Opportunity for Public Comment on the Negative Declaration for the Adoption of Water Loss Regulation The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has assessed the potential environmental effects that may result from the implementation of the Water Loss Control Standards Regulation. The Negative Declaration reviews the regulation's potential impacts and environmental effects related to aesthetics, agricultural and forestry resources, air quality, archeological, historical, and tribal cultural resources, biological resources, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, noise, and transportation. The Negative Declaration concludes that the regulation will have less than significant impacts on these environmental factors. The public review period during which the State Board will accept written comments will end on 2/11/2022 The Negative Declaration is available online at https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/conservation_portal/water_loss_control.html. Written comments or questions concerning this Negative Declaration should be directed to the State Water Board, by email to ORPP-WaterLossControl@waterboards.ca.gov or by mail. State Water Resources Control Board Attention: Beti Girma 1001 I Street, 13th Floor, MS 13A Sacramento, CA 95814