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Under the Federal Clean Water Act and the state's pioneering Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act the State Water Board has regulatory authority for protecting the water quality of nearly 1,600,000 acres (6,500 km 2) of lakes, 1,300,000 acres (5,300 km 2) of bays and estuaries, 211,000 miles (340,000 km) of rivers and streams, and about ...
The Porter-Cologne Act (California Water Code, Section 7) was created in 1969 and is the law that governs water quality regulation in California. The legislation bears the names of legislators Carley V. Porter and Gordon Cologne. [1] It was established to be a program to protect water quality as well as beneficial uses of water.
Pages in category "Water management authorities in California" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Volunteers, California; Water Commission, California; Water Quality Monitoring Council, California; Water Resources, Department of (DWR) Water Resources Control Board, State (WRCB) Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) Worker's Compensation Appeals Board; Workforce Development Board, California (CWDB)
(The Center Square) – The California Water Commission has released their strategic plan for the next five years on how they will work to ensure California’s water supply as drought continues ...
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA / ˈ s iː. k w ə /) is a California statute passed in 1970 and signed in to law by then-governor Ronald Reagan, [1] [2] shortly after the United States federal government passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to institute a statewide policy of environmental protection.
The department was created in 1956 by Governor Goodwin Knight following severe flooding across Northern California in 1955, where they combined the Division of Water Resources of the Department of Public Works with the State Engineer's Office, the Water Project Authority, and the State Water Resources Board. [1]
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