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STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD <br /> WATER QUALITY ORDER NO. 2003—0003 - DWQ <br /> STATEWIDE GENERAL WASTE DISCHARGE <br /> REQUIREMENTS(WDRs) FOR DISCHARGES TO LAND WITH <br /> A LOW THREAT TO WATER QUALITY (GENERAL WDRs) <br /> The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) finds that: <br /> 1. Section 13260(a) of the California Water Code (CWC) requires that any person <br /> discharging waste or proposing to discharge waste within any region, other than to a <br /> community sewer system, which could affect the quality of the waters of the State', file <br /> a report of waste discharge (ROWD). <br /> 2. The discharges to land with a low threat to water quality listed in Table 1 are low <br /> volume discharges with minimal pollutant concentrations and are disposed of by <br /> similar means. These discharges are appropriately regulated under General WDRs. <br /> Table 1. Categories of Low Threat Discharges <br /> CATEGORY <br /> Wells/Boring Waste <br /> Well Development Discharge <br /> Monitoring Well Pure Water Discharge <br /> Boring Waste Discharge <br /> Clear'Water.Discharges <br /> Water Main/Water Storage Tank/Water Hydrant Flushing <br /> Pipelines/Tank Hydrostatic Testing Discharge <br /> Commercial and Public Swimming Pools <br /> Small Dewatering Projects <br /> , <br /> Small /Temporary Dewatering Projects(such as excavations <br /> during construction <br /> Miscellaneous <br /> Small Inert Solid Waste Disposal Operations <br /> Cooling Discharge <br /> See Attachment 1 to these General WDRs for discharge category definitions. <br /> 3. All WDRs must implement the Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional <br /> Board) Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) for the Region affected by the <br /> discharge. These General WDRs require Dischargers to comply with all applicable <br /> Basin Plan provisions, including any prohibitions and water quality objectives <br /> governing the discharge. <br /> ,Waters of the State"as defined in CWC Section 13050(e) <br />