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The North Coast Water Board had adopted a Racial Equity Resolution and is developing a Racial Equity Action Plan. For more information, visit our Racial Equity webpage
- Draft General Waste Discharge Requirements for Commercial Vineyards and supporting Draft Environmental Impact Report are now available for public comment. Comments are due by August 30th, 2023. A public workshop will be held August 4th, 2023.
- Sediment discharge during improper timber harvest near Healdsburg leads to $276,000 penalty
- North Coast Regional Water Board proposes $450,000 Settlement Agreement for unauthorized vineyard development for alleged violations in the Russian River Watershed
- North Coast Water Board approves new fish hatchery, part of historic renewal of Klamath River
- North Coast Water Board proposes $250,000 fine against timber operator for alleged violations in the Russian River Watershed
- North Coast Water Board fines unlicensed cannabis cultivators for discharging sediment to Trinity River
- North Coast Water Board names new executive officer with deep ties to region
- Public Comment on the Short Term Renewal of Scott and Shasta 2018 Orders
- North Coast Water Board increases enforcement on cannabis growers, issues six-figure fines
- North Coast Water Board proposes $4.5 million fine against quarry operator for alleged Clean Water Act violations
- Revised Regional Supplement to the Cannabis Cultivation General Order Monitoring and Reporting Program
- California’s Recycled Water and Treated Wastewater Is Safe from the COVID-19 Virus
- Frequent Questions about Wastewater and Septic Systems and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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(Page last updated 9/14/23)
Forest Activities Program
The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Water Board) has been active in regulating discharges from logging and associated activities since 1972.
Learn MoreTMDLs
The Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) process leads to a "pollution budget" designed to restore the health of a polluted or impaired body of water. The TMDL process provides a quantitative assessment of water quality problems, contributing sources of pollution, and the pollutant load reductions or control actions needed to restore and protect the beneficial uses of an individual waterbody impaired from loading of a particular pollutant.
Learn MoreDairy Program
The Dairy Program for the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board currently regulates waste discharge from dairies under General Waste Discharge Requirements for Dairies in the North Coast Region, Order No. R1-2019-0001 (GWDR). This Order covers dairies that are existing, new, expanding, or previously inactive. All dairy animals are included such as cows, water buffalo, goats, and sheep.
Learn MoreAgricultural Lands Discharge Program
The Agricultural Lands Discharge Program (Program) addresses water quality impacts associated with activities on agricultural lands in the North Coast Region (Region). There are approximately 350,000 acres of agricultural lands in the Region, which are primarily used for vineyards, orchards, row crops, grain, alfalfa, hay pasture, and dairies.
Learn MoreRestoration Program
The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board takes an active role in promoting the implementation of restoration projects that help restore the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters within the region.
-Policy in Support of Restoration in the North Coast Region
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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