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 State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) will accept public comments on the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (San Francisco Bay Water Board’s) amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin (Basin Plan) to include information on climate change. The Basin Plan amendment provides information related to the challenge of climate change in the region, including to its aquatic habitats, and the San Francisco Bay 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 San Francisco Bay Water Board’s review of the evolving climate change science and its knowledge and expertise in coastal and estuarine management and permitting. It also updates references, corrects errors, and makes minor, non-substantive edits for clarity. The amendment is informational and contains no new regulations. The San Francisco Bay Water Board adopted the amendment on June 12, 2024 (Resolution No. R2-2024-0012). Comments on the proposed amendment are due August 25, 2024; please see the public notice and materials linked on our website for more information:
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 |
| 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 |
| 7/2/2024 - 7/22/2024 | Piers 39 To 43½ Sediment Remediation Project | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
| 7/2/2024 - 7/22/2024 | Richmond Ranch Reserve Pond 1 Desedimentation and Restoration Project | San Jose, Santa Clara County |
| 7/2/2024 - 7/22/2024 | Southern Skyline Blvd. Ridge Trail Extension | Unincorporated, San Mateo County |
| 7/2/2024 - 7/22/2024 | Permanente Creek Restoration Project, Cupertino | Cupertino, Santa Clara County |
| 7/2/2024 - 7/22/2024 | Port of San Francisco Maintenance Dredging Program | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
| 7/2/2024 - 7/22/2024 | Sheep Camp Creek Stream Erosion Repair | Sunol, Alameda County |
| 7/2/2024 - 7/22/2024 | Tubbs Island Emergency Levee Repair 2023 | Unincorporated, Sonoma County |
| 7/4/2024 - 7/24/2024 | Hayward Maintenance Complex Phase 2 (BART) | Hayward, Alameda County |
| 7/4/2024 - 7/24/2024 | Sunol Pond 001 (SNPND001) Restoration | Unincorporated, Alameda County |
| 7/9/2024 - 7/29/2024 | Bear Gulch Upper Fish Ladder Diversion Access Road and Raw Water Main Transmission Pipeline Repair Projects | Woodside, San Mateo County |
| 7/9/2024 - 7/29/2024 | Calaveras Dam Storm Repair Project | Unincorporated, Alameda County |
| 7/10/2024 - 7/30/2024 | Coyote Creek & South San Ramon Creek Bank Repair project | San Ramon, Contra Costa County |
| 7/10/2024 - 7/30/2024 | Sonoma County Roads to Restoration Project | Petaluma, Sonoma County |
| 7/11/2024 - 7/31/2024 | Fjord floating Sauna | Sausalito, Marin County |
| 7/11/2024 - 7/31/2024 | 2316 Valdivia Way Bank Stabilization Project | Burlingame, San Mateo County |
| 7/11/2024 - 8/1/2024 | St. Francis Yacht Club West Pier Replacement Project | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
| 7/11/2024 - 8/1/2024 | New Chicago Marsh | San Jose, Santa Clara County |
| 7/15/2024 - 8/5/2024 | Hess Pond Desilt | Unincorporated, Contra Costa County |
| 7/15/2024 - 8/5/2024 | Webb Canyon Retaining Wall Project | San Jose, Santa Clara County |
| 7/15/2024 - 8/5/2024 | Oyster Cove Mixed-Use Neighborhood | Petaluma, Sonoma County |
| 7/15/2024 - 8/5/2024 | Woodruff Creek Crossing Rehabilitation Project | Unincorporated, San Mateo County |
| 7/15/2024 - 8/5/2024 | Port of San Francisco Pier 1.5 Public Dock Repair | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
Storm Water
