Public Notices and Documents for Review
The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) requests public comments on many types of draft documents: Basin Plan amendments, adoption of TMDLs (Total Maximum Daily Loads), NPDES permits, Waste Discharge Requirements, Site Cleanup Requirements, Enforcement Orders, California Environmental Quality Act documents and more. This page contains links to public notices for projects currently in a public comment period. In addition, you will find links to pages containing support materials (fact sheets, regulation text, etc.) below the public notices.You may also visit the Water Board Meeting Calendar for information about comment periods, public hearings and meetings.
Decisions
- Board Meetings
- Basin Planning and TMDLs
- Agriculture
- NPDES
- Enforcement Actions
- Proposed (Tentative) Orders for Consideration by the Board
- Site Cleanup
- Section 401 Water Quality Certification
- Storm Water
- Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems
- Waste Discharge Requirements
Laws and Regulations Relevant to Current Public Proceedings
- California Water Code
- California Code of Regulations
- Title 23. Waters
- Title 27. Environmental Protection
How to Participate
Board Meetings
Basin Planning and TMDLs
The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) is accepting public comments on a proposed amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin (Basin Plan). The proposed Basin Plan amendment provides information related to the challenge of climate change in the region, including to its aquatic habitats, and the Water Board’s participation in various regional efforts to address climate change. The amendment also provides information to assist in the planning and development of climate adaptation and other shoreline projects, based on the Water Board’s review of the evolving climate change science and its knowledge and expertise in coastal and estuarine management and permitting. The amendment also updates references, corrects errors, and makes minor, non-substantive edits for clarity. The amendment is informational and contains no new regulations. Comments on the proposed amendment are due May 15, 2024; please see the public notice linked below for more information.
Staff Report: Basin Plan Amendment on Climate Change
Basin Plan Amendment on Climate Change
Agriculture
NPDES
- For public notices and draft documents for review on NPDES related matter, please see Proposed (Tentative) Orders for Consideration by the Board.
Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems
Site Cleanup
Site Cleanup Requirement Rescission for The Former East Palo Alto Area, for 29 properties located within the boundaries of what was formerly known as the East Palo Alto Industrial Area (EPAIA) and/or the Ravenswood Industrial Area (RIA) in East Palo Alto, San Mateo County.
Section 401 Water Quality Certification
| Comment Period | Project Name | City/County |
| 5/24/2024 - 6/13/2024 | Site-Bank and Off-Site Sediment Cleanup Project | Redwood City, San Mateo County |
| 5/30/2024 - 6/19/2024 | R-1334 Erosion Mitigation Emergency Repairs | Unincorporated, San Mateo County |
| 5/30/2024 - 6/19/2024 | Brackish Water Desalination Plant Feasibility Study of the Guadalupe River | San Jose, Santa Clara County |
| 5/31/2024 - 6/20/2024 | Vallejo Yacht Club Maintenance Dredging Project | Vallejo, Solano County |
| 6/4/2024 - 6/24/2024 | Guadalupe River at Willow Emergency Bank Stabilization | San Jose, Santa Clara County |
| 6/4/2024 - 6/24/2024 | Turner Dam Spillway Rock Repair | Sunol, Alameda County |
| 6/5/2024 - 6/25/2024 | Crockett Cogeneration Plant Seawall Repairs | Crockett, Contra Costa County |
| 6/5/2024 - 6/25/2024 | Chicken Ranch Beach Wetland Enhancement Project | Inverness, Marin County |
| 6/6/2024 - 6/26/2024 | San Pedro Creek Bank Stabilization - Creekside HOA Reach- Western Site | Pacifica, San Mateo County |
| 6/11/2024 - 7/1/2024 | Pier 39 Pile Repairs | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
| 6/11/2024 - 7/1/2024 | Conley Ranch Calistoga | Calistoga, Napa County |
| 6/12/2024 - 7/2/2024 | Castro Valley Creek Stabilization | Castro Valley, Alameda County |
| 6/12/2024 - 7/2/2024 | Phillips 66 MOTEMS Concrete Repairs (Richmond Marine Terminal) | Richmond, Contra Costa County |
| 6/14/2024 - 7/4/2024 | 317 Overhill Rd. Orinda | Orinda, Contra Costa County |
| 6/14/2024 - 7/4/2024 | Nova North (aka Nova Master Plan) | Napa, Napa County |
| 6/17/2024 - 7/9/2024 | Bay Trail Improvements at Pond A2W Project | Mountain View, Santa Clara County |
| 6/17/2024 - 7/9/2024 | 42 Haciendas Bridge Lauterwasser Creek | San Francisco County |
| 6/19/2024 - 7/10/2024 | San Francisco East Harbor Marina Dock Removal | Orinda, Contra Costa County |
| 6/20/2024 - 7/11/2024 | De-Construction of Timber Pier Defense Fuel Support Point (DFSP) Ozol, CA | Martinez, Contra Costa County |
| 6/20/2024 - 7/11/2024 | Ardenwood Creek (Zone 5 Line P) Flood Control Channel Improvement Project, Phase 2 | Fremont, Alameda County |
| 6/20/2024 - 7/11/2024 | Turkey Farm Culvert Replacement | Glen Ellen , Sonoma County |
| 6/20/2024 - 7/11/2024 | Vista Del Valle Family Apartments - Storm Drain Replacement | St. Helena , Napa County |
| 6/24/2024 - 7/16/2024 | Peninsula Crossing Project | Burlingame, San Mateo County |
| 6/25/2024 - 7/17/2024 | 35518180 IGNACIO 1104 Overhead Pole Replacement Bachelors Road Novato Project | Novato, Marin County |
| 6/28/2024 - 7/22/2024 | 5 Hilarita circle, Belvedere dock improvement | Belvedere, Marin County |
Storm Water
Public Notice for Tentative Orders terminating Cease and Desist Orders issued to County of Alameda, City of Hercules, City of Livermore, City of Pinole, and City of Vallejo and Vallejo Flood and Waste Water District. Details about the Tentative Orders, the public comment period, and the public hearing, are provided in the Public Notice.
- Alameda County Unincorporated
- City of Hercules
- City of Livermore
- City of Pinole
- City of Vallejo and Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District
