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North Coast board speeds cannabis cleanup actions, advances vineyard and roads orders
Summary
North Coast staff outlined a new strategy to expedite cleanup and penalty assessments at cannabis cultivation sites, and previewed draft waste discharge requirements for commercial vineyards, a regulatory approach for Easter‑lily bulb cultivation addressing copper toxicity, and a pilot roads order for a watershed under a TMDL settlement.
North Coast Regional Water Board staff told the statewide convening they have new enforcement and permitting strategies to tackle recurring water‑quality threats from three problem areas: illegal and noncompliant cannabis cultivation, irrigated‑land discharges from vineyards and other crops, and road‑related sediment sources.
Staff said routine enforcement against illegal cannabis cultivation had been labor intensive and slow, often taking months to issue cleanup and abatement orders and administrative civil liability complaints. To accelerate results, staff described a new strategy that prioritizes expedited cleanup-and‑abatement orders…
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