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Subject: FW: NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT - RECYCLED WATER POLICY
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BUS correspondence from the SWRB re Recycled Water Policy,
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Subject: NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT RECYCLED WATER POLICY
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Attached is a Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the revisions to a proposed amendment(Revised Proposed
Amendment)to the Policy for Water Quality Control for Recycled Water(Recycled Water Policy) and the Revised Draft
Staff Report, including the Draft Substitute Environmental Documentation (Revised Draft SR/SED) for the addition of
perfluorooctane sulfonate(PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) to the monitoring list for potable recycled water
projects.
Comment Deadline is September 10, 2018 by 12 noon.
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State Water Resources Control Board
NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT
Concerning
PFOS and PFOA Revisions to an Amendment to the Policy
for Water Quality Control for Recycled Water
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water
Board) will receive written public comments on revisions to a proposed amendment(Revised
Proposed Amendment)to the Policy for Water Quality Control for Recycled Water(Recycled
Water Policy) and the Revised Draft Staff Report, including the Draft Substitute Environmental
Documentation (Revised Draft SR/SED)for the addition of perfiuorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) to the monitoring list for potable recycled water projects.
Information on the comment period and how to submit written comments is detailed below under
"Submission of Written Comments.” The Revised Proposed Amendment and Revised Draft
SRISED do not yet include revisions in response to the May 9, 2018 to June 26, 2018
public comment period.
BACKGROUND
The Recycled Water Policy includes provisions that require staff to reconvene a science
advisory panel every five years to provide guidance on future actions related to constituents of
emerging concern (CECs) in recycled water. Resolution No. 2016-0061 directed State Water
Board staff to reconvene a Science Advisory Panel on CECs in recycled water(Panel) and to
propose an amendment to the Recycled Water Policy considering feedback received from
stakeholder outreach, the findings of the Panel, and an evaluation of the challenges and
benefits of salt and nutrient management plan development.
The State Water Board previously held a public comment period from May 9, 2018 to
June 26, 2018 and held a public hearing on June 19, 2018 to receive public input and
comments on the Proposed Amendment. State Water Board staff is reviewing these comments.
ADDITION OF PFOS AND PFOA
On July 13, 2018, the State Water Board Division of Drinking Water issued Notification Levels
for perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). State Water
Board staff requested the Science Advisory Panel on CECs in Recycled Water re-evaluate
PFOS and PFOA considering the new Notification Levels and determine if they should be added
to the CEC monitoring list in the Proposed Amendment. Upon review, the Panel recommended
adding PFOS and PFOA to the CEC monitoring list for potable recycled water projects and staff
revised the May 9, 2018 draft of the Proposed Amendment and Draft SR/SED to reflect this
recommendation. The only changes to the Revised Proposed Amendment are the addition of
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PFOS and PFOA to the list of health-based CECs (see Table 1 and Table 7 in Attachment A of
the Revised Proposed Amendment) and supporting information in the Revised Draft SR/SED
(see section 4.14.1 of the Revised Draft SR/SED, p. 70-72).
PROCEDURAL MATTERS FOR THE COMMENT PERIOD
At this time, the State Water Board will accept comments only on changes to the Revised
Proposed Amendment and Revised Draft SRISED associated with the addition of PFOS and
PFOA to the CEC monitoring list, which are identified by underline or ctrikothrough text.
State Water Board staff will review comments received from the May 9, 2018 to June 26, 2018
comment period as well as from this comment period, which ends September 10, 2018 and will
prepare responses to comments. Staff will then prepare a Revised Proposed Amendment and
a Revised Draft SR/SED that incorporates feedback from the first and second public comment
periods for the Board's consideration.
DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY
The Revised Proposed Amendment and Revised Draft SR/SED are available on the State
Water Board's website:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water issues/programs/water recycling policy/index.html
You may also receive a paper copy by contacting Laura McLellan by phone at(916) 319-8288,
or email at: Laura.McLellan cawaterboards.ca.gov, or by writing Laura McLellan, Division of
Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN COMMENTS
State Water Board staff will accept written comments only on text that is in underline or
strikeffig-in the Revised Proposed Amendment and the Revised Draft SR/SED.
Written comment letters must be received by 12:00 noon on Monday September 10, 2018.
After the deadline, the State Water Board will not accept additional written comments.
The State Water Board requests that comment letters be submitted via email to
Jeanine Townsend, Clerk to the Board, by email at commentletters[a7waterboards.ca.gov (if less
than 15 megabytes in total size). Please title the subject line: "Comment Letter-Proposed
Recycled Water Policy Amendment." Electronic submission by email in pdf text format is
preferred.
If submitting a paper comment letter, please address letters to the attention of
Jeanine Townsend, State Water Resources Control Board, 1001 I Street, 24th Floor,
Sacramento, CA 95814. Couriers delivering comment letters in person to CaIEPA
Headquarters must check in with lobby security personnel.
Additional Information
Please direct questions about this notice to Laura McLellan at (916) 319-8288 or via email at
Laura.McLellan@waterboards.ca.gov.
August 27, 2018DCOMard-
Date Jeart0 Townsend
Clerk to the Board