Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (Basin Plan)

The chapters and appendices of the Basin Plan are available below (a file of the entire Basin Plan may be too large to reasonably download [10,007 KB]). Paper copies are available for a charge from the Regional Board office.

• Preface and Table of Contents
• Chapter 1 – Introduction
• Chapter 2 – Present And Potential Beneficial Uses
• Chapter 3 – Water Quality Objectives
• Chapter 4. Implementation
  • 4 - Introduction
  • 4.1 - Waste Discharge Prohibitions
  • 4.2 - Spills, Leaks, Complaint Investigations, and Cleanups
  • 4.3 - Stormwater Runoff, Erosion, and Sedimentation
  • 4.4 - Wastewater-Treatment, Disposal, and Reclamation
  • 4.5 - Solid and Liquid Waste Disposal to Land
  • 4.6 - Ground Water Protection and Management
  • 4.7 - Mining, Industry, and Energy Production
  • 4.8 - Land Development
  • 4.9 - Resources Management and Restoration
  • 4.10 - Agriculture
  • 4.11 - Recreation
  • 4.12 - Military Installations
  • 4.13 - Total Maximum Daily Loads
• Chapter 5 – Water Quality Standards And Control Measures For The Lake Tahoe Basin
• Chapter 6 – Plans And Policies
• Chapter 7 – Monitoring And Assessment
• Bibliography
• Appendix A – List Of Preparers
• Appendix B – State and Regional Board Policies
• Appendix C – Regional Board Guidelines for Implementation of Criteria for Individual Waste Disposal Systems
• Appendix D – Chapter 15 information
• Appendix E – pHc Values for Adjusted Sodium Absorption (SAR) Ratios
• Index
• Plates:  1A | 1B | 2A | 2B – Surface Water Hydrologic Units and Groundwater Basins
  • Note: The plates are outdated and will be revised as part of a statewide update of all Basin Plan maps. More current maps from other sources can be accessed through the following links:
    • Department of Water Resources Groundwater Basin Maps (Bulletin 118)
      
    • Resources Agency Watershed Browser
      Search for a watershed name, or click on the map of North Lahontan or South Lahontan Basin and then on a watershed name to obtain progressively more detailed maps of watershed boundaries.