Utility Wildfire General Order
| Project | Subject |
|---|---|
| Utility Wildfire and Similar Operations and Maintenance Activities Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification and Waste Discharge Requirements General Order (Utility Wildfire General Order) |
On June 28, 2024, State Water Board Staff released the Utility Wildfire and Similar Operations and Maintenance Activities Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification and Waste Discharge Requirements General Order (Utility Wildfire General Order) and related draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR). The State Water Board held a hearing to accept oral comments on August 20, 2024. Written comments were accepted between June 28 and September 13, 2024. Responses to comments on the June 2024 draft Utility Wildfire General Order and Draft EIR are provided below. The State Water Board has also revised the draft Utility Wildfire General Order in response to comments. The State Water Board is currently accepting written comments on the revised draft Utility Wildfire General Order. Key dates and links to document links, including redlined copies showing revisions between the revised Utility Wildfire General Order and the June 28, 2024, draft, are provided below. The State Water Board is holding a public workshop to provide an overview of the Draft Utility Wildfire General Order scope, contents and significant changes compared to prior draft on April 23, 2025, at 1p.m. The workshop will be held virtually. Oral comments will not be accepted at this workshop. Comments must be submitted in writing as described in the Public Notice linked below. The workshop will be broadcasted through https://video.calepa.ca.gov. If you wish to view the web cast without speaking, please choose this option. Registration is not required to view the live webcast. If you would like to participate by asking clarifying questions, please register using the Microsoft Forms Meeting Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/g/fV3QXujLgb. Following registration, virtual participation information will be sent one day prior to the meeting. Key Dates:
Document Links: – Posted on March 28, 2025
Please note that the State Water Board is not accepting additional comments on the June 28, 2024 Draft EIR:
Notice of Preparation and CEQA Scoping – February 18, 2022: |
Ex Parte Disclosure
The Utility Wildfire General Order is subject to ex parte communication disclosure requirements of Water Code section 13287, as explained in a Memo from the Office of the Chief Counsel. Any communications between interested persons and Board Members (other than at a noticed Board Meeting or submitted as a comment letter in compliance with the public notice) must be disclosed by the interested person within seven days of the communication.
