Statewide General Permit for Landscape Irrigation Uses of Municipal Recycled Water

• Back to Program Web Page

Historical General Permit Documents and Information

Pursuant to California Water Code Section 13552.5, the State Water Resources Control Board on July 7, 2009 adopted general waste discharge requirements for landscape irrigation uses of municipal recycled water (General Permit).  The General Permit’s intent is to develop a uniform interpretation of state standards that ensures the safe, reliable use of recycled water for landscape irrigation uses, consistent with state and federal water quality law, and for which the California Department of Public Health has established uniform statewide standards. The General Permit is also intended to reduce costs to producers and users of recycled water by streamlining the permitting process for using recycled water for landscape irrigation. 

• Public Workshop, July 7, 2009
• Agenda - Item 9
• Draft General Permit (posted 06/19/09)
  Written comments were accepted only for the double-underlined, double-strikeout changes depicted in the June 18, 2009 version of the draft General Permit and were due by Noon, June 30, 2009
• Staff Changes – (posted 07/03/09)
• Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Analysis (posted 06/19/09)
  Written comments regarding changes to the Draft Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration Analysis were due by Noon, June 30, 2009
• Comments Received

• Public Workshop, May 19, 2009
• Agenda - Item 11
• State Water Resources Control Board Staff Presentation
• Draft General Permit, May 7, 2009
• Comments Received - Written comments regarding changes depicted in the May 7, 2009 version of the draft General Permit were due by Noon, May 26, 2009.
• Announcement: Water Quality Fee Stakeholder Meeting, June 5, 2009
• Agenda
• Fee Unit Program Page
  For more information about fees, call (916)341-5247 or email the Fee Branch.

• Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Proposed Adoption of a Resolution Approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration Covering General Waste Discharge Requirements for Landscape Irrigation Uses of Municipal Recycled Water and Proposed Adoption of the General Permit. (3/27/09)
• Draft Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Landscape Irrigation Uses of Municipal Recycled Water (General Permit) (3/27/09)
• Draft Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration Analysis - General Waste Discharge Requirements for Landscape Irrigation Uses of Municipal Recycled Water (3/27/09)
• Comments Received - Written comments regarding the March 27, 2009 draft General Permit and initial study / mitigated negative declaration were due by 12:00 noon on April 27, 2009.

• Notice of Public Workshops / CEQA Scoping Meeting
• State Water Resources Control Board Staff Presentation
• California Department of Public Health Staff Presentation
• Comments Received
• Information Sheet

• Recycled Water Policy
• CWC Sections 13500-13557 and 13575-13583
• CCR Title 23, Division 4
• California Department of Public Health:  Recycled Water
• 1996 Memorandum of Agreement between California Department of Public Health and the State Water Board
• Resolution No. 77-1
• 2002 Recycled Water Task Force

NOTE: Additional program information will be posted and updated as needed.

(Updated 7/28/09)