Sampling and submission are required
Nitrate (NO3) in soil can often be found in rural and agricultural areas due to fertilizer, livestock waste, and septic systems. Nitrate can be highly mobile in soil and can readily leach to groundwater. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, when present in groundwater, nitrate can cause serious health effects if consumed.
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Ducks Unlimited (DU) recently announced the recipients of its 2026 Wetland Conservation Achievement Awards, honoring individuals and groups whose work has significantly advanced wetland and waterfowl conservation across North America.
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This update includes information about Spring Conservation Program Workshops and a reminder about two opportunities for conservation programs on fallow fields.
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Rice growers have a commodity-specific regulation
The California Rice Commission is the Third-Party organization that represents commercial rice Growers for the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP) Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Sacramento Valley Rice Growers.
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A reminder that all rice in California must be planted using certified seed or seed that has gone through a quality assurance program. This requirement is in place to reduce the spread of weedy rice (red rice) through the planting of contaminated seed, one of the major vectors for the pest. CCIA certifies seed for owned varieties and provides quality assurance programs for off patent varieties.
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This update includes information about two opportunities for conservation programs on fallow fields.
Application Period OPEN for conservation programs on fallow fields.
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Years’ worth of data were collected in the 173-page report: “A Conservation Footprint for California Rice,” highlighting the minimum number of planted acres needed, locations, and management practices of ricelands to support multiple wildlife species in the Central Valley.
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Rice growers and agricultural professionals from across the Sacramento Valley are invited to attend the 2026 Rice Production Workshop, a two-day educational program focused on the principles and practices of rice production in California.
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Thursday, February 26, 2026
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CIP Conference Room, 100 Sunrise Blvd.
Colusa, CA 95932
Deadline to submit data to CRC is February 27, 2026, for certain growers.
The California Rice Commission has a Surface Water Quality Management Plan for Pyrethroids for rice acres that drain to the monitoring locations at upper Colusa Basin Drain (CBD5) and the Sacramento Slough near Karnak (SSB). The upper Colusa Basin Drain (CBD5) sub-watershed is generally west of the Sacramento River and north of Highway 20. The Sacramento Slough (SSB) sub-watershed is generally east of the Sacramento River, west of the Feather River, and south of the Sutter Buttes.
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