DPR 18-001 Groundwater Protection Areas

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DPR 18-001 Groundwater Protection Areas (Noticed 5/25/18; Comment period closed 8/7/18)

DPR amended section 6000 of Title 3, California Code of Regulations. This action amends the document, "EH03-05 (Est. 08/03) Groundwater Protection Areas" that identifies groundwater protection areas (GWPAs) in California. DPR added new GWPAs to this document. These GWPAs were identified based on pesticide detections. This document is incorporated by reference in the definitions "groundwater protection area", "leaching groundwater protection areas", and "runoff groundwater protection areas." These regulations were filed with the Secretary of State on June 20, 2019, and become effective on January 1, 2020.

• Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action, PDF
• Notice of Public Hearing and Extension of Comment Period, PDF
• Proposed Text, PDF
  • Ground Water Protection Areas 2017 (Rev. 08/17), PDF
• Initial Statement of Reasons, PDF
• Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (Form 399), PDF
• Notice of Modification of Text, PDF "15-day" comment period 12/4/18-12/19/18
• Text of Modified Regulations, PDF
  • Ground Water Protection Areas 2018 (Rev. 10/18), PDF
• Notice of Addition of Document to Rulemaking File, PDF "15-day" comment period 12/4/18-12/19/18
• Final Statement of Reasons
• Final Text of Regulations, PDF Filed with Secretary of State 6/20/19; Effective 1/1/20
  • Final Ground Water Protection Areas 2018 (Rev. 10/18)