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 3929.8 - Total Maximum Daily Loads for Fecal Coliform in Lower Salinas River Watershed, Domestic Animal Waste Discharge Prohibition, and Human Fecal Material Discharge Prohibition

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
On September 2, 2010, the Regional Water Quality Control
					 Board, Central Coast Region (Water Board) adopted Resolution No. R3-2010-0017,
					 amending the Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coast Region (Basin
					 Plan). The State Water Resources Control Board approved the amendment under
					 Resolution No. 2011-0040 on September 19, 2011.
Resolution No. R3-2010-0017 establishes the Lower Salinas
					 River Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and Implementation Plan for
					 Pathogens. The TMDL addresses impairment of the Lower Salinas River Watershed
					 (including Lower Salinas River, Old Salinas River, Tembladero Slough, Salinas
					 Reclamation Canal, Alisal Creek, Gabilan Creek, Natividad Creek, Salinas River
					 Lagoon (North), Santa Rita Creek, Quail Creek, Chualar Creek, and Towne Creek;
					 ) due to fecal coliform. Resolution R3-2010-0017 also adds the Lower Salinas
					 River Watershed to the Domestic Animal Waste Discharge Prohibition and a Human
					 Fecal Material Discharge Prohibition established by the Water Board in March
					 2009.
Current fecal coliform concentrations in Lower Salinas
					 River Watershed waters are impairing the water contact beneficial use (REC-1).
					 The TMDL establishes a numeric target for fecal coliform consistent with
					 current Basin Plan objectives protecting the REC-1 beneficial use.
					 Responsibility for achieving the numeric target falls upon several entities as
					 described in the Resolution. An implicit margin of safety is utilized in the
					 TMDL to account for uncertainties. The Water Board is relying on existing
					 regulatory authority (waste discharge permits) and discharge prohibitions to
					 ensure implementation actions are carried out by the implementing parties. An
					 implementation target of 13 years is established for achieving the TMDL. The
					 Water Board will track progress towards achieving the TMDL through review of
					 implementation actions and monitoring conducted by the implementing parties.
					 Water Board staff will conduct triennial reviews of implementation actions and
					 monitoring results. If existing efforts are not expected to achieve the TMDL as
					 scheduled (as determined by a triennial review), the Executive Officer or the
					 Water Board may require changes to existing monitoring, reporting, or
					 implementation efforts pursuant to CWC Section
					 13263,
					 13267 or
					 13383.
1. New
					 section summarizing amendments to basin plan filed 12-20-2011; amendment
					 approved by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2011-0040
					 9-19-2011; amendment approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353
					 12-20-2011 (Register 2011, No. 51).