Announcements
The North Coast Water Board has enrolled the Yurok Tribe's McKinney Post-Fire Restoration Project at McConnell Bar and Humbug Creek under the Statewide Restoration General Order (Order WQ 2022-0048-DWQ).
The State Water Board has launched a new digital publication called Ebb and Flow that explores the science, policy, history and human stories of the state's most precious resource.
- How California rose to the challenge of protecting water quality features the work of the North Coast Water Board and two other Regional Boards (March 25, 2026)
Current Public Notices:
The draft Gualala Roads Assessment Order is available for public review and comment from Monday, July 13, 2026 until Friday, August 15, 2026. Find the draft order and attachments on the July Board Meeting agenda page
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(Page last updated 8/10/26)
Forest Activities Program
The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Water Board) has been active in regulating discharges from logging and associated activities since 1972.
Learn MoreTMDLs
The Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) process leads to a "pollution budget" designed to restore the health of a polluted or impaired body of water. The TMDL process provides a quantitative assessment of water quality problems, contributing sources of pollution, and the pollutant load reductions or control actions needed to restore and protect the beneficial uses of an individual waterbody impaired from loading of a particular pollutant.
Learn MoreDairy Program
The Dairy Program for the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board currently regulates waste discharge from dairies under General Waste Discharge Requirements for Dairies in the North Coast Region, Order No. R1-2019-0001 (GWDR). This Order covers dairies that are existing, new, expanding, or previously inactive. All dairy animals are included such as cows, water buffalo, goats, and sheep.
Learn MoreAgricultural Lands Discharge Program
The Agricultural Lands Discharge Program (Program) addresses water quality impacts associated with activities on agricultural lands in the North Coast Region (Region). There are approximately 350,000 acres of agricultural lands in the Region, which are primarily used for vineyards, orchards, row crops, grain, alfalfa, hay pasture, and dairies.
Learn MoreRestoration Program
The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board takes an active role in promoting the implementation of restoration projects that help restore the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters within the region.
-Policy in Support of Restoration in the North Coast Region
Water is a precious resource in California, and maintaining its quality is of utmost importance to safeguard the health of the public and the environment.
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