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GENERAL NPDES PERMITS, STATEWIDE	Page
Order No. 2012-0003-DWQ Aquatic Pesticides (Vector Control) Order No. 2013-0002-DWQ Aquatic Pesticides (Weed Control) Order No. 2011-0003 DWQ Aquatic Pesticides (Aquatic Animal Invasive Species Control) Order No. 2011-0004 DWQ Aquatic Pesticides (Spray Applications)	NPDES Aquatic Pesticide Program page
Order No. 2006-0008-DWQ Discharges from Utility Vaults and Underground Structures	Utility Vaults Program page
Order No. 2013-0001-DWQ Stormwater Discharges from Small (Phase II) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)	Phase II Permit page
Order No. 2014-0057-DWQ Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities	Industrial Permit Program Page
Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction and Land Disturbance Activities	Construction Permit Program Page
Order No. 2014-0194-DWQ Discharges from Drinking Water Systems	Drinking Water Systems NPDES Program Page

GENERAL WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS, STATEWIDE	Adopted Order
ORDER 2021-0002-DWQ General Waste Discharge Requirements For Winery Process Water	Order No. 2021-0002-DWQ
ORDER 2021-0002-DWQ General Waste Discharge Requirements For Winery Process Water	Order No. 2021-0002-DWQ
ORDER WQ 2020-0004-DWQ General Waste Discharge Requirements for Disaster-Related Waste	Order No. WQ 2020-0004-DWQ
ORDER 2012-0010 Aquifer Storage and Recovery Projects	Order No. 2012-0010
ORDER 2022-0103-DWQ Sanitary Sewer Systems	Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ
Order No. WQ 2016-0068-DDW Water Reclamation requirements for Recycled Water Use	Order No. WQ 2016-0068-DDW
Order No. WQ 2015-0121-DWQ Discharges to Land from Compost Operations	Order No. WQ 2015-0121-DWQ
Order No. 2014-0153-DWQ Discharges to Land By Domestic Wastewater Systems	Order No. 2014-0153-DWQ Permit application Application questions (for reference only)
Order No. 2003-0003-DWQ Discharges to Land with Low Threat to Water Quality	Order No. 2003-0003-DWQ
Order No. 2004-0012-DWQ Discharge of Biosolids to Land	Biosolids Program page

STANDARD PROVISIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS	Adopted
Waste Discharge Requirements	12/5/2013
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits	12/06/2012

GENERAL NPDES PERMITS, CENTRAL COAST REGION	Order	Adopted
Order No. R3-2022-0035 Limited Threat to Water Quality NPDES General Permit No. CAG99304	Order No. R3-2022-0035	December 8, 2022
Order No. R3-2019-0001 Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges from Aquaculture Facilities and Aquariums, NPDES Permit CAG993003	Order No R3-2019-0001	01/31/2019

GENERAL WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS AND WAIVERS, CENTRAL COAST REGION	Order	Adopted
Order No. R3-2021-0040 General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges From Irrigated Lands	Order No. R3-2021-0040 Attachment A: Findings Attachment B: Monitoring and Reporting Program Attachment C: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Definitions	04/15/2021
Order No. R3-2020-0020 General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges from Domestic Wastewater Systems with Flows Greater than 100,000 gallons per day.	Order No. R3-2020-0020 (Includes Attachments A-C) Attachment D - General Monitoring and Reporting Program Attachment E - Standard Provisions Order No. R3-2020-0020 Notice of Intent (Permit Application) Annual Report Template	09/25/2020
Order No. R3-2020-0001 General Waste Discharge Requirements for active Class III Landfills in the Central Coast Region	Order No. R3-2020-0001	09/25/2020
Order No. R3-2020-0006 General Waste Discharge Requirements for the Management and Beneficial Reuse of Petroleum-Impacted Soils on Active Oil Lease and Fee Properties in the Central Coast Region	Order No. R3-2020-0006 Transmittal Letter to Oilfield Operators	05/28/2020
Order No. R3-2019-0089, Amended August 2023 General Waiver for Specific Types of Discharges	Order Number R3-2019-0089	09/20/2019
Order No. R3-2017-0020 General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of Winery waste and Categorical Waiver of Waste Discharge for Certain Small Wineries	Cover Letter Order No. R3-2017-0020 NOI Instructions for Discharges of Winery Waste Monitoring and Reporting Program Annual Report Template	09/21/2017
Order No. R3-2005-0001 General Waste Discharge Requirements for Fertilizer and Pesticide Handling Facilities in the Central Coast Region.	WDR Order No. R3-2005-0001	03/25/2005
Order No. R3-2004-0117 Agricultural Waiver	Agricultural Waiver Link	07/09/2004
Order No. R3-2004-0066 Conditional Waiver of Report of Waste Discharge and Waste Discharge Requirements for Fruit and Vegetable Processing Waste.	Order No. R3-2004-0066	07/09/2004
Order No. R3-2004-0006 General Waste Discharge Requirements for Post-Closure Maintenance of Closed, Abandoned, or Inactive Non-Hazardous Landfills Within the Central Coast Region.	Transmittal Letter WDR Order No. R3-2004-0006 MRP Order No. R3-2004-0006 Attachments 1 and 2	02/06/2004

INDIVIDUAL ADOPTED ORDERS, PERMITS, AND RESOLUTIONS

2023 ADOPTED ORDERS, PERMITS, AND RESOLUTIONS	Order	Adopted
Order No. R3-2023-0066 UC Farms Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order	Order No. R3-2023-0066	11/06/2023
Order No. R3-2023-0076 City of San Juan Bautista Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order	Order No. R3-2023-0076	10/31/2023
Order No. R3-2023-0075 E & A Farms Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order	Order No. R3-2023-0075	10/31/2023
Order No. R3-2023-0065 Boavista Farms Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order	Order No. R3-2023-0065	10/26/2023
Order No. R3-2023-0043 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order	Order No. R3-2023-0043	09/26/2023
Order No. R3-2023-0041 City of Salinas Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order	Order No. R3-2023-0041	09/12/2023
Order No. R3-2023-0044 Amending Order No. R3-2019-0089 General Waiver for Specific Types of Discharges	Order No. R3-2023-0044	08/24/2023
Order No. R3-2023-0060 Buckley Road Area Trichloroethylene (TCE) Cleanup and Abatement Order	Order No. R3-2023-0060	08/08/2023
Resolution No. R3-2023-0046 Ratification of Voluntary Cleanup and Abatement Agreement with the County of San Luis Obispo and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to Address PFAS Pollution from San Luis Obispo Airport	Resolution No. R3-2023-0046	07/21/2023
Order No. R3-2023-0038 Ocean Field Holdings LLC Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order	Order No. R3-2023-0038	06/14/2023
Order No. R3-2023-0011 CDM-Whittaker Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order	Order No. R3-2023-0011	05/15/2023
Order No. R3-2023-0020 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order	Order No. R3-2023-0020	05/01/2023
Order No. R3-2023-0009 South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order	Order No. R3-2023-0009	03/02/2023
Order No. R3-2023-0005 City of San Luis Obispo Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order	Order No. R3-2023-0005	02/23/2023
Order No. R3-2023-0004 City of San Juan Bautista Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order	Order No. R3-2023-0004	02/13/2023
Resolution No. R3-2023-0002 Condemning Racism, Xenophobia, Bigotry, and Racial Injustice and Strengthening Commitment to Racial Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Access, and Anti-Racism in the Central Coast Region	Resolution No. R3-2023-0002	02/16/2023
Resolución No. R3-2023-0002 Condenar El Racismo, La Xenofobia, El Fanatismo Y La Injusticia Racial Y Reforzar El Compromiso Con La Equidad Racial, La Diversidad, La Inclusión, El Acceso Y El Antirracismo En La Región De La Costa Central	Resolución No. R3-2023-0002	02/16/2023

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