Basin Planning

Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin to Edit and Update Language

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Amendments to Reformat the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins and the Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin Amendments to change the format to single columns, add numbering to the headers, and replace the statewide policies in the appendices with links to the State Water Board's website.

  • Office of Administrative Law Approval - Notice of OAL Approval 2018-0412-03S
  • Executive Officer Correction, 7 March 2018
  • State Water Board Action- Approved by the State Water Board on 6 February 2018 under Resolution 2018-0005
    • Notice of Opportunity to Comment – Written comments due 12 noon on 20 December 2017.
  • Central Valley Water Board Adoption – 20 October 2017
    • Resolution R5-2017-0106
      • Attachment 1a - Reformat Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins
      • Attachment 1b - Reformat Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins. Revised Appendices 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12
      • Attachment 2a - Reformat Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin
      • Attachment 2b - Reformat Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin. Revised Appendices 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10
    • Final Staff Report
    • Central Valley Water Board Agenda Item 18
    • Revised Notice of Public Hearing
      • HEARING MOVED FROM AUGUST TO OCTOBER 2017
      • WRITTEN COMMENTS DUE 11 SEPTEMBER 2017
  • Amendments to Edit and Update Language, 2014 Amends the Basin Plan to correct the description of the boundary between the San Joaquin River Basin and the Tulare Lake Basin; correct a typographical error in the confined animal provisions; incorporate State Water Board policies that are pertinent to the Basin Plan; and correct other typographic errors and update Basin Plan language.
    • Office of Administrative Law Action: 5 January 2015
      • OAL File No. 2014-1118-01 S
  • On 9 September 2014, the State Water Board held its regular Board meeting approving amendments for the Basin Plan to edit and update language.
  • Executive Officer Corrections
  • On 27 March 2014, the Regional Board held a public hearing during its regular Board meeting and adopted amendments to the Basin Plan.
    • Resolution No. R5-2014-0038, including Basin Plan amendments as Attachment 1
    • Final Staff Report
  • Amendment for the addition or editing of language in the Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin to provide clarification of existing regulations and consistency with the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers Basin. Status: Adopted by the Regional Board on 17 October 2002 in Resolution No. R5-2002-0177. Before becoming effective, this amendment must be approved by the State Board, Office of Administrative Law and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Portion that removes inaccurate description of the federal antidegradation language and updates and removes obsolete references has been approved by State Board, Office of Administrative Law and the US Environmental Protection Agency. This portion is effective 28 January 2004.
    • Resolution No. R5-2002-0177
    • Staff Report (August 2002)

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