Plans and Policies

An overview of California’s water quality control plans and state policies for water quality control may be found in California’s continuing planning process report, which is periodically submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

• Continuing Planning Process (CPP) Report (May 2001)

Plans

• California Ocean Plan (5/14/2006)
  
  
• California Thermal Plan - Water Quality Control Plan for Control of Temperature in the Coastal and Interstate Waters and Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California
  
  
• Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta Estuary – (12/13/2006, Approved by OAL 6/27/2007)
  • Appendix I - Plan Amendment Report
  • Appendix II - Referenced Documents
  • Appendix III - Response to Comment
    
    
• Regional Board Water Quality Control Plans (Basin Plans):
  • (1) North Coast Region Basin Plans
  • (2) San Francisco Bay Region Basin Plans
  • (3) Central Coast Region Basin Plans
  • (4) Los Angeles Region Basin Plans
  • (5) Central Valley Region Basin Plans
  • (6) Lahontan Region Basin Plans
  • (7) Colorado River Basin Region Basin Plans
  • (8) Santa Ana Region Basin Plans
  • (9) San Diego Region Basin Plans

Policies

• Policy for Compliance Schedules in National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits (4/15/2008, NOT YET IN EFFECT – OAL AND USEPA APPROVAL PENDING)
  
  
• Water Quality Control Policy for Addressing Impaired Waters: Regulatory Structure and Options (5/16/2005, Approved by OAL 4/10/2006)
  
  
• Water Quality Control Policy for Developing California's Clean Water Act Section 303(d) List (9/30/2004, Approved by OAL 12/13/04)
  
  
• Policy for Implementation and Enforcement of the Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program, (5/20/2004, Approved by OAL 8/26/2004
  
  
• Plan for California's Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program (NPS Program Plan)
  
  
• Water Quality Enforcement Policy (As amended 2/19/2002, Approved by OAL 7/30/2002)
  
  • Proposed Revisions
    
• Policy for Implementation of Toxics Standards for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California (As amended 2/24/2005, Approved by OAL 5/31/2006)
  
  • Proposed Revsion
• Water Quality Control Policy for Guidance on Development of Regional Toxic Hot Spot Cleanup Plans (9/2/1998, Appoved by OAL 11/9/1998)
  

• Policies and Procedures for Investigation and Cleanup and Abatement of Discharges Under Water Code Section 13304 - Resolution 92-49 (As amended 10/2/1996, Approved by OAL 1/13/1997)
  
  
• Water Quality Control Policy for the Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California - Resolutions 74-43 and 95-84 (As amended 11/16/1995, Approved by OAL 3/5/1996)
  
  
• Policy for Regulation of Discharges of Municipal Solid Waste - Resolutions 93-62 and 2005-58 (As amended 7/21/2005, Approved by OAL 10/4/2005)
  
  
• Pollutant Policy Document for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary - Resolution 90-67 (6/21/1990)
• Introduction
• Table of Contents
• 1.0  Executive Summary
• 2.0  Pollutant Sources and Loadings Identified in the San Francisco Bay-Delta
• 3.0  Problem Assessment
• 4.0  Recommended Pollutant Policy Actions
• 5.0  Bay - Delta Pollutant Monitoring and Assessment Program
• 6.0  References
  
  
• Sources of Drinking Water Policy - Resolution 88-63 (As amended 2/1/2006, Approved by OAL 4/24/2006)
  
  
• Water Quality Control Policy on the Use and Disposal of Inland Waters Used for Powerplant Cooling - Resolution 75-58 (6/19/1975)
  
  
• Policy Regarding Water Reclamation - Resolution 77-1 (1/6/1977)
  
  
• Maintaining High Quality Water - Resolution 68-16 (10/24/1968)

Policies Under Development

• Proposed Water Quality Control Policy on the Use of Coastal and Estuarine Waters for Power Plant Cooling (March 2008)
  • Notice of Public Scoping Meetings, May 8 and 13, 2008
  • Scoping Document (March 2008)
    
    
• Proposed State Policy for Water Quality Control, San Francisco Bay, Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and Tributaries Mercury Discharge Offset Policy (1/5/07)
• Notice of Public Scoping Meeting, February 20, 2007
• Public Comments
• Informational Document
  
  
• Proposed Methylmercury Water Quality Objectives (1/5/07)
  • Notice of Public Scoping Meeting, February 20, 2007
  • Public Comments
  • Informational Document
    
    
• Proposed Total Residual Chlorine and Chlorine-Produced Oxidants Policy of California (6/1/05)

( updated 6/23/08 )