National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) - Utility Vaults

The State Water Resources Control Board adopted Water Quality Order No. 2006-0008-DWQ for the reissuance of general NPDES permit (CAG990002) on July 19, 2006.  This general permit covers short-term and intermittent discharges from the de-watering of utility vaults and underground structures to surface waters.  The permit will expire on July 31, 2011. 

CONTENTS OF THIS WEB PAGE

• Current Permit
• News
• Pollution Prevention Plans
• Archives
• Contacts
• Future Updates
  

Current Permit

• Water Quality Order 2006-0008-DWQ
• Notice of Termination (NOT) Form  (for use with this permit only)
• Instructions for filling out the NOT Form
• Fee Structure Information
  

News

• New! The Northern California Power Agency Submitted a Pollution Prevention Plan for Spicer Meadows and Collerville Powerhouse Sumps. The comment period is from June 15, 2008 to July 16, 2008.
  
  

Pollution Prevention Plans

When the applicant or an interested party requests a public hearing, the item will be added to the next available meeting of the Regional Water Board. A meeting notice for a minimum of 30 days, will be followed by public hearing at the Regional Water Board. At the public hearing, the Regional Water Board will approve or deny coverage under the General Permit.

The request for a public hearing must be made in writing to the appropriate Regional Water Board and received at that office a minimum of 30 days from when the PLAN is noticed through our listserv. The request must include the entity or area under consideration and the item(s) of concern that prompted the request. If no public hearing is requested within 30 days of the Regional Water Board's electronic notice, coverage under the General Permit commences automatically.

• AT&T
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• BP Pipelines
  
  
• Los Angeles Department of Water & Power - Region 4
  
  
• Los Angeles Department of Water & Power - Region 6
  
  
• Northern California Power Agency
  • Attachment B - Notice of Intent Form
  • Case Studies - Collierville Powerhouse Sump
  • Case Studies - Spicer Meadows Powerhouse Sump
  • Pollution Prevention Plan - Collierville Powerhouse Sump
  • Pollution Prevention Plan - Spicer Meadows Powerhouse Sump
    
    
• Pacific Bell dba AT&T California
  [ Region 1 ] [ Region 2 ] [ Region 3 ] [ Region 4 ] [ Region 5 ] [ Region 6 ] [ Region 7 ] [ Region 8 ] [ Region 9 ]
  
  
• Pasadena Water Power Pollution Prevention Practices
  
  
• Pasadena Water Power Notice of Intent
  
  
• PG&E
  [ Region 1 ] [ Region 2 ] [ Region 3 ] [ Region 5 ] [ Region 6 ]
  
  
• Redding Electric Utility (4.04MB)
  
  
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District
  
  
• San Diego Gas & Electric (7.12MB)
  
• Southern California Edison
  [ Region 3 ] [ Region 4 ] [ Region 5 ] [ Region 6 ] [ Region 7 ] [ Region 8 ] [ Region 9 ]
  
  
• Southern California Gas Company (7.26MB)
  
  
• SPRINT
  [ Region 1 ] [ Region 2 ] [ Region 3 ] [ Region 4 ] [ Region 5 ] [ Region 6 ] [ Region 7 ] [ Region 8 ] [ Region 9 ]
  
  
• Verizon (6.91MB)
  
  
• Wild Goose

Archives

• Revised Notice of Public Hearing - July 19, 2006
• Draft General NPDES Permit for Discharges from Utility Vaults and Underground Structures to Surface Waters
  • Public Comments on Draft Permit
  • Response to Comments
• Water Quality Order 2001-11-DWQ

  
  

Contacts

For questions about this program, contact Erin Mustain
(916) 445-9379 or by email: emustain@waterboards.ca.gov

Future Updates

You can receive future updates by e-mail.  Subscribe on-line to our Utility Vaults General Permit electronic mailing list.

( updated 6/5/08 )