https://www.cdqa.org/Independent notes on water quality, herd welfare and food safety on California dairieshttps://www.cdqa.org/binder.asphttps://www.cdqa.org/binder.asp2026-11-04A section-by-section guide to the records a Central Valley dairy keeps under the dairy General Order: plans, maps, sampling, inspections, reports and emergency information.https://www.cdqa.org/central-valley-dairy-general-order/https://www.cdqa.org/central-valley-dairy-general-order/2026-11-04How the Central Valley Water Board's waste discharge requirements for dairies began in 2007, what the 2013 reissue requires, and what the State Water Board changed in September 2026.https://www.cdqa.org/discharge-monitoring-and-priority-reporting/https://www.cdqa.org/discharge-monitoring-and-priority-reporting/2026-11-04What the Central Valley dairy order requires when storm water, tailwater or wastewater leaves a dairy: sampling, the 24-hour report, the two-week written report and the annual storm water section.https://www.cdqa.org/dw_eval_guide.asphttps://www.cdqa.org/dw_eval_guide.asp2026-11-04The six areas an on-farm dairy welfare evaluation looks at — management, health care, facilities, feed and water, handling and calves — and how to turn the findings into action.https://www.cdqa.org/dairy-emergency-planning/https://www.cdqa.org/dairy-emergency-planning/2026-11-04What to prepare before a pond failure, spill, flood, fire or power outage on a California dairy: the contact sheet, the site map, roles and the first hour.https://www.cdqa.org/forage-and-plant-tissue-sampling/https://www.cdqa.org/forage-and-plant-tissue-sampling/2026-11-04Why Central Valley dairies sample corn silage, winter forage and alfalfa at harvest, what the lab measures, and how to take samples that represent the field.https://www.cdqa.org/heat-stress-in-dairy-cows/https://www.cdqa.org/heat-stress-in-dairy-cows/2026-11-04Why lactating cows feel heat long before people do, how the temperature-humidity index is used, and how shade, fans and soakers are combined on California dairies.https://www.cdqa.org/info_dl.asphttps://www.cdqa.org/info_dl.asp2026-11-04How three simple, repeatable scores — leg and udder hygiene, locomotion and body condition — are taken on a dairy, what the scales mean and how to use the results.https://www.cdqa.org/nitrogen-transformations-in-soil/https://www.cdqa.org/nitrogen-transformations-in-soil/2026-11-04How the nitrogen in dairy manure changes form in soil — mineralization, nitrification, volatilization, denitrification and leaching — and why it matters for groundwater and nutrient plans.https://www.cdqa.org/production-area-visual-inspections/https://www.cdqa.org/production-area-visual-inspections/2026-11-04What Central Valley dairies must inspect, how often and what to record: ponds and freeboard, storm events, monthly photos and land application areas.https://www.cdqa.org/farm-well-drinking-water/https://www.cdqa.org/farm-well-drinking-water/2026-11-04Why families and workers on Central Valley dairies should test their well water, what nitrate and bacteria do, how the dairy order samples wells, and what changes after September 2026.