California imposes first statewide rules for winery wastewater
Hundreds of California wineries will be governed by statewide wastewater processing rules for the first time. The move toward a statewide regulatory framework is a five-year effort and was finalized this week by the State Water Resources Control Board. The board approved an order setting up guidelines for wastewater processing at most of the more than 3,600 bonded wineries in the state, reported the North Bay Business Journal. The new order promises to bring at least 1,500 of those wineries into a regulatory framework for wastewater disposal for the first time.