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July 2018
New California Dairy Water Quality Requirements

California Is Tightening Up The Regulations. Again.

Water Quality Regulations For CA Dairies Tightens Up

Central Valley Water Quality Control Board Adopts New General Order For California Dairies

Central Valley Water Quality Control Board (RB5) adopted a General Order for Confined Bovine Feeding Operations (R5- 2017-0058).

Waste Discharge Requirements General Order For Confined Bovine Feeding Operations

Click below to download a form detailing the requirements of the general order.

https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/board_decisions/adopted_orders/general_orders/r5-2017-0058.pdf

This article by Deanne Meyer of the University of California, Davis provides a very good overview of the dairy operations affected by the order and what to do about it.

https://www.dairyherd.com/article/new-water-quality-rules-headed-california-feedlots-and-dairies?/

The first deadline to file your Notice of Intent with the RB5, is due July 1st, 2018.

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