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GAVIN NEWSOM <br /> l:l1V1-HNnl1 <br /> CALIOIIMIA VF HNAE GARCIAI <br /> Water Boards ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION <br /> Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board <br /> 20 May 2025 <br /> Giuseppe Sanfilippo <br /> San Joaquin County Community <br /> Development Department <br /> 1810 East Hazelton Avenue <br /> Stockton, CA 95205 <br /> gsanfilippo@sjgov.org <br /> COMMENTS TO REQUEST FOR REVIEW FOR THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE <br /> DECLARATION, PA-2200274 (SA) PROJECT, SCH#2025041294, SAN JOAQUIN <br /> COUNTY <br /> Pursuant to the State Clearinghouse's 25 April 2025 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 PA-2200274 (SA) <br /> Project, 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 /> The Basin Plan is subject to modification as necessary, considering applicable laws, <br /> policies, technologies, water quality conditions and priorities. The original Basin <br /> Plans were adopted in 1975, and have been updated and revised periodically as <br /> required, using Basin Plan amendments. Once the Central Valley Water Board has <br /> NICHOLAS AVDIS, CHAIR I PATRICK PULUPA, EXECUTIVE OFFICER <br /> 11020 Sun Center Drive,#200,Rancho Cordova,96670-6114 1 www.waterboards.ca.gov/centraIva]Iey <br />