Announcements

COVID-19 - Water Boards’ response to COVID-19: Meeting information and remote participation; Compliance with requirements; Guidance for regulators and public; Service of process; Delivery/interruption of water; and more…

Klamath Dams Project Information: Drawdown, dam removal, monitoring, and restoration of the river and tributaries have begun. For project information, permitting and updates see the Klamath River Renewal Corporation's website at the following web location  https://klamathrenewal.org/.

Frequently Asked Questions on Decommissioning Dams and Klamath River Water Quality (Lower Klamath Project License Surrender) (ca.gov)

New Wastewater Program Newsletter: The North Coast Water Board has created a new newsletter for wastewater permittees to keep them informed about upcoming events, important deadlines, infrastructure funding news and opportunities, items of general interest, and much more. The inaugural edition of the newsletter includes an introduction and link to the new toolkit developed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to highlight the most relevant CISA and EPA resources to protect against, and reduce impacts from, threats posed by malicious cyber actors looking to attack water and wastewater system. Sign up for the Waste Discharge Permitting Program newsletter by updating your subscriptions on your Subscriber Preferences Page.

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

• North Coast Water Board Notice of Public Hearing and Hearing Procedure, First Amended Administrative Civil Liability Complaint No. R1-2021-0047A, Bo Dean Co. Inc.
• Court approves $1.75 million settlement for cannabis cultivator's environmental violations
• State Water Board approves emergency regulation to ensure minimum flows for Scott, Shasta rivers
• 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)