1990 Water Quality Orders

All orders adopted by the Board are precedential with the exception of those that specifically state the contrary. Orders signed by an individual, for example by the Executive Director, are not precedential and are denoted by an asterisk (*).

Precedential orders provide guidance for later decisions and orders. The Board and the nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards (Regional Boards) ordinarily will follow State Board precedents, or provide a reasoned analysis for not doing so. Administrative precedents do not have the same binding effect as statutes or administrative regulations, however. The Board may refine, reformulate or even reverse its precedents on a case-by-case basis in light of new insights or changed circumstances. A Regional Board cannot reverse a State Board precedent, but a Regional Board may distinguish a State Board precedent. A Regional Board may conclude that based on differences between the facts before the Regional Board and the facts that were the basis for the State Board precedent, a State Board precedent either does not apply or should be modified as applied in the proceeding before the Regional Board.

Water Quality Order(WQO)	Date of Meeting	Subject
WQ90-1	1/18/1990	In the Matter of the Petitions of Friends of the Sea Otter and Department of Fish and Game for Review of Orders Nos. 88-09 and 88-183 of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region, NPDES Permit No. CA0049280. Our Files Nos. A-595 and A-595(b).
WQ90-2	4/19/1990	In the Matter of the Petition of Union Oil Company of California for Review of Cleanup and Abatement Order No. 89-51 of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region. Our File No. A-635.
WQ90-3	5/17/1990	In the Matter of the Petition of San Diego Unified Port District for Review of Addenda No. 1 to Order Nos. 85-01 (NPDES Permit No. CA 0107646); 85-02 (NPDES Permit No. CA 0107654); 85-03 (NPDES Permit No. CA 0107719); 85-06 (NPDES Permit No. CA 0107671); 87-49 (NPDES Permit No. CA 0108006); 87-65 (NPDES Permit No. CA 0108332) of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region. Our File No. A-651.
WQ90-4	7/19/1990	In the Matter of the Petition of Russian River County Sanitation District for Review of a Determination of the Division of Clean Water Programs, State Water Resources Control Board Regarding Grant Funding for Legal Costs Related to a Construction Claim. Our File No. G-114.
WQ90-5	10/4/1990	In the Matter of the Petition of Citizens for a Better Environment Environment (CBE), et al., United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and City of San Jose for Review of Action and Inaction of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region. Our Files Nos. A-580, A-606, and A-606(A).
WQ90-6	11/7/1990	In the Matter of the Petition of Environmental Resources Protection Council, Inc. for Review of Order No. 89-121 of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region. Our File No. A-648.