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Peter Satin of Palm Desert reappointed to the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board
The Governor's Office announced on Oct. 14, 2026, that Peter Satin, of Palm Desert, has been reappointed to the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board, where he has served since 2018. The position requires state Senate confirmation and pays $250 per diem.
The Office of the Governor of California announced on Oct. 14, 2026, that Peter Satin, of Palm Desert, has been reappointed to the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board, where he has served since 2018.
Background, as stated in the release. Satin has been conservation program manager at the Coachella Valley Association of Governments since 2023, after serving there as a regional planner from 2020 to 2022. He held positions at the Mojave Desert Land Trust from 2017 to 2020, including director of land management, and was a wildlife technician with the U.S. Forest Service in 2016. He holds a Master of Environmental Management degree from Duke University.
Terms of the post. The release says this position requires confirmation by the California State Senate and that the compensation is $250 per diem.
The same Oct. 14 release named 12 appointments in all, including members of the Dental Board of California, the Dental Hygiene Board of California and the Central Valley, Colorado River Basin and Los Angeles regional water boards. Notice Nearby lists all of them in a public paper (https://noticenearby.com/papers/california-governor-appointments-dental-boards-regional-water-boards-cpuc-oct-14-2026).
Original source: Office of the Governor of California, "Governor announces appointments," Oct. 14, 2026 (https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/10/14/governor-newsom-announces-appointments-10-14-26/). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words.
What to read next: the Riverside County hub (https://noticenearby.com/ca/riverside), the California hub (https://noticenearby.com/ca), the companion public paper (https://noticenearby.com/papers/california-governor-appointments-dental-boards-regional-water-boards-cpuc-oct-14-2026), and all public papers (https://noticenearby.com/papers). Local businesses, parks and places nearby are on ZOST.app (https://zost.app).
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Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVEMAIL-20261014-CARIVERSIDERWQCB · Office of the Governor of California.
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