More Announcements …

… a continuation of the announcements from the Water Boards home page.

2018

JULY

• Cyanobacteria Warning Issued for North Coast Rivers and Lakes (07/20/18)
• Environmental Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund (07/18/18)
• State Water Board Releases Guidelines for Testing and Reporting on PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water (07/13/18)
• State Water Board Adopts Open Data Resolution - Commits to Improved Access to Water Data that Informs Regulatory and Operational Decisions on the Future of Water in California (07/10/18)
• State Water Board Seeks Public Comment on Final Draft Bay-Delta Plan Update for the Lower San Joaquin River and Southern Delta (07/06/18)
• Bay Delta Plan Update Documents Available for Public Review (07/06/18)

JUNE

• State Water Board Reminds the Public to be Aware of Harmful Algal Blooms this Holiday Weekend (06/29/18)
• Governor Brown’s State Water Board Appointee Dorene D’Adamo Confirmed by State Senate (06/19/18)
• Has Your School’s Drinking Water Been Tested for Lead? New Online Maps Show Results for Lead Testing at Public Schools (06/18/18)
• Water Efficiency Legislation Will Soften Impacts of Future Droughts - Fact Sheet (06/08/18)
• State Water Board Releases Lower Klamath Project Draft Water Quality Certification for Public Comment (06/07/18)

MAY

• Harmful Algal Bloom Season Beginning in California’s Lakes, Rivers and Streams (05/24/18)
• State Water Board Takes Action Against Unauthorized Napa River Diversion (05/15/18)
• Attorney General Becerra and San Diego Water Board: We’re Ready to File Suit Over Public Health Threats Posed by Tijuana River Sewage (05/14/18)

APRIL

• Siskiyou County Drinking Water Operators Lose Licenses Following False Reporting of Public Water Test Results (04/30/18)
• New Study Advances the Science of Measuring Crop Water Use in California's Delta (04/23/18)
• Governor Brown's State Water Board Appointee E. Joaquin Esquivel Confirmed by State Senate (04/03/18)

MARCH

• State Water Board Adopts Regulations for Augmenting Reservoirs with Treated Recycled Water (03/06/18)

FEBRUARY

• Comment Period Extended for Permanent Regulations to Prohibit Wasteful Water Uses (02/20/18)
• State Water Board Adopts Agricultural Order for Eastern San Joaquin River Watershed (02/07/18)
• East Porterville Water Supply Project Connects 755 Homes (02/07/18)
• State Water Boards Issue Ninth Web-based Performance Report (02/06/18)
• Drinking Water Resource Guide for Environmental Justice & Disadvantaged Communities of the Central Valley and Central Coast of California (new - English & Spanish) (02/06/18)

JANUARY

• Mandatory Lead Sampling Program for Public Schools now in Effect (01/16/18)

2017

NOVEMBER

• State Water Board Adopts Order on Long-Term Management of Salton Sea (11/07/17)

OCTOBER

• 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)

AUGUST

• 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, July 2017! (07/25/17)

JULY

• State Water Board is accepting public comments for the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program Preliminary Draft Regulations Text (07/24/17)

MAY

• State Water Board Adopts Drinking Water For Schools Grant Program Guidelines (05/16/17)
• State Water Board Adopts Mercury Limits for Water Bodies (05/03/17)

APRIL

• State Water Board Adopts Drinking Water For Schools Grant Program Guidelines (05/16/17)
• State Water Board Adopts Mercury Limits for Water Bodies (05/03/17)
• State Water Board Rescinds Mandatory Conservation Standards; Reporting Requirements and Prohibition on Water Waste Remain (04/26/17)
• State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life (04/07/17)
• Statewide Water Savings Exceed 25 Percent in February (04/04/17)

MARCH

• Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Announces Appointments to State Water Board (03/15/17)
• 1,2,3- Trichloropropane - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Public Hearing
• State Water Board Adopts Climate Change Resolution (03/07/17)
• Statewide Water Savings Surpass 20 Percent in January; Weather Extremes Are California's Reality Under Climate Change (03/07/17)

FEBRUARY

• Human Right to Water Portal Now Available (02/09/17)
• State Water Board Continues Water Conservation Regulations, Prohibitions Against Wasting Water (02/08/17)

JANUARY

• California Water Systems to Provide Lead Testing For Schools (01/17/17)
• Statewide Water Savings Nearly Reach 19 Percent in November; Most of State Still Experiencing Drought Conditions (01/04/17)

2016

DECEMBER

• State Water Board Delivers Report to Legislature on Feasibility of Using Recycled Water for Drinking Water (12/29/16)
• Statewide Water Savings Exceed 19 Percent in October; Most of State Still Experiencing Drought Conditions (12/06/16)

NOVEMBER

• State Plan Seeks To Make Water Conservation A Way of Life(11/30/16)
• California Bioresources Alliance 11th Annual Symposium “Renewable Carbon Management in California”, Tuesday 11/01/2016 9:00 AM PDT to Wednesday 11/02/2016 4:30 PM PDT
• Statewide Water Savings Top 18 Percent in September; Conservation Still Needed Despite Early Rains (11/01/16)

OCTOBER

• State Agencies Join Forces with White House Council on Environmental Quality on California Water Data Challenge (10/28/16)
• State Water Board Seeks Comment on Draft Science Report for Sacramento River and Delta Flow Requirements
• Statewide Water Conservation Drops Below 18 Percent in August (10/05/16)

SEPTEMBER

• Press Release: State Water Board Releases Draft Flow Objectives for San Joaquin River; Salinity Objectives for the Southern Delta (09/15/16)
• Press Release: State Water Board Releases Draft Report on Feasibility of Regulating Direct Potable Reuse of Recycled Water (09/08/16)
• Press Release: Statewide Water Conservation Steady at 20 Percent in July (09/07/16)

AUGUST

• Press Release: State Water Board Releases Statewide "Stress Test" Data (08/16/16)
• Press Release: Are Harmful Algal Blooms Affecting Our Waters? (08/16/16)
• Statewide Water Conservation Declines to 21.5 Percent in June; Water supplier "Stress Tests" under review (08/02/16)

JULY

• Hearing to Begin Tomorrow On California WaterFix (07/25/16)
• Press Release: State Water Board Approves Prop 1 Storm Water Planning Grants (07/21/16)
• State Water Board's Household & Small Water System Drought Assistance (HSWSDA) Funding Program (07/19/16)
• Revised Drinking Water Fee Regulations (07/13/16)
• Notice of July 2016 Public Workshops on MCL development for 1,2,3-Trichloropropane; (en Español) (07/13/16)
• Statewide Water Conservation Grows to 28% in May; Urban Water Suppliers 'Stress Test' Data Under Review (07/06/16)

JUNE

• State Water Board Stresses Need To Continue Water Savings As Drought Persists (06/06/16)

MAY

• State Water Board, Drinking Water Revolving Fund Return to Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance (05/26/16)
• State Water Board Adopts 'Stress Test' Approach to Water Conservation Regulation (05/18/16)
• Strong Statewide Conservation Effort in March; Water-Saving Habits Aid in 24.3 Percent Reduction (05/03/16)

APRIL

• Proposed Drinking Water Fee Regulations - Board is accepting written comments by 06/22/16 by 5:00PM (04/29/16)
• Proposed Drinking Water Fee Regulations - Board is accepting written comments by 06/22/16 by 5:00PM (04/29/16)
• Draft Regulations for Drinking Water Fees (04/08/16)
• Californians Save 1.19 Million Acre-Feet of Water, Enough to Supply Nearly 6 Million People for a Year (04/04/16)
• Tulare County Focus of First State Water Board Mandatory Water Company Consolidation (04/01/16)

FEBRUARY

• Californians Save 1.1 Million Acre-Feet of Water, Urged to Stay Focused on Conservation (02/25/16)
• State Water Board Authorizes $960 Million in 1% Financing For Recycled Water Projects (02/17/16)
• State Water Board Adopts Extended Emergency Water Conservation Regulation (02/02/16)
• State Water Board Adopts Pair of Resolutions on the Human Right to Water, Beneficial Use (02/16/16)
• State Water Board Seeks Public Comment on New Agricultural Water Quality Requirements (02/09/16)
• State Water Board Request for Information (02/01/16)
• California Meets Governor's Conservation Mandate for Seventh Straight Month (02/02/16)

JANUARY

• State Water Board Adopts Measurement and Reporting Regulations for Water Diverters (01/20/16)
• State's Cumulative Water Savings Continue to Meet Governor's Ongoing Conservation Mandate (01/05/16)
• State Water Board Authorizes Sale of $1.2b in Bonds For Clean Water State Revolving Fund (01/05/16)

2015

DECEMBER

• Most Property Owners, Water Suppliers Comply With Russian River Order; Complaints Issued for Rest (12/21/15)
• State Water Board Approves Revised Order to Protect Fish, Delta Salinity, and Public Health and Safety (12/16/15)
• State Water Board Authorizes $5 Million to Help Private Well Owners and Small Water Systems (12/15/15)
• $2.4M Judgment Entered Against L.A. World Airports for Underground Storage Tank Violations (12/07/15)
• California's Cumulative Water Savings Continue to Meet Governor's Ongoing Conservation Mandate (12/01/15)

NOVEMBER

• Stanislaus County Property Owners Issued Enforcement Actions for Alleged Unauthorized Water Diversion (11/09/15)

OCTOBER

• California WaterFix Notice of Water Right Change Petition and Notice of Public Hearing on the Petition (10/30/15)
• California WaterFix 401 Water Quality Certification Notice (10/30/15)
• California WaterFix Fact Sheet (10/30/15)
• Californians Meet Governor's Water Conservation Mandate for Fourth Consecutive Month (10/30/15)
• 2015 California Bioresources Alliance Symposium (10/20/15)
• Plymouth Property Owners Issued Draft Cease & Desist Order, Penalty for Unauthorized Diversion of Water (10/13/15)
• Trinity County Water Hauler to pay $35,000 for Alleged Unauthorized Water Diversion from Hayfork Creek (10/12/15)
• Californians Continue Meeting Governor's Water Conservation Mandate (10/01/15)

SEPTEMBER

• PW Environmental Pleads No Contest to Grand Theft Charge for Overbilling the State Water Board (09/23/15)
• Russian River Informational Order Issued (09/01/15)

AUGUST

• State Water Board Approves General Order for Composting Operations (08/04/15)
• Proposition 1 Storm Water Grant Program and Storm Water Resources Plan Guidelines Now Available for Public Review (08/28/15)
• California Water Use Drops 31.3 percent, Exceeds 25 Percent Mandate for July (08/27/15)
• California WaterFix Water Right Change Petition (08/26/15)
• State Water Board Approves General Order for Composting Operations (08/04/15)

JULY

• SaveWater.CA.Gov Launched to Help Communities Identify Water Waste (07/30/15)
• Underground Storage Tank Violations - $1.35M Judgment Against S.F. Municipal Transportation Agency (07/27/15)
• Byron-Bethany Irrigation District Served with Draft Administrative Civil Liability, $1.5 Million Penalty (07/20/15)
• California Water Use Drops 27.3 Percent, Exceeds 25 Percent Mandate for June (07/30/15)
• Trinity County Property Owner Issued Draft CDO for Unauthorized Diversion, Bulk Water Delivery (07/17/15)
• West Side Irrigation District Issued Draft Cease & Desist Order for Unauthorized Diversion (07/16/15)
• State Water Board Reissues Water Unavailability Notification Letters Following Court Action (07/15/15)
• State Water Board Issues Statement on West Side Irrigation District Court Challenge (07/10/15)
• Board Adopts Requirements for Groundwater Monitoring in Areas of Oil and Gas Well Stimulation (07/07/15)
• State Reduces Water Use by Nearly 29 Percent In Advance of June Conservation Mandates (07/01/15)

JUNE

• Expert Recommendations for Groundwater Monitoring of Oil and Gas Development (06/19/15)
• State Water Board Presents Safe Drinking Water Plan to California Legislature (06/19/15)
• Emergency Regulation to Protect Coho Salmon and Steelhead Approved on Russian River Tributaries (06/17/15)
• Drought Conditions Force Difficult Management Decisions For Sacramento River Temperatures (06/16/15)
• State Water Board Approves Amended Guidelines to Water Recycling Funding Program (06/16/15)
• Senior Water Rights Curtailed in Delta, San Joaquin & Sacramento Watersheds (06/12/15)
• Russian River – Emergency Regulation for Enhanced Water Conservation and Additional Water User Info (06/09/15)
• Urban Water Conservation Improves in April Ahead of June 25 Percent Conservation Mandate (06/02/15)

MAY

• State Water Board DROPS Program Awards $30 Million to Schools to Promote Stormwater Capture (05/29/15)
• State Water Board Approves Voluntary Cutback Program for Delta Riparian Water Rights (05/22/15)
• State Water Board Approves $19 Million for Interim Emergency Drinking Water and Drought-Related Projects (05/19/15)
• State Water Board Adopts 25 Percent Mandatory Water Conservation Regulation (05/05/15)
• State Water Board Addresses Environmental Concerns In New Desalination Facility Standards (05/06/15)

APRIL

• Model Criteria for Oil & Gas Groundwater Monitoring is Now Available for Public Comment (04/29/15)
• Emergency Regulations Development to Achieve 25% Conservation (04/29/15)
• State Water Board Approves Petition to Allow Water Transfers South of the Delta (04/27/15)
• Emergency Regulations Development to Achieve 25% Conservation (04/18/15)
• Emergency Water Conservation Regulations Portal
• State Water Board Adopts Statewide Water Quality Objective for Trash and Implementation Requirements (4/08/15)
• Urban Water Conservation Plummets in February (4/7/15)
• State Water Board Warns That Water Right Curtailments Are Coming Soon (4/03/15)

MARCH

• Ninety British Petroleum UST Sites Banned from Cleanup Reimbursement Following Legal Settlement (3/19/15)
• State Water Board Re-Adopts Emergency Regs for Minimum Fish Flow Protections & Water Rights Reporting (3/17/15)
• State Water Board Expands and Extends Emergency Water Conservation Regulation (3/17/15)
• State Water Board Revises Order for State and Federal Water Project Operations During Drought (3/6/15)
• Urban Water Conservation Drops From 22% to Near 9% in January (3/3/15)

FEBRUARY

• State Water Board Streamlines Process to Apply for Drinking Water Funds (2/6/15)
• State Water Board Orders More Information from Diverters Claiming Senior Delta Water Rights (2/4/15)
• State Water Board Issues Order in Response to State and Federal Water Project Petition (2/3/15)

JANUARY

• State Water Board Releases Dry Year Report (1/30/15)
• EPA Webinar: American Iron and Steel Requirement for the SRF on February 4, 2015 (1/23/15)
• State Water Board Releases Dry Year Report (1/30/15)
• EPA Webinar: American Iron and Steel Requirement for the SRF on February 4, 2015 (1/23/15)
• Draft Environmental Impact Report and General Order for Composting Operations - January 13, 2015 (1/16/15)
• State and Federal Water Projects submit 2015 Drought Operations Contingency Plan (1/15/15)

2014

• California Water Rights Law Reaches Milestone: 100 Years and Counting  | 100 Years of Water Rights Banner (12/18/14)
• Tool to Identify Nitrate-Impacted Public Wells Near Private Wells (12/03/14)
• Temporary Curtailment Release for Junior Priority Class Water Rights Within the Scott River Watershed (12/03/14)
• Emergency Water Conservation Regulations Portal (12/02/14)
• October Water Conservation, Per Capita Use Info, Now Available (Contains link to Data Reports) (12/02/14)
• Temporary Curtailment Release Post-1953 Water Rights Within Sacramento/San Joaquin River Watersheds (11/19/14)
• Notice of Curtailment Lifting for Water Rights Within the Russian River Watershed (11/17/14)
• Notice of Curtailment Lifting for pre-1954 water rights within the Sacramento & San Joaquin River Watersheds (11/12/14)
• New Russian River Frost Protection Regulation Schedule for 2015 (11/07/14)
• Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Policy Handbook Adopted (10/30/14)
• Draft Safe Drinking Water Plan Available for Review and Comment (10/6/14)
• Plan to Temporarily Lift Curtailments During Future Rainfall Events (10/3/14)
• Colorado River Salinity Control Forum: 2014 Review, Water Quality Standards for Salinity, Colorado River System Rpt
• Emergency Water Conservation Regulations Portal (7/23/14)
• State Water Board Adopts Statewide Emergency Conservation Regulations ( 7/15/14)
• SB4 Workshop Aug 25th in Los Angeles-Develop Model Groundwater Monitoring Criteria for Oil & Gas Areas (8/20/14)
• New Bay-Delta Critical Conservation Area RCPP 2014 Farm Bill Conservation Partnership Program (6/24/14)
• Water Board Approves General Order for Recycled Water Use - June 3, 2014
• SB4 Stakeholder Meeting Aug 7th-Develop Model Groundwater Monitoring Criteria for Oil & Gas Areas (posted 7/16/14)
• Draft Guidelines Workshops - Drought Response Program for Schools: June 24-Sacramento & July 8-San Diego
• Public Hearing, 9/23/14, General Waste Discharge Reqs for Small Domestic Wastewater Treatment Sys (6/24/14)
• Draft Resolution and Draft Statewide General NPDES Permit for Discharges from Drinking Water Systems (posted 6/6/14)
• New revision to the DRAFT Composting General Order Requirements is available (posted 5/28/14)
• Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Redouble State Drought Actions - April 25, 2014
• Drinking Water Program Transition Plan - Now Available (posted 3/14/14)
• Water Code Section 13385 Enforcement Report - 2013 (posted 04/28/14)
• Statewide Notice of Potential Future Curtailment (posted 1/17/14)
• Drought Year Information Resources (posted 1/17/14)
• The California Microbial Source Identification Manual: "A Tiered Approach to Identifying Fecal Pollution Sources to Beaches" now available (posted 1/14/14)
• Nitrate-SBX2 1 Expert Panel Nominations and Formation of an Advisory Committee (posted 2/28/14)
• Now Available: Extended Term Financing For All Eligible CWSRF Projects (posted 1/24/14)
• Statewide Notice of Potential Future Curtailment (posted 1/17/14)
• Drought Year Information Resources (posted 1/17/14)
• The California Microbial Source Identification Manual: "A Tiered Approach to Identifying Fecal Pollution Sources to Beaches" now available (posted 1/14/14)
• Drinking Water Program Proposal (posted 1/10/14)

2013

• CWSRF FFY 2013/2014 Intended Use Plan adopted by the State Water Board (posted 12/16/13)
• Groundwater Monitoring Program for Oil and Gas Productions Areas – SB4 website now available (posted 12/13/13)
• Memorandum of Understanding between State Water Board and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Executed – Now Available (posted 11/20/13)
• CWSRF Annual Report State Fiscal Year 2012/2013 (posted 11/15/13)
• How Healthy Are California's Estuaries?
• How Healthy Are California's Tide Pools?
• Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking - Water Rights Fees for Fiscal Year 2013-14 (10/8/13)
• Performance Report Available FY 2012-2013 (9/24/13)
• California Bioresources Alliance Symposium 2013: A Call to Action
• Proposed Adoption of Intended Use Plan (IUP) for Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) - FFY2014 (8/13/13)
• Nitrate Treatment Technology Workshop - September 4 & 5, 2013
• California Wetlands portal by Wetland Monitoring Workgroup, CA Water Quality Monitoring Council
• Public Scoping Meeting regarding the Draft Statewide Order for Composting Operations (07/24/2013)
• Surface Water Shortage for 2013 and Water Conservation Guidelines (posted 07/16/2013)
• Free Webinars Available To Download Regarding Recent Climate Change Adaptation (posted 06/20/2013)
• US EPA's Climate Resilience Evaluation And Awareness Tool (Creat) (posted 06/20/2013)
• San Francisco Bay Area Water Quality Improvement Fund (posted 06/20/2013)
• California State Auditor Releases Report on Water Quality Certification Programs (6/06/13)
• Governor Issues Executive Order to Streamline Water Transfers
• Informational Meetings Regarding Changes to the Draft Statewide Order for Composting Facilities
• Governor Brown Announces Appointments to State Water Board (03/13/13)
• Water Code Section 13385 Enforcement Report - 2012 (03/07/13)
• Adoption of the Amendment to the Recycled Water Policy (03/01/13)
• California Water Boards 2012 Accomplishments Report (02/21/13)
• SBX2 1 Nitrates Report to Legislature Now Available (02/20/13)
• 2013 Phase II Small MS4 General Permit (02/19/13)

2012

• Ex Parte Communication Disclosure Form Is Now Available for Pending General Orders (01/22/13)
• Draft Environmental Document in Support of Potential Changes to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan (12/31/12)
• Public Workshops/Request for Info Regarding Comprehensive Review of Bay-Delta Plan - Videos Posted (11/8/12)
• Notice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking – Water Rights Fees (10/4/12)
• Adopted Order No. 2012-0011-DWQ for Caltrans (10/30/12)
• Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Annual Report State FY11-12 (10/2/12)
• Statewide Order for Compost Management Units - Notice of Meeting Cancellation (rev 10/23/12)
• Performance Report Available FY 2011-2012 (9/18/12)
• Clean Water State Revolving Fund: Notice of Proposed Amendment and Project Priority List (PPL) (8/3/12)
• Trash Pollution in Water Video (9/13/12)
• Water Rights-Water Use Reports: Statements of Diversion and Use and Measuring Diversions (7/19/12)
• Porter-Cologne Act Amended and Updated following Governor’s Budget Trailer Bill Signing (7/2/12)
  
  

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