SITE INFORMATION AND CORRESPONDENCE_1992

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-4- 19. WC Section 13360 prohibits the Regional Water Boards from specifying, but not from suggesting, methods that a discharger may use to achieve compliance with requirements or orders . It is the responsibility of the discharger to propose methods for Regional Water Board review and concurrence to achieve compliance with requirements or orders; 20. The USEPA , California state agencies , the American Society for Testing and Materials , and similar organizations have developed or identified methods successful in particular applications. Reliance on established, appropriate methods can reduce costs of investigation , cleanup, and abatement; 21 . The basis for Regional Water Board decisions regarding investigation , cleanup , and abatement includes : ( 1 ) site-specific characteristics ; (2) applicable state and federal statutes and regulations ; (3) applicable water quality control plans adopted by the State Water Board and Regional Water Boards , including beneficial uses , water quality objectives , and mpementation plans ; (4) State Water Board and Regional water Board policies , 4.ncluaino State water Board Resolutions 68-16 (Statement of Policy with Respect to Maintaining Nigh Quality of Waters in California) ana 88-63 (Sources of Drinking Water) ; and (5) relevant standards, criteria , and advisories adopted by other state and federal agencies ; 22. State Water Board regulations governing discharges of waste to land (California Code of Regulations (CCR) , Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 15) , require that cleanup and abatement actions intended to contain wastes at the place of release are to implement the applicable provisions of that Chapter, to the extent feasible (23 CCR 2511(d)) . Also Article 5 of that Chapter prescribes a methodology for establishing cleanup standards (23 CCR 2550.4) and undertaking corrective actions where discharges to a waste management unit have resulted in discharges subject to WC Section 13304; 4 23. State Water Board regulations governing site investigation and corrective action at underground storage tank unauthorized release sites are found in 23 CCR Division 3 , Chapter 16, in particular Article 11 commencing with Section 2720; 24. It is the responsibility of the Regional Water Board to make decisions regarding cleanup and abatement goals and objectives for the 'protection of water quality and the beneficial uses of waters of the state within each Region; 25.E Investigations and cleanup and abatement activities usually contain five basic elements: a. Preliminary site assessment (to confirm the discharge and the identity of the dischargers ; to identify affected or threatened waters of the state and their beneficial uses ; and to develop preliminary information on the nature, and vertical and horizontal extent, of the discharge) ;