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TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR A REPORT OF WASTE DISCHARGE For Discharges to Land in the WDR (Non 151) Program (Individual WDRs Only) This document provides guidance for applying for individual waste discharge requirements only. If you believe that your discharge would be appropriately regulated under general waste discharge requirements or general waiver, please see the links below and contact Central Valley Water Board staff for guidance. General WDRs: htto://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvallev/board decisions/adopted orders/#General Waivers: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvallev/board decisions/adopted orders/#Waivers What is a Report of Waste Discharge? A Report of Waste Discharge (ROWD) is an application for waste discharge requirements. A ROWD consists of the following: 1. A completed and signed Form 200, which can be down loaded from the internet at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/publications forms/forms/docs/form200.pdf. 2. A technical report prepared by a California registered Civil Engineer that presents the information listed in the table below. 3. For a new or previously unpermitted discharges, a check for the first annual fee made payable to the State Water Resources Control Board. Consult with staff to determine the required fee. There is no fee if you are applying for revised or updated WDRs because you are already subject to an annual permit fee. The current fee schedule can be viewed at the following link: hftp://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/fees/index.shtml#wdr Compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) Although not required as part of the ROWD,for new, previously unpermitted, or expanding/changing discharges, you must also submit a copy of any draft and final environmental review documents prepared to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). If the local planning agency (city or county, as applicable) or another public agency has determined that the project(or expansion, changes, etc.) does not require any discretionary action by that agency, the Central Valley Water Board may be the lead agency for the purposes of CEQA, and you will be required to submit an Initial Study and pay all fees and other costs associated with the CEQA process unless the Board determines that the action falls within the scope of a categorical or statutory exemption. Fees associated with the filing of an Initial Study may include a California Department of Fish and Game fee, County Clerk recording fees, and costs for publishing the CEQA Notice of Intent in a local newspaper. Consult with your local planning agency and Central Valley Water Board staff if you The Non 15 Program regulates discharges to land that are exempt from Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations. See the following link for a brief explanation of Title 27 and exemptions that may be used: htto://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water issues/programs/land disposal/waste discharge requirements.shtml