Basin Planning

Amendments to change the format to single columns, add numbering to the headers, and replace the statewide policies in the appendices with links to the State Water Board's website.

• Office of Administrative Law Approval - OAL Notice of Approval 2018-0412-03
• State Water Board Action - Approved by the State Water Board on February 2018 under Resolution 2018-0005
  • Notice of Opportunity to Comment - Written comments due 12 noon on 20 December 2017.
• Executive Officer Correction, 7 March 2018
• Executive Officer Correction, 18 December 2017
• Central Valley Water Board Adoption - 20 October 2017
  • Resolution R5-2017-0106
    • Attachment 1a - Reformat Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins
    • Attachment 1b - Reformat Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins. Revised Appendices 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12
    • Attachment 2a - Reformat Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin
    • Attachment 2b - Reformat Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin. Revised Appendices 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10
  • Final Staff Report
  • Central Valley Water Board Agenda Item 18
• Revised Notice of Public Hearing
  • HEARING MOVED FROM AUGUST TO OCTOBER 2017
  • WRITTEN COMMENTS DUE 11 SEPTEMBER 2017
• Postponed Notice of Public Hearing
• Draft Staff Report
• Proposed Reformat Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins
• Proposed Amendment to Appendix 2
• Proposed Amendment to Appendix 4
• Proposed Amendment to Appendix 5
• Proposed Amendment to Appendix 6
• Proposed Amendment to Appendix 7
• Proposed Amendment to Appendix 8
• Proposed Amendment to Appendix 11
• Proposed Amendment to Appendix 12
• Draft Resolution

Amends the Basin Plan to correct the description of the boundary between the San Joaquin River Basin and the Tulare Lake Basin; remove, correct and update footnotes in several tables; correct typographical errors; and update references to the California Department of Public Health and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. In addition the amendments will incorporate the State Water Board policies for compliance schedules and recycled water and update the incorporation of the implementation policy for toxics and the enforcement policy.

• Office of Administrative Law Action: 5 January 2015
  • OAL File No. 2014-1118-01 S
• State Water Board Action: 9 September 2014
  • Resolution 2014-0048
  • Notice of Opportunity to Comment
• Executive Officer Corrections
  • 24 October 2014
• On 27 March 2014, the Regional Board held a public hearing during its regular Board meeting and adopted amendments to the Basin Plan.
  • Resolution No. R5-2014-0037, including Basin Plan amendments as Attachment 1
  • Final Staff Report
  • Comments:
    • Sacramento Regional County Sanitation Distict & Sacramento Area Sewer District
    • Stanislaus County Environmental Review Committee
    • Central Valley Clean Water Association
  • Response to Comments
  • Notice of Public Hearing
  • Draft Staff Report including proposed amendments

Amends the Basin Plan to correct an error in the beneficial uses of the Marsh Creek and Marsh Creek Reservoir that occurred in drafting the third edition of the basin plan and an error in the water quality objectives for boron that occurred in drafting the fourth edition of the basin plan. Staff also proposes to update the references to the State Water Board's Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/ Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary, include the State Water Board's Water Quality Enforcement Policy, the Nonpoint Source Implementation and Enforcement Policy, and the Compliance Schedule Policy, revise the waiver discussion to be consistent with the current California Water Code, and other language updates. Status: Adopted by the Regional Board on 13 August 2009 in Resolution No. R5-2009-0069, effective 18 May 2011.

• US Environmental Protection Agency: N/A
• Office of Administrative Law
• State Water Board Resolution No. 2010-0063
• Regional Board Resolution No. R5-2009-0069
• Final Staff Report
• Response to Comments
• Comments Received:
  • Central Valley Clean Water Association
• Notice of Public Hearing
  On 13 to 14 August 2009, the Regional Board will hold a public hearing during its regular Board meeting to consider adopting amendments to the Basin Plan.
• Draft Staff Report
  California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Checklist is Appendix A.

Clarifies that federal and state regulations will be followed when designating or changing beneficial uses; removes inaccurate description of the federal antidegradation language; updates and removes obsolete references; and edits the water quality objective for bacteria in ground water. Status: Adopted by the Regional Board on 6 September 2002 in Resolution No. R5-2002-0151 and on 31 January 2003 in Resolution No. R5-2003-0007. Before becoming effective, this amendment must be approved by the State Board, Office of Administrative Law and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Portion that removes inaccurate description of the federal antidegradation language and updates and removes obsolete references has been approved by State Board, Office of Administrative Law and the US Environmental Protection Agency. This portion is effective 27 January 2004.

• Resolution No. R5-2002-0151
• Resolution No. R5-2003-0007
• Staff Report