Public Workshops for 2018 Triennial Review · Betty Yee, Sr. WRCE 16 and 23 August 2017 2018...

Public Workshops for2018 Triennial Review

Water Quality Control Plans for theSacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins

and theTulare Lake Basin

Jay Simi, WRCEBetty Yee, Sr. WRCE

16 and 23 August 2017 2018 Triennial Review Workshops 1

Presentation Outline

• Background• Status of current Basin Planning Activities

• Tulare Lake Basin Plan• Sacramento – San Joaquin Rivers Basin Plan

• Issues Since 2014 Triennial Review• Emerging Issues

• Existing Commitments• Initial Comments for the 2018 Triennial Review• How to participate

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Background

• Water Quality Control Plans (Basin Plans)• Beneficial Uses• Water Quality Objectives• Implementation Program

• Water Quality Standards• Impairment – not meeting objectives• Central Valley Basin Plans

• Sacramento River & San Joaquin River Basins (SSJ)• Tulare Lake Basin (TLB)

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Background

• Triennial Review• Public Process• Identify water quality issues • Potential issues to be included in the Work Plans:

• Existing commitments already included our Basin Plans• Ongoing projects• Water quality issues raised by the public or the Board

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Background

• Development of two work plans to cover a three year period• Current: Jan 2015 – June 2018• Next: July 2018 – June 2021

• Prioritize basin planning actions to address water quality issues• Projects• Timelines• Resources

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Background• Solicitation Document – brief explanation of triennial review

process• Attachment 1 – Status of current triennial review work plan• Attachment 2 – Issues Identified since last triennial review• Attachment 3 – Format of Comments

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Status of 2014 Triennial Review Work Plans

–Region-wide Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins Issues . . .5– Tulare Lake Basin Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Total Issues in both Work Plans 14

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2014 Triennial Review Work Plans Region-Wide ProjectsIssue Completed In

Progress

1. Salt and Nitrate Management X

CV-SALTS Salt and Nitrate Management Plan (SNMP) — Accepted X

• Lower San Joaquin River Salinity Water Quality Objectives (SSJ) X

• Tulare Lakebed Beneficial Uses (TLB) X

• Remove MUN in 12 Agricultural Water Bodies (SSJ) X

• MUN Evaluation Framework for Ag Water Bodies X

• Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) X

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2014 Triennial Review Work Plans Region-Wide ProjectsIssue Completed In

Progress

2. Beneficial Use Designations CV-SALTS X

3. Agricultural Water Bodies CV-SALTS X

4. Water Bodies dominated by wastewater discharges Not started

5. Participate Statewide Plans/Policies ongoing

6. Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels CV-SALTS

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2014 Triennial Review Work PlansRegion-Wide ProjectsIssue Completed In

Progress

7. Central Valley Fisheries/Other Aquatic Life X

• Temperature criteria for aquatic life X

• Dissolved oxygen in Old and Middle Rivers X

8. New and revised USEPA criteria X

• Ammonia X

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2014 Triennial Review Work PlanSacramento/San Joaquin ProjectsIssue Completed In Progress

9. Delta Strategic Work Plan X

• Pyrethroids Basin Plan Amendment X

• Delta Nutrient Research Plan X

• Investigation of Diuron impairments Issue 10

• Fungicides and Herbicides Issue 10

• Implementing Mercury Control Program for the Delta Issue 11

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2014 Triennial Review Work PlanSacramento/San Joaquin ProjectsIssue Completed In

Progress

10. Pesticide Control Efforts X

• Pyrethroids X

• Diuron X

• Fungicides X

* Impairments addressed by ILRP *

11. Mercury Load Reduction Program X

• Statewide Objectives X

• Statewide Reservoir Control Program X

• Delta Tributaries X16 and 23 August 2017 2018 Triennial Review Workshops 12

2014 Triennial ReviewSacramento/San Joaquin ProjectsIssue Completed In

Progress

12. Battle Creek X

• Sedimentation

13. Pit River Not Started

• Segmentation (beneficial uses)

• WQOs for pH and Temperature

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2014 Triennial Review Work Plan Tulare Lake Basin ProjectsIssue Completed In

Progress

9. Electrical Conductivity (EC) Effluent Limitations

• Salt and Nitrate Management Plan CV-SALTS

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Issues Brought to the Board after the 2014 Triennial Review• Climate Change Strategies• Re-evaluate REC-1 for waters in Stanislaus National Forest• Update fecal indicator bacteria criteria for REC-1• Revise objectives for DO and pH to reflect daily cycling due to

site specific conditions• Reconsider objective for thiobencarb• Remove the prospective incorporation-by-reference of MCLs

• Do not allow 1,2,3-trichloropropane to become a water quality objective

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Emerging Issues to be Considered for 2018 Work PlanBeneficial uses• New Tribal and Subsistence Beneficial Uses

• Potential Designations

• Oil/Gas Industry: MUN de-designation for federally exempted aquifers

• MUN de-designation for wetlands• Commercial and Sportfishing (COMM) Designation

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Basin Plan Commitments

• Review the following programs:• Rice pesticides• Selenium control program• Mercury control programs• Clear Lake nutrients

• Develop new programs• Mercury offset program• Mercury control programs for Delta tributaries

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Current Status

• Solicitation of comments• Board Information Item 11 August 2017• Public Workshops

• 16 August 2017 (Fresno)• 23 August 2017 (Rancho Cordova, Redding videoconference)

• Written comments due 8/31/2017

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Submitting Comments

• Attachment 3 of Solicitation Document• an outline template for comments

• Type of Comments• Support or recommendations regarding the 2014 Work Plan issues that

are in progress• New Issues

• What is the change?• Why is the change needed?• What can the Board do?

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Next Steps

• 2018 Triennial Review Draft Work Plans (2)• Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins• Tulare Lake Basin

• Public Review• Workshop to review work plans• Board Hearing (tentatively June 2018)

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Stay Involved

• Leave your name and contact information on the sign-in sheet. Please identify your preferred contact method as Postal or Email.

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Stay Involved

• Triennial Review website:• http://www.waterboards.ca

.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/basin_plans/triennialreviews.shtml

• Comments• Drafts• Meeting information

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