1Growers’GuidetoEnvironmentalRegulations&VineyardDevelopmentJanetC.Broome,LisaC.Scott,andBonnieHoffmanSustainableAgricultureResearchandEducationProgramAgricultureandNaturalResourcesUniversityofCaliforniaFundedbytheCaliforniaAssociationofWinegrapeGrowersFirstEdition,2000Growers’GuidetoEnvironmentalRegulations&VineyardDevelopmentMAY2000JanetC.Broome,LisaC.Scott,andBonnieHoffmanSustainableAgricultureResearchandEducationProgramAgricultureandNaturalResourcesUniversityofCaliforniaFundedbytheCaliforniaAssociationofWinegrapeGrowersFirstEdition,2000TableofContentsSUMMARYACKNOWLEDGEMENTSINTRODUCTION:VINEYARDDEVELOPMENTANDENVIRONMENTALRESOURCES......................................................................................1HOWTOUSETHISGUIDE...............................................................................................4FEDERALANDSTATEREGULATORYPROGRAMS........................................................5WATERREGULATIONS.................................................................................................................6CleanWaterAct(CWA)of1977.........................................................................................8Porter-CologneWaterQualityControlActof1969—CaliforniaCleanWaterAct(CCWA)..............................................................................14WetlandConservationProvision(Swampbuster)of1985and1990FarmBills..........................................................................................16CaliforniaStreambedAlterationAgreements......................................................................16FederalRiversandHarborsActof1890—NavigableWatersoftheUS............................17NationalFloodInsuranceActof1968...............................................................................18FederalCoastalZoneManagementAct(CZMA)of1972..................................................18CaliforniaCoastalActof1976...........................................................................................19CaliforniaWaterCommissionActof1914........................................................................20SPECIESREGULATIONS...............................................................................................................22FederalEndangeredSpeciesAct(ESA)of1973..................................................................23CaliforniaEndangeredSpeciesAct(CESA)of1984...........................................................25ForestPracticeActof1973................................................................................................27AIRREGULATIONS.......................................................................................................................28FederalCleanAirActof1970............................................................................................28CaliforniaCleanAirActof1988.......................................................................................29ENVIRONMENTALQUALITYREGULATIONS.........................................................................31NationalEnvironmentalPolicyAct(NEPA)of1969.........................................................31CaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityAct(CEQA)of1970....................................................31PermitStreamliningActof1977........................................................................................34HUMANHEALTHANDCULTURALRESOURCESREGULATIONS......................................35FederalInsecticide,Fungicide,RodenticideAct(FIFRA)of1947......................................35FoodQualityProtectionActof1996.................................................................................36NationalHistoricPreservationActof1966........................................................................37CaliforniaHealthandHumanSafetyCode—HumanRemains.......................................38CaliforniaPublicResourcesCode—NativeAmericanHeritage........................................38LANDUSEREGULATIONS..........................................................................................................40CaliforniaPlanning,Zoning,andDevelopmentLaw.........................................................40StateSubdivisionMapAct.................................................................................................40FEDERALANDSTATEEDUCATIONAL/ADDITIONALRESOURCES....................41Federal...............................................................................................................................41State...................................................................................................................................43COUNTYREGULATIONS................................................................................................47COMMONCOUNTYREGULATIONS........................................................................................48AgriculturalBurningRegulations.......................................................................................48RighttoFarmRe