State Water Resources Control Board, Office of Chief Counsel | Attorney
Posted March 20, 2026
Job Title: Attorney
Location: Sacramento, CA (In-Person or Hybrid, with at least two days in person)
Organization: State Water Resources Control Board, Office of Chief Counsel
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
The State Water Resources Control Board’s Office of Chief Counsel has one (1) opening for an Attorney in the Regional Water Boards Legal Services Branch 1. Attorneys in Branch 1 provide legal counsel to four of the nine regional water quality control boards (North Coast Region, San Francisco Bay Region, Central Coast Region, and Central Valley Region). This position may be assigned to any of these regions or a combination thereof. Â
State Water Resources Control Board, Office of Chief Counsel | Attorney
Posted March 20, 2026
Job Title: Attorney
Location: Sacramento, CA (In-Person or Hybrid, with at least two days in person)
Organization: State Water Resources Control Board, Office of Chief Counsel
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
The State Water Resources Control Board and the nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards are the principal state agencies for the coordination and control of water quality in the State of California. As part of their water quality functions, the Water Boards administer state and federal clean water programs that include adopting water quality control plans and regulatory policies that establish water quality standards and implementation programs, issuing permits that protect the quality of all waters of the state, issuing site remediation orders, and other actions to protect waters of the state. The State Board Water Quality and Administration Branch provides legal counsel to State Water Board Members, management, and the State Water Board’s Division of Water Quality in matters relating to water quality control planning, waste discharge permitting, enforcement, and environmental cleanups under the Clean Water Act and the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act and other state and federal laws. Attorneys also advise on California Environmental Quality Act, Administrative Procedure Act, Public Records Act, Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, environmental justice, and related issues, and assist and work with the Attorney General in litigation involving the State Water Board.
State Water Resources Control Board, Office of Chief Counsel | Attorney
Posted March 20, 2026
Job Title: Attorney
Location: Sacramento, CA (In-Person or Hybrid, with at least two days in person)
Organization: State Water Resources Control Board, Office of Chief Counsel
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
The State Water Resources Control Board’s Office of Chief Counsel has an opening for an Attorney in the State Board Water Quality and Administration Branch. The position is located at 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, right in the heart of downtown next to light rail stations and other public transportation. The positions currently require reporting in person to the office a minimum of two days a week.
Orange County Coastkeeper | Staff Attorney
Posted February 10, 2026
Job Title: Staff Attorney
Location: Costa Mesa, CA (In-Person/Hybrid)
Organization: Orange County Coastkeeper
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $90,000 – $110,000 annually, depending on experience
Orange County Coastkeeper is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to protecting water quality and promoting watershed resilience through education, advocacy, research, restoration, and litigation. Since 1999, Coastkeeper has worked to achieve waters that are swimmable, drinkable, fishable, and sustainable for all.