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Article: Water quality regulators. (In brief).(Brief Article)
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- California Planning & Development Report
- Article date:
- April 1, 2002
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Water quality regulators have begun reviewing Central Valley farms' longstanding exemption from the state Clean Water Act. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, which has jurisdiction over the valley and foothills from Redding to Fresno, announced in March it would prepare an environmental impact report on runoff from farms. Also, the state Water Resources Control Board said it would contribute $1 million toward monitoring drainage canals in the valley.
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