NOTICE of opportunity to comment & public workshop: Nitrate Control Program, Priority 2 Preliminary Management Zone Proposals and Early Action Plans Central Valley Water Board Policy and regulation January 6, 2025From the Central Valley Water Board: Public Comment Period: December 30, 2024 to January 27, 2025 Virtual Public Workshop (Remote...
UC DAVIS: Extreme weather accelerates nitrate pollution in groundwater UC Davis Groundwater News November 13, 2024Heavy rains can cause contamination in just 10 days By Amy Quinton, UC Davis Extreme weather spurred by climate change,...
CV-SALTS UPDATE: Priority 2 Basins and P&O Study Move Forward CV Salinity Coalition Policy and regulation September 6, 2024CV-SALTS 3rd quarter update The Salt and Nitrate Control Programs continue to progress as they work to improve water quality...
USGS: Assessing spatial variability of nutrients, phytoplankton, and related water-quality constituents in the Delta at landscape scale USGS Delta scienceWater quality April 1, 2024From the USGS: This report summarizes results from boat-based, high-resolution water-quality mapping surveys completed before, during, and after upgrades to...
PRESS RELEASE: Racial discrimination complaint names State Water Board as partly to blame for fertilizer contamination in Central Coast drinking wells Conservation organizations & coalitions Water qualityWater rights and water law March 22, 2024Press release This week, Latino community groups were joined by Monterey Waterkeeper and the Environmental Justice and Common Good Initiative...
CV-SALTS: Notices to comply for nitrate control program sent to Priority 2 areas; Interactive map and dashboard now available management zone information CV Salinity Coalition Policy and regulation March 2, 2024Quarterly update from the CV-SALTS program The CV-SALTS program has achieved many key milestones heading into 2024. The biggest news...
SJV WATER: North Kern Water District discusses nitrate compliance options SJV Water Groundwater News January 25, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water The main topic at the January 2024 meeting of the North Kern Water District was...
SJV WATER: North Kern Water District discusses nitrate compliance options SJV Water Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation January 24, 2024By Lois Henry, SJV Water The main topic at the January 2024 meeting of the North Kern Water District was...
SJV WATER: State nitrate program expands but public participation is still lacking SJV Water Groundwater NewsPolicy and regulation January 24, 2024By Jesse Vad, SJV Water After three years, more of the Central Valley is being folded into the state’s nitrate...
NEWS RELEASE: Central Valley Water Board expands innovative safe drinking water program to eight more geographic zones State Water Board Policy and regulation January 23, 2024Next phase of CV-SALTS will help thousands more households with nitrate-impacted wells receive safe drinking water From the Central Valley...
CV-SALTS: Salt and nitrate programs continue to benefit permittees and communities CV Salinity Coalition Policy and regulation November 17, 2023From the Central Valley Salinity Coalition: Thanks to the continued work of CV-SALTS stakeholders, 2023 has been another year of...
PRESS RELEASE: Groups challenge Water Boards’ orders as harmful to Central Coast disadvantaged communities and fisheries Conservation organizations & coalitions Policy and regulationWater quality October 30, 2023They contend that nitrates in runoff from chemical fertilizers and other sources contaminate thousands of drinking water wells, and the...
CV-SALTS: Salt and Nitrate Control Programs Breaking New Ground CV Salinity Coalition Policy and regulationWater quality September 15, 2023Newsletter from CV SALTS More than mid-way through 2023, both the Salt and Nitrate Control Programs are both entering new...
NOTICE: Conditional Approval of Groundwater Protection Targets within the Central Valley Region Central Valley Water Board Policy and regulation July 7, 2023From the Central Valley Regional Water Board: On 15 December 2022, third-party Coalitions within the Central Valley Region jointly submitted...
CAL MATTERS: After the deluge: Floods may taint more drinking water in California Cal Matters Water quality April 19, 2023by Alistair Bland, CalMatters Network Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
