Colorado River Basin – Basin Planning

The Basin Planning Unit is involved in the following activities

• Implementing the Watershed Management Initiative
• Conducting the Triennial Review of the Basin Plan
• Proposing Basin Plan Amendments for Regional Board Approval
• Working on the New River/Mexicali Sanitation Project
• Participating in efforts to restore the Salton Sea
• Managing grant contracts

Current Basin Planning Activities

Proposed Basin Plan Amendment to Revise Indicator Bacteria for a 17-Mile Reach of the Coachella Valley Storm Water Channel.

• Staff Report
• Appendix 1 – Amendment
• Resolution
• CEQA Checklist
• Comments and Responses

State Board Approval

• Notice of Opportunity to Comment  »»  No Comments Received
• Agenda and Draft Resolution
• Resolution Change Sheet
• Adopted Resolution

Basin Plan Amendment to Prohibit Septic Tank Discharges in the Town of Yucca Valley

• Staff Report
• Appendix A - USGS Report
• Appendix B - Yucca Valley Zoning Map
• Appendix C - Septic System Failures
• Appendix D - Recent Data
• Appendix E - Nitrogen Loading Calculation
• Appendix F - Scientific Peer Review
• Additional Peer Review Documents
• CEQA Checklist
• Resolution/Amendment
• Comments  »»  Responses

State Board Approval

• Notice of Opportunity to Comment  »»  Responses to Comments to State Board
• Agenda and Draft Resolution
• Adopted Resolution

Office of Administrative Law (OAL) Approval

• OAL Approval Letter
• Concise Summary of Regulatory Provisions
• Notice of Decision

Proposed Basin Plan Amendment to Establish a Conditional Prohibition and Implementation Plan for Agricultural Wastewater Discharges Originating within the Palo Verde Valley and the Palo Verde Mesa, Riverside and Imperial Counties, California.

• Staff Report
• Attachment 1 - PVID’S MRP, Palo Verde Water Quality Monitoring Plan
• Attachment 2 - Summary of PVID Drains
• Attachment 3 - Appendix III-Document Contents
• Attachment 4 - Programmatic Steps for Responsible Parties
• CEQA Checklist
• Resolution  |   Attachment A - Amendment
• Comments and Responses  »»  First Group  |  Second Group

State Board Approval

• Notice of Opportunity to Comment  »»  No Comments Received
• Agenda and Draft Disapproval Resolution
• Adopted Disapproval Resolution

Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Colorado River Basin Region to Correct or Update Language, Tables, and Figures.

• Staff Report - September 2010
• Attachment 1 - Resolution
• Attachment 2 - Amendment
• Attachment 3 - Checklist
• Comments and Responses - September 13, 2010

State Board Approval

• Notice of Opportunity to Comment  »»  Responses to Comments to State Board
• Agenda and Draft Resolution
• Resolution Change Sheet
• Adopted Resolution

Final Basin Planning Activities

• Final Basin Planning Activities
• Triennial Review - Resolution No. R7-2008-0013  |  Attachment
• Water Quality Control Plan for the Colorado River Basin Region (Adopted June 2006)

Questions or comments about Colorado River Basin Planning?

• Please email Joan Stormo or phone (760) 776-8982

(Updated 4/12/12 )