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IRECEIVEA <br /> ;<.. <br /> 1 EDMUND O. BRowN JR. <br /> NOV Q 2 %i1 „1 nnv..NDP <br /> ENVIR..........�0DQN[<IEN'L11, 1!b:Al vn nuE RCDrRor.cnaN <br /> Water Boards EPART;1lt ,N1. <br /> Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board <br /> 30 October 2017 <br /> Adam O'Connor CERTIFIED MAIL <br /> Pacific Gas & Electric Company 91 7199 9991 7035 8420 3392 <br /> 6111 Bollinger Canyon Road, 313OG <br /> San Ramon, CA 94583 <br /> NOTICE OF APPLICABILITY <br /> WATER QUALITY ORDER 2003-0003-DWQ <br /> STATEWIDE WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCHARGES TO LAND WITH <br /> A LOW THREAT TO WATER QUALITY <br /> PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY <br /> PIPELINE RETIREMENT PROJECT R-838; NON-TRADITIONAL IN-LINE INVESTIGATION <br /> PROJECT 1-433; AND STATION PROJECT S-494, MCDONALD ISLAND, <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> On 13 October 2017, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) submitted a Notice of Intent <br /> (NOI) to obtain coverage under Water Quality Order 2003-0003-DWQ, Statewide General <br /> Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges to Land with a Low Threat to Water Quality <br /> (hereafter General Order) for three projects (R-838, 1-433, and S-494) that will be sharing the <br /> same land application area (LAA). The submittals contain all the information required to <br /> evaluate applicability of the General Order; therefore, the NOI is considered complete. Based <br /> on the information provided in the NOI, the discharge meets the conditions of the General <br /> Order. The discharge is hereby covered under State Water Resources Control Board General <br /> Order 2003-0003-DWQ-0182. Please include this number on all correspondence related to <br /> this discharge. <br /> PROJECT LOCATION <br /> PG&E has three project sites located on McDonald Island in San Joaquin County, as shown on <br /> Attachment A. These three projects are included in one NOA because groundwater <br /> encountered during excavation at any of the three project locations will be discharged to one <br /> LAA. The LAA consists of approximately 33 acres of agricultural land owned by PG&E leased <br /> to Zuckerman-Heritage, Inc. (APN 129-080-09). <br /> The Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins, <br /> Fourth Edition, revised October 2011 (hereafter Basin Plan), designates beneficial uses, <br /> establishes water quality objectives, contains implementation plans and policies for protecting <br /> waters of the basin, and incorporates by reference plans and policies adopted by the State <br /> Water Resources Control Board. Pursuant to §13263(a) of the California Water Code (CWC), <br /> waste discharge requirements must implement the Basin Plan. <br /> KARL E. L.ONDLE"Sc D, P.E.,cNAIR I PAMELA C. CREEDON C.L., BGEE. E>.e'CunVE orFiceR <br /> 11020 Sun Center Drive 0200.Rancho Cordova,CA 858]0 Iwww.watalboettle.ca.gov/CenrtBlral,ey <br />