Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges from Irrigated Lands
Rice Growers in the Sacramento Valley Area
- Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Sacramento Valley Rice Growers, Order R5-2014-0032-03, *Includes revisions through 22 April 2021
- Revisions
- 03: Order No. R5-2021-0018, Amending Waste Discharge Requirements, Adopted on 22 April 2021
- 02: Order No. R5-2019-0001, Amending Waste Discharge Requirements, Adopted on 7 February 2019
- 01: Order No. R5-2015-0115, Revising Waste Discharge Requirements, Adopted on 2 October 2015
- Revisions
- Order No. R5-2014-0032, Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Sacramento Valley Rice Growers, Adopted on 27 March 2014
Rice Pesticide Program
Overview
The Rice Pesticide Program is a longstanding watershed effort whereby rice growers follow Board-approved management practices contained in use permits obtained from Agricultural Commissioners when applying selected rice pesticides. The Program includes monitoring of Sacramento Valley agricultural drains and the Sacramento River by the California Rice Commission (CRC). The Cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento also conduct monitoring at their drinking water intakes on the Sacramento River. Monitoring is conducted during the peak discharge period for ten weeks from late-April through June to capture the thiobencarb use season. The current Rice Pesticide Program resolution (R5-2010-9001) was adopted in 2010 and outlines the program requirements.
For a copy of the resolution, or other related documents, please reach out to the Program Contact listed above.
