Public Notices

In keeping with California's commitment to provide meaningful public involvement in governmental decisions, the Central Valley Water Board receives public comments on many types of draft documents: Basin Plan amendments, draft permits and enforcement orders, site cleanup plans, California Environmental Quality Act documents, and more. This page contains links to public notices for projects currently in a public comment period. In addition, you will find links to pages containing support materials (staff reports, text of proposed orders, etc.) below the public notices. You may also visit the Board Meeting calendar for information about upcoming public hearings, workshops, information items and other items being considered by the Central Valley Water Board and associated comment periods.

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Board Meetings / Decisions Pending / Laws & Regulations

Basin Planning - Basin Plan Amendments

Basin Planning Program page
  • CEQA Public Scoping Meeting Notice and Notice of Opportunity to Comment for the Proposed Amendment to the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers Basin Plan and the Tulare Lake Basin Plan to Designate CUL and COMM in Certain Waters in the Central Valley Region.
  • Notice of Opportunity to Comment, Notice of Public Hearing, and Notice of Filing of Draft Environmental Documents Public Comment Period for the McKittrick Area Oil Fields Groundwater MUN and AGR Evaluation - Proposed Amendment to the Tulare Lake Basin Plan

Compliance and Enforcement

Compliance & Enforcement Program page
  • View Enforcement Orders on the State Water Boards' website
    This link directs you to a searchable list of enforcement orders adopted by the nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards. This list is maintained by the State Water Resources Control Board. Note: Due to program-specific issues, not all enforcement orders are available on the State Board system.
  • Beginning in June 2004, Central Valley Region enforcement orders are also posted within the Discharger-Specific Orders section on our Adopted Orders page
  • Pending settlements and tentative Enforcement Orders can be found on our Tentative Orders page, alphabetically by county and discharger name.
  • Administrative Civil Liability Complaint R5-2025-0524, Thomas G. Atwood, Cypress Abbey Company, and Eddie Axner Construction, Inc. – 16565 Reeds Creek Road Emergency Repair Project, Tehama County

Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP)

ILRP Program page

The Central Valley Water Board is inviting the public and other stakeholders to submit written comments on the following Surface Water Quality Management Plans:

Waterbody Constituent Coalition Area Contact Comments Due
Newman Wasteway Ammonia as N Westside San Joaquin River Watershed Coalition Petra Lee 7 August 2026
Del Puerto Creek Aquatic toxicity to Ceriodaphnia dubia Westside San Joaquin River Watershed Coalition Petra Lee 7 August 2026

The Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) implements surface water monitoring requirements to protect beneficial uses and ensure irrigated agricultural operations comply with water quality objectives outlined in applicable Basin Plans. Under ILRP General Orders, a Surface Water Quality Management Plan must be developed and implemented when a water quality objective is exceeded more than once within a three-year period at a specific monitoring site.

Site Cleanup Program

Site Cleanup Program page

Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)

TMDL Program page
  • There are currently no Public Notices for this topic

Underground Storage Tank - Decisions Pending & Case Closures

Underground Storage Tank Program page

Water Quality Certification

Water Quality Certification Program page

  (Page last updated 7/9/26)