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PA-1700294 Project - 6 - 16 January 2018 <br /> San Joaquin County <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 /> Superchiorination Projects, and Other Limited Threat Wastewaters to Surface Water <br /> (Limited Threat General Order). A complete application must be submitted to the Central <br /> Valley Water Board to obtain coverage under these General NPDES permits. <br /> For more information regarding the Low Threat General Order and the application process, <br /> visit the Central Valley Water Board website at: <br /> http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/board_decisions/adopted orders/general_ord <br /> e rs/r5-2013-0074.pdf <br /> For more information regarding the Limited Threat General Order and the application <br /> process, visit the Central Valley Water Board-website at: <br /> http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/board_decisions/adopted orders/general_ord <br /> ers/r5-2013-0073.pdf <br /> NPDES Permit <br /> If the proposed project discharges waste that could affect the quality of the waters of the <br /> State, other than into a community sewer system, the proposed project will require <br /> coverage under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. A <br /> complete Report of Waste Discharge must be submitted with the Central Valley Water <br /> Board to obtain a NPDES Permit. <br /> For more information regarding the NPDES Permit and the application process, visit the <br /> Central Valley Water Board website at: <br /> http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/help/business help/permit3.shtml <br /> If you have questions regarding these comments, please contact me at (916) 464-4644 or <br /> Stephanie.Tadlock@waterboards.ca.gov. <br /> Stephania Tadlock <br /> Environmental Scientist <br />