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The
Los Angeles Regional Board's Basin Plan
is designed to preserve and enhance water
quality and protect the beneficial uses
of all regional waters. Specifically, the
Basin Plan (i) designates beneficial uses
for surface and ground waters, (ii) sets
narrative and numerical objectives that
must be attained or maintained to protect
the designated beneficial uses and conform
to the state's antidegradation policy, and
(iii) describes implementation programs
to protect all waters in the Region. In
addition, the Basin Plan incorporates (by
reference) all applicable State and Regional
Board plans and policies and other pertinent
water quality policies and regulations.
Those of other agencies are referenced in
appropriate sections throughout the Basin
Plan.
The
Basin Plan is a resource for the Regional
Board and others who use water and/or discharge
wastewater in the Los Angeles Region. Other
agencies and organizations involved in environmental
permitting and resource management activities
also use the Basin Plan. Finally the Basin
Plan provides valuable information to the
public about local water quality issues.
The
Basin Plan is reviewed and updated as necessary.
Following adoption by the Regional Board,
the Basin Plan and subsequent amendments
are subject to approval by the State Board,
the State Office of Administrative Law (OAL),
and the United States Environmental Protection
Agency (USEPA).
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