Basin Plan Documents

Basin Plan - Single download, contains all the documents below combined into a single pdf file, 4.6 MBytes. (version updated June 2018)

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Beneficial Uses
• Chapter 3 Water Quality Objectives
• Chapter 4 Implementation Plans
• Chapter 5 Plans and Policies
• Chapter 6 Surveillance and Monitoring

NOTE: Please refer to the Amendments Approved list on our Basin Plan homepage for information on individual amendments.

Appendices:

Geographic Information System (GIS)

A GIS web application (web app) is available for exploring information contained in the Basin Plan. Users can view Beneficial Uses, TMDL watersheds, and other GIS data layers relevant to the North Coast Region. Please note that the web app is a companion to the Basin Plan and should not be used as a replacement for the documents provided in the links above. A Story Map tutorial on using the Basin Plan web app is forthcoming.

• Basin Map Figure 1-1
• Appendix 1: Summary of Basin Plan Amendments
• Appendix 3: Water Quality Control Plan for Control of Temperature in the Coastal and Interstate Waters and Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California
• Appendix 4: California Ocean Plan
• Appendix 5: Water Quality Control Policy for the Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California
• Appendix 6: State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 68-16, Statement of Policy with Respect to Maintaining High Quality Waters in California
• Appendix 6B: Federal Anti-degradation Policy
• Appendix 7: State Water Resources Control Board
  Resolution No. 88-63, A Policy Entitled "Sources of Drinking Water"
• Appendix 8: Water Quality Control Policy for the Use and Disposal of Inland Waters Used for Power Plant Cooling (Power Plant Cooling Policy)
• Appendix 9: Policy with Respect to Water Reclamation in California (Reclamation Policy)