Plans & Policies

Water Quality Control Plans (Basin Plans) and Policies for Water Quality Control (herein "Policies") have the legal force and effect of regulation because they are adopted under authority provided in statute using the same process of public comment, hearing, and approval by the Office of Administrative Law as is required for adoption of regulation.

• Basin Plans
  Two Basin Plans contain the water quality standards for the Central Valley Region and implementation programs and policies to achieve these standards.
• Antidegradation Policy
  State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 68-16, Statement of Policy With Respect to Maintaining High Quality of Waters in California.
• Discharges of Municipal Solid Waste
  State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 93-62, Policy for Regulation of Discharges of Municipal Solid Waste.
• Implementation of Toxics Standards for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California
  State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2000-015.
• Site Assessment and Cleanup Policy
  State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 92-49, Policies and Procedures for Investigation and Cleanup and Abatement of Discharges Under Water Code Section 13304.
• Sources of Drinking Water Policy
  State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 88-63.
• Water Quality Enforcement Policy
  State Water Board Resolution No. 2009-0083, Adopted on February 3, 2009 and Amended by Resolution No. 2017-0020 on April 4, 2017
  
• Water Reclamation Policy
  State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 77-1, Policy With Respect to Water Reclamation in California.
• Other Plans & Policies
  via the State Water Board's website
• General Guidance Documents
  Guidance materials developed by staff of the Central Valley Regional Water Board.