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ORDER N0.R5-2018-0017 3 CONDITIONAL WAIVER OF WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR DISASTER-RELATED WASTES WITHIN THE CENTRAL VALLEY REGION 4. Notice of Intent for Wastes Not from a Declared Disaster Area - Dischargers desiring coverage under this Conditional Waiver for emergencies not in a Declared Disaster Area (i.e., declared by the Governor) must either: a. Submit a Notice of Intent to the Central Valley Water Board and obtain a Notice of Enrollment from the Executive Officer prior to commencing the discharge pursuant to Section G.1.a of this Conditional Waiver, or b. Notify the Central Valley Water Board by e-mail, telephone (or voicemail if after business hours) of the location, type of discharge, and contact information before commencing the discharge and submit a Notice of Intent to the Central Valley Water Board within 10 days after commencing the discharge. In this instance, the Notice of Intent must include documentation that the Discharger has met the conditions described in Section G.1.b regarding the emergency being declared by a state or local government agency and an Incident Commander working through the Statewide Incident Management System and the California Emergency Management Agency directs that waste be discharged to mitigate the emergency. Refer to Section G. for more information on obtaining coverage under this Conditional Waiver for emergency wastes not from a Declared Disaster Area. The Discharger shall also comply with Section A of this Conditional Waiver and the appropriate Sections B through F of this Conditional Waiver that are applicable to the particular discharge. 5. When applicable, Dischargers with coverage under this Conditional Waiver must also apply for coverage under the General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activities (State Water Board Order 2009-0009-DWQ) and comply with its requirements. Compliance with the requirements in the General Storm Water Permit should prevent construction pollutants from contacting storm water and prevent products of erosion from moving off site into receiving waters, and are relevant and appropriate to apply to temporary waste staging areas. REGULATORY AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS 6. The discharge of waste to land in the Central Valley Region is an action subject to restrictions adopted in individual or general WDRs by the Central Valley Water Board. Alternatively, the Central Valley Water Board may adopt a conditional waiver of WDRs for properties where waste management practices meet specified conditions. 7. Water Code section' 13260, subdivision (a)(1) requires that any person (including any city, county, district, or other entity) discharging, or proposing to discharge, wastes within the Central Valley Region that could affect the quality of waters of the ' All section references in this Order are to the California Water Code unless otherwise noted.