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Water Boards <br />Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board <br />18 July 2019 <br />Teddie Hernandez <br />San Joaquin County <br />Community Development Department <br />1810 East Hazelton Avenue <br />Stockton, CA 95205 <br />GAVIN NEWSOM <br />GOVERNOR <br />JARED BLUMENFELD <br />SECRETARY FOR <br />ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION <br />CERTIFIED MAIL <br />7017 1070 0000 8877 0838 <br />COMMENTS TO REQUEST FOR REVIEW FOR THE EARLY CONSULTATION, <br />PA-1900143 (SA, PRE-APP) PROJECT, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br />Pursuant to the San Joaquin County Community Development Department's 28 June <br />2019 request, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley <br />Water Board) has reviewed the Request for Review for the Early Consultation for the <br />PA-1900143 (SA, Pre-App) Project, located in San Joaquin County. <br />Our agency is delegated with the responsibility of protecting the quality of surface and <br />groundwaters of the state; therefore our comments will address concerns surrounding <br />those issues. <br />I. Regulatory Setting <br />Basin Plan <br />The Central Valley Water Board is required to formulate and adopt Basin Plans for <br />all areas within the Central Valley region under Section 13240 of the Porter- <br />Cologne Water Quality Control Act. Each Basin Plan must contain water quality <br />objectives to ensure the reasonable protection of beneficial uses, as well as a <br />program of implementation for achieving water quality objectives with the Basin <br />Plans. Federal regulations require each state to adopt water quality standards to <br />protect the public health or welfare, enhance the quality of water and serve the <br />purposes of the Clean Water Act. In California, the beneficial uses, water quality <br />objectives, and the Antidegradation Policy are the State's water quality standards. <br />Water quality standards are also contained in the National Toxics Rule, 40 CFR <br />Section 131.36, and the California Toxics Rule, 40 CFR Section 131.38. <br />The Basin Plan is subject to modification as necessary, considering applicable <br />laws, policies, technologies, water quality conditions and priorities. The original <br />Basin Plans were adopted in 1975, and have been updated and revised periodically <br />as required, using Basin Plan amendments. Once the Central Valley Water Board <br />has adopted a Basin Plan amendment in noticed public hearings, it must be <br />approved by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), Office <br />of Administrative Law COAL) and in some cases, the United States Environmental <br />KARL E. LONGLEY ScO, FE.. CHAIR I PATRICK PULUPA, ESO., EXECUTIVE OFFICER <br />- 1020 Sun Center Drive #200, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 I www.waterboards.ca.govicentralvalle . <br />0 RECYCLED PAPER