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Wate" •-�r'd � o o eE......o.�.,o,. Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board 9O January 2020 Teddie Hernandez CERTIFIED MAIL San Joaquin Gounty 7019 0700 0002 0999 6333 Community Development Department 18'1 O East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CA 95205 COMMENTS TO REQUEST FOR REVIEW FOR THE EARLY CONSULTATION, PA-1900261 (UP) PROJECT, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY - Pursuant to the San Joaquin County Community Development Department's 20 December 20'19 request, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water Board) has reviewed the Request for Review for the Eaiiy - Consu/cation for the PA-1900269 (UP) Project, locatetl in San Joaquin County. Our agency is delegated-with the responsibility of protecting the quality of surface and groundwaters of the state; therefore our comments will address concerns surrounding those issues. 1. Regulatory Setting -- Basin Plan The Central Valley Water Board is required to formulate and adopt Basin Plans for all areas within the Central Valley region under Section 93240 of the Porter- Cologne Water Quality Control Act. Each Basin Plan must contain water quality objectives to ensure the reasonable protection of beneficial uses, as well as a program of implementation for achieving water quality objectives with the Basin Plans. Federal regulations require each state to adopt water quality standards to protect the public health or welfare, enhance the quality of water and serve the purposes of the Clean Water Act. In California, the beneficial uses, water quality objectives, and the Antidegradation Policy are the State's water quality standards. Water quality standards era also contained in the National Toxics Rule, 40 CFR Section 939.36, and the California Toxics Rule, 40 CFR Section '13'1.38. The Basin Plan is subject to modification as necessary, considering applicable laws, policies, technologies, water quality conditions and priorities. The original Basin-Plans were adopted in 9975, and have been updated and revised periodically as required, using Basin Plan amendments. Once the Central Valley Water Board has adopted a Basin Plan amendment in noticed public hearings, it must be approved by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), OfFce KARL E. Lorv��By SeD, P.E., a,. I PArRlcic PVLUPA, eso., execunve o '1'1 D20 Sun Cantaf Dtiva M20B,Runcbo Co,dova,GA B56]B 1 www.wata,boa,'da.ca.8ov/c®nRyW allay