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Press Releases/Media Advisories – 2015
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| DESCRIPTION (sortable) |
DATE (sortable) |
CATEGORY (sortable) |
|---|---|---|
| Statewide Survey Finds Fish-Eating Birds at Risk From Mercury in Many California Lakes | 12/29/15 | Water Quality |
| State Water Board’s Clean Water Team Offers Free 2016 Online Water Calendar | 12/29/15 | Water Quality |
| Most Property Owners and Water Suppliers Comply With Russian River Informational Order; Complaints Issued for the Rest | 12/21/15 | Water Rights/Enforcement |
| State Water Board Approves Revised Order to Protect Fish, Delta Salinity, and Public Health and Safety | 12/16/15 | Water Conservation |
| State Water Board Authorizes $5 Million to Help Private Well Owners and Small Water Systems | 12/15/15 | Financial Assistance |
| $2.4M Judgment Entered Against L.A. World Airports for Underground Storage Tank Violations | 12/07/15 | Enforcement |
| Central Valley Water Board Settles With 2 Southern San Joaquin Valley Growers For Failure to Acquire Water Quality Permits | 12/03/15 | Region 5/Enforcement |
| California's Cumulative Water Savings Continue to Meet Governor's Ongoing Conservation Mandate | 12/01/15 | Water Conservation |
| State Water Board to Announce October Water Conservation Numbers at Dec. 1 Board Meeting | 11/24/15 | Water Conservation |
| San Diego Water Board Issues Penalty Against SANDAG for Sediment Pollution from Construction Activities | 11/20/15 | Region 9/Enforcement |
| Stanislaus County Property Owners Issued Enforcement Actions with Penalty for Alleged Unauthorized Water Diversion | 11/09/15 | Water Rights/Enforcement |
| PG&E Issued Comprehensive Cleanup and Abatement Order for Chromium Remediation Efforts In Hinkley | 11/09/15 | Region 6/Enforcement |
| L.A. Regional Water Board Proposes $5.75 Million Penalty Against City of Industry for Water Quality Violations | 11/02/15 | Region 4/Enforcement |
| Californians Meet Governor's Water Conservation Mandate for Fourth Consecutive Month | 10/30/15 | Water Conservation |
| S.F. Water Board Proposes $290,177 Penalty, Asks St. Helena to Correct Discharge Violations | 10/23/15 | Region 2/Enforcement |
| State Water Board Reaches Settlement Agreement With City of Etna Collection System Over Water Code Violation | 10/23/15 | Enforcement |
| Lahontan Water Board to Conduct Groundwater Testing for PCE Contamination in South Lake Tahoe | 10/21/15 | Region 6/Water Quality |
| San Diego Water Board Issues $848,374 Penalty to Developer for Sediment Pollution | 10/19/15 | Water Quality Violations |
| Plymouth Property Owners Issued Draft Cease and Desist Order, Penalty for Unauthorized Diversion of Water | 10/13/15 | Water Rights/ Enforcement |
| Trinity County Water Hauler to pay $35,000 for Alleged Unauthorized Water Diversion from Hayfork Creek | 10/12/15 | Water Rights/ Enforcement |
| Lahontan Water Board Reaches Settlement Agreement With LADWP Over Water Quality Violations | 10/09/15 | Region 6/ Enforcement |
| Central Valley Water Board Adopts Order Regulating Cannabis Cultivation to Protect Water Quality | 10/02/15 | Region 5/ Water Quality |
| Californians Continue Meeting Governor’s Water Conservation Mandate | 10/01/15 | Water Conservation |
| PW Environmental Pleads No Contest to Grand Theft Charge for Overbilling the State Water Board | 09/23/15 | Enforcement |
| State Water Board to Host Final 2015 Free Funding Fair on Infrastructure Projects in Sacramento | 09/18/15 | Financial Assistance |
| Water Now Available for Diversion by Senior Water Right Holders on the Sacramento, Feather River and Delta | 09/18/15 | Water Rights |
| Contra Costa District Receives "WuHoo" Pollution Prevention Award | 09/04/15 | Region 2/ Water Quality |
| Tuolumne County Water Purveyor Faces $224,875 Penalty, Cease and Desist Order for Illegal Diversion and Bulk Delivery of Water | 09/01/15 | Water Rights Enforcement |
| North Coast Regional Water Board Starts Public Comment Period for Draft Russian River Bacterial TMDL | 08/28/15 | Region 1/ Water Quality |
| State Water Board to Host Free Funding Fair on Infrastructure Projects in Watsonville | 08/28/15 | Financial Assistance |
| California Water Use Drops 31.3 percent, Exceeds 25 Percent Mandate for July | 08/27/15 | Water Conservation |
| San Diego Water Board Cracks Down on Over Watering that Leads to Pollution | 08/18/15 | Region 9/ Water Conservation |
| North Coast Regional Water Board Adopts Order for Cannabis Cultivation and Similar Activities | 08/13/15 | Region 1/ Water Quality |
| Key Study Launched to Understand Increased Algae Growth in Lake Tahoe | 08/12/15 | Region 6/ Water Quality |
| Central Valley Water Board Starts Public Comment Period for Draft General Order Requiring Environmental Rules for Marijuana Cultivation | 08/10/15 | Region 5/ Water Quality |
| State Water Board Approves General Order for Composting Operations | 08/04/15 | Water Quality |
| Central Coast Water Board Takes Enforcement Action | 08/03/15 | Region 3/ Enforcement |
| SaveWater.CA.Gov Launched to Help Communities Identify Water Waste | 07/30/15 | Water Conservation |
| California Water Use Drops 27.3 Percent, Exceeds 25 Percent Mandate for June | 07/30/15 | Water Conservation |
| State Water Board to Host Free Funding Fair on Infrastructure Projects in Truckee | 07/28/15 | Financial Assistance |
| Underground Storage Tank Violations Result in $1.35M Judgment Against S.F. Municipal Transportation Agency | 07/27/15 | Enforcement |
| North Coast Regional Water Board Reaches $25,000 Settlement over Sediment Discharges in Mendocino County | 07/22/15 | Region 1/ Enforcement |
| Byron-Bethany Irrigation District Served with Draft Administrative Civil Liability, $1.5 Million Penalty | 07/20/15 | Water Rights/ Enforcement |
| Trinity County Property Owner Issued Draft Cease and Desist Order for Unauthorized Water Diversion, Bulk Water Delivery | 07/17/15 | Water Rights/ Enforcement |
| Water Boards Schedule Informational Meeting on Sproul Creek Cannabis Inspections | 07/17/15 | Region 1/ Water Quality |
| West Side Irrigation District Issued Draft Cease and Desist Order for Unauthorized Diversion | 07/16/15 | Water Rights/ Enforcement |
| State Water Board Reissues Water Unavailability Notification Letters Following Court Action | 07/15/15 | Water Rights |
| State Water Board Issues Statement on West Side Irrigation District Court Challenge See the Superior Court of California decision |
07/10/15 | Water Rights |
| Los Angeles Water Board Action Speeds City of Oxnard Recycled Water Effort to provide non potable water to local Agriculture | 07/09/15 | Region 4/ Water Conservation |
| Board Adopts Requirements for Groundwater Monitoring in Areas of Oil and Gas Well Stimulation | 07/07/15 | Water Quality |
| State Reduces Water Use by Nearly 29 Percent In Advance of June Conservation Mandates | 07/01/15 | Water Conservation |
| Water Right Curtailment Update, Merced and Upper San Joaquin Rivers | 06/26/15 | Water Rights |
| Statement Issued on Clear Lake Concerns Following Signing of State Budget | 06/24/15 | Water Quality |
| State Water Board Presents Safe Drinking Water Plan to California Legislature | 06/19/15 | Drinking Water |
| Emergency Regulation to Protect Coho Salmon and Steelhead Approved on Russian River Tributaries | 06/17/15 | Water Rights |
| State Water Board Adopts Order Providing Framework for Stormwater Capture and Use in Los Angeles | 06/16/15 | Water Quality |
| Drought Conditions Force Difficult Management Decisions For Sacramento River Temperatures Also see USBR's "Shasta Temperature Management Plan" |
06/16/15 | Water Quality |
| State Water Board Approves Amended Guidelines to Water Recycling Funding Program | 06/16/15 | Financial Assistance |
| Visalia Dairy Fined $34,650 for Failing to Provide Annual Report to Assess the Impacts of Dairy Operations on Water Quality | 06/12/15 | Region 5/ Enforcement |
| Senior Water Rights Curtailed in Delta, San Joaquin & Sacramento Watersheds | 06/12/15 | Water Rights |
| Central Valley Water Board Imposes $297,400 Penalty for Water Quality Violations Associated with Marijuana Cultivation | 06/12/15 | Region 5/ Enforcement |
| A Greener Globe Corporation Receives $677,531 Penalty for Failure to Provide Monitoring Reports on Roseville Landfill | 06/09/15 | Region 5/ Enforcement |
| Proposed Emergency Regulation in Four Russian River Tributary Watersheds | 06/06/15 | Water Conservation |
| San Diego Water Board Approves $430,851 Settlement Agreement with Encinitas for Storm Water Violations | 06/02/15 | Region 9/ Enforcement |
| Urban Water Conservation Improves in April Ahead of June 25 Percent Conservation Mandate | 06/02/15 | Water Conservation |
| April Per Capita, Water Use Numbers and Enforcement Data to Be Released June 2 by the State Water Board | 06/01/15 | Water Conservation |
| State Water Board DROPS Program Awards $30 Million to Schools to Promote Stormwater Capture | 05/29/15 | Water Conservation |
| State Water Board Approves Voluntary Cutback Program for Delta Riparian Water Rights | 05/22/15 | Water Rights |
| Los Angeles County Flood Control District receives $99,000 Penalty for Violating Clean Water Act | 05/19/15 | Region 4/ Enforcement |
| State Water Board Approves $19 Million for Interim Emergency Drinking Water and Drought-Related Projects | 05/19/15 | Financial Assistance |
| State Water Board Files Complaint Against Ami Adini & Associates for Alleging Fraud Against Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund | 05/14/15 | Enforcement |
| Central Valley Water Board Issues Pair of Penalties to Madera County Growers for failing to Acquire Water Quality Permits | 05/12/15 | Region 5/ Enforcement |
| State Water Board Addresses Environmental Concerns In New Desalination Facility Standards | 05/06/15 | Water Quality |
| State Water Board Adopts 25 Percent Mandatory Water Conservation Regulation | 05/05/15 | Water Conservation |
| State Water Board to Conduct Public Meeting and Consider Amendment that Establishes a Desalination Operations Policy | 05/05/15 | Water Quality |
| North Coast Water Board to Hold Workshop May 7 on Marijuana Cultivation | 05/04/15 | Water Quality |
| State Water Board Curtails Sacramento River, Delta Junior Water Rights | 05/01/15 | Water Rights |
| State Water Board to Host Free Funding Fair on Infrastructure Projects in Tulare | 04/30/15 | Financial Assistance |
| State Water Board Approves Petition to Allow Water Transfers South of the Delta | 04/27/15 | Water Rights |
| Turlock Dairy Fined $73,710 for Failing to Provide Annual Reports to Assess the Impacts of Dairy Operations on Water Quality | 04/27/15 | Region 5/ Enforcement |
| Curtailment Notices Sent to Junior Water Right Holders in San Joaquin Watershed; Notices for Scott River Water Rights Also Sent | 04/23/15 | Water Rights |
| Settlement Reached With University of California Regents for Underground Storage Tank Violations and Natural Resource Damages | 04/23/15 | Enforcement |
| Central Valley Water Board Issues $440,000 Penalty to Recology at Yuba Sutter Landfill | 04/21/15 | Region 5/ Enforcement |
| State Water Board Adopts Statewide Water Quality Objective for Trash and Implementation Requirements | 04/08/15 | Water Quality |
| Urban Water Conservation Plummets in February | 04/07/15 | Water Conservation |
| February Per Capita & Water Use Numbers to be Released April 7 by the State Water Board | 04/06/15 | Water Conservation |
| Lahontan Regional Water Board and ARCO Settle Leviathan Mine Superfund Lawsuit | 04/03/15 | Region 6/ Enforcement |
| State Water Board Warns That Water Right Curtailments Are Coming Soon | 04/03/15 | Water Rights |
| State Water Board to Host Free Funding Fair on Infrastructure Projects in San Diego | 03/30/15 | Financial Assistance |
| Eastern San Joaquin Watershed Landowners Face Proposed Fines for Discharging Irrigated Land Waste Without a Permit | 03/30/15 | Region 5/ Enforcement |
| Ninety British Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Sites Banned from Cleanup Reimbursement Following Legal Settlement | 03/19/15 | Enforcement |
| State Water Board Re-Adopts Emergency Regulations for Minimum Fish Flow Protections and Water Rights Reporting | 03/17/15 | Water Rights |
| Long Beach Issued $2.5 Million Penalty for Violating 2010 Consent Judgment in Underground Storage Tank Case | 03/17/15 | Enforcement |
| State Water Board Expands and Extends Emergency Water Conservation Regulation | 03/17/15 | Water Conservation |
| State Water Resources Control Board to Consider Adopting Expanded Emergency Water Conservation Regulation March 17 | 03/16/15 | Water Conservation |
| Public Workshop to Address the Effects of Climate Change on Water Quality in the Central Valley | 03/12/15 | Region 5/ Water Quality |
| State Water Board Revises Order for State and Federal Water Project Operations During Drought | 03/06/15 | Water Rights |
| Urban Water Conservation Drops from 22 Percent to Near 9 Percent in January | 03/03/15 | Water Conservation |
| January Per Capita & Water Use Numbers to Be Released March. 3 by the State Water Board | 03/02/15 | Water Conservation |
| Russian River Growers Join Water Demand Management Programs for Frost Protection Diversions | 02/13/15 | Water Rights |
| State Water Board Streamlines Process to Apply for Drinking Water Funds | 02/06/15 | Drinking Water |
| State Water Board Orders More Information from Diverters Claiming Senior Delta Water Rights | 02/04/15 | Water Rights |
| San Diego Water Board Reaches $286,324 Settlement with Scripps Mesa Developers for Storm Water Violations | 02/04/15 | Region 9/ Enforcement |
| State Water Board Addresses State and Federal Water Projects Petition to Conserve Water During Drought Conditions | 02/03/15 | Water Conservation |
| State Urban Water Users Exceed 20 Percent Conservation Goal for December | 02/03/15 | Water Conservation |
| Turlock Dairy Faces Proposed Fine of $73,710 for Failing to Provide Annual Reports | 02/03/15 | Region 5/ Enforcement |
| December Per Capita & Water Use Numbers to Be Released Feb. 3 by the State Water Board | 02/02/15 | Water Conservation |
| Central Coast Water Board Approves Santa Barbara Desalination Permit | 02/02/15 | Region 3/ Water Quality |
| Staff Report on Ways to Improve State's Oversight of Water Right Systems During Drought Cycles Released for Public Review | 01/30/15 | Water Rights |
| Madera County Landowners Face Proposed Fines for Discharging Irrigated Land Waste Without a Permit | 01/30/15 | Region 5/ Enforcement |
| Central Valley Water Board Proposes $440,440 Penalty for Water Quality Issues at Yuba-Sutter Landfill | 01/29/15 | Region 5/ Enforcement |
| Central Valley Water Board Proposes $677,531 Penalty for Water Quality Issues at Roseville Landfill Site | 01/28/15 | Region 5/ Enforcement |
| Multi-agency Cannabis Pilot Project Finishes Successful Three-Day Inspection of Marijuana Grows in Eel River Watershed | 01/23/15 | Enforcement/ Water Quality |
| Central Coast Water Board Approves Financial Element of Drought Project | 01/16/15 | Region 3/ Water Conservation |
| State Water Board Reports Improvement in Urban Water Conservation Rates for November | 01/06/15 | Water Conservation |
| November Per Capita & Water Use Numbers to Be Released Jan. 6 by the State Water Board | 01/05/15 | Water Conservation |
| State Water Board's Clean Water Team Offers Free Online Calendar | 01/05/15 | State Water Board |
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