Colorado River Basin – Basin Planning

The Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region (Region 7), is implementing a Paperless Office system for its Basin Planning unit to reduce paper use, increase efficiency, and provide a more effective way for our staff, the public and interested parties to view Basin Planning documents in electronic form. That means paper correspondences will no longer be issued, including the distribution of public hearing notices and notices of opportunity for public comments.

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The Basin Planning Unit is involved in the following activities

• Implementing the Watershed Management Initiative
• Conducting the Triennial Review of the Basin Plan
• Proposing Basin Plan Amendments for Regional Board Approval
• Working on the New River/Mexicali Sanitation Project
• Participating in efforts to restore the Salton Sea
• Managing grant contracts

Current Basin Planning Activities

Proposed Basin Plan Amendment to Revise Indicator Bacteria for a 17-Mile Reach of the Coachella Valley Storm Water Channel.

• Staff Report
• Appendix 1 – Amendment
• Resolution
• CEQA Checklist
• Comments and Responses

State Board Approval

• Notice of Opportunity to Comment  »»  No Comments Received
• Agenda and Draft Resolution
• Resolution Change Sheet
• Adopted Resolution

Office of Administrative Law (OAL) Approval

• OAL Approval Letter
• Concise Summary of Regulatory Provisions
• Notice of Decision

Basin Plan Amendment to Prohibit Septic Tank Discharges in the Town of Yucca Valley

• Staff Report
• Appendix A - USGS Report
• Appendix B - Yucca Valley Zoning Map
• Appendix C - Septic System Failures
• Appendix D - Recent Data
• Appendix E - Nitrogen Loading Calculation
• Appendix F - Scientific Peer Review
• Additional Peer Review Documents
• CEQA Checklist
• Resolution/Amendment
• Comments  »»  Responses

State Board Approval

• Notice of Opportunity to Comment  »»  Responses to Comments to State Board
• Agenda and Draft Resolution
• Adopted Resolution

Office of Administrative Law (OAL) Approval

• OAL Approval Letter
• Concise Summary of Regulatory Provisions
• Notice of Decision

Proposed Basin Plan Amendment to Establish a Conditional Prohibition and Implementation Plan for Agricultural Wastewater Discharges Originating within the Palo Verde Valley and the Palo Verde Mesa, Riverside and Imperial Counties, California.

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1 - PVID’S MRP, Palo Verde Water Quality Monitoring Plan
• Attachment 2 - Summary of PVID Drains
• Attachment 3 - Appendix III-Document Contents
• Attachment 4 - Programmatic Steps for Responsible Parties
• CEQA Checklist
• Resolution  |   Attachment A - Amendment
• Comments and Responses  »»  First Group  |  Second Group

State Board Approval

• Notice of Opportunity to Comment  »»  No Comments Received
• Agenda and Draft Disapproval Resolution
• Adopted Disapproval Resolution

Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Colorado River Basin Region to Correct or Update Language, Tables, and Figures.

• Staff Report - September 2010
• Attachment 1 - Resolution
• Attachment 2 - Amendment
• Attachment 3 - Checklist
• Comments and Responses - September 13, 2010

State Board Approval

• Notice of Opportunity to Comment  »»  Responses to Comments to State Board
• Agenda and Draft Resolution
• Resolution Change Sheet
• Adopted Resolution

Office of Administrative Law (OAL) Approval

• OAL Approval Letter
• Concise Summary of Regulatory Provisions
• Notice of Decision

Final Basin Planning Activities

• Final Basin Planning Activities
• Triennial Review - Resolution No. R7-2008-0013  |  Attachment
• Water Quality Control Plan for the Colorado River Basin Region (Adopted June 2006)

Questions or comments about Colorado River Basin Planning?

• Please email Joan Stormo or phone (760) 776-8982

(Updated 12/7/12 )