Santa Ana Region Basin Plan

The 1995 Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin (Region 8) was updated in February 2008. It is available below:

Resolution No. 94-1 Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Plans and Policies Chapter 3 - Beneficial Uses Chapter 4 - Water Quality Objectives Chapter 5 - Implementation Chapter 6 - Monitoring and Assessment Chapter 7 - Water Resources and Water Quality Management

Acrobat Reader is required to view the document. A link to download Acrobat Reader is available below. Some chapters are large an may take a few minutes to load, please be patient.

The Santa Ana River Basin Water Quality Control Plan is also available to download as a zip file. It is all of the files listed above. The file is approxiamtely 12MB and a compression utility is needed to unzip and open.

2006 Basin Plan Triennial Review

Amendments to the Basin Plan are available below:

Resolution No. 97-20 Bacterial Objectives for Ocean Waters

Resolution No. 98-100 Newport Bay Watershed Nutrient TMDL

Resolution No. 98-101 Newport Bay Watershed Sediment TMDL

Resolution No. 99-10  Newport Bay Fecal Coliform TMDL

Resolution No. 00-27 Incorporate Language Authorizing Compliance Schedules in NPDES

Resolution No. R8-2003-0039 Diazinon and Chlorpyrifos in the Upper Newport Bay Watershed TMDL

Resolution No. R8-2004-0001 Incorporate an Updated Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and Nitrogen Management Plan

Resolution No. R8-2004-0037 Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake Nutrient TMDL

Resolution No. R8-2005-0001 Amending the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin to Incorporate Bacterial Indicator TMDLs for Middle Santa Ana River Watershed Waterbodies

Resolution No. R8-2006-0023 Resolution Amending the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin to Incorporate a Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for Dry Hydrological Conditions for Big Bear Lake

Resolution No. R8-2006-0024 Amending the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin to Include a Waste Discharge Prohibition on the Use of Onsite Septic Tank-Subsurface Disposal Systems in the Quail Valley Area of Riverside County

For additional information regarding the Basin Plan please contact Mark Adelson at (951) 782-3234