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 |
8/20/2024 - 9/9/2024 | 4916 Ranch Road New Pier | Tiburon, Marin County |
8/20/2024 - 9/9/2024 | Sonoma Developmental Center Construction Repairs (Fern Lake Reservoir) | Unincorporated, Sonoma County |
8/20/2024 - 9/9/2024 | Boat Lift Relocation (27 Bellevue Ave) | Belvedere, Marin County |
8/20/2024 - 9/9/2024 | Pond Y Repair | Pleasanton, Alameda County |
8/21/2024 - 9/10/2024 | Lower Alameda Creek Flow Monitoring | Fremont, Alameda County |
8/21/2024 - 9/10/2024 | Boat Dock and Gangway Replacement | Belvedere, Marin County |
8/21/2024 - 9/11/2024 | Flood Control Levee Project-Geotechnical Investigation | Concord, Contra Costa County |
8/22/2024 - 9/12/2024 | Restore Hayward Marsh Project | Hayward, Alameda County |
8/22/2024 - 9/12/2024 | Boat Lift 47 West Shore Road Belvedere | Belvedere, Marin County |
8/22/2024 - 9/12/2024 | Boat Lift 37 West Shore Road Belvedere | Belvedere, Marin County |
8/27/2024 - 9/16/2024 | AMPORTS Port of Benicia Emergency Dredging | Benicia, Solano County |
8/28/2024 - 9/17/2024 | Yew Street Culvert Project | San Mateo, San Mateo County |
9/4/2024 - 9/24/2024 | PG&E Line 131 Emergency Leak Repair - Dixon Landing - 46307304 | Fremont, Alameda County |
9/6/2024 - 9/26/2024 | Long Wharf Firewater Pump Replacement | Richmond, Contra Costa County |
9/6/2024 - 9/26/2024 | 1647 Ralston Ave | Belmont, San Mateo County |
9/462024 - 9/26/2024 | SFCJPA SAFER Bay Project, Menlo Park, California | Menlo Park, San Mateo County |
Storm Water
Tentative Orders to terminate the Cease and Desist Orders issued to the 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 Notices posted below.
- County of Alameda
- City of Hercules
- City of Livermore
- City of Pinole
- City of Vallejo and Vallejo Flood and Waste Water District