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Document ID us-feco-1972 Title Federal Consistency URL https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/consistency/ Jurisdiction /us Subdomain(s) none Language Status completed Analyzed at 2026-05-12 04:50:19.676205+00:00 Relevance inventory_targeted_fetch

15 Qualitative 6 Quantitative 27 Definitions

Q Qualitative Requirements (15)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#Q001	administrative	unknown	mandatory	General Federal Consistency	other	Generally, federal consistency requires that federal actions, within and outside the coastal zone, which have reasonably foreseeable effects on any coastal use (land or water) or natural resource of the coastal zone be consistent with the enforceable policies of a state's federally approved coastal management program.	Applies to federal actions within and outside the coastal zone that have reasonably foreseeable effects on any coastal use or natural resource.	high
#Q002	administrative	unknown	mandatory	Specific Consistency Standards for Federal Activities and Permits	other	Federal agency activities must be consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the enforceable policies of a state coastal management program, and license and permit and financial assistance activities must be fully consistent.		high
#Q003	design	treatment	mandatory	Source Water Assessment for New Sources	drinking water	As part of permitting new sources, water systems are required a source water assessment for the proposed site.	As part of permitting new sources	high
#Q004	operational	unknown	mandatory	Source Water Assessment Components	drinking water	The assessment includes: A delineation of the area around a drinking water source through which contaminants might move and reach that drinking water supply; an inventory of possible contaminating activities (PCAs) that might lead to the release of microbiological or chemical contaminants within the delineated area; and a determination of the PCAs to which the drinking water source is most vulnerable.		high
#Q005	administrative	reporting	mandatory	State Source Protection Program Mandate	drinking water	Section 116762.60 of the State Board to develop and implement a program to protect sources of drinking water, specifying that the program must include both a source water assessment program and a wellhead protection program.		high
#Q006	administrative	unknown	mandatory	Federal Source Water Assessment Program Mandate	drinking water	The 1996 federal Safe Drinking Water Act amendments require each state to develop and implement a Source Water Assessment Program.	State-level development mandate	high
#Q007	design	treatment	mandatory	Conformance with DDW Assessment Procedures	drinking water	some public water systems performed their own assessments conducted them in conformance with the DDW procedures.	When public water systems perform their own assessments	high
#Q008	reporting	reporting	mandatory	Historical Self-Assessment Submission Deadline	drinking water	Water systems that planned to conduct their own assessments were required to submit their final assessments to DDW no later than December 31, 2002.	Applicable to systems conducting their own assessments prior to the program completion date	high
#Q009	administrative	unknown	mandatory	DDW Assessment Completion Mandate	drinking water	DDW was responsible for the completion of all assessments by May 2003.	Applicable to the regulatory agency completion timeline	high
#Q010	administrative	reporting	mandatory	Public Access to Assessment Summaries	drinking water	Summaries of assessments are available for viewing by contacting the water system or the local DDW district offices.	Upon request by the public	high
#Q011	operational	unknown	mandatory	Surface Water Assessment - Watershed Sanitary Survey Integration	drinking water	In developing the surface water components of the DWSAP Program, DDW integrated the existing requirements for watershed sanitary surveys.	Applicable to surface water source assessments.	high
#Q012	administrative	unknown	recommended	Official Code Reference Recommendation	other	The published codes are the only official representation of the law and should be referenced whenever specific citations are required.	When specific citations are required	high
#Q013	administrative	unknown	recommended	Statute and Regulation Confirmation Requirement	other	Before citing any statute or regulation, the text of the statute or regulation should be confirmed by visiting the website or the official publications mentioned above.	Prior to citing any statute or regulation	high
#Q014	reporting	reporting	guidance	Discrepancy Reporting Guidance	other	Please report any discrepancies between these documents and the published codes to Melissa.Hall@waterboards.ca.gov.	Upon discovery of discrepancies between provided text and official codes	high
#Q015	administrative	reporting	guidance	Drinking Water Program Announcements Subscription	drinking water	Subscribe to the Drinking Water Program Announcements email topic to receive notifications and the latest updates.		high

P Quantitative Requirements (6)

Req ID	Category	Intent	Legal Status	Name	Subdomain(s)	Limit Type	Limit Value	Context	Conditions	Confidence
#R001	design	operational	mandatory	Minimum Delineation Scale (Conterminous United States)	other	requirement	1:24000 scale ratio	At a minimum, the HUs are delineated at this scale in the conterminous United States, meeting the National Map Accuracy Standards (NMAS).	Conterminous United States	high
#R002	design	operational	mandatory	Minimum Delineation Scale (Hawaii, Pacific basin and the Caribbean)	other	requirement	1:25000 scale ratio	At a minimum, the HUs are delineated at this scale in Hawaii, Pacific basin and the Caribbean.	Hawaii, Pacific basin and the Caribbean	high
#R003	design	operational	mandatory	Minimum Delineation Scale (Alaska)	other	requirement	1:63360 scale ratio	At a minimum, the HUs are delineated at this scale in Alaska.	Alaska	high
#R004	design	operational	mandatory	Minimum Inherent Horizontal Error	other	requirement	+/- 40 feet	It is assumed these data are mapped at approximately 1:24,000-scale and contain a minimum inherent error of +/- 40 feet.	Data mapped at approximately 1:24,000-scale	high
#R005	design	operational	mandatory	Latitude Resolution	other	requirement	1.0E-5 decimal degrees	Geographic coordinate system latitude resolution	North American Datum of 1983	high
#R006	design	operational	mandatory	Longitude Resolution	other	requirement	1.0E-5 decimal degrees	Geographic coordinate system longitude resolution	North American Datum of 1983	high

D Definitions (27)

Req ID	Name	Context	Confidence
#D001	CZMA	Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972	high
#D002	Human Right to Water law	every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes.	high
#D003	SAFER	designed to ensure Californians who lack safe, adequate, and affordable drinking water receive it as quickly as possible, and that the water systems serving them establish sustainable solutions.	high
#D004	Technical Assistance	TA	high
#D005	Water Debt Relief	Arrearage Payment Program	high
#D006	California Climate Investments	a statewide initiative that puts billions of Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment — particularly in disadvantaged communities.	high
#D007	POU/POE	Point-of-Use / Point-of-Entry	high
#D008	California Water Boards	include the State Water Resources Control Board and nine Regional Boards	high
#D009	CalEPA	California Environmental Protection Agency	high
#D010	SWRCB	State Water Resources Control Board	high
#D011	DFA	Division of Financial Assistance	high
#D012	AB 2454	Private Domestic Well Testing	high
#D013	TA	Technical Assistance	high
#D014	State Water Board	State Water Resources Control Board	high
#D015	Regional Water Boards	Regional Water Quality Control Boards	high
#D016	Water Boards	The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) and the Regional Water Quality Control Boards (Regional Water Boards) collectively	high
#D017	CWA	Clean Water Act	high
#D018	Porter-Cologne	Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act	high
#D019	Procedures	State Wetland Definition and Procedures for the Discharge of Dredged or Fill Material to Waters of the State	high
#D020	notice of intent	An application to enroll under a general order	high
#D021	individual order	individual water quality certification or waste discharge requirements	high
#D022	FERC	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	high
#D023	NFWF	National Fish and Wildlife Foundation	high
#D024	RIBITS	Regulatory In lieu Fee and Bank Information Tracking System	high
#D025	CWMW	California Wetland Monitoring Workgroup	high
#D026	CRAM	California Rapid Assessment Method	high
#D027	TAT	Technical Advisory Team	high