This Week In California Ag Regulation
This week in California ag regulation One major water supply item dominates this week: the State Water Board’s revised draft decision on the proposed Sites Reservoir. State Water Board releases revised draft decision on Sites Reservoir, sets comment and vote dates The board’s revised draft would authorize the proposed 1.5 million-acre-foot reservoir to divert up […]
This Week In California Ag Regulation
This week in California ag regulation Two DPR rulemaking packages open for comment this week alongside a North Coast enforcement settlement over a January wastewater spill into the Russian River. DPR proposes electronic submission mandate and fee changes for pesticide registration DPR proposes to adopt new 3 CCR sections 6170.6, 6170.7, 6170.8, and 6173, and […]
This Week In California Ag Regulation
This week in California ag regulation One major item this week: the State Water Board’s final draft plan for the Bay-Delta watershed, which touches water rights for farms across the Sacramento River and Delta system. State Water Board releases final draft Bay-Delta plan, sets October hearing The board’s final draft update to the Water Quality […]
This week in California ag regulation
This week in California ag regulation Three items this week span water quality, plant quarantine, and pesticide policy, each with its own comment or submission window. North Coast board adopts water quality permit for Smith River lily bulb growers The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted an order requiring commercial lily bulb growers […]
All Paraquat Products Now Cancelled in California, Two-Year Sell-Through Window Begins
SAME-DAY ALERT The California Department of Pesticide Regulation announced on August 10, 2026 that all manufacturers of pesticide products containing paraquat-dichloride have voluntarily cancelled their product registrations in the state. The last registrant cancelled on August 6, 2026, completing a phase-out that began when companies started voluntarily cancelling registrations in April. DPR opened a reevaluation […]
This week in California ag regulation
This week in California ag regulation One item this week: a DPR-funded pilot testing steam as a pre-plant fumigation alternative in Santa Cruz County berry fields. DPR funds $175,000 steam pilot as fumigant alternative in Pajaro Valley berries DPR is funding a $175,000 pilot project led by the Santa Cruz County Agricultural Commissioner to test […]
This Week in California Ag Regulation
One science release and one quarantine rulemaking headline this week, both with direct implications for how growers manage pest pressure and input costs. State-funded study: no direct substitute exists for methyl bromide or MITC generators DPR released the fourth and final report in its CCST-led fumigant alternatives study, finding that while alternatives to methyl bromide […]
DPR Proposes Higher Fines for Serious Pesticide Violations, Comment Period Open Through July 28
SPECIAL ALERT DPR announced on June 12, 2026 a proposed overhaul of its Enforcement Response Regulations, the first significant update since 2006. The proposal would amend 3 CCR sections 6128 and 6130 and adopt new section 6132, raising civil penalties for violations that pose health hazards, creating a new violation class, and requiring commissioners to […]