| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Prohibition of elevated temperature waste in cold interstate waters | wastewater, aquatic life | Elevated temperature waste discharges into cold interstate waters are prohibited. | Applies to discharges into cold interstate waters | high |
| #Q002 | operational | operational | mandatory | Coastal waters existing discharge limitations compliance | wastewater, aquatic life | Elevated temperature wastes shall comply with limitations necessary to assure protection of the beneficial uses and areas of special biological significance. | Applies to existing discharges into coastal waters | high |
| #Q003 | design | operational | mandatory | Open ocean dispersion for new coastal discharges | wastewater, aquatic life | Elevated temperature wastes shall be discharged to the open ocean away from the shoreline to achieve dispersion through the vertical water column. | Applies to new discharges into coastal waters | high |
| #Q004 | design | operational | mandatory | Distance from special biological areas for new coastal discharges | wastewater, aquatic life | Elevated temperature wastes shall be discharged a sufficient distance from areas of special biological significance to assure the maintenance of natural temperature in these areas. | Applies to new discharges into coastal waters | high |
| #Q005 | operational | operational | mandatory | Enclosed bays existing and new discharge limitations compliance | wastewater, aquatic life | Elevated temperature waste discharges shall comply with limitations necessary to assure protection of beneficial uses. | Applies to existing and new discharges into enclosed bays | high |
| #Q006 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Cumulative effects prohibition | wastewater, aquatic life | The cumulative effects of elevated temperature waste discharges shall not cause temperatures to be increased except as provided in specific water quality objectives contained herein. | high | |
| #Q007 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Natural and waste discharge temperature measurement method | wastewater | Natural water temperature will be compared with waste discharge temperature by near-simultaneous measurements accurate to within 1 ° F. In lieu of near-simultaneous measurements, measurements may be made under calculated conditions of constant waste discharge and receiving water characteristics. | high | |
| #Q008 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Thermal waste discharge study | wastewater, aquatic life | Existing and future dischargers of thermal waste shall conduct a study to define the effect of the discharge on beneficial uses and, for existing discharges, determine design and operating changes which would be necessary to achieve compliance with the provisions of this plan. | Applies to existing and future dischargers of thermal waste | high |
| #Q009 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Compliance time schedule requirement | wastewater | All waste discharge requirements shall include a time schedule which assures compliance with water quality objectives by July 1, 1977, unless the discharger can demonstrate that a longer time schedule is required to complete construction of necessary facilities; or, in accordance with any time schedule contained in guidelines promulgated pursuant to Section 304(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. | high | |
| #Q010 | reporting | reporting | guidance | Proposed dischargers study submission | wastewater | Proposed dischargers of elevated temperature wastes may be required by the Regional Board to submit such studies prior to the establishment of waste discharge requirements. | Discretion of the Regional Board | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Postdischarge studies requirement | wastewater | The Regional Board shall include in its requirements appropriate postdischarge studies by the discharger. | Applies to proposed dischargers of elevated temperature wastes | high |
| #Q012 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Scope of thermal discharge studies | wastewater, aquatic life | The scope of any necessary studies shall be as outlined by the Regional Board and shall be designed to include the following as applicable to an individual discharge: A. Existing conditions in the aquatic environment. B. Effects of the existing discharge on beneficial uses. C. Predicted conditions in the aquatic environment with waste discharge facilities designed and operated in compliance with the provisions of this plan. D. Predicted effects of the proposed discharge on beneficial uses. E. An analysis of costs and benefits of various design alternatives. F. The extent to which intake and outfall structures are located and designed so that the intake of planktonic organisms is at a minimum, waste plumes are prevented from touching the ocean substrate or shorelines, and the waste is dispersed into an area of pronounced along-shore or offshore currents. | As outlined by the Regional Board and applicable to an individual discharge | high |
| #Q013 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Monitoring for elevated temperature waste discharges | wastewater | All waste discharge requirements adopted for discharges of elevated temperature wastes shall be monitored in order to determine compliance with effluent or receiving water temperature (or heat) requirements. | high | |
| #Q014 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Expanded monitoring programs for significant thermal discharges | wastewater, aquatic life | Furthermore, for significant thermal discharges as determined by the Regional Board or State, Regional Boards shall require expanded monitoring programs, to be carried out either on a continuous or periodic basis, designed to assess whether the source continues to provide adequate protection to beneficial uses (including the protection and propagation of a balanced indigenous community of fish, shellfish, and wildlife, in and on the body of water into which the discharge is made). | Applies to significant thermal discharges as determined by the Regional Board or State | high |
| #Q015 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Frequency of periodic expanded monitoring programs | wastewater | When periodic expanded monitoring programs are specified, the frequency of the program shall reflect the probable impact of the discharge. | Applies when periodic expanded monitoring programs are specified | high |
| #Q016 | administrative | unknown | guidance | Payment for expanded monitoring program | wastewater | The State Board or Regional Board may require a discharger(s) to pay a public agency or other appropriate person an amount sufficient to carry out the expanded monitoring program required pursuant to paragraph 8 above if: A. The discharger has previously failed to carry out monitoring programs in a manner satisfactory to the State Board or Regional Board, or; B. More than a single facility, under separate ownerships, may significantly affect the thermal characteristics of the body of water, and the owners of such facilities are unable to reach agreement on a cooperative program within a reasonable time period specified by the State Board or Regional Board. | If the discharger has failed to monitor satisfactorily, or multiple facilities unable to agree on a cooperative program | high |
| #Q017 | operational | aesthetic | mandatory | Full trash removal and disposal | other | Responsible parties will need to remove and properly dispose of 100 percent of the trash during collection events at intervals that prevent nuisance and adverse impacts to beneficial uses between collections. | During trash collection events | high |
| #Q018 | monitoring | reporting | recommended | MFAC program monitoring details | other | A proposed MFAC program should include details of the frequency, location, and reporting of trash monitoring to the San Diego Water Board. | As part of proposed MFAC program | high |
| #Q019 | monitoring | reporting | recommended | MFAC program minimum requirements | other | At a minimum, the MFAC program should include: 1. An estimate of the annual baseline loading of trash in the Tijuana River Valley from transboundary flows based on a scientifically defensible assessment of data. 2. Monitoring stations for Tijuana River Valley receiving water monitoring at or near coordinates specified in the USIBWC NPDES Permit (TRV stations in Table E-1 of Attachment E of San Diego Water Board Order No. R9-2021-0001 as amended by Order No. R9-2023-0009, NPDES Permit No. CA0108928). 3. Monitoring frequency of at least once per transboundary flow event, when flows cross the U.S.-Mexico border into the Tijuana River Flood Control Channel or Yogurt Canyon, or when flows bypass the canyon collectors (during both dry and wet weather). 4. Annual reporting of trash monitoring to the San Diego Water Board. | Minimum components for MFAC program | high |
| #Q020 | operational | aesthetic | mandatory | MFAC collection performance goal | other | The goal is to remove 100 percent of the trash at each MFAC location during collection events and dispose of it properly. | high | |
| #Q021 | corrective_action | operational | recommended | BMP adjustment for trash accumulation | other | If the amount of trash accumulating between MFAC events does not decrease in accordance with the schedule in Table 8.2, the collection frequency and/or BMP implementation should be increased to meet the trash reductions. | If trash reduction schedule is not met | high |
| #Q022 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | SWAMP QAPrP compliance | other | Monitoring shall be conducted in accordance with the most recent Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPrP) in terms of laboratory reporting limits and measurement quality objectives, unless otherwise noted. | high | |
| #Q023 | operational | operational | mandatory | DHS Coordination for Yogurt Canyon | other | DHS will likely need to coordinate with USIBWC and USEPA to achieve WQOs for transboundary flows through Yogurt Canyon. | To achieve water quality objectives at Yogurt Canyon | high |
| #Q024 | monitoring | operational | recommended | Collector and transboundary flow monitoring frequency | other | Monthly monitoring at the canyon collectors (i.e., of water in the concrete aprons); monitoring once per transboundary flow event (during both dry and wet weather) at the Tijuana River Flood Control Channel and Yogurt Canyon and at the canyon collectors when flows bypass them. | Components of USIBWC monitoring program | high |
| #Q025 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Indicator bacteria progress monitoring | drinking water | Water quality monitoring of E. coli and enterococci sufficient to assess progress toward attaining WQOs in the lower Tijuana River. | As part of ARP monitoring | high |
| #Q026 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual transboundary load assessment reporting | other | Annual reporting prepared by USIBWC that assesses reductions in indicator bacteria and trash loading, receiving water WQOs, and progressive trash reductions. | high | |
| #Q027 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | MOU Development | recreational water, aquatic life | Develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the San Diego Water Board, USIBWC, and USEPA to identify procedures, actions, roles, and responsibilities within respective jurisdictions and funding allocations to control transboundary sources of pollution, if practicable. | DHS may be consulted as needed | high |
| #Q028 | operational | operational | mandatory | MFAC Program Development and Implementation | recreational water, aquatic life | Develop, propose, and implement a Minimum Frequency of Assessment and Collection (MFAC) program for trash to attain applicable water quality standards and achieve the schedule for progressive reductions in trash loading in the lower Tijuana River. | Pollutant source: transboundary flows | high |
| #Q029 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Commercial Agricultural Operation Enrollment | agricultural water | For commercial agricultural operations in the Tijuana Hydraulic Unit whose discharges may affect the lower Tijuana River, identify and enroll in general WDRs for commercial agricultural operations (San Diego Water Board Order Nos. R9-2016-0004 and R9- 2016-0005) or issue individual WDRs. | Pollutant source: agricultural operations | high |
| #Q030 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Equestrian Operation Enrollment | other | For equestrian operations in the Tijuana Hydrologic Unit whose discharges may affect the lower Tijuana River, enroll in the Animal Operations Waiver (Waiver No. 5 - Discharges from Animal Operations, Order No. R9-2024-0001) which includes requirements consistent with achieving WQOs. | Pollutant source: equestrian operations | high |
| #Q031 | operational | operational | recommended | Long-term trash management duties | recreational water, aquatic life | Beginning in Year 9 after San Diego Water Board approval of this ARP, USIBWC should: (1) maintain 90% reduction of the estimated baseline load calculated as a rolling three-year average, (2) continue to remove and properly dispose of 100 percent of the trash at each MFAC location during collection events, and (3) remove trash at each MFAC location at intervals that prevent nuisance and adverse impacts to beneficial uses between collections. | Beginning in Year 9 | high |
| #Q032 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Discharger Registration for NOI Coverage | wastewater, other | The Discharger shall register for coverage under this General Permit by certifying and submitting PRDs via SMARTS (http://smarts.waterboards.ca.gov), which consist of: i. A completed NOI and signed certification statement; ii. A copy of a current Site Map from the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) in Section X.E; iii. A SWPPP (see Section X); | Prior to commencement of industrial activities | high |
| #Q033 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Discharge Prohibition | wastewater, other | All discharges of storm water to waters of the United States are prohibited except as specifically authorized by this General Permit or another NPDES permit. | high | |
| #Q034 | design | operational | mandatory | SWPPP Development and Implementation | wastewater, other | Dischargers shall develop and implement a site-specific SWPPP for each industrial facility covered by this General Permit that shall contain the following elements, as described further in this Section | By July 1, 2015 or upon commencement of industrial activity | high |
| #Q035 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Minimum BMP Implementation | wastewater, other | The Discharger shall, to the extent feasible, implement and maintain all of the following minimum BMPs to reduce or prevent pollutants in industrial storm water discharges. | Includes Good Housekeeping, Preventive Maintenance, Spill and Leak Prevention, etc. | high |
| #Q036 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Monthly Visual Observations | wastewater, other | At least once per calendar month, the Discharger shall visually observe each drainage area for the following: i. The presence or indications of prior, current, or potential unauthorized NSWDs and their sources; ii. Authorized NSWDs, sources, and associated BMPs to ensure compliance with Section IV.B.3; and, iii. Outdoor industrial equipment and storage areas, outdoor industrial activities areas, BMPs, and all other potential source of industrial pollutants. | During daylight hours of scheduled facility operating hours and on days without precipitation | high |
| #Q037 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Report Submission | wastewater, other | The Discharger shall certify and submit via SMARTS an Annual Report no later than July 15th following each reporting year using the standardized format and checklists in SMARTS. | Due annually by July 15 | high |
| #Q038 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of Unlawful Pollutant Discharges | wastewater | Except as in compliance with this section and sections 302, 306, 307, 318, 402, and 404 of this Act, the discharge of any pollutant by any person shall be unlawful. | Applies to all persons discharging pollutants into navigable waters | high |
| #Q039 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Point Source Monitoring and Recordkeeping | wastewater | the Administrator shall require the owner or operator of any point source to (i) establish and maintain such records, (ii) make such reports, (iii) install, use, and maintain such monitoring equipment or methods (including where appropriate, biological monitoring methods), (iv) sample such effluents (in accordance with such methods, at such locations, at such intervals, and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe), and (v) provide such other information as he may reasonably require; | Required to carry out the objective of the Act | high |
| #Q040 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Discharge Notification Duty | other | Any person in charge of a vessel or of an onshore facility or an offshore facility shall, as soon as he has knowledge of any discharge of oil or a hazardous substance from such vessel or facility in violation of paragraph (3) of this subsection, immediately notify the appropriate agency of the United States Government of such discharge. | Violation of paragraph (3) of subsection (b) | high |
| #Q041 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | State Water Quality Certification Requirement | other | Any applicant for a Federal license or permit to conduct any activity including, but not limited to, the construction or operation of facilities, which may result in any discharge into the navigable waters, shall provide the licensing or permitting agency a certification from the State in which the discharge originates or will originate... that any such discharge will comply with the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306, and 307 of this Act. | Activities potentially resulting in discharge to navigable waters | high |
| #Q042 | administrative | operational | mandatory | State Capitalization Fund Matching | other | the State will deposit in the fund from State moneys an amount equal to at least 20 percent of the total amount of all capitalization grants which will be made to the State with funds to be made available under this title and section 205(m) of this Act on or before the date on which each quarterly grant payment will be made to the State under this title; | Requirement for State capitalization grant agreements | high |
| #Q043 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Intent Submission | recreational water, aquatic life | Any person who proposes to discharge pollutants from the public display of fireworks to surface waters of the United States in the San Diego Region must submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) for coverage under this Order. | Prior to any fireworks event | high |
| #Q044 | operational | operational | mandatory | Fireworks Best Management Practices Plan (FBMPP) Preparation | recreational water, aquatic life | The Discharger shall prepare and implement an FBMPP to prevent and/or reduce the discharge of pollutants associated with the display of fireworks and shall make the FBMPP available to all persons who request it. | Minimum elements specified in section 5.2.1 | high |
| #Q045 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Alternative Fireworks Consideration | aquatic life | Whenever practicable and feasible, the Discharger shall consider the use of alternative fireworks produced with new pyrotechnic formulas that replace perchlorate with other oxidizers and propellants that burn cleaner, produce less smoke, and reduce pollutant loading to surface waters. | Whenever practicable and feasible | high |
| #Q046 | operational | aesthetic | mandatory | Removal of Plastic and Aluminum Labels | aquatic life | Whenever practicable, feasible, and safe, the Discharger shall remove all plastic and aluminum labels and wrappings from aerial shells and special effect pyrotechnic devices prior to use and before they are launched or detonated. | Prior to use; whenever safe and feasible | high |
| #Q047 | operational | operational | mandatory | Post-Display Debris Collection and Management | recreational water, aquatic life | As soon as practicable and feasible, and no later than 24 hours following a display of fireworks, the Discharger... shall, to the extent practical, collect, remove, and manage particulate matter and debris from ignited and un-ignited pyrotechnic material... found during inspection of the entire firing range and adjacent affected surface water(s). | Within 24 hours following display | high |
| #Q048 | operational | operational | mandatory | Barge Cleaning and Debris Recovery | recreational water | As soon as practicable, and no later than 24 hours following a display of fireworks, the decks of each barge or floating platform that contained fireworks shall be raked or swept to collect fireworks debris and prevent it from being deposited into the water. | If fireworks are launched on barges | high |
| #Q049 | operational | operational | mandatory | Hazardous Fireworks Waste Handling | other | Immediately following a display of fireworks, all hazardous fireworks waste (including duds) and pyrotechnics waste resulting from the set-up, firing, and strike of the display, shall be handled and managed in accordance with applicable fireworks and hazardous waste laws and regulations. | Immediately following display | high |
| #Q050 | operational | operational | mandatory | BMP Implementation Training | other | All personnel implementing the BMPs shall be properly trained regarding BMP implementation. The Discharger shall identify the personnel to be trained, their responsibilities, and the type of training they are to receive. | high | |
| #Q051 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Post-Fireworks Display Log Maintenance | other | The Discharger shall maintain a written log for each public fireworks display event. The log shall be completed within ten (10) calendar days following each public fireworks event and shall be made available to the San Diego Water Board upon request. | Completed within 10 days of event | high |
| #Q052 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Report Submission Requirement | other | The Discharger shall submit an Annual Report by August 30 each year, covering the previous year (August 1 through July 31), containing the [required] information. | Due August 30 annually | high |
| #Q053 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | ASBS Special Provisions - Salute Shell Restrictions | aquatic life | The Discharger shall minimize the use of aerial 'salute' shells or devices and the use of these fireworks during the first five minutes of each fireworks display is prohibited. | Discharges into La Jolla ASBS or Heisler Park ASBS | high |
| #Q054 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Amended NOA for New Locations | recreational water, aquatic life | The Discharger must submit a request for an amended NOA when a fireworks event is proposed at new location. | When proposed fireworks event is at a new location | high |
| #Q055 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Electronic Submission Format for NOI | other | Please convert all submissions to a searchable Portable Document Format (PDF) and submit the NOI and associated attachments by email to SanDiego@waterboards.ca.gov, with the subject line titled 'Notice of Intent - Fireworks General NPDES Permit'. | high | |
| #Q056 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Notice of Termination Procedure | other | To terminate permit coverage, the Discharger shall submit a complete and accurate Notice of Termination (NOT) form (Attachment I) by email to SanDiego@waterboards.ca.gov, with the subject line titled 'Notice of Termination Fireworks General NPDES Permit'. | Upon cessation of discharges or transfer of host responsibility | high |
| #Q057 | operational | operational | mandatory | Securing Launch Equipment | aquatic life | All equipment used to hold and launch the fireworks shall be secured properly in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and in such a way as to minimize the risk that the equipment and fireworks would fall into the water. | If the fireworks are launched or ignited on barges or floating platforms | high |
| #Q058 | operational | operational | mandatory | Non-hazardous Solid Waste Disposal | other | All non-hazardous solid waste resulting from the set-up, firing, and strike of the display, including wires, boxes, and packaging, shall be collected to the extent practicable and properly disposed of. | high | |
| #Q059 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Update FBMPP based on Visual Observations | other | As soon as practicable, the Discharger shall collect visual observations to assess the effectiveness of the BMPs and update the FBMPP accordingly. All FBMPP changes must be submitted to the San Diego Water Board. | high | |
| #Q060 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Order Availability to Compliance Staff | other | A copy of this Order shall be made available to all personnel/staff (including field staff) involved with the compliance of this Order. | high | |
| #Q061 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Non-compliance Reporting Protocols | other | In the event the Discharger does not comply or will be unable to comply for any reason... the Discharger shall notify the San Diego Water Board by telephone at (619) 516-1990 within 24 hours of having knowledge of such noncompliance, and shall confirm this notification in writing within five business days by email to SanDiego@waterboards.ca.gov. | Upon knowledge of noncompliance with any prohibition, limitation, or specification | high |
| #Q062 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Five-Year Record Retention | other | The Discharger is required to retain records, including all monitoring information and copies of all reports required by this Order, for five years unless directed otherwise by the San Diego Water Board. | high | |
| #Q063 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Post-Event Report Submission Deadline | other | The Discharger shall complete the Display of Fireworks Post-Event Report Form (Attachment C) for each firework event. Completed reports shall be submitted to the San Diego Water Board no later than thirty (30) calendar days following the end of the month in which the display of fireworks event occurred. | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Thermal waste discharge temperature increase | aquatic life, other | requirement | <= 5 ° F | Thermal waste discharges having a maximum temperature greater than 5 ° F above natural receiving water temperature are prohibited. | Warm Interstate Waters | high |
| #P002 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Elevated temperature wastes receiving water increase | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 5 ° F | Elevated temperature wastes shall not cause the temperature of warm interstate waters to increase by more than 5 ° F above natural temperature at any time or place. | Warm Interstate Waters | high |
| #P003 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Elevated temperature wastes increase (Colorado River) | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 5 ° F | Elevated temperature wastes shall not cause the temperature of the Colorado River to increase above the natural temperature by more than 5 ° F | Colorado River | high |
| #P004 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Elevated temperature wastes increase (Lake Havasu) | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 3 ° F | or the temperature of Lake Havasu to increase by more than 3 ° F | Lake Havasu | high |
| #P005 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Maximum monthly temperature - January | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 60 ° F | such increases shall not cause the maximum monthly temperature of the Colorado River to exceed the following: January 60 ° F | Colorado River | high |
| #P006 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Maximum monthly temperature - February | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 65 ° F | February 65 ° F | Colorado River | high |
| #P007 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Maximum monthly temperature - March | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 70 ° F | March 70 ° F | Colorado River | high |
| #P008 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Maximum monthly temperature - April | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 75 ° F | April 75 ° F | Colorado River | high |
| #P009 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Maximum monthly temperature - May | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 82 ° F | May 82 ° F | Colorado River | high |
| #P010 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Maximum monthly temperature - June | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 86 ° F | June 86 ° F | Colorado River | high |
| #P011 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Maximum monthly temperature - July | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 90 ° F | July 90 ° F | Colorado River | high |
| #P012 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Maximum monthly temperature - August | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 90 ° F | August 90 ° F | Colorado River | high |
| #P013 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Maximum monthly temperature - September | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 90 ° F | September 90 ° F | Colorado River | high |
| #P014 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Maximum monthly temperature - October | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 82 ° F | October 82 ° F | Colorado River | high |
| #P015 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Maximum monthly temperature - November | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 72 ° F | November 72 ° F | Colorado River | high |
| #P016 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Maximum monthly temperature - December | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 65 ° F | December 65 ° F | Colorado River | high |
| #P017 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Elevated temperature wastes increase (Lost River) | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 2 ° F | Elevated temperature wastes discharged to the Lost River shall not cause the temperature of the receiving water to increase by more than 2 ° F when the receiving water temperature is less than 62 ° F | Receiving water temperature is less than 62 ° F | high |
| #P018 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Elevated temperature wastes increase (Lost River) | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 0 ° F | and 0 ° F when the receiving water temperature exceeds 62 ° F. | Receiving water temperature exceeds 62 ° F | high |
| #P019 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Thermal waste discharge max temperature increase (Coastal Waters) | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 20 ° F | The maximum temperature of thermal waste discharges shall not exceed the natural temperature of receiving waters by more than 20 ° F. | New discharges in Coastal Waters | high |
| #P020 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Natural water temperature increase at shoreline/surface | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 4 ° F | The discharge of elevated temperature wastes shall not result in increases in the natural water temperature exceeding 4 ° F at (a) the shoreline, (b) the surface of any ocean substrate, or (c) the ocean surface beyond 1,000 feet from the discharge system. | New discharges in Coastal Waters | high |
| #P021 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Waste discharge max temperature increase (Enclosed Bays) | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 20 ° F | The maximum temperature of waste discharges shall not exceed the natural temperature of the receiving waters by more than 20 ° F. | New discharges in Enclosed Bays | high |
| #P022 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Thermal waste discharge max temperature increase (Enclosed Bays) | aquatic life, other | requirement | <= 4 ° F | Thermal waste discharges having a maximum temperature greater than 4 ° F above the natural temperature of the receiving water are prohibited. | New discharges in Enclosed Bays | high |
| #P023 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Waste discharge max temperature increase (Estuaries - Existing) | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 20 ° F | The maximum temperature shall not exceed the natural receiving water temperature by more than 20 ° F. | Existing discharges in Estuaries | high |
| #P024 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Surface water temperature rise (Estuaries) | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 4 ° F | No discharge shall cause a surface water temperature rise greater than 4 ° F above the natural temperature of the receiving waters at any time or place. | Existing discharges in Estuaries | high |
| #P025 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Thermal waste discharge max temperature (Estuaries) | aquatic life, other | MAC | <= 86 ° F | the maximum temperature of thermal waste discharges shall not exceed 86 ° F. | Existing discharges in Estuaries | high |
| #P026 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Thermal waste discharge max temperature increase (Estuaries - New) | aquatic life, other | requirement | <= 4 ° F | Thermal waste discharges having a maximum temperature greater than 4 ° F above the natural temperature of the receiving water are prohibited. | New discharges in Estuaries | high |
| #P027 | physical | unknown | mandatory | Calculated isotherm for surface heat dispersion | other | requirement | 1.5 ° F | the extent of surface heat dispersion will be delineated by a calculated 1 1/2 ° F isotherm which encloses an appropriate dispersion area. | When additional limitations are established | medium |
| #P028 | operational | operational | mandatory | Temperature measurement accuracy | other | requirement | <= 1 ° F | Natural water temperature will be compared with waste discharge temperature by near-simultaneous measurements accurate to within 1 ° F. | high | |
| #P029 | physical | operational | mandatory | Estuarine temperature zone definition threshold | aquatic life | requirement | 1 ° F | A zone defined by water temperatures of more than 1 ° F above natural receiving water temperature. | Existing and New elevated temperature waste discharges in Estuaries | high |
| #P030 | physical | operational | mandatory | Estuarine thermal zone cross-sectional area limit | aquatic life | MAC | <= 25 percent | The thermal zone shall not exceed 25 percent of the cross-sectional area of a main river channel at any point. | Existing and New elevated temperature waste discharges in Estuaries | high |
| #P031 | design | operational | mandatory | Enclosed Bay classification threshold | other | requirement | < 75 percent | Enclosed bays include all bays where the narrowest distance between headlands or outermost harbor works is less than 75 percent of the greatest dimension of the enclosed portion. | high | |
| #P032 | operational | health | mandatory | Coastal surface temperature compliance duration | aquatic life, recreational water | requirement | >= 50 percent | The surface temperature limitation shall be maintained at least 50 percent of the duration of any complete tidal cycle. | New discharges in Coastal Waters; applies to shoreline and ocean surface substrate | high |
| #P033 | design | operational | mandatory | Coastal temperature monitoring distance threshold | aquatic life, recreational water | requirement | 1000 feet | The discharge shall not result in increases in the natural water temperature exceeding 4 ° F at ... (c) the ocean surface beyond 1,000 feet from the discharge system. | New discharges in Coastal Waters | high |
| #P034 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Unauthorized discharge threshold for tertiary recycled water | wastewater, other | requirement | >= 50000 gallons | Any person who... causes or permits an unauthorized discharge of 50,000 gallons or more of recycled water, as defined in subdivision (c)... shall... immediately notify the appropriate regional board. | Recycled water treated as disinfected tertiary 2.2 or higher | high |
| #P035 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Unauthorized discharge threshold for other recycled water | wastewater, other | requirement | >= 1000 gallons | Any person who... causes or permits an unauthorized discharge of... 1,000 gallons or more of recycled water, as defined in subdivision (d)... shall... immediately notify the appropriate regional board. | Recycled water treated at a level less than disinfected tertiary 2.2 | high |
| #P036 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Mandatory minimum penalty for serious violation | wastewater, other | requirement | 3000 dollars | a mandatory minimum penalty of three thousand dollars ($3,000) shall be assessed for each serious violation. | high | |
| #P037 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Serious violation threshold (Group I pollutant) | wastewater | MAC | >= 40 percent | 'serious violation' means any waste discharge that violates the effluent limitations contained in the applicable waste discharge requirements for... a Group I pollutant... by 40 percent or more. | Group I pollutant as specified in Appendix A to Section 123.45 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations | high |
| #P038 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Serious violation threshold (Group II pollutant) | wastewater | MAC | >= 20 percent | 'serious violation' means any waste discharge that violates the effluent limitations contained in the applicable waste discharge requirements for a Group II pollutant... by 20 percent or more. | Group II pollutant as specified in Appendix A to Section 123.45 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations | high |
| #P039 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Reportable quantity for perchlorate | drinking water, other | requirement | >= 10 pounds | the reportable quantity for perchlorate shall be 10 pounds or more by discharge to the receiving waters, unless a more restrictive reporting standard... is adopted. | Discharge to receiving waters | high |
| #P040 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Reportable quantity for oil or petroleum products | other | requirement | >= 1 barrel (42 gallons) | The reportable quantity for oil or petroleum products shall be one barrel (42 gallons) or more, by direct discharge to the receiving waters. | Direct discharge to receiving waters | high |
| #P041 | design | health | mandatory | Mandatory sewer connection proximity | other | requirement | <= 200 feet | a sewer system is available if a sewer system, or a building connected to a sewer system, is within 200 feet of the existing or proposed dwelling unit. | Applies to individual disposal systems in Riverside County aquifers where the regional board has prohibited discharge | high |
| #P042 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Administrative volume-based civil liability multiplier | wastewater, other | requirement | 10 dollars per gallon | Where there is a discharge... and the volume discharged but not cleaned up exceeds 1,000 gallons, an additional liability not to exceed ten dollars ($10) multiplied by the number of gallons by which the volume... exceeds 1,000 gallons. | Discharge to navigable waters or POTW that is not cleaned up | high |
| #P043 | operational | operational | guideline | Small community definition for compliance projects | wastewater | requirement | <= 20000 persons | 'a publicly owned treatment works serving a small community' means a publicly owned treatment works serving a population of 20,000 persons or fewer. | Used for electing compliance projects in lieu of mandatory minimum penalties | high |
| #P044 | physical | operational | mandatory | Standard miner's inch equivalent | other | requirement | 1.5 cubic feet per minute | The standard miner's inch of water is equivalent to one and one-half cubic feet of water per minute, measured through any aperture or orifice. | Standard measurement | high |
| #P045 | unknown | operational | guideline | Low-income household income threshold | drinking water | requirement | <= 200 percent of federal poverty guideline | 'Low-income' means a household with income that is equal to or no greater than 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline level. | Program eligibility for Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Act | high |
| #P046 | unknown | operational | guideline | Disadvantaged community income threshold | other | requirement | < 80 percent of statewide annual median | 'Disadvantaged community' means a community in which the median household income is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income level. | Definition for environmental justice and financial assistance | high |
| #P047 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Unauthorized diversion daily penalty (critically dry year) | other | MAC | <= 1000 dollars | If the unauthorized diversion or use occurs in a critically dry year... sum of... One thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day in which the trespass occurs. | Critically dry year or state of emergency based on drought | high |
| #P048 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Unauthorized diversion volumetric penalty (critically dry year) | other | MAC | <= 2500 dollars per acre-foot | If the unauthorized diversion or use occurs in a critically dry year... Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each acre-foot of water diverted or used in excess of that diverter's water rights. | In excess of water rights during critically dry year or emergency | high |
| #P049 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Emergency regulation violation fine | other | MAC | <= 500 dollars per day | ...any person or entity that violates a regulation adopted by the board pursuant to this section is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500) for each day in which the violation occurs. | Violation of emergency regulations adopted to prevent waste or respond to drought | high |
| #P050 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Administrative civil liability for report/fee failure | other | MAC | <= 1000 dollars per day | Civil liability may be administratively imposed... for a violation of subdivision (a) in an amount not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day in which the violation occurs. | Failure to furnish report or pay fee under Section 13260 | high |
| #P051 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Superior court civil liability for cleanup order violation | other | MAC | <= 15000 dollars per day | The civil liability on a daily basis shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for each day the violation occurs. | Violation of cease and desist or cleanup and abatement order | high |
| #P052 | physical | operational | mandatory | Geothermal heat exchange well ambient temperature threshold | other | requirement | <= 30 ° C (86 ° F) | ...ambient ground temperature is 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) or less, and which excavation uses a closed loop fluid system to prevent the discharge or escape of its fluid into surrounding aquifers... | Definition of geothermal heat exchange well | high |
| #P053 | operational | health | mandatory | Advanced purified demonstration water consumer daily limit | drinking water | MAC | <= 25 individuals per day | An advanced water purification facility shall not provide advanced purified demonstration water for human consumption... to more than 25 individuals per day for 60 or more days in a calendar year. | Distribution for human consumption at an advanced water purification facility | high |
| #P054 | design | operational | mandatory | Preproduction plastic containment mesh size | aquatic life, other | requirement | 1 millimeter | Appropriate containment systems shall be installed... a containment system that is defined as a device or series of devices that traps all particles retained by a one millimeter mesh screen | NPDES permits for plastic manufacturing, handling, or transportation facilities | high |
| #P055 | design | operational | mandatory | Preproduction plastic treatment design capacity | other | requirement | 1-year, 1-hour storm peak flowrate | containment system... has a design treatment capacity of not less than the peak flowrate resulting from a one-year, one-hour storm in each of the down-gradient drainage areas | NPDES permits for plastic manufacturing, handling, or transportation facilities | high |
| #P056 | microbiological | reporting | mandatory | Bacteriological source investigation exceedance frequency | recreational water, drinking water | requirement | 3 out of 4 weeks | at a minimum, shall require source investigations if bacteriological standards are exceeded in any three weeks of a four-week period | Source investigation protocols for storm drains | high |
| #P057 | operational | reporting | mandatory | GPS sample location accuracy | other | requirement | <= 1 meter | The state board may also require that any report submitted in electronic format include the latitude and longitude, accurate to within one meter, of the location where any sample analyzed in the report was collected. | Electronic submission of environmental assessment data | high |
| #P058 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Perchlorate storage reporting threshold | drinking water, other | requirement | > 500 pounds | 'perchlorate storage facility' means a facility... that stores over 500 pounds of perchlorate in any calendar year. | Definition of storage facility subject to reporting | high |
| #P059 | operational | health | mandatory | Advanced purified demonstration water bottle volume | drinking water | MAC | <= 8 ounces | The volume of advanced purified demonstration water in each bottle shall not exceed eight ounces. | Educational samples of direct potable reuse water | high |
| #P060 | operational | health | mandatory | Advanced purified demonstration water facility annual bottling limit | drinking water | MAC | <= 1000 gallons | A single advanced water purification facility shall not cause more than 1,000 gallons of advanced purified demonstration water to be bottled in a calendar year. | Bottling for educational purposes | high |
| #P061 | unknown | operational | guideline | San Joaquin Valley agricultural land retirement acreage goal | agricultural water | treatment_goal | 75000 acres | ...has identified 75,000 acres of irrigated agricultural lands that should be retired by the year 2040 primarily due to characteristics of low productivity, poor drainability, and high levels of selenium in shallow groundwater. | Drainage relief planning strategy | high |
| #P062 | unknown | health | mandatory | Shellfish area harvest closure threat threshold | aquatic life | requirement | > 30 days per calendar year | a commercial shellfish growing area is threatened if... (b) The commercial shellfish growing area is subjected to harvest closure for more than 30 days per calendar year during the previous three years. | Definition of threatened shellfish growing area | high |
| #P063 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Superior court civil liability for cleanup order violation (volumetric) | wastewater, other | MAC | <= 20 dollars per gallon | The civil liability on a per gallon basis shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20) for each gallon of waste discharged. | Violation of cease and desist or cleanup and abatement order | high |
| #P064 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Complex effluent ocean monitoring threshold | aquatic life, other | requirement | >= 100 million gallons per day | The state board shall... require their use in monitoring complex effluent ocean discharges by entities discharging 100 million gallons per day or more by January 1, 1991. | Entities discharging complex effluent to the ocean | high |
| #P065 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Coastal Fish Contamination Program screening assessment count | aquatic life, recreational water | requirement | >= 60 sites | The program developed by the state board shall include all of the following: ... (2) The assessment of at least 60 screening study monitoring sites and 120 samples in the first five years | Initial five years of the Coastal Fish Contamination Program | high |
| #P066 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Coastal monitoring fixed sampling locations minimum | aquatic life, recreational water | requirement | >= 40 sites | Based on existing fish contamination data, the state board shall designate a minimum of 40 sites as fixed sampling locations for the ongoing monitoring effort. | Ongoing effort for Coastal Fish Contamination Program | high |
| #P067 | design | health | mandatory | Riverside County aquifer dwelling density limit | other | requirement | <= 2 equivalent dwelling units per acre | For parcels of one-half acre or greater that overlie the aquifers described in paragraph (1), the maximum number of equivalent dwelling units with individual disposal systems shall be two per acre. | Parcels overlying Mission Creek or Desert Hot Springs Aquifers in Riverside County | high |
| #P068 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Standard trespass daily penalty | other | MAC | <= 500 dollars per day | If the unauthorized diversion or use is not described by paragraph (1), five hundred dollars ($500) for each day in which the unauthorized diversion or use occurs. | Unauthorized water diversion during non-drought/non-emergency years | high |
| #P069 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Unlicensed cannabis cultivation trespass penalty | other | MAC | <= 3500 dollars per day | Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), up to three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) for each day in which the unauthorized diversion or use for unlicensed cannabis cultivation occurs. | Unauthorized water diversion related to unlicensed cannabis cultivation | high |
| #P070 | operational | operational | mandatory | Wastewater service extension loan interest rate cap | other | requirement | <= 3 percent | The interest rate on the loan shall not exceed 3 percent. | Loans to residential structures or small water systems for service extensions/connections | high |
| #P071 | design | operational | mandatory | Cathodic protection well classification depth | other | requirement | > 50 feet | 'Cathodic protection well,' as used in this chapter, means any artificial excavation in excess of 50 feet constructed by any method for the purpose of installing equipment... | Definition of cathodic protection well subject to regulation | high |
| #P072 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Chronic violation mandatory minimum penalty | wastewater, other | requirement | 3000 dollars | a mandatory minimum penalty of three thousand dollars ($3,000) shall be assessed for each violation whenever the person does any of the following four or more times in any period of six consecutive months | Applicable to the fourth and subsequent violations in a 6-month period | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | Aerial Shell | A cylinder or spherical cartridge containing a burst charge and pyrotechnic or nonpyrotechnic effects, a fuse, a black powder lift charge and is fired from a mortar. (19 California Code of Regulations (CCR) § 980 (a)) | high | |
| #D002 | Alternative Fireworks | Refers to fireworks produced with new pyrotechnic formulas that replace perchlorate with other oxidizers and propellants that burn cleaner, produce less smoke and reduce pollutant loading to surface waters. | high | |
| #D003 | Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) | Those areas designated by the State Water Board as ocean areas requiring protection of species or biological communities to the extent that alteration of natural water quality is undesirable. All ASBS are also classified as a subset of State Water Quality Protection Areas. | high | |
| #D004 | Barge | Water vessel from which fireworks are launched or fired. | high | |
| #D005 | Best Management Practices (BMPs) | Defined in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) section 122.2 as schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of waters of the United States. BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage. | high | |
| #D006 | Break | An individual burst from an aerial shell, producing either a visible or audible effect or both, and may consist of a single burst or multiple effects. (19 CCR § 980 (b) (7)) | high | |
| #D007 | Bioaccumulative | Those substances taken up by an organism from its surrounding medium through gill membranes, epithelial tissue, or from food and subsequently concentrated and retained in the body of the organism. | high | |
| #D008 | Carcinogenic | Pollutants are substances that are known to cause cancer in living organisms. | high | |
| #D009 | Contamination | 'Contamination' means an impairment of the quality of the waters of the State of California (State) by waste to a degree which creates a hazard to the public health through poisoning or through the spread of disease. 'Contamination' includes any equivalent effect resulting from the disposal of waste, whether or not waters of the State are affected. (Water Code § 13050(k)) | high | |
| #D010 | Discharger | Any person discharging pollutants associated with the public display of fireworks to surface waters of the United States in the San Diego Region. | high | |
| #D011 | Enclosed Bays | Enclosed Bays means indentations along the coast that enclose an area of oceanic water within distinct headlands or harbor works. Enclosed bays include all bays where the narrowest distance between the headlands or outermost harbor works is less than 75 percent of the greatest dimension of the enclosed portion of the bay. Enclosed bays include, but are not limited to, Humboldt Bay, Bodega Harbor, Tomales Bay, Drake's Estero, San Francisco Bay, Morro Bay, Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, Upper and Lower Newport Bay, Mission Bay, and San Diego Bay. Enclosed bays do not include inland surface waters or ocean waters. | high | |
| #D012 | Estuaries | Estuaries means waters, including coastal lagoons, located at the mouths of streams that serve as areas of mixing for fresh and ocean waters. Coastal lagoons and mouths of streams that are temporarily separated from the ocean by sandbars shall be considered estuaries. Estuarine waters shall be considered to extend from a bay or the open ocean to a point upstream where there is no significant mixing of fresh water and seawater. Estuarine waters included, but are not limited to, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, as defined in Water Code section 12220, Suisun Bay, Carquinez Strait downstream to the Carquinez Bridge, and appropriate areas of the Smith, Mad, Eel, Noyo, Russian, Klamath, San Diego, and Otay rivers. Estuaries do not include inland surface waters or ocean waters. | high | |
| #D013 | Fallout Area | The area in which firework debris and pollutants fall after a pyrotechnic device is detonated. The extent of the fallout area depends on the wind and the angle of mortar placement. | high | |
| #D014 | Fireworks | 'Fireworks' means any device containing chemical elements and chemical compounds capable of burning independently of the oxygen of the atmosphere and producing audible, visual, mechanical, or thermal effects which are useful as pyrotechnic devices or for entertainment. The term 'fireworks' includes, but is not limited to, devices designated by the manufacturer as fireworks, torpedoes, skyrockets, roman candles, rockets, Daygo bombs, sparklers, party poppers, paper caps, chasers, fountains, smoke sparks, aerial bombs, and fireworks kits. (California Health and Safety Code § 12511) | high | |
| #D015 | Fireworks Event (also referred to as Public Display of Fireworks) | Fireworks event means an entertainment feature where the public or a private group is admitted or permitted to view the display or discharge of fireworks. (22 CCR § 67384.3) | high | |
| #D016 | Firing Range | The firing range is that area over which fireworks may travel by design or accident and upon which firework pollutants may fall. It includes the fireworks launching area and adjacent shorelines, quays, docks and the fireworks fallout area. | high | |
| #D017 | Inland Surface Waters | All surface waters of the State that do not include the ocean, enclosed bays, or estuaries. | high | |
| #D018 | Misfire | A pyrotechnic item which fails to function as designed after initiation. (19 CCR § 980 (m) (5)) | high | |
| #D019 | Mortar | A cylinder that is used to hold and fire public display or special effects pyrotechnic items or compositions. (19 CCR § 980 (m) (8)) | high | |
| #D020 | Nuisance | 'Nuisance' means anything which meets all of the following requirements: (1) Is injurious to health, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property. (2) Affects at the same time an entire community or neighborhood, or any considerable number of persons, although the extent of the annoyance or damage inflicted upon individuals may be unequal. (Water Code § 13050(m)) | high | |
| #D021 | Ocean Waters | The territorial marine waters of the State as defined by California law to the extent these waters are outside of enclosed bays, estuaries, and coastal lagoons. If a discharge outside the territorial waters of the State could affect the quality of the waters of the State, the discharge may be regulated to assure no violation of the Ocean Plan will occur in ocean waters. | high | |
| #D022 | Pollutant | 'Pollutant' means dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials (except those regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)), heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water. It does not mean: (a) Sewage from vessels; or (b) Water, gas, or other material which is injected into a well to facilitate production of oil or gas, or water derived in association with oil and gas production and disposed of in a well, if the well used either to facilitate production or for disposal purposes is approved by authority of the State in which the well is located, and if the State determines that the injection or disposal will not result in the degradation of ground or surface water resources. | high | |
| #D023 | Pollution | 'Pollution' means an alteration of the quality of the waters of the State by waste to a degree which unreasonably affects either of the following: (A) The waters for beneficial uses. (B) Facilities which serve these beneficial uses. 'Pollution' may include 'contamination.' (Water Code § 13050(l)) | high | |
| #D024 | Waste | Water Code section 13050(d) provides that 'Waste' includes sewage and any and all other waste substances, liquid, solid, gaseous, or radioactive, associated with human habitation, or of human or animal origin, or from any producing, manufacturing, or processing operation, including waste placed within containers of whatever nature prior to, and for purposes of, disposal. | high | |
| #D025 | Waters of the State | Any water, surface or underground, including saline waters within the boundaries of the State (Water Code §13050 (e)). The definition of the waters of the State is broader than that for the waters of the United States in that all water in the State is considered to be a Waters of the State regardless of circumstances or condition. Under this definition, a municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) is always considered to be a Waters of the State. | high | |
| #D026 | Thermal Waste | Cooling water and industrial process water used for the purpose of transporting waste heat. | high | |
| #D027 | Elevated Temperature Waste | Liquid, solid, or gaseous material including thermal waste discharged at a temperature higher than the natural temperature of receiving water. Irrigation return water is not considered elevated temperature waste for the purpose of this plan. | high | |
| #D028 | Natural Receiving Water Temperature | The temperature of the receiving water at locations, depths, and times which represent conditions unaffected by any elevated temperature waste discharge or irrigation return waters. | high | |
| #D029 | Interstate Waters | All rivers, lakes, artificial impoundments, and other waters that flow across or form a part of the boundary with other states or Mexico. | high | |
| #D030 | Coastal Waters | Waters of the Pacific Ocean outside of enclosed bays and estuaries which are within the territorial limits of California. | high | |
| #D031 | Enclosed Bays | Indentations along the coast which enclose an area of oceanic water within distinct headlands or harbor works. Enclosed bays will include all bays where the narrowest distance between headlands or outermost harbor works is less than 75 percent of the greatest dimension of the enclosed portion of the bay. This definition includes but is not limited to the following: Humboldt Bay, Bodega Harbor, Tomales Bay, Drakes Estero, San Francisco Bay, Morro Bay, Los Angeles Harbor, Upper and Lower Newport Bay, Mission Bay, and San Diego Bay. | high | |
| #D032 | Estuaries and Coastal Lagoons | Waters at the mouths of streams which serve as mixing zones for fresh and ocean water during a major portion of the year. Mouths of streams which are temporarily separated from the ocean by sandbars shall be considered as estuaries. Estuarine waters will generally be considered to extend from a bay or the open ocean to the upstream limit of tidal action but may be considered to extend seaward if significant mixing of fresh and saltwater occurs in the open coastal waters. The waters decribed by this definition include but are not limited to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as defined by Section 12220 of the California Water Code, Suisun Bay, Carquinez Strait downstream to Carquinez Bridge and appropriate areas of Smith River, Klamath River, Mad River, Eel River, Noyo River, and Russian River. | high | |
| #D033 | Cold Interstate Waters | Streams and lakes having a range of temperatures generally suitable for trout and salmon including but not limited to the following: Lake Tahoe, Truckee River, West Fork Carson River, East Fork Carson River, West Walker River and Lake Topaz, East Walker River, Minor California-Nevada Interstate Waters, Klamath River, Smith River, Goose Lake, and Colorado River from the California-Nevada stateline to the Needles-Topoc Highway Bridge. | high | |
| #D034 | Warm Interstate Waters | Interstate streams and lakes having a range of temperature generally suitable for warm water fishes such as bass and catfish. This definition includes but is not limited to the following: Colorado River from the Needles-Topoc Highway Bridge to the northerly international boundary of Mexico, Tijuana River, New River, and Alamo River. | high | |
| #D035 | Existing Discharge | Any discharge (a) which is presently taking place, or (b) for which waste discharge requirements have been established and construction commenced prior to the adoption of this plan, or (c) any material change in an existing discharge for which construction has commenced prior to the adoption of this plan. Commencement of construction shall include execution of a contract for onsite construction or for major equipment which is related to the condenser cooling system. Major thermal discharges under construction which are included within this definition are: - A. Diablo Canyon Units 1 and 2, Pacific Gas and Electric Company. - B. Ormond Beach Generating Station Units 1 and 2, Southern California Edison Company. - C. Pittsburg No. 7 Generating Plant, Pacific Gas and Electric Company. - D. South Bay Generating Plant Unit 4 and Encina Unit 4, San Diego Gas and Electric Company. | high | |
| #D036 | New Discharge | Any discharge (a) which is not presently taking place unless waste discharge requirements have been established and construction as defined in Paragraph 10 has commenced prior to adoption of this plan or (b) which is presently taking place and for which a material change is proposed but no construction as defined in Paragraph 10 has commenced prior to adoption of this plan. | high | |
| #D037 | Planktonic Organism | Phytoplankton, zooplankton and the larvae and eggs of worms, molluscs, and arthropods, and the eggs and larval forms of fishes. | high | |
| #D038 | Limitations or Additional Limitations | Restrictions on the temperature, location, or volume of a discharge, or restrictions on the temperature of receiving water in addition to those specifically required by this plan. | high |