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DPR’s Ground Water Protection Program determines where and how pesticides are contaminating ground water, identifies areas sensitive to pesticide contamination and develops mitigation measures to prevent that movement. We also adopt regulations and do outreach to carry out those mitigation measures. The measures are designed to prevent continued movement to ground water in contaminated areas and to prevent problems before they occur in other areas.
Laws and Regulations
- A Better Way to Protect Ground Water (PDF, 98 kb)
Ground water regulatory program overview - Ground Water Regulations
Restrictions to protect ground water from contamination resulting from use of pesticides in sensitive areas. - Pesticide Contamination Prevention Act
Law enacted to prevent further pollution of ground water by pesticides.
Program Information
- Chemigation Initiative
Resources for applicators, pest control advisors, and county agricltural commissioners to protect ground water from pesticides applied through irrigation water. - Ground Water Monitoring
- Ground Water Protection List Monitoring.
Information about DPR ground water monitoring for pesticides that have the potential to pollute ground water
- Ground Water Protection List Monitoring.
- Policies and Procedures
- Well Inventory Program
Information about the collection and analysis of data on wells that are sampled for pesticides by state and local agencies and DPR’s guidelines for sharing well sampling data with members of the public and governmental agencies.
For content questions contact:
Mark Pepple
1001 I Street, P.O. Box 4015
Sacramento, CA 95812-4015
Phone: (916) 324-4086
E-mail: mpepple@cdpr.ca.gov