The Water Quality Shake-Up: Paul Sousa Explains What’s Coming

About this episode

Paul Sousa discusses upcoming water quality regulatory changes affecting Central Valley dairies and how producers can prepare.

In this episode of Seen & Herd , Paul Sousa breaks down the two biggest water-quality regulatory shifts coming for Central Valley dairies: the State Water Board’s Remand Order and the CV-SALTS process. He explains what’s changing, why it matters, and how producers can start preparing now—from nitrogen tracking and lagoon requirements to the new whole-farm balance approach. If water quality rules feel overwhelming, this episode translates them into plain language and actionable insight.

People in this episode

Host: WUD

Guest: Paul Sousa

Topics covered

• water quality
• regulatory shifts
• dairies
• nitrogen tracking
• lagoon requirements
• whole-farm balance

Keywords

• water quality
• regulations
• Central Valley
• dairies
• nitrogen tracking
• CV-SALTS
• whole-farm balance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: State Water Board, CV-SALTS

Places: Central Valley

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