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. � ORDER NO. 5-00-119 5 GENERAL ORDER FOR DISCHARGE OF GROUNDWATER FROM CLEANUP OF PETROLEUM FUEL POLLUTION TO SURFACE WATERS 17. .The designated beneficial uses of surface water downstream of the discharge are municipal and domestic,industrial, and agricultural supply;water contact and non-contact.recreation; esthetic enjoyment; navigation, groundwater recharge, fresh water replenishment;hydropower generation; and preservation and enhancement of fish,wildlifeand other aquatic resources, except where other beneficial uses are designated in the Water Quality Control Plains. 18, The Water Quality Control Plans contain water quality objectivesestablished for the reasonable protection of designated beneficial uses or the prevention of nuisance. 19•. The Water Quality Control Plans encourage the disposal of wastewater on land where practicable, and require applicants for discharge permits to evaluate land disposal as an alternative. Where studies show that year-round land disposal is not practicable;the Board will require Dischargers to evaluate dry season land disposal as an alternative. 20, The permitted discharge is consistent with the anti-degradation provisions of 40 CFR 131.12 and State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 68-16.'With adoption of this Order, the impact on existing water quality will be insignificant. . 21. Statewide plans and policies potentially applicable to this discharge and not referenced in the Basin Plan include the"Policy Statement on Wastewater Discharge to Watercourses in Water Deficient Areas,Resolution No. 79-45".and the "Policy with Respect to Water Reclamation in California,Resolution No. 77-1". 22. Effluent limitations, and toxic and pretreatment effluent standards established pursuant to Sections 301, 302, 304, and 307 of the Clean Water Act(CWA) and amendments thereto are applicable to the discharge. 23. These discharges are presently governed by General Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 92-150, adopted by the Board on 3 December 1992.. . 24. The action to adopt an NPDES permit is exempt from the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq.), in accordance with Section 13389 of the California Water Code. 25. The Board has notified interested agencies and persons of its intent to prescribe waste discharge requirements in this General Order and has provided them with an opportunity for a public hearing and an opportunity to submit their written views and recommendations. 26. The Board, in a public meeting,heard and considered all comments pertaining to the discharge.