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Home My WebLink AboutState Water Control Board notice 11.07.308 - Division of Water Quality State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Water Quality ° 1001 1 Street•Sacramento,California 95814•(916)341-5455 Linda S.Adams Mailing Address P.0. Box 100•Sacramento,California•95812-0100 Arnold Sehwarzenegger 5eerewri jor FAA(9i6)34i-5463•nit :ilwww.waterUoards.i:a.geiv Governor b'nvironmental Protection NOV 7 2008 To: All Interested Parties PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 27, DIVISION 5. STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD, RULES GOVERNING ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS; PROPOSED STATEWIDE WAIVER OF WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS; AND DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Available for review and comment are the Assembly Bill 885 (AB 885) Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS) proposed regulations, proposed statewide conditional waiver of waste discharge requirements (proposed waiver), and draft environmental impact report (DEIR). We are sending you this notice because of your potential interest in this important subject. The full texts of the proposed regulations, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and the Initial Statement of Reasons are posted on the State Water Resources Control Board's (State Water Board's) website at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water issues/programs/septic tanks/. The proposed waiver and DEIR are posted and are also available for review with the proposed regulations at the libraries listed on Enclosure 1 in this notice. You may also contact the person listed below for a copy. The documents are described below: Proposed Regulations: The proposed regulations are intended for all OWTS statewide and contain differing requirements for new and existing OWTS. They are written to satisfy the requirements of sections 13290 through 13291.7 of the California Water Code. The proposed regulations will be included in Title 27, Division 5 of the California Code of Regulations and consist of the following four articles: Article 1: Definitions, applicability of the regulations, and general requirements; Article 2: Groundwater level determinations for new OWTS; Article 3: Requirements for supplemental treatment and OWTS dispersal systems; Article 4: Requirements for protecting impaired surface waters. Proposed Waiver: The proposed waiver is independent of the proposed regulations but contains the same requirements. The proposed waiver will allow owners of OWTS to avoid filing a report of waste discharge to a Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Water Board) as long as the provisions of the proposed waiver are California Environmental Protection Agency Z)Recycled Paper All Interested Parties - 2 - complied with. Regional Water Boards would retain the authority to issue individual ' waste discharge requirements or region-wide waivers as long as they are no less stringent than the waiver proposed for adoption by the State Water Board. DEIR: Adoption of the proposed regulations and proposed waiver is a discretionary action by the State Water Board and is therefore subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq. In compliance with CEQA requirements, a DEIR has been prepared for the proposed regulations and proposed waiver WORKSHOPS: State Water Board staff is also conducting eleven (11) public workshops and a hearing (see Enclosure 2) to receive oral and written comments regarding the State Water Board's proposed regulatory actions. We encourage attendance at any or all of these workshops regarding the proposed regulations, the proposed waiver, and DEIR. COMMENTS: Comments on the proposed regulations, proposed waiver, and DEIR must be received or postmarked on or before February 9, 2009. Please submit comments regarding these documents to AB885Rwaterboards.ca.gov or to the address below: State Water Resources Control Board Division of Water Quality Attn: Todd Thompson, P.E. 1001 1 Street, 15th Floor, P.O. Box 2231 Sacramento, CA 95812 If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Todd Thompson (primary) at (916) 341-5518 or tthompson(@-waterboards.ca.gov. Sincerely, James George Giannopoulos, P.E. Assistant Division Chief Division of Water Quality Enclosures California Environmental Protection Agency Recycled Paper Enclosure 1 The following is-a list of public libraries where the State Water Board's Draft Programmatic EIR for the Statewide Onsite Wastewater Treatment Regulations is available for public review. San Diego Public Library Kern County Library 820 E Street 701 Truxton Avenue San Diego, CA 92101-6416 Bakersfield, CA 93301 Orange County Public Library Riverside Central Library 1501 E. St Andrew Place 3581 Mission Inn Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92705 Riverside, CA 92501 Los Angeles Public Library Riverside County Library 630 West 5th Street Palm Desert Branch Los Angeles, CA 90071 73-300 Fred Waring Drive Palm Desert, CA 92260 Fresno County Public Library Palmdale City Library 2420 Mariposa Street 700 East Palmdale Boulevard Fresno, CA 93721 Palmdale, CA 93550 Norman Feldheyrn Central Library Modesto-Stanislaus Central Library 555 West 6th Street 1500 1 Street San Bernardino, CA 92410 Modesto, CA 95354 San Francisco Public Library Sacramento Central Library Stegner Environmental Center 828 1 Street Civic Center Sacramento, CA 95814 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, CA 94102 Fairfield-Suisun Community Library Central Sonoma County Library 1150 Kentucky Street 211 E Street Fairfield, CA 94533 Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Shasta County Library Humboldt County Library 1100 Parkview Ave. 1313 Third Street Redding, CA 96001 Eureka, CA 95501 Salinas Public Library San Luis Obispo City-County Library 350 Lincoln Ave. P.O. Box 8107 Salinas, CA 93901 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 Enclosure 2 1: Mariposa December 8, 2008; 7 p.m. Board of Supervisors Chambers Workshop Government Center 5100 Bullion St. Mariposa, CA San Andreas December 9, 2008; 7 p.m. Board of Supervisors Chambers Workshop 891 Mountain Ranch Road San Andreas, CA Nevada City December 10, 2008; 7 p.m. Board of Supervisors Chambers Workshop Eric Rood Administrative Center 950 Maidu Avenue Nevada City, CA Susanville December 11, 2008-, 7 p.m. Lassen County Fairgrounds Workshop Jenson Hall 195 Russell Ave. Susanville, CA 96130 Redding December 18, 2008; 7 p.m. Board of Supervisors Chambers Workshop Shasta County Admin. Center, 1450 Court Street Redding, CA Bishop January 13, 2009; 7 p.m. Tri-County Fairgrounds Workshop Sierra St. and Fair Dr. Bishop, CA Riverside January 14, 2009; 7 p.m. Riverside County Supervisors Workshop Chambers 4080 Lemon Street Riverside, CA 92501 Malibu January 15, 2009; 7 p.m. Malibu High School Workshop 30215 Morning View Dr. Malibu, CA Fresno January 22, 2009; 7 p.m. Fresno Unified School District Workshop Board Chamber 2309 Tulare Street Fresno, CA Santa Rosa January 27, 2009; 7 p.m. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Workshop Merlot Theater 50 Mark West Springs Road Santa Rosa, CA Eureka January 28, 2009; 7 p.m. Eureka High School Auditorium Workshop 1915 J Street Eureka, CA Sacramento February 9, 2009; 1:30 p.m. Byron Sher Auditorium Hearing Cal EPA Building 1001 1 Street Sacramento, CA