Press Releases/Media Advisories – 2016

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DESCRIPTION (sortable)	DATE (sortable)	CATEGORY (sortable)
Statewide Water Savings Nearly Reach 19 Percent in November; Most of State Still Experiencing Drought Conditions	01/04/17	Water Conservation
State Water Board Delivers Report to Legislature on the Feasibility of Using Recycled Water for Drinking Water	12/29/16	Drinking Water
North Coast Regional Water Board Assesses $37,000 Penalty for Sediment Discharges to the Upper Eel River	12/22/16	Region 1/Enforcement
San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board Levies $2.8 Million Fine for Illegal Discharges in Suisun Marsh	12/15/16	Region 2/Enforcement
App Targeting Best Habitat for Juvenile Salmon Wins White House Council on Environmental Quality and State of California Water Data Challenge	12/15/16	Water Quality
City of Industry to Pay $5 Million for Unpermitted Dredging in the San Gabriel River at Follows Camp	12/08/16	Region 4/Enforcement
Statewide Water Savings Exceed 19 Percent in October; Most of State Still Experiencing Drought Conditions	12/06/16	Water Conservation
State Water Board Approves Proposition 1 Storm Water Implementation Grants	12/05/16	Financial Assistance
North Coast Water Board Adopts Plan to Control Sediment in the Elk River Watershed	12/01/16	Region 1/Water Quality
State Plan Seeks To Make Water Conservation A Way of Life	11/30/16	Water Conservation
Three Siskiyou County Men Charged with Submitting False Drinking Water Reports to State Water Board	11/10/16	Enforcement
North Coast Regional Water Board Reaches $579,700 Settlement for Sonoma County Stream Sediment Discharges	11/02/16	Region 1/Enforcement
Statewide Water Savings Top 18 Percent in September; Conservation Still Needed Despite Early Rains	11/01/16	Water Conservation
State Agencies Join Forces with White House Council on Environmental Quality on California Water Data Challenge	10/28/16	Water Conservation
State Water Board Seeks Comment on Draft Science Report for Sacramento River and Delta Flow Requirements	10/19/16	Water Rights
Central Coast Water Board and South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Settle Litigation Regarding 2010 Wastewater Spill	10/13/16	Region 3/Enforcement
City of Compton to Pay Penalty, Upgrade Sanitary Sewer System for Discharging Raw Sewage Into Local Waterway	10/11/16	Region 4/Enforcement
Southern California Edison to Pay $3 Million for Clean Water Act, Fish and Game Violations at Shaver Lake Dam Project	10/07/16	Region 5/Enforcement
Statewide Water Conservation Drops Below 18 Percent in August	10/05/16	Water Conservation
Harmful Cyanobacteria Detected around Fabian Tract; Caution Urged with Contact	09/29/16	Water Quality
Former San Bernardino County Business Owner to Pay $125,000, Banned from Underground Storage Tank Program	09/28/16	Enforcement
State Working with City of Delano on Innovative Approach to Remove Nitrate from Drinking Water	09/26/16	Drinking Water
State Water Board Bans 100 Shell Oil Company Underground Storage Tank Sites from Cleanup Fund	09/23/16	Enforcement
Santa Ana Water Board Approves Clean-Up Order, Settlement Agreement Over TCE Plume in Ontario	09/20/16	Water Quality
State Water Board Releases Draft Flow Objectives for San Joaquin River; Salinity Objectives for the Southern Delta	09/15/16	Water Rights
Clean Water Fund Receives $3 Billion In Financing Applications For Vital Water Quality Projects	09/14/16	Financial Assistance
City of San José to Receive 2016 "WuHoo" Pollution Prevention Award	09/12/16	Region 2/Water Quality
State Water Board, Along With Six Partner Agencies, to Host Infrastructure Funding Fair in Fresno	09/09/16	Financial Assistance
State Water Board Releases Draft Report on Feasibility of Regulating Direct Potable Reuse of Recycled Water	09/08/16	Drinking Water
Water Quality Sampler Arrested for Submitting Falsified Lab Reports to the Division of Drinking Water	09/08/16	Enforcement
State Water Board Releases Draft Order Amending the Bureau of Reclamation's Water Rights for the Cachuma Project on the Santa Ynez River in Santa Barbara County	09/07/16	Water Rights
Statewide Water Conservation Steady at 20 Percent in July	09/07/16	Water Conservation
State Water Board Settles Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Cases with 4 AEG Clients	09/02/16	Enforcement
Developer San Altos-Lemon Grove issued $595,367 Penalty for Water Quality Violations	08/30/16	Region 9/Enforcement
Visalia Dairy to Pay $59,850 for Failing to Report the Impacts of Dairy Operations on Water Quality	08/25/16	Region 5/Enforcement
Harmful Cyanobacteria Detected in Parts of Lake Shasta; Caution Urged with Contact through Labor Day Weekend	08/25/16	Water Quality
Central Valley Water Board Issues Notices of Violation to East San Joaquin Valley Growers	08/19/16	Region 5/Enforcement
State Water Board, Along With Six Partner Agencies, to Host Infrastructure Funding Fair in Alhambra	08/18/16	Financial Assistance
State Water Board Releases Statewide "Stress Test" Data	08/16/16	Water Conservation
Are Harmful Algal Blooms Affecting Our Waters?	08/16/16	Water Quality
State Water Board Approves Limits on Bacteria for San Francisco Bay Beaches	08/16/16	Region 2/Water Quality
Cleanup and Abatement Order Issued for Point Buckler Island	08/15/16	Region 2/Enforcement
Blue-green algae bloom in Mountain Meadows Reservoir, Caution Urged in Water Contact	08/12/16	Region5/Water Quality
State Water Board Reaches Agreement with Redlands to Promote More Water Conservation	08/05/16	Enforcement
Blue-Green Algae Bloom in San Luis Reservoir and O'Neill Forebay; Caution Urged in Water Contact	08/04/16	Region 5/Water Quality
Governor Brown's State Water Board Appointee Steven Moore Re-Confirmed by State Senate	08/02/16	Board Member
Statewide Water Conservation Declines to 21.5 Percent in June; Water supplier "Stress Tests" still under review	08/02/16	Water Conservation
Central Valley Water Board Settles With East San Joaquin Valley Grower Over Failure to Acquire Water Quality Permit	07/29/16	Region 5/Enforcement
State Water Board Funding Helps Open the Doors of New Woodland-Davis Water Treatment Plant	07/28/16	Financial Assistance
Health Officials and Regional Water Board Warn Discovery Bay Residents and Visitors of Possible Blue-Green Algae in the Water	07/25/16	Region 5/Water Quality
Blue-green algae bloom in Lake Britton and Pit River Arm of Shasta Lake; Caution Urged in Water Contact	07/25/16	Region 5/Water Quality
Hearing to Begin Tomorrow On California WaterFix	07/25/16	Water Rights
SF Bay Regional Water Board Approves $1 Million Settlement on Chlorinated Water Spill	07/22/16	Region 2/Enforcement
State Water Board Approves Prop 1 Storm Water Planning Grants	07/21/16	Financial Assistance
State Water Board, Along With Six Partner Agencies, to Host Infrastructure Funding Fair in Redding	07/21/16	Financial Assistance
Blue-green algae bloom in Lake Britton; Caution Urged in Water Contact	07/19/16	Region 5/Water Quality
State Water Board Approves New Deadline to End Illegal Water Diversions from the Carmel River	07/19/16	Water Quality
City of San Diego Faces Proposed Penalty of $4.6 Million for Lax Construction Site Erosion Control	07/19/16	Region 9/Enforcement
Blue-green Algae Warning Issued for North Coast Counties	07/18/16	Region 1/Water Quality
Blue-green algae blooming in Pit River Arm of Shasta Lake; Caution Urged in Water Contact	07/14/16	Region 5/Water Quality
State Water Board Approves $10 Million to Help Protect State Park Beaches	07/06/16	Water Quality
Statewide Water Conservation Grows to 28 Percent in May; Urban Water Suppliers 'Stress Test' Data Under Review	07/06/16	Water Conservation
Contra Costa County Marina to Pay $26,963 for Waste Discharge Requirement Violations	07/01/16	Enforcement
Blue-green algae blooms result in warning against water contact or use at Iron Gate and Copco Reservoirs on the Klamath River	07/01/16	Region 1/Water Quality
State Water Board Approves Spending Plans For Drinking And Clean Water Funds	06/22/16	Financial Assistance
Central Valley Water Board and City of Vacaville Settle Wastewater Violations in Solano County	06/13/16	Region 5/Enforcement
Central Valley Water Board and Stamas Corporation Settle Stormwater Permit Violations in Nevada County	06/13/16	Region 5/Enforcement
State Water Board Expands its Commitment to Recycled Water With New Permitting Process	06/08/16	Water Recycling
State Water Board Dismisses Enforcement Actions Against Byron-Bethany and The West Side Irrigation Districts	06/07/16	Enforcement
San Diego County Settles Allegations of Misuse of State Grant Funds	06/07/16	Enforcement
State Water Board Stresses Need To Continue Water Savings As Drought Persists	06/06/16	Water Conservation
State Board Reaches Agreement with Coachella Valley Water District to Further Conservation Efforts	05/27/16	Enforcement
State Water Board, Drinking Water Revolving Fund Return to Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance	05/26/16	Financial Assistance
State Water Board, Along With Six Partner Agencies, to Host Infrastructure Funding Fair in Palm Desert	05/25/16	Financial Assistance
State Water Board Launches Webpage Listing Businesses Disqualified From Working With the Board Due to Fraud	05/25/16	Enforcement
State Water Board Adopts 'Stress Test' Approach to Water Conservation Regulation	05/18/16	Water Conservation
State Water Board Approves Guidelines for Proposition 1 Groundwater Grant Program	05/18/16	Financial Assistance
SF Bay Regional Water Board Issues Complaint and Tentative Cleanup Order at Point Buckler Island	05/17/16	Region 2/Enforcement
Lahontan Water Board Approves Largest Mitigation Bank in California	05/17/16	Region 6/Water Quality
Placer County Firm to Pay $200,000, Cease All Cleanup Work for Alleged Abuses of Underground Storage Tank Fund	05/16/16	Enforcement
City of San Gabriel to Pay Penalty, Upgrade Sanitary Sewer System for Discharging Raw Sewage Into Local Waterways	05/11/16	Region 4/Enforcement
Indio Water Authority Customers to Benefit from Collaboration with State	05/10/16	Enforcement
Malaga County Water District Fined $1 Million for Failure to Implement Wastewater Pretreatment Program	05/04/16	Region 5/Enforcement
State Water Board, Along With Six Partner Agencies, to Host Infrastructure Funding Fair in San Luis Obispo	05/04/16	Financial Assistance
Strong Statewide Conservation Effort in March; Water-Saving Habits Aid in 24.3 Percent Reduction	05/03/16	Water Conservation
Orange County Public Works Announced as Winner of Inaugural 'Data Innovation Challenge'	04/22/16	Water Quality
San Diego Water Board Proposes $875,166 Fine to KB Home For Damage to Creek, Non-Permitted Work	04/22/16	Region 9/Enforcement
Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency to Pay $298,958 in Penalties for Sewage Spill	04/19/16	Region 3/Enforcement
State Water Board to Host Free Funding Fair on Infrastructure Projects in Sacramento	04/11/16	Financial Assistance
Hanover Environmental to Pay $350,000 In Penalties; Debarred From Any State Water Board Work	04/05/16	Enforcement
Californians Save 1.19 Million Acre-Feet of Water, Enough to Supply Nearly 6 Million People for a Year	04/04/16	Water Conservation
Tulare County Focus of First State Water Board Mandatory Water Company Consolidation	04/01/16	Drinking Water
San Diego Water Board Accepts Water Quality Improvement Plans For Watersheds in San Diego County	03/23/16	Region 9/Water Quality
Central Coast Regional Water Board Announces New Executive Officer	03/22/16	Region 3
GovOps Launches Second Phase of Open Data Portal	03/21/16	Water Data
Shasta County Property Owner to pay $100,000 Over Water Quality Violations Related to Marijuana Grow	03/18/16	Region 5/Enforcement
City of Taft to pay $250,000 for Overflow of 1.5-million Gallons of Raw Sewage	03/17/16	Region 5/Enforcement
State Water Board Approves Selenium Discharge Limits for North San Francisco Bay	03/15/16	Region 2/Water Quality
Lahontan Water Board Approves Report on Use of Natural Remediation for Contaminated Groundwater Sites	03/14/16	Region 6/Water Quality
State Water Board to Host Inaugural ‘Water Data Dive' to Expand Public Access to Data, Foster Innovative Tools	03/14/16	Water Quality
Delta Riparian Water Users Report Reducing Diversions by 32 Percent Last Summer	03/11/16	Water Rights
State Water Board Renews and Revises Emergency Regulations for Russian River Tributaries	03/01/16	Water Rights
Californians Save 1.1 Million Acre-Feet of Water, Urged to Stay Focused on Conservation	02/25/16	Water Conservation
Morning Star Packing Company Issued $1.5 Million Penalty, Cease and Desist Order for Wastewater Violations	02/22/16	Region 5/Enforcement
L.A. Regional Water Board Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Clean Water Act Violations	02/18/16	Region 4/Enforcement
North Coast Water Board Hosts Public Workshop on Cyanobacteria Harmful Algal Blooms	02/18/16	Water Quality
State Water Board Authorizes $960 Million in 1% Financing For Recycled Water Projects	02/17/16	Financial Assistance
State Water Board Adopts Pair of Resolutions on the Human Right to Water, Beneficial Use	02/16/16	Water Quality
State Water Board Settles Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Cases with 5 PW Environmental Clients	02/16/16	Enforcement
State Water Board Seeks Public Comment on New Agricultural Water Quality Requirements	02/09/16	Water Quality
L.A. Regional Water Board Enters Settlement, Issues Penalty Against City of Alhambra for Discharge of Raw Sewage	02/04/16	Region 4/Enforcement
State Water Board Adopts Extended Emergency Water Conservation Regulation	02/02/16	Water Conservation
California Meets Governor's Conservation Mandate for Seventh Straight Month	02/02/16	Water Conservation
North Coast Water Board Adopts New Discharge Requirements for Wineries, Food Processors	01/28/16	Water Quality
State Water Board Adopts Measurement and Reporting Regulations for Water Diverters	01/20/16	Water Rights
State Water Board Issues its First Temporary Groundwater Storage Permit to Capture Rain Season High Flows	01/15/16	Water Rights
State Water Board Adopts Strategy to Optimize Resource Management of Storm Water	01/06/16	Water Quality
State Water Board Authorizes Sale of $1.2b in Bonds For Clean Water State Revolving Fund	01/05/16	Financial Assistance
State’s Cumulative Water Savings Continue to Meet Governor’s Ongoing Conservation Mandate	01/05/16	Water Conservation
State Water Board to Announce November Water Conservation Numbers at Jan. 5 Board Meeting	01/04/16	Water Conservation

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