Ocean Standards
This web page contains information and documents related to previous amendments of the California Ocean Plan.
2005 Ocean Plan Amendments
- Scientific Peer Reviews of Reasonable Potential issue in draft FFED
- Amended draft FFED for proposed Ocean Plan Amendments for 1) Reasonable Potential and; 2) minor changes to ASBS and exception provisions including comments and responses from the April 6, 2005 Hearing. (4/18/05)
- RPcalc Version 2.0 (zip file) - Download the California Ocean Plan Reasonable Potential Analysis Calculator. (updated 4/27/05)
- Proposed 2004 Ocean Plan Amendment
- Final Functional Equivalent Document - Bacterial Indicator Issue
- Draft Functional Equivalent Document
- Notice of Public Hearing, scheduled for October 6, 2004
- Notice of Filing
- Notice of Public Scoping Meeting for Proposed Ocean Plan Amendments
- Public Scoping Meeting Information Packet for Proposed Ocean Plan Amendments
- Amendment to Water Contact Bacterial Standards, Resolution 2005-0013, and Final Functional Equivalent Document, January 20, 2005
Other Old Stuff
- Triennial Review of Ocean Plan
- Notice of Public Hearing, scheduled for May 24, 2004
- Supplemental Notice of Public Hearing
- Written Comments Received as of 5/19/04:
- Algalita Marine Research Foundation,
- California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) and Tri-TAC,
- California Department of Transportation (CalTrans),
- California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA),
- Calleguas Municipal Water District,
- Coalition for Practical Regulation (CPR),
- City of Santa Cruz Public Works Department,
- Environmental Advocates,
- Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary,
- The Ocean Conservancy,
- Regional Water Quality Control Board - Central Coast,
- San Francisco Public Utilities Commission,
- So. California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works (SCAP),
- Southern California Edison,
- Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA),
- California Ocean Plan 2001 (Approved December 3, 2001)
- 2001 COP Background Documents
- Final Functional Equivalent Document (FFED), Amendment of the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California as approved at the November 16, 2000 Board Meeting. The FFED is comprised of three documents:
- 1999 - 2002 Triennial
Review Workplan, July 15, 1999
(Issues being evaluated for inclusion in future Ocean Plan amendments)
- 1990 California Ocean Plan FED
Questions or Comments?
Please contact Dominic Gregorio (email) or by phone at 916 341-5488.

