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PA-1500127 (SA) Project - 4 - 23 September 2015 <br /> San Joaquin County <br /> If you have any questions regarding the Clean Water Act Section 404 permits, please <br /> contact the Regulatory Division of the Sacramento District of USACOE at (916) 557-5250. <br /> Clean Water Act Section 401 Permit—Water Quality Certification <br /> If an USACOE permit (e.g., Non-Reporting Nationwide Permit, Nationwide Permit, Letter of <br /> Permission, Individual Permit, Regional General Permit, Programmatic General Permit), or <br /> any other federal permit (e.g., Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act or Section 9 from <br /> the United States Coast Guard), is required for this project due to the disturbance of waters <br /> of the United States (such as streams and wetlands), then a Water Quality Certification <br /> must be obtained from the Central Valley Water Board prior to initiation of project activities. <br /> There are no waivers for 401 Water Quality Certifications. <br /> Waste Discharge Requirements — Discharges to Waters of the State <br /> If USACOE determines that only non-jurisdictional waters of the State (i.e., "non-federal" <br /> waters of the State) are present in the proposed project area, the proposed project may <br /> require a Waste Discharge Requirement (WDR) permit to be issued by Central Valley <br /> Water Board. Under the California Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, discharges to <br /> all waters of the State, including all wetlands and other waters of the State including, but <br /> not limited to, isolated wetlands, are subject to State regulation. <br /> For more information on the Water Quality Certification and WDR processes, visit the <br /> Central Valley Water Board website at: <br /> http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralval ley/help/busi ness_hel p/perm it2.shtm I. <br /> Regulatory Compliance for Commercially Irrigated Agriculture <br /> If the property will be used for commercial irrigated agricultural, the discharger will be <br /> required to obtain regulatory coverage under the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program. <br /> There are two options to comply: <br /> 1. Obtain Coverage Under a Coalition Group. Join the local Coalition Group that <br /> supports land owners with the implementation of the Irrigated Lands Regulatory <br /> Program. The Coalition Group conducts water quality monitoring and reporting to <br /> the Central Valley Water Board on behalf of its growers. The Coalition Groups <br /> charge an annual membership fee, which varies by Coalition Group. To find the <br /> Coalition Group in your area, visit the Central Valley Water Board's website at: <br /> http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralval ley/water_issues/i rrigated_lands/app_appr <br /> oval/index.shtml; or contact water board staff at (916) 464-4611 or via email at <br /> IrrLands@waterboards.ca.gov. <br /> 2. Obtain Coverage Under the General Waste Discharge Requirements for <br /> Individual Growers, General Order R5-2013-0100. Dischargers not participating <br /> in a third-party group (Coalition) are regulated individually. Depending on the <br /> specific site conditions, growers may be required to monitor runoff from their <br /> property, install monitoring wells, and submit a notice of intent, farm plan, and other <br />