California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 3 - Central Coast Region › Section 3920 - Water Quality Control Plans

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following are changes to the 1990 Water Quality Control
					 Plan for the Central Coast Region (Basin Plan):
(1) Revision of language in beneficial use
				  definitions to be more consistent with statewide format. Changes include adding
				  an "Estuarine Habitat", "Freshwater Replenishment", "Hydropower Generation",
				  and "Aquaculture" beneficial use. The "Fish Migration" (Migr) definition is
				  clarified to emphasize waters supporting habitat needed by migrating aquatic
				  organisms is included in the definition. The "Navigation" beneficial use is
				  expanded to include waters used for all types of shipping (not just Naval
				  shipping), waters used for travel, or waters used for transportation. The
				  "Commercial and Sport Fishing" beneficial use is expanded to consider fresh
				  water body areas not just saline waters. The "Shellfish Harvesting" beneficial
				  use is expanded to include waters used for collection of shellfish for human
				  consumption. Shellfish are also defined as filter feeding varieties.
(2) Assign designated beneficial uses for
				  approximately 300 additional water bodies and revise beneficial use
				  designations for approximately 150 water bodies.
(3) Update water quality objectives for
				  organic chemicals in accordance with Title 22, California Code of
				  Regulations.
(4) Add water quality
				  objectives for the Paso Robles ground water basin.
(5) Add Regional Water Quality Control Board
				  Policy to alleviate seawater intrusion in the Salinas and Pajaro ground water
				  basins.
(6) Add Regional Water
				  Quality Control Board Policy of Appreciation for Discharger
				  Compliance.
1. New
					 article 3 and section filed 9-7-94; operative 9-7-94. Resolution No. 94-01
					 adopted by the Central Coast Regional Water Control Board 2-11-94. Resolution
					 No. 94-44 adopted by State Water Resources Control Board 5-18-94. Approved by
					 OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353
					 (Register 94, No. 36).
2. Nonsubstantive amendment to Chapter 5 to
					 remove Section VI.C and repeal Basin Plan Resolution No. 73-05 and Section
					 5(f) of Basin
					 Plan Resolution No. 89-04 filed 8-31-2006. Amendment adopted 9-9-2005 by the
					 Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Resolution No. R3-2005-0013;
					 approved 5-15-2006 by the State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No.
					 2006-0029; approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353
					 (Register 2006, No. 35).
3. Nonsubstantive amendment to basin plan
					 to update the turbidity water quality units of measurement from Jackson
					 Turbidity Units (JTU) to Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU); amendment adopted
					 7-14-2017 by Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Resolution No.
					 R3-2027-0014; approved by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No.
					 2018-0012 on 3-6-2018; approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 on
					 8-22-2018 (Register 2018, No. 34).