State Water Board enforcement: complaints, referrals and cannabis program shift toward deterrence
The Office of Enforcement reported referral and complaint trends, described workflow for triage and investigations, and said the cannabis program has restructured for efficiency and increased enforcement deterrence while average complaint closure times were about 62 days.
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Yvonne West, director of the State Water Board’s Office of Enforcement, gave a midyear briefing on July 16 that summarized enforcement workflows, referral sources, complaint triage and select program outcomes. "We have approximately 480 active cases across both legal units," West said, and she told the board the office is triaging case referrals from regions, divisions and the public and then prioritizing investigations and formal actions.
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