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Task Force Main Page

Video of Meetings

SWRCB Releases

Documents Transmitted and/or Used During Meetings

Presentations

Comments/ Docs Prior to Draft Report

Public Comments Regarding Draft Report

Official Agendas

Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) Adopted Orders

Third-Party Coalitions

Key Reference Documents

SWRCB Releases

Download SWRCB Report to the Legislature: Recommendations Addressing Nitrate in Groundwater - Feb 2013

Download SWRCB Recs to Legistature Press Release 022013

Download Fact Sheet: Report Recommendations to Address Impact of Nitrates Contamination in Groundwater Require Renewed Efforts

Download Fact Sheet: State Actions to Address Drinking Water Quality

Documents Transmitted to Expert Panel and/or Used During Meetings

Download ITRC Presentation to State Water Board - September 23, 2014

Download Final Report – September 9

Download Draft Final Report – September 2 updated version

Download Draft Final Report – August 28 version

August 20 Meeting

Download Draft Final Report – August 18 version (beginning of meeting)

Download Summary of Comments on Draft Report

Download Rationale for a Shift Change

Download Paradigm Change

Download Draft Final Report – August 20 version (end of meeting)

Download Observations from July 28 Meeting

Download Agricultural Expert Panel Draft Report to the State Water Board

July 1 Meeting

Download Draft Final Report – June 28 version

Download Draft Final Report – June 29 version (beginning of meeting)

Download Draft Final Report – July 1 version (end of meeting)

June 23 Meeting

Download Summary of Points from June 9 Meeting – June 16 version

Download Expert Panel Initial Responses to 13 Questions – June 23 version

Download Summary of Points from June 9 Meeting – June 23 version

June 9 Meeting

Download Background Information Given to Panel

Download Expert Panel Initial Responses to 13 Questions

Download Expert Panel Report Start

Download Advisory Committee Consensus Recommendations to the Expert Panel

Presentations

Clay Rodgers and Joe Karkoski (Central Valley RWQCB) and Angela Shroeter (Central Coast RWQCB)

Dr. Amrith Gunasekara, California Department of Food and Agriculture

Dr. Amadou Ba, California Department of Food and Agriculture

Parry Klassen, East San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition

Dr. Joel Kimmelshue, Land IQ

Chris Kapheim, Alta Irrigation District

Dr. Ken Baerenklau, UC Riverside

Hung Le, Paramount Farming Company

Dr. Robert Mikkelson, International Plant Nutrition Institute

Dr. Thomas Harter, UC Davis

Dr. Toby O'Geen, UC Davis

Submitted Comments and Supporting Documents Prior to Draft Report

Download Comment submitted by Anonymous

Download Dr. Ken Baerenklau (UC Riverside)

Download Nicole Bell (Kern River Watershed Coalition Authority)

Download Bob Blakely (California Citrus Mutual)

Download J.P. Cativiela (Dairy Cares)

Download Dr. David Cehrs (Kings River Conservation District Board) Paper: Easton, CA Pollutant Plumes

Download Dr. David Cehrs (Kings River Conservation District Board) NO₃ Data from Geotracker Gamma (CDPH) for Upper Kings Basin

Download Casey Creamer (Kings River Water Quality Coalition)

Download Jerry Doyel

Download Expert Panel Straw Poll of Five Ideas

Download Kari Fisher (California Farm Bureau Federation)

Download Paul Giboney (M. Caratan Inc/Columbine Vineyards) Background

Download Paul Giboney (M. Caratan Inc/Columbine Vineyards) Comments

Download Dr. Melanie Harrison (NOAA)

Download Bud Hoekstra (Berry Blest Organic Farm)

Download Timothy Johnson (California Rice Commission), Parry Klassen (East San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition), Casey Creamer (Kings River Water Quality Coalition), Bruce Houdesheldt (Sacramento Valley Water Quality Coalition), David DeGroot (Tule Bain Water Quality Coalition), Gail Delihant (Western Growers Association), Renee Pinel (Western Plant Health Association), Joseph McGahan (Westside San Joaquin River Watershed Coalition)

Download Pearl Kan (California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.)

Download Joe Karkoski (Central Valley RWQCB) East San Joaquin River Watershed WDR

Download Joe Karkoski (Central Valley RWQCB) East San Joaquin River Watershed WDR - Attachment B

Download Joe Karkoski (Central Valley RWQCB) San Joaquin River Watershed WDR

Download Parry Klassen (East San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition)

Download William Lipe (NH3 Service Company)

Download Gabriele Ludwig and Robert Curtis (California Almonds)

Download Bob Martin (Rio Farms)

Download Kay Mercer (KMI) Presentation Graphic

Download Kay Mercer (KMI) Comments

Download Paramount Farming Company

Download John Schaap (Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group) Original Comments

Download John Schaap (Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group) Groundwater References

Download Kirk Schmidt (Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc.)

Download Angela Schroeter (Region 3 Central Coast WQCB)

Download Steve Shimek (The Otter Project)

Download Abby Taylor-Silva (Grower-Shipper Association of Central California)

Download William Thomas (Best Best & Krieger LLP on behalf of the Southern San Joaquin Valley Water Quality Coalition)

Download Claire Wineman (Grower-Shipper Association of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties)

Download Law Offices of Patrick J. Maloney

Download Additional Details: Provided by SWRCB

Download Additional Details: Response from Kirk Schmidt

Download Additional Details: Response from Bob Martin

Download Additional Details: Response from Abby Taylor-Silva

Download George Adam, Grower

Submitted Public Comments Regarding Draft Report

Download William Thomas (Best Best & Krieger LLP on behalf of the Southern San Joaquin Valley Water Quality Coalition)

Download Dennis Chessman (California Certified Crop Adviser, Board of Directors)

Download Theresa Dunham (California Citrus Mutual, California Farm Bureau Federation, California Rice Commission, Dairy Cares, East San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition, Sacramento Valley Water Quality Coalition, San Joaquin County and Delta Water Quality Coalition, Western Plant Health Association, Westside San Joaquin River Watershed Coalition)

Download Kirk Schmidt (Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc.)

Download Bob Siegfried

Download Bud Hoekstra

Download Robert Abrams

Download Abby Taylor-Silva (Grower-Shipper Association of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties and Grower-Shipper Association of Central California)

Download Nicole Bell (Kern River Watershed Coalition Authority)

Download Kay Mercer (KMI)

Download Phoebe Seaton (Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability), Jennifer Clary (Clean Water Action), Omar Carrillo (Community Water Center)

Download Kimberly Brown (Paramount Farming Company LLC)

Download Elissa Callman (Sacramento River Source Water Protection Program)

Download Steve Shimek (The Otter Project), Bill Jennings (California Sportfishing Protection Alliance), Pearl Kan (California Rural Legal Assistance), Colin Bailey (Environmental Justice Coalition for Water), Andrew Christie (Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Club), Kira Redmond (Santa Barbara Channelkeeper), Sara Aminzadeh (California Coastkeeper Alliance and its 12 member Waterkeepers), Noe Paramo (California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation)

Download UC Davis: Thomas Harter, Jan Hopmans, Graham Fogg, G. Stu Pettygrove, Patrick Brown, David Smart, Tim Hartz, Jay Lund, William Horwath, Joshua Viers

Download Gail Delihant (Western Growers)

Download Greg Hammett (Westside Water Quality Coalition)

Download Kenneth Harris, Jr. (Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board)

Download Pamela Creedon (Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board)

Download Bruce Wolfe (San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board)

Download Ashley Zellmer (State Water Resources Control Board)

Official Agendas

English Download PDF SpanishMeeting #1: May 5-6, 2014 - San Luis Obispo

English Download PDF Minutes - May 5-6 Meeting

English Download PDF SpanishMeeting #2: May 7, 2014 - Tulare

English Download PDF Minutes - May 7 Meeting

English Download PDF SpanishMeeting #3: May 9, 2014 - Sacramento

English Download PDF Minutes - May 9 Meeting

English Download PDF SpanishMeeting #4: June 9, 2014 - San Luis Obispo

English Download PDF Minutes - June 9 Meeting

English Download PDF SpanishMeeting #5: June 23, 2014 - San Luis Obispo

English Download PDF Meeting #6: July 1, 2014 - San Luis Obispo

English Download PDF SpanishMeeting #7: July 18, 2014 - San Luis Obispo

English Download PDF SpanishAdvisory Committee Meeting: July 28, 2014 - Sacramento

English Download PDF SpanishMeeting #8: August 20, 2014 - San Luis Obispo

Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) Adopted Orders

Download Eastern San Joaquin Watershed WDR Order R5-2012-0116-R2

Download Individual Growers WDR Order R5-2013-0100

Download Rice Growers within the Sacramento Valley WDR Order R5-2014-0023

Download Sacramento River Watershed WDR Order R5-2014-0030

Download San Joaquin County and Delta Area WDR Order R5-2014-0029

Download Tulare Lake Basin Area WDR Order R5-2013-0120

Download Western San Joaquin River Watershed WDR Order R5-2014-0002

Download Western Tulare Lake Basin Area WDR Order R5-2014-0001

Tentative or Approved Third-Party Coalitions

Region 1 - North Coast: Tule Lake Basin Advisory Group, Vineyard/Orchard Advisory Group, Lily Bulb Advisory Group
Region 3 - Central Coast: Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc. ("Preservation Inc."), Central Coast Groundwater Coalition, Central Coast Agricultural Water Quality Coalition
Region 4 - Los Angeles: Ventura County Agricultural Irrigated Lands Group (VCAILG), Nursery Growers LA Irrigated Lands Group (NGA LAILG), Ventura County Agricultural Water Quality Coalition
Region 5 - Central Valley: California Rice Commission, East San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition, Goose Lake Water Quality Coalition, Sacramento Valley Water Quality Coalition, San Joaquin County and Delta Water Quality Coalition, Kings River Water Quality Coalition, Kaweah Basin Water Quality Association, Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition, Kern River Watershed Coalition Authority, Westside Water Quality Coalition (Contact: Joseph C. McGahan, Watershed Coordinator), Buena Vista Coalition, Cawelo Water District, Westlands Water District, Westside San Joaquin River Watershed Coalition, Northern California Water Association, Southern San Joaquin Valley Water Quality Coalition
Region 8 - Santa Ana: Western Riverside County Agricultural Coalition
Region 9 - San Diego: San Diego Region Irrigated Lands Group, Upper Santa Margarita Irrigated Lands Monitoring Group

ITRC Agricultural Expert Panel - Key Reference Documents

Agency Reports

Download Nitrate in Drinking Water Report to the Legislature. SWRCB, 1988

Download Nonpoint Source Program Strategy and Implementation Plan, 1998-2013 (PROSIP). SWRCB, 2000

Download Policy for Implementation and Enforcement of the Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program. SWRCB, 2004

Download Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment Scientific Literature Recommended for Expert Panel

Basin Plans

Region 1 Basin Plan

Region 2 Basin Plan

Region 3 Basin Plan

Region 4 Basin Plan

Region 5 Basin Plan

Region 6 Basin Plan

Region 7 Basin Plan

Region 8 Basin Plan

Region 9 Basin Plan

Reports by Coalitions

Download Comments on Hydrogeologic Points of Concern for the Kern River Watershed Coalition Authority Area

Download Kern River Watershed Coalition Authority Assessment of Potential for Nitrate Migration in Kern Sub-Basin

Download Tulare Lake Basin WDR Estimated Cost of Compliance – Kern Coalition

Coalition Requirements

Download Fresno Bee article: "Valley farmers face deadline, possible fine on groundwater"

Cost of Compliance Reports

Download California Code of Regulations Section 2200.6 Annual Agricultural and Irrigated Lands Fee Schedule 2013-2014

Download Draft Technical Memo Concerning the Economic Analysis of the ILRP. Central Valley RWQCB, 2010

Download Tulare Lake Basin WDR Estimated Cost of Compliance. Kern River Watershed Coalition Authority Assessment, 2013

Download Central Valley FAQs on ILRP Cost Estimates

Groundwater and/or Surface Water Quality Monitoring Websites

Download Groundwater Ambient Monitoring & Assessment Program (GAMA) GeoTracker

Download Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP)

California Environmental Data Exchange Network (CEDEN)

Download Region 1: North Coast Region Water Quality Monitoring

Download Region 2: San Francisco Bay Water Quality Monitoring Website

Download Region 3: Central Coast Agricultural Regulatory Program - Cooperative Monitoring Program Reports

Download Region 3: Water Quality Monitoring Fact Sheets

Download Region 3: Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc (CCWQP)

Download Region 3: Central Coast Ambient Monitoring Program (CCAMP)

Download Region 4: Los Angeles Monitoring Water Quality Monitoring Website

Download Region 5: Central Valley Water Quality Monitoring Website

Download Region 6: Lahontan Water Quality Monitoring Website

Download Region 7: Colorado River Basin Water Quality Monitoring Website

Download Region 8: Santa Ana Water Quality Monitoring Website

Download Region 9: San Diego Monitoring Website

Groundwater and/or Surface Water Quality Monitoring Reports

Download Central Valley Dairy Representative Monitoring Program 2012 Annual Report. Luhdorff & Scalmanini, 2013

Download Water Quality Conditions in the Central Coast Region Related to Agricultural Discharges. Central Coast RWQCB, 2011

Download Ventura County Agricultural Irrigated Lands Group 2009 Annual Monitoring Report. VCAILG, 2010

Download Nursery Growers Association Los Angeles County Irrigated Lands Group 2008 Annual Monitoring Report. NGA-LAILG, 2009

Nitrate Hazard Index

Download Nitrate Hazard Leaching Index. Wu, 2005

Download Nitrate Hazard Index Description. Kimmelshue, 2013

Download Summary Statement on the Manuscript: Soil Type, Crop, and Irrigation All Influence Optimal Nitrogen Management. Letey, 2013

Download Soil Type, Crop, and Irrigation All Influence Optimal Nitrogen Management. Letey, 2013

Nitrogen Mass Balance

Download Community Forum Comments to CDFA Nitrogen Task Force Report. Kern River Watershed Coalition Authority, 2014

Nutrient Studies, Reports, or Articles

Download The Nitrate Directives. European Commission, 2010

Download Nitrate Directive Summary Report 2008-2011. European Commission 2013

Download Environmental Farm Accounting: The Case of the Dutch Nutrients Accounting System. Breembroek et al., 1996

Download Reactive Nitrogen in the United States: An Analysis of Inputs, Flows, Consequences, and Management Options. EPA, 2011

Download Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long Term Sustainability Initial Conceptual Model (ICM) Technical Services. 2013

Download Nitrogen fertilizer use in California: Assessing the data, trends and a way forward. Rosenstock, 2013

Download Draft Preliminary Facts and Findings of the California Nitrogen Assessment. UC Davis, 2013