Violation to East San Joaquin Valley Growers (8/19/16)
- Blue-Green Algae Bloom in Mountain Meadows Reservoir; Caution Urged in Water Contact (8/12/16)
- Blue-Green Algae Bloom in San Luis Reservoir and O'Neill Forebay; Caution Urged in Water Contact (8/4/16)
- Health Officials and Regional Water Board Warn Discovery Bay Residents and Visitors of Possible Blue-Green Algae in the Water (7/25/16)
- Blue-green algae bloom in Lake Britton & Pit River Arm of Shasta Lake; Caution Urged in Water Contact (7/25/16)
- Blue-green algae bloom in Lake Britton; Caution Urged in Water Contact (7/19/16)
- Blue-green algae blooming in Pit River Arm of Shasta Lake; Caution Urged in Water Contact (7/14/16)
- Contra Costa County Marina to Pay $26,963 For Waste Discharge Requirement Violations (7/1/16)
- Central Valley Water Board and City of Vacaville Settle Wastewater Violations in Solano County (6/13/16)
- Central Valley Water Board and Stamas Corporation Settle Stormwater Permit Violations in Nevada County (6/13/16)
- Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board in Rancho Cordova adds Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (5/24/16)
- Malaga County Water District Fined $1 Million for Failure to Implement Wastewater Pretreatment Program (5/4/16)
- Public Notice - Public Meeting of the Food Safety / Oil Fields Produced Water Expert Panel - 11 April 2016 (3/29/16)
- Shasta County Property Owner to pay $100,000 Over Water Quality Violations Related to Marijuana Grow (3/18/16)
- City of Taft to pay $250,000 for Overflow of 1.5-million Gallons of Raw Sewage - Compliance Programs to Detect and Respond Early to System Failures to be Enacted as Part of Settlemnt Agreement (3/18/16)
- Morning Star Packing Company Issued $1.5 Million Penalty, Cease and Desist Order for Wastewater Violations (2/22/16)
2015
- The State of the Central Valley Region (12/29/16)
The Executive Officer's State of the Central Valley Region Presentation, 10/11 December 2015. - Notice of Public Meeting for Food Safety / Oil Field Wastewater Reuse Expert Panel - 12 January 2016 (12/30/15)
- Central Valley Water Board Settles With 2 Southern San Joaquin Valley Growers For Failure to Acquire Water Quality Permits (12/3/15)
- Central Valley Water Board Adopts Order Regulating Cannabis Cultivation to Protect Water Quality (10/2/15)
- Public Comment Period Starts for Draft General Order Requiring Environmental Rules for Marijuana Cultivation (8/10/15)
- Notice of Three Public Workshops for Proposed Medicinal Cannabis Cultivation Activities General Order (8/5/15)
- Central Valley Water Board Imposes $297,400 Penalty for Water Quality Violations Associated with Marijuana Cultivation (06/12/15)
- Visalia Dairy Fined $34,650 for Failing to Provide Annual Report to Assess the Impacts of Dairy Operations on Water Quality (06/12/15)
- A Greener Globe Corporation Receives $677,531 Penalty for Failure to Provide Monitoring Reports on Roseville Landfill (06/09/15)
- Central Valley Water Board Issues Pair of Penalties to Madera County Growers for failing to Acquire Water Quality Permits (05/12/15)
- Turlock Dairy Fined $73,710 for Failing to Provide Annual Reports to Assess the Impacts of Dairy Operations on Water Quality (04/27/15)
- Emergency Water Conservation Regulations Portal (04/03/15)
- Eastern San Joaquin Watershed Landowners Face Proposed Fines for Discharging Irrigated Land Waste Without a Permit (03/30/15)
- Notice of Opportunity to Comment - State Water Board Consideration of Central Valley Region Diazinon And Chlorpyrifos Basin Plan Amendment (03/27/15)
- 12 March 2015 Climate Change Workshop Video (03/13/15)
- Notice of Public Workshop on Climate Change (02/18/15)
- Turlock Dairy Faces Proposed Fine of $73,710 for Failing to Provide Annual Reports (02/03/15)
- Madera County Landowners Face Proposed Fines for Discharging Irrigated Land Waste Without a Permit (01/30/15)
- Central Valley Water Board Proposes $440,440 Penalty for Water Quality Issues at Yuba-Sutter Landfill (01/29/15)
- Central Valley Water Board Proposes $677,531 Penalty for Water Quality Issues at Roseville Landfill Site (01/28/15)
- Notice of Public Solicitation: Central Valley Pyrethroid Pesticides Total Maximum Daily Load and Basin Plan Amendment (01/16/15)
2014
- Board Approves Fines for Discharging Irrigated Land Waste without a Permit (12/22/14)
- The State of the Central Valley Region (12/09/14)
The Executive Officer's State of the Central Valley Region Presentation, 4/5 December 2014. - Central Valley Water Board Assistant Executive Officer Issues $18,000 Penalty for Violation of Clean Water Act (11/13/14)
- Enforcement News! Settlement Agreement Reached with Two Kern County Oil Firms for Illegal Discharge of Oilfield Fluids (10/07/14)
- Fact Sheet: Northstar Inactive Mine Discharges - Grass Valley area (06/23/14)
- Enforcement News! Landowners Face Fines for Failure to get Waste Discharge Permits (05/19/14)
- Media Release! Central Valley Water Board Adopts Program to Benefit Disadvantaged Communities (04/10/14)
- Enforcement News! Central Valley Water Board Issues Cleanup and Abatement Order to Atlantic Richfield Company for the Walker Mine (04/10/14)
- Tracy Heifer Ranch Fined $310,775 For Water Quality Violations Water Code Violations (02/24/14)
2013
- San Francisco Public Utilities District Fined $1 million for Water Quality Violations (12/20/13)
- Equilon Enterprises Ordered to Pay $500,000 for Water Code Violations in Kern County (12/10/13)
- Settlement Agreement Reached with Kern County Oil Firm for Discharging Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid (11/15/13)
- Central Valley Water Board Issues $375,000 Penalty to Groveland Community Services District for Sewage Spills (10/18/13)
- Central Valley Water Board Issues $190,038 Penalty to Donahue Schriber Asset Management Corp. for Water Code Violations (10/18/13)
- Central Valley Water Board Adopts Waste Discharge Requirements for Irrigated Lands in the Tulare Lake Basin (09/24/13)
- Fourteen Central Valley Facilities Face Penalties for Wastewater Violations (09/12/13)
- Tracy Dairy Fined $685,000 for Water Quality Violations (08/14/13)
- Notice of Postponement and Tentative Board Hearing Date – Diazinon and Chlorpyrifos Basin Plan Amendment (07/10/13)
- Central Valley Water Board Implementing Enforcement Actions for Alleged Unpermitted Discharge of Hydraulic Fracking Waste (04/09/13)
- Central Valley Water Boards Adopts Waste Discharge Requirements for Irrigated Lands (01/07/13)
2012
- Meeting Notice: - 16th Meeting of the Groundwater Monitoring Advisory Workgroup, 11 December 2012 (12/06/12)
- State Water Board Directs Sacramento County Sanitation District to Upgrade Sewage Treatment to Protect Human Health and Aquatic Life (12/05/12)
District must Comply with Regional Water Board Permit - Central Valley Water Board Adopts Waste Discharge Requirements for Irrigated Lands (12/13/12)
- Meeting Notice: Delta Regional Monitoring Program Steering Committee Meeting (10/05/12)
- City of Ione Faces $143,552 Penalty for Failure to Comply with Cease and Desist Order (09/13/12)
- $50,600 Penalty Imposed on Farming Operation for Waste Discharge Violations in Stanislaus County (08/08/12)
- Central Valley Water Board Issues Complaint to Merced County Dairy (07/24/12)
Executive Officer Proposes $272,928 Penalty to Dairy for Illegal Disposal of Cow Carcasses and Illegal Discharges of Wastewater
- Central Valley Water Board Issues Cleanup and Abatement Orders (06/15/12)
Overflowing Manure Storage Area and Illegally Buried Dead Cows Threaten Shallow Groundwater
- Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R5-2012-0708 Issued to Henry J. Tosta (dba Henry Tosta Dairy) and Henry J. Tosta Trust, San Joaquin County
- Attachment - 1 May 2012 Inspection Report for Henry Tosta Dairy - (photographs included)
- Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R5-2012-0709 Issued to Henry J. Tosta dba Reeve Road Heifer Ranch and Echeverria Brothers Dairy General Parnership, San Joaquin County
- Attachment - 1 May 2012 Inspection Report for Reeve Road Heifer Ranch - (photographs included)
- Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R5-2012-0708 Issued to Henry J. Tosta (dba Henry Tosta Dairy) and Henry J. Tosta Trust, San Joaquin County
- $123,191 Complaint Issued to Del Mar Farms for Waste Discharge Violations in Stanislaus County (05/16/12)
- 14th Meeting of the Groundwater Monitoring Advisory Workgroup, 15 May 2012 (05/03/12)
- Central Valley Water Board issues Cleanup and Abatement Order (03/15/12)
More than 50 Dead & Decomposing Cows Found at Merced County Dairy
- Update of Compliance & Enforcement Activities to the Board (02/06/12)
- Enforcement Report Update - 2010/2011
- Enforcement Page - For more information about Enforcement activities.
- The State of the Central Valley Region (01/24/12)
Executive Officer Pamela Creedon's presentation at the 1/2 December 2011 Board Meeting.
2011
- Regional Board Meeting Dates for 2012 (10/14/11)
- The 2011 Draft Phase II Small MS4 General Permit Comment Deadline has been Extended - Written Comments are due at Noon on Thursday September 8, 2011 (07/26/11)
- Please see: Response to Extension Letters
2010
- Turning Waste to Renewable Resources - Joint State Agency Effort Furthers State's Green Energy Agenda (12/14/10)
- 9th Meeting of the Groundwater Monitoring Advisory Workgroup, 26 October 2010 (10/19/10)
- Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. - History and Status of Enforcement and Permitting (09/30/10)
- Central Valley Water Board Expands Irrigated Lands Program to Protect Ground Water (07/29/10)
- Groundwater Quality Protection Strategy for the Central Valley Region "Roadmap" is now available for public review and comments (06/23/10)
- State and Local Agencies Turn Focus to Promoting Renewable Energy from Dairy Waste Throughout the Central Valley (02/08/10)
- 23 February 2010 San Joaquin River DO TMDL Stakeholder Meeting (01/29/10)
2009
- The State of the Central Valley Region (10/08/09)
Executive Officer Pamela Creedon's presentation at the 8 October 2009 Board Meeting.
- 24 September 2009 Central Valley Salinity Leadership Group Meeting (09/01/2009)
The Central Valley Salinity Leadership Group will hold their next annual meeting on 24 September 2009 from 1:30 – 3:30 at the Sacramento City Council Chanbers, 915 I Street, Sacramento (across the street from CALEPA). This meeting is open to the public. For more information, see www.cvsalinity.org. - Developing a Groundwater Strategy to Protect the Beneficial Uses of Groundwater in the Central Valley (08/05/2009)
- Ammonia Summit - Assessing the Role of Ammonia in the Delta and Suisun Bay Ecosystem, 18-19 August 2009 (07/28/2009)
- CV-SALT News: Draft Compliance Monitoring and Evaluation Plan Available (05/22/2009)
- Proposed Revisions to the 303(d) List of Impaired Water Bodies and Consideration of an Integrated Assessment Report for the Central Valley Region (04/14/2009)
- CALFED Science Program Workshop (03/03/2009)
The CALFED Science Program is sponsoring a workshop to develop a research framework to assess the role of ammonia/ammonium on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Bay ecosystem.
2008
- Central Valley Water Board's Irrigated Land Regulatory Program Issues Orders to Kern River Sub-Watershed Growers (12/30/2008)
- Governor Approves Early Transfer of Property at the Davis Global Communications Site to Yolo County (10/20/2008)
- Central Valley Water Board Identifies Land Owners Who Are Not Participating in Regulatory Program (09/02/2008)
- California Uniform Site Assessment Tools (08/13/2008)
A tool for assessing if a site investigation is complete with respect to all potential exposure pathways. - New Spill Reporting Requirements - Effective Immediately (08/07/2008)
- State Water Board Approves Funding to Help Central Valley Farmers Protect Water Quality (07/01/2008)
- Water Board Revises Rule to Seek Additional Fees from Farmers to Join Irrigated Lands Coalitions (06/25/2008)
- Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Disaster-Related Wastes During a State of Emergency (06/16/2008)
- Draft Strategic Work Plan for Activities in the Bay-Delta (06/16/2008)
2007
- California Water Plan Update - Get Involved! (10/25/2007)
- The State of the Central Valley Region (08/17/2007)
Executive Officer Pamela Creedon's presentation at the 2 August 2007 Board Meeting.
