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California Regional Water Quality Control Board <br /> 13 Central Valley Region = <br /> Robert Schneider,Chair w Davis <br /> Winston H.Hickox mor <br /> Secretaryfor - Sacramento Main Office <br /> Environmental Internet Address: http://w .sw b.m.gov/—mgcb5 = y <br /> Protection 3443 Routier Road.Suite A,Sacramento,Califomia 95827-3003 1 Wit; <br /> Phone(916)255-3000•FAX(916)255-3015 N <br /> S �S <br /> TO: ALEX P. MAYER FROM: THOMAS R. PINKOS <br /> N rnv <br /> Staff Counsel Executive Officer <br /> DATE: 27 May 2003 SIGNATURE: ���L' '' �"�✓I�'� <br /> SUBJECT: PETITION FOR REVIEW OF WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS (ORDER <br /> NO. R5-2002-0181 (NPDES NO. CAS0834701 FOR CITY OF STOCKTON AND <br /> COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM); <br /> DELTAKEEPER; WATERKEEPERS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA <br /> SPORTFISHING PROTECTION ALLIANCE <br /> (SWRCB/OCC FILE A-1524(A)): REGIONAL WATER BOARD RESPONSE <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> The State Water Resources Control Board(State Board)has determined that the 18 November 2002 <br /> petition filed by Deltakeeper to review Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) Order No. R5-2002- <br /> 0181 (NPDES No. CAS083470)is complete. The State Board has requested that the Regional Water <br /> Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region (Regional Board)provide the record for decision, as well <br /> as respond to the petition. The Administrative Record(A.R.) was submitted to the Slate IBoard on 15 <br /> May 2003. This memorandum constitutes the Regional Board's response to the petition. <br /> The subject petition challenges the WDRs on three main bases, which are DeltaKeeper's assertions that <br /> (1) numerous findings in the WDRs are erroneous and unsupported in the record; (2)the WDRs fail to <br /> ensure the attainment of water quality standards; and (3)the WDRs fail to comply with numerous <br /> statutory requirements. <br /> The Petitioners seek an Order by State Board that remands the WDRs to the Regional Board with <br /> instructions to issue a permit that complies with statutory and regulatory requirements. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> The City of Stockton and County of San Joaquin (hereafter Permittees)have jurisdiction over and <br /> maintenance responsibilities for storm drains in the Stockton urbanized area. The discharge consists of <br /> surface runoff generated from various land uses that discharge into storm drains, which in tum discharge <br /> to natural drainage watersheds. Smith Canal and Five Mile Slough receive storm water runoff only from <br /> 1 Responses to the petition were due on 23 May 2003. The State Board orally granted a further extension of time until 27 <br /> May 2003 because of the power outage that affected the downtown Sacramento area. <br /> California Environmental Protection Agency <br /> 0 Recycled Paper <br />