Notice of Public Hearing – Proposed Basin Plan Amendment to Remove MUN from Twelve Constructed/Modified Ag Dominated Water Bodies

  • by BPC Staff
  • on December 22, 2014
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This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5).

Click here to view the Notice of Public Hearing concerning an amendment to the water quality control plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins to remove the Municipal and Domestic supply (MUN) beneficial use in twelve constructed and/or modified water bodies in the Sacramento River Basin that receive treated municipal wastewater from the cities of Biggs, Colusa, Live Oak or Willows.

The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s environmental review of the proposed Basin Plan Amendment is contained in a draft Staff Report, which is considered to be “substitute environmental documentation” or “SED”, and which will be posted on the website (below) along with the proposed Basin Plan Amendment no later than 5 January 2015:

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/salinity/mun_beneficial_use/index.shtml

Copies of the proposed Basin Plan Amendment and draft SED also can be obtained by contacting or visiting the Central Valley Water Board’s office at 11020 Sun Center Drive, #200, Rancho Cordova, California 95670-6114, on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The public and other agencies  are invited to submit written comments on the proposed Basin Plan Amendment and draft SED from 5 January 2015 through 20 February 2015.

The Central Valley Water Board has scheduled a hearing on the following dates to receive oral comments regarding the proposed Basin Plan Amendment and draft SED:

Date:     5 to 6 February 2015 (Please contact staff two weeks prior to the meeting for the exact date.)

Time:     8:30 a.m.

Place:    Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, 11020 Sun Center Drive, #200, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

 

The Central Valley Water Board has scheduled a hearing on the following dates to consider adoption of the proposed Basin Plan Amendment and draft SED:

Date:     16 to 17 April 2015 (Please contact staff two weeks prior to the meeting for the exact date.)

Time:     8:30 a.m.

Place:    Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Fresno Office, 1685 E Street Fresno, CA 93706

 

The final meeting agenda will be available at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/board_info/meetings/ at least 10 days before the meeting.

Staff contact information: Anne Littlejohn, (916) 464-4840, alittlejohn@waterboards.ca.gov.

 

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