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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
69% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
56% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.66 s
File size
87.10 kB
Words
1293
Media files
10
Number of links
205 internal / 39 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home Page | California State Water Resources Control Board
The length of the page title is perfect. (550 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The State Water Resources Control Board web site covers California water quality and rights regulation, board meetings, laws, funding, watershed management, enforcement, citizen involvement, news and education.
The meta description is too long: 1330 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
AuthorCalifornia State Water Resources Control Board
DescriptionThe State Water Resources Control Board web site covers California water quality and rights regulation, board meetings, laws, funding, watershed management, enforcement, citizen involvement, news and education.
HandheldFriendlyTrue
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
The average number of words per sentence of 32 words is high.
This page contains 1293 words. That's ok.
18.6% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
20 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
This page loads 17 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 95 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"state water resources control board's role in the sustainable groundwater management act (sgma)"
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
/images/cagov-logo-white.svgState of California
/images/calepa_icon_white.pngCalEPA
/images/banner/web_menu_graphic_sb.pngSWRCB.gov
...es/images/wildfire-erosion-in-focus.webpWildfire erosion
...images/single-walled-tank-pollution.webpUnderground Storage Tank
...mages/groundwater-stormwater-graphic.jpgDiverted excess stormwater refilling groundwater
/images/tiktok-logo-blue.svgTiktok logo
/images/covid-19_2.pngCOVID-19 informationCOVID-19 Information
/images/ca-grants-logo-300x133_white.pngCalifornia Grants PortalCalifornia Grants Portal
/images/tiktok-logo-white.svgTiktok logo

Page structure

H1 heading
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There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Highlights
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 The State Water Board’s Digital Publication, Ebb and Flow
H2 In Focus...
H2 Announcements
H2 Need Translation or Interpretation Services?
H2 Get Social with Us!
H2 Join The Water Boards Team
H2 Can't find what you're looking for?
H2 Most Visited Program Pages
H2 Student Programs
H2 Employment
H2 Cannabis Cultivation
H3 Protecting Your Water after Wildfires
H3 California's Progress Removing Single-walled Storage Tanks
H3 Groundwater Recharge Permits
H3 Featured Topics
H4 Operator Certification Exams
H4 Statewide Campaigns
H4 Quick Links
H4 Resources
H4 Working with the Board
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (39) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/Anchor Skip to Main Content
https://www.ca.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT State of California
https://calepa.ca.gov/External Subdomain IMG-ALT CalEPA
/about_us/About Us
/press_room/press_releases/Newsroom
/about_us/contact_us/Contact Us
/resources/email_subscriptions/Subscribe
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/Anchor Settings
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/IMG-ALT SWRCB.gov
/board_info/Board
/about_us/board_members/Board Members
/board_info/calendar/Current/Upcoming Agenda
/board_info/agendas/Past Agendas
/board_info/minutes/Past Meeting Minutes
/public_notices/petitions/Petitions
/board_info/exec_dir_rpts/Executive Director's Report
/board_decisions/adopted_orders/Adopted Orders
/public_notices/comments/Documents for Public Comment
/press_room/press_releases/Press Releases
/water_issues/hot_topics/strat...Strategic Plan
/plans_policies/Plans and Policies
/board_info/video.htmlVideos
https://video.calepa.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain Webcasts
/board_info/calendar/Public Participation
/water_issues/programs/Programs
/water_issues/programs/ab_304/AB 304 - Local Agency Oversight for Site Cleanup
/water_issues/programs/adminis...Administrative Hearings Office
/water_issues/programs/agricul...Agriculture
/water_issues/programs/beaches/Beaches & Ocean
/water_issues/programs/cannabis/Cannabis Cultivation
/climate/Climate Change
/conservation/Conservation
/contracts/Contracts
/water_issues/programs/delta_w...Delta Watermaster
/drought/Drought Information & Updates
/water_issues/programs/emp/Emergency Management Program (EMP)
/water_issues/programs/enforce...Enforcement
/water_issues/programs/grants_...Financial Assistance
/water_issues/programs/groundw...Groundwater
/water_issues/programs/hr2w/Human Right to Water
/water_issues/programs/operato...Operator Certification
/water_issues/programs/Permit / Licensing
/public_notices/petitions/Text duplicate Petitions
/safer/SAFER Drinking Water
/water_issues/programs/owts/Septic Systems (OWTS)
/water_issues/programs/Storage Tanks
/water_issues/programs/stormwa...Storm Water
/water_issues/programs/Water Quality Assessment
/water_issues/programs/More Programs . . .
/drinking_water/programs/Drinking Water
/drinking_water/programs/Text duplicate Programs
/drinking_water/certlic/Certificates and Licenses
/drinking_water/certlic/occupa...Text duplicate Operator Certification
/drinking_water/programs/compl...Compliance
/drinking_water/programs/distr...Districts
/drinking_water/certlic/labs/Labs
/drinking_water/programs/petit...Text duplicate Petitions
/water_issues/programs/water_q...Water Quality
/water_issues/programs/cannabi...Text duplicate Cannabis Cultivation
/water_issues/programs/compost/Composting Facilities
/water_issues/programs/outreac...Forestry Program
/water_issues/programs/groundw...Groundwater Cleanup
/water_issues/programs/groundw...Groundwater Information and Activities
/water_issues/programs/agricul...Irrigated Agricultural Land Discharge Permitting
/water_issues/programs/land_di...Land Disposal
/water_issues/programs/nps/Non-point Source Pollution Planning, Grants, and Implementation
/water_issues/programs/npdes/NPDES Point Source Permitting
/water_issues/programs/ocean/Oceans and Beaches
/water_issues/programs/groundw...Oil and Gas
/plans_policies/Text duplicate Plans and Policies
/water_issues/programs/water_r...Recycled Water Policy and Research
/water_issues/programs/ust/Text duplicate Storage Tanks
/water_issues/programs/stormwa...Stormwater Planning and Permitting
/water_issues/programs/water_q...Surface Water Quality Assessment to Water Quality
/water_issues/programs/tmdl/TMDLs
https://mywaterquality.ca.gov/...New window External Subdomain Water Quality Certification and Wetlands
https://mywaterquality.ca.gov/...New window External Subdomain Water Quality Monitoring
/water_issues/programs/water_q...Water Quality Goals
/water_issues/programs/water_q...Text duplicate More Programs . . .
/waterrights/Water Rights
/waterrights/water_issues/prog...Text duplicate Programs
/waterrights/water_issues/prog...Bay Delta Program
/water_issues/programs/cannabi...Text duplicate Cannabis Cultivation
/drought/Text duplicate Drought Information & Updates
/waterrights/water_issues/prog...Applications
/waterrights/water_issues/prog...Fees
/waterrights/water_issues/prog...Hearings
/waterrights/board_decisions/a...Decisions
/waterrights/water_issues/prog...Petitions & Transfers
/waterrights/public_notices/Public Notices
/waterrights/water_issues/prog...Public Trust
/waterrights/water_issues/prog...Registrations
/waterrights/water_issues/prog...Revocation Information
/waterrights/water_issues/prog...Reports
/waterrights/water_issues/prog...Text duplicate More Programs . . .
/water_issues/programs/grants_...Text duplicate Financial Assistance
/waterboards_map.htmlWater Boards
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/State Water Resources Control Board
/waterboards_map.htmlWater Boards Map
/drinking_water/programs/Division of Drinking Water
/water_issues/programs/grants_...Division of Financial Assistance
/water_issues/programs/Division of Water Quality
/waterrights/Division of Water Rights
/northcoast/Region 1 - North Coast
/sanfranciscobay/Region 2 - San Francisco Bay
/centralcoast/Region 3 - Central Coast
/losangeles/Region 4 - Los Angeles
/centralvalley/Region 5 - Central Valley
/lahontan/Region 6 - Lahontan
/coloradoriver/Region 7 - Colorado River Basin
/santaana/Region 8 - Santa Ana
/sandiego/Region 9 - San Diego
https://mywaterquality.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain My Water Quality
https://www.smbrc.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain Santa Monica Bay Restoration
https://calepa.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate CalEPA
/upward/calwatrs/Learn More
/conservation/regs/water_effic...Text duplicate Learn More
/water_issues/programs/sgma/New window Text duplicate Learn More
/waterrights/water_issues/prog...Text duplicate Learn More
/lead-copper-rule/New window Text duplicate Learn More
/racial_equity/Text duplicate Learn More
/upward/calwatrs/Text duplicate Learn More
/conservation/regs/water_effic...Text duplicate Learn More
/water_issues/programs/sgma/Text duplicate Learn More
/waterrights/water_issues/prog...Text duplicate Learn More
/lead-copper-rule/Text duplicate Learn More
/racial_equity/Text duplicate Learn More
/board_info/calendar/Board Meeting
/board_info/agendas/2026/apr/0...Agenda
/board_info/agendas/2026/apr/0...Agenda en Español
/board_info/calendar/Notice of Consideration of a Resolution to Adopt Guidelines and Emergency Regulations to Administer the Appropriation of Proposition 4 US Mexico Border Funding
/board_info/calendar/docs/2026...Second Revised Notice
/water_issues/programs/grants_...Program Page
/board_info/calendar/Consideration of Adoption of the Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook Revisions
/board_info/calendar/docs/2026...Notice
/drinking_water/certlic/drinki...Text duplicate Program Page
/board_info/calendar/Board Workshop - cancelled
/board_info/remote_meeting/Remote Meeting
/board_info/calendar/index.html2026 Meeting Calendar
https://video.calepa.ca.gov/External Subdomain Meeting broadcasts
/drinking_water/certlic/occupa...Drinking Water Operator Certification Exam
/water_issues/programs/operato...Wastewater Operator Certification Exam
/stories/2026/rainstorms-after...Read the Story
/ust/single-walled-tanks-progr...must close by January 1, 2026
/ust/single-walled-tanks-progr...See California's Progress
/waterrights/water_issues/prog...Get the Facts
https://www.gov.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain Visit Governor's Website
https://calepa.ca.gov/yana-gar...External Subdomain Visit the Secretary's page
/about_us/board_members/Visit the Water Board Members' page
/about_us/board_members/leader...Visit the Executive Team page
/about_us/public_participation...New window Request Language Services
https://www.facebook.com/Calif...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://x.com/CaWaterBoardsNew window External X
https://www.instagram.com/ca.w...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.tiktok.com/@cawate...New window External Subdomain Tiktok
IMG-ALT Tiktok logo
/about_us/employment/Visit our Employment page
/about_us/employment/student_p...Visit our Student Programs page
/water_issues/programs/Visit our Programs page
/resources/website_index.htmlVisit our Website Index page
/water_issues/programs/search_...Visit our key Search Terms page
/drinking_water/certlic/occupa...Drinking Water Treatment & Distribution System Operators
/conservation/regs/emergency_r...Water Conservation Portal Emergency Regulations
/drinking_water/programs/Drinking Water Programs
/water_issues/programs/operato...Wastewater Operator Certification Program
/waterboards_map.htmlState and Regional Water Boards Map
/water_issues/programs/operato...Public Water Systems Operator Certification Program
/water_issues/programs/Water Quality Programs
/board_info/calendar/Board Meeting Information and Calendar
/board_info/video.htmlBoard Meeting Information Videos
/drinking_water/certlic/labs/Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP)
/water_issues/programs/stormwa...Industrial Stormwater Program
/water_issues/programs/stormwa...Storm Water Industrial Classification Codes (SIC)
/water_issues/programs/stormwa...Storm Water Program
/water_issues/programs/stormwa...Industrial General Permit 2014-0057-DWQ
/water_issues/programs/stormwa...SMARTS - Industrial Help Guides
/drinking_water/certlic/drinki...Information for Public Drinking Water Systems
/water_issues/programs/beaches...Search Beach Monitoring Data
/about_us/contact_us/index.htmlText duplicate Contact Us
/pfas/Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
/waterrights/Water Rights Programs
/drinking_water/certlic/drinki...California Drinking Water Related Laws
/water_issues/programs/More Topics...
/about_us/employment/student_p...New window Text duplicate Learn More
A-TITLE Internship Program
/about_us/employment/New window Text duplicate Learn More
A-TITLE Employment Homepage
/water_issues/programs/cannabis/New window Text duplicate Learn More
A-TITLE California’s New Laws for 2017
https://www.epa.gov/watersenseNew window External Subdomain EPA Water Sense
https://calepa.ca.gov/enforcem...New window External Subdomain Report an Environmental Concern
https://saveourwater.com/New window External Save Our Water
https://www.flexalert.org/New window External Subdomain Flex Alert
https://registertovote.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain Register to Vote
https://covid19.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT COVID-19 information
/board_info/agendas/Board Agendas
/resources/fees/Text duplicate Fees
/make_a_payment/Make a Payment
/about_us/public_participation...Know your Rights
/resources/help.htmlHelp / Business Help
/uniform_grants_guidance/Uniform Grants Guidance
https://www.grants.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT California Grants Portal
/resources/Resources
/resources/oima/New window OIMA
https://ceden.waterboards.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain CEDEN
/resources/data_databases/Data & Databases
/waterrights/water_issues/prog...Drought Information
https://faast.waterboards.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain FAAST
/about_us/public_participation...Text duplicate Request Language Services
/about_us/public_participation...Solicitar Servicios Lingüísticos
https://mywaterquality.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate My Water Quality
/about_us/performance_report/Performance Report
/about_us/public_participation...Tribal Affairs
/arrearage_payment_program/Wastewater Arrearage Payment
/resources/website_index.htmlWebsite Index
/publications_forms/available_...Abbreviations and Acronyms
/board_info/priorities/Board Priorities
/board_info/calendar/Decisions Pending & Opportunities for Public Participation
/about_us/employment/Employment
/resources/faqs/Frequently Asked Questions
/water_issues/programs/grants_...Grants & Loans
/laws_regulations/Laws / Regulations
/plans_policies/Plans / Policies
/resources/public_records/Public Records Center
/publications_forms/Publications / Forms
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/Anchor Back to Top
/conditions_of_use.htmlConditions of Use
/privacy_policy.htmlPrivacy Policy
/accessibility.htmlAccessibility
/about_us/contact_us/index.htmlText duplicate Contact Us
https://www.facebook.com/Calif...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://x.com/CaWaterBoardsNew window External Text duplicate X
https://www.instagram.com/ca.w...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/B...New window External Subdomain Board YouTube
https://www.tiktok.com/@cawate...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Tiktok
IMG-ALT Tiktok logo
/docs/ed_cio_statement.pdfWebsite Accessibility Certification
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/Text duplicate State Water Resources Control Board
/waterboards_map.htmlRegional Boards
https://calepa.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate CalEPA
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain ARB
https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain CalRecycle
https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain DPR
https://www.dtsc.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain DTSC
https://oehha.ca.gov/New window External Subdomain OEHHA
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/New window SWRCB

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.66 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
This page loads 8 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 17 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (87 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 592 referring domains.
This page has 12,327 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 448 different ip addresses.

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