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0 <br /> GAVIN NEWSOM <br /> GOVERNOR <br /> CA LI FO R MIA YANA GARCIA <br /> WSECRETARY FOR <br /> Water Boards <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION <br /> Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board <br /> 24 January 2023 <br /> Stephanie Stowers <br /> San Joaquin County <br /> Community Development Department <br /> 1810 East Hazelton Avenue <br /> Stockton , CA 95205 <br /> sstowers@sjgov. org <br /> COMMENTS TO REQUEST FOR REVIEW FOR THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE <br /> DECLARATION , GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO . PA -2000217 , ZONE <br /> RECLASSIFICATION NO . PA -2200021 , MAJOR SUBDIVISION NO . PA -2000218 , <br /> WILLIAMSON ACT CANCELLATION NO . PA -2200070 PROJECT , SCH #2022120630 , <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUJ CITY <br /> Pursuant to the State Clearinghouse ' s 27 December 2022 request , the Central Valley <br /> Regional Water Quality Control Board ( Central Valley Water Board ) has reviewed the <br /> Request for Review for the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the General Plan <br /> Amendment No . PA - 2000217 , Zone Reclassification No . PA - 2200021 , Major <br /> Subdivision No . PA - 2000218 , Williamson Act Cancellation No . PA - 2200070 Project , <br /> 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- Cologne <br /> Water Quality Control Act . Each Basin Plan must contain water quality objectives to <br /> ensure the reasonable protection of beneficial uses , as well as a program of <br /> implementation for achieving water quality objectives with the Basin Plans . Federal <br /> regulations require each state to adopt water quality standards to protect the public <br /> health or welfare , enhance the quality of water and serve the purposes of the Clean <br /> Water Act . In California , the beneficial uses , water quality objectives , and the <br /> Antidegradation Policy are the State ' s water quality standards . Water quality <br /> standards are also contained in the National Toxics Rule , 40 CFR Section 131 . 36 , <br /> and the California Toxics Rule , 40 CFR Section 131 . 38 . <br /> MARK BRADFORD , CHAIR I PATRICK PULUPA , ESQ . , EXECUTIVE OFFICER <br /> 11020 Sun Center Drive # 200 , Rancho Cordova , CA 95670 www . waterboards . ca . gov/ centralvalley <br />