Year 2017 - Documents for Public Comment

The following documents are presented for public comment. Comments are addressed to the Clerk to the Board.

  If you would like to request a copy of written public comments submitted to the Board on an item noticed for public comment, please send a request to commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov, identifying the item as listed on the Notice or board meeting agenda by date, agenda item and number (if any). The Clerk of the Board will respond by sending a link to access them.

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2017 Deadlines

Topic Deadline to Receive Comments Written Comments Received
Prohibiting Wasteful Water Use Practices
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed regulation to permanently prohibit certain wasteful water uses.

Notice | Program Page		 12/26/17
by Noon		 Comments
Proposed Recycled Water Policy Amendment Early Public Consultation
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed amendment

Notice | Program Page		 12/22/17
by Noon		 Comments
Eastern San Joaquin River Watershed – A-2239(a)-(c)
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the second staff-proposed Order.

Notice of Extension of Public Comment  |  Transmittal Letter | Program Page		 12/22/17
by Noon		 Comments
Central Valley Reformat Amendments
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed approval of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board's amendment to reformat the Water Quality Control Plans for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins and for the Tulare Lake Basin.

Notice | Program Pages		 12/20/17
by Noon		 No Comments at this time
Changes to Proposed Regulations - Surface Water Augmentation
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the changes to the proposed regulations.

Notice | Program Page 		12/18/17
by Noon		 Comments
Sediment Quality Objectives
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed amendments.

Notice | Program Page		 12/14/17
by Noon		 Comments
Permanent Point-of-Use / Point-of-Entry Regulations
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed amendments

Notice | Program Page
 11/30/17
by Noon		 Comments
I-40 Regrade WDRs
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the draft Order.

Notice | Draft Order		 11/20/17
by Noon		 No Comments at this time
Region-wide MUN Evaluation Process Basin Plan Amendment
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed Basin Plan Amendment

Revised Notice | Notice | Program Page		 11/13/17
by Noon		 Comments
Prop 1 Groundwater Grant Program Guidelines
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the Draft Amended Proposition 1 Groundwater Grant Program Funding Guidelines

Revised Notice | Notice | Program Page		 11/09/17
by Noon		 Comments
Salton Sea
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed Draft Order

Revised Notice | Notice | Draft Order | Program Page		 11/06/17
by Noon		 Comments
Lower Salinas River Watershed Sediment Toxicity and Pyrethroids in Sediment TMDLs
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed approval of the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board’s amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coastal Basin that would establish a control program, including Total Maximum Daily Loads for Sediment Toxicity and Pyrethroid Pesticides in Sediment in the Lower Salinas River Watershed.


Notice | Program Page		 11/03/17 Comments
Central Valley Pyrethroids
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed approval of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board's amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins that would establish a control program, including Total Maximum Daily Loads, for discharges of pyrethroid pesticides (Basin Plan amendment).

Notice | Program Page		 11/02/17 Comments
Caltrans Storm Water Permit Amendment
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed amendment to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Statewide Storm Water Permit for the State of California, Department of Transportation.

Notice | Program Page		 10/30/17
by Noon		 No comments at this time
Central Coast Basin Plan Amendment
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed Basin Plan Amendment

Notice | Program Page
 10/30/17
by Noon		 No comments at this time
Basin Plan Amendment to Add Electrical Conductivity Water Quality Objectives in the San Joaquin River between the mouth of the Merced River and the Airport Way Bridge near Vernalis
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed Basin Plan Amendment

Notice | Program Page		 10/30/17
by Noon		 Comments
Chollas Creek WER's for Copper and Zinc
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed approval of the San Diego's Regional Water Quality Control Board amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin that would Incorporate Site-Specific Water Effect Ratios Into Water Quality Objectives for Toxic Pollutants and Total Maximum Daily Loads for Copper and Zinc in Chollas Creek

Notice 		10/18/17
by Noon		 Comments
Small MS4 Permit Amendment
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed amendment

Notice | Amendment | Program Page		 10/14/17
by Noon		 No comments at this time
Draft Statewide General Order for Discharges from Hydrostatic Testing of Pipelines and Related Activities
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the draft Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Proposed General Order

Notice | Program Page		 10/10/17
by Noon		 Comments
OTC Policy – Diablo Canyon Plant Draft Determination 
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the Draft Determination to Approve Mitigation Measures for the Water Quality Control Policy on the Use of Coastal and Estuarine Waters for Power Plant Cooling (Once-Through Cooling): Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.

Notice | Program Page		 09/28/17
by Noon		 Comments
SEP Policy Amendment
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the Draft Policy

Revised Notice | Notice | Program Page		 09/25/17
by Noon		 Comments
SRF Debt Management Policy
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed SRF Debt Management Policy

Notice |  Draft Policy		 09/22/17
by Noon		 Comments
Statewide Dredged or Fill Procedures
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed Amendments and Draft Staff Report

Revised Notice | Notice | Program Page		 09/18/17
by Noon		 Comments
Surface Water Augmentation - Proposed Rulemaking
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed regulatory action

Notice | Program Page		 09/12/17
by Noon		 Comments
Cannabis Cultivation
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the Draft Cannabis Policy, Staff Report, and General Order.

Notice | Program Page		 09/06/17
by Noon		 Comments
Salton Sea

The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the Salton Sea Management Program and the Draft Stipulated Order
Notice | Draft Order | Program Page		 09/01/17
by Noon		 Comments
Small MS4 General Permit Amendment
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed amendment.

Notice of Extension of Public Comment | Notice | Program Page		 08/21/17
by Noon		 Comments
Bacteria Provisions
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed Part 3 of the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California – Bacteria Provisions and a Water Quality Standards Variance Policy and the Proposed Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California – Bacteria Provisions and a Water Quality Standards Variance Policy (hereafter Bacteria Provisions), and the Draft Staff Report, including the Draft Substitute Environmental Documentation, for the Bacteria Provisions (hereafter Staff Report).

Updated Notice of Document Availability | Second Revised Notice of Rescheduled Public Hearing | Revised Notice | Notice | Program Page		 08/16/17
by Noon		 Comments
Draft Amendment to Statewide Aquatic Weed Control Permit
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed Amendment.

Notice |		 07/24/17
by Noon		 No comments at this time
Tulare Lake Bed De-Designation
The State Water Board is accepting proposed approval of the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board's amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin that would remove the Municipal and Domestic Supply and Agricultural Supply beneficial uses from groundwater within a horizontal and vertical designated portion of the Tulare Lake Bed (Basin Plan Amendment).

Notice		 07/24/17
by Noon		 Comments
303(d) List portion of the 2014 and 2016 California Integrated Report" and/or 303(d) List for waterbodies in the Los Angeles region
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed 2014 and 2016 California Integrated Report.

Notice | Program Page		 07/10/17
by Noon		 Comments
Once Through Cooling Policy Amendment
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed amendments.

Notice | Draft Staff Report and Appendix A | Program Page		 07/07/17
by Noon		 Comments
Galen Mogtaderi (Gas Station) - [15407 Crenshaw Blvd.]
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed Order.

Notice | Transmittal Letter/Settlement Agreement 		06/16/17
by Noon		 No comments at this time
Aqua Science Engineers Inc.
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed Order.

Notice | Transmittal Letter/Settlement Agreement 		06/16/17
by Noon		 Comments
FFY 2017 DWSRF IUP
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the draft 2017 DWSRF IUP

Notice | Draft Intended Use Plan (IUP)		 06/05/17
by Noon		 Comments
FFY 2017 Clean Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan (CWSRF IUP)
The State Water Board is accepting written comment on the draft CWSRF IUP

Notice | Revised Draft Intended Use Plan (IUP) | Draft Intended Use Plan (IUP)		 05/22/17
by Noon		 Comments
Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program – Year 2 Final Report by the Expert Review Panel
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the assessment of program and final recommendations

Notice | Program Page		 05/01/17
by Noon		 Comments
1,2,3-Trichloropropane (1,2,3-TCP)
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed regulations and draft initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration

Notice | Program Page		 04/21/17
by 5:00 p.m.		 Comments
Incorporation of Stakeholder-Developed Groundwater Quality Control Measures for Salt and Nutrients in the Upper Santa Clara Basin in Los Angeles County.

Notice		 04/20/17
by Noon		 No comments at this time
Incorporation of Stakeholder-Developed Groundwater Quality Control Measures for Salt and Nutrients in the Raymond Basin in Los Angeles County.

Notice		 04/20/17
by Noon		 Comments
Incorporation of Stakeholder-Developed Groundwater Quality Control Measures for Salt and Nutrients in the Main San Gabriel Basin in Los Angeles County.

Notice		 04/20/17
by Noon		 No comments at this time
Drinking Water for Schools Grant Program Funding Guidelines
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the Draft Funding Guidelines

Revised Notice | Notice | Program Page		 04/10/17
by Noon		 Comments
Emergency Regulation for State Intervention Fees
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the Draft Emergency Regulations

Notice | Program Page		 04/07/17
by Noon		 Comments
Proposed Order for Settlement Agreement & Stipulation – Shell Branded Gasoline Station – William Hawatmeh
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the Proposed Order.

Transmittal Letter, Settlement Agreement & Proposed Order		 03/31/17
by Noon		 No comments at this time
Affordable, Safe Drinking Water Initiative
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the Initiative.

Notice | Program Page		 Comment Deadline is on an on-going basis, until otherwise noticed Comments
Urban Pesticides Amendments
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed amendments.

Notice | Program Page		 03/31/17
by Noon		 Comments
Administrative Update to Los Angeles Region Basin Plan Chapters 4 and 2
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed approval of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board’s  amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region that would administratively update Chapter 4 "Strategic Planning and Implementation” and specific geographic information in Chapter 2 "Beneficial Uses.

Notice		 03/21/17
by Noon		 No comments at this time
Incorporation of Stakeholder-Developed Groundwater Quality Control Measures for Salt and Nutrients in the Malibu Valley Basin in Los Angeles County
The  State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed approval of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board’s amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region that would incorporate stakeholder-developed groundwater quality management measures for salts and nutrients in the Malibu Valley groundwater basin in Los Angeles County.

Notice		 03/21/17
by Noon		 No comments at this time
2016 Bay-Delta Plan Amendment & SED
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed Plan Amendment and SED

4th Revised Notice | 3rd Revised Notice | 2nd Revised Notice | Revised Notice | Notice 		03/17/17
by Noon		 Comments
Gamez Automotive Facility
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the settlement agreement and proposed Order.

Transmittal Letter, Settlement Agreement & Proposed Order 		02/27/17
by Noon		 No comments at this time
Beneficial Uses and Mercury Objectives
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed Part 2 of the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California – Tribal and Subsistence Fishing Beneficial Uses and Mercury Provisions (referred to as the Provisions) and the Draft Staff Report, including the Draft Substitute Environmental Documentation (Draft SED).

Revised Notice |  Notice | Program Page		 02/17/17
by Noon		 Comments
Proposed Drinking Water Fee Regulations
The State Water Board is accepting written comments pertaining to Drinking Water Fees -- Basis for Establishing Fees" or the clarification regarding CCR, title 22, section 64315

Notice | Program Page 		02/08/17
by Noon		 Comments
Statewide Water Quality Standards Variance Policy – Scoping Comments
The State Water Board is accepting written comments regarding a proposal to establish a statewide water quality standards variance policy.

Notice | Program Page		 02/03/17
by Noon		 Comments
Implementation Plan for U.S. EPA Malibu Nutrient and Sedimentation TMDLs
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed approval of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (Basin Plan) that would establish an Implementation Plan for the Malibu Creek Nutrients TMDL and the Malibu Creek and Lagoon TMDL for Sedimentation and Nutrients to address Benthic Community Improvements.

Notice		 01/26/17
by Noon		 Comments
Calleguas Creek Watershed Metals and Selenium TMDL
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed approval of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board's amendment to the Basin Plan to revise the Total Maximum Daily Load for Metals and Selenium in the Calleguas Creek, Its Tributaries, and Mugu Lagoon (Basin Plan Amendment.)

Notice		 01/26/17
by Noon		 Comments
Santa Clara River Lakes TMDL
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the proposed approval of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region’s amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region that would incorporate a Total Maximum Daily Load for Nutrients in the Santa Clara River Lakes (Elizabeth Lake, Munz Lake, and Lake Hughes).

Notice		 01/26/17
by Noon		 No comments at this time
Upper Elk River Sediment TMDL
The State Water Board will accept written comments on the proposed approval of the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board's amendment of the Water Quality Control Plan for the North Coast Region (Basin Plan) to incorporate an Action Plan for the Upper Elk River Sediment TMDL (TMDL Action Plan) in Chapter 4 (Implementation Plans).

Notice		 01/17/17
by Noon		 Comments
Urban Water Conservation Workshop
The State Water Board is accepting written comments on extension and potential modification of the current Emergency Regulation for Statewide Urban Water Conservation.

Notice | Program Page		 01/12/17
by Noon		 Comments

Comments can be addressed to:

Jeanine Townsend, Clerk to the Board
State Water Resources Control Board
1001 I Street, 24th Floor [95814]
P.O. Box 100
Sacramento, CA 95812-0100
916/341-5600  (fax) 916/341-5620
commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov

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