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Draft Environmental Impact Report Page IV.F-3 Forward Inc. Landfill Expansion State policy for water quality control in California is directed toward achieving the highest water quality consistent with maximum benefit to the people of the state. Therefore, all water resources must be protected from pollution and nuisance that may occur from waste discharges. Beneficial uses of surface waters, groundwaters, marshes, and mud flats serve as a basis for establishing water quality standards and discharge prohibitions to attain this goal. One point source control strategy of the State is the requirement for new development to use site-specific best management practices (BMP) and to follow a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan(SWPPP). These measures are intended to prevent or minimize the potential release of toxic or hazardous pollutants in significant amounts to discharge waters. A BMP program is required to include information of potential releases and management of solid and hazardous waste. A SWPPP program is designed to monitor primary collection areas of stormwater and depending on the site use and overall area, analytical testing of stormwater discharge may be required. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region The regulatory agency with the mandate to protect the surface and groundwater resources of California is the California Water Resources Control Board and its instrument of direct-line responsibility, the Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCBs). The local RWQCB responsible for the oversight of the current and proposed landfill and the agency reviewing the Joint Technical Document OTD) is the Central Valley RWQCB located in Sacramento, California. Additional regulatory oversight that could relate to groundwater resources may come from the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC),the San Joaquin County Public Health Services (SJCPHS), or the California Integrated Waste Management Board(CIWMB). The RWQCB issued Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs)for both the Austin Road Landfill and the Forward Landfill. The current Central Valley RWQCB WDR Order No. R5-2003-0049 and R5-2003-0080 (Monitoring and Reporting Program and Groundwater Treatment System, NPDES No. CA0082911) covers the Austin Road Landfill and Forward Landfill units, respectively. The RWQCB provides oversight for the protection of surface water and groundwater resources that could be compromised by the landfill operations over time by requiring(as part of the WDRs)the monitoring, sampling, analyses, and reporting of surface water and groundwater. The RWQCB is currently in the process of reviewing the various reports required by the orders in December (water supply contingency plan) and January 2009(downgradient well sampling) well as the JTD submitted by Forward Landfill (August 2001)to modify its groundwater treatment system, landfill gas collection system, surface water (Littlejohn Creek) modification, contaminant plume definition, and new monitoring locations to replace existing wells proposed to be Closed during project implementation. Regional Water Boards have implemented the Water Management Initiative, which was approved as part of the 1995 WRCB Strategic Pian and later included in the recent 2008-2012 Strategic Plan update(State Water Resources Control Board, 2008) as the model under which water resources are to be protected. The RWQCB is now structured to promote a watershed- based approach toward implementation of programs, with particular emphasis on integration of programs within county watershed management areas. San Joaquin County The San Joaquin County General Plan has no specific groundwater protection element,but a number of policies in Public Health and Safety element of the General Plan describe the need