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GAVIN NEWSOM <br /> • F GOVERNOR <br /> %l e <br /> C A l I F O R N 1 A JARED BLUMENFELD <br /> Water Boards SECRETARY FOR <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION <br /> Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board <br /> 6 September 2019 <br /> Teddie Hernandez CER TiF E 0 M AOLS <br /> San Joaquin County 7014 2120 0001 4292 4553 <br /> Community Development Department <br /> 1810 East Hazelton Avenue <br /> Stockton , CA 95205 <br /> COMMENTS TO REQUEST FOR REVIEr10 FOR THE EARLY CONSULTATION , <br /> PA - 1900182 ( UP ) PROJECT , SAN JOAQUoN COUNTY <br /> Pursuant to the San Joaquin County Community Development Department ' s 16 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 /> PA- 1900182 ( UP ) 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 <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 /> approved by the State Water Resources Control Board ( State Water Board ) , Office <br /> of Administrative Law ( OAL ) and in some cases , the United States Environmental <br /> KARL E . LONGLEY SCD , P . E . , CHAIR I PATRICK PULUPA , ESO . , EXECUTIVE OFFICER <br /> 11020 Sun Center Drive # 200 , Rancho Cordova , CA 95670 www , waterboards . ca . gov/centralvalley <br /> RECYCLED PAPER <br />