Laserfiche WebLink
PA-1800106 (UP) Religious - 5- 10 July 2018 <br /> Assembly Expansion Project <br /> San Joaquin County <br /> For more information regarding the Low Risk Waiver and the application process, visit the <br /> Central Valley Water Board website at: <br /> http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/board_decisionstadopted_orders/waivers/r5- <br /> 2013-0145_res.pdf <br /> Regulatory Compliance for Commercially Irrigated Agriculture <br /> If the property will be used for commercial irrigated agricultural, the discharger will be <br /> required to obtain regulatory coverage under the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program. <br /> There are two options to comply: <br /> 1. Obtain Coverage Under a Coalition Group. Join the local Coafition Group that <br /> supports land owners with the implementation of the Irrigated Lands Regulatory <br /> Program. The Coalitiori Group conducts water quality monitoring and reporting to <br /> the Central Valley Water Board on behalf of its growers. The Coalition Groups <br /> charge an annual membership fee, which varies by Coalition Group. To find the <br /> Coalition Group in your area, visit the Central Valley Water Board's website at: <br /> hftp://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water issuesfirrgated lands/for_growe <br /> rs/apply_coalition group/index.shtml or contact water board staff at (916)464-4611 <br /> or via email at IrrLands@waterboards.ca.gov. <br /> 2. Obtain Coverage Under the General Waste Discharge Requirements for <br /> Individual Growers, General Order R5-2013-0100. Dischargers not participating <br /> in a third-party group (Coalition) are regulated individually. Depending on the <br /> speck site conditions, growers may be required to monitor runoff from their <br /> property, install monitoring wells, and submit a notice of intent, farm plan, and other <br /> action plans regarding their actions to comply with their General Order. Yearly <br /> costs would include State administrative fees (for example, annual fees for farm <br /> sizes from 10-100 acres are currently$1,084 + $6.70/Acre);.the cost to prepare <br /> annual monitoring reports; and water quality monitoring costs. To enroll as an <br /> Individual Discharger under the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program, call the <br /> Central Valley Water Board phone line at (916) 464-4611 or e-mail board staff at <br /> IrrLands@waterboards.ca.gov. <br /> Low or Limited Threat General NPDES Permit <br /> If the proposed project includes construction dewatering and it is necessary to discharge <br /> the groundwater to waters of the United States, the proposed project will require coverage <br /> under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Dewatering <br /> discharges are typically considered a low or limited threat to water quality and may be <br /> covered under the General Order for Dewatering and Other Low Threat Discharges to <br /> Surface Waters (Low Threat General Order) or the General Order for Limited Threat <br /> Discharges of Treated/Untreated Groundwater from Cleanup Sites, Wastewater from <br />