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


Laws and Regulations Relevant to Current Public Proceedings

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.

 

Waste Discharge Requirements