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 3929.3 - Pajaro River Watershed Total Maximum Daily Loads and Implementation Plan for Fecal Coliform, Domestic Animal Waste Discharge Prohibition, and Human Fecal Material Discharge Prohibition

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
On March 20, 2009, the Regional Water Quality Control
					 Board, Central Coast Region (Central Coast Water Board) adopted Resolution No.
					 R3-2009-0008, amending the Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coast
					 Region. The State Water Resources Control Board approved the amendment under
					 Resolution No. 2010-0015, on April 20, 2010.
Resolution No. R3-2009-0008 establishes Total Maximum Daily
					 Loads (TMDLs) and an Implementation Plan for Fecal Coliform in the Pajaro River
					 Watershed. The TMDLs address impairment of the Pajaro River Watershed
					 (including Pajaro River, San Benito River, Llagas Creek, Tequisquita Slough,
					 San Juan Creek, Carnadero/Uvas Creek, Bird Creek, Pescadero Creek, Tres Pinos
					 Creek, Furlong (Jones) Creek, Santa Ana Creek, and Pachecho Creek) due to fecal
					 coliform concentrations exceeding water quality objectives. Resolution
					 R3-2009-0008 also establishes a Domestic Animal Waste Discharge Prohibition and
					 a Human Fecal Material Discharge Prohibition for the Pajaro River
					 Watershed.
The amendment establishes a numeric target for fecal
					 coliform concentrations equal to the Basin Plan water quality objectives for
					 the protection of the water contact recreation beneficial use. Responsible
					 parties with allocations and subject to requirements under the TMDLs are the
					 following:
(1) municipal separate
				  storm sewer systems required to be covered by a National Pollutant Discharge
				  Elimination System (NPDES) permit,
(2) sanitary sewer collection and treatment
				  systems (spills and leaks),
(3)
				  owners and operators of private sewer laterals connected to municipal sanitary
				  sewer collection and treatment systems, and
(4) owners and operators of lands containing
				  domestic animals. The TMDLs will be implemented through NPDES permits, Waste
				  Discharge Requirements and the Discharge Prohibitions.
Central Coast Water Board staff will conduct triennial
					 reviews of implementation actions, monitoring results, and evaluations
					 submitted by responsible parties of their progress towards achieving their
					 allocations. Three-year reviews will continue until the water quality
					 objectives are achieved. The compliance schedule for achieving the TMDLs and
					 the numeric target for fecal coliform concentration is 13 years after the TMDLs
					 are approved by the Office of Administrative Law.
1. New
					 section summarizing amendments to basin plan filed 7-12-2010; amendments
					 approved by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2010-0015 on
					 4-20-2010; amendments approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section
					 11353 on
					 7-12-2010 (Register 2010, No. 29).