Tentative Orders

A draft NPDES permit is being considered for the Oro Loma and Castro Valley Sanitary Districts Water Pollution Control Plant. The draft permit would regulate discharges of up to 42.0 million gallons per day of treated wastewater to Lower San Francisco Bay through a shallow water outfall 920 feet offshore during wet weather. The San Francisco Bay Water Board will consider this item at its May 8, 2024, meeting. Written comments or objections to this action must be submitted no later than April 11, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. A draft Water Quality Certification and Waste Discharge Requirements (Order) is being considered for the East Bay Regional Park District’s (District’s) Regional Maintenance Activities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The draft Order would replace Order No. R2-2018-0036, issued to the District for regional maintenance activities conducted pursuant to an approved manual for maintenance activities. The San Francisco Bay Water Board will consider this item at its June 12, 2024, meeting. Written comments or objections to this action must be submitted no later than May 3, 2024, by 5:00 pm. Draft Waste Discharge Requirements (Order) are being considered for the KB Home – South Bay, Inc., Communications Hill 2, Phases 3 & 4 and Industrial Project in the City of San Jose in Santa Clara County. The draft Order would authorize the placement of fill in waters of the state for the construction of a mixed-use residential and industrial development on 172 acres of Communications Hill. The San Francisco Bay Water Board will consider this item at its June 12, 2024, meeting. Written comments or objections to this action must be submitted no later than May 3, 2024, by 5:00 pm. An NPDES Permit is being considered for nearly all municipal wastewater treatment plants in the region. The permit would reissue waste discharge requirements to regulate nutrients discharged from municipal wastewater treatment plants to San Francisco Bay. The San Francisco Bay Water Board will consider this item at its June 12, 2024, meeting. Written comments or objections to this action must be submitted no later than May 6, 2024 by 5:00 pm. An NPDES Permit is being considered for Phillips 66 Company, Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex, Rodeo, Contra Costa County. The permit would allow discharge of a projected 2.0 million gallons per day of treated wastewater to San Pablo Bay, along with once-through cooling water and stormwater. The San Francisco Bay Water Board will consider this item at its June 12, 2024, meeting. Written comments or objections to this action must be submitted no later than May 8, 2024 by 5:00 pm. An NPDES Permit is being considered for West County Agency; West County Wastewater District, West County Wastewater District Treatment Plant and its associated sanitary sewer system; and the City of Richmond and Richmond Municipal Sewer District, Richmond Municipal Sewer District Water Pollution Control Plant and its associated sanitary sewer system, Richmond, Contra Costa County. The permit would regulate the discharge of treated wastewater from both treatment plants to Central San Francisco Bay. The San Francisco Bay Water Board will consider this item at its June 12, 2024, meeting. Written comments or objections to this action must be submitted no later than May 11, 2024 by 5:00 pm.