Useful Links

Professional
California Chapter American Planning Association – http://www.calapa.org/ 
American Institute of Certified Planners – http://www.planning.org/aicp/ 
California Association of Environmental Professionals – http://www.calapa.org/ 
American Water Resources Association – http://www.awra.org/

Regulatory
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) – http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/ 
California Law Database – http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html 
Clean Water Act – http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/lcwa.html 
Clean Air Act – http://www.epa.gov/air/caa/
Section 404 Permitting – http://www.usace.army.mil/cecw/pages/reg_permit.aspx 
1602 Steambed Alteration Permitting – http://www.dfg.ca.gov/habcon/1600/ 
Endangered Species Permitting (State) – http://www.dfg.ca.gov/habcon/cesa/ 
Endangered Species Permitting (Federal) –
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/permits/index.html 
California Coastal Act – http://ceres.ca.gov/wetlands/permitting/cca.html 
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control – http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb3/

Government
State of California – http://www.ca.gov/ 
Santa Barbara County Portal – http://www.countyofsb.org/ 
San Luis Obispo County Portal – http://www.slocounty.ca.gov/site4.aspx 
Kern County Portal – http://www.co.kern.ca.us/ 
Ventura County Portal – http://www.countyofventura.org/ 
Monterey County Portal – http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/ 
City of Santa Maria – http://www.ci.santa-maria.ca.us/home.shtml 
City of Solvang – http://www.cityofsolvang.com/ 
City of Buellton – http://www.cityofbuellton.com/ 
City of Guadalupe – http://www.ci.guadalupe.ca.us/ 
City of Santa Barbara – http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/ 
City of San Luis Obispo – http://www.slocity.org/ 
City of Arroyo Grande – http://www.arroyogrande.org/ 
City of Paso Robles – http://www.prcity.com/ 
City of Atascadero – http://www.atascadero.org/ 
City of Bakersfield – http://www.bakersfieldcity.us/index.htm

Resources
NRCS Web Soil Survey Database –
http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm?TARGET_APP=Web_Soil_Survey_application_gkydoc45krxp1zy3o5dfrxex
California Natural Diversity Data Base (CNDDB) –
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cnddb/ 
California Native Plant Society Database – http://www.cnps.org/ 
University of California Agricultural Extension Service – http://ucanr.org/