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4 GAVIN NEw50M <br /> • GOVERNOR <br /> JA <br /> Water Boards NVIRONME TAL FELO <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION <br /> Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board <br /> 28 August 2019 <br /> Giuseppe Sanfilippo CERTIFIED MAIL <br /> San Joaquin County 7017 2620 0001 1359 2813 <br /> Community Development Department <br /> 1810 East Hazelton Avenue <br /> Stockton, CA 95205 <br /> COMMENTS TO REQUEST FOR REVIEW FOR THE EARLY CONSULTATION, <br /> FOOTHILL SANITARY LANDFILL SOLAR FARM (PA-1900118) PROJECT, SAN <br /> JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> Pursuant to the San Joaquin County Community Development Department's 22 August <br /> 2019 request, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley <br /> Water Board) has reviewed the Request for Review for the Early Consultation for the <br /> Foothill Sanitary Landfill Solar Farm (PA-1900118) Project, located in San Joaquin <br /> 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- <br /> Cologne Water Quality Control Act. Each Basin Plan must contain water quality <br /> objectives to ensure the reasonable protection of beneficial uses, as well as a <br /> program of implementation for achieving water quality objectives with the Basin <br /> Plans. Federal regulations require each state to adopt water quality standards to <br /> protect the public health or welfare, enhance the quality of water and serve the <br /> purposes of the Clean Water Act. In California, the beneficial uses, water quality <br /> objectives, and the Antidegradation Policy are the State's water quality standards. <br /> 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 <br /> laws, policies, technologies, water quality conditions and priorities. The original <br /> Basin Plans were adopted in 1975, and have been updated and revised periodically <br /> as required, using Basin Plan amendments. Once the Central Valley Water Board <br /> has adopted a Basin Plan amendment in noticed public hearings, it must be <br /> KARL E. LONGLEY SCD, P.E., CHAIR I PATRICK PULUPA, E50., EXECUTIVE OFFICER <br /> 11020 Sun Center Drive#200,Rancho Cordova,CA 95670 I www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley <br /> t,RECYCLED PAPER <br />