The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has prepared an administrative draft of the statewide winery general waste discharge requirements order (Winery Order).  The Winery Order addresses land discharge of process water from wineries, grape juice storage facilities, and wine distillation facilities.  This administrative draft is provided to facilitate communication between stakeholders and State Water Board staff.  The administrative draft of the Winery Order is attached and will soon be available on their website. 

Please provide any informal comments on the document by April 5, 2019.  

They will not be preparing a formal response to comments on the administrative draft, but appropriate changes will be incorporated in the (subsequent) formal public comment version.  Stakeholder outreach meetings will be scheduled in wine producing areas of the state in the next 60 days.  The best way to stay informed about upcoming meetings, opportunities to provide comment, and changes to the draft Winery Order is to subscribe to their e-mail notification system. You can do that here.