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E. G. J. Iay^}lJ Water Boards Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board 25 May 2016 Stephanie Stowers CERTIFIED MAIL San Joaquin County 91 7199 9991 7035 8421 3322 Community Development Department 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CA 95205 COMMENTS TO REQUEST FOR REVIEW FOR THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION, PA-1500256 (MS) PROJECT, SCH#2016042084, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY Pursuant to the State Clearinghouse's 29 April 2016 request, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water Board) has reviewed the Request for Review for the Negative Declaration for the PA-1500256 (MS) Project, located in San Joaquin County. Our agency is delegated with the responsibility of protecting the quality of surface and groundwaters of the state; therefore our comments will address concerns surrounding those issues. I. Regulatory Setting Basin Plan The Central Valley Water Board is required to formulate and adopt Basin Plans for all areas within the Central Valley region under Section 13240 of the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act. Each Basin Plan must contain water quality objectives to ensure the reasonable protection of beneficial uses, as well as a program of implementation for achieving water quality objectives with the Basin Plans. Federal regulations require each state to adopt water quality standards to protect the public health or welfare, enhance the quality of water and serve the purposes of the Clean Water Act. In California, the beneficial uses, water quality objectives, and the Antidegradation Policy are the State's water quality standards. Water quality standards are also contained in the National Toxics Rule, 40 CFR Section 131.36, and the California Toxics Rule, 40 CFR Section 131.38. The Basin Plan is subject to modification as necessary, considering applicable laws, policies, technologies, water quality conditions and priorities. The original Basin Plans were adopted in 1975, and have been updated and revised periodically as required, using Basin Plan amendments. Once the Central Valley Water Board has adopted a Basin Plan amendment in noticed public hearings, it must be approved by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), Office of Administrative Law(OAL) and in some cases, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Basin Plan amendments only become effective after they have been approved by the OAL and in some cases, the KARL E LONCl9V SCD, P.E.. c;nwI PAMELA C. CREE_ON P.E., ECEE, rxccu-,Iv�ornc�a 1102L S..Ct.ter Drive 0200,ha }o Cordav ,CA 95670 1nvw.vazerb..ards a go.icent ewelley