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California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 7 - Colorado River Basin Region › Section 3969.6 - Total Maximum Daily Loads for Organophosphate and Organochlorine Compounds in Imperial Valley Waters

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
On May 10, 2022, the Colorado River Basin Regional Water
					 Quality Control Board (Colorado River Basin Water Board) adopted Resolution No.
					 R7-2022-0032, amending the Water Quality Control Plan for the Colorado River
					 Basin Region to establish a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for organophosphate
					 (OP) and organochlorine (OC) compounds in Imperial Valley surface waters (Basin
					 Plan Amendment). On November 15, 2022, the Basin Plan Amendment was approved by
					 the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) per Resolution No.
					 2022-0046.
The surface waters in the Imperial Valley, including Alamo
					 River, Imperial Valley Drains, New River and Wiest Lake, are polluted/impaired
					 by certain organophosphate (OP) and/or organochlorine (OC) compounds that are
					 toxic to humans and aquatic life. Sources of OP and OC compounds are primarily
					 from irrigated agricultural lands based upon pesticide use restrictions, the
					 uses of the compounds, the amount of land used for agricultural purposes, and
					 water quality data. Discharges from irrigated agricultural lands are considered
					 nonpoint source discharges.
The TMDL in the Basin Plan Amendment sets numeric targets,
					 waste load allocations, load allocations, and implementation plans to control
					 discharges of OP and OC compounds to Imperial Valley surface waters. The
					 Implementation Plan set forth in Waste Discharge Requirements Order
					 R7-2021-0050 (General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of Waste from
					 Irrigated Lands for Dischargers that are Members of a Coalition Group in the
					 Imperial Valley) (Imperial Valley Agricultural Order) and its associated
					 Monitoring and Reporting Program (MRP) will provide the information to confirm
					 that the TMDL is being implemented, and numeric targets and allocations will be
					 achieved.
1. New
					 section summarizing amendment to basin plan filed 5-24-2023; amendment approved
					 by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2022-0046 on 11-15-2022;
					 amendment approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 on
					 5-24-2023 (Register 2023, No. 21).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3970 - Exemption Criteria for Septic Systems Prohibition

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
This amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the
					 Santa Ana Region (Basin Plan) revises the requirements and exemption criteria
					 for use of septic tank subsurface disposal systems on lots smaller than
					 one-half acre, set forth in an earlier amendment. Specifically, this amendment
					 (1) clarifies the calculation of gross project area, (2) clarifies the
					 definition of new development, (3) allows for replacement of outdated systems,
					 (4) establishes flow rates for commercial and industrial facilities, (5) sets
					 minimum distances from the nearest sewer in the exemption criteria, (6)
					 establishes an off-set program, and (7) provides for review of alternative
					 treatment technologies.
1. New
					 article 8 and section filed 6-23-94; operative 6-23-94. Resolution No. 93-40
					 adopted by Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board 7-16-93. Resolution
					 No. 93-95 adopted by State Water Resources Control Board 9-23-93. Approved by
					 OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353
					 (Register 94, No. 25).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3971 - Revised Water Quality Control Plan

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The revised Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana
					 Region, as adopted March 11, 1994, by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality
					 Control Board includes the regulatory provisions summarized below:
(a) Beneficial Use Definitions: define
				  "Estuarine Habitat" and "Limited Warm Freshwater Habitat" and revise existing
				  beneficial use definitions for statewide consistency;
(b) Water Body Type Definitions: define
				  "enclosed bays and estuaries" and "wetlands," revise definition of "inland
				  surface waters" to include wetlands;
(c) Enclosed Bays and Estuaries:
(1) add a narrative objective for
				  non-degradation;
(2) amend the
				  narrative objectives for algae, chlorine, color, floatables, oil and grease,
				  dissolved oxygen, solids, taste and odor, toxic substances, and
				  turbidity;
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3972 - "Revision of Bacterial Water Quality Objectives for Ocean Waters."

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Regional Board Resolution No. 97-20, adopted on April 18,
					 1997, by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (SARWQCB), modified
					 the regulatory provisions of the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana
					 River Basin by deleting ocean water bacterial objectives for water contact
					 recreation and shellfish harvesting and continuing to incorporate by reference
					 the objectives contained in the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters
					 (Ocean Plan).
1. New
					 section filed 10-14-97; operative 10-14-97. Revisions adopted by the Santa Ana
					 Regional Water Quality Control Board (Resolution No. 97-20) on 4-18-97;
					 approved by State Water Resources Control Board (Resolution No. 97-66);
					 approved by OAL and effective per Government Code section
					 11353
					 (Register 97, No. 42).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3973 - Establishment of a Total Maximum Daily Load for Sediment in the Newport Bay/San Diego Creek Watershed

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Regional Board Resolution 98-69, adopted on April 17, 1998,
					 and Regional Board Resolution No. 98-101, adopted on October 9, 1998, by the
					 Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (SARWQCB), modified the
					 regulatory provisions of the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana
					 Region by establishing a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for sediment
					 discharged in the Newport Bay (Bay)/San Diego Creek watershed (Watershed).
					 Phase 1 of the TMDL provides:
(1)
				  quantifiable targets for sediment deposition in Upper Newport Bay and the
				  annual sediment load entering the Watershed;
(2) load allocations for sediment discharged
				  from specific land uses in the Watershed;
(3) allowances for waivers of waste discharge
				  requirements for maintenance dredging of flood control channels and for
				  drainage channelization and stabilization projects under specified
				  conditions;
(4) requirements for
				  sediment control measures to reduce dredging frequency of in-Bay sediment
				  basins; and
(5) maintenance
				  requirements for in-channel and foothill sediment basins. Phase 2 of the TMDL
				  provides specific monitoring requirements and methods for reassessment of the
				  TMDL and specifies that required monitoring plans be approved by the SARWQCB at
				  a duly noticed public hearing as per Chapter 1.5, Division 3, Title 23 of the
				  California Code of Regulations (Section
				  647 et seq.).
1. New
					 section filed 2-2-99; amendments approved by OAL and effective per Government
					 Code section
					 11353 on
					 2-2-99 (Register 99, No. 6).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3974 - Establishment of a Total Maximum Daily Load for Nutrients in the Newport Bay/San Diego Creek Watershed

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Regional Board Resolution Nos. 98-09 and 98-100, adopted by
					 the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (SARWQCB) on April 17, 1998,
					 and October 9, 1998, respectively, modified the regulatory provisions of the
					 Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana Region by establishing a total
					 maximum daily load (TMDL) for nutrients (e.g.; nitrogen and phosphorous)
					 discharged in the Newport Bay/San Diego Creek watershed (Watershed). The TMDL
					 specifies daily, seasonal, and/or annual targets and specific land use load
					 allocations for nutrients in the Watershed and total nitrogen load allocations
					 for San Diego Creek (Reach 2). Phase 1 of the TMDL provides compliance
					 schedules for:
(1) review and revision
				  of water quality objectives,
(2)
				  establishment of new waste discharge requirements,
(3) revision of existing waste discharge
				  requirements,
(4) establishment of
				  a nutrient management program for agricultural activities, and
(5) co-permittees of the urban stormwater
				  permit to submit:
(a) an analysis of best
				  management practices (BMPs) to achieve short-term (5-year) interim targets and
				  final nutrient load reduction targets through the Drainage Area Management Plan
				  (DAMP) and
(b) a proposal for
				  evaluating the effectiveness of implemented, control actions and compliance
				  with nutrient load allocations. The sediment TMDL is incorporated by reference
				  as the implementation plan for achieving the phosphorus loading reduction
				  specified in the nutrient TMDL. Phase 2 of the TMDL provides specific
				  monitoring requirements and methods for reassessment of the TMDL. Programs and
				  activities required by the TMDL must be approved by the SARWQCB at a duly
				  noticed public hearing as per Chapter 1.5, Division 3, Title 23 of the
				  California Code of Regulations (Section
				  647 et seq.). These programs and
				  activities are:
(1) the agricultural nutrient
				  management plan;
(2) the proposal
				  and analysis of BMPs to be implemented through the DAMP; and
(3) the Phase 2 regional monitoring
				  program.
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3975 - Establishment of a Total Maximum Daily Load for Fecal Coliform Bacteria in the Newport Bay

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Regional Board Resolution No. 99-10, adopted on April 9,
					 1999, by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (SARWQCB), modified
					 the regulatory provisions of the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana
					 Region by establishing a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for fecal coliform
					 bacteria discharged in the Newport Bay. The TMDL addresses impairment due to
					 pathogens in Newport Bay in a prioritized, phased approach. Compliance with
					 objectives to protect water contact recreation are to be achieved no later than
					 14 years after State approval of the TMDL; objectives to protect shellfish
					 harvesting are to be met no later than 20 years after State approval of the
					 TMDL. Concentration-based allocations are assigned for vessel waste, urban
					 runoff, natural sources, and agricultural runoff. The TMDL will be reevaluated
					 and revised, if appropriate, based on monitoring results and relevant studies.
					 These studies include source identification and characterization, development
					 of a bacterial water quality model, a shellfish harvesting and a water contact
					 recreation beneficial use assessment, and evaluation of a vessel waste program.
					 Revision of the TMDL would be considered through the Basin Plan amendment
					 process. Upon completion and consideration of studies and any appropriate Basin
					 Plan amendment, the Regional Board shall adopt a plan for achieving the
					 targets. This plan will use a phased compliance approach with priorities and
					 compliance schedules assigned based on the use and area affected and the
					 nature, magnitude, and timing of violations. The fecal coliform TMDL contains
					 an implicitly incorporated margin of safety by not applying adjustments for
					 dilution, natural die-off, and tidal flushing.
1. New
					 section filed 12-24-99; water quality control plan amendments approved by OAL
					 and effective 12-24-99 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353
					 (Register 99, No. 52).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3976 - Basin Plan Amendment Authorizing Schedules of Compliance in NPDES Permits

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
On May 19, 2000, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality
					 Control Board (Santa Ana Regional Board) adopted Resolution No. 00-27 amending
					 the Basin Plan to incorporate language that explicitly authorizes the Santa Ana
					 Regional Board to include schedules of compliance in National Pollutant
					 Discharge Elimination System permits for effluent limitations that implement
					 water quality objectives or criteria that are adopted, revised, or newly
					 interpreted after this Basin Plan amendment becomes effective. The amendment
					 requires that dischargers requesting such a schedule(s) of compliance submit
					 documentation that is to be justified and as short as possible. The amendment
					 identifies the minimum documentation that is to be submitted and stipulates
					 that the Santa Ana Regional Board may require additional documentation on a
					 case-by-case basis. The amendment also stipulates that any approved compliance
					 schedule shall not exceed ten years from the date of adoption or interpretation
					 of the applicable water quality objective or criterion.
1. New
					 section filed 6-28-2001; basin plan amendment regulatory provisions approved by
					 OAL and effective 6-28-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353(b)(3)
					 (Register 2001, No. 26).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3977 - Resolution NO. R8-2003-0039 - Amending the Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) for the Santa Ana Region to Include a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for Chlorpyrifos and Diazinon in San Diego Creek and Upper Newport Bay

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Regional Board Resolution No. R8-2003-0039, adopted on
					 April 4, 2003 by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, modified
					 the regulatory provisions of the Water Quality Control Plan [Basin Plan] for
					 the Santa Ana Region by establishing a TMDL for chlorpyrifos in Upper Newport
					 Bay and diazinon and chlorpyrifos in San Diego Creek.
The amendment addresses water quality impairment due to
					 aquatic toxicity caused by the presence of diazinon and chlorpyrifos in runoff
					 to San Diego Creek and Upper Newport Bay. The amendment establishes load and
					 wasteload allocations for San Diego Creek as listed in Table 1.
Table 1: Load and Wasteload Allocations for San Diego
					 Creek
Diazinon (ng/L)
Chlorpyrifos
							 (ng/L)
Acute
Chronic
Acute
Chronic
72
45
18
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The amendment establishes load and wasteload allocations
					 for Upper Newport Bay as listed in Table 2. These apply to chlorpyrifos
					 only.
Table 2: Chlorpyrifos Load and Wasteload Allocations
					 for Upper Newport Bay
Acute (ng/L)
Chronic (ng/L)
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8.1
The amendment includes an implementation plan that
					 specifies completion of the following four tasks by stakeholders in the
					 watershed and by the Regional Board:
(1) Revision of WDR and NPDES discharge
				  permits to include the TMDL allocations;
(2) Implementation of monitoring program by
				  the stakeholders in the watershed for diazinon and chlorpyrifos;
(3) Development of a pesticide runoff
				  management plan by the Regional Board and the stakeholders in the
				  watershed;
(4) Special Studies: the
				  Regional Board will lead studies into the significance of chlorpyrifos
				  atmospheric deposition for Upper Newport Bay and the adequacy of the freshwater
				  allocations for San Diego Creek to protect Upper Newport Bay.
1. New
					 section filed 1-5-2004; basin plan amendment regulatory provisions approved by
					 OAL and effective 1-5-2004 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353(b)(3)
					 (Register 2004, No. 2).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3979 - Establish Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake in the Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) for the Santa Ana Region

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
On December 20, 2004, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality
					 Control Board adopted Resolution No. R8-2004-0037 to amend Chapter 5 of the
					 Basin Plan to incorporate a nutrient TMDL for the control of nitrogen and
					 phosphorus as factors contributing to the excessive algae growth and low
					 dissolved oxygen in Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake. The TMDL is intended to
					 achieve compliance with existing Basin Plan water quality objectives to prevent
					 excessive algae growth and low dissolved oxygen. The Basin Plan amendment
					 specifies final numeric targets for total phosphorus and total nitrogen for
					 both Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake and also specifies interim and final numeric
					 targets for chlorophyll a and dissolved oxygen for both lakes. Monitoring these
					 parameters will provide a method of tracking improvements in water quality
					 resulting from reduction in the loading of nitrogen and phosphorus.
The Basin Plan amendment specifies final TMDL wasteload
					 allocations for point source discharges and load allocations for nonpoint
					 source discharges for total nitrogen and total phosphorus for both Lake
					 Elsinore and Canyon Lake. Finally, the Basin Plan amendment specifies an
					 implementation plan for nutrient reduction in both lakes, which includes
					 compliance schedules to meet interim numeric targets as soon as possible, but
					 not later than 2015, and the final numeric targets by 2020, as well as a
					 monitoring program to track progress toward compliance.
The amendment includes a brief description of the Lake
					 Elsinore/San Jacinto watershed and the existing conditions contributing to
					 water quality eutrophication problems. Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake nutrient
					 TMDL numeric targets, load capacity (nutrient TMDLs), wasteload allocations,
					 load allocations, implementation tasks, and compliance dates, margin of safety,
					 plus seasonal variations/critical conditions are discussed.
1. New
					 section summarizing amendments to the Water Quality Plan for the Santa Ana
					 River Basin filed 7-22-2005; amendments adopted by Santa Ana Regional Water
					 Quality Control Board Resolution No. R8-2004-0037 12-20-2004; approved by OAL
					 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 and
					 operative 7-22-2005 (Register 2005, No. 29).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3979.1 - Basin Plan Amendment Establishing Total Maximum Daily Loads for Bacterial Indicators in the Middle Santa Ana River Watershed

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Basin Plan amendment modifies the regulatory provisions
					 of the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana Region by establishing
					 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for bacterial indicators discharged to
					 impaired water bodies in the Middle Santa Ana River watershed, including the
					 Santa Ana River, Reach 3; Chino Creek, Reaches 1 and 2; Mill Creek (Prado
					 Area); Cucamonga Creek (Valley Reach); and Prado Park Lake. The TMDLs address
					 impairment due to bacterial indicators in the Middle Santa Ana River watershed
					 in a prioritized phased approach. Compliance with objectives to protect water
					 contact recreation are to be achieved no later than December 31, 2015 during
					 the dry season and no later than December 31, 2025 during the wet season.
					 Density-based allocations are assigned for urban discharges, agricultural
					 discharges, and natural or open space discharges. These allocations are
					 expected to be implemented through requirements imposed by the Santa Ana
					 Regional Water Quality Control Board in waste discharge requirements and/or
					 conditional waivers of waste discharge requirements. The TMDLs will be
					 re-evaluated and revised, if appropriate, based on monitoring results and
					 relevant studies required by the TMDL implementation plan. These studies
					 include source evaluation and characterization, watershed-wide water quality
					 monitoring, water contact recreation beneficial use assessments, and
					 alternative bacterial indicator evaluations. Based on the results of these
					 investigations, plans for achieving the TMDLs are to be developed by the
					 stakeholders. Revision of the TMDLs would occur through the Basin Plan
					 amendment process.
1. New
					 section filed 9-1-2006; operative 9-1-2006. Revisions adopted by the Santa Ana
					 Regional Water Quality Control Board (Resolution No. R8-2005-0001) on
					 8-26-2005; approved by State Water Resources Control Board (Resolution No.
					 2006-0030) on 5-15-2006; approved by OAL and effective per Government Code
					 section
					 11353
					 (Register 2006, No. 35).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3979.2 - Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Load for Dry Hydrological Conditions for Big Bear Lake

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional
					 Board) Resolution No. RB8-2006-0023, adopted on April 21, 2006 by the Regional
					 Board, modified the regulatory provisions of the Water Quality Control Plan for
					 the Santa Ana Region (Basin Plan) by establishing a nutrient Total Maximum
					 Daily Load (TMDL) for dry hydrological conditions for Big Bear Lake. The TMDL
					 addresses impairment due to nutrients in Big Bear Lake in a phased approach.
					 The Basin Plan specifies numeric total phosphorus and total inorganic nitrogen
					 water quality objectives. However, due to data and analytical model
					 limitations, it is infeasible to identify an appropriate and achievable
					 nitrogen TMDL, targets and wasteload and load allocations at this time. The
					 Basin Plan amendment requires the collection and evaluation of nitrogen data
					 that will support future revision of the TMDL, if and as necessary. Compliance
					 with objectives to protect cold and warm freshwater habitat, water contact and
					 non-contact recreation, wildlife habitat, and rare, threatened, or endangered
					 species are to be achieved no later than December 31, 2015 for dry hydrological
					 conditions. Wasteload allocations are assigned for urban discharges, and load
					 allocations are assigned for discharges from forests, resorts, atmospheric
					 deposition, internal sediments, and macrophytes. The TMDL will be re-evaluated
					 and revised, if appropriate, based on monitoring results and relevant studies.
					 These studies include source evaluation and characterization, development of a
					 lake management plan, watershed-wide and lakewide water quality monitoring,
					 development/revision of a nutrient watershed and lake model and development of
					 average/wet hydrological wasteload and load allocations. Revision of the TMDL,
					 including compliance dates for all other hydrological conditions, would be
					 considered through the Basin Plan amendment process. Upon completion and
					 consideration of studies and any appropriate Basin Plan amendment, a plan or
					 plans will be established for achieving the targets.
1. New
					 section summarizing amendments to basin plan filed 8-21-2007; amendments
					 approved by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2007-0013 on
					 4-3-2007; amendments approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 on
					 8-21-2007 (Register 2007, No. 34).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3979.3 - Phased Waste Discharge Prohibition on the Use of Onsite Septic Tank-Subsurface Disposal Systems in the Quail Valley Area of Riverside County

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
This amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the
					 Santa Ana River Basin (Basin Plan) revises Chapter 5, Waste Discharge
					 Prohibitions, Section D, "Prohibitions Applying to Groundwaters" in the Basin
					 Plan per Resolution No. R8-2006-0024 of the Regional Water Quality Control
					 Board, Santa Ana Region. The regulatory provisions in the Basin Plan are
					 modified by establishing a phased waste discharge prohibition on the use of
					 septic tank-subsurface disposal systems (septic systems) in the Quail Valley
					 area of Riverside County. Currently, the Basin Plan has a prohibition on the
					 use of septic systems for a number of locations within the Region. This Basin
					 Plan amendment phases in the Quail Valley area to the list of areas where
					 septic systems are prohibited.
The Basin Plan amendment prohibits the use of new septic
					 systems in high density areas (sub areas four and nine) upon the effective date
					 of the Resolution and requires all existing septic systems to connect to the
					 sewer within one year of availability of sewers. However, it does not prohibit
					 septic systems in areas where sewers are not feasible (low density
					 areas).
1. New
					 section summarizing amendments to basin plan filed 8-20-2007; amendments
					 adopted by Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board Resolution No.
					 R8-2006-0024 on 10-3-2006; amendments approved by State Water Resources Control
					 Board Resolution No. 2007-0038 on 6-19-2007; amendments approved by OAL
					 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 on
					 8-20-2007 (Register 2007, No. 34).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3979.4 - San Jacinto Upper Pressure Groundwater Management Zone Total Dissolved Solids and Nitrate-Nitrogen Water Quality Objectives and Implementation Plan

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
On October 29, 2010, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality
					 Control Board (Santa Ana Water Board) adopted Resolution No. R8-2010-0039,
					 amending the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana Region. The State
					 Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) approved the amendment under
					 Resolution No. 2012-0006 on February 7, 2012.
Resolution No. R8-2010-0039 establishes a second set of TDS
					 and nitrate-nitrogen objectives for the San Jacinto Upper Pressure Management
					 Zone. This second, less stringent set of objectives is based on the finding
					 that water quality consistent with "maximum benefit to the people of the State"
					 will be maintained (the "maximum benefit" objectives), provided that specific
					 water and wastewater projects and programs are implemented by the principal
					 agency that oversees water supply and wastewater collection and treatment --
					 Eastern Municipal Water District. These project and program commitments, and
					 compliance dates, are delineated in the Implementation Plan and include
					 requirements for implementing salt reduction programs when management zone TDS
					 and/or nitrate-nitrogen reach specified concentration trigger points. Finally,
					 with regard to the implementation of the "maximum benefit" objectives, if the
					 Regional Board determines that Eastern Municipal Water District has not
					 complied with the specified requirements for implementation of
					 projects/programs, the Regional Board, at a duly noticed public meeting, would
					 make the determination that the lowering of water quality is not of "maximum
					 benefit" to the people of the state and by default, the established TDS and
					 nitrate-nitrogen historical "antidegradation" Basin Plan objectives, which are
					 based on historical quality conditions, would apply. In this situation, the
					 Regional Board will require mitigation for TDS and nitrate-nitrogen discharges
					 in excess of waste discharge limitations based on the antidegradation
					 objectives.
1. New
					 section summarizing amendments to basin plan filed 4-23-2012; amendments
					 approved by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2012-0006 on
					 2-7-2012; amendments approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 on
					 4-23-2012 (Register 2012, No. 17).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3979.5 - Update of the Salt Management Plan

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
On February 10, 2012, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality
					 Control Board (Santa Ana Water Board) adopted Resolution No. R8-2012-0002,
					 amending the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana Region. The State
					 Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) approved the amendment under
					 Resolution No. 2012-0027 on June 5, 2012.
Resolution No. R8-2012-0002 updates the Salt Management
					 Plan to reflect updated information and to incorporate certain revised salt
					 management strategies, including an update of the Prado Basin Management Zone
					 boundary, update of the surface water monitoring program annual report
					 submittal date, deletion of the groundwater monitoring program requirement to
					 confirm the 50% nitrogen loss coefficient in the Santa Ana River Reach 3, and
					 revision of the Chino Basin Maximum Benefit Program Implementation Plan,
					 including revisions to the Chino Basin Watermaster (Watermaster) and Inland
					 Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) surface water and groundwater monitoring program
					 requirements.
1. New
					 section summarizing amendments to basin plan filed 12-6-2012; amendments
					 approved by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2012-0027 on
					 6-5-2012; amendments approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 on
					 12-6-2012 (Register 2012, No. 49).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3979.6 - Total Maximum Daily Loads for Organochlorine Compounds for San Diego Creek, Upper Newport Bay and Lower Newport Bay

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
On July 15, 2011, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality
					 Control Board (Regional Water Board) adopted Resolution R8-2011-0037, amending
					 the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana Region. The State Water
					 Resources Control Board (State Water Board) approved the amendment under
					 Resolution 2012-0051 on October 16, 2012.
Resolution R8-2011-0037 establishes Total Maximum Daily
					 Loads (TMDLs) for 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT) and
					 toxaphene in San Diego Creek and its tributaries; chlordane, DDT, and
					 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) in Upper Newport Bay; and, chlordane, DDT, and
					 PCBs in Lower Newport Bay. The Basin Plan amendment also establishes
					 informational TMDLs for chlordane and PCBs for San Diego Creek and its
					 tributaries. DDT, toxaphene, chlordane, and PCBs are organochlorine compounds.
					 The TMDL allocations are assigned to urban, construction and roadway
					 (California Department of Transportation) discharges, commercial nurseries,
					 agricultural discharges, open space discharges, streams and channels and
					 undefined sources.
The implementation plan for the TMDLs that is identified in
					 the amendment addresses organochlorine compound impairment in the affected
					 waters in an adaptive, phased manner. The plan focuses on accelerating the
					 natural attenuation of these compounds in the watershed through enhanced
					 implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) by responsible parties to
					 reduce the erosion and transport to surface waters of fine sediment to which
					 the organochlorine compounds tend to adhere. Many of these BMPs are already in
					 place as the result of existing permits issued by the Regional Water Board or
					 State Water Board for storm water and construction activities, and/or in
					 response to other established TMDLs. Monitoring and special investigation
					 results will be used to consider refinements to both the BMPs and the TMDLs.
					 Revisions to the TMDLs will be considered through the Basin Planning process.
					 Compliance with sediment, water column and fish tissue targets that protect
					 human health and aquatic habitat and attainment of Basin Plan water quality
					 objectives, is to be achieved as soon as possible, but no later than December
					 31, 2020.
1. New
					 section summarizing amendments to basin plan filed 7-26-2013; amendments
					 approved by State Water Resources Control Board 10-16-2012 pursuant to
					 Resolution No. 2012-0051; amendments approved by OAL pursuant to Government
					 Code section
					 11353 on
					 7-26-2013 (Register 2013, No. 30).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3979.8 - Update of the Salt Management Plan

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
On April 25, 2014, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality
					 Control Board adopted Resolution No. R8-2014-0005, amending the Water Quality
					 Control Plan for the Santa Ana Region. The State Water Resources Control Board
					 approved the amendment under Resolution No. 2014-0034 on July 15, 2014.
Resolution No. R8-2014-0005 updates the Salt Management
					 Plan to reflect updated information and to incorporate revisions to the TDS and
					 nitrate assimilative capacity findings and a site-specific nitrogen loss
					 coefficient for the San Jacinto area Groundwater Management Zones and update of
					 the "Maximum Benefit" Programs for the San Timoteo, Yucaipa and Beaumont
					 Groundwater Management Zones. Resolution No. R8-2014-0005 also includes formal
					 incorporation into the Water Quality Control Plan of the statewide Onsite
					 Wastewater Treatment Systems Policy.
1. New
					 section summarizing amendments to basin plan filed 10-29-2014; amendments
					 approved by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2014-0034 on
					 7-15-2014; amendments approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 on
					 10-29-2014 (Register 2014, No. 44).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3979.9 - Basin Plan Amendment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Santa Ana Regional Water Board Resolution R8-2017-0036
					 amended the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana Region (Basin Plan).
					 The State Water Resources Control Board approved the amendment under Resolution
					 No. 2018-0004 on February 6, 2018. The Basin Plan amendment revises the water
					 quality objective for nitrate as nitrogen in the Chino South Groundwater
					 Management Zone from 4.2 to 5.0 mg/L.
1. New
					 section summarizing amendments to basin plan filed 7-2-2018; amendments
					 approved by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2018-004 on
					 2-6-2018; amendments approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 on
					 7-2-2018 (Register 2018, No. 27).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3979.10 - Basin Plan Amendments: Revision to the Compliance Schedule for the Fecal Coliform Total Maximum Daily Load for Shellfish Harvesting in Newport Bay, and Other Revisions and Editorial Changes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted
					 on June 16, 2017 Resolution No. R8-2017-0019, amending the Water Quality
					 Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin (Basin Plan). The State Water
					 Resources Control Board approved the amendments under Resolution No. 2018-0007
					 on February 6, 2018.
The amendments revise the compliance schedule for the Fecal
					 Coliform Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for shellfish harvesting (SHEL) in
					 Newport Bay to extend the deadline to December 31, 2022 to implement measures
					 to meet the SHEL objective; revise the SHEL beneficial use definition to make
					 the definition consistent with the other coastal waterboards; add
					 antidegradation targets for waters with non-contact water recreation (REC2)
					 beneficial use; add surface water bodies to Tables 3-1 and 4-1 and designate
					 beneficial uses for those and other waters; and make other editorial changes
					 (create a new Chapter 6 with an introductory narrative in the Basin Plan to
					 include all TMDLs, revise subsequent chapter numbering, and add footnotes in
					 Chapters 4 and 5 to explain the different units that are used for expressing
					 concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria).
1. New
					 section summarizing amendments to basin plan filed 9-24-2018; amendments
					 approved by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2018-0007 on
					 2-6-2018; amendments approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 on
					 9-24-2018 (Register 2018, No. 39).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3979.12 - "Basin Plan Amendment to the Prohibition of New Discharges from Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems in Quail Valley"

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted
					 Resolution No. R8-2020-0004 on January 16, 2020, amending the Water Quality
					 Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin (Basin Plan). The State Water
					 Resources Control Board approved the amendment under Resolution No. 2020-0006
					 on April 7, 2020.
The Basin Plan amendment expands exemptions to the
					 prohibition of new discharges from Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (Septic
					 System) in Quail Valley, a community in the City of Menifee.
1. New
					 section summarizing amendment to basin plan filed 9-14-2020; amendment approved
					 by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2020-0006 on 4-7-2020;
					 amendment approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 on
					 9-14-2020 (Register 2020, No. 38).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3979.13 - Basin Plan Amendment to Incorporate Antidegradation Objectives and Salt and Nutrient Management Plan for the Upper Temescal Valley Groundwater Management Zone

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Santa Ana Regional Water Board Resolution R8-2020-0038
					 amended the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana Region (Basin Plan).
					 The State Water Resources Control Board approved the amendment under Resolution
					 No. 2021-0018 on June 1, 2021.
The amendment revises Tables 3-1 and 4-1 of the Basin Plan
					 to remove the Bedford, Lee Lake, and Warm Springs Valley Groundwater Management
					 Zones (GMZ) and replace them with the Upper Temescal Valley GMZ; establishes
					 beneficial uses and total dissolved solids and nitrate antidegradation
					 objectives for the Upper Temescal Valley GMZ; and incorporates the Upper
					 Temescal Valley Salt and Nutrient Management Plan into Chapter 5 -
					 Implementation.
1. New
					 section summarizing amendments to basin plan filed 9-21-2021; amendments
					 approved by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2021-0018 on
					 6-1-2021; amendments approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 on
					 9-21-2021 (Register 2021, No. 39).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3979.14 - Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin (Basin Plan) Revising the Schedule for Attaining the Fecal Coliform Total Maximum Daily Loads for the Shellfish Harvesting Beneficial Use in Newport Bay

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted
					 Resolution No. R8-2022-0017, on June 3, 2022, amending the Water Quality
					 Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin (Basin Plan). The State Water
					 Resources Control Board approved the amendment under Resolution No. 2022-0047
					 on November 15, 2022.
The amendment revises the schedule for attaining the Fecal
					 Coliform Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for shellfish harvesting (SHEL) in
					 Newport Bay to extend the deadline from December 31, 2022, to December 31,
					 2030, and makes other non-substantive editorial changes. The amendment also
					 updates the implementation plan schedule Table 6-1g of the Basin Plan to
					 reference dry and wet weather studies being conducted to evaluate whether the
					 fecal coliform water quality objectives currently established in the Basin Plan
					 and used in the TMDLs correlate with fecal indicator bacteria and pathogens in
					 shellfish and are protective of the SHEL beneficial use. The results of these
					 studies may indicate that the Santa Ana Water Board should consider revision of
					 the SHEL fecal coliform water quality objectives and the TMDLs.
1. New
					 section summarizing amendments to basin plan filed 6-15-2023; amendments
					 approved by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 22-0047 on
					 11-15-2022; amendments approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 on
					 8-15-2023 (Register 2023, No. 24).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3979.15 - Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin (Basin Plan) to Incorporate a Maximum Benefit Salt and Nutrient Management Plan for the Elsinore Groundwater Management Zone

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board Resolution
					 R8-2021-0044 amended the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River
					 Basin (Basin Plan). The State Water Resources Control Board approved the
					 amendment under Resolution No. 2022-0015 on May 10, 2022.
The amendment revises Table 4-1 of the Basin Plan to add
					 maximum benefit total dissolved solids and nitrate objectives for the Elsinore
					 Groundwater Management Zone (GMZ) and incorporates maximum benefit commitments
					 for the Elsinore GMZ into Chapter 5, "Implementation," of the Basin
					 Plan.
1. New
					 section summarizing amendment to basin plan filed 7-24-2023; amendment approved
					 by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2022-0015 on May 10,
					 2022; amendment approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 on
					 7-24-2023 (Register 2023, No. 30).
California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines › Article 8 - Santa Ana Region › Section 3979.16 - Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin (Basin Plan) to Revise and Update the Total Dissolved Solids and Nitrogen Management Program

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board Resolution
					 R8-2021-0025 amended the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River
					 Basin (Basin Plan). The State Water Resources Control Board approved the
					 amendment under Resolution 2022-0014 on May 10, 2022.
The amendment revises Chapter 5 of the Basin Plan
					 to:
1. Update the description of the
				  waste load allocation (WLA) model that provides the basis for the establishment
				  of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and Total Inorganic Nitrogen (TIN) WLAs in the
				  Santa Ana River Watershed.
2.
				  Update Table 5-5 of the Basin Plan to establish updated WLAs applicable to
				  wastewater treatment facilities in the Santa Ana River Watershed.
3. Provide direction to permit writers
				  regarding how to assess compliance with TDS/TIN effluent limitations included
				  in waste discharge requirements.
4.
				  Clarify the use of the mineral increments described in the Basin Plan (Chapter
				  5, "Total Dissolved Solids and Nitrogen Management," Section III.B.2) when
				  water quality based effluent limitations for salinity are imposed on a Publicly
				  Owned Treatment Works.
5. Clarify
				  that the permit process for salinity-related constituents should focus on TDS
				  rather than individual salt ions.
6. Identify future planning priorities for
				  implementation of the TDS/Nitrogen Management Program.
7. Update requirements for the groundwater
				  and surface water monitoring programs.
1. New
					 section summarizing amendments to basin plan filed 7-27-2023; amendments
					 approved by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2022-0014 on
					 5-10-2022; amendments approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 on
					 7-27-2023 (Register 2023, No. 30).