Announcements

• The  Central Coast Water Board is accepting public comments on Draft Cleanup and Abatement and Investigative Order R3-2026-0071 to clean up and abate the effects of waste associated with cannabis cultivation at 9500 Batchelder Road, Santa Barbara County, Assessor Parcel Number 099-010-060. (Public Notice, Tentative Orders). 10/26/2026
• The Central Coast Water Board is accepting comments on Draft Time Schedule Order R3-2026-0070 for Monterey One Water’s Regional Treatment Plant and Draft Time Schedule Order R3-2027-0002 for Monterey One Water’s Regional Treatment Plant and California American Water Company’s Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project Desalination Plant. (Public Notice, Draft Time Schedule Order R3-2026-0070, Draft Time Schedule Order R3-2027-0002). (10/22/2026).
• Information on Emergency Permitting for Work in Waterbodies in Preparation for El Niño Storms (10/16/2026)
• The Central Coast Water Board is accepting comments on the Draft Addendum to the Final EIR/EIS for the California American Water Company’s Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project Desalination Plant in Monterey County. (Public Notice , DRAFT CEQA Addendum to the Final EIR/EIS for the MPWSP). (10/16/2026)
• The Central Coast Water Board is accepting comments and plans to hold a public hearing concerning Tentative Order R3-2026-0057 for Monterey One Water’s Regional Treatment Plant and California American Water Company’s Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project Desalination Plant in Monterey County. (Public Notice, Tentative Order R3-2026-0057). (7/31/2026)
• Notice of Public Hearing: Proposed Basin Plan Amendments to Establish Water Quality Objectives for Disinfection Byproducts and Disinfectant Residuals. Please see the Amendments Under Development webpage for more information. Aviso de Audiencia Pública: Enmiendas Propuestas al Plan de Cuenca que Establecen Objetivos de Calidad del Agua para Subproductos de Desinfección y Residuos de Desinfectante. Por favor, consulte la página web sobre las modificaciones en desarrollo para obtener más información. (7/3/2026)
• The Central Coast Water Board is accepting input and comments on proposed Order R3-2021-0040-A1, which amends Order R3-2021-0040 (Ag Order 4.0). On June 18, 2026 there will be a board workshop to discuss the proposed Order. More information can be found at the Central Coast Water Board's Tentative Orders website. (5/26/26)
• City of Paso Robles and Central Coast Water Board enforcement staff propose $15,000 settlement for effluent violations (see public notice under Current Enforcement Actions, Expedited Payment Program)(9/29/26)