Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Vineyards in Napa and Sonoma Valley Watersheds

Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Vineyards in Napa and Sonoma Valley Watersheds

The Conditional Waiver would regulate discharge from vineyards in the Napa River and Sonoma Creek watersheds. The Conditional Waiver applies to a group of existing and new vineyards with specific size, slope, and soil type that meet the eligibility and would require: 1) submittal of a Notice of Intent to comply, 2) preparation of a Farm Water Quality Plan that identifies vineyard and road management practices to reduce discharge, 3) implementation of these management practices, and 4) submittal of annual compliance reports. The Conditional Waiver implements the Napa River and Sonoma Creek sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads with the overarching goals of reducing nonpoint source pollutant discharges from vineyard properties and protecting and enhancing beneficial uses, including the protection of anadromous fish habitat.

Calistoga, Napa, St. Helena, Yountville

Napa, Sonoma

Cal Fire, California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)

Other (Water Quality Regulation, Conditional Waiver of WDR)

Regulation

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire