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 |
| 4/17/2024 - 5/7/2024 | Arrive Fairfield Workforce Housing Project | Fairfield, Solano County |
| 4/18/2024 - 5/8/2024 | 716 West H Street Residential Pier Piling Repair Project | Benicia, Solano County |
| 4/19/2024 - 5/9/2024 | Corteva Wharf Concrete Repairs Project | Pittsburg, Contra Costa County |
| 4/19/2024 - 5/9/2024 | Iron Horse Nature Park and Open Space Phase 1 Project in Dublin | Dublin, Alameda County |
| 4/23/2024 - 5/13/2024 | Bernheim Pile Replacement and Like Kind Dock Replacement | Belvedere, Marin County |
| 4/23/2024 - 5/13/2024 | Emeryville Entrance Channel | Emeryville, Alameda County |
| 4/24/2024 - 5/14/2024 | San Mateo-Bair Twr 8/57 Insulator Replacement Project | Redwood City, San Mateo County |
| 4/24/2024 - 5/14/2024 | 170 Redwood Dr. Emergency Slide Repair Project | Woodacre, Unincorporated, Marin County |
| 4/25/2024 - 5/15/2024 | Routine Maintenace On Bayside Creeks Project | Multiple, San Mateo County |
| 4/25/2024 - 5/15/2024 | PG&E North Dublin Substation Erosion Control Project | Unincorporated, Contra Costa County |
| 4/26/2024 - 5/16/2024 | San Lorenzo Creek Emergency Bank Repair | Hayward, Alameda County |
| 4/30/2024 - 5/20/2024 | Paradise Cay Maintenance Dredging Project | Tiburon, Marin County |
| 4/30/2024 - 5/20/2024 | Berkeley Marina Docks D and E Replacement Project | Berkeley, Alameda County |
| 5/2/2024 - 5/22/2024 | 918 Raintree Pl Top of Bank Retaining Wall | Lafayette, Contra Costa County |
| 5/3/2024 - 5/23/2024 | Palomares Road MM 1.65 Storm Damage Repair | Castro Valley, Alameda County |
| 5/3/2024 - 5/23/2024 | Lateral 56D over Green Valley Creek Emergency Repair Project | Fairfield, Solano County |
| 5/3/2024 - 5/23/2024 | Los Gatos Creek Trail Repair Project | San Jose, Santa Clara County |
| 5/6/2024 - 5/26/2024 | Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District System Protection Plan At Kohler & Sonoma Creek Crossings Project | Glen Ellen, Sonoma County |
| 5/8/2024 - 5/28/2024 | Central Marin Sanitation Agency - Marine Outfall Cleaning Project | In the Bay, Marin County |
| 5/8/2024 - 5/28/2024 | SFO Shoreline Structures Repair Program | In the Bay, San Mateo County |
| 5/8/2024 - 5/28/2024 | Lagunitas Creek Bank Erosion Protection | Point Reyes Station, 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
