North Coast Regional Water Board Program for Discharges of Waste Associated with Vineyards

Announcements - Permit Development and Adoption Schedule - Contact Information - Related Policies and Plans - Program Archives

Announcements

Release of Proposed Vineyard Order and Final Environmental Impact Report
The Proposed Vineyard Order and Final Environmental Impact Report have been released to the public. On December 4, 2024 the North Coast Regional Water Board will consider the Proposed Vineyard Order (Order No. R1-2024-0056 General Waste Discharge Requirements for Commercial Vineyards in the North Coast Region) for adoption. The Regional Water Board will also consider certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report in Proposed Resolution No. R1-2024-0057. Click on links to view all documents below.
Proposed Vineyard Order and Attachments:

Final Environmental Impact Report and Attachments:

Proposed Resolution to Certify the Final Environmental Impact Report, CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations":

Para información en español:

Utilice este formulario para solicitar la traducción de documentos:

Para preguntas, por favor póngase en contacto con la Oficina de Participación Pública al (916)-341-5254, o OPP-LanguageServices@Waterboards.ca.gov

 

Read the Draft Order here: Draft General Waste Discharge Requirements for Commercial Vineyards in the North Coast Region and Attachment E

Public Meeting on the Draft Vineyard Order: Staff presented an update on intended revisions to the Draft Vineyard Order on June 6th from 5pm-8pm at Exhibit Hall, Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds. Hybrid attendance option was available. Click on this link for more information.

Ex Parte Communication Disclosures: Shone Farms Tour, Alex Hart Mendocino Tour, Greg Giusti Mendocino Tour, Sonoma County Farm Bureau Ex Parte Communication Form, Sonoma County Farm Bureau Letter, Ex Parte Communication Form and Tour itinerary, Greg Giusti Fish Friendly Farming Certification Preserve Rural Sonoma County Ex Parte Communication Form, Preserve Rural Sonoma County Letter.

Letters and Ex Parte Communication Disclosures were received between October 31, 2024 and December 4, 2024 from the following: Wine Institute/CAWG, Jackson Family Wines, Chris Chen, Ph.D, California Land Stewardship Institute, Mendocino County Farm Bureau, Fred Allebach, Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, Kimberly Burr, Rue Furch, and Russian Riverkeeper. For an electronic copy of the Ex Parte Disclosure Forms and/or submitted letters, please contact Brenna Sullivan at brenna.sullivan@waterboards.ca.gov. Hard copies of the Ex Parte Disclosure Forms and/or submitted letters will be available at the December 4, 2024 Board adoption hearing.

For more information, please see Ex Parte Communications Regarding Pending General Orders Disclosure Requirements and Form.

Release of Draft Order and Draft Environmental Impact Report: 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 See the Board Agenda page at least 10 days before the meeting for updates.

Staff request that comments on the proposed General Order be submitted with the subject line “Comments on Draft Vineyard Order.”

Notice of Availability for Draft Environmental Impact Report and Attachments

Staff request that comments on the Draft EIR be submitted separately with the subject line “Comments on Draft EIR for Vineyards.”

Permit Development and Adoption Schedule

Order Development and Adoption Schedule  Target Date 
Technical Advisory Group Meetings  Late Summer 2022-Spring 2023  
Tribal Outreach  Late Summer 2022-Spring 2023 
Initial CEQA Scoping for Public Comment  Late Summer/Early Fall 2022 
Draft Permit and CEQA Documents for Public Review  Summer 2023 
Public Meeting on Draft Vineyard Order June 6, 2024
Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Vineyard Permit  December 4, 2024

 

Interested parties are encouraged to submit their comments during the permit development process. Please submit your comments via email to the contact information provided below. 

Contact Information 

Interested parties are encouraged to sign up on the email list below to receive information about stakeholder involvement opportunities and updates on the progress of development on the various programs and permits: 

Email List: Agricultural Lands Discharge Program Email List Subscription Page  

Water Board Contacts: If you have questions or comments about the Vineyard Program, please contact: 

Brenna Sullivan, Regional Water Board staff 
Brenna.Sullivan@waterboards.ca.gov  

 

Related Policies and Plans 

These links will take you to the landing page of the associated policies and plans. From these pages you can access links to read the documents, view water quality monitoring reports and FAQs. 

North Coast Basin Plan Intro to Basin Plan | California Northcoast Regional Water Quality Control Board  

TMDL Landing page TMDLs | California Northcoast Regional Water Quality Control Board Links to all North Coast TMDLs. Within these pages are links to the TMDLs, their monitoring reports, data and technical support documents. 

Sediment Work Plan Work Plan to Control Excess Sediment | California Northcoast Regional Water Quality Control Board  

North Coast Temperature Policy Temperature Amendment | California Northcoast Regional Water Quality Control Board  

Sediment Policy Sediment TMDL | California Northcoast Regional Water Quality Control Board  

State Water Board Irrigated Lands ProgramAgriculture | California State Water Resources Control Board  

East San Joaquin Precedential Order r5-2012-0116.pdf (ca.gov)  
 

Program Archives