Statewide Water Quality Control Plans for Trash
On April 7, 2015, the State Water Board adopted an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California (Ocean Plan) to Control Trash and Part 1 Trash Provisions of the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California (ISWEBE Plan). Together, they are collectively referred to as "the Trash Amendments". The Trash Amendments do the following: (1) establish a narrative water quality objective for trash, (2) corresponding applicability, (3) establish a prohibition on the discharge of trash, (4) provide implementation requirements for permitted storm water and other discharges, (5) set a time schedule for compliance, and (6) provide a framework for monitoring and reporting requirements. Following adoption, the Trash Amendments were submitted to both the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) for review and approval. The OAL approved the Trash Amendments on December 2, 2015. The U.S.EPA approved the Trash Amendments on January 12, 2016.
The purpose of this webpage is to provide a repository for the official documents for the proposed Trash Amendments in the public process.
Final Documentation
Document Link | Description |
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Resolution | Final Resolution No. 2015-0019 |
Final Staff Report | Final Staff Report Sections 1 to 11 |
Appendix A | Trash Background |
Appendix B | Environmental Checklist |
Appendix C | Economic Considerations |
Appendix D | Final Trash Amendment to the Ocean Plan |
Appendix E | Final Part 1 Trash Provisions to the ISWEBE Plan |
Appendix F | Responses to Public Comments |
- OAL Approval 2015
- US EPA Approval
- Filing of Notice of Decision
- Certified Full Capture Systems (under construction)
Draft Documentation
- Public Meeting and Consideration of Adoption - Tuesday, April 7, 2015
- Staff Presentation
- Change Sheet #1 (April 4, 2015)
Document Link | Description |
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Complete Document | Revisions to the Proposed Final Staff Report and Proposed Final Trash Amendments (March 26, 2015) including all appendices |
Summary of Revisions | Summary of Revisions to the Proposed Final Staff Report and proposed Final Trash Amendments |
Staff Report | Staff Report Sections 1 to 11 |
Appendix A | Trash Background |
Appendix B | Environmental Checklist |
Appendix C | Economic Considerations |
Appendix D | Proposed Final Trash Amendment to the Ocean Plan |
Appendix E | Proposed Final Part 1 Trash Provisions to the ISWEBE Plan |
Appendix F | Responses to Public Comments |
- Notice of Public Meeting (February 12, 2015)
- Notice of Revised Documents: (December 31, 2014)
- Public Hearing - Tuesday, August 5, 2014
- Proposed Trash Amendments and Draft Staff Report, including the Draft Substitute Environmental Documentation (SED) - June 10, 2014
- Public Notice - Comments due August 5, 2014 (Noon)
- Staff Presentation
- Proposed Trash Amendments and Draft Staff Report, including the Draft Substitute Environmental Documentation (SED) - June 10, 2014
- Public Workshop - Wednesday, July 16, 2014
- Staff Presentation, Johanna Weston
- Joint Presentation from Algalita Marine Research Institute, California Coastkeeper Alliance, Heal the Bay, and Seventh Generation Advisors
- Presentation from CASQA
- State Water Board Peer Review - Completed July 14, 2014
- Ocean Plan Triennial Review Workplan - 2011-2013, Issue 8, Page 14
- Public Scoping Meetings for Proposed Statewide Policy for Trash Control in Waters of the State
- October 7 and 14, 2010
- Notice | Revised Notice
- Public Comments Received on the Scoping Document
- 2010 Scoping Document - September 2010
Staff Contact
- For Trash Amendments: Katherine Walsh, Ocean Standards Unit, Email: Katherine.Walsh@waterboards.ca.gov, Phone: (916) 445-2317
- For Trash Implementation: Mary Boyd, Municipal Storm Water Unit, Email: Mary.Boyd@waterboards.ca.gov, Phone: (916) 341-5497