Release of Draft Bacteria Provisions and Draft Staff Report with Substitute Environmental Documentation

From the State Water Resources Control Board:

The proposed Part 3 of the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California—Bacteria Provisions and a Water Quality Standards Variance Policy and the Proposed Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California—Bacteria Provisions and a Water Quality Standards Variance Policy (hereafter Bacteria Provisions), and the Draft Staff Report, including the Draft Substitute Environmental Documentation, for the Bacteria Provisions (hereafter Staff Report), have been posted for public comment.

The public comment deadline is noon on August 16, 2017.

An informal staff workshop is scheduled for July 10, 2017 to discuss the Draft Bacteria Provisions and  Draft Staff Report with stakeholders.  For remote attendance please use the webcast feature and/or call in via phone at: 888-273-3658 Participant code: 300828

A State Water Board Hearing of oral comment is scheduled for August 1, 2017.  No formal action will be taken at this hearing.

Please see the program page for more information: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/bacterialobjectives/