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<br />Water Boards
<br />Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
<br />19 December 2018
<br />Giuseppe Sanfilippo CERTIFIED MAIL
<br />San Joaquin County 7018 1830 0001 0062 3640
<br />Community Development Department
<br />1810 East Hazelton Avenue
<br />Stockton, CA 95205
<br />COMMENTS TO REQUEST FOR REVIEW FOR THE APPLICATION REFERRAL,
<br />PA -1800301 (AE) PROJECT, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
<br />Pursuant to the San Joaquin County Community Development Department's 30 November
<br />2018 request, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water
<br />Board) has reviewed the Request for Review for the Application Referral for the PA -1800301
<br />(AE) 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 />Conti`oi Act. Each Basin Pian 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 />amendment in noticed public hearings, it must be approved by the State Water Resources
<br />Control Board (State Water Board), Office of Administrative Law (OAL) and in some cases,
<br />KARL E, LONGLE� ScD, P.E., CHAIR. I PATRICK PULUPA, ESC.. EXECUTIVE OFFICER
<br />11020 Sun Center Drive #200, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 1 www.walerboards.ca.gov/centralvalley
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<br />Giuseppe Sanfilippo CERTIFIED MAIL
<br />San Joaquin County 7018 1830 0001 0062 3640
<br />Community Development Department
<br />1810 East Hazelton Avenue
<br />Stockton, CA 95205
<br />COMMENTS TO REQUEST FOR REVIEW FOR THE APPLICATION REFERRAL,
<br />PA -1800301 (AE) PROJECT, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
<br />Pursuant to the San Joaquin County Community Development Department's 30 November
<br />2018 request, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water
<br />Board) has reviewed the Request for Review for the Application Referral for the PA -1800301
<br />(AE) 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 />Conti`oi Act. Each Basin Pian 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 />amendment in noticed public hearings, it must be approved by the State Water Resources
<br />Control Board (State Water Board), Office of Administrative Law (OAL) and in some cases,
<br />KARL E, LONGLE� ScD, P.E., CHAIR. I PATRICK PULUPA, ESC.. EXECUTIVE OFFICER
<br />11020 Sun Center Drive #200, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 1 www.walerboards.ca.gov/centralvalley
<br />CJV RECYCLED PAPER
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