San Diego Region - Water Quality Programs

San Diego Region Water Quality Program Units

Special Programs

Reference Publications/Documents

• Basin Planning
  • The Basin Plan
  • Basin Plan Amendments
  • Triennial Review of Basin Plan
• Clean Water Act Section 303(d) and 305(b)
• Sanitary Sewer Overflows
• Shipyards
  • Shipyard Sediment Site Cleanup Project
• Storm Water - NPDES Permit (Construction/Industrial/Municipal)
  • Riverside County Storm Water Permit
  • San Diego Municipal Storm Water Permit
  • Orange County Municipal Storm Water Permit
  • General Construction Permit Program
  • General Industrial Permit Program
  • Caltrans Stormwater Permit Program
    • State Route-125 Lessons Learned Report For Future Regulatory Action (3/12/08)
    • Lessons Learned Report Transmittal Memo
  • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Municipal Storm Water FAQs
    • Construction Storm Water FAQs
    • Industrial Storm Water FAQs
    • USEPA Storm Water Questions and Answers
  • Staff Contacts for Questions Regarding Storm Water and Urban Runoff Related to the Municipal and Construction Permits
• Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
  • TMDL Fact Sheet
  • TMDLs
    • Bacteria Impaired Waters TMDL Project I for Beaches and Creeks
    • Bacteria Impaired Waters TMDL Project II for San Diego Bay and Dana Point Harbor Shorelines
    • Chollas Creek
    • Chollas Creek for Diazinon
    • Chollas Creek for Metals
    • Rainbow Creek
    • San Diego Bay Marine Sediments
      • Mouth of Chollas Creek in San Diego Bay
      • Seventh Street Channel (Paleta Creek)
      • Switzer Creek
      • B Street/Broadway Piers
      • Downtown Anchorage
      • Naval Station Submarine Base
    • Shelter Island
    • Tecolote Creek for Indicator Bacteria
    • TMDLs for Impaired Lagoons, Adjacent Beaches, and Agua Hedionda Creek

Special Programs

• Groundwater Extraction: Information, Permit & Application
• The Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP)
• Ambient Biological Assessment Monitoring Program for Inland Surface Waters
• Bay Cleanup
• 401 Water Quality Certification
• Watershed Management Chapter
• Caulerpa Seaweed Eradication in California
• International Waste Treatment Plant (IWTP)