Presenter details CSDS rules and 10-year CSSRP watershed planning requirements Unit 3 training explains the order's definition of Controllable Sediment Discharge Sources (CSDS), the three-step requirement to assess, inventory, and treat CSDS in Category B projects, the centralized deferred-treatment inventory available to Central Valley Water Board staff, and the CSSRP requirement to cycle watershed plans every seven years and complete treatment within ten years.

Discover how the new CSDS rules are reshaping sediment management and water quality protection in California!

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Leawood advances flood‑mitigation work: Pawnee bypass recommended, watershed study contract approved Council and staff advanced plans to address recurring flooding in the Winonga/Indian Creek area, favoring a Pawnee bypass alternative that would divert runoff (estimated project cost ~$4.8–5.0M with 75% county participation) and unanimously authorized a separate contract with consultant Olson to develop an Indian Creek Watershed master plan and options analysis (approx. $90,000).

Leawood officials are taking bold steps to tackle flooding woes with a proposed $5 million Pawnee bypass and an ambitious watershed master plan.

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Conservation commission flags Aquidneck Island Watershed Plan for review despite tight comment deadline Commission members were asked to review the Aquidneck Island Watershed Plan (RIDEM draft, ~230 pages) and to add it to the January agenda; members noted the comment deadline was imminent and suggested compiling links for review.

The Middletown Conservation Commission is racing against the clock to review a crucial 230-page Aquidneck Island Watershed Plan before the comment deadline!

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Norwalk commissioners review watershed plan, DEEP stewardship permit and state hearing changes affecting local projects At the Nov. 6 meeting the Harbor and Shellfish commissions reported on the Norwalk River watershed plan update, concerns about Route 7/Merritt Parkway work and a DEEP stewardship permit for Riese/Long Island Isle remediation. Commissioners also noted a law change affecting evidentiary public hearings and discussed coordination on future legislative

Norwalk commissioners are tackling crucial updates on watershed planning and a controversial DEEP stewardship permit that could reshape our local ecosystem.

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As Watershed Lead for San Diego Bay + Santa Margarita River, Bella:
✔️ Develops new methods to measure pollutant load reductions
✔️ Chairs Project Clean Water outreach & education efforts
✔️ Leads legislative analysis on watershed issues 🌎♻️

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