| Description |
Date |
| Bay Delta Plan Update: Draft San Joaquin River Flow and Southern Delta Salinity Requirements Released for Public Comment |
12/31/12 |
| Search Warrant executed at Environmental Consulting Company, PW Environmental in Fraud Investigation |
12/21/12 |
| Los Angeles Water Board Issues Cleanup and Abatement Order to The Boeing Company for Santa Monica Groundwater Cleanup |
12/17/12 |
| Central Valley Water Board Adopts Waste Discharge Requirements for Irrigated Lands |
12/12/12 |
| San Diego Water Board Approves $138,000 Penalty
for Polluted Discharges to San Diego Bay |
12/12/12 |
| State Water Board Directs Sacramento County Sanitation District to Upgrade Sewage Treatment to Protect Human Health and Aquatic Life |
12/4/12 |
| State Water Board and I-Bank Bond Sale of AAA Related Bonds saves State of California $10 Million |
12/03/12 |
| Penalties Totaling $1.38 Million Proposed for Tracy Dairy Properties Controlled by Henry J. Tosta |
11/29/12 |
| Los Angeles Water Board Cracks Down on Sanitation Districts for Failure to Comply with Santa Clara River Chloride Limitations |
11/26/12 |
| Los Angeles Water Board Approves Updated Storm Water Runoff Regulations |
11/9/12 |
| North Coast Water Board Staff Recommends $5.5 Million
Caltrans fine for Discharges into Russian River Tributary |
11/08/12 |
| Central Coast Water Board Workshops Scheduled To Assist Growers with Annual Compliance Form |
10/22/12 |
| Central Coast Water Board Settles Enforcement Actions: Farming Operations Will Pay for Violations of the Irrigated Lands Agricultural Order |
10/16/12 |
| State Water Board Allocates $2 Million in Funds for Interim Replacement Drinking Water for Economically Disadvantaged Communities |
10/16/12 |
| Boaters Alerted of Asian Clam Control Project in Emerald Bay |
10/11/12 |
| Media Availability - Boat Tour of Asian Clam Control Project Site at Lake Tahoe's Emerald Bay |
10/11/12 |
| North Coast Water Board Adopts New Forest Management Plan
to Improve Regional Water Quality |
10/4/12 |
| Asian Clam Control Project taking place at Emerald Bay |
10/4/12 |
| Central Coast Water Board Fines South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District for Waste Water Spill |
10/4/12 |
| Central Coast Water Board Proposes Fines Ranging from $2,070 to $19,410 to Six Farming Operations for Operations for Alleged Violations of the Irrigated Lands Agricultural Order |
9/26/12 |
| $400,000 Judgment Entered for Underground Tank Violations
in Kern, Merced and San Luis Obispo Counties Against Oil Marketer |
9/25/12 |
| State Water Boards Fourth Web-based
Performance Report Now Available |
9/19/12 |
| City of Ione Faces $143,552 Penalty for Failure to Comply with Cease and Desist Order |
9/13/12 |
| Alameda County and Thomas Barron Win
2012 “WuHoo” Pollution Prevention Awards |
9/12/12 |
| State Warns Against Blue-Green Algae in Klamath River |
9/12/12 |
| Los Angeles Regional Water Board Establishes Expert Panel to Review Carousel Neighborhood Cleanup |
8/29/12 |
| Governor Brown's State Water Board Appointee Felicia Marcus Confirmed by State Senate |
8/23/12 |
| State Water Board Seeks $150,000 in Penalties From Bakersfield Firm for Continued Underground Storage Tank Fraud |
8/23/12 |
| Draft Hinkley Groundwater Cleanup
Environmental Impact Report Available for Review |
8/21/12 |
| $700,000 Settlement Proposed for Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority Sewage Discharges into the Mojave River |
8/8/12 |
| $50,600 Penalty Imposed on Farming Operation for Waste Discharge Violations in Stanislaus County |
8/8/12 |
| Ken Harris Named Interim Executive Officer at the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board |
8/1/12 |
| State and U.S. EPA Warn Against Blue-Green Algae in Copco and Iron Gate Reservoirs on Klamath River |
7/24/12 |
| Health Advisories Posted for High Levels of
Blue-Green Algae in Spring Lake |
7/23/12 |
| Executive Officer Proposes $272,928 Penalty to Dairy for
Illegal Disposal of Cow Carcasses and Illegal Discharges of Wastewater |
7/23/12 |
| December 2010 Sewage Spill into Lake Tahoe Results in $239,081 Fine from Lahontan Board |
7/16/12 |
| Farm Trust Faces $23,685 Penalty for Waste Discharge Violations in Contra Costa County |
7/13/12 |
| Civil Complaint Filed Against Hayden Environmental, Inc. for Submitting Fraudulent Invoices to the State Water Board |
7/09/12 |
| Lahontan Regional Water Board Addresses Bi-State Angora Fire Commission Recommendations
to Prevent Future Fire Risks |
6/25/12 |
| Reporting Deadline Looming for Water Diverters |
6/22/12 |
| Central Coast Water Board Sets Civil Liability Hearing on
1.1 Million Gallon Sewage Spill in South San Luis Obispo County |
6/19/12 |
| State Water Board Approves Statewide
Septic Systems Policy to Minimize Risks to Water Quality |
6/19/12 |
| Are California’s Streams and Rivers Healthy? |
6/18/12 |
| Overflowing Manure Storage Area and Illegally Buried Dead Cows Found at Two Area Farms |
6/15/12 |
| Lahontan Water Board Ensures Clean Water for Hundreds of Hinkley Residents |
6/07/12 |
| State Water Board Approves Funds for Beach Water Quality Monitoring |
6/05/12 |
| Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Proposes over $400,000 Fine for Tesoro Pollution |
5/29/12 |
| Survey Reveals High Methylmercury in Coastal Sport Fish |
5/24/12 |
| Owners of Southern California Environmental Consulting Firm Charged with Fraud |
5/10/12 |
| Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Acts to Improve Salinas Storm Water Management |
5/04/12 |
| State Water Board Approves
Low Risk Underground Storage Tank Policy |
5/01/12 |
| State Water Board Report Shows Highest Pollution and Toxicity
Levels, Pesticide Contamination in Urban Watersheds |
4/27/12 |
| North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Executive Officer Named |
4/27/12 |
| Ross Valley Sanitary District to pay over $1.5 million for Sewage
Discharges into Corte Madera Creek and San Francisco Bay |
4/23/12 |
| Lahontan Regional Water Board Appoints New Executive Officer |
4/16/12 |
| Investigation Finds Perchlorate Contamination in Sample Wells at Barstow Site |
4/12/12 |
| Los Angeles Water Board Orders City of Avalon to Reduce Pollution at Avalon Beach |
4/05/12 |
| EPA and LA Water Quality Board Set Strict New Pollution Reduction Plans for 175 Waterways in Los Angeles Area |
3/27/12 |
| Proposed Final Draft Statewide Septic System Policy Released |
3/21/12 |
| State Water Board Approves
Storm Water Order for Selected Coastline Areas |
3/21/12 |
| Central Valley Water Board issues Cleanup and Abatement Order |
3/16/12 |
| Caltrans to Pay $475,182 Fine in
Settlement of Water Pollution Violations |
3/15/12 |
| Irrigated Lands Order wins approval on Central Coast |
3/15/12 |
| PG&E to pay $3.6 million for failing to contain Hinkley chromium contamination
$1.8 million for Hinkley School water project |
3/15/12 |
| San Diego Bay Sediment Cleanup Order Adopted Largest Cleanup Order Adopted by San Diego Water Board |
3/14/12 |
| Malibu’s Legacy Park Crowned Project of the Year (issued by the City of Malibu) |
2/23/12 |
| Beach Water Quality Testing Focus of State Board Action |
2/21/12 |
| Central Coast Ecological Preserve Wins National Award |
2/14/12 |
| Feds Approve California Sewage Ban and
Create Largest Coastal No‐Discharge Zone in the Nation |
2/09/12 |
| State Water Board Takes Steps
To Assist Mosquito Abatement Districts |
2/08/12 |
| State Water Board Approves Strategy for Water Quality Restoration at Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports |
2/07/12 |
| Eight Year Study Finds Half of State’s Streams in Good Shape -
Streams in Urban Areas Show Degradation |
1/30/12 |
| Free State Water Board Online 2012 Calendar Highlights
Citizen Water Quality Monitors and Water Related Dates |
1/25/12 |
| Central Valley Water Board Supports Court Ruling on Sacramento Sewer Standards |
1/24/12 |
