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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL W Am QUAU'IY CONrROL BOARDCENTRAL V AU.EY RBGION

R.ESOumON NO. RS.2002-O1S'

A.MBNDJNG THE. W ATBR. QUAIJTYCONI'R.OL PLANFOR

TRB SACR.AMBNTO RIVER.AND SAN JOAQUni lUVBR. BASmsTO CI..ARIFY THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE. BBNBFICIAL USES

AND UPDATrnG THE LANGUAGE

WHEREAS, in 1975 the California Regional Water Quality Control Board,Cen1ral Valley Region (hereafter Regional Board) adopted the Watcr QuaJity ControlPlan fOr the Saaamento Riv~ and San Joaquin Riv~ Basins (Basin Plan), which hasIbeen ~~cd occasionally. and

WHEREAS, the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 303 requires theRegional BOard to develop water quality objectives which are sufficient to protectbeneficial uses designated for each water body found within its region; ~d

WHEREAS. the CW A Section 303 requires the Regional Boatd to review theBasin Plan at least everythtee years and where 4'piuprlate modify water qua1ityobjectives or beneficial uses in the Basin Plan; and

WHEREAS, on 26 May 2000, the U.S. Buviromnmtal Protection Agmcy(USEP A) took action on Basin Plan amendments and revisions adopted by the RegionalBoard.uom 1989 through 1995 and disapproved three sections; 811d

. WHEREAS. the USBP A disapproved the description of how bmlCficial uses are

assigned because it did not clearly establish which beneficia] uses applied to which waterbodies and implied that the Regional Board could designate beneficial uses in thepermitting process rather than the basin p 1~m g process; and

WHEREAS. the USEP A disapproved the leaIrangmnent of the paragraphs of thedissolved oxyg= objective that implicd water bodies within the Delta were not subject tothe general dissolved oxygm objectives; and

WHEREAS. the USBP A fo1lD.d that the description of the federal antidegradationpolicy was inComplete and m';s)~"ding; ana .

WHEREAS. the Regional Board has decided dissolved oxygen objectives forDelta waters require further study and will be addressed at a later date; and

WHEREAS. the Regional Board has prepared draft amendments which addressthe US'FI' A disapprovals, revises outdated portions of the Basin Plan. and cozrectslanguage in the Basin Plan for consistency with the Califomja Water Code. and theremAinder of the Bujn Plan; and

~.RmOLUnON NO. :R,S..2002-DlSlAMENDMmn'TO UPDATE nIB BAsn-l PLANTO CI..A.RIFY THE PROCESS Ol CB.ANGING BENEFICIAL USPSAND UPDAmlG THE LANGUAGE .

WHEREAS, the proposed amendment will revise Chapter n "Beneficial Uses" ofthe Basin Plan to .further describe the process of designating beneficial uses; Chapter IV"Impl~~~on" to rmnove the inaccurate description oftbe federal antidegradationpolicy, update the water quality limited segments section, include new State Water~ource Control Board (State Board) policies; and all chapters to update outdatedreferenc"es to regulations; and .

WHEREAS, the proposed amendment is consistent with State Board ~sohitionNo. 68-16 (Stmemmt of Policy with Respect to Maintaining High Quality of Waters inCalifomia), the State's "Antidegadation Policy," in that the changes to water .qualityobjectives (i) considerm aximum benefits to the people of the state, (ii) will notumeasonably affect present and anticipated beneficial use of waters, and (ill) will notresult in watm' quality less than that pIescnoed in policies. Likewise, the ~~dm~t isc.onA~ with the federal Antidegradation Policy (Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations(40 CPR) Section 131.12); and

WHEREAS, the regulatory action proposed meets the "Necessity" standard of the,Anmm;&trativeProcedmes Act, Govcmm~t Code, section 11353. subdivision (b); and

WHEREAS. the basin p1anning process has'b~ certified as "ftmctionallyequivalent.' to the California Bn,-,iIomnental Quality Act requirements for preparing~vjronmenta1 documents as specified in Title 23 CaIifomia Code of Regulations (23 .

CCR.) Section 3782 and is. theref~. exempt:from those requircmcnts (Public ResourcesCode. Section 21000 et seq.); aDd

WHEREAS, Regional Board sta:fIhas prepared a draft am~dment md a staffreport dated May 2002; and .

WHEREAS. the Notice of Filing and m1viro:!1!!l~!al checklist indicates that theAmendmmlt results in no potmltial for advcrse effect. either iDdiVidually or cumulatively.on wildlife; and

WHEREAS. the draft @In~dment. stafireport. Notice ofF11ing. andenviIO!!!!!cmtal checklist havebecn preparcd, noticed and circulated to intereStedindividuals and public agencies for review aud.~~~t in accordance with state andfederal ~~ ~ta] re gu1a:tions (23 CCR. S ectton 3 775. 40 CPR 25. aDd 40 CPR 131);and

WHEREAS, the Regional Board held a public hearing on 19 July 2002, for thepurpose of receiving testimony on the draft Basin Plan amendment. Notice of the publichearing was sent to all interested persons and published in accordance with Ca1ifomiaWater Code, section 13244; and .

WHEREAS. the Regional Board ~JI!~.d that additional time was needed forBoard membm' review of the co~~1£ and proposed response to comments. so the

P.BSOLUTIONNO. R5-2002-o151AM:END:t.mNT TO UPDA1:E 1m: BAsn.l PLANTO CLAPJPY THE ~ OP CHAN~G BENEFICIAL USESAND UPDA1mG THE LANGUAGE

hearing was closed to fm1he:r testimony and the item was continued to 6 September 2002;and

W~AS. a Basin Plan RTn~rlTn mt must be approved by the State Board.Office of A nm;n; straUvc Law (OAL), and USEP A before becoming effective; and

WHEREAS, the Regional Board finds "that the proposed amendment to the BasinPlan was developed in accordance with California Water COde Section 13240, et seq.:

TifEBFORE BE IT RESOLVED, pmsuant to Section 13240, et seq. of theCalifomia W atcr Co~ the Regional Board, after considming the entire record, includingoral testimony at the hearing, hereby Gppi"uves the staff report and adopts the amendmentto the Basin Plan as set forth in AttAr.~ ent 1;' and be it further

. RESOLVED. that the Executive Offic~ is directed to forward copies of the BasinPlan amendment to the State Board in accordance with the requiTcmmlts of Section 13245of the Ca1ifoIi1iA Water Code; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the Regional Board requests tbat the State Board approve theBasin Plan Bmm.nmmt in accordance with the requjrements of Sections 13245 and 13246of the Califomia Watm Code and forward it to 0 AL and the USEP A; and be it further

RESOLVED. if during its approval process the State Board or OAL dctemrinesthat minor. non-substantive COIrectiODS to the language of thc amcndmmt are needed forclarity or consistency. the Executive Officer may make such changes. and shall infOImthe Regional Board of any such changes; md be it further

RMOL VED. the Executive Officer is authorized to sign a C~cate of FeeExmuption md following approval of the Basin Plan !!!l~d!nmlt by the USEP A submitthis Certificate in lieu ofpa~ent of the Department ofFish md Game filing fee to the .S~etary for Resources; and be it fm1her

RPSOL VED. the enviromn~tal doCilIDeEltS prepared by Regional Board staffpursuant to Public Reso~ Code Section 21080.5 are hereby certified aDd. followingapproval of the Basin P1an. Rm~amentby the State Board. the Executive Officer shallfile a Notice of Decision with the StB:te Clearinghouse.

t THOMAS R.P~OS. Acting ExecutiveO:ffic=:. do bm'eby certify the foregoing is a~ ttu:e;md coiteC't copy of aResolutionidoptM by the -CaJifomia -Regional WaterQua1ity Control Board, Central Valley Region, on 6 Sept~=- 2002.

(j It.-- 0 IjJ ~ .~- maMAS R. irnios. Acting &ecutive Officer

A Tr ACln...mNT 1RESOLU'nON NO. RS-2002-O1S1AMENDMENT TO BASIN PLAN

TO CI..AIUFY niB PROCESS OF CHANGING BENBFI~ usmAND UPD A 'I'm G THE LAN GU A GE

Revise B~ Plan sections as follows:

CHAPTBR. n - PRmBNT AND POTENTIAL BEI'I1PJ'ICIAL USPS

Add the following santellce to'the cod of the "Surface Waters" section on Page ll-2.00:

The iud~ent of the Rerio_nal Board on benmcial use evaluations and desi.P7lations.~cularlv to chanp:e the abow desi~ed and assi~e4 benmcial uses: will beconducted in accordance with California Water Code Sections 13240 throup:h 13247 and40 CPR Part 131 which relate to the adoDtion and a~Z1roval of water aualitv control_Dl~ and water aualitv standards.

CHAPTER. m - WATER.' QUALITY OiBJBCI'IVES

R8Vise Page m-l.OO, second patagraph of the ",first point", .first sentmce, as follows:

Changes to the objectives can also occur because ofnewscimtific information on tueffects of m~c constituents ~."::eP' e6:-.:.:",i~-:M.

CHAPTER IV - IMPl.EMEN TAn ON

Revise Page IV -4.00, ~inera1 Exploration and Ex'tI'action" section, last sentence oftbirdparagraph as follows: .

... Mining waste management facilities and associated mining operations are regJdatedthrough the issuance of waste disc1aarger requirements under the State and RegionalWater Boards' ~..;e'~:-b3& ef~.;..-:e :.;:l.6,.,1i hazardous and solid waste regulatoryprogram (Title 23. California Code ofRevulations fCCR). Division 3. Chm3ter 15/1'itle27 CCRJ.

Revise Page IV-5.00, first paragraph 1mda' the '"Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Wastepisposal" section as follows: .

... If the concentrations of;6!!ve..s constituents in the.land-duchargedwaste aresufficiently high to prevent the waste from being c.lassifted as "inert waste" under ~~~~, SeeRS" ~~~~27 CCR. Section 20230. discharges of such wastes to wastemanagement units require long term containment or active treatment following theducharge in order to prevent waste or waste constituent.\' from migrating to andimpairing the be1leftcial uses of waters of the State.

.2ATI'Acm.mNT 1RESOLtmON NO. R5-2002-O1S1AMBNDNBNT TO UPDATE TBB BASIN PLANTO a.ARIFY THE PROCPSS oP C:B:,ANGnolG BENEPICIAL USESAND UPDA11NG 'I'm: LANGUAcm

Revise Page IV-5.00, tbitd paragraph \mder the "Hazardous and Non-Hazardous WasteDisposal" section as follows: .

... Recent monitoring efforts under the State and Regional Water Boards: Title 23. CCRDivision 3. Chapter 15ITule 27 CCR and SWAT programs have revealed that dischargesof 7mDIicipal solid wastes to Imlined and single clay lined landfil1s have resulted mground water degradation and pollution by volatile organic constituents (PDQ) andother waste constituents.

Revise Page IV ~6.00. last paragraph of the "Hazardous and Non~HazaTdous W uteDisposal'. section as follows:

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Revise the "Water Bodies with Special Wat=: Quality Problmns" section on Page IV-6.00as follows:

Water quality manageme7l1 ~ ~ the idBPltiftcation mad ranking of water bodieswith regard to certain qIUIlity parameters. Water QulJIity Limited Segments (wQL&) areone example of expressing water quality problems by water bodies. WQL& are thosesectio7Lf of lakes, streams, ~ or other fresh water bodies where water qIIDlity does notmeet (or is not expected to meet) water quality standards even after the application ofappropriate effluent limitations for point SOJD"ces (40 CPR 130, et seq.).

.Additional tretrtment beyond minimum federal reqIliremenls will be imposed ondischargers to WQLSs. Dischargers will be assigned or allocated a maximum allowableload of critical pollvt/l1l1S so that water qZIality objectives can be met in the segment.

The Regional Water Board's ':-_-;-;-~Ilist ofWQLSs is ~¥;;=-- !~Mt ~&.:"PdatedClean Water .17ae current li.S't mav be

obtain d co' e . oMI ater e.

Revise Item 21mdel' "comol Action Ct1DBiderations'ofthe State Water Board" on PageIV -8.00 as follows:

l;--State Water Board Ruolvtion-No. 68-16, StatemmtofPolit:y-with Respect toMai1Itaming High Quality afWater ill Califonaia.

The State Water Board adopted thiS' policy 07J 28 October 1968. The policy gellerallyrestricts the Regional Water Board and diS'chargers from reducing the water quality of.nJrfgce or growad waters even thOtlgh such a redllction in water quality might still allow

ATrA~lRESOLtmONNO. :R.5-2002-O1S1.A)4ENDMENT TO UPDA'rE 'Im: BASIN PLANTO CLARIFY THE PR.~S OF CHANGING BBNm'ICAL USBSAND tJPDA1mG THE LANGUAGE

the protection of the beneficial uses associated with the water prior to the quali1}reduction. The goal of the policy is to maintain high quality ~ers.

ChmIges in water qVIJ1ity are allowed only if the clump is consistent with maziImDnbenefit to the people of the State; does not unreasoMbly affect present mid anticipatedbeneficial woes; and, does not result in water quality less thmt that prescribed i1I waterquality control p[Q1lS or policies.

USEP.A water quidity standards regulations require each state to adopt Q7J"antidegradation" policy and specify the minimum requirements for thepolicy (40 CPR131.12). A~';!,1A'-'--:: _~.r=. 'B ~ ~ :ppMMeS :.~ :"'..11 ~6~:~- =...:' ~Ii~ '6 h6:.,: o-:'"=-:.!-=-= ;:JB£ 1t=:. The State Water Board has interyreted State Water BoardResolution No. 68-16 to inco7porate the federal antidegradation policy. The ReeionalWater Board imDlements Resolution No. 68-16 consirtent with the federalgntidevradation DOlicv. Re.rolution No. 68-16 armlies to both vrmmd and ~rface waters~(the state. 7:--==:=..=, ...L.6 :3£.;:-.:1 8:-'...:';;-;-':66.6" ~6~ie,- M;w..~ h6 :=!!6-.~-M L.=: if i6

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;-.;.;.;;-.-:;;;- -.~..::;:-.:.:Resolution No. 68-16 is Appendix Item 2; the federal policy is

AppendiX Item 39.

Add the following to the "Control Action C~-!irlerations of the State Water Board"secU(JIl on Page 1V-1O.OO:

ce Waters EnclosedBand. . rn" ,. . elm I tan PI Ian r

1ft March 2000. the State Water Board adODted the SIP ift Resolution No. 2000-015..z1!is PoliCY establishes:(1} ImDlementatioft DrovisioftS for Drioritv Dollutmrt criteria Dromul~ated ~ the

'!l.S. Emlironmental Protection AvenCY (U.S. EP A} throu~h the NationalToxics Rule (40 CFR 131.36}.(D7'omulvated on 22 December 1992 andamended on 4 Mav 1995) and throuvh the CalifO771ia To.xics Rule (40 CFR131.38) (m'omul~ated Oft 18 Mav 200 and amended on 13 Februarv 20011and or . ri lutant'e. es established Re. n I Water r in

their basin Dlans:(1) - - Monitorin~ reQuirements for 2.3. 7.8-TCDD eouivalents: anda:L= Chronic toxicitv coftt7'ol D7'ovisions. 1ft addition. this Policv incIY.4~ $De_cial

_Drovisio1lS for cmain tvDes of discharves and factors that could affect theaDDlication of other 'Drovisions in this PoliCY.

Revise Page IV~10.00. first item under the "Programs" section as follows

ATTACHtdBNT 1RESOWI'IONNO. R5-2002-O151A)6END),lBNT TO UPDATE THE ~ PLANTO CLAP.IPY mE PROCBSS OF CBANGmG BBNBPICIAL USESAND UPDA1mG TSB LANGUAGE

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1. Discharges of Hazardous Waste toLand, California Code ofReguJations Title 23,Division 3, Chapter 15 and Consolidated Revulations for Treatment. Storap'e. Processinfor DislJosal of Solid Waste. Califomia Code ~fRe~latians Title 27. Division £1Subd~ion .1

Title 23. CCR. Division 3 Chapter 15 and Title 27 CCR includee regulations governingdischarges afhazardous and solid waste to landfor treatment, storage, or disposal .

Revise Page lV-I 8.00. first paragraph 1mder Itmn 9 as follows:

The Regional Water Board's strategy for managing contammated sites is guided byseveral important principles, which are based on Water Code Sections 13000 and 13304,the Title 23. CCR. Division 3. Cilapter 15/Title 27 CCR regulations and State WaterBoard Resolution Nos. 68-16 and 92-49:

Rmse Page IV -18.00, first paragraph under Item 9a as follows:

The Regional Water Board will require CO1Iformmace with the provisions of State WaterBoard Resolution No. 68-16 in all cases mid will require conformance with applicable orrelevant provisions of 23 CCR. Division 3, aaapter 15 and 27 CCR. Division 2.Subdivision 1 to the extent jea.fible.

Revise Page IV-21.00. Drstparagraphlmder Item 91 as follows:

Where leachablelmobiIe concentrations ofco7JStitu ent.S' of concern remain on-site inconcentrations which threaten water quality. the Regional Water Board will requireimplementation of applicable provisions of Iitle 23. CCR. Division 3 Chapter 15/Title 27~. Relevant provisions ofJitle 23. CCR. Division 3 Chapter 15tTitle 27 CCR whichmay not be directly applicable. but which address situations similar to those addressed atthe cleanup site will be implemented to the extent feasible. in conformance with Title 23.CCR. Section 2511(d)/27 CCR. Section 20090fd). This may include. but is not limited to.suiface or subsuiface barriers or other containment systems. "e!!»:=:f ~immobilization. toxicity reduction. and financial assurances.

APPENDIX

Remove Appendix 38.