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ORDER N0.115-2018-0017 5 CONDITIONAL WAIVER OF WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR DISASTER-RELATED WASTES WITHIN THE CENTRAL VALLEY REGION ROWD and the Central Valley Water Board adopting WDRs is a several month long process that would unduly delay cleanup after these types of emergencies. Therefore, issuance of this Conditional Waiver is in the best interest of the Central Valley Water Board, the dischargers, and the public. 14.For purposes of this Conditional Waiver for the Central Valley Region, the "Basin Plan" refers to one of the following: a. The Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins, Fourth Edition, or b. The Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin, Second Edition. 15.The designated beneficial uses of groundwater in the Central Valley Region, as specified in the Basin Plan, are municipal and domestic water supply, agricultural supply, industrial service supply, and industrial process supply. 16.The beneficial uses of surface water in the Central Valley Region are specified in each Basin Plan for specific water bodies including major rivers, creeks, and lakes, and also apply to tributaries to these water bodies. These beneficial uses potentially include municipal and domestic supply; agricultural supply; industrial service supply; industrial process supply; groundwater recharge; freshwater replenishment; navigation; hydropower generation; water contact recreation; non-contact water recreation; commercial and sport fishing; aquaculture; warm freshwater habitat; cold freshwater habitat; estuarine habitat; wildlife habitat; preservation of biological habitats of special significance; preservation of rare, threatened, or endangered species; migration of aquatic organisms; spawning, reproduction, and/or early development; and shellfish harvesting. Refer to the appropriate Basin Plan for beneficial uses of surface water for a given body of water in the Central Valley Region. 17.The Conditional Waiver is consistent with State Water Board Resolution No. 68-16 (Statement of Policy with Respect to Maintaining High Quality Waters in California), the state's "Antidegradation Policy." The Central Valley Water Board must maintain high quality waters of the state unless it is demonstrated that any degradation will be consistent with the maximum benefit to the people of the state, will not unreasonably affect beneficial uses, and will not result in water quality worse than that described in the Central Valley Water Board's policies. The Conditional Waiver includes conditions that require dischargers to minimize or eliminate discharges of pollutants that can have adverse impacts on the water quality that supports beneficial uses of waters of the state. This Order imposes conditions on discharges described in Finding 2.a (Declared Disaster Areas) that would not otherwise apply following the appropriate notification to the Central Valley Water Board. All discharges regulated under this Conditional Waiver are short-term and are not expected to cause degradation of water quality. Coverage under the Conditional Waiver can be terminated if waiver conditions are not met. 18.The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) defines "emergency" as follows: