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O� <br />r_��o <br />Water Boards <br />NEMBUM <br />Nt,N <br />CIA <br />aE NCA�nrRrun <br />ENYIHUNMENiAI 1`�UT [UTIUN <br />Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board <br />3 April 2023 <br />Alisa Goulart <br />San Joaquin County <br />Community Development Department <br />1810 East Hazelton Avenue <br />Stockton, CA 95205 <br />alisa.gotilart@sjgov.org <br />COMMENTS TO REQUEST FOR REVIEW FOR THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE <br />DECLARATION, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. PA -2100168, ZONE <br />RECLASSIFICATION NO. PA -2100169, AND SITE APPROVAL NO. PA -2100170 <br />PROJECT, SCH#2023030135, SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br />Pursuant to the State Clearinghouse's 3 March 2023 request, the Central Valley <br />Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water Board) has reviewed the <br />Request for Review for the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the General Plan <br />Amendment No. PA -2100168, Zone Reclassification No. PA -2100169, and Site <br />Approval No. PA -2100170 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 -Cologne <br />Water Quality Control Act. Each Basin Plan must contain water quality objectives to <br />ensure the reasonable protection of beneficial uses, as well as a program of <br />implementation for achieving water quality objectives with the Basin Plans. Federal <br />regulations require each state to adopt water quality standards to protect the public <br />health or welfare, enhance the quality of water and serve the purposes of the Clean <br />Water Act. In California, the beneficial uses, water quality objectives, and the <br />Antidegradation Policy are the State's water quality standards. Water quality <br />standards are also contained in the National Toxics Rule, 40 CFR Section 131.36, <br />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 <br />Plans were adopted in 1975, and have been updated and revised periodically as <br />MARK BRADFORD, CHAIR I PATRICK PULUPA, ESO., EXECUTIVE OFFICER <br />11020 Sun Center Drive #200, Rancho Cordova, CA 96670 1 www.waterboarde.ca.gov/contralvalley <br />Planning Commission Staff Report, PA -2100168, -169, -170 (GP, ZR, SA) 22 <br />Response Letters <br />