Introduction
Most of the rivers on the north coast of California have been severely damaged by excessive logging.
The once thriving salmon of our region are threatened with extinction because of damage to their habitat.
North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
The state agency with primary responsibility for water quality in the
north coast region of California
(Region 1 - see map) is the
North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.
5550 Skylane Blvd.,Suite A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-576-2220 phone
707-523-0135 fax
Basin Plan
The Basin Plan
(water quality control plan) provides the basis for protecting water quality in the north coast region
of California. The Basin Plan is mandated by both the Federal Clean Water Act and the
State Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act.
The Basin Plan is used as a regulatory tool by the Regional Water Board's technical staff. Regional Water Board orders cite the Basin Plan's water quality standards and prohibitions applicable to a particular discharge. The Basin Plan is also used by other agencies in their permitting and resource management activities, and as an educational and reference document for dischargers and members of the public.
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
The Federal Clean Water Act requires states to identify waterbodies that do not meet water quality standards and are not supporting their beneficial uses. These waters are placed on the Section 303(d)
List of Impaired Waterbodies.
Placement on this list triggers development of a pollution control plan called a
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
for each waterbody and associated pollutant/stressor on the list.
The Water Board is responsible for identifying impaired waterbodies and preparing a plan to restore their health.
Development of these plans for each river on the north coast has been proceeding very slowly.
Board members
There are
nine positions on the Regional Water Board.
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North Coast
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Directory
Albion River Watershed Protection Association
Alliance For Democracy - Mendocino Coast
Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment
Atascadero / Green Valley Watershed Council
Bay Area Coalition for Headwaters
Cache Creek Wild
California Center for Community Democracy
Californians for Alternatives to Toxics
Campaign for Old Growth
Campaign to Restore Jackson State Redwood Forest
Center for Environmental Economic Development
Center for Ethics and Toxics
Coalition to Stop the Mad Water Grab
Coast Action Group
Coastal Headwaters Association
Coastal Land Trust
Community Clean Water Institute
Creek Stewardship Program, Santa Rosa
Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County
Environmental Center of Sonoma County
Environmental Commons
Environmental Protection Information Center
Forest Unlimited
Friends of the Eel River
Friends of the Esteros
Friends of the Gualala River
Friends of the Mark West Watershed
Friends of the Navarro
Friends of the Trinity River
Friends of the Van Duzen
Gualala River Steelhead Studies
Hoopa Valley Tribal Fisheries Department
Humboldt Area Restoration Teams
Humboldt Baykeeper
Humboldt Watershed Council
Institute for Fisheries Resources
Jacoby Creek Land Trust
Karuk Department of Natural Resources
Klamath Basin Tribal Water Quality Work Group
Klamath Forest Alliance
Klamath Restoration Council
Klamath River Intertribal Fish and Water Commission
Klamath Riverkeeper
Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center
Leadership Institute for Ecology and Economy
League of Women Voters of Sonoma County
Legacy - The Landscape Connection
Mattole Restoration Council
Nikos Zoggas Associates
North Coast Earth First!
Northcoast Environmental Center
Northern California River Watch
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
O.W.L. Foundation
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
Piercy Watersheds Association
Redwood Coast Watersheds Alliance
Russian River Interactive Information System
Russian River Residents Against Unsafe Logging
Russian River Unlimited
Russian River Watershed Council
Russian River Watershed Protection Committee
Russian RiverKeeper
Salmonid Restoration Federation
Salmon Coalition
Salmon River Restoration Council
Sanctuary Forest
Sierra Club, Redwood Chapter
Smith River Project
Sonoma County Water Coalition
Soucy Biologique
SPAWN - Salmon Protection And Watershed Network
Tomales Bay Watershed Council
Town Hall Coalition
Trees Foundation
Watershed Poetry Mendocino
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Yurok Tribe Environmental Program
Yurok Tribe Fisheries Department
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