Statewide & Regional Policies / Significant General Permits
The Policies and Permits Table stores and displays information about on-going planning, policy development, and permitting efforts by the State and Regional Water Boards. The table includes timelines, milestones, and other important information.
The table was formerly an excel file that was circulated by email to the Boards, Divisions, and Offices. In 2017, the document was overhauled and moved to an online database that is accessible by staff at the State and Regional Boards.
On a monthly basis, DWQ requests updates from the Boards, Divisions, and Offices; DIT then publishes a “snapshot” of the table to the internet, and the Clerk links it to the Executive Director’s Report for viewing by members of the public. The Policies and Permits Table is also important to the continued effort to meet the Waterboards’ Expectations for Effective Coordination and Communication document, which was updated in 2022.
If there are any questions regarding the Policies and Permits Table please contact DWQ-Clerical-Team@waterboards.ca.gov and they will direct your email to the appropriate staff member.
Status Code Key:
| White = Active effort (A) |
| GOLD = Targeted for completion in 2024 (A-24) |
| Orange = Targeted for completion in 2025 (A-25) |
| Lavender = Targeted for completion in 2026 (A-26) |
| Turquoise = Targeted for completion in 2027 (A-27) |
| Yellow = Targeted for completion in 2028 (A-28) |
| Blue = Completed 2024 - 2019 (C2024 - C2019) |
| Pink = Ongoing activity (O) |
| Gray = Suspended or No statewide effort at this time or Pending (P) |
Regional Policies | Completed in 2023 | Completed in 2022 | Completed in 2021 | Completed in 2020 | Completed in 2019
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| ID: | Status Code |
Board Priority ID | Board Priority Project(s) |
Policy/Significant General Permit |
Last Updated / Status |
Next Major Milestone | Next Major Milestone Date | Statewide or RegionalCollaborative Project |
Org. Lead | Staff Lead | Active Participants |
Lead Sponsor | Workplan | Date and Purpose of most recent MCC Review |
Release For Public Comment Date | Hearing Date | Adoption Date | Talking Points |
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| 1082 | C2024 | yes | 2024 Integrated Report | 2025-01-06 / The 2024 Integrated Report includes the 303(d) list of impaired waters and the 305(b) assessment of surface waters for the San Francisco Bay, Los Angeles, and Santa Ana regions, plus off-cycle assessments of the Sacramento River watershed of the Central Valley Region and limited waters in the Central Coast and San Diego regions. The data solicitation period ended on October 16, 2020. The State Water Board administered the public process for all Regional Water Boards. The Staff Report was released for public comment on February 16, 2023. The State Water Board hearing was held on March 21, 2023. The public comment period ended on April 3, 2023. Responses to Comments and the Proposal Final Draft were released on January 4, 2024. The State Water Board adopted the 303(d) list of impaired waters on February 6, 2024, and it was submitted to USEPA on March 26, 2024. The 303(d) list was partially approved and partially disapproved by USEPA on December 13, 2024. USEPA approved the majority of the 303(d) list but identified 53 waterbody-pollutant combinations they are considering adding to the 303(d) list. USEPA provided a public comment period for the 53 waterbody-pollutant combinations from December 13 to January 15, 2024. The 2024 California Integrated Report is the current integrated report except for the 53 waterbody-pollutant combinations in public comment by USEPA. | Statewide | DWQ | SB-Ana Maria Saenz | SB(DWQ), R2, R4, R5, R8, R3, R9 | Karen Mogus | 2023-02-16 | 2023-03-21 | 2024-02-06 | ||||||
| 1168 | A-26 | no | 2024 Review of State Water Quality Control Plans and Policies | 2024-12-10 / From November 22 to December 23, 2024, the State Water Board gathered initial feedback for the 2024 Review of State Water Quality Control Plans and State Policies for Water Quality Control (2024 State Plans and Policies) through an online survey. State Water Board staff is considering the initial feedback gathered from the online survey to help identify and prioritize potential changes or additions to state plans and policies, along with ongoing rulemaking projects, and is preparing the Draft Staff Report and Work Plan for the 2024 Review of State Plans and Policies. There will be additional opportunities to engage and provide input on these issues when the State Water Board releases the Draft Staff Report and Work Plan for public comment and holds a public hearing. | Release of the Draft Staff Report and Work Plan | 2025-05-15 | Statewide | DWQ | Kat Faick and Beverly Scharnhorst | Kat Faick and Rebecca Fitzgerald | SB-Nick Martorano | No | 2025-05-15 | 2025-07-01 | 2026-01-21 | |||
| 1169 | C2024 | no | 2024-25 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan | 2024-08-28 / CWSRF IUP adopted at Board Meeting on 8/6/24.
| Statewide | DFA | Mike Downey | 2024-06-14 | 2024-08-06 | |||||||||
| 1170 | C2024 | no | 2024-25 DWSRF Intended Use Plan | 2024-08-28 / DWSRF IUP adopted at Board Meeting on 8/20/24.
| Statewide | DFA | Mike Downey | 2024-06-28 | 2024-08-20 | |||||||||
| 1137 | A-26 | yes | 2026 Integrated Report | 2024-12-10 / The 2026 Integrated Report includes the 303(d) list of impaired waters and the 305(b) assessment of surface waters for the North Coast, Lahontan, and Colorado River Basin regional boards, plus off-cycle assessments of the San Joaquin watershed of the Central Valley Region and minimal data sets from the Central Coast and the San Diego Regions. The data solicitation period ended on October 21, 2022. Data have been processed, reviewed, mapped, and assessed. The public notice announcing the release of the draft documents, opportunity for public comment, staff workshop and Board hearing was released on January 2, 2025. The public review and comment period is from January 30 - April 2, 2025. The staff workshop will be held on 2/11/2025 and the Board hearing on March 18, 2025. | Staff-hosted public workshop. | 2025-02-11 | Statewide | DWQ | Ana Maria Saenz | North Coast, Central Valley, Lahontan and Colorado River Regions | SB-Nick Martorano | 2025-01-30 | 2025-03-18 | 2026-01-21 | ||||
| 1177 | A-26 | yes | 2028 Integrated Report | 2025-01-06 / The 2028 Integrated Report will consist of assessments of all readily available data and information from waterbodies within the Regional Board boundaries of the Central Coast, San Diego and the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and the Tulare Lake Basin of the Central Valley. The data solicitation period closed on October 23, 2024. Staff is currently conducting data completeness checks and quality screening, reviewing quality assurance project plans (QAPPs), developing and reviewing reference tables for automated Line of Evidence (LOE) creation, compiling sampling stations and associating stations with waterbodies or mapping new waterbodies as needed. | Complete data organization, quality checks, reference tables, and mapping. | 2025-07-31 | Statewide | DWQ | Lori Webber | Regions 3, 5 and 9 | SB-Nick Martorano | 2027-01-29 | 2027-03-16 | 2028-01-01 | ||||
| 101 | A-26 | Yes | Biostimulation, Cyanotoxins, and Biological Condition Provisions | 2024-12-20 / Staff is developing the technical foundation and policy options for a statewide standards action to (1) establish water quality objectives for biostimulation, nutrients, and cyanotoxins; (2) formalize and expand the use of biological condition assessment methods and scoring tools; and (3) establish a program of implementation to achieve the objectives and improve biological condition. Initial internal Water Board program staff level scoping meetings are complete. Staff plan to conduct follow-up internal Water Board program staff level scoping meetings in Spring 2025. Public workshops are planned to be scheduled in Summer 2025 to further discuss proposed water quality objectives and program of implementation options. | Follow-up internal Water Board program staff level meetings. | 2025-05-05 | Statewide | DWQ | SB-Katie Fong and Joseph Westhouse | DWQ, OIMA, and Regional Water Boards | SB-Nick Martorano | Charter ECM handle #2271826 | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-31 | 2026-12-31 | |||
| 93 | P | No | Cadmium Objectives | 2023-03-09 / This project is delayed while staff focus on other priority projects. This project includes the possible establishment of a statewide water quality objective for cadmium to protect aquatic life uses, including threatened and endangered salmonid species. The objective would supersede existing cadmium criteria in the California Toxics Rule. The objective may be based on models that consider hardness levels to calculate cadmium levels protective of uses. | Consider restarting the project. | 2024-06-30 | Statewide | DWQ | Jacob Iversen | SB-Rebecca Fitzgerald, Jacob Iversen, Zane Poulson | SB-Phil Crader | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||
| 1182 | A-25 | no | California Code of Regulations, title 22, division 4, chapter 13 | 2024-10-31 / The Drinking Water Operator Certification Program Regulations were last updated in 2001. Scoping to determine all necessary updates is occuring.
| Statewide | DFA | Valerie Gregory, Jon Hermison, Julie Osborn | Jon Hermison, Julie Osborn, Jamila Ponnley, Desiree Hatton, Valerie Gregory | Keisha Kelley | 2025-08-29 | 2025-10-21 | |||||||
| 1181 | A-25 | no | California Code of Regulations, title 23, division 3, chapter 23 | 2024-10-31 / The Wastewater Operator Certification Program Regulations were last updated in 2013. Scoping to determine all necessary updates is occurring.
| Statewide | DFA | Valerie Gregory, Jon Hermison, Julie Osborn | Jon Hermison, Julie Osborn, Jamila Ponnley, Desiree Hatton, Valerie Gregory | Keisha Kelley | 2025-08-29 | 2025-10-21 | |||||||
| 95 | P | Chlorine Amendment | 2023-03-09 / DWQ staff is considering undertaking a standards action to incorporate the draft Total Residual Chlorine and Chlorine-Produced Oxidants Policy of California into a water quality control plan. This project is delayed as staff resources are focused on other projects. | Consider restarting the project. | 2024-06-30 | Statewide | DWQ | SB-Jacob Iverson | SB-Phil Crader | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||||
| 1120 | A-25 | no | Clean Water State Revolving Fund Policy | 2025-01-23 / Board workshop for the draft Policy amendment was held on
Nov 6, 2024. Staff are currently working with stakeholders to build more consensus.
| Statewide | DFA | Mike Downey, Lisa Hong | Mike Downey | 2024-10-22 | 2025-04-15 | ||||||||
| 791 | A-26 | no | Consumer Confidence Report Regulations | 2024-07-16 / The State Water Resources Control Board has received comments from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, noting portions of California's Consumer Confidence Report rule which are less stringent than the federal rule. Staff are working to revise California's rule to be at least as stringent as the federal rule to gain federal approval of this rule's primacy package.
As part of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA), Congress instructed U.S. EPA to revise the federal Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). On 28 March 2023, U.S. EPA announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to make the required revisions. Additional information on the proposed changes can be found at https://www.epa.gov/ccr/consumer-confidence-report-rule-revisions. | Statewide | DDW | Melissa Hall | Melissa Hall | Robert Brownwood | 2025-10 | ||||||||
| 1061 | A-25 | 3.5.3 | Yes | Cost of Municipal Stormwater Permit Implementation | 2025-01-05 / The Strategy to Optimize Resource Management of Stormwater (STORMS) staff is developing a proposed Policy for the Standardization of Cost Reporting in Municipal Stormwater Permits. If adopted, the policy would require Phase I and traditional Phase II MS4 Permittees to use a list of standardized cost categories to track and report their annual MS4 permit implementation costs. The goal of the proposed policy is to increase the understanding of costs associated with various MS4 permit elements and inform future permit requirements. Staff released a draft policy on August 17, 2023, for a 45-day public comment period. Staff also conducted a 6-month beta test, from May 1 to November 15, 2023, of the proposed cost reporting framework where 11 MS4 Permittees participated and provided detailed feedback. Staff revised the draft policy based on the first round of public comments, feedback from the beta test participants, and additional outreach and engagement with interested parties. Staff released a Revised Draft Municipal Stormwater Cost Policy on May 9, 2024, for a second round of public comments, which ended July 9, 2024. Staff released the final draft proposed policy on in December 17, 2024, and will propose the policy for adoption on January 22, 2025. | Present to board for adoption | 2025-01-22 | Statewide | DWQ | Nabiul Afrooz | Jenny Newman (R4 Executive Sponsor) | 2024-09-25 RB Implementation Discussion | 2024-05-09 | 2024-06-04 | 2025-01-22 | |||
| 1147 | A-26 | yes | DDT Cleanup Funding Grant | 2024-12-09 / The State Water Board awarded $5.6 million dollars in grant funding to California Sea Grant for research and community outreach that will support Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) clean-up efforts in southern California, in accordance with State Water Board Resolution No. 2022-0051. California Sea Grant, in collaboration with the University of Southern California Sea Grant, has funded research projects that focus on environmental and ecological impacts of DDT, the impacts of DDT on human health and wellbeing, and site characterization of DDT dumpsites in southern California.
In addition, California Sea Grant and the University of Southern California Sea Grant hosted three community outreach meetings to provide information related to the impacts of DDT on human health and the environment, as well as research and analysis conducted as a part of this grant and by other agencies. The community meetings were held on March 23, 2023, January 24, 2024, and October 25, 2024. California Sea Grant and the University of Southern California Sea Grant will host another community meeting in Fall 2025, following the conclusion of the research projects funded through this grant. The State Water Board will continue to work with California Sea Grant, USC Sea Grant, principal investigators, and other agencies to share the results of the research. | Community meeting to share research results. | 2025-11-28 | Statewide | DWQ | SB-Kat Faick | R4, Ocean Protection Council, California Sea Grant, University of California Sea Grant | SB-Phil Crader | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1090 | C2024 | no | Direct Potable Re-Use Regulations | 2024-11-20 / Under the provisions of Assembly Bill 574 (AB 574), the State Water Board is required to adopt uniform water recycling criteria for direct potable reuse through raw water augmentation by December 31, 2023. AB 574 requires that the State Water Board convene an expert panel to review the proposed criteria and adopt a finding as to whether, in its expert opinion, the proposed criteria would adequately protect public health. A proposed framework was presented to the Board in June 2018, with an update in August 2019. On December 1, 2020 the State Water Board authorized up to $1 million to establish and administer a contract for an expert panel by June 2021. The Board adopted the proposed regulations at its 19 December 2023 meeting. The rulemaking record was submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for review and approval on June 24, 2024. The regulations were approved on August 6, 2024 and took effect October 1, 2024. | Statewide | DDW | Jing-Tying Chao | Jing-Tying Chao, Brian Bernados, Randy Barnard, Robert Brownwood | Robert Brownwood | 2023-07-21 | 2023-09-07 | 2023-12-19 | ||||||
| 1091 | P | no | Drinking Water Electronic Reporting Emergency Regulations | 2024-06-06 / DDW is developing revised regulations requiring electronic submittal of drinking water analytical results to be reported in a format compliant with U.S. EPA’s Cross Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR). The proposed regulations would revise the format and form for reporting electronically delivered water quality data. Legislation effective January 2022 made revision of the existing regulations an emergency rulemaking. | Publication of Notice of Emergency Action | Statewide | DDW | Vacant - hiring freeze | Eric Miguelino, Paul Williams, Melissa Hall | Robert Brownwood | ||||||||
| 1121 | A-25 | no | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Policy | 2025-01-23 / Board workshop for the draft Policy amendment was held on
Nov 6, 2024. Staff are currently working with stakeholders to build more consensus.
| Statewide | DFA | Mike Downey, Lisa Hong | Mike Downey | 2024-10-22 | 2025-04-15 | ||||||||
| 1072 | C2024 | yes | Extended Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program | 2024-09-12 / Governor Newsom signed a budget trailer bill expanding the Arrearages Program. This new Extended Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program extended the COVID Relief Period to December 31, 2022, with the state legislature allocating the remaining $600 million in federal funding for this Program. The new Extended Arrearage Program included both water and wastewater debt from residential and commercial customers. The State Board adopted the Program Guidelines on October 3, 2023 and the application portal for both water and wastewater arrearages was opened on November 1, 2023 for a 60-day application period through the end of December. Disbursement of funds began in early 2024. All funds have been disbursed as of May 8, 2024. In all, there were 242 disbursements for $445,135,990.13. | All approved claims will be paid. | 2024-06-30 | Statewide | DWQ | SB-Lisa McCann | OCC, DFA, DIT, DDW, OPP, DWQ | SB-Lisa McCann | 2023-08-25 | 2023-10-03 | 2023-10-03 | ||||
| 1099 | P | no | Financial Assurance Regulations for Public Water Systems | 2024-11-25 / Health and Safety Code section 116375(g) requires adoption of regulations minimum acceptable financial assurances that public water systems must submit to demonstrate capability to provide for ongoing operation, maintenance, and system upgrades, including compliance with monitoring and treatment requirements and contingencies. | Statewide | DDW | Melissa Hall | Melissa Hall, Chad Fischer | Robert Brownwood, Andrew Altevogt | 2025-12-31 | ||||||||
| 1171 | C2024 | no | FY 2024-25 Fund Expenditure Plan for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund | 2024-08-28 / Fund Expenditure Plan adopted at Board Meeting on 8/20/24.
| Statewide | DFA | Jeff Wetzel, Jasmine Oaxaca | DDW, OPP | Jasmine Oaxaca | 2024-06-24 | 2024-08-20 | |||||||
| 1065 | O | yes | Implementation - General Waste Discharge Requirements for Winery Process Water | 2025-01-10 / On January 20, 2021, The State Water Board adopted the Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Winery Process Water (Winery Order) for operations producing wine or grape juice that generate winery waste and discharge it to land for reuse or disposal.
Staff is supporting Winery Order electronic enrollments and will continue to engage the public and partners through the Winery Order implementation process. From August 2022 to August 2023, over 3,000 outreach letters were mailed to California wine businesses. The State Water Board publicly noticed and held a series of six Winery Order enrollment and implementation webinars July through September 2024. The web-accessible Winery Order enrollment and implementation webinar slides and recordings are available on the public program webpage. Staff is available at DWQ-Winery@Waterboards.ca.gov and more information can be found on the program page: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/wineryorder | Statewide | DWQ | Jennifer Chen, Rebeca Griner | Regional Water Boards, primarily 1, 2, 3, 5; DWQ | Annalisa Kihara | Status Update | 2021-01-20 | |||||||
| 1185 | O | no | Implementation associated with the Sackett Supreme Court Decision | 2024-08-29 / The water board is developing plans and permits to respond to changes in federal jurisdiction following the 2023 Sackett v. EPA Supreme Court Decision. Water Board staff are currently a training plan for new staff tasks required as a result of federal Rule Changes. Staff is also beginning development of project charters for permits needed to respond to changes in federal jurisdiction. | Complete Project Charters for newly required permits | Statewide | Paul Hann | DWQ/OE/OCC/Regional Boards | Phil Crader | |||||||||
| 1039 | O | yes | Implementation of CEC Monitoring Requirements per Recycled Water Policy | 2024-08-30 / The December 2018 amendment to the Water Quality Control Policy for Recycled Water (Recycled Water Policy) updated constituents of emerging concern (CEC) monitoring requirements for indirect potable reuse projects. The regional water boards have updated all permit monitoring and reporting programs to include the required CEC monitoring. Staff is continuing to track CEC monitoring data in GeoTracker and coordinating with regions and potable reuse facilities to maintain quality assurance project plans (QAPPs) to ensure consistent, accurate CEC data. | Review 2024 monitoring data in Geotracker | 2024-12-31 | Statewide | DWQ | Laura McLellan | Potable recycled water facilities, Staff from Regions 3, 4, 8, 9, and DDW's Recycled Water Unit | Annalisa Kihara | Recycled Water Policy Implementation Workplan | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| 718 | C2024 | Maximum Contaminant Level: Chromium (Hexavalent) | 2024-11-25 / On May 31, 2017, the Superior Court of Sacramento County issued a judgment invalidating the hexavalent chromium maximum contaminant level (MCL) and ordering the State Water Resources Control Board to develop a new MCL. The hexavalent chromium MCL was deleted in September 2017.
A white paper discussing economic feasibility was released in March 2020, with a public workshop held via Zoom and webcast on 27 April 2020. Written comments were due 15 May 2020.
Occurrence data were posted to the internet in October 2020, followed by treatment cost estimates in November 2020. On 25 November 2020, staff released a notice of public workshop and opportunity for public comment on treatment cost estimation methodologies. Public workshops were held on 8 and 9 December 2020. The comment period closed 31 December 2020. A CEQA scoping meeting was held 29 November 2021, with comments due 6 December 2021. Peer review comments on best available technologies were received and responses prepared in December 2021; correspondence is posted to the rulemaking web page at https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/certlic/drinkingwater/SWRCBDDW-21-003_hexavalent_chromium.html.
An administrative draft was released on 21 March 2022, with workshops held on 5 and 7 April 2022. The standardized regulatory impact assessment (SRIA) was submitted to the Department of Finance on 13 December 2022. The notice of proposed rulemaking was published 16 June 2023, with an Administrative Procedure Act public hearing scheduled for 2 August 2023 and written comments due by noon on 18 August 2023. On 22 November 2023, the State Water Board issued a 15-day notice of changes to the proposed regulation text, along with an addendum to the Initial Statement of Reasons; comments were due at noon on Friday, 15 December 2023.
A 15-day notice of additional documents relied upon was released 31 January 2024, with an extended comment deadline on the addition of 4 March 2024.
The State Water Board adopted the proposed regulation on 17 April 2024. The Office of Administrative Law approved the regulation and filed it with the Secretary of State on 24 July 2024; it took effect 1 October 2024. | Statewide | DDW | Melissa Hall | Melissa Hall, Bethany Robinson, Alison Sim, Eugene Leung, Rick Sakaji | Robert Brownwood | 2023-06-16 | 2023-08-02 | 2024-04-17 | |||||||
| 1088 | P | no | Maximum Contaminant Level: Styrene | 2024-11-20 / Styrene is an organic chemical, widely used to make rubber and plastics. Styrene's public health goal was revised to 0.5 ppb in 2010 based on evidence indicating likely human carcinogenicity and identified a noncancer health protective value of 4 ppb. Styrene is an organic chemical that is widely used to make rubber and plastics. The current styrene MCL and DLR are 100 ppb and 0.5 ppb, respectively. | Publication of occurrence data and preliminary cost estimates | 2024-12 | Statewide | DDW | Vacant - hiring freeze | Melissa Hall, Bethany Robinson, Brandon Ta | Robert Brownwood | |||||||
| 1089 | A-25 | no | Maximum Contaminant Levels: Cadmium and Mercury | 2024-11-20 / Cadmium is a naturally occurring element found in soil and mineral deposits, metal plating discharges, runoff from waste batteries, plastic pigments, and galvanized pipe corrosion. The current cadmium MCL and DLR are 5 ppb and 1 ppb, respectively. OEHHA has issued a PHG of 0.04 ppb, based on kidney toxicity.
Mercury is a naturally occurring element found in soil and mineral deposits, refinery and factory discharges, and landfill and cropland runoff. The current mercury MCL and DLR are 5 ppb and 1 ppb, respectively. OEHHA has issued a PHG of 0.04 ppb, based on kidney toxicity. Development of revised MCLs for these two metals is planned for a single rulemaking, based on like health effects and treatment technologies. | Publication of occurrence data; call for papers | 2024-12 | Statewide | DDW | Melissa Hall | Melissa Hall, Bethany Robinson | Robert Brownwood | |||||||
| 219 | P | Mercury TMDL and Implementation Plan (Statewide Reservoirs) | 2023-05-05 / State and Regional Water Board staffs are transitioning from a statewide project to Regional Water Board led projects to address mercury-impaired lakes and reservoirs. | Update website and share the change in approach. | 2023-08-31 | Statewide | DWQ | Zane Poulson (DWQ) | Zane Poulson (DWQ), Steve Camacho (DWQ), Kevin Lunde (R2), Lauren Smitherman (R5) | Tom Mumley (R2) | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||
| 798 | A-25 | Yes | Metals Detection Limits for Purposes of Reporting | 2024-11-20 / This rule to lower the lead and other inorganics detection limits for purposes of reporting (DLR) is in development. The rulemaking will include new DLRs for metals with secondary standards. A pre-rulemaking workshop was held 3 November 2022, with the written comment period closing 18 November 2022. | Release of notice of proposed rulemaking. | 2025-01 | Statewide | DDW | Melissa Hall | Melissa Hall, Bethany Robinson | Robert Brownwood | 2025-01 | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | ||||
| 793 | A-25 | Yes | Minor Revisions and Public Notification Rule | 2024-11-20 / The State Water Resources Control Board has received comments from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, noting portions of California's Public Notification rule which are less stringent than the federal rule. Staff are working to revise California's rule to be at least as stringent as the federal rule to gain federal approval of this rule's primacy package. | Publish notice of proposed rulemaking | 2025-03 | Statewide | DDW | Melissa Hall | Melissa Hall, Sharon Wong | Robert Brownwood | 2025-03 | 2025-07 | |||||
| 223 | P | Nonpoint Source (NPS) Implementation and Enforcement Policy Amendments | 2019-05-14 / The NPS Implementation and Enforcement Policy (NPS Policy) is being updated as directed by Resolution 2012-0004 to reflect the current funding mechanisms for State Water Board and Regional Water Board regulation of nonpoint source wastewater discharges. | Statewide | DWQ | Chris Marquis | Chris Marquis, Jeanie Mascia | Paul Hann | TBD | TBD | ||||||||
| 1135 | P | no | Notification and Response Levels for Cyanotoxins | 2024-08-06 / On 4 February 2021, the Division of Drinking Water (DDW) requested that the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) provide notification level recommendations for the cyanotoxins anatoxin-a, cylindrospermopsin, microcystins, and saxitoxin. On 3 May 2021, OEHHA provided its recommendations for a notification level for anatoxin-a of 4 ug/l for no more than one month and recommendations for interim notification levels for cylindrospermopsin of 0.3 ug/l for no more than 3 months, microcystins of 0.03 ug/l for no more than 3 months, and saxitoxins of 0.6 ug/l for no more than 1 day. On 15 June 2022, OEHHA provided additional notification level recommendations for 1-day exposure duration for anatoxin-a of 8 ug/l, cylindrospermopsin of 3 ug/l, and microcystins of 3 ug/l. OEHHA further revised its earlier saxitoxins notification level to 0.5 ug/l for a duration for no more than 1 day. | Release proposed notification and response levels | Statewide | DDW | Vacant - hiring freeze | Melissa Hall | Robert Brownwood | 2024-08 | 2024-09 | ||||||
| 1064 | A-26 | yes | Ocean Acidification Amendment to the Ocean Plan | 2025-01-07 / Staff is scoping an Ocean Plan amendment to add water quality objectives and a program of implementation to address ocean acidification, hypoxia, and the effects of anthropogenic sources of nutrients in ocean waters. The State Water Board ranked this project as a top five high priority project in the 2019 Ocean Plan Review. Staff is working with the Ocean Protection Council, the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP), and others to better understand (1) the impacts of ocean acidification and hypoxia on marine life, (2) the effects of anthropogenic sources of nutrients, and (3) appropriate parameters and thresholds to address these impacts. Additionally, staff is working with SCCWRP in the development of a QAPP for SCCWRP's ocean acidification model. | Develop project charter and initial project timeline. | 2025-03-14 | Statewide | DWQ | SB - Kat Faick, Keara Tuso | R1, R2, R3, R4, R8, R9, OPC, SCCWRP | SB-Nick Martorano | To be developed | 2025-12-30 | 2026-01-27 | 2026-12-15 | |||
| 1178 | A-25 | no | Once-Through Cooling Interim Mitigation Memo of Understanding Revisions | 2024-12-12 / Staff is revising the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ocean Protection Council, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the State Coastal Conservancy regarding the acceptance and use of interim mitigation funds for the Water Quality Control Policy on the Use of Coastal and Estuarine Waters for Power Plant Cooling (Once-Through Cooling Policy). The revisions will determine how interim mitigation funds should be allocated and used by the Ocean Protection Council and State Coastal Conservancy. Staff anticipate releasing the document for informal public comment in early 2025 following tribal consultation. Staff will hold a joint information item during the informal public comment period. The planned timeframe for the MOU to be signed is Spring 2025. Execution is delegated to the Executive Director and will not require action by the State Water Board. | Release information on proposed revisions to the MOU. | 2025-01-28 | Statewide | DWQ | Kat Faick and Jonathan Dolan | Ocean Protection Council and State Coastal Conservancy | SB-Nick Martorano | 2025-01-28 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| 1083 | A-25 | no | Orphan Site Cleanup Fund Regulations | 2023-11-27 / Due to passage of AB 1115 which will take effect on 1-1-24 to extend the UST Cleanup Fund, staff will resume work on these regulations. | Statewide | DFA | Michael Morones | Amelia Carder, Mersy Reyer, Alpa Keerthy, Bruce Locken, Emily Heisinger | Selica Potter | |||||||||
| 1148 | C2024 | no | OTC Policy Interim Mitigation Recalculation | 2024-05-16 / The State Water Board adopted Resolution 2024-0014 on April 17, 2024, revising the calculation used to determine annual interim mitigation payments for facilities in accordance with the Water Quality Control Policy on the Use of Coastal and Estuarine Waters for Power Plant Cooling (Once-Through Cooling or OTC Policy). Revisions include an increase to the default cost of entrainment and impingement, use of a site-specific cost of impingement for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, and a change to the annual escalator for inflation to ensure the interim mitigation payments are compensatory. The State Water Board collaborated with the Ocean Protection Council to contract an expert to evaluate and recommend revisions to the interim mitigation payment calculation. At the August 15, 2023 board meeting, State Water Board staff presented an informational item on the development of the proposed resolution and opportunities for engagement. The draft was released September 29, 2023, and public listening sessions were held on October 2 and 5, 2023. The comment period closed on October 30, 2023. Responses to comments were published on April 4, 2024. The Board adopted the resolution on April 17, 2024. | N/A. Resolution was adopted. Implementation will now occur. | 2024-04-17 | Statewide | DWQ | Kat Faick and Jonathan Dolan | Ocean Protection Council, State Coastal Conservancy | Phil Crader | 2023-09-29 | 2024-04-17 | |||||
| 213 | A-25 | 3.5.2 | Yes | Policy for the Development of Site-Specific Water Quality Objectives for Copper and Zinc | 2024-12-09 / This project proposes to develop a Policy which will include protocols, procedures, and plan of implementation for the development of site-specific and permit-specific objectives for copper and zinc in freshwater systems using the best available science. Staff is currently performing outreach and coordination with the regional water boards, and anticipates submitting the draft Policy and staff report for peer review in spring 2025. | Submit policy and staff report for scientific peer review. | 2025-03-01 | Statewide | DWQ | Chris Beegan | Annalisa Kihara, Jenny Newman | 2023-03-24 Project update | 2025-05-01 | TBD | TBD | |||
| 1176 | A-25 | no | Proposed Amendments to Ocean Plan Desalination Provisions | 2024-11-22 / Staff released a notice of opportunity to comment on the general scope of potential amendments to the Desalination Provisions of the California Ocean Plan. The comment period ran from September 9 through November 13. State Water Board held a public scoping meeting on October 28. State Water Board staff is considering the input received from the scoping period and anticipates releasing a draft staff report and proposed amendments in Fall 2025. | CEQA Scoping, release of draft staff report and proposed amendments | 2025-08-31 | Statewide | DWQ | Jeanie Mascia | SB (DWQ), R1, R3, R4, R8, R9 | Chief Deputy Director (Jonathan Bishop) | 2025-08-31 | ||||||
| 1158 | A-26 | yes | Proposed Concurrent Reissuance of Four Statewide General NPDES Permits for Pesticide Discharges to Waters of the United States | 2024-12-10 / State Water Board staff is working on the reissuance of four expired statewide NPDES permits for residual pesticide discharges. Staff coordinated with Department of Pesticide Regulation staff to learn about the applicable active ingredients approved since the last permit issuances in 2013. Staff completed initial outreach to tribal representatives and dischargers and is developing a draft permit to release at a future date for informal comments. | Develop informal draft permit and release to the public for comments. | 2025-04-25 | Statewide | DWQ | Gurgagn Chand & Renan Jauregui | SB-Nick Martorano | 2024-11-18 An update on the proposed reissuance. | 2026-02-19 | 2026-04-07 | 2026-11-17 | ||||
| 1187 | A-26 | yes | Proposed Regulation Implementing Lower San Joaquin River Flows and Southern Delta Salinity Objectives in the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan | 2024-12-11 / The lower San Joaquin River flows and southern Delta salinity updates to the Bay-Delta Plan (adopted in December 2018) require additional action(s) by the State Water Board to assign responsibility for achieving the objectives. The proposed action to implement the Bay-Delta Plan is a regulation assigning responsibility for achieving the flow and salinity objectives to water rights holders and claimants. On August 8, 2022, to support implementation of the Bay-Delta Plan updates and development of the regulation, the State Water Board released a Notice of Preparation and of a Scoping Meeting being held pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act to receive input and recommendations on the scope and content of the environmental information to be considered by the State Water Board. A preliminary draft regulation will be released as early as winter of 2025, followed by release of a draft Environmental Impact Report and a draft regulation for public review and comment as early as spring/summer of 2025. | Preliminary Draft Implementation Regulation | 2025-03 | Statewide | DWR | Dan Worth/Diane Riddle | 2026-12-15 | ||||||||
| 1123 | C2024 | no | Recycled Water Regulations Update | 2024-11-20 / The Division of Drinking Water is preparing updated regulations to comply with Water Code section 13521.2, which requires the State Water Board, on or before 1 January 2023, to update the uniform statewide criteria for nonpotable recycled water uses to incorporate by reference the criteria and applicable backflow protection provisions, including provisions for the use of swivel or changeover devices for dual-plumbed systems, contained the Health and Safety Code section 116407 cross connection control policy handbook. On 1 October 2024, DDW filed a proposed regulatory change under California Code of Regulations, title 1, section 100 to incorporate the recently-adopted Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook into the recycled water regulations as required by statute. This filing does not require a public comment period or Board adoption. The Office of Administrative Law approved the filing on 6 November 2024. | Statewide | DDW | Sherly Rosilela | Sherly Rosilela, Randy Barnard | Robert Brownwood | |||||||||
| 114 | P | No | Regulation of Suction Dredge Mining Activities | 2023-05-11 / The Water Code, as amended by Senate Bill (SB) 637, requires any person planning to conduct suction dredge mining to obtain regulatory approval from the Water Boards prior to obtaining a permit from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. State Water Board staff issued the proposed Statewide Suction Dredge Mining General Permit, and a high-resolution electronic map for public comments.
The State Water Board is dedicating its staff resources towards the reissuance of existing NPDES permits, as provided in the State Water Board 2023 Strategic Work Plan and is not proceeding with further development of a statewide NPDES permit for suction dredge mining at this time.
For more information, please visit the Suction Dredge Mining program webpage at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/npdes/suction_dredge_mining.html.
| Statewide | DWQ | Federal and state agencies, Native American Tribes, Miners and Mining Associations, Regional Boards, Environmental Groups | Phil Crader | 2020-03-24 Information Sharing | 2020-04-12 | 2020-08-05 | |||||||
| 1134 | P | No | Revised Notification and Response Levels for Manganese | 2024-08-02 / On 29 March 2022, the Division of Drinking Water (DDW) provided public notice of initiation of review of the existing manganese notification and response levels of 500 ug/l and 5,000 ug/l, respectively. On 7 April 2022, DDW requested Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) review of the DDW staff-derived health protective concentration of 20 ug/l. On 3 May 2022, OEHHA responded with its concurrence and additional suggestions. An informational item was presented at the Board's regularly scheduled 21 March 2023 meeting. | Issuance | Statewide | DDW | Vacant - hiring freeze | Melissa Hall, Randy Barnard, Darrin Polhemus | Robert Brownwood | 02/16/2023 | 03/21/2023 | ||||||
| 228 | O | no | Russian River Frost Protection Regulation | 2020-02-27 / 2019-03-05 The Division did not receive any reports of significant, extended frost events in the regulated area during the 2018 frost protection season. In March 2019, the Division notified the Governing Bodies of the approved Water Demand Management Programs (WDMP), which three group based WDMPs and one individual WDMP. The Division requested updated participation lists and inventories of frost protection diversion systems from each WDMP prior to the start of the 2019 frost protection season on March 15. The next WDMP Annual Reports are due on September 1, 2019. | Statewide | DWR | DWR Jule Rizzado | SB (DWR) Jule Rizzado, SB (OCC) David Rose | Erik Ekdahl | |||||||||
| 679 | A-25 | Yes | Sacramento/Delta Updates to the Bay-Delta WQCP | 2024-12-23 / On October 25, 2024, staff released draft Sacramento/Delta updates to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan (Bay-Delta Plan) for public review and comment. The draft updates are focused on the portions of the plan relevant to the Sacramento River watershed, Delta eastside tributaries, and Delta and include provisions for inflow, cold water habitat, inflow-based Delta outflows, and other provisions. The draft updates also include provisions based on voluntary agreements (VAs) proposed by public water agencies and state and federal agencies. Based on comments on this draft, staff will develop a revised draft of proposed updates to the Bay-Delta Plan for additional public comment and Board consideration. Staff are also reviewing comments on the September 2023 draft Staff Report that were received in early 2024 and developing responses to comments and any needed refinements to the Staff Report. After these processes are complete, the Board will consider approval of the Sacramento/Delta updates to the Bay-Delta Plan and the final Staff Report, anticipated as early as the second quarter of 2025 but will depend on the extent of the public comment process. | Statewide | DWR | Diane Riddle/Matt Holland | |||||||||||
| 711 | O | no | State Water Board Water Rights Enforcement Policy | 2022-05-13 / 2020/2/14 The Enforcement Policy will establish criteria for a progressive, transparent, and consistent approach to water right enforcement throughout the state. It will allow Water Board staff the guidance needed to prioritize limited resources to achieve meaningful compliance, and provide a consistent approach to liability assessment. | Statewide | DWR | Roberto Cervantes | 2022-12-31 | 2023 | |||||||||
| 557 | P | No | Statewide Aggregate and Concrete General Order | 2024-08-06 / On Hold. Staff prepared a draft statewide general order for aggregate and concrete processing facilities that discharge wastewater to land. Staff presented an overview of the draft order at a California Construction and Industrial Material Association (CalCIMA) industry meeting on March 13, 2019. A follow-up meeting with CalCIMA and Regional Water Board staff was held on May 10, 2019. Staff presented an overview of the order to an industry conference on November 19, 2019. A revised draft is in development. | Statewide | DWQ | Margaret Champeny | Brianna St. Pierre | Annalisa Kihara | 2018-03-27 Status Update | TBD | TBD | ||||||
| 1042 | A-26 | no | Statewide Industrial Stormwater General Permit Reissuance | 2024-12-16 / State Water Board staff is developing a draft permit for the proposed statewide Industrial Stormwater General Permit reissuance and is working closely with Regional Water Board staff to continue to identify permit implementation issues and develop proposed requirements.
This process also includes consideration of previous feedback on the 2009 Industrial General Permit from interested parties. | Informal Draft Permit review by internal stakeholders to follow. | 07/01/2025 | Statewide | DWQ | Patrick Otsuji | Regional Boards' staff, industry representatives, municipalities, U.S. EPA, NGOs and other Major Stakeholders | Phil Crader | Project Charter | TBD TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
| 689 | A-25 | no | Statewide Phase II Small Municipal Storm Water Permit Reissuance | 2025-01-27 / State Water Board staff is developing a draft permit reissuance in coordination with Regional Water Board staff and interested parties to address updated regulations (including total maximum daily loads) and State Water Board resolutions. Staff released an informal draft permit on 8/1/2024. The informal draft allows for stakeholder informal feedback prior to the issuance of a formal draft permit for public comments. There was a 60 day comment period for the informal draft which closed 10/4/2024. Public workshops to discuss the informal draft were held on 9/3/2024 (virtual) and 9/5/2024 (in-person at the CalEPA building). Following the comment period staff will provide an informal, high-level response to comments and use comments to inform the draft permit. | State Board staff prepares informal response to comments on the Informal Draft Small MS4 permit | 2025-02-27 | Statewide | DWQ | Paul Levy | Regional Water Board staff, school districts, CASH, tribes, disadvantaged communities, and CASQA | Phil Crader | Approved charter | ||||||
| 561 | P | No | Statewide Urban Pesticide Provisions | 2023-06-21 / The State Water Board is developing consistent statewide monitoring requirements for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permittees to use for urban pesticide monitoring and sampling. This project is on hold due to other program priorities. | TBD | Statewide | DWQ | Amanda Magee | DWQ, DPR | Tom Mumley and Karen Mogus | 2022-01-25 project update | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||
| 1027 | A-25 | no | Statewide Utility Wildfire General Order | 2025-01-07 / Senate Bill 901 (Dodd 2018) requires utility companies to prepare wildfire prevention plans, including vegetation management plans along utility corridors. Staff is developing a permit for electric utilities that conduct wildfire mitigation and electric operations and maintenance activities with the potential to affect waters of the state. Staff released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and General Order on June 28, 2024. Staff hosted a workshop to provide an overview of the draft Order and EIR on July 23, 2024. The State Water Board held a hearing to accept oral comments on August 20, 2024. The written comment deadline was September 13, 2024. Staff are reviewing comments and anticipate issuing a public notice of the revised General Order on February 28, 2025, and proposing adoption of the Final EIR and General Order on April 2, 2025. | Release comment responses, final EIR and revised General Order. | 2025-02-28 | Statewide | DWQ | Jean Bandura | DWQ and Regional Water Boards | Phil Crader | 2024-06-28 | 2025-04-02 | 2025-04-02 | ||||
| 1108 | A-25 | no | Underground Storage Tank Regulations - Chapter 16 Rewrite | 2025-01-16 / Title 23, division 3, chapter 16 (UST Regulations) is being rewritten. The rulemaking package was provided to the Office of Administrative Law on November 8, 2024 and the 45-day comment period began on November 22, 2024 and was extended to end on January 17, 2025. The Board held a public hearing to receive input on January 13, 2025. The rulemaking is expected to be presented to the Board in July 2025 with the regulations effective on January 1, 2026. | Public Hearing | 2025-01-13 | Statewide | DWQ | Tom Henderson | Austin Lemire-Baeten | 2024-11-22 | 2025-13-01 | 2026-01-01 | |||||
| 836 | A-25 | no | Update UST Cleanup Fund Regulations | 2023-11-27 / The Cleanup Fund Regulations were last updated in 2004. Since then several major program updates have occurred including the addition of the Site Cleanup Subaccount and Expedited Clam Account Programs as approved in SB 445, Hill. Underground storage tanks: hazardous substances: petroleum: groundwater and surface water contamination. With the passage of AB 1115 to extend the Cleanup Fund and will take effect on 1-1-24, staff will resume work on these regulations. | Statewide | DFA | David Deaton, Julie Osborn | David Deaton, Julie Osborn, Selica Potter, Cristina Mayorga-Ochoa | Selica Potter | |||||||||
| 1060 | A-26 | 3.5.3 | Yes | Urban Infiltration Policy | 2025-01-05 / The State Water Board is developing a policy for infiltration of urban runoff. Urban runoff can contain priority pollutants and contaminants of emerging concern at concentrations exceeding water quality objectives. In some cases, infiltration of urban runoff may have the potential to degrade groundwater quality. DWQ will develop a risk-based framework to ensure that drinking water aquifers are not affected by infiltrated stormwater. The regulatory approach for permitting dry wells and other urban infiltration systems is still being evaluated. Staff have developed outreach materials and will hold informal public scoping meetings on February 3 and 6, 2025, and a CEQA scoping meeting on March 12, 2025. | Public Workshops | 2025-02-03 | Statewide | DWQ | Kelly Rodman | Annalisa Kihara, Daniel Newton | 2024-01-25 project update | 2026-02-01 | TBD | TBD | |||
| 1069 | P | no | Vapor Intrusion Policy | 2024-05-29 / This item is currently on hold. | Administrative Draft of VI Policy for Public Review on hold | Statewide | DWQ | Cheryl Prowell, Steve McMasters and Roshani D | Regional Water Boards | Annalisa Kihara | TBD TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||
| 1167 | A-25 | no | Wastewater Needs Assessment Resolution NO. 2022-0019 | 2025-01-23 / Resolution No 2022-0019 authorizes staff to develop a contract to assess California’s wastewater needs. The Wastewater Needs Assessment (WWNA) contract became effective July 1, 2023. The goal of the Phase 1 effort is to understand the baseline conditions of California’s wastewater infrastructure. To gather wastewater data, the WWNA Team met with each Regional Board individually during January and February of 2024. The WWNA Team is continuing coordination with the Regional Boards on the proposed list of NPDES and WDR facilities and respective violations, which are key components of the inadequacy and risk assessment for wastewater systems. The WWNA Team also developed a community-based outreach survey on wastewater needs, launched on 05/15/2024 and completed in August 2024, followed by a Field Campaign in July 2025. The Advisory Group (AG) hybrid kickoff meeting was held on 07/26/2024 at the Central Valley Regional Board office in Rancho Cordova. The second virtual AG meeting took place on 10/25/2024. Subsequent quarterly virtual AG meetings for 2025 are scheduled for January 24th, April 25th, July 25th, and October 24th. AG member selection is representative of diverse organizations across California. The AG will offer feedback to the WWNA team, but it is not a decision-making or direct advisory body to the State Water Board members.
More information is on the WWNA Website. | Phase II - Identify wastewater systems of concern and potential solutions and respective associated costs. The WWNA Team will move into Phase II after completion of Phase I work and Final Report. | 2025-05-30 | Statewide | DWQ | Dania Jimmerson | Sacramento California State University, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources System, University of Massachusetts Amherst, & University of California Los Angeles | Regional Board Assistant Executive Officers: Christina Shupe (R5) and Ben Letton (R6) | 2022-06-07 |
Regional Boards
| ID: | Status Code |
Board Priority ID | Board Priority Project(s) |
Policy/Significant General Permit |
Last Updated / Status | Next Major Milestone | Next Major Milestone Date | Statewide or Regional Collaborative Project |
Org. Lead |
Staff Lead | Active Participants |
Lead Sponsor | Workplan | Date and Purpose of most recent MCC Review |
Release For Public Comment Date | Hearing Date |
Adoption Date | Talking Points |
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| 760 | A | no | 2018 Release and Implementation of Overlap Memo | A memorandum entitled, “Issues Related to Overlap between Pre-1914 and Riparian Water Right Claims in the Delta†(Overlap Memo) was prepared under supervision of the Delta Watermaster. On June 6, 2018, the Overlap Memo was released for public review. The Overlap Memo describes current California water law bearing on the assertion that riparian and pre-1914 water right claims within the Delta can only be distinguished through adjudication of such claims, that is, through an adversarial process resulting in a final decision by a court. The Overlap Memo and the points and authorities cited there in essentially rebut that assertion. | Neither | Michael George | Michael George | The Office of the Delta Watermaster, in cooperation with the Division of Water Rights, intends to apply the legal principles in the Overlap Memo to its on-going review of senior water right claims wit | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
| 1146 | C2024 | Yes | 2023 Triennial Review | Staff completed the open invitation to stakeholders for Basin Plan amendment proposals, drafted a staff report, opened the draft staff report for public comment, responded to comments, and released a final Triennial Review staff report for the Planning Unit workplan for 2024-2027. The Regional Board approved the workplan on June 14, 2024. | Regional | R1 | Michelle Fuller | Nick Fetherston | Lisa Bernard | |||||||||
| 1161 | C2024 | yes | 2023-2025 Triennial Review | Completed | Regional | R4 | Stefani Daryanto | Stefani Daryanto, LB Nye, Jenny Newman | Jenny Newman | 2024-02-22 | 2024-02-22 | |||||||
| 976 | A | yes | AB 401 Report | Neither | ORPP | James Nachbaur | 2019-10-15 | |||||||||||
| 978 | A | yes | Amendments to the Storm Water Grant Program Guidelines | Neither | DFA | Meghan Tosney | 2019-10-15 | |||||||||||
| 1095 | A-25 | no | Approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin to incorporate a Water Quality Objective for Biological Condition | The State Water Board has reopened the administrative record to accept new evidence relevant to the use of the proposed biological objective in modified soft-bottom streams in the San Diego Region. The deadline to submit new evidence is February 24, 2025. The State Water Board will distribute a summary of the accepted evidence by April 1, 2025, and public comments on the new evidence will be accepted from April 1 to May 19, 2025. The State Water Board will hold a public workshop on May 6, 2025 to hear about the new evidence submitted and how the San Diego Regional Water Board intends to implement the proposed objective for modified, soft-bottom streams. | Deadline to submit new evidence. | 2025-02-24 | Regional | R9 | RWB 9 - Chad Loflen | DWQ - Rebecca Fitzgerald | RWB 9 - Jeremy Haas | 2025-04-01 | N/A for SWB Hearing | 2025-12-31 | ||||
| 748 | P | no | Aquatic Pesticide Regulatory Program Update | Staff is working with several parties that have used and want to continue using aquatic pesticides in surface waters. As staff continues to implement the Lahontan Water Board's aquatic pesticide regulatory program, staff will provide an update to the Lahontan Water Board at an informational workshop regarding the status of Basin Plan prohibition exemption requests, CEQA compliance, and actions staff is taking to develop a streamlined regulatory program. | Neither | R6 | Russell Norman | 2024 | ||||||||||
| 490 | A-26 | Basin Plan Amendment for a region-wide evaluation process for the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) beneficial use in agriculturally dominated surface water bodies | The BPA was adopted on 11 August 2017. At the State Water Board approval hearing on 10 July 2018, the decision was made to bring the item back to the Board for consideration at a future date. A follow-up adoption hearing has not been scheduled. Board staff continue to work with State Board staff to address questions and concerns that were raised during the 10 July 2018 Board Meeting. Amendments would also need approval by OAL and as appropriate, USEPA. | Regional | R5 | Angela Cleaver | CV-SALTS stakeholders, Delta Stewardship Council, cities of Colusa, Willows, Live Oak and Biggs | Completed January 2012 | ||||||||||
| 1118 | C2024 | no | Basin Plan Amendment to Revise the Schedule for Attaining the Fecal Coliform Total Maximum Daily Loads for the Shellfish Harvesting Beneficial Use in Newport Bay | R8 staff prepared a Basin Plan Amendment to extend the current attainment date for meeting the shellfish (SHEL) water quality objectives for fecal coliform from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2030. The Basin Plan amendment is needed to allow sufficient time to consider, formulate, and complete projects to assess the appropriateness of the current bacteria water quality objectives for protection of SHEL in the Basin Plan, which were incorporated into the Fecal Coliform TMDLs for Newport Bay. The Basin Plan amendment does not revise the attainment date for the water contact recreation beneficial use (REC-1) aspect of the Fecal Coliform TMDLs, though it does correct a typographical error in that date in Table 6-1f. The Santa Ana Water Board adopted the Basin Plan amendment on June 3, 2022, through Resolution No. R8-2022-0017. The State Water Board adopted the Basin Plan amendment on November 15, 2022, through Resolution 2022-0047. Administrative record was approved by the Office Administrative Law in June 2023. | Neither | R8 | Terri Reeder/ Jason Freshwater | Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board | Jayne Joy (EO) | 2022-08-22 | 2022-11-15 | |||||||
| 1107 | A-25 | yes | Basin Plan Amendment-Bacteria Water Quality Objectives | Staff are editing the proposed Basin Plan text and Substitute Environmental Document (SED) in response to public comment received in Spring 2022 and subsequent legal review at the SB and RB levels. An updated draft amendment and SED is scheduled for review in Spring 2023. The Project is a high priority of the Water Board's 2022 Basin Plan Triennial Review. Additional information is available at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/lahontan/water_issues/programs/basin_plan/#basin. The Basin Plan amendment would remove the fecal coliform-based water quality objective for surface waters from the Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region. This action is in response to the State Water Board's recommendation to re-evaluate the Lahontan Water Board's fecal coliform-based water quality objective for surface waters. The State Water Board provided this recommendation when it adopted the E.coli-based water quality objectives for surface waters with the REC-1 beneficial use. | Release tentative draft for comments on March 17, 2023. Received comments on May 3, 2023. Adopted at regional board meeting on June 28, 2023. Adopted at SB meeting. With OAL and EPA. Still with USEPA | Neither | R6 | Dan Sussman | 2023-06-28 | |||||||||
| 761 | A-25 | Basin Plan Amendments to Adopt Revised TMDLs for Nutrients in Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake | A final draft of a technical TMDL revision report was released in August, 2018. This report included all the required elements for revising the TMDLs for Nutrients in Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake. A final report was posted in December 2018. In January 2019, R8 staff conducted a California Environmental Quality Act scoping meeting. A public workshop on the TMDLs occurred in May 2019. R8 staff developed a packet for peer review. A draft of that peer review was completed in October 2019 and reviewed by R8 staff. Final peer review comments were received in November 2019 and sent to the LESJWA TMDL Task Force for their response, which was received in March 2020. Based on the peer review and Task Force comments, R8 staff concluded that further information was needed from the Task Force, including an uncertainty analysis for the predictive models used and determination if certain assumptions were appropriate. The Task Force agreed to fund the additional predictive modeling, and staff participated in five collaborative meetings with consultants during the Spring of 2021 to ensure modeling was conducted to meet expectations of staff. Due to several vacancies the project was delayed. In addition, upon completion of the revised modeling, R8 staff disagreed with the Task Force members on the calculations, and the members expressed concerns moving forward with the revision process. In response, R8 staff and the Task Force agreed to consider revising the proposed 2018 TMDL Revisions in an incremental manner and identifying key principles for working cooperatively throughout the process. A revised draft based on R8 staff and other stakeholder input was prepared and sent to us for review and comment December 2023. We reached out to the TMDL advocates group for assistance with additional review of sections related to modeling and received help though R1’s DASH Team. R8 staff also met with USEPA to discuss the modeling used. R8 staff provided the Task Force with comments on the revised draft on April 4, 2024 which included the DASH Team and USEPA comments. We have received a final revised draft, which is currently being reviewed by legal. R8 staff plans to bring the revised TMDLs to the Board for an adoption hearing in January 2025. | Neither | R8 | R8-Lauren Briggs | The Task Force for the Lake Elsinore-San Jacinto Watershed Authority, a JPA of stakeholders | Jayne Joy (EO) | Fall 2024 | January 2025 | ||||||||
| 616 | O | Climate Change Adaptation Strategic Initiatives | The North Coast Regional Water Board has shifted the focus of this project from development of a Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Strategy document to instead advancing targeted actions intended to support climate change adaptation and resilience in the region. Among other initiatives, this work is aligned with the Narrative Flow Objective Basin Plan amendment under development. | Regional | R1 | Matt St. John | Lance Le, Lisa Bernard | Matt St. John | ||||||||||
| 273 | O | yes | Conditional Waiver for horse and intensive livestock facilities | Issue an investigative order to obtain information on the horse and intensive livestock facilities in FY20-21. | Neither | R4 | Hope Sexton | Elisha Wakefield | ||||||||||
| 1052 | A-25 | no | Consolidated MS4 permit for Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties | R8 is pursuing a consolidated MS4 permit for the region to include Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. Previous workshops were held with the Permittees to gain better understanding of concerns and challenges. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provided comments on the staff working proposal. R8 staff released a staff working proposal in December 2021 and held a Board workshop in February 2022. Informal public comments were received in March 2022. Staff has received a copy of the staff working proposal from the Permittees with their comments and recommendations. A draft permit was released for public review in March with the close of comments extended to July 3 as the result of comments received during a Board workshop in May. Staff received approximately 36 comment letters and is preparing a Response to Comments. A staff workshop was held on June 6th and a Board workshop was held on September 13th. To comply with AB2108, staff completed three in-person workshops and a virtual workshop in mid-May 2023, to solicit input on environmental justice issues. Staff continues to pursue networking opportunities with disadvantaged communities and tribes and is planning a 'River Walk' on the SAR with a tribal partner in the Spring of 2025. Staff is working to schedule follow-up meetings with the counties separately and other stakeholders to discuss specific areas of disagreement before and after the holidays. A meeting has been scheduled with the Riverside County group and separate dates are being finalized with the San Bernardino and Orange County groups. | Neither | R8 | R8-Adam Fischer | Counties of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino and co-permittees, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Jayne Joy (EO) | 2023-03-01 | 2023-06-09 | |||||||
| 426 | C2024 | Development of permit for Federal Non-Point Source activities on Forest Lands | R5 staff are developing a permit for certain NPS activities conducted by the USFS and BLM on federal lands with the potential to affect water quality. The CEQA scoping meeting was held in April 2021. The draft permit and EIR were released for a 45 day public comment period from 9 May 2024 through 23 June 2024 in advance of a board hearing on 13 December 2024. Project information can be found here: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/forest_activities/federal_lands/ | Order and EIR adopted/certified on 13 December 2024. | NA | Regional | R5 | Angela Wilson/Griffin Perea | Angela Wilson, Griffin Perea, Clint Snyder | Clint Snyder | 2024-05-09 | 2024-12-13 | ||||||
| 1180 | A-25 | no | Expert Panel for the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program | The State Water Board committed to consider convening a Second Statewide Agricultural Expert Panel to evaluate the data currently collected as part of the ILRP in State Water Board Order WQ 2023-0081, In the Matter of Review of General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges from Irrigated Lands Order No. R3-2021-0040. Draft questions, areas of expertise to be considered, and data to be given for consideration are available for public comment. The public comment period ended June 28, 2024. Staff is developing a contract to facilitate the panel. | Neither | DWQ | Brianna St. Pierre, Scott Couch | Kelsey Moore, Laleh Rastegarzadeh | Annalisa Kihara | 2024-05-13 | ||||||||
| 1159 | C2024 | no | General Order for Closed Landfills | Adopted as of 2024-08-23 | Regional | R3 | Joey Sisk | 2024-05-24 | 2024-08-23 | 2024-08-23 | ||||||||
| 1021 | A-25 | no | General Order for Closed, Abandonned, and Inactive Waste Disposal Sites | The Water Board will consider a General Order to regulate closed, inactive, abandoned landfills and burn dumps. The adoption consideration of the proposed General Order is planned for 2025 or later. | Neither | R6 | Christina Guerra | 2025 | ||||||||||
| 1023 | A-26 | yes | General Order for Fruit and Vegetable Packing Facilities | Staff are drafting a General Order regulating fruit and vegetable packing facilities in the Central Valley. | Neither | R5 | Bryan Rock | Katie Carpenter | Alexander Mushegan (Program Manager) | |||||||||
| 744 | A-25 | no | General Order for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Maintenance Activities | The Water Board will consider adopting a General Order regulating waste discharges and the discharge of dredge and fill materials from specific LADWP maintenance activities in Inyo and Mono counties. LADWP is responsible for CEQA and the adoption consideration of the proposed General Order is planned for 2025 or later. | Neither | R6 | Tiffany Steinert | 2025 | ||||||||||
| 1025 | A-26 | yes | General Order for Nut Hulling and Processing | General Order for waste discharges to land from nut hulling and processing in the Central Valley. Waste generating activity types include hulling, blanching, drying, and general processing. The Order will be divided into three nut types: walnuts, almonds, and pistachios. Staff are developing a working draft, internal reviews pending. | Regional | R5 | Scott Armstrong | Lani Andam | Alex Mushegan (Program Manager), Fresno Office | |||||||||
| 290 | O | GENERAL ORDER for petroleum cleanup waste to land | Actively used- General Waste Discharge Requirements for Land Discharge of Groundwater or Surface Water from Cleanup of Petroleum Pollution, Order No. R5-2003-0044. Adopted by the Board on 14 March 2003, this Order serves as general Waste Discharge Requirements for the discharge to land for disposal of groundwater or surface water produced during investigation and cleanup of waters polluted with petroleum constituents. Includes Attachment A, Application Requirements. | Neither | R5 | Steven Meeks | Chris Flower, Steven Meeks | |||||||||||
| 1024 | A-26 | yes | General Order, Mid-Sized Wastewater Treatment Systems | General Order for R5 jurisdictional wastewater treatment systems with average dry weather flows 0.1 to 1 MGD. R5 has 100 to 120 such systems, most with individual WDRs in need of update. Staff have composed a working draft, internal reviews in progress. | Fully integrate working draft with CV-SALTS Policy and CEQA, then prepare for public comment. | Regional | R5 | Chad Neptune | Chad Neptune Matthew Buffleban | Alex Mushegan (Program Manager) | 2020-05-05 General concurrence, CV-SALTS, Title 22, and CEQA approaches | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||
| 264 | P | General Order/Waiver for fruit/vegetable processors | Re-drafting of existing GO/waiver for fruit/vegetable processors | Neither | R3 | Kelsey DeLong | Kelsey DeLong | Jennifer Epp | ||||||||||
| 1119 | A-24 | no | General WDRs for Lily Bulb Cultivation in the North Coast Region | Staff is developing a permit to address discharges of waste associated with lily bulb cultivation in the Smith River Plain. To support development of this permit, staff has prepared an adaptive management pollutant control plan that includes a program of implementation, monitoring, and reporting to assess the effectiveness of the plan. This plan, known as the Smith River Plain Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP), was released in draft form for public comment in February 2021. The final version of the management plan was approved by the Regional Board's Executive Officer in November 2021. Implementation of the WQMP is underway. Once sufficient monitoring data are collected and analyzed for constituents of concern (e.g., copper, pesticides), staff will establish proposed permit requirements and conditions to protect water quality. Monitoring is ongoing and expected to continue through FY 2024-25. Staff expect to begin drafting permit language in the second half of FY 2023-2024. | Neither | R1 | David Kuszmar, Senior WRCE, Southern Agricult | Brenna Sullivan, Ben Zabinsky, Chris Watt | Kason Grady, Supervisor, Agriculture & Enforcement Division | |||||||||
| 1179 | A-26 | no | General WDRs for Vegetation Management in Waters for Fire and Flood Risk Reduction | Draft WDRs released for initial public comment June 3, 2024 | Reissue draft order for further public comment | 2025-01-05 | Regional | R3 | Phil Hammer | 2024-06-03 | 2026-02-15 | 2026-02-15 | ||||||
| 241 | A-25 | Yes | General WDRs for Vineyard Operations | The Draft Vineyard Order and associated Draft EIR were released for public comment in July 2023 and followed by a Board workshop in August. Development of the Draft Order was shaped by numerous focus group meetings with interested parties and technical advisors. Concerns centered around economic impact, transparency in reporting, water quality monitoring, pesticide/nutrient use, and existing voluntary management practices designed to protect water quality. Staff has reviewed, categorized, and aggregated several hundred written and verbal comments and scheduled meetings with interested parties to review and clarify their input. Staff has made updates to the draft Order in response to comments received and is scheduled to bring a Final EIR and Proposed Order to a December 2024 Board meeting to be considered for adoption. | Regional | R1 | David Kuszmar, Senior WRCE, Southern Agricult | Chris Watt, Brenna Sullivan | Kason Grady, Supervisor, Agriculture & Enforcement Division | 2024-12-04 | ||||||||
| 1183 | A-25 | no | Groundwater General NPDES Permit | Combining and reissuing two general permits for groundwater discharges, including discharges from VOCs/fuels treatment systems. Proposing technology-based effluent limits for PFAS and related compounds. | Public notice | 2024-10-02 | Neither | R2 | Marcos De la Cruz | 2025-01-06 | 2025-03-12 | 2025-03-12 | ||||||
| 1166 | A-25 | yes | Gualala River Sediment TMDL Action Plan | This project was initiated as part of a legal settlement with Friends of the Gualala River. Staff will rely upon the TMDL established by USEPA in 2001 as the basis for Action Plan development. | draft staff report and draft action plan | Regional | R1 | Nick Fetherston | Katharine Carter, Lisa Bernard, Jim Burke, Nate Jacobsen | Lisa Bernard | ||||||||
| 416 | O | Implement Lower San Joaquin River Salt/Boron TMDL | TMDL requires USBR and agricultural dischargers to operate under WDRs with monthly salt load allocations OR the development of MAA with USBR to mitigate salt loading to river and operation under a Central Valley Water Board approved real-time salinity management program (RTMP). Both updated MAA and a phased RTMP approved during 4 December 2014 Central Valley Water Board meeting (Resolutions R5-2014-0150 and R5-2014-0151, respectively). Salt load allocations also incorporated into appropriate Ag Coalition WDRs with option to participate in Board approved RTMP. USBR FY23/24 Annual Work Plan began implementation on 10/1/2023. RTMP group and USBR provide annual reports to the Central Valley Water Board. Stakeholder meetings to implement the RTMP and MAA continue quarterly. | Neither | R5 | Jay Simi | Jennifer LaBay | |||||||||||
| 294 | O | Implement Mercury TMDL/Control Program in Cache Creek Watershed - Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basin Plan | Mining wastes at 6 inactive mercury (Hg) mines in the upper Cache Creek watershed were remediated in summer 2016 to prevent the continued erosion of mercury sediment into Sulphur Creek,a tributary to Cache Creek. Other work in the Cache Creek watershed includes multiple mine remediation projects in Harley Gulch, and the Davis Creek Reservoir and Bear Creek watersheds. | Regional | R5 | Lauren Smitherman | ||||||||||||
| 403 | A-26 | Yes | Laguna de Santa Rosa TMDLs for Phosphorus, Sediment, Temperature and DO | Data collection and the initial peer review draft staff report for this project are complete. The draft staff report went for peer review in September 2022. Response to peer review comments is underway. Staff have sent AB52 consultation letters to affected Tribes and coordination with resource agencies has begun. CEQA scoping will occur summer of 2024. | Staff Report Revisions. CEQA Scoping chapter development. | 2024-12-31 | Regional | R1 | Matt Graves | Lisa Bernard, Nick Fetherston, Nate Jacobsen, Sonoma Water, Laguna Foundation, MS4 Permittees | Lisa Bernard | |||||||
| 1098 | P | no | Lead and Copper Rule Revisions | On 16 December 2021, the federal administration completed its review of U.S. EPA's Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). The deadline for compliance is 16 October 2024. U.S. EPA signed its Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) regulation on 7 October 2024. | Neither | DDW | Wes Stieringer | Wes Stieringer, Alison Sim | Kurt Souza | |||||||||
| 1117 | A-25 | no | Lower Salinas OP pesticide and toxicity TMDL Project | TMDL adopted by Regional Board 6/21/24; tentatively scheduled for May 20, 2025 | State Board Approval | Regional | R3 | Larry Harlan | Larry Harlan, Daniel Ellis, Mary Hamilton | Daniel Ellis | n/a | |||||||
| 1014 | C2024 | no | Lower Tijuana River Advance Restoration Plan for Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Trash | 2024-12-17 Resolution No. R9-2024-0155 was adopted by the Board on December 11, 2024. | 2024-12-11 | Regional | R9 | Riley Nolan | Jan 2024 | 2024-12-11 | 2024-12-11 | |||||||
| 1097 | A-26 | no | Maximum Contaminant Level: Arsenic | Review and potential revision of the current arsenic MCL of 10 micrograms per liter was added to the Board's 20200 drinking water regulatory priorities on 1 March 2022. The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has established a public health goal 0.004 micrograms per liter, based on small intestine cancer, and a health protective value of 2 micrograms per liter, based on liver toxicity. | Post occurrence data; call for papers regarding best available technologies | 2024-12 | Neither | DDW | Melissa Hall | Melissa Hall, Brandon Ta | Robert Brownwood | 2025-01 | ||||||
| 1087 | A-26 | no | Maximum Contaminant Level: N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) | NDMA is a disinfection byproduct for which OEHHA established a public health goal of 0.003 ug/l in December 2006. NDMA currently has a notification of 0.01 ug/l and a response level of 0.3 ug/l. | Nitrosamine monitoring orders | 2025-02 | Neither | DDW | Vacant - hiring freeze | Melissa Hall | Robert Brownwood | 2025-12 | ||||||
| 769 | C2024 | no | Mendocino County Permit Coordination Program | Regional Water Board adopted Order NO. R1-2019-0004, Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements and General Water Quality Certification for the Mendocino County Permit Coordination Program, on February 21, 2019. The Order was renewed in April 2024. | Order renewed in April 2024. | Regional | R1 | Jake Shannon | Natural Resources Conservation Service | Mendocino County Resource Conservation District | 2018-11-15 | 2024-04-01 | ||||||
| 1153 | A-25 | no | Middle Santa Ana River Watershed Bacterial Indicator TMDL wet winter revision | A Basin Plan Amendment to revise the bacterial indicator TMDLs for the Middle Santa Ana River Watershed. The scope will be limited to extending the due date of the wet winter TMDLs. Tribal notification letters were sent out in October of 2022, and a CEQA scoping meeting was held on January 9, 2023. Comments were received until February 8, 2023. Staff reviewed the comments received and will incorporate them into the scope of the project. Staff is working on this project in collaboration with the Middle Santa Ana River TMDL Task Force. Task Force consultants sent us a draft Technical Report to review and provide comments in July 2023. Santa Ana Water Board staff have reviewed the initial draft and submitted comments. Task Force consultants responded to Santa Ana Water Board staff comments, and explained that they could not ensure that WQOs would be met after the 20 year extension ended. Santa Ana Water Board staff have updated management on this information and have requested the Task Force provide additional justification, with specific examples, to support the extended timeline. Additional justification was provided by the Task Force, Santa Ana Water Board staff provided comments and currently waiting for revised justification. | Neither | R8 | Lauren Briggs | Middle Santa Ana River Watershed TMDL Task Force | Jayne Joy (EO) | Late 2025 | Late 2025 | |||||||
| 1141 | A-25 | no | Mono Lake Tribal Beneficial Use Designations | The Mono Basin Tribal Beneficial Uses Designation Project involves adding new Tribal Beneficial Use designations to the Basin Plan for certain waterbodies in Mono County. Beneficial uses identify the uses of a waterbody that need to be protected and are one element of water quality standards, as defined under the federal Clean Water Act. The Tribal Beneficial Uses are meant to acknowledge and protect uses of water specific to California Native American Tribes. They are focused on the need to protect human health and are not meant to address the protection of aquatic habitat or aquatic organisms. There are two Tribal beneficial uses: Tribal Tradition and Culture (CUL) and Tribal Subsistence Fishing (T-SUB). A California Native American Tribe must confirm that the designation of a Tribal Beneficial Use to a specific waterbody is appropriate. The Mono Basin Tribal Beneficial Uses Designation Project involves proposed designations for specific waterbodies in Mono county that were requested by Tribes in the project area. Currently, the waterbodies proposed for designation include Mono Lake and its tributaries (designations for CUL and T-SUB), including Wilson Creek, Mill Creek, DeChambeau Creek, Lee Vining Creek and Rush Creek. | CEQA scoping conducted in February 2023. Next work with further consultation and drafting components for amendment. Board meeting workshop on April 17, 2024. Postponed from November 13, 2024, board me | Neither | R6 | Daniel McClure and Daniel Sussman | 2024-04-16 | |||||||||
| 781 | A-26 | Yes | Navarro Flow Objective and Narrative Flow Objective | This project was adopted as a high priority as part of the 2014 and 2018 triennial reviews. Discretionary contract money has funded the first of three phases of the project to develop flow objectives for the Navarro River. Phase I was completed in March 2019, with a study plan. Phase II is being implemented in pieces through collaboration with partner agencies. Final completion of all three phases is not expected before 2027. Meanwhile, staff is implementing and partnering on multiple other flow-water quality related studies, from which a narrative water quality objective for flow will be developed to be applied regionwide. This project element was added as a result of public comment during the 2018 Triennial Review. Development of a Narrative Flow Objective Workplan is underway. Region 1 staff have drafted a white paper describing a narrative water quality objective for flow, draft basin plan language, and an action plan approach. The white paper has been shared with State Board staff and coordination discussions are occurring. CEQA scoping and staff report development, and peer review are expected to occur in FY 24/25. | Regional | R1 | Bryan McFadin | Bryan McFadin, Lisa Bernard, Nick Fetherston, Nate Jacobsen, Katharine Carter, Matt St,. John | ||||||||||
| 510 | A-25 | Newport Bay Copper (Cu) TMDLs | The Basin Plan Amendment, Substitute Environmental Document with Staff Report and Responses to Comments, were approved by the Santa Ana Water Board at the December 2, 2022 public hearing. Documents including the responses to comments during the State Water Board public review period are currently undergoing legal review (OCC and DAG). | Neither | R8 | R8-Terri Reeder | City of Newport Beach, County of Orange, DWQ- State Water Board, CA Dept. of Pesticide Regulation, State Lands Commission, OC Coastkeeper, USEPA | Jayne Joy (EO) | State Water Board public comment period ended | 2024-02-21 | ||||||||
| 1051 | A-25 | no | Non-Regulatory Updates to the Santa Ana River Basin Plan | R8 staff is preparing an administrative Basin Plan Amendment (BPA) to update the plan with current information, including SB approved changes. Potential components include: removing outdated procedures from Chapter 5 for water quality standards for recreational beneficial uses; adding in information on the SB Bacteria Provisions; adding explanations to antidegradation targets for non-contact water recreation; adding objectives from the SB Bacteria Provisions to Chapter 4 to address ocean waters and enclosed bays and estuaries; adding definitions of tribal and subsistence fishing to beneficial uses in Chapter 3; updating the wetlands discussion in Chapter 3, the fill/dredge discussion in Chapter 5, and descriptions of relevant plans and policies in Chapter 2; and including other administrative changes. The mercury provisions are no longer being considered for this BPA until the designation process. R8 staff held a tribal workshop for the BPA on March 3, 2021. Three tribes participated in the workshop - Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, and San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. Due to numerous vacancies and shift in priorities, the R8 Board hearing is anticipated instead in September 2025. Santa Ana Water Board staff released AB 2108 letters to California Native American Tribes in October 2024. Santa Ana Water Board staff held meetings with two tribes interested in TBUs in November and December of 2024. | Neither | R8 | R8-Claudia Tenorio | Jayne Joy (EO) | April 2025 | September 2025 | ||||||||
| 1068 | C2024 | no | North Coast Water Board Federal Lands Permit | In March 2024, North Coast Water Board staff circulated the draft General Waste Discharge Requirements Order and Environmental Impact Report for public review and comment. Staff are preparing responses to comments and will be bringing the permit for consideration of adoption to the Regional Water Board in August 2024. | Permit adopted in August 2024. | 2024-08-17 | Regional | R1 | R1 - Devon Jorgenson | Jonathan Warmerdam | 2024-03-01 | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-15 | |||||
| 1063 | A-25 | no | NPDES Commercial, Industrial and Institutional (CII) Stormwater Permitting | U.S. EPA is in the process of federally designating unregulated stormwater discharges from commercial, industrial and institutional facilities into waterbodies within the Los Cerritos Channel/Alamitos Bay and the Dominguez Channel/Greater Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbor watersheds. Los Angeles Water Board staff has developed a draft NPDES general permit to regulate the newly designated stormwater discharges. The Los Angeles Water Board staff released the draft permit for public comments on July 26, 2022 and held a staff workshop on August 30, 2022. In response to several requests, the deadline for submittal of comments on the draft permit was extended to October 24, 2022. On November 2,2023, a notice for a 30-day comment period and February 22, 2024 public hearing on the revised draft permit was released along with the response to 34 comment letters received on the initial draft. Subsequently, a revised notice for a 2-week extension of the public comment period to December 18, 2023 and correction of typographical errors was released following several extension requests. USEPA released their revised preliminary designation memo on November 2, 2023. On November 20, 2024, U.S. EPA released the final designation memo. Public hearing to consider adoption of the revised draft permit will be scheduled once the permit is revised to reflect U.S. EPA's final designation. State Water Board staff is supporting Los Angeles Water Board staff in developing the permit, for permit implementation through the statewide Stormwater Multiple Application and Reports Tracking System (SMARTS). | Los Angeles Water Board public hearing to consider adoption of the draft CII General Permit | TBD | Regional | R4 | Jenny Newman and Milasol Gaslan | USEPA, CASQA, NGOs, municipalities, commerial and industrial facilities, institutions | Phil Crader and Jenny Newman | 2023-11-02 | TBD | TBD | ||||
| 1096 | A-25 | yes | NPDES Permit for the East County Advanced Water Purification Program (Discharge to Lake Jennings) | 11/26/24 Update: The East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority (ECAWP JPA) is currently constructing a new Water Recycling Facility, and a new Advanced Water Purification Facility which will produce highly treated recycled water to be discharged to Lake Jennings. San Diego Water Board are currently drafting an NPDES permit for the project. | San Diego Water Board staff are currently drafting an NPDES permit for the project. The next major milestone will be providing a copy of the administrative draft NPDES permit to DDW and USEPA. | TBD | Neither | R9 | Fisayo Osibodu | ECAWP JPA (made up of Padre Dam Municipal Water District, City of El Cajon, & County of San Diego) and Helix Water District | N/A | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||
| 779 | A-25 | no | Ocean Beaches and Freshwater Creeks Pathogen Project | Adopted as a high priority in the 2014 and 2018 triennial reviews, this project will result in recommendations and referral to implementation programs to address pathogen impairment in all the 303(d) listed coastal beaches and freshwater creeks (except Russian River, which is addressed separately). | Public Review of staff report | 2024-12-31 | Regional | R1 | Prachi Kulkarni | Prachi Kulkarni, Lisa Bernard, Sonoma County Public Health Dept., Humboldt County Public Health Dept., Humboldt Bay Keepers | Lisa Bernard | |||||||
| 782 | P | no | ONRW development and designation | This project was identified as a high priority during the 2014 and 2018 triennial reviews. Due to resource constraints, this project has not been staffed. This project was approved as part of the 2023 Triennial Review and Regional Board's Climate Change specialist will lead internal work on this effort, with support from planning staff. External parties will staff the foundational work of this effort in cooperation with, and under the oversight of, the Region's climate change specialist. | Development of an MOU and Project Charter with external partners. | 2025-06-30 | Neither | R1 | Matt St. John | None | Lisa Bernard | |||||||
| 1163 | A-25 | no | Orders for TMDL Implementation in the Scott River and Shasta River | The Regional Water Board adopted sediment and temperature TMDLs for the Scott River in 2005. It adopted temperature and dissolved oxygen TMDLs for the Shasta River in 2006. TMDL Waivers were adopted in 2012 and again in 2018 to address multiple pollutant concerns in each of these watersheds. The 2018 waivers have been extended for 2.5 years to allow for development of more comprehensive and encompassing orders. The pollutant concerns are largely related to ranch management, road management, tailwater management, and water conservation needs. | Regional | R1 | Elias Scott | Eli Scott, Kason Grady | ||||||||||
| 1188 | A-25 | yes | Possible Amendment of the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan to Incorporate a Voluntary Agreement for the Tuolumne River | On November 9, 2022, the State Water Board received a memorandum of understanding for a proposed Tuolumne River Voluntary Agreement consisting of flow and habitat measures to be considered as implementation of the Lower San Joaquin River flow objectives for the Tuolumne River. The proposed Tuolumne River Voluntary Agreement does not fully conform to the current provisions of the Bay-Delta Plan. To incorporate the proposed Tuolumne River Voluntary Agreement the State Water Board will need to consider updates to the Bay-Delta Plan that allow for lower flows than the adopted objectives and prepare a staff report including an environmental document and a report documenting the scientific basis. On April 11, 2023, the State Water Board issued a Notice of Preparation of an environmental document and held a scoping meeting to receive input on issues that should be addressed during the environmental review of the proposed Tuolumne River Voluntary Agreement. A draft Scientific Basis Report is currently being developed and is anticipated to be released for public review and comment in early 2025. | Draft Scientific Basis Report | 2025-02 | Neither | DWR | Stephen Louie/Diane Riddle | TBD | ||||||||
| 1174 | A-25 | no | Proposed amendment to the Basin Plan to incorporate applicable provisions of statewide plans and policies incorporate applicable provisions of Statewide Water Quality Control Plans and Policies | Adopted by Regional Board on 6/21/24. Tentatively scheduled for State Water Board approval hearing April 15, 2025. | Public Hearing. | 2025-04-15 | Regional | R3 | Daniel Ellis, Jamie Pratt | Jamie Pratt | Daniel Ellis | 2024-02-16 | 2024-06-21 | |||||
| 271 | A | R3 Nitrate Drinking Water Pollution Initiative | This comprehensive regional effort/initiative is focused on identifying and informing at-risk nitrate contaminated domestic and small system well users and disadvantaged communities (DAC) to help them evaluate and implement interim and long-term replacement water solutions. This effort includes coordination with the Office of Enforcement to facilitate the provision of replacement water by responsible parties for individual well owners or water systems (with an emphasis on schools) and on larger scales (i.e., Salinas Basin Agricultural Stewardship Group replacement water program). Provided free domestic well sampling to 90 wells/households in 2012/2013 through USGS in Salinas and Pajaro Valley areas in conjunction with GAMA Priority Basin Project. Provided results to participants with additional info and resources. Coordinated 2017/2018 domestic well sampling project in San Luis Obispo County with Environmental Health Services Dept. for the sampling of approximately 250 private domestic wells. Currently in the process of implementing a region-wide domestic well sampling project (testing for nitrate, arsenic, 1,2,3-trichloropropane, hex-chrome and perchlorate). Free and voluntary well sampling programs funded by R3 Groundwater Assessment and Protection (GAP)Program SEP funds. Office of Public Participation developed and implementing DAC focused and community based nitrate focused drinking water pollution and well sampling project outreach and education for Monterey County. Ongoing coordination with EJ groups to identify DACs and disadvantaged individuals, and their drinking water issues/needs. Ongoing coordination and communication with DDW, county level public health, drinking water and well permitting programs and county Board of Supervisors. Mapped out 970 local small and state small water systems (by parcels served; well locations unknown) in Monterey County with respect to nitrate concentration (see R3 CCAMP-GAP website). Compiled and evaluated nitrate data for 1,627 domestic wells sampled since 2010 (see July 31-August 1, 2014 R3 Board Meeting agenda, Item No. 11). Regional Board allocated $119K in settlement funds for two projects focused on providing safe drinking water to DACs and limited resource farmers in R3. R3 staff working with Greater Monterey County IRWM RMG as TAC member for Salinas Valley DAC Drinking Water and Sanitation Needs Assessment (funded as directed by the Budget Act of 2014 [AB 1476] via $500K from the WDPF). Issues: Local, regional and statewide EJ groups either do not exist or lack capacity to implement or support DAC drinking water needs assessments and help identify and implement interim and long-term solutions. Counties also generally lack capacity or are not willing to support EJ/DAC related efforts. Comprehensive statewide DAC drinking water and sanitation needs assessment required to clearly define extent of problem, potential solutions and associated costs. DACs lack basic institutional capacity and legal status to qualify and apply for limited available funding and to implement and maintain projects. Existing DAC and sDAC MHI criteria at census block/track scale is not sufficient to clearly identify DACs. Nitrate loading/source identification and reduction for long term solution continues on many fronts, notably Ag, septic systems, and municipal treatment plants) | Regional | R3 | Matthew Keeling and Angela Schroeter | OPP, OPA, OE, DDW, EJCW, CWC, various R3 staff, and various counties | Ongoing | ||||||||||
| 1173 | A-24 | yes | R3-2021-0041 revisions to comply with remands order WQ 2023-0081 | revisions under development | Public comment period | Regional | R3 | Mary Hamilton and Elaine Sahl | ||||||||||
| 1165 | O | no | Reissuance of Waste Discharge Requirements | 11/26/24 Update: The San Diego Water Board held 4 public workshops on reissuance and update of the General Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) for Commercial Agricultural Operations in the San Diego Region. The San Diego Water Board initially released the updated Tentative WDRs for public review and comment on March 29, 2024. The public comment period closed on July 15, 2024. However, the San Diego Water Board has decided to put reissuance of the Tentative WDRs on hold and has pivoted to conducting additional stakeholder outreach and developing strategies to identify and address pathways of pollution from agricultural operations in the priority watersheds. | TBD | Neither | R9 | Fisayo Osibodu | N/A | 2024-03-29 | TBD | TBD | ||||||
| 1184 | C2024 | no | Renew Timber Harvest Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements | The Lahontan Water Board plans to renew its Timber Harvest Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements | proposed adoption at August 19 board meeting | 2024-08-19 | Neither | R6 | Bryan Talmadge and Jeremy Feinberg | 2024-08-19 | ||||||||
| 764 | A | Renewal of Conditional Waiver of WDRs for Grazing Operations in Tomales Bay Watershed | This Waiver of WDRs is undergoing public comment and will be considered by the Regional Water Board on Oct. 12, 2018. It will require grazing operations in the Tomales Bay Watershed to implement practices to protect that Bay from bacteria and sediment. | Neither | DWQ | Rene Leclerc | ||||||||||||
| 1152 | A-25 | no | Renewal of the Region 8 Stormwater Scrap Metal Permit | R8 staff is preparing to revise and renew the Region 8 Sector-Specific General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities from Scrap Metal Recycling Facilities within Region 8. Revisions will be made to the current 2018 NPDES permit which expires in October 2023. | Neither | R8 | Michelle Beckwith/ David Rosas | Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board | Jayne Joy (EO) | July 2023 | 2023-12-27 | |||||||
| 400 | O | Revision of General Order for Existing Dairies | Revision of Revised General Order R5-2013-0122 to include requirements for composting consistent with the statewide composting General Order WQ 2015-0121-DWQ, requirements for land application areas consistent with the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program requirements, to include updated requirements adopted in the Bovine General Order R5-2017-0058, and consider recommendations based on the conclusion of the Central Valley Dairy Representative Monitoring Program. Staff is drafting revisions for Board considerations at future meeting. The order will be updated to address the State Board remand order when it is adopted. | Neither | R5 | Joey Sisk | Joey Sisk | Scott Hatton, Program Manager | ||||||||||
| 240 | A-26 | Russian River Watershed Pathogen TMDL | The amendment of the Water Quality Control Plan for the North Coast Region to include the Action Plan for the Russian River Watershed Pathogen TMDL and Prohibition Against the Discharge of Fecal Waste Materials was adopted by the Regional Water Board in December 2021. The Action Plan was scheduled to go before the State Board in Early 2024, however, the North Coast Region decided to withdraw the TMDL from consideration. The decision stemmed from collaborative discussions between State Water Resources Control Board and regional board staffs about the need to prioritize on-site waste treatment system sources with the highest risk of discharge to surface waters. The withdrawal provides the regional board with additional time to focus resources on the treatment systems that pose the most serious threats. The regional board will scope and make isolated adjustments to the program of implementation in the TMDL’s action plan and release the proposed changes for public review and comment, followed by regional board consideration. Once adopted by the regional board, project documents would proceed to the State Water Board for review and approval. | Revised Staff Report and Action Plan for public review. | 2025-03-31 | Regional | R1 | Lance Le | Charles Reed, Lisa Bernard | Lisa Bernard | ||||||||
| 714 | O | yes | Salt and Nutrient Management Plans (per the Recycled Water Policy) | Basin planning staff oversee and facilitate the development of Salt and Nutrient Management Plans (SNMPs) by providing regulatory guidance as necessary and technical and regulatory oversight of the process to ensure that the final product is compliant with the specific requirements of the recycled water policy and state and federal water quality laws. Upon completion of the plans, the management measures contained therein are incorporated into the Basin Plan. To date, the Los Angeles Water Board has adopted six Basin Plan amendments incorporating stakeholder proposed/developed salt and nutrient management measures for seven basins in the Los Angeles Region. The Upper Los Angeles River Area (ULARA) Watermaster is preparing the SNMP for the San Fernando Valley Groundwater Basin. The CEQA Scoping meeting was conducted in October 2017, and the plan is being finalized. The ULARA Watermaster has submitted several SNMP components for staff review and staff have provided feedback. | Regional | R4 | Xiaofei Cui | Xiaofei Cui, Steve Rowe, ULARA Watermaster | Executive Officer | |||||||||
| 1016 | O | no | San Diego Regional MS4 Permit | 2024-12-17: The San Diego Water Board will consider reissuance of its 2013 Regional MS4 Storm Water Permit for the 39 Copermittees within San Diego, South Orange, and southwestern Riverside counties. Reissuance of the Regional MS4 Permit includes: updating regulatory requirements, increasing clarity of requirements, and streamline reporting. | Developing working staff draft. | Regional | R9 | Ben Neill | ||||||||||
| 1015 | O | no | Santa Margarita River TMDL Water Quality Restoration Plan for Nutrients | 2024-11-26: Stakeholder group review of draft restoration plan. | Public comment period. Project paused due to workforce reductions. | TBD | Regional | R9 | Cynthia Gorham | TBD | ||||||||
| 1189 | A-25 | no | SF Bay Region Triennial Review | Planned for Adoption for March 2025 | Regional | R2 | Gerardo Martinez | |||||||||||
| 459 | C2024 | Short-Term Renewal of U.S. Forest Service Nonpoint Source Waiver | Short-term renewal of Order R1-2015-0021, Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Nonpoint Source Discharges related to certain activities on US Forest Service Land. Waiver expires in October 2020. The Short Term renewal allows staff to transition this waiver into a general waste discharge requirements order, and to conduct a new CEQA analysis, likely an environmental impact report, for the next iteration of the Federal Lands Permit. | Neither | R1 | Devon Jorgenson | Forest Fortescue, Carley Dunleavy | Jonathan Warmerdam | The doc handle is 9327958. FLP development PIN (CW-877589). | 2020-05-01 | 2020-08-20 | |||||||
| 1160 | O | yes | Standards Review/Evaluation based on EPA’s New 2013 Ammonia Recommended Criteria | Ongoing | To fully consider comments made on the Staff Report, tentative Board Resolution and tentative Basin Plan. A new public hearing date has not been scheduled | Regional | R4 | Stefani Daryanto | Stefani Daryanto, LB Nye, Jenny Newman | Jenny Newman | 2023-04-06 | |||||||
| 1186 | A-25 | no | Time Schedule Order Extension for fecal indicators in Newport Bay | On August 6, 2024, Staff received a request from permittees to extend TSO 2019-0050. This TSO was adopted on December 6, 2019 for a four year term and authorized the EO to grant a one year extension. The TSO was extended by the EO through TSO 2023-0063 a year later to December 6, 2024. The draft TSO has gone through legal review and is ready to go out for public comment. | Neither | R8 | Raj Rajen | Newport Bay Permittees | Jayne Joy | Nov 8 2024 | Feb 2025 | |||||||
| 1138 | A-25 | no | Total Maximum Daily Loads for Nitrogen Compounds in the Santa Ynez River Basin, Santa Barbara County, California | Adopted by Regional Water Board, June 2023. Approved by State Board in January 2024. Approved by OAL in Spring 2024. Submitted USEPA in June 2024. Waiting for USEPA approval. | Regional | R3 | Peter Osmolovsky | Jamie Pratt | Daniel Ellis | 2023-04-20 | ||||||||
| 1094 | O | no | Tribal Beneficial Uses | 2024-11-25: Staff continues monthly meetings with tribal representative workgroup to identify potential waters to designate. | Preliminary list of potential waters to designate with tribal-related beneficial uses; date TBD | TBD | Regional | R9 | Michelle Santillan | |||||||||
| 979 | A-26 | yes | Tribal Cultural BUs and Subsistence Fishing BU | The North Coast Basin Plan includes a Tribal Cultural BU and a BU for subsistence fishing. But, the definitions differ somewhat from the statewide definition adopted by the State Board in February 2016. The 2018 Triennial Review identified as a high priority an update of the Basin Plan's existing CUL and FISH BUs to comport with the statewide definitions. The Regional Board also directed staff to consider designation of these new BUs and assess the degree to which the existing CUL designated waters must be re-designated under the new definitions. This project is proposed for full staffing on the 2023 Triennial Review Planning Unit workplan, which was adopted by the Regional Board on June 14, 2024. | Stakeholder Outreach and Engagement including invitations to consult under AB52 | Regional | R1 | Michelle Fuller | MLSTEP | Lisa Bernard | ||||||||
| 974 | A | yes | Urban Water Conservation Reporting | Neither | ORPP | James Nachbaur | 2019-09-30 | |||||||||||
| 425 | P | USFS MOU for BAER activities | Staff has engaged the USFS in drafting an MOU that will outline the process by which the Regional Boards may choose to participate in USFS Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER)teams. Temporarily on hold due to vacancies at the regional USFS office. | This project is on hold until the Central Valley Water Board's proposed federal NPS permit is further along. | Neither | R5 | Angela Wilson | Clint Snyder, Lori Okun | ||||||||||
| 710 | A-25 | no | Waste Discharge Requirements for Cities of Pomona and Claremont | R8 staff has been working to renew Order No. R8-2013-0043. This permit includes requirements that implement the bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Middle Santa Ana River largely through an approved Comprehensive Bacteria Reduction Plan. R8 staff posted the Reports of Waste Discharge that had been submitted but no comments were received from the public. There was interaction with staff from the two cities on portions of the draft permit and continued R8 management on the remainder of the permit back in Fall, 2019 but no further action was taken in light of other program priorities until recently. A draft permit has been prepared and is available in Sharepoint. The draft is undergoing legal review with staff. Legal review of the permit is complete except for the Fact Sheet. The reviewed portions are ready for management review and will be released as an administrative draft to the permittees and USEPA once completed. The Fact Sheet will not be included in that release. | Neither | R8 | R8-Adam Fischer | Cities of Claremont and Pomona, Inland Water Keepers | Jayne Joy (EO) | |||||||||
| 975 | A | yes | Water Loss Control Performance Standards | Neither | ORPP | James Nachbaur | 2019-11-29 | |||||||||||
| 738 | A-25 | Waters of the State - Storm Water Informational Workshop | Core Program Review. Staff will present a staff report to the Lahontan Water Board at an informational workshop potentially in 2025. The staff report and presentation will focus on options for regulating storm water discharges from industrial and construction activities and dredge and fill activities in areas of the region that do not contain waters of the United States. | Neither | R6 | Tiffany Steinert | 2025 | |||||||||||
| 972 | A-25 | Yes | WETLAND POLICY CLIMATE CHANGE UPDATE PROJECT | The purpose of this Basin Plan Amendment is to provide background information on climate change effects on water quality and inform the development of a future policy amendments to address climate change. | 2025-06-01 | Regional | R2 | Christina Toms | Region 2 Water Board - all Divisions | Region 2 Water Board Planning Division | 2024-06-12 |
Policies/General Permits Completed in 2023
| Status Code | Board Priority Project(s) |
Policy/Significant General Permit |
Status | Statewide or Regional Collaborative Project |
Org. Lead |
| C2023 | yes | Basin Plan Amendment to Adopt Maximum Benefit Program for the Elsinore Groundwater Management Zone | The Basin Plan amendment that established a maximum benefit total dissolved solids and nitrate as nitrogen groundwater quality objectives and a salt and nutrient management plan for the Elsinore Groundwater Management Zone was approved by OAL on July 24, 2023. Therefore, this project has been completed. | Neither | R8 |
| C2023 | no | Cannabis General Order | Cannabis Cultivation General Order Readoption- required to maintain waiver component in the general order. No significant changes/updates proposed. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2023 | no | Conditional Waiver for Irrigated Lands | The 2022 Conditional Waiver is an renewal of the 2016 Conditional Waiver and incorporates the precedential requirements contained in Order WQ2018-0002, In the Matter of Review of Waste Discharge Requirements General Order No. R5-2012-0116 for Growers Within the Eastern San Joaquin River Watershed that are Members of the Third-Party Group (ESJ Order). The Waiver expired September 30, 2023 | Neither | R4 |
| C2023 | Yes | Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook | California's Health and Safety Code, section 116407, requires the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt standards for backflow and protection and cross-connection control by 1 January 2020. The work includes updating existing regulations, and developing specialist and tester certification criteria. A stakeholder workshop was held on 20 February 2020. The first public comment period opened on 26 February 2021, with a public hearing held on 27 April 2021. A revised draft was released for public comment on 3 November 2022. A second public hearing was held 5 December 2022, with the written comment period closing 9 December 2022. A final workshop was held 18 October 2023. The Board adopted the policy handbook at its 19 December 2023 meeting. The adopted cross-connection control policy handbook is effective as of 1 July 2024. | Statewide | DDW |
| C2023 | Yes | Expedited Drinking Water Grant Funding Program Guidelines | Draft guidelines released January 6, 2023. Public workshops: February 6, 7, and 8. Written comments were due February 10, 2023. Guidelines will be considered for Board adoption March 8, 2023. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2023 | yes | FY 2023-24 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan | CWSRF IUP adopted at Board Meeting on 9/6/23 | Statewide | DFA |
| C2023 | yes | FY 2023-24 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan | FY 2023/24 DWSRF IUP was adopted at July 18, 2023 Board Meeting | Statewide | DFA |
| C2023 | Yes | FY 2023-24 Fund Expenditure Plan for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund | FEP adopted by the State Water Board on October 3, 2023. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2023 | yes | Implementation of Lower San Joaquin River Flows and Southern Delta Salinity Updates to the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan | On December 12, 2018, the State Water Board adopted changes to the Lower San Joaquin River flows (including the Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Merced rivers) and the southern Delta salinity objectives and associated program of implementation included in the Bay-Delta Plan. The updates to the Bay-Delta Plan were approved by the Office of Administrative Law on February 25, 2019. The program of Implementation for the Lower San Joquin River flows updates to the Bay-Delta Plan requires the formation of a regional watershed group (STM), and development by staff of Biological Goals, Compliance Measures, and Adaptive Implementation Methods. The program of implementation for the southern Delta salinity updates to the Bay-Delta plan requires development, by the United States Bureau of Reclamation and the Department of Water Resources, of a Comprehensive Operations Plan, Monitoring Special Study, and Monitoring and Reporting Plan. The STM was formed on October 3, 2022, and Biological Goals were developed and approved by the State Water Board on September 6, 2023. Other elements of the program of implementation for lower San Joaquin River flows and southern Delta salinity objectives will be completed as the process to implement the objectives through water rights and water quality actions moves forward. For more information regarding implementing the objectives see the row for “Proposed Regulation Implementing Lower San Joaquin River Flows and Southern Delta Salinity Objectives in the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan” in this table. | Statewide | DWR |
| C2023 | no | Middle-Mile Broadband Network (MMBN) Initiative General Order | The middle-mile broadband network (MMBN) initiative is part of Senate Bill 156, which provides for the building of an open-access middle-mile network so service providers can reach unserved or underserved Californians. The initiative will allow for construction of 10,000 miles of high-capacity fiber lines throughout the state by December 2026. State Water Board staff is developing an Order to expedite MMBN projects that include a discharge of dredged or fill materials to waters of the state. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2023 | no | Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Policy and Conditional Waiver renewal | The Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) Policy and conditional waiver of waste discharge requirements (collectively, Policy) was adopted June 2012 and provides a tiered approach to OWTS regulation and formalizes the relationship between the regional water quality control boards and local agencies. The Policy became effective on May 13, 2013, and the conditional waiver of waste discharge requirements in the Policy was reissued April 2018. The documents for the public comment period were made available at the below program page on September 16, 2022 with a public comment period that ended November 1, 2022 at noon. The public response to comment and revised draft policy documents were publicly posted on April 4, 2023. The State Water Board adoption of the OWTS Policy and Conditional Waiver renewal occurred on April 18, 2023. Program Page: https://waterboards.ca.gov/owts | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2023 | no | OTC Policy Amendment - Local and System-wide Reliability | On August 15, 2023, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted the amendment to the Water Quality Control Policy on the Use of Coastal and Estuarine Waters for Power Plant Cooling (Once-Through Cooling or OTC Policy) extending the compliance dates for Alamitos, Huntington Beach, Ormond Beach, and Scattergood generating stations. The OTC Policy Amendment extended the compliance dates for Alamitos, Huntington Beach, and Ormond Beach generating stations for three years, through December 31, 2026, to serve as a part of the Electric Reliability Strategic Reserve Program and to support system-wide grid reliability. The OTC Policy Amendment also extended the compliance date for Scattergood Generating Station by five years, through December 31, 2029, to support local grid reliability. Additionally, the OTC Policy Amendment included a change without regulatory effect to revise the compliance date for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant to October 31, 2030, to reflect with the extension provided in Senate Bill 846. The State Water Board adopted the amendment on August 15th, 2023. The Office of Administrative Law approved it on December 5, 2023. The Notice of Decision was submitted and accepted on December 29, 2023. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2023 | no | Policy/Significant General Permit: Waste Discharge Requirements for Irrigated Lands | The Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges from Irrigated Agricultural Lands within the Los Angeles Region (WDRs) were adopted by the Los Angeles Water Board on September 28, 2023. The permit covers discharges from commercial growers in the Los Angeles Region and incorporates the requirements of the statewide precedential elements of the ESJ order | Neither | R4 |
| C2023 | no | Prioritization of Drinking Water Regulations for Calendar Year 2023 | The Division of Drinking Water will present its annual regulatory update and list of priority rulemaking activities for 2023 to the State Water Board. Consistent with Health and Safety Code section 116365, the Division will also provide notice of its plans for 2023 development of new and revised maximum contaminant levels. | Neither | DDW |
| C2023 | yes | Proposed Regulation Modifying Water Right Ownership Notice Requirements and Reporting Dates | This regulation was approved by the Office of Administrative Law and was effective on January 31, 2023. [Background: At the January 4, 2023 Board meeting, it is anticipated the Board will approve the proposed changes made by the Office of Administrative Law. On July 15, 2022, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was posted. The Staff Workshop is scheduled on August 23, 2022. August 31, 2022 is the deadline for comments. At the September 20, 2022 Board meeting, the Board approved the Resolution.] | Neither | EXEC |
| C2023 | no | Renew Bridgeport Valley Grazing Waiver | Staff will present a proposed Bridgeport Valley Grazing Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements to the Lahontan Water Board for its consideration at the Board's November 9-10, 2022 meeting. If adopted, the Waiver will continue efforts initiated under previous waivers to reduce bacteria and nutrient discharges from grazing activities to surface waters within the Bridgeport Valley. | Neither | R6 |
| C2023 | no | Renewal of NPDES General Permit for Discharges from Aquaculture Facilities and Aquariums | The public comment period closed August 14, 2023. No public comments were received. Staff will present the proposed order R3-2023-0013, NPDES No. CAG993003 to the Central Coast Water Board at the Board’s October 19-20, 2023 meeting for consideration. | Regional | R3 |
| C2023 | no | RUST Regulations | Board approved resolution, OAL staff approval recommended 2-28-23 | Statewide | DFA |
| C2023 | no | Santa Ana River Basin Plan Amendment to Update TDS and Nitrogen Management Plan | The Basin Plan Amendment that amended the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin to Revise the Total Dissolved Solids and Nitrogen Management program (TDS/N Management Program) was approved by OAL on July 27, 2023. Therefore, this project has been completed. | Neither | R8 |
| C2023 | no | Site Cleanup Subaccount Resolution | Resolution adopted 4-18-23. Stakeholder meetings held in summer 2023. Board update scheduled for 11-8-23. Changes to Resolution including ranking methodology expected in April 2024. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2023 | no | Statewide Emergency WDR for Dredge and Fill | A Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material to Waters of the State from Emergency Repair and Protection Activities was issued on July 13, 2023. The draft documents were released for public comment on April 28, 2023. The public comment period ended on May 30, 2023. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2023 | yes | TMDLs for turbidity in the Gabilan Creek watershed, Monterey County | The Central Coast Water Board adopted TMDLs for turbidity in the Gabilan Creek watershed, Monterey County on February 18, 2022, and State Water Board approved this Basin Plan amendment on June 7, 2022. The TMDLs were approved by OAL on December 8, 2022, and were approved in spring 2023. | Regional | R3 |
Policies/General Permits Completed in 2022
| Status Code | Board Priority Project(s) |
Policy/Significant General Permit |
Status | Statewide or Regional Collaborative Project |
Org. Lead |
| C2022 | no | 2020-2022 Integrated Report | The Integrated Report includes the 303(d) list of impaired waters and the 305(b) assessment of surface waters. The 2020-2022 cycle consists primarily of listing and delisting recommendations for waterbodies in the Central Coast, Central Valley, and San Diego regions, plus high-priority listing recommendations for the Colorado River Basin. The State Water Board is administering the public process for all regional water boards for the 2020-2022 Integrated Report. The State Water Board adopted the 303(d) List on January 19, 2022. It was submitted to USEPA on April 1, 2022. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2022 | yes | 2022 Triennial Review | Water Board staff provided a staff report, presentation, and proposed Resolution for the Water Board's consideration at its March 9-10, 2022 Board meeting. The proposed Resolution included a list of Basin Planning projects prioritized for work during the following three years. The Water Board adopted the Resolution as proposed. | Neither | R6 |
| C2022 | yes | Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coastal Basin to Improve and Clarify Waste Discharge Prohibition Language | The Central Coast Water Board adopted amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coastal Basin to improve and clarify waste discharge prohibition language on February 18, 2022 and State Water Board approved this Basin Plan amendment on June 7, 2022. The amendments were approved by OAL on 11/2/22 OAL. Documents were submitted to USPEA on 10/11/22. | Neither | R3 |
| C2022 | no | Aquatic Pesticide General Permit – Aquatic Weed Control Permit Amendment | The State Water Board Executive Director amended the existing statewide Aquatic Weed Control NPDES Permit to: add Central California Irrigation District, Firebaugh Water District, and Henry Miller Reclamation District to the list of public agencies in Attachment G of the Permit that have satisfactorily completed the CEQA process and are granted a categorical exception from complying with California Toxic Rule priority pollutant limitations in accordance with section 5.3 of the State Implementation Policy. The proposed amendment to the Aquatic Weed Control NPDES Permit was posted for a 30-day public comment period on June 29, 2022. The due date for interested parties to submit written comments to the State Water Board was July 29, 2022. No public comments were received during the public comment period. The State Water Board Executive Director approved the amended Aquatic Weed Control NPDES Permit on August 24, 2022. | Neither | DWQ |
| C2022 | Aquatic Pesticide General Permit – Vector Control | The State Water Board Executive Director amended the existing statewide Vector Control NPDES Permit to:(1) add pyriproxyfen to the list of active ingredients in the permit; and (2) provide the corresponding findings, receiving water monitoring and reporting requirements. The proposed amendment to the Vector Control NPDES Permit was posted for a 30-day public comment period on July 20, 2022. The due date for interested parties to submit written comments to the State Water Board was August 22, 2022. State Water Board received one public comment from the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California supporting the proposed amendment. The State Water Board Executive Director approved the amended Vector Control NPDES Permit on October 4, 2022. | Statewide | DWQ | |
| C2022 | yes | Basin Plan Amendment to Add Three Tribal Beneficial Use Definitions: Tribal Tradition and Culture (CUL), Tribal Subsistence Fishing (T- SUB), and Subsistence Fishing (SUB) | Adopted by the Regional Board on March 10, 2022, approved by the State Board on October 18, 2022 | Regional | R4 |
| C2022 | yes | Drinking Water Infrastructure Funding ($650M) Implementation Plan | Draft released for public comment on 1/6/2022. Public comment period closed on 2/7/2022. The Amended 2021-22 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan was adopted by the State Water Board at the 3/15/2022 Board Meeting. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2022 | Yes | FY 2022-23 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan | Adopted at the October 3, 2022 Board Meeting. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2022 | Yes | FY 2022-23 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan | Adopted at the October 3, 2022 Board Meeting. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2022 | no | FY 2022-23 Fund Expenditure Plan for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund | Adopted at the October 3, 2022 Board Meeting. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2022 | no | General Permit for Discharges with Limited Threat to Water Quality | The permit was adopted by Regional Board members. | Regional | R3 |
| C2022 | Yes | Groundwater Cleanup/Recycled Water Funding ($350M) Implementation Plan | Developing implementation plan for public review/comment in April and Board consideration in May 2022 | Statewide | DFA |
| C2022 | no | Groundwater Remediation General Order | The Lahontan Water Board adopted a Resolution adopting a CEQA Negative Declaration and adopted General WDRs regulating low-threat groundwater discharges to land, and application of remediation compounds to soil and groundwater for cleaning up wastes at sites contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, and/or inorganic pollutants. The Board took these actions at its June 8-9, 2022 Board meeting. | Neither | R6 |
| C2022 | yes | Imperial Valley Organochlorine and Organophosphate Compounds TMDL | This total maximum daily load (TMDL) will address the impairments of Organochlorine and Organophosphate Compounds in the Alamo River, Imperial Valley Drains, New River, and Wiest Lake. This TMDL is scheduled for Regional Board adoption in September 2021 | Regional | R7 |
| C2022 | Yes | Microplastics in Drinking Water: Method and Monitoring Requirements | California's Health and Safety Code, section 116376, requires the State Water Resources Control Board to, by 1 July 2021, adopt standard analytical method(s) for the determination of microplastics in drinking water, adopt requirements for four years of testing and reporting of levels of microplastics in drinking water, including public disclosure of results, consider issuing a notification level or other consumer guidance, and accredit qualified laboratories for the analysis of microplastics in drinking water. A contract for the development of a standard analytical method for the determination of microplastics in drinking water was executed 20 December 2019 and the method study is underway. On 17 November 2021, a workshop was held on monitoring and ELAP accreditation. Public comments on a policy handbook were due 22 December 2021. The Board adopted the policy handbook on 7 September 2022. | Statewide | DDW |
| C2022 | New Manual of Good Practice for Land Application of Food Processing/Rinse Water | Industry recommendations have been reviewed by CV-SALTS Management Practices Subcommittee. Currently the CV-SALTS Management Practices Subcommittee is on hold while salinity management alternatives are being evaluated. Salt and Nitrate Control Program adopted 31 May 2018. | Neither | R5 | |
| C2022 | no | Notification and Response Levels for Perfluorohexane Sulfonic Acid (PFHxS) | In February 2020, the Division of Drinking Water (DDW) requested notification level (NL) recommendations for several per- and polyfluroalkyl substances (PFAS)from the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). In March 2022, OEHHA provided its NL recommendation for PFHxS of 2 parts per trillion/nanograms per liter (ppt / ng/l). On 7 July 2022, DDW provided public notice of a proposed NL of 2 ppt and response level of 20 ppt and the availability of supporting documents. On 17 August 2022, an informational item on the proposed notification and response levels was presented at the State Water Board's regularly scheduled 17 August 2022 meeting. On 31 October 2022, DDW's Deputy Director issued PFHxS notification and response levels for 3 ppt and 20 ppt, respectively. | Neither | DDW |
| C2022 | no | Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Infrastructure Funding ($100M) Implementation Plan | Adopted at the October 3, 2022 Board Meeting (via the Fund Expenditure Plan for the SADW Fund and the Intended Use Plan for the DWSRF). | Statewide | DFA |
| C2022 | no | PFAS State of What We Know and What We Don't Know - Staff Report and Informational Item | Neither | R6 | |
| C2022 | yes | Policy Statement for Groundwater Protection in the North Coast Region | This project was retained (initiated in 2004) as a priority project in the 2018 Triennial Review of the Basin Plan to address potential impacts to the beneficial uses of groundwater from the discharge of waste by identifying management measures and monitoring program requirements to ensure that all land-based waste discharges are designed to protect applicable beneficial uses and meet water quality objectives set forth in the Basin Plan. In April 2021, the Regional Water Board adopted Resolution No. R1-2021-0006 directing staff to proceed with developing a Policy Statement for Groundwater Protection that outlines a range of strategies to protect high groundwater quality and improve degraded groundwater quality within the region and to present the Policy Statement for Board consideration within the shortest time practicable. The Groundwater Protection Policy Statement Resolution was adopted by the Board on October 7, 2022, and identifies the relevant policies and regulations used by the Regional Water Board and describes implementation challenges and complexities in protecting groundwater quality. Furthermore, the Policy Statement Resolution directs staff to use all existing authorities to protect high-quality groundwater, restore degraded groundwater, and to develop a Work Plan for implementation of actions to address implementation challenges and complexities. | Regional | R1 |
| C2022 | no | Prioritization of Drinking Water Regulations for Calendar Year 2022 | The Division of Drinking Water will present its annual regulatory update and list of priority rulemaking activities for 2022 to the State Water Board. Consistent with Health and Safety Code section 116365, the Division will also provide notice of its plans for 2022 development of new and revised maximum contaminant levels. | Statewide | DDW |
| C2022 | no | Prop 68 Groundwater - Drinking Water Operations and Maintenance Program Guidelineselines | Developing a set of guidelines to implement the Proposition 68 Groundwater - Drinking Water Operations and Maintenance Program | Statewide | DFA |
| C2022 | yes | Renew Lake Tahoe NPDES Municipal Storm Water Permit | Staff will be presenting the proposed NPDES Municipal Storm Water Permit for El Dorado County, Placer County, and City of South Lake Tahoe within the Lake Tahoe Hydrologic Unit to the Lahontan Water Board for consideration at the Board's September 14-15, 2022 meeting. The NPDES Municipal Storm Water Permit is the primary tool for implementing the Lake Tahoe TMDL. | Neither | R6 |
| C2022 | no | Renewal Of Conditional Waiver of WDRs for Specific Categories of Low Threat Discharge in the North Coast Region | Consistent with Water Code section 13269(a), which authorizes the Regional Water Board to waive WDRs for specific discharges or categories of discharge when the action is consistent with the applicable Basin Plan and is in the public interest, and with Water Code section 13269(b), which requires that such waivers shall be conditional and must be renewed every five years, North Coast Regional Water Board staff are proposing to renew waivers of WDRs for categories of discharge set forth in Order No. R1-2017-0039, Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Specific Categories of Low Threat Discharge in the North Coast Region. The renewed waiver order proposes minor modifications to the 2017 Conditional Waiver and a new discharge category for flood-managed aquifer recharge projects. Granting the waiver for this new category will enable the Regional Water Board to support the advancement of groundwater recharge projects using surface water flows because with appropriate monitoring and reporting the discharge of surface water to groundwater is inherently a low threat and waiving WDRS allows for expeditious water quality permitting for eligible projects. A public hearing for the Regional Water Board to consider renewal of the Conditional Waiver is scheduled for December 8, 2022. | Regional | R1 |
| C2022 | no | SNMP Program Strategy | Neither | R6 | |
| C2022 | Yes | Statewide Construction Stormwater General Permit Reissuance | On September 8, 2022, the State Water Board adopted the statewide NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit. The statewide permit regulates stormwater discharges associated with construction activities that disturb one acre or more of land. The effective date of the newly adopted permit is September 1, 2023. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2022 | yes | Statewide NPDES Phase I Caltrans Municipal Stormwater Permit Reissuance | On June 22, 2022, the State Water Board adopted the proposed NPDES Statewide Stormwater Permit and Time Schedule Order, as revised by Change Sheet 1 and the revisions discussed during the board meeting. The adopted permit implements updated federal requirements and further addresses impaired water bodies through implementation of established total maximum daily loads (TMDLs). The adopted Time Schedule Order addresses additional time the Department needs, beyond established TMDL compliance dates, to comply with TMDL-related requirements. During permit development, State Water Board staff offered Native American tribal representatives the opportunity to discuss potential permitting concerns directly with State Water Board staff. Staff also continued to meet with Department representatives and other interested parties to understand concerns expressed in public comments. Staff issued the proposed permit, proposed time schedule order, and Response to Comments in May 2022. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2022 | yes | Statewide Restoration General Order | The Order provides CWA Section 401 Water Quality Certification and Waste Discharge Requirements for eligible restoration project types statewide. The Order and supporting Program Environmental Impact Report were drafted/finalized in coordination with the Regional Boards. The Board adopted on August 16, 2022. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2022 | Yes | Statewide Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order Reissuance | In 2018, extensive interested party outreach was conducted for the development of updated statewide regulations for sanitary sewer systems. State Water Board staff released a draft reissuance of the 2006 Statewide Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order on January 31, 2022 for a 60-day public comment period. State Water Board staff considered all public comments; Staff released the proposed Order in October 2022. The State Water Board adopted the proposed Order, with late changes, on December 6, 2022. The Order becomes effective 180 days after the December 6, 2022 board adoption date. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2022 | yes | Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association\\\'s Aquatic Invasive Plant Control Methods Test NPDES Permit | The Lahontan Water Board adopted an NPDES Permit for the Tahoe Keys Lagoons Aquatic Weed Control Methods Test on January 13, 2022. The project involves the testing of both herbicide and non-chemical treatment methodologies to evaluate their effectiveness in controlling aquatic invasive plants in the Tahoe Keys Lagoons (Lake Tahoe-Outstanding Natural Resource Water). The Water Board also adopted two resolutions, one certifying an EIR for a Basin Plan Prohibition Exemption and the second granting the Basin Plan Prohibition Exemption. The Water Board also adopted a Mitigation Measure Monitoring Report for the EIR. There was significant public involvement with 50+ speakers. All votes were unanimous. | Regional | R6 |
| C2022 | yes | Wastewater Infrastructure Funding ($650M) Implementation Plan | Draft released for public comment on 1/6/2022. Public comment period closed on 2/7/2022. The Amended 2021-22 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan was adopted by the State Water Board at the 3/15/2022 Board Meeting. | Statewide | DFA |
Policies/General Permits Completed in 2021
| Status Code | Board Priority Project(s) |
Policy/Significant General Permit |
Status | Statewide or Regional Collaborative Project |
Org. Lead |
| C2021 | Yes | 2019 Volumetric Annual Report | 2021-1-28 / The Recycled Water Policy requires wastewater and recycled water dischargers (including wastewater dischargers that do not produce any recycled water) to annually report monthly volumes of influent, wastewater produced, and effluent, including treatment level and discharge type. As applicable, dischargers are additionally required to annually report recycled water use by volume and category of reuse. On January 5, 2021, Division of Water Quality staff presented the results from the 2019 Volumetric Annual Report of Wastewater and Recycled Water in California to the State Water Board. Recycled water volume for the 2019 reporting year was 686,000 acre-feet per year (AFY). Approximately 3.7 million AFY total influent entered wastewater treatment plants in 2019, and around 2.7 million AFY effluent was discharged and not recycled. An infographic and the published 2019 dataset can be accessed here: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/water_recycling_policy/volumetric_annual_reporting.html | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2021 | no | 2021 Triennial Review | Lahontan Water Board staff provided an informational workshop on the 2021 Triennial Review during the Water Board's October 2021 Board Meeting. Staff received input from Board members and stakeholders. Staff will now be presenting a Resolution for adoption the 2021 Triennial Review List at the Water Board's March 2022 Board Meeting. | Neither | R6 |
| C2021 | no | 401 Dredge/Fill Core Program Review | Core Program Review. Staff presented a staff report to the Lahontan Water Board at an informational workshop. The staff report and presentation explored options for promoting and protecting wetland restoration projects in the region, and provide updates regarding state and federal wetland policies. | Neither | R6 |
| C2021 | yes | Ag Order 4.0 | On April 15, 2021, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges from Irrigated Lands (Ag Order 4.0), and a resolution certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report for Ag Order 4.0. | Regional | R3 |
| C2021 | yes | Amend Prop 1 Groundwater Grant Program Guidelines to Broaden Wastewater Project Eligibility | Public Notice and Draft Amendments Posted December 4, 2020; Written Comments Due January 4, 2021; Board Adopted Amendments February 2, 2021 | Statewide | DFA |
| C2021 | yes | Bacteria Water Quality Objectives for the Lahontan Region | Staff presented a staff report to the Lahontan Water Board at an informational workshop during the Board's January 2021 meeting. The staff report and presentation provided information regarding the Lahontan Water Board's Bacteria Water Quality Objectives Evaluation Project (Project). The Project was the Water Board's highest priority 2018 Basin Plan Triennial Review project. The Water Board is evaluating the Basin Plan fecal coliform bacteria water quality objective (WQO) as a result of the August 2018 State Water Resources Control Board action to adopt another fecal indicator bacteria (Escherichia Coli (E. coli)) WQO specifically to protect the Water Contact Recreation (REC-1) beneficial use. Staff discussed the scientific and policy considerations analyzed by staff, factors supporting a need to amend the Basin Plan, and several options for moving the project forward. Staff subsequently proceeded to develop a Basin Plan amendment to update the bacteria WQO. | Regional | R6 |
| C2021 | Basin Plan Amendment to adopt the Salt and Nutrient Management Plan for the Upper Temescal Valley Groundwater Management Zone | R8 staff conducted a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) scoping meeting on June 20, 2018 to solicit public comments on the scope and environmental analysis to be considered when preparing Substitute Environmental Documentation (SED) to support the Basin Plan Amendment (BPA) that will adopt the Salt and Nutrient Management Plan for the Upper Temescal Groundwater Management Zone. This BPA includes creating a new groundwater management zone, establishing water quality objectives for total dissolved solids (TDS) and nitrate-nitrogen, and specifying the monitoring and reporting requirements. The draft staff report, draft SED, draft resolution language, and the draft BPA were released to the public. The R8 Board adopted the BPA at its December 4, 2020 hearing. SB approved the Resolution No. 2021-0018 on June 1, 2021. R8 staff submitted the Administrative Record to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) in August 2021. OAL approved the BPA September 21, 2021. | Neither | R8 | |
| C2021 | yes | Basin Plan Amendment to adopt TMDLs for Total Phosphorus to Address Cyanobacterial Blooms in Pinto Lake, Santa Cruz County | OAL approved on 9/9/2021. Pinto Lake has experienced phosphorus-driven cyanobacteria blooms, associated toxicity from cyanobacteria toxins, and water quality degradation for many years. Reducing phosphorus loading to Pinto Lake is anticipated to reduce the frequency and severity of cyanobacteria blooms. This TMDL for total phosphorus and the associated implementation strategy for improving water quality in Pinto Lake describes how the Water Board’s regulatory mechanisms (e.g., permits and enforcement actions), and non-regulatory actions (e.g., voluntary actions and grant-funded restoration and treatment projects) will address phosphorus loads from various sources to Pinto Lake. | Regional | R3 |
| C2021 | Basin Plan Prohibition Septic Tank Discharges in the Town of Yucca Valley | The Colorado River Basin Water Quality Control Plan currently includes a septic tank discharge prohibition for the Town of Yucca Valley in areas that overlie the Warren Valley Groundwater Subbasin (Prohibition). The Basin Plan amendment adopting the original Prohibition was approved by the Colorado River Basin Water Board on May 19, 2011 (Resolution No. R7-2011-0004) and went into effect on November 13, 2012 upon approval by the State Office of Administrative Law (OAL). The Prohibition and a subsequent revision thereto required the Hi-Desert Water District (HDWD) to construct a centralized sewage collection system (collection system) and wastewater treatment and reclamation facility (WRF), and prohibited wastewater discharges from septic tanks in three phases as the collection system and WRF got constructed. Financial, legal, economic, and technical issues have caused delays in the construction of the collection system in Phase 1, and design and construction of the collection system for Phases 2 and 3. HDWD requested the Colorado River Basin Water Board to revise the Prohibition to combine Phases 2 and 3 into a single Phase 2, to extend the overall deadlines for the Prohibition, and to identify additional deferred parcels. In addition to these requests, Colorado River Basin Water Board staff identified changes that needed to be made to the Prohibition for consistency, clarity, and accuracy, to protect water quality, and to streamline the requirements, where possible, for HDWD and the property owners. Regional Board Resolution R7-2021-0028 approving the amendment was adopted on June 15, 2021. State Board Resolution approving the amendment was adopted on December 7, 2021. | Neither | R7 | |
| C2021 | no | Conditional Waiver for Irrigated Lands | This 2021 Conditional Waiver (Order No. R4-2021-0045) was adopted on April 8, 2021. It is a short-term renewal that is essentially identical to Order No. R4-2016-0143, which expired on April 14, 2021. The short-term renewal was needed to provide sufficient time for staff to determine whether the existing requirements contained in Order No. R4-2016-0143 should be modified and how best to incorporate the precedential requirements in the ESJ Order. The short-term renewal also allowed for additional stakeholder engagement, including working meetings with discharger groups, environmental organizations, and other interested persons to discuss potential changes to the existing Order before an update of the permitting program for discharges from irrigated agricultural lands is considered by the Board. | Neither | R4 |
| C2021 | CV-SALTS Developing a Salinity and Nitrate Management Plan for all basins in the Central Valley Basin Plan Amendment for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basin Plan, Tulare Lake Basin Plan and the Delta Water Quality Control Plan | Salt and Nitrate Management Plan posted a www.cvsalinity.org at the end of 2016 and formally submitted to the Central Valley Water Board on 12 January 2017. Board accepted receipt of SNMP on 9 March 2017 and directed staff to begin Basin Plan Amendment. Central Valley Water Board adopted a Central Valley-wide Salt and Nitrate Control Program on 31May2018. Supporting policies included a revised Variance and Exceptions Policy; Drought and Conservation Policy; Offsets Policy; and clarification on the use of Secondary MCLs to protect the MUN use. State Board conditionally approved the amendments on 10/16/2019 with directives to bring back revisions within a year. OAL approved the original amendments on 1/15/2020 and US EPA approved on 11/2/2020. Revisions to the Basin Plan Amendments were approved by the Central Valley Water Board on 12/10/2020 and the State Board on 6/1/2021. OAL approved the revisions on 11/10/2021. Surface water components of the revisions were reviewed by US EPA and they notified the Central Valley Water Board on 3/15/2022 that their approval was not necessary because the changes were non-substantive. Therefore, this project is now completed. | Regional | R5 | |
| C2021 | yes | Drinking Water Priority Regulations for 2021 | Neither | DDW | |
| C2021 | no | Forestry Program Update | Core Program Review - Staff present a staff report and presentation to the Water Board at its November 2021 meeting discussing the current state of the Water Board's Forestry Program and providing recommendations for future program priorities. This is an informational agenda item where Water Board members direction to staff. | Neither | R6 |
| C2021 | yes | Funding for Fish Consumption Health Warnings | Staff are developing a resolution to delegate authorities to the Division of Financial Assistance to implement the program. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2021 | yes | FY 2021-22 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan | The FY 21-22 CWSRF IUP was adopted at the June 15, 2021 State Water Board Meeting | Statewide | DFA |
| C2021 | yes | FY 2021-22 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan | The FY 21-22 DWSRF IUP was adopted at the June 15, 2021 State Water Board Meeting | Statewide | DFA |
| C2021 | yes | FY 2021-22 Fund Expenditure Plan for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund | Draft released for public comment on 8/6/21. Public comment period closed on 8/27/21. The Plan was adopted by the State Water Board at the 10/19/21 Board Meeting. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2021 | Groundwater Quality Protection Strategy | At the Central Valley Water Board\'s September 2010 meeting Resolution #2010-0095 was adopted which approved the Groundwater Quality Protection Strategy for the Central Valley Region, A Roadmap. Progress reports on the implementation of the priority actions were provided at the June 2012, December 2013, and February 2016 Central Valley Water Board meetings. An addendum to the Strategy has been made to incorporate Board input and posted on the Board\'s website. Updates are provided to the Regional Board prior to each meeting through the Executive Officer\'s Report | Regional | R5 | |
| C2021 | yes | Imperial Valley Agricultural General Order | This Order will replace the existing Imperial Valley Agricultural Conditional Waiver. This Order will regulate waste from irrigated agricultural lands in Imperial Valley. Scheduled for Regional Board adoption in 2021 | Neither | R7 |
| C2021 | yes | Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Development Workshop | Staff presented a staff report to the Lahontan Water Board at an informational workshop during the Board\'s January 2021 meeting. The staff report and presentation provided an assessment of agricultural discharges and discussed the implications of the State Water Board’s Eastern San Joaquin Review Order for irrigated lands regulatory permits in the Lahontan Region. Staff also identified and discussed four proposed prioritized actions for irrigated agriculture in the Lahontan Region. | Neither | R6 |
| C2021 | yes | NPDES Permit Update - Hot Creek Fish Hatchery | The Lahontan Water Board adopted an updated NPDES Permit for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Fish Hatchery on Hot Creek and Time Schedule Order during its March 2021 Board meeting. The NPDES Permit establishes a new numerical effluent limit for total nitrogen, and Time Schedule Order establishes a schedule for investigation and development of a compliance plan for meeting the new total nitrogen effluent limitaion. | Regional | R6 |
| C2021 | no | OCSD Reclamation Plants NPDES permit | R8 adopted a new NPDES permit for the Orange County Sanitation Districts (OCSD) Reclamation Plant Nos. 1 and 2. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, was lead for drafting the order. A public notice was released, along with the tentative order and proposed NPDES permit. The permit and order were to be presented to the R8 Board, which adopted the permit at the June 18, 2021 R8 meeting. | Neither | R8 |
| C2021 | no | OTC Policy - Redondo Beach Amendment | On October 19, 2021, the State Water Board adopted an amendment to the Water Quality Control Policy on the Use of Coastal and Estuarine Waters for Power Plant Cooling (Once-Through Cooling or OTC Policy). The amendment extended the compliance date for Redondo Beach Generating Station for two years from December 31, 2021, to December 31, 2023, to address system-wide grid reliability in California as recommended by the Statewide Advisory Committee for Cooling Water Intake Structures. The administrative record for the amendment was approved by the Office of Administrative Law on December 23, 2021. Staff will submit the Notice of Decision to the California Natural Resources Agency by January 20, 2022. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2021 | Poseidon Huntington Beach Desalination Plant NPDES and WC 13142.5(b) Determination | R8 staff, in coordination with SB-DWQ staff and Coastal Commission staff, evaluated the Poseidon Water proposed project\'s compliance with the Ocean Plan (Water Code section 13142.5(b) determination). Coordination with USEPA had been ongoing with regards to the NPDES permit. Several briefings were presented to the R8 Board in February, March, and June 2019. Tours of the Santa Barbara and Carlsbad Desalination Plants were provided to the R8 Board in May 2019. In November 2019, the draft permit and Water Code determination were released to the public for comment. A Board workshop was held on December 6, 2019. An additional workshop on Need and Mitigation occurred on May 15, 2020. Public hearings on the permit and Ocean Plan determination subsequently occurred on three days: July 30, July 31, and August 7, 2020. The Board required additional information and requested R8 staff to continue to work with the discharger and agencies on the mitigation portion. On October 16, 2020, the Executive Officer presented to the R8 Board an information item on the progress of the mitigation discussion. Continued discussions occurred between R8 staff and the discharger. After revisions, release of changes to the public, and extensive public comments, the permit was adopted by the R8 Board on April 29, 2021 under Order No. R8-2021-0011. | Neither | R8 | |
| C2021 | yes | R3-2021-0041 - Agricultural Order | Implementation in progress. Revisions under development to comply with remands order WQ 2023-0081. | Regional | R3 |
| C2021 | yes | Revised Total Coliform Rule | The Federal Revised Total Coliform Rule became effective on 1 April 2016. Division of Drinking Water staff have drafted state regulations that are at least as stringent as federal regulations but include California-specific requirements. Staff released draft regulations in the spring of 2017 during public workshops. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was released on 30 October 2020, with an Administrative Procedure Act hearing held 17 December 2020, and the written comment period closing 18 December 2020. The proposed regulations were adopted by the Board on 2 February 2021 and were approved by the Office of Administrative Law on 28 May 2021. California's Revised Total Coliform Rule took effect 1 July 2021. | Statewide | DDW |
| C2021 | Selenium Control Program - Amendment to the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basin Plan | Central Valley Water Board adopted the Amendment in May 2010 and State Water Board approved it in October 2010. Approval by the Office of Administrative Law was received in December 2010. Effective on 7 November 2013. The 2021 Triennial Review, Project 28 provides a summary of the status. The Central Valley Water Board has taken extensive measures to address selenium impacts in Central Valley waters. The Central Valley Water Board has established three TMDLs for selenium in San Joaquin River system water bodies receiving agricultural drainage. These TMDLs are implemented through the Grasslands Bypass Project, and implementation actions have substantially reduced the load of selenium discharged to these water bodies. In addition to the above TMDLs, the Central Valley Water Board has also entered into a contract with the United States Geological Survey to study the occurrence, distribution, and sources of Sacramento Splittail deformities believed to be caused by selenium in the San Joaquin River, Sacramento River and Delta system. The contract is set to run through March 2024. A new WDRs Order for the Grassland Bypass Project was adopted by the Board in December 2019. Dischargers are implementing new requirements under the Order, including an updated Drainage Management Plan, enhanced monitoring, and evaluation of fish tissue selenium levels and estimated water column selenium thresholds for protection of fish and human health. | Neither | R5 | |
| C2021 | yes | Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Wineries | On January 20, 2021, the State Water Board adopted the resolution for the CEQA mitigated negative declaration, waste discharge requirements for winery process water and the associated General Order along with a change sheet circulated prior to the meeting and changes read into the record during adoption. Staff is proposing a public fee workshop to take place March 15, 2021. Implementation will be a multi-year process and more information can be found on the program webpage: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/waste_discharge_requirements/winery_order.html | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2021 | no | U.S. Navy MOA | The purpose of the MOA is to ensure the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest and the San Diego Water Board are in agreement as to each organizations duties and responsibilities with respect to actions related to Naval maintenance dredging of contaminated sediments in San Diego Bay within the boundaries of Naval Base San Diego, Naval Base Point Loma, and Naval Base Coronado. The MOA was signed on December 7, 2021. | Regional | R9 |
| C2021 | no | Waste Discharge Requirements for Vegetation Treatment Activities Conducted in Conformance with the California Vegetation Treatment Program | California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection developed a Vegetation Treatment Program Environmental Impact Report (CalVTP PEIR) that defines vegetation treatment activities and associated environmental protections to reduce wildfire risks. CalFire is beginning to implement the program. Some of these activities may result in waste discharges that require water board permitting. To support critical wildfire prevention activities, staff developed a streamlined permit for activities covered under the VTP PEIR. The Board adopted the proposed WDRs for Vegetation Treatment Activities Conducted in Conformance with the CalVTP on July 6. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2021 | Water Quality Objectives for Ammonia | Scoping meetings held on 15, 16 and 22 March in Rancho Cordova, Fresno and Redding, respectively. Agency meeting held 24 May. Toxicity testing in progress to provide information for criteria development. Status update 6/25/2019 by Kari Holmes: On 2 May 2019, CVCWA presented the draft results of the Freshwater Mussels Special Project – Ammonia Criteria recalculation for the Central Valley to Board and EPA staff. CVCWA has solicited comments from Board staff and EPA which will be submitted by 28 June 2019. | Regional | R5 |
Policies/General Permits Completed in 2020
| Status Code | Board Priority Project(s) |
Policy/Significant General Permit |
Status | Statewide or Regional Collaborative Project |
Org. Lead |
| C2020 | 2018 Integrated Report | The 2018 California Integrated 303(d) List of Impaired Waters and 305(b) Surface Water Assessment Report (Integrated Report) consists of an assessment of data and information for the North Coast, Lahontan, and Colorado River regions, plus off-cycle assessments of high priority data sets in the San Francisco, Central Valley, Los Angeles, and San Diego regions. The data solicitation period ended on May 3, 2017. The State Board hearing occurred on April 21, 2020 to hear comments on the North Coast Region\'s recommended listing and delisting decisions. The State Board adopted the 303(d) list on October 20, 2020. The U.S.EPA approved the 2018 Integrated Report on June 9, 2021. | Statewide | DWQ | |
| C2020 | yes | 2020-2022 Triennial Review | The 2020-2022 Triennial Review process started in the fall of 2019. On December 20, 2019, the Los Angeles Water Board sent out a solicitation letter to interested persons and entities requesting data and information on water quality standards and other Basin Planning issues that they felt should be addressed for the Los Angeles Region, during the triennial review. Staff released a Tentative Resolution and draft Staff Report, identifying recommended priority projects for the 2020-2022 Triennial Review, for public comment on September 4, 2020. The comment deadline was October 5, 2020. The Board adopted a resolution (R20-004) approving the recommended priority projects at a public hearing on November 12, 2020. | Regional | R4 |
| C2020 | yes | Basin Plan Amendment to Add Definitions for Three Beneficial Uses (Tribal Tradition and Culture; Tribal Subsistance Fishing; and Subsistence Fishing) | In September 2020 the Lahontan Water Quality Control Board approved a resolution adopting an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region (Resolution No. pending). Adding definitions for the three beneficial uses is the first step in completing a Basin Plan Triennial Review priority project to protect Tribal cultural practices and traditional uses of waters by California Native American Tribes, subsistence fishing by California Native American Tribes, and subsistence fishing by other communities and individuals. The Regional Board action will be considered by the State Board in 2021. | Regional | R6 |
| C2020 | no | Basin Plan Amendment: Adoption of Biological Water Quality Objective and Certification of CEQA | Consideration of a proposed resolution adopting an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin to Incorporate a Water Quality Objective for Biological Condition, including staff report with substitute environmental documentation (Tentative Resolution No. R9-2020-0234). Adopted December 8, 2020. | Regional | R9 |
| C2020 | no | Basin Plan Update | Non-regulatory updates to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin (Basin Plan), including new statewide Rec-1 WQOs, addition of tribal and subsistence beneficial uses, and enforcement section of Implementation Chapter. Resolution No. R9-2020-0036 approved March 5, 2020. | Neither | R9 |
| C2020 | Coachella Valley Agricultural General Order | This Order will replace the existing Coachella Valley Agricultural Conditional Waiver. This Order will regulate waste from irrigated agricultural lands in Coachella Valley. Scheduled Regional Board adoption is November 12, 2020 | Neither | R7 | |
| C2020 | Conditional Waiver to implement TMDL load allocations assigned to nonpoint sources of trash | Adopted in Fall 2020 to implement load allocations for trash assigned to nonpoint sources. | Neither | R4 | |
| C2020 | yes | Delegating Authorities Related to the Proposition 68 Groundwater Treatment and Remediation Grant Program | On August 18, 2020, the Board adopted a resolution authorizing new eligible uses for the remaining funds. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2020 | yes | East San Joaquin Agricultural Order | Waste Discharge Requirements for General Order No. R5-2012-0116 (Revised Waste Discharge Requirements General Order, (Adopted on 7Dec2012),(Revised 3Oct2013, 27Mar2014, 17Apr2015, Oct2015, Feb2016 & Feb2018) UPDATE: 24Aug2018: ORDER WQ 2018-0002 (NOA Issued) In the Matter of Review of Waste Discharge Requirements General Order No. R5-2012-0116 for Growers Within the Eastern San Joaquin River Watershed that are Members of the Third-Party Group. SWRCB/OCC FILES A-2239(a)-(c). | Statewide | OCC |
| C2020 | yes | Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Regulations | Division of Drinking Water staff drafted new regulations governing the accreditation of laboratories regulated by the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP). The regulations will ensure standards for laboratory compliance is auditable and enforceable. ELAP staff held an Administrative Procedure Act hearing on 18 December 2019. The State Water Board adopted the proposed regulations on 5 May 2020. The adopted regulations have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law, filed with the Secretary of State, and take effect 1 January 2021. | Statewide | DDW |
| C2020 | no | FY 2020-21 Fund Expenditure Plan for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund | The Plan was released for public comment on May 28, 2020 with comments due on June 16, 2020. A revised version of the Fund Expenditure Plan was released on July 6, 2020 and the Plan was adopted by the State Water Board at the July 7, 2020 Board Meeting. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2020 | Yes | General Order for Emergency Disposal of Disaster Debris | Waste Discharge Requirements for disposal of debris from declared emergency areas to streamline the response process to disaster recovery areas was adopted on February 18, 2020. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2020 | no | General Permit | On April 16, 2020, the Los Angeles Water Board adopted General WDRs for discharges of non-process wastewater to surface waters in coastal watersheds of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. | Regional | R3 |
| C2020 | no | General Permit | On June 11, 2020, the Los Angeles Water Board adopted General WDRs for discharges of groundwater from cleanup and water supply operations in the San Gabriel River and Upper Rio Hondo watersheds-Los Angeles county. | Regional | R3 |
| C2020 | no | General Permit for Small Domestic Wastewater Treatment Facilities | The Water Board adopted a General Permit regulating small domestic wastewater treatment facilities that treat between 250 gallons per day and 100,000 gallons per day. The General Permit also establishes a nitrogen effluent limitation for those facilities. The item was adopted at the March 2020 Board meeting. | Neither | R6 |
| C2020 | no | General Permit for Small Industrial Wastewater Treatment Systems | The Water Board adopted a General Permit regulating small industrial wastewater treatment facilities that treat and discharge less than 100,000 gallons per day to evaporative disposal systems and to infiltrative disposal systems. The General Permit also establishes effluent limitations for discharges to infiltrative disposal systems. The General Permit was adopted at the March 2020 Board meeting. | Neither | R6 |
| C2020 | yes | General Waivers of Waste Discharge Requirements (Order Nos. R3-2008-0036 and R3-2008-0037) for the management and reuse of petroleum impacted soil | Order No. R3-2008-0036, General Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for the Management of Petroleum-Impacted Soils at Authorized Waste Pile Management Facilities (Waste Pile Management Facility Order)and Order No. R3-2008-0037, General Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for the Reuse of Non-Hazardous Crude Oil Impacted Soil and Non-Hazardous Spend Sandblasting Aggregate (Reuse Order, expired on September 2, 2017. Staff is conducting a programmatic review of these orders with respect to the relative water quality risks and requirements based on available monitoring and reporting, inspection and literature information. Staff intends to bring a recommendation to the Board at the end of 2018 regarding if and how to continue regulating these activities based on the outcome of the risk-based review. Recommendations may include formal rescission without reissuance, revised orders, rolling requirements into another general waiver/order, etc. Lead staff prepared an internal memo and presented its findings to senior management. Based on staffs recommendations and senior management concurrence, draft general WDRs will be prepared. | Neither | R3 |
| C2020 | yes | General Waste Discharge Requirements for Active Landfills within the Central Coast Region | Developing general WDRs for active landfill sites within the Central Coast Region. The WDRs will cover 15 active landfills. A draft order is in the works | Neither | R3 |
| C2020 | no | General WDR Order for Large Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plants | Completed in Sept 2020. Adopted General WDR that will cover most large (greater than 100,000 gallons per day) domestic wastewater treatment facilities in Region 3. | Neither | R3 |
| C2020 | no | Intended Use Plan for Clean Water State Revolving Fund | This Intended Use Plan (IUP) describes the State Water Board’s plan for implementing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and its complementary financing programs for clean water projects (e.g., waste water, water recycling) to be funded in each State Fiscal Year. The FY 20-21 IUP was adopted at the June 16, 2020 State Water Board Meeting. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2020 | no | Intended Use Plan for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | This Intended Use Plan (IUP) describes the State Water Board’s plan for implementing the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and its complementary financing programs for drinking water projects to be funded in each State Fiscal Year. The FY 20-21 IUP was adopted at the June 16, 2020 State Water Board Meeting. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2020 | Land Disposal Facility Informational Workshop | Core Program Review. Staff presented a staff report to the Lahontan Water Board at an informational workshop during the Board\'s May 2020 meeting. The staff report and presentation focused on the status of land disposal facilities, water quality concerns, financial assurances, and policy options for the Lahontan region. | Neither | R6 | |
| C2020 | no | Master Recycling Permit: Civita Development Project | New Master Recycling Permit for Sudberry Development, Inc., and PERCWater, Civita Water Reclamation Facility, San Diego County. Order No. R9-2020-0108 adopted August 12, 2020. | Neither | R9 |
| C2020 | Yes | Microplastics in Drinking Water: Definition | California\'s Health and Safety Code, section 116376, requires the State Water Resources Control Board to, by 1 July 2020, adopt a definition of microplastics in drinking water. A workshop to receive public comments on the draft definition was held April 7th, with written comments due by noon on April 24th. On 16 June 2020, the Board adopted staff\'s proposed definition. | Statewide | DDW |
| C2020 | no | MOU with CA DFW, Office of Spill Response | The MOU was finalized and routed for signatures. | Regional | R2 |
| C2020 | yes | NPDES Permit - Aquatic Herbicides - Tahoe Keys Lagoons/Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association | Staff provided an informational workshop at the Water Board\'s November 18-19, 2020 Board meeting regarding Tahoe Keys Property Owners Associations proposal to test herbicide and non-chemical treatment methodologies for controlling aquatic invasive plants within the Tahoe Keys lagoons(Lake Tahoe-Outstanding Natural Resource Water). Information from the test will be used to develop a long-term aquatic invasive plant control plan for the Tahoe Keys lagoons. The workshop focused on the project\'s draft EIR/EIS, the Basin Plan prohibition exemption process, and the NPDES permit process, including a discussion of Anti-Degradation policies. The workshop was well-attended and comments for and in opposition were provided by participants. | Regional | R6 |
| C2020 | NPDES Permit: Miramar Reservoir | The City of San Diego (City) Pure Water Project is a reservoir water augmentation project which includes expansion of the City's North City Water Reclamation Plant and construction of the North City Pure Water Facility which will produce an annual average of 30 million gallons per day of advanced treated wastewater that will be discharged to Miramar Reservoir. Order No. R9-2020-0001 approved May 13, 2020. | Neither | R9 | |
| C2020 | no | Once-Through Cooling Policy Amendment | On September 1, 2020, the State Water Board held a public hearing for and adopted the amendment to the Water Quality Control Policy on the Use of Coastal and Estuarine Waters for Power Plant Cooling (Once-Through Cooling or OTC Policy) to revise compliance schedules for Alamitos, Huntington Beach, Ormond Beach, and Redondo Beach Generating Stations and Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. The compliance dates of the four following power plants were extended to address grid reliability concerns in California: Alamitos, Huntington Beach, and Ormond Beach until December 31, 2023; and Redondo Beach until December 31, 2021. Additionally, the compliance dates for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant were modified from December 31, 2024, to November 2, 2024, for Unit 1 (2-month reduction) and to August 26, 2025, for Unit 2 (8-month extension) to match the nuclear operating license expiration dates of each unit. A previously-approved update to Los Angeles Department of Water and Power\'s due date for annual grid reliability reports, a clarification on the extension process, and non-substantive changes for accessibility were also adopted. Staff submitted the administrative records to the Office of Administrative Law in October 2020. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2020 | no | Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) Local Agency Management Plan (LAMP) Acceptance | Lassen County LAMP was adopted at the Water Board\'s May 2020 meeting. | Neither | R6 |
| C2020 | yes | Operator Certification Computer Based Testing | Resolution to enter into an emergency contract to implement Computer Based Testing approved by the board on September 15th. Staff are currently routing an emergency contract exemption request to the CalEPA Secretary for consideration. | Regional | DFA |
| C2020 | yes | Perchlorate Detection Limit for Purposes of Reporting (DLR) Regulation | A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to lower the perchlorate detection limit for purposes of reporting (DLR)to 2 ppb was published 6 March 2020. An Administrative Procedure Act hearing to receive oral comments was conducted 28 April 2020, with the written comment period closing at noon on May 1st. Revisions were noticed for a 15-day comment period in July 2020, with the comment period closing 18 August 2020. The Board adopted the proposed regulations on 6 October 2020. The regulations were approved by the Office of Administrative Law on 17 June 2021 and took effect 1 July 2021. | Statewide | DDW |
| C2020 | no | Policy for Developing the Fund Expenditure Plan for the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund | Draft Policy was released for public comment on January 3, 2020 and was adopted at the May 5, 2020 Board Meeting. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2020 | no | Prioritization of Drinking Water Regulations for Calendar Year 2020 | On March 3rd, the Division of Drinking Water presented its annual regulatory update and list of priority rulemaking activities for 2020 to the State Water Board. Consistent with Health and Safety Code section 116365, the Division also provided notice of its plans to proceed with work on a new hexavalent chromium maximum contaminant level. | Statewide | DDW |
| C2020 | Quail Valley Septic Systems Prohibtion Revision | Pursuant to R8 Board direction, staff initiated revision of the Quail Valley Septic System Prohibition to include exemption criteria consistent with or more stringent than the SB Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Policy. A CA Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) public scoping meeting was held in February 2018. Staff solicited comments, and six written comments were received on the prohibition and/or CEQA. Staff presented an information item for the R8 Board meeting in September, 2018 in anticipation of a public workshop and Board hearing in 2019. Another information item was presented to the Board in May 2019. Meetings were held in Summer 2019 with Riverside County, City of Menifee, and Eastern Municipal Water District to gain better perspectives of their concerns and suggestions over R8 proposed approaches and progress in sewering the area. The draft documents were released for public comment in November 2019. The Board adopted the Basin Plan Amendment (BPA) at its hearing on January 16, 2020. The BPA was adopted by the SB Board on April 7, 2020 and approved by the Office of Administrative Law on September 14, 2020. | Neither | R8 | |
| C2020 | no | Regionwide Indicator Bacteria Basin Plan Amendment | This amendment will amend R7 Basin Plan to specify E. coli as the single pathogen-indicator water quality objective for fresh waters. This is required as a result of the recent USEPA\'s approval of the State Water Board’s amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California, which specifies E. coli as the single pathogen-indicator in water quality objectives for fresh waters. The Regional Board adopted this amendment on September 3, 2020 | Neither | R7 |
| C2020 | Renewal of Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Nonpoint Source discharges related to certain activities on US Forest Service Lands | On August 8, 2020, the North Coast Regional Water Board adopted a short-term renewal of Waiver and Monitoring and Reporting Program (R1-2015-0021) for Nonpoint Source Discharges Related to Certain Federal Land Management Activities on National Forest System Lands in the North Coast Region. | Regional | R1 | |
| C2020 | yes | Revised General Order for Commercial Composting Operations | Staff proposed revisions to the General Order for Composting Operations to clarify some of the requirements and allow manure to be composted as a Tier 1 feedstock while research is being conducted by UC Davis on manure best management practices. A CEQA scoping meeting on May 29, 2019 and a public workshop on December 11, 2019 were held to hear comments and concerns from interested stakeholders on proposed modifications. The comment period for the proposed revisions closed on December 19, 2019. The General Order was presented to the Board for adoption on April 7, 2020. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2020 | yes | Toxicity Amendments to the Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays and Estuaries Plan | On December 1, 2020 The State Water Board adopted the Toxicity Provisions and established the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California (ISWEBE). The Toxicity Provisions include numeric acute and chronic objectives for aquatic toxicity; effluent limits for non-storm water NPDES dischargers; the Test of Significant Toxicity statistical approach for data analysis; and monitoring requirements for wastewater discharges. On June 25, 2021 Board staff posted a draft resolution for a 30-day public comment period. The draft resolution proposes to rescind the establishment of the ISWEBE and confirm that the Toxicity Provisions were adopted as state policy for water quality control for all waters of the State. The public comment period on the proposed resolution ran from June 25 through July 27, 2021. Board staff posted responses to comments on September 21, and revised responses to comments on September 30, 2021. The Board adopted the resolution on October 5, 2021. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2020 | no | U.S. Army Corps Reiussance of the Nationwide Permits | A general action that certifies 18 and denies the remaining 39 Corps Nationwide Permits (NWPs) was signed on December 9, 2020. Until the Corps finalizes their NWPs (anticipated early 2021), the Water Boards 2017 certification remains in effect. Copies of the effective 2017 General Order and the recently signed action are available on the 401 Water Quality Certification Program\'s webpage. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2020 | no | Underground Storage Tank Regulations - Reporting Requirements | The proposed underground storage tank (UST) regulations amend California Code of Regulations, title 23, division 3, chapter 16, by modifying reporting requirements and forms. The State Water Resources Control Board adopted the amendments on May 19, 2020. The Office of Administrative Law approved the amendments and filed the rulemaking with the Secretary of State on August 27, 2020. The regulations become effective on October 1, 2020. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2020 | yes | Update Basin Plan REC-1 Bacteria Objectives to reflect Statewide Bacteria Provisions | Staff released the tentative resolution, proposed Basin Plan language, and draft staff memo associated with this project for public review on December 11, 2019. The comment deadline is January 27, 2020.The amendment was adopted by the Regional Board on February 13, 2020 and approved by the State Board on May 19, 2020. | Regional | R4 |
Policies/General Permits Completed in 2019
| Status Code | Board Priority Project(s) |
Policy/Significant General Permit |
Status | Statewide or Regional Collaborative Project |
Org. Lead |
| C2019 | 2018 Triennial Review | Resolution No. R2-2018-0042 Approving the 2018 Triennial Review of the San Francisco Bay Basin Water Quality Control Plan and Adopting a List of Prioritized Basin Planning Projects | Neither | R2 | |
| C2019 | no | Adopt the Proposition 68 Groundwater Treatment and Remediation Grant Program Funding Guidelines | The Proposition 68 Groundwater Treatment and Remediation Guidelines were adopted by the Board on 8/20/2019. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2019 | no | Amended Proposition 1 Storm Water Grant Program Guidelines - Round 2 | Staff are currently preparing the necessary edits/revisions to the Guidelines. Staff are aiming to post the Draft Guidelines for public comment in September 2019 with an anticipated Board Adoption date of October 2019. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2019 | yes | Bard Valley Agricultural General Order | Regional Board Order R7-2019-0053 Adopted July 11, 2019 General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of Waste from Irrigated Agricultural Lands for Dischargers that are Members of a Coalition Group in Bard Valley Imperial County | Neither | R7 |
| C2019 | yes | Basin Plan Amendment to Add BIOL and RARE, and Remove COLD Beneficial Use for Specific Reaches of the Mojave River | Lahontan Water Board staff conducted a CEQA Scoping Meeting on April 24, 2018 to discuss the Water Board’s proposed Basin Plan Amendment and to receive comments regarding the scope of the required CEQA document. On March 1, 2019, staff released a Public Hearing Notice and Request for Public Comments on the Proposed Basin Plan Amendment to be presented to the Lahontan Water Board for consideration at June 2019 Board meeting. The Basin Plan Amendment was adopted by the Board at the June 2019 Board meeting. | Neither | R6 |
| C2019 | Basin Plan Amendment to Adopt TMDLs for Selenium in Freshwater for the San Diego Creek, Santa Ana-Delhi Channel, and Big Canyon Creek Subwatersheds and Include Compliance Requirements for the Newport Bay Watershed Permits | A public workshop was conducted at the June 13, 2014 R8 Board meeting. Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for selenium in freshwater were adopted by the R8 Board on August 4, 2017. The item was approved by SB at its September 20, 2018 Board meeting. Administrative Record was submitted. Office of Administrative Law approved the item on April 19, 2019. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the TMDLs and compliance schedule in separate letters on June 20, 2019. | Neither | R8 | |
| C2019 | Basin Plan Amendment to Establish a TMDL for Sediment in Pescadero-Butano Watershed | USEPA approved this TMDL June 24, 2019. Region 2 Water Board adopted this Basin Plan amendment on June 13, 2018. This TMDL applies to one watershed, but will be considered as Region 2 develops actions to address sediment impairments in other coastal watersheds. | Neither | R2 | |
| C2019 | yes | Basin Plan Amendment to lift pier prohibition in spawning habitat and address shorezone impacts at Lake Tahoe | TRPA is leading a policy and environmental review process known as the Shoreline Strategic Initiative Collaborative Planning Process. Lahontan staff participates on (1) a Steering Committee charged with setting the policy framework and context for shoreline planning, and (2) a Joint Fact Finding Committee that sets the direction for technical work and builds consensus on the technical approach for shoreline planning. The Lahontan Water Board is Lead Agency under CEQA and prepared a Basin Plan Amendment. The Lahontan Water Board held a CEQA scoping workshop on September 12, 2018 and adopted the proposed Basin Plan Amendment at its March 13-14, 2019 Board meeting. | Regional | R6 |
| C2019 | Cannabis Cultivation Policy - Principles and Guidelines for Cannabis Cultivation | On February 5, 2019, the State Water Board adopted amendments to the Cannabis Policy and General WDRs and Waiver of WDRs for Discharges of Waste Associated with Cannabis Cultivation Activities (General Order). The updates to the Cannabis Policy were approved by OAL on April 16, 2019. | Statewide | DWR | |
| C2019 | no | Categorical Waiver for discharges from Timber Harvesting on Non-Federal Lands | Categorical Waiver of waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges Related to Timber Harvest Activities On Non-Federal Lands in the North Coast Region, Order No. R1-2014-0011. Order was renewed by Order No. R1-2019-0008 on April 18, 2019. | Regional | R1 |
| C2019 | Central Valley Pyrethroids Basin Plan Amendment | The Basin Plan Amendment was adopted by the Central Valley Water Board on 8 June 2017, approved by the State Water Board on 10 July 2018, and Approved by the Office of Administrative law on 19 February 2019, and USEPA on 22 April 2019. The Basin Plan Amendment and TMDL are now fully approved and effective. | Neither | R5 | |
| C2019 | no | Clean Water State Revolving Fund Policy Amendment | State Water Board adopted amendment at 12/3/19 Board Meeting. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2019 | Contaminants of Emerging Concern Workshop | Staff provided an informational workshop to the Water Board in September 2019. The staff report and presentation focused on what CECs are, ongoing State and Regional CEC-related activities, and provide recommendations for the Lahontan Water Board to consider. | Statewide | R6 | |
| C2019 | yes | Dairy Program permit revisions | Regional Board adopted Order No.R1-2019-0001, General Waste Discharge Requirements for Dairies in the North Coast Region, on August 15, 2019. | Neither | R1 |
| C2019 | no | Delegating Authorities for General Fund Allocations from Budget Act of 2019 | On August 20, 2019, the State Water Board adopted a resolution to delegate authorities for the Administration of general fund allocations from the Budget Acts of 2018 and 2019. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2019 | no | Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Policy Amendment | State Water Board adopted amendment at 12/3/19 Board Meeting. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2019 | no | Eutrophication TMDL: Santa Margarita River Estuary | The Board adopted an Investigative Order (IO) for watershed stakeholders to assess conditions in the estuary and to identify linkage between how upstream management measures affect the estuary. The IO staff report found that existing NPDES and WDR permits have sufficient requirements to control nutrient loading but that data on permit implementation was lacking. | Regional | R9 |
| C2019 | General NPDES Permit for CAFO�s in Region 7 | ORDER R7-2013-0800, NPDES NO. CAG017001, Adopted 6/20/13 Waste Discharge Requirements and General National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations within the Colorado River Basin Region http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/coloradoriver/board_decisions/adopted_orders/orders/2013/0800cafo.pdf | Neither | R7 | |
| C2019 | General Order for Poultry Facilities, Order No. R5-2016-0087 | Order No. R5-2016-0087 was adopted on 6 December 2016. A General Order update was presented to the Board in August 2017. Revisions to the General Order for Poultry Facilities were adopted on 5 April 2019 exclude pasture poultry operations. | Neither | R5 | |
| C2019 | no | General Permit | On May 9, 2019, the Los Angeles Water Board adopted General WDRs for discharges of low threat hydrostatic test water to surface waters in coastal watersheds of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. | Regional | R4 |
| C2019 | no | General Permit | On June 14, 2018, the Los Angeles Water Board adopted General WDRs for discharges of treated groundwater from investigation and/or cleanup of volatile organic compounds-contaminated sites to surface waters in coastal watersheds of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. | Regional | R3 |
| C2019 | no | General Permit | On September 13, 2018, the Los Angeles Water Board adopted General WDRs for discharges of groundwater from construction and project dewatering in coastal watersheds of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. | Regional | R4 |
| C2019 | no | General Permit | In August 2018, the Los Angeles Water Board adopted General WDRs regulating discharges of treated groundwater and other wastewaters from investigation and/or cleanup of petroleum-fuel contaminated sites to surface waters. | Regional | R4 |
| C2019 | General Permit for Irrigated Lands | Staff presented an informational workshop to the Water Board at its September 2019 Board Meeting. Staff provided regional information regarding irrigated agriculture within the region and discussed options for developing a region-wide General Order for regulating discharges from irrigated agriculture. This action was taken in preparation of developing a region-wide general order for regulating irrigated agriculture within the region. | Neither | R6 | |
| C2019 | no | General Waste Discharge Requirements for In-Situ Groundwater Remediation at Sites within the Colorado River Basin Region | Adopted on April 11, 2019 | Regional | R7 |
| C2019 | no | General WDRs for Discharges of Waste Associated with Cannabis Cultivation Activities Proposed Updates | On February 5, 2019, the State Water Board adopted amendments to the Cannabis Policy and General WDRs and Waiver of WDRs for Discharges of Waste Associated with Cannabis Cultivation Activities (General Order). The updates to the Cannabis Policy were approved by OAL on April 16, 2019. The General Order became effective on April 16, 2019. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2019 | Yes | HSC 116686 Administrator Policy | Administrator Policy adopted September 2019. | Statewide | DDW |
| C2019 | Human Right to Water Resolution | During an Environmental Justice (EJ) update to the Board on 12-15-2017, R8\'s EJ Coordinator informed the Board that a Human Right to Water Resolution would be presented for Board adoption at a future meeting. To that end, staff held public workshops to obtain input from outside parties and direction from the Board members regarding the content of the resolution. One effort consisted of identifying impacts from homeless encampments and possible measures that could mitigate water quality impacts from the encampments in the stream channels and river beds in the R8 region. Based on the outcome of the 2018 audits of the MS4 permit compliance and specific data obtained from the encampment areas, staff convened with the MS4 permittees in November and December 2018 and sought their input as stakeholders. The feedback from these meetings was not encouraging because sufficient data are not yet available to identify water quality impacts. Nevertheless, R8 management met with DDW District Chiefs in southern California to identify possible Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) that would assist in providing high quality water to Disadvantaged Communities with impaired water systems. A project list for SEPs was presented to and adopted by the Board at its October Board meeting. In addition, the draft resolution on Human Right to Water was released on November 5, 2019 for public comment. The Board adopted the resolution on December 6, 2019. | Neither | R8 | |
| C2019 | Humboldt Redwood Company Upper Elk River Timber Harvest WDR | Regional Water Board adopted Order No. R1-2019-0021, Waste Discharge Requirements for Nonpoint Source Discharges and Other Controllable Water Quality Factors Related to Timber Harvesting and Associated Activities Conducted by Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC in the Upper Elk River Watershed, Humboldt County | Regional | R1 | |
| C2019 | Implementation of Statewide Trash Provisions | In response to the Water Code Section 13383 Orders issued in June 2017, State and Regional Water Boards received permittees preliminary reports of their selected method of compliance with the Statewide Trash Provisions. Final compliance implementation plans for permittees receiving June 2017 Water Code Section 13383 Orders were due December 2018. The State Water Board continues to issue Water Code Section 13383 Orders to newly designated permittees under the Statewide NPDES Phase II Municipal Storm Water Permit. The State Water Board\'s 13383 Orders and guidance documents may be viewed at https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/stormwater/trash_implementation.shtml | Statewide | DWQ | |
| C2019 | yes | Integrated Report-CWA Sec. 303(d)/305(b) Impaired Waterbodies List | The Water Board adopted staff\'s proposed list of impaired waterbodies following a public hearing at its November 2019 Board meeting. The adopted list will be transmitted to State Water Board staff in January 2020. | Neither | R6 |
| C2019 | no | Intended Use Plan for Clean Water State Revolving Fund | This Intended Use Plan (IUP) describes the State Water Board’s plan for implementing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and its complementary financing programs for clean water projects (e.g., waste water, water recycling) to be funded in each State Fiscal Year. This IUP is for FY 19-20. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2019 | no | Intended Use Plan for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | This Intended Use Plan (IUP) describes the State Water Board’s plan for implementing the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and its complementary financing programs for drinking water projects to be funded in each State Fiscal Year. This IUP is for FY 19-20. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2019 | Investigative Order San Diego River | An Order Directing the City of San Diego, the City of Santee, the City of El Cajon, the City of La Mesa, the County of San Diego, the San Diego County Sanitation District, the Padre Dam Municipal Water District, the Ramona Municipal Water District, San Diego State University, the Metropolitan Transit System, and the California Department of Transportation to Submit Technical and Monitoring Reports to Identify and Quantify the Sources and Transport Pathways of Human Fecal Material to the Lower San Diego River Watershed. Order No. R9-2019-0014 approved June 12, 2019. | Neither | R9 | |
| C2019 | Modify the Beneficial Uses for Freshwater Aquatic Habitat and Remove Spawning for West Squaw Creek - Amendment to the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basin Plan | Use Attainability Analysis (UAA) was conducted to demonstrate the current beneficial uses assigned to West Squaw Creek, a stream heavily impacted by acid mine drainage, are not achievable. Specifically, the stream cannot support fish and other pH or metal sensitive aquatic species and spawning of selected fish species defined in the Basin Plan. A Staff Report including the proposed amendments and CEQA functional equivalent document was presented to the Regional Board on 9 July 2004. The Regional Board adopted Resolution R5-2004-0090 which included the UAA, Staff Report, Functional Equivalent Document and proposed amendments. BPA not accepted by State Board staff. Staff gathering additional information to respond to State Board and USEPA staff comments. Original expected completion in 2018 was not met due to insufficient staff resources, although staff comleted the following work: file review, selection of a statistical approach, preliminary SSO calculations, and a staff memo to file. In addition, the following barriers encountered: 1) Historical concerns of USEPA during a previous attempt to develop the UAA. 2) Concerns expressed by Rebecca Fitzgerald re: effect on Shasta Lake and mixing zone in Shasta Lake. 3) Apparent significant amount of effort it would take to evaluate the effect on Shasta Lake and perform mixing zone calculations. 4) Planning needs estimated cost of remedial activities to achieve current Basin Planning objectives in order to show economically not viable. 5) Need better understanding from State Board and USEPA re: what they information they need. The UAA was identified as a low priority in the 2018 and 2021 Triennial Reviews and no planning staff resources are planned on the effort currently as a result. | Neither | R5 | |
| C2019 | NPDES Permit Reissuance: Boatyards | General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges from Boatyards and Boat Maintenance and Repair Facilities Adjacent to Surface Waters within the San Diego Region. Order No. R9-2019-0008 adopted October 9, 2019. | Neither | R9 | |
| C2019 | NPDES Phase I Municipal Storm Water Permit Reissue | 2019-09-17. Issued Order No. R3-2019-0073 NPDES Permit No. CA0049981 WDRs for City of Salinas Municipal Storm Water Discharges, Monterey County | Regional | R3 | |
| C2019 | no | Order No. R2-2018-0009 General Waste Discharge Requirements and Water Quality Certification for Construction and Maintenance of Overwater Structures, San Francisco Bay | This Order applies to the construction and maintenance of certain overwater structures in San Francisco Bay, including intertidal, tidal, and subtidal habitats from the Golden Gate to the Region’s boundary near Pittsburg, within the jurisdiction of the Regional Water Board. | Neither | R2 |
| C2019 | yes | Palo Verde Valley Agricultural General Order | Regional Board Order R7-2019-0030 Adopted May 15, 2019 General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of Waste from Irrigated Agricultural Lands for Dischargers that are Members of a Coalition Group in Palo Verde Valley and Palo Verde Mesa - Imperial and Riverside Counties | Neither | R7 |
| C2019 | yes | Permanent (Regular) Regulations for Point-of-Use/Point-of-Entry Treatment Devices | The State Water Board adopted permanent regulations governing the use of point-of-use and point-of-entry treatment devices by a public water system (PWS), in lieu of centralized treatment, on 22 January 2019. Regulations approved by OAL 22 March 2019 and effective same day. | Statewide | DDW |
| C2019 | yes | Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Materials to Waters of the State | Staff developed a statewide wetland definition and procedures for dredge or fill activities. On April 2, 2019, the State Water Board adopted the Procedures. The Office of Administrative Law approved the rulemaking on August 28, 2019. The Procedures became effective May 28, 2020. On February 4, 2021, State Water Board noticed a April 6, 2021 hearing and written comment period regarding a resolution confirming that its adoption of the “Procedures†relied, in part, on Water Code section 13140 and that the Procedures are therefore effective for all waters of the state as state policy for water quality control. Written comments were due by noon on March 8, 2021. On April 6, 2021, the State Water Board’s held a hearing and adopted the Resolution confirming that the Procedures will continue to be applied to non-federal waters as state policy for water quality control. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2019 | no | Project Alternatives: Tijuana River Valley | Joint Resolution Between the County of San Diego, City of San Diego, City of Imperial Beach, City of Chula Vista, City of Coronado, City of National City, Port of San Diego, San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, California State Lands Commission, and Surfrider Foundation Recommending Project Alternatives and Federal and State Actions to Eliminate Detrimental Transboundary Flows of Wastes in the Tijuana River Valley. Resolution No. R9-2019-0246 adopted December 11, 2019. | Neither | R8 |
| C2019 | yes | RB6 Climate Change Adaptation Policy | Strategy establishes four overarching Policy Statements that will promote greater water quality protection and water resource resiliency to climate change. The four Policy Statements include: (1)Protection of Wetlands, Floodplains, and Headwaters; (2) Infrastructure Protection; (3) Protection of Groundwater Quality and Supply; and (4) Protection of Headwater Forests and Promoting Fire Resiliency. The Lahontan Water Board will implement the Strategy through its existing planning and regulatory programs and in partnerships with the region\'s stakeholders. | Neither | R6 |
| C2019 | Reissuance of Nutrients from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facilities to SF Bay | Order No. R2-2019-0017 was adopted by the Region 2 Water Board in May, 2019. | Neither | R2 | |
| C2019 | Reissuance of WDRs | Reissuance of Conditional Waivers of Waste Discharge Requirements for Low Threat Discharges in the San Diego Region. Order No. R9-2019-0005 approved May 8, 2019. | Neither | R9 | |
| C2019 | Renew Timber Harvest Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements | The Lahontan Water Board renewed its Timber Harvest Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements at its March 13-14, 2019 Board meeting. | Neither | R6 | |
| C2019 | Requirements for Discharge or Reclamation of Various Treated Groundwaters | Order No. R2-2018-0026 General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharge for Reclamation of Extracted Brackish Groundwater, Reverse Osmosis Concentrate Resulting from Treated Brackish Groundwater, and Extracted Groundwater from Structural Dewatering Requiring Treatment to Surface Waters | Neither | R2 | |
| C2019 | yes | Review of the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California | Following a public hearing, the State Water Board adopted the Final Staff Report and Work Plan for the 2019 Review of the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan) on December 3, 2019. This review will be transmitted to the U.S. EPA. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2019 | Revisions to General Order for Poultry Facilities | Order No. R5-2016-0087 was adopted on 6 December 2016. A General Order update was presented to the Regional Board in August 2017. Resolution amending WDRs for Poultry to exclude Pasture Poultry operations were adopted on 5 April 2019. | Regional | R5 | |
| C2019 | RWB staff actions to assess remaining impairments in current 303(d) list, which includes metals, bacteria, nutrients, salinity, and toxicity. | The Regional Board adopted the recommendations to the Integrated Report on November 14, 2019. | Neither | R7 | |
| C2019 | no | Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Program | The Budget Act of 2019 includes $130 million for safe and affordable drinking water. Board authorization is required to expend these funds in grants and contracts. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2019 | yes | Short-Renewal of Coachella Valley Agricultural Conditional Waiver | Regional Board Order R7-2019-0049 Adopted June 13, 2019 Short-Term Renewal Of Order R7-2014-0046 Conditional Waiver Of Waste Discharge Requirements For Agricultural Wastewater Discharges And Discharges Of Waste From Drain Operation And Maintenance Activities Originating Within The Coachella Valley - Riverside County | Neither | R7 |
| C2019 | Yes | Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Informational Workshop | Core Program Review. Staff presented a staff report to the Water Board during an informational workshop at the Water Board\'s July 10, 2019 Board meeting. The staff report and presentation focused on program development and status, key projects, proposed changes, and emerging issues. Staff will begin implementing recommendations as resources and other priorities allow. | Neither | R6 |
| C2019 | no | Triennial Review of Basin Plan for Santa Ana Region | R8 staff began the process of conducting the Triennial Review of the Basin Plan for the Santa Ana Region as required by the Clean Water Act and the CA Water Code. Staff coordinated internally to develop a draft priority list and work plan for FYs 2019-2022. The draft priority list and work plan were sent to interested stakeholders for their comments and suggestions. Notification of the workshop was released February 14, 2019. Additionally, on February 21, 2019, R8 staff sent out a comment solicitation notice to interested CA Native American tribes and tribal members to participate in the triennial review process. A public workshop was held March 13, 2019 to allow stakeholders to provide input. R8 staff sent out a Notice of Public Hearing for Adoption on April 29, 2019. A public hearing was conducted on June 14, 2019. The R8 Board adopted the FYs 2019-2022 Triennial Review Priority List and Work Plan. The administrative record was sent to SB and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on July 2, 2019. | Neither | R8 |
| C2019 | no | Underground Storage Tank Regulations - Biodiesel Compatibility | The proposed regulations were adopted at the August 6, 2019 Board Meeting. The complete rulemaking package has been approved by Office of Administrative Law and filed with the Secretary of State. The proposed regulations become effective on January 1, 2020. | Statewide | DWQ |
| C2019 | Water Quality Objectives and TMDL for Dissolved Oxygen in Suisun Marsh | Order No. R2-2018-0015 Amends the Water Quality Control Plan to Establish Water Quality Objectives and a TMDL for Dissolved Oxygen in Suisun Marsh. It also amends the San Francisco Bay Mercury TMDL to include Suisun Marsh. | Neither | R2 | |
| C2019 | no | Water Recycling Funding Program Guidelines | Guidelines were last amended June 16, 2015. The draft amendment was made available for public comment on August 9, 2019. Public comments are due September 12, 2019. | Statewide | DFA |
| C2019 | WDR for Hanson Permanente Cement & Lehigh SW Cement – Permanente Quarry & Cement Plant | Region 2 Water Board adopted on June 13, 2018. WDR regulates wastes and activities that generate wastes that have the potential to impact groundwater and connected surface waters. | Neither | R2 | |
| C2019 | no | WDR Rescission: Rancho Del Campo | Rescission of Order No. 87-108, Waste Discharge Requirements for Rancho Del Campo Water Pollution Control Facility. Order No. R9-2019-0197 adopted December 11, 2019. | Neither | R9 |
| C2019 | WDRs for Grazing Operations | Order No. R2-2018-0046 Renewal of Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Grazing Operations in the Tomales Bay Watershed (Tomales Bay, Lagunitas Creek, Walker Creek, and Olema Creek) | Neither | R2 | |
| C2019 | WDRs for Reclamation of Treated Groundwater | Order No. R2-2018-0050 Amendment of Order No. R2-2017-0048 for General Waste Discharge Requirements for Reclamation of Extracted and Treated Groundwater Resulting from the Cleanup of Groundwater Polluted by Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Fuel Leaks, Fuel Additives, and other Related Wastes (VOC and Fuel General Permit) | Neither | R2 |
