Cannabis Cultivation in California Cannabis Cultivation Water Quality Impacts • • Cannabis cultivation activities, including preparing the site for growing operations, can cause erosion and stream habitat degradation. • • Unlawful water diversions by those cultivating cannabis limits the amount of water available to the public and wildlife. • • Fertilizers and pesticides used at these sites contaminate streams. • • Garbage from cannabis growing operations can end up in our streams. • • Dirt from building roads can pollute water bodies. • • Not properly disposing of human waste is a health hazard. you need to know! If you grow, CONTACT US State Water Resources Control Board 1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 341-5254 Phone: (916) 341-5700 Email: [email protected]Printed on recycled paper. Updated: January 2015 in California We are committed to working with the public and ensuring sites are in compliance.
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Cannabis Cultivation in California Cannabis Cultivation
Water Quality Impacts•• Cannabis cultivation activities, including preparing the site for growing operations, can cause erosion and stream habitat degradation.
•• Unlawful water diversions by those cultivating cannabis limits the amount of water available to the public and wildlife.
•• Fertilizers and pesticides used at these sites contaminate streams.
•• Garbage from cannabis growing operations can end up in our streams.
•• Dirt from building roads can pollute water bodies.
•• Not properly disposing of human waste is a health hazard.