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Water Boards
<br />Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
<br />tg December 2018
<br />Giuseppe Sanfilippo
<br />San Joaquin County
<br />Community DevelopmanY Department
<br />1870 East Hazelton Avenue
<br />Stockton, CA fl5205
<br />CERTIFIED MAIL
<br />7018 1830 0001 0062 3640
<br />COMMENTS TO REQUEST FOR REVIEW FOR THE APPLICATION REFERRAL.
<br />PA -9800301 (AE) PROJECT, 8AN JOAQUIN COV NTY
<br />Pursuant to the San Joaquin County Community Development Department's 30 November
<br />2076 request, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water
<br />Board) has reviewed the Raquast for Raviaw for the App/lcatlon Refarra/ for the PA -7800301
<br />(AE) Project, located in San Joaquin Cqunty.
<br />Our agency is delegated with the rasponaibil(ty of protecting the quality of surtace and
<br />groundwaters of the state; therefo res our comments will address concerns surrounding those
<br />issues.
<br />1. Regulatory Setting
<br />Basin Plan
<br />Tha Central Valley Water Board Is raquiratl to formulate and adopt Basin Pians for all areas
<br />within the Central Valley region under Section 13240 of the Porter -Cologne Water Quality
<br />Control Act. Each Basin Plan must contain water quality objactivea to ensure the
<br />reasonable protection of beneficial uses, as wall as a program of implementation for
<br />achieving water quality objectives with the Basin Plans. Federal regulations require each
<br />state to adopt water quality standards to protect the public health or welfare, enhance the
<br />quality of water and serve the purposes of the Clean Water Act. In California, the beneficial
<br />uses, water quality objectives, antl the Antitlegradation Policy are the State's water quality
<br />standards. Water quality standards era also contained in the National Toxics Rules, 40 CFR
<br />Seckion 737.36, and the California Toxics Rule, 40 CFR Section 131.38.
<br />Tha Basin Plan is subject to modification as necessary, considering applicable laws,
<br />polieiea, fechnologias, water quality conditions antl priorities. Tha original Basin Plans ware
<br />adopted in 1975, and have bean updated and revised periodically as raquiratl, using Basin
<br />Plan amendments. Once the Central Valley Water Board has adopted a Basin Plan
<br />amendment in noticed public hearings, it must be approved by the States Westar Resources
<br />Control Board (Stafa Westar Board), Office of Administrative Law (OAL) and in some cases,
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<br />CERTIFIED MAIL
<br />7018 1830 0001 0062 3640
<br />COMMENTS TO REQUEST FOR REVIEW FOR THE APPLICATION REFERRAL.
<br />PA -9800301 (AE) PROJECT, 8AN JOAQUIN COV NTY
<br />Pursuant to the San Joaquin County Community Development Department's 30 November
<br />2076 request, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water
<br />Board) has reviewed the Raquast for Raviaw for the App/lcatlon Refarra/ for the PA -7800301
<br />(AE) Project, located in San Joaquin Cqunty.
<br />Our agency is delegated with the rasponaibil(ty of protecting the quality of surtace and
<br />groundwaters of the state; therefo res our comments will address concerns surrounding those
<br />issues.
<br />1. Regulatory Setting
<br />Basin Plan
<br />Tha Central Valley Water Board Is raquiratl to formulate and adopt Basin Pians for all areas
<br />within the Central Valley region under Section 13240 of the Porter -Cologne Water Quality
<br />Control Act. Each Basin Plan must contain water quality objactivea to ensure the
<br />reasonable protection of beneficial uses, as wall as a program of implementation for
<br />achieving water quality objectives with the Basin Plans. Federal regulations require each
<br />state to adopt water quality standards to protect the public health or welfare, enhance the
<br />quality of water and serve the purposes of the Clean Water Act. In California, the beneficial
<br />uses, water quality objectives, antl the Antitlegradation Policy are the State's water quality
<br />standards. Water quality standards era also contained in the National Toxics Rules, 40 CFR
<br />Seckion 737.36, and the California Toxics Rule, 40 CFR Section 131.38.
<br />Tha Basin Plan is subject to modification as necessary, considering applicable laws,
<br />polieiea, fechnologias, water quality conditions antl priorities. Tha original Basin Plans ware
<br />adopted in 1975, and have bean updated and revised periodically as raquiratl, using Basin
<br />Plan amendments. Once the Central Valley Water Board has adopted a Basin Plan
<br />amendment in noticed public hearings, it must be approved by the States Westar Resources
<br />Control Board (Stafa Westar Board), Office of Administrative Law (OAL) and in some cases,
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