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M. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES F. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY management. Beneficial uses of surface waters are described in the Basin Plan and are designated for major surface waters and their tributaries. In addition to identification of beneficial uses, the Basin Plan also contains water quality objectives that are intended to protect the beneficial uses of the Basin. Designation of beneficial uses defines the resources,services,and qualities of the aquatic system that are the ultimate goals of protecting and achieving high water quality. The Regional Board has set water quality objectives for all surface waters in the region concerning bacteria, bioaccumulation,biostimulatory substances,color, dissolved oxygen,floating material, oil and grease,population and community ecology,pH, salinity,sediment, settleable material, suspended material,sulfide, tastes and odors,temperature, toxicity,turbidity,and ammonia. Objectives for specific chemical constituents are also regulated dependent upon the beneficial use of the water body. Water quality objectives for groundwater concerning bacteria, organic and inorganic chemical constituents,radioactivity,taste, and odor are also listed. NPDES Permits Construction Stormwater Any construction activity, including grading,clearing,excavation, or other earth moving process may require an NPDES storm water permit for construction under the NPDES Storm Water Program. The Regional Board administers the NPDES stormwater-permitting program in the Central Valley Region. Construction activities of five acres or more are subject to the permitting requirements of the NPDES General Permit for Discharges of Storm Water Runoff Associated with Construction Activity(General Construction Permit). The project applicant must submit a Notice of Intent(NOI)to the Regional Board to be covered by the General Permit prior to the beginning of construction. The General Construction Permit requires the preparation and implementation of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan(SWPPP), which must be prepared before construction begins. Implementation of the plan starts with the commencement of construction and continues though the completion of the project. Upon completion of the project,the applicant must submit a Notice of Termination to the Regional Board to indicate that construction is completed. Industrial Stormwater The regulations defining "storm water discharges associated with industrial activity" were published on November 16, 1990, with the Environmental Protection Agency identifying eleven categories of industrial activities that are required to obtain permit coverage under the NPDES Storm Water Program. Facility operators must submit a Notice of Intent for each industrial facility along with a site map and application fee. All storm water discharges from industrial sites must meet all applicable provisions of Sections 301 and 402 of the Clean Water Act. These provisions require control of pollutant discharges using best available technology economically achievable(BAT)and best conventional pollutant control technology (BCT)to prevent and reduce pollutants and to meet water quality standards. Stormwater discharges from an industrial site shall not cause or contribute to a violation of all applicable water quality standards, which include all federal receiving water standards and all state standards under the Regional Board Stockton Scavenger Transfer Station Expansion III.F.4 ESA 1990190