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General Plan Amendment No. PA- - 2 - 3 April 2023 <br />2100168, Zone Reclassification No. <br />PA -2100169, and Site Approval No. PA -2100170 Project <br />San Joaquin County <br />required, using Basin Plan amendments. Once the Central Valley Water Board has <br />adopted a Basin Plan amendment in noticed public hearings, it must be approved by <br />the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), Office of <br />Administrative Law (OAL) and in some cases, the United States Environmental <br />Protection Agency (USEPA). Basin Plan amendments only become effective after <br />they have been approved by the OAL and in some cases, the USEPA. Every three <br />(3) years, a review of the Basin Plan is completed that assesses the appropriateness <br />of existing standards and evaluates and prioritizes Basin Planning issues. For more <br />information on the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento and San Joaquin <br />River Basins, please visit our website: <br />http://www.waterboards.ca.pov/centralvallev/water issues/basin plans/ <br />Antidegradation Considerations <br />All wastewater discharges must comply with the Antidegradation Policy (State Water <br />Board Resolution 68-16) and the Antidegradation Implementation Policy contained in <br />the Basin Plan. The Antidegradation Implementation Policy is available on page 74 <br />at: <br />https://www.waterboards.ca.aov/centralvallev/water issues/basin plans/sacsir 2018 <br />05.pdf <br />In part it states: <br />Any discharge of waste to high quality waters must apply best practicable treatment <br />or control not only to prevent a condition of pollution or nuisance from occurring, but <br />also to maintain the highest water quality possible consistent with the maximum <br />benefit to the people of the State. <br />This information must be presented as an analysis of the impacts and potential <br />impacts of the discharge on water quality, as measured by background <br />concentrations and applicable water quality objectives. <br />The antidegradation analysis is a mandatory element in the National Pollutant <br />Discharge Elimination System and land discharge Waste Discharge Requirements <br />(WDRs) permitting processes. The environmental review document should evaluate <br />potential impacts to both surface and groundwater quality. <br />II. Permitting Requirements <br />Construction Storm Water General Permit <br />Dischargers whose project disturb one or more acres of soil or where projects <br />disturb less than one acre but are part of a larger common plan of development that <br />in total disturbs one or more acres, are required to obtain coverage under the <br />General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction and Land <br />Disturbance Activities (Construction General Permit), Construction General Permit <br />Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ. Construction activity subject to this permit includes <br />clearing, grading, grubbing, disturbances to the ground, such as stockpiling, or <br />excavation, but does not include regular maintenance activities performed to restore <br />the original line, grade, or capacity of the facility. The Construction General Permit <br />Planning Commission Staff Report, PA -2100168, -169, -170 (GP, ZR, SA) 23 <br />Response Letters <br />