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- Request for Public Comment on Proposed Revisions to Board Order No. R6T-2014-0030 (2014 Timber Waiver) and Public Meeting to Present Draft Revisions and Receive Verbal Commentary
Public Comment Period: February 1, 2023 - March 10, 2023
Timber Waiver Virtual Public Outreach Meeting: March 2, 2023, 4 pm to 6 pm - Tentative Rescission of Master Water Recycling Requirements and Waste Discharge Requirements, Disinfected Tertiary Recycled Water, Board Order No. R6v-2009-0035 For Mammoth Community Water District, Mono County - Comments Due by February 24, 2023
- Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Tentative Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Grazing Operations in the East Walker River Watershed (Bridgeport Valley and Tributaries) of the Lahontan Region | Public Notice (revised) Comments due by December 22, 2022
- Tentative Closure and Post-Closure Waste Discharge Requirements for Solar Electric Generating System III-VII Kramer Junction, San Bernardino County - Comments Due by December 20, 2022
- On August 16th, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted the Statewide Restoration General Order and certified the Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (EIR) with a unanimous vote. The General Order, Programmatic EIR, and associated documents can be found here.
- Tentative National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and Waste Discharge Requirements Order for the Wendel Geothermal Power Plant, Lassen County | Notice of Continuance of Public Hearing
- Cleanup and Abatement Order R6T-2022-(PROPOSED) for Big O Tires is available for review. Comments due by September 19, 2022 (revised)
- Cleanup and Abatement Order R6T-2022-(PROPOSED) for Former Norma’s Cleaners is available for review. Comments due by September 19, 2022 (revised)
- Cleanup and Abatement Order R6T-2022-(PROPOSED) for Lake Tahoe Laundry Works is available for review Comments due by September 19, 2022 (revised)
- Save the Date! August 25th 9am - 11am, Lahontan is hosting a virtual workshop on funding opportunities available to small communities and disadvantaged communities for their drinking water and wastewater programs in the Lahontan Region and throughout California.
- Notice of opportunity to comment on a Settlement Agreement and Supplemental Environmental Project for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Hot Creek Hatchery. Written comments due by July 20, 2022.
- The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU), Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), and Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (Lahontan RWQCB) have released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/EIS/Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Meeks Bay Restoration Project. Access to the document and instructions to comment are contained in the linked Notice of Availability. Comments are due no later than August 9, 2022.
- Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Tentative Waste Discharge Requirements and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) No. R6T-2022-TENT (Order) for Stormwater Discharges from El Dorado County, Placer County, and the City of South Lake Tahoe within the Lake Tahoe Hydrologic Unit |Public Notice Comments due by July 8, 2022
- DRAFT Bishop Creek Vision Project Plan is available for review. Written comments are due by July 8th, 2022
- Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association Amendment 2 for the APAP for the Tahoe Keys Lagoons Aquatic Weed Control Methodology Test Project - Comments due May 10, 2022 (04/25/2022)
- Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association Lanthanum Modified Clay Application Plan for the Tahoe Keys Lagoons Aquatic Weed Control Methodology Test Project - Comments due May 21, 2022 (04/21/2022)
- Review of Truckee River Sediment Total Maximum Daily Load Staff Report (04/21/2022)
- Notice of Public Adoption Hearing for a Proposed Basin Plan Amendment to Clarify Beneficial Uses for the Mojave River, Update Site Cleanup, Land Disposal, and Bishop Underground Tank Policy Sections, and other Editorial Revisions
- Notice of opportunity to comment on a proposed amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region to clarify beneficial uses for the Mojave River, update Site Cleanup, Land Disposal and Bishop Underground Tank policy sections and other editorial revisions -Comments due by April 12, 2022 (03/10/2022)
- Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration and Opportunity to Provide Comments on the General Waste Discharge Requirements for In-Situ and Ex-Situ Groundwater Remediation Projects - Document review period begins March 11, 2022 and ends April 12, 2022 (03/08/2022)
- Tentative National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and Waste Discharge Requirements Order for the Wendel Geothermal Power Plant, Lassen County | Public Notice - Comments due by April 12, 2022 (03/04/2022)
- Tentative Revision of Waste Discharge Requirements, Board Order No. R6V-2002-0053 with Subsequent Amendments and Board Order No. R6V-2006-0051 for Los Angeles County Sanitation District’s Lancaster Water Reclamation Plant, Lancaster, Los Angeles County - Comments due by April 12, 2022.
- Fecal Bacteria Water Quality Objectives: Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Proposed Basin Plan Amendment - Comments due by April 15, 2022
- Tentative Rescission of Waste Discharge Requirements, Board Order No. 6-96-155 for Amargosa Opera House, Inc., Death Valley, Inyo County - Comments due by April 12, 2022
- Tentative Closure and Post-Closure Waste Discharge Requirements for Trogon Development, LLC, Coolwater Generating Station, San Bernardino County - Comments due by March 17, 2022
- Public Hearing and Adoption Consideration Notice for 2022 Triennial Review (January 27, 2022)
- Lahontan Water Board authorizes testing of chemical methods to control invasive weeds in Lake Tahoe (1/18/22 Press Release)
- Available Now - Tahoe Keys Lagoons Aquatic Weed Control Methods Test Documents for January 12-13, 2022 Board Meeting (12/29/2021)
- Notice to Comment on Draft 2022 Triennial Review Staff Report
- Notice of Public Hearing to Consider Issuance of Tahoe Keys Lagoons Aquatic Weed Control Methods Test National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit (12/09/2021)
- Revised Waste Discharge Requirements for San Bernardino County Solid Waste Management Division, Barstow Class III Landfill, Class II Surface Impoundments, and Septage Sludge Landfarm, San Bernardino County - Comments due by January 5, 2022
- Public announcement on land disturbance activity in Tahoe Basin (10/12/2021)
- The Bacteria Water Quality Objectives CEQA Scoping Meeting has been RESCHEDULED to Thursday, October 14th, 2021 beginning at 4 p.m.. Information about how to access the meeting can be found on the project webpage.
- New documents are available for public review and comment for the Tahoe Keys Aquatic Weeds Control Project. Comments will be accepted until 5:00 PM on November 1, 2021
- The September 15 - 16, 2021 Board Meeting was rescheduled to October 6 - 7, 2021.
- Notice of Triennial Review Workshop -
SeptemberPOSTPONED until October Board meeting due to the fires impacting Northern California. - Harmful algal blooms reported at Mono County’s Crowley Lake; Caution urged for all water users
- Tentative Rescission of Water Recycling Requirements for Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority; City of Victorville, Westwinds Golf Course; and High Desert Power Project - Comments due by August 2, 2021.
- Proposed Settlement Agreement with Bijou Marketplace LLC - Comments requested by August 2, 2021.
- Proposed Rescission of Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R6V-2020-0035, Goldberg, Los Angeles County APN 3334-004-011. Comments due by May 26, 2021. (04/26/21)
- OEHHA Issues Updated Advisory For 9 Fish Species From Silverwood Lake
- Safe Eating Guidelines for Silverwood Lake (San Bernardino County)
To view additional fish advisories please view the Fish Tissue Information and Resources on the SWAMP webpage
- Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R6T-2021-0007 issued to North Tahoe Prop, LLC, Tahoe City
- Notice of Preparation and CEQA Scoping Meeting: Waste Discharge Requirements for Nonpoint Source Discharges Related to Certain Activities Conducted by the Bureau of Land Management and United States Forest Service on Federal Lands
- Proposed Settlement Agreement with Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority
- Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board appoints Mike Plaziak to Executive Officer (12/21/20)
- Administrative Civil Liability Settlement Offer with California Department of Fish and Wildlife Accepted (11/2/20)
- Water Quality Coordinating Committee (WQCC) Meeting, October 27-28, 2020
- 2020-2021 Grading Variance Information
- Administrative Civil Liability Settlement Agreement with Susanville Sanitary District Accepted
- Bacteria Water Quality Objectives Evaluation Project: August 5th 2020 Information Session meeting recording
- Efforts to keep pollutants out of Lake Tahoe surpass targets Challenges persist with reaching overall water clarity goals (08/06/20)
- Notice Of Public Hearing And Opportunity To Comment On Adding Definitions For Tribal Cultural And Subsistence Fishing Beneficial Uses In A Proposed Amendment To The Water Quality Control Plan For The Lahontan Region (Basin Plan) - Comments requested by August 31, 2020 (07/30/20)
- Notice of Public Information Session for the Bacteria Water Quality Objectives Evaluation Project - Q&A Session will be held 8/5/20 at 6 pm, Registration is required (07/16/20)
- Proposed Cleanup and Abatement Order, Ramiro Avila, Los Angeles County - Comments request by July 24, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
- Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R6V-2020-0035 issued to William Goldberg, Los Angeles County APN 3334-004-011
- Notice of May 7th Public Training on New Dredge/Fill Procedures
- Implementation of Executive Order N-42-20: Guidelines and Best Practices for Water and Wastewater Systems (04/30/20)
- Bacteria Water Quality Objectives Evaluation Project - Notice of public engagement in lieu of face-to-face meetings | Aviso de participación pública en lugar de reuniones presenciales. (4/29/20)
- Attention: New dredge and fill application now available on the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 program page. The previous application will no longer be accepted starting on May 28th, 2020
- Service of Process During the COVID-19 Emergency (04/02/20)
- Bacteria Water Quality Objectives Evaluation Project - Notice of Postponement of Public Workshops. The proposed public workshops have been postponed due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Please sign up for the 'Basin Planning - Regionwide' email subscription list to receive future information about this project. (03/17/20)
- Proyecto de Evaluación de Objetivos de Calidad de Agua para Bacteria – Aviso de Postergación de Talleres Públicos. Los talleres propuestos fueron postergados debido a la emergencia de salud pública por el Coronavirus. El personal está trabajando en arreglos alternativos para los talleres. La información sobre la reprogramación o formatos de reunión alternativos se distribuirá a través de esta lista de suscripción de correo electrónico en el futuro. Para suscribirse a correos electrónicos sobre el proyecto, vaya a la página de suscripción de correo electrónico de Lahontan y regístrese para "Basin Planning - Regionwide". (03/17/20)
- $1.5 Million Settlement for Multiple Sewage Spills to Mojave River Tributaries (03/16/20)
Bacteria Water Quality Objectives Evaluation Project - Notice of Public Workshops- Postponed.
Staff-led public workshops will be held at four locations throughout the Lahontan Region on 24, 25, 26 and 30 March 2020. Please see the Notice of Public Workshops for location details. (03/05/20)Aviso de Talleres Públicos – Proyecto Para La Evaluación de los Objetivos de Calidad del Agua Establecidos para Bacteria- Pospuestos.
El personal de la Junta Regional encabezará talleres en cuatro lugares por la Región de Lahontan el 24, 25, 26 y 30 de marzo de 2020. Para más detalles, vea el Aviso de Talleres Públicos. (03/05/20)- Bacteria Water Quality Objectives Project - Notice of Public Survey and Notice of Basin Planning Project: Bacteria Water Quality Objectives Evaluation. The project survey will close Sunday February 23, 2020 at 5.00 p.m.
- A Conditional Waiver of Statutory Requirements to File a Report of Waste Discharge and to Adopt Waste Discharge Requirements for Management and Disposal of Solid Waste from Emergencies and Disasters in the Lahontan Region. Comments are requested by January 31, 2020. (12/27/19)
- Public Notice - Proposed Administrative Civil Liability Settlement Agreement with the City of Victorville. Comments requested by December 9, 2019 (11/08/19)
- 2019-2020 Grading Variance Information (10/10/2019)
- Public Notice of Water Board Hearing: 2018 Integrated Report (10/04/19)
- Public Notice of Board Quorum at Leviathan Mine and South Lake Tahoe Tours on Friday, September 20 at 8:30 a.m.
- *09/17/19 UPDATE* The Public Comment period for the Tentative Waste Discharge Requirements for Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Hinkley Compressor Station, San Bernardino County has been extended through October 11, 2019.
- State Water Board Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the Mojave River Basin Plan Amendment. Comments are requested by September 6, 2019
- *07/12/19 UPDATE* The public comment period for the Lahontan Region 2018 Integrated Report has been extended through Wednesday, August 14th at 5pm. The Integrated Report item will be heard by the Water Board during the November 2019 Board meeting in Barstow. (07/12/19)
- Public Notice of release of the 2018 Integrated Report for public review AND Notice of Water Board Hearing. Comments are requested by July 15, 2019. (6/12/19)
- South Lake Tahoe Groundwater Contamination Investigation Continues (04/03/19)
- Azad Amiri and Sarbjit S. Kang Conditionally Banned from Owning or Operating Underground Storage Tank Facilities in California (03/15/19)
- Lahontan Water Board Accepts Lake Tahoe Nearshore Plan (03/14/19)
- Lahontan Water Board Receives $4.6 Million Grant to Investigate Perchloroethylene (PCE) Contamination in South Lake Tahoe’s Groundwater (03/13/19)
- Mojave River Basin Plan amendment - Notice of Hearing and Opportunity to Comment (02/28/19)
- Public Hearing to Consider Adopting Amendments the Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region Regarding New Pier Construction at Lake Tahoe (02/07/19)
- Proposed Rescission of Cleanup and Abatement Order for Pat and Ollies Gateway Gasoline Station - Comments requested by February 7, 2019 (01/23/19)
- General waste discharge requirements (General Orders) for limited domestic and small nondomestic wastewater treatment systems are being developed for facilities located within the Lahontan Region
- Document Available: Proposed 2018 Triennial Review Staff Report and Project List
- 2018-2019 Grading Variance Information
- Notice of Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration and Opportunity to Provide Comments on the Proposed Mayala Wata at Meeks Meadow Restoration Project, El Dorado County. Comments are requested by March 1, 2019 (01/31/19)
- Comments Requested on Draft Board Order to Renew 2014 Timber Waiver (Please submit comments by January 31, 2019)
- Proposed Rescission Order for Cleanup and Abatement Order No. 85-1, as amended, issued for Petroleum Discharges from Former Terrible Herbst No. 68 to Groundwater in the Lake Tahoe Hydrologic Unit - Comment are requested by December 31, 2018.
- Public Hearing and Adoption Consideration Notice for 2018 Triennial Review
- Comments requested on upcoming changes to timber harvest and vegetation management regulations (comments due by November 15, 2018)
- Proposed Rescission of Cleanup and Abatement Order for Tahoe Donner Association Equestrian Center - Comments requested by July 30, 2018
- Improving First Response to Harmful Algal Blooms Focus of Lahontan Water Board Workshop
- Updated - Notice of 2018 Triennial Review Workshops - July and September
- GAMA Program: Well Owners Needed by USGS for New Groundwater Quality Sampling in the Mojave River Basin
- 2018-2019 Grading Variance Information
- Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Opportunity to Provide Comments on the Proposed Dry Creek Watershed Sites 5-8 Restoration Project. Comments are requested by April 6, 2018
- Proposed Resolution, Considering Approval of the Local Agency Management Program for the City of Hesperia, San Bernardino County
- Proposed Resolution, Considering Approval of the Local Agency Management Program for the Town of Apple Valley, San Bernardino County
- Proposed Resolution Authorizing a Supplemental Environmental Project Program Memorandum of Understanding with the Truckee River Watershed Council, comments due November 1, 2017
- Proposed Resolution Authorizing a Supplemental Environmental Project Program Memorandum of Understanding with the Tahoe Sierra Integrated Water Management Group, comments due November 01, 2017
- 2017-2018 Grading Variance Information (10/04/17)
- Notice of Public Meetings for Development of Nonpoint Source Permits on Federal Lands Managed by the United States Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (09/18/17)
- Please attend and participate at one of the Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Stakeholder Meetings September 28, October 5 and 11
- PRESS RELEASE: Report finds program to restore Lake Tahoe's clarity is on track (08/17/17)
- Public Comment Period for Green Valley Foods Stipulated Agreement, ends August 31, 2017
- Public Comment Notice - San Bernardino County Local Agency Management Program approval, comments due June 18, 2017
- Lake Tahoe Laundry Works - Notice of Public Meeting for Stakeholders & Interested Parties - Aug. 23, 2017 9AM to 12PM
- Press Release: Lahontan WB Issues Cleanup Order for Dry Cleaning Chemical at Lake Tahoe Laundry Works
- Lake Tahoe Laundry Works CAO
- Bridgeport Grazing Waiver Renewal – Comments due by 5:00 PM on June 7, 2017
- Change in Water Board Oversight of Small Construction Projects within Placer County, Truckee River Watershed - Discontinuing Small Construction General Permit Enrollments under Water Board Order No. R6T-2003-0004, Effective April 1, 2017
- Public Comment Period for Proposed Stipulated Agreement with United States Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, for Meeks Bay, comments due May 1, 2017
- Fact Sheet for Lahontan Water Board, two pages
- Public Comment on Proposed Settlement Lakeside Marina
- Meeks Bay Marina ACL Settlement Adopted
- 2016-2017 Grading Variance Information
- Water Board staff responses to comments on Crystal Geyser tentative WDRs
- Lake Tahoe Construction General Permit Recertification Guidance
- Notice of January 11-12, 2017 Hearing: Water Board will consider adoption of proposed waste discharge requirements for Blue Eagle Lode Mine, Kern County
- Notice of Public Meeting scheduled for December 2, 2016: Investigation and permitting for Crystal Geyser's Olancha and Cabin Bar Ranch Spring Water Bottling Facilities
- Water Quality Coordinating Committee Meeting - Notice (English | Spanish); Agenda (English | Spanish)
- Instructions for requesting a prohibition exemption to use aquatic pesticides
- Request for comments (due 10/14/16) on proposed use of Squaw Valley Settlement Funds to support water quality improvement projects in the Tahoe-Sierra Region
- Water Board issues Cleanup and Abatement Order to Caltrans, District 8, Phase I Hwy 138 Widening Project at Sheep Creek, San Bernardino County
- Mandatory Minimum Penalties issued to Lake Tahoe Marinas
- Minimum Mandatory Penalty Settlements for Fish Hatcheries
- Response to comments and revised proposed amended Cleanup and Abatement Order, Desert View Dairy, Hinkley
- Administrative Civil Liability Complaint for the City of Victorville for Multiple Sewer Overflows and for Violations of its Sanitary Sewer Overflow Permit
- Region 6 Victorville Office - Water Board has moved
- EcoAtlas and California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) Requirements
- Press Release: Lahontan Water Board Approves Largest Mitigation Bank in California
- Final Report on Monitored Natural Attenuation, Evaluation and Implementation in the Lahontan Region
- Lake Tahoe Laundry Works CAO
- Leviathan Mine 2015 Technical Advisory Committee Presentation
- Water Board releases PCE Investigation Report for S. Lake Tahoe and announces Feb. 5 public meeting
- Updated Lahontan Basin Plan now online. Includes 2014 Basin Plan Cleanup Amendments and Pesticide Prohibition Basin Plan Amendment
- 2015-2016 Grading Variance Information
- $95,000 Settlement Agreement with Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Lee Vining Creek Diversion Structure
- PG&E Issued Comprehensive Cleanup and Abatement Order for Chromium Remediation Efforts In Hinkley
- Lahontan Water Board to Conduct Groundwater Testing for PCE Contamination in South Lake Tahoe
- Key Study Launched to Understand Increased Algae Growth in Lake Tahoe
- New Procedure for Submitting All Documents to the Lahontan Water Board - Effective May 1, 201
- Environmental Justice Program Implementation - January 2015
- Bacteria Water Quality Objectives Project Fact Sheet
- Leviathan Mine 2014 Technical Advisory Committee Presentations
- Lake Tahoe TMDL Program Performance Report and Online Interface now available!
(Page last updated 08/18/2023)
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