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EDMUND G.BROWN JR. <br /> GOVERNOR <br /> C A1,1011/1,A MATTHEW RODRIOUEZ <br /> Water Boards M SECRETARY FOR <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION <br /> Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board <br /> 10 December 2018 <br /> John Funderburg CERTIFIED MAIL <br /> San Joaquin County 7018 1830 0001 0062 3534 <br /> Community Development Department <br /> 1810 East Hazelton Avenue <br /> Stockton, CA 95205 <br /> COMMENTS TO REQUEST FOR REVIEW FOR THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE <br /> DECLARATION, PA-1800003; -04; -05; -06; -07 SITE APPROVAL APPLICATIONS FOR <br /> MOUNTAIN TECHNOLOGY CENTER PROJECT, SCH#2018112045, SAN JOAQUIN <br /> COUNTY <br /> Pursuant to the State Clearinghouse's 16 November 2018 request, the Central Valley Regional <br /> Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water Board) has reviewed the Request for Review <br /> for the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the PA-1800003; -04; -05; -06; -07 Site Approval <br /> Applications for Mountain Technology Center 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 those <br /> issues. <br /> I. Regulatory Setting <br /> Basin Plan <br /> The Central Valley Water Board is required to formulate and adopt Basin Plans for all areas <br /> within the Central Valley region under Section 13240 of the Porter-Cologne`water Quality <br /> Control Act. Each Basin Plan must contain water quality objectives to ensure the <br /> reasonable protection of beneficial uses, as well as a program of implementation for <br /> achieving water quality objectives with the Basin Plans. Federal regulations require each <br /> state to adopt water quality standards to protect the public health or welfare, enhance the <br /> quality of water and serve the purposes of the Clean Water Act. In California, the beneficial <br /> uses, water quality objectives, and the Antidegradation Policy are the State's water quality <br /> standards. Water quality standards are also contained in the National Toxics Rule, 40 CFR <br /> Section 131.36, 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 Plans were <br /> adopted in 1975, and have been updated and revised periodically as required, using Basin <br /> Plan amendments. Once the Central Valley Water Board has adopted a Basin Plan <br /> KARL E. LONGLEY SCD, P.E., CHAIR I PATRICK PULUPA, ESO., EXECUTIVE OFFICER <br /> 11020 Sun Center Drive#200,Rancho Cordova,CA 95670 I www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley <br /> L�RECYCLED PAPER <br />