The Regional Planning Programs Section, the Inland Planning Section and Coastal Planning Section make up the Santa Ana Water Board's Planning Implementation and Permitting Branch.
The Regional Planning Programs Section is responsible for the following water quality planning and program implementation activities within the Region: Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin (Basin Plan), Basin Plan triennial reviews, and activities related to the discharge of dredged or fill material to waters of the state.
The Inland Planning Section is responsible for the Integrated Report, Harmful Algal Bloom response, Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) coordination, and TMDLs within the Santa Ana Water Board’s jurisdiction of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
The Coastal Planning Section is responsible for California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documents review and TMDLs within the Santa Ana Water Board’s jurisdiction of Orange County
. The Regional Board is a "responsible agency" in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). As such, we receive copies of all CEQA documents (e.g., Notices of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report, or "EIR," draft EIRs, final EIRs, etc.), submitted to the State Clearinghouse in compliance with the CEQA guidelines. We screen and catalogue CEQA documents we receive, and review and comment on those that appear to represent significant potential impacts to water quality standards. Due to space limitations, the Regional Board is not a repository of all CEQA documents it receives.
Regional Programs Section Jagroop Khela Jagroop.Khela@waterboards.ca.gov (951) 782-3288 Environmental Program Manager I (Supervisor)
Claudia Tenorio Claudia.Tenorio@waterboards.ca.gov Acting Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor)
Kyle Fructuoso Kyle.Fructuoso@waterboards.ca.gov Environmental Scientist
Hossein Shahrokhnia Hossein.Shahrokhnia@waterboards.ca.gov Environmental Scientist
Heather Boyd Heather.Boyd@waterboards.ca.gov Environmental Scientist
Kirk Larkin Kirk.Larkin@waterboards.ca.gov Water Resource Control Engineer
Patrick Lewis Patrick.Lewis2@waterboards.ca.gov Environmental Scientist
Lauren Briggs Lauren.Briggs@waterboards.ca.gov Environmental Scientist
Terri Reeder Terri.Reeder@waterboards.ca.gov Senior Engineering Geologist (Supervisor)
Linda Candelaria Linda.Candelaria@waterboards.ca.gov Environmental Scientist
Jason Freshwater Jason.Freshwater@waterboards.ca.gov Environmental Scientist
Kaitlin Diaz Kaitlin.Diaz@waterboards.ca.gov Environmental Scientist
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