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

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Announcements

Ex Parte Communication Disclosures: Shone Farms Tour, Alex Hart Mendocino Tour, Greg Giusti Mendocino Tour
For more information, please see Ex Parte Communications Regarding Pending General Orders Disclosure Requirements and Form.

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.

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

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

Upcoming Key Vineyard Permit Development Milestones  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 Hearing to Consider Adoption of Vineyard Permit  Winter 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)  
 

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