San Diego Region - Tentative Orders

  • Notice of Written Comment Period for Tentative Order No. R9-2023-0028. On May 8, 2023, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (San Diego Water Board) released Tentative Order No. R9-2023-0028, An Order Rescinding Order No. 2000-138, Waste Discharge Requirements for Outdoor Resorts Rancho California, Inc. Outdoor Resorts Rancho California RV Park, Riverside County (Tentative Order) for public review and comment. The San Diego Water Board intends to consider adoption of the Tentative Order at the San Diego Water Board meeting on August 9, 2023. The Tentative Order and Notice of Public Hearing which contains instructions on how to submit written comments, are available using the links below. All written comments are due by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Questions and comments should be directed to Mr. Brandon Bushnell by phone at 619-521-8044, or via e-mail at brandon.bushnell@waterboards.ca.gov.

  • Notice of Written Comment Period for Tentative Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R9-2023-0051. The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (San Diego Water Board), is releasing Tentative Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R9-2023-0051, An Order Directing Stars Petroleum, Inc. and GVS Systems Inc., to Clean Up and Abate the Effects of an Unauthorized Release from Stars Petroleum, Formerly Ramona Day & Nite Mobil, 1910 Main Street, Ramona, California (Tentative Order), for public review and comment. All written comments regarding the Tentative Order must be received by the San Diego Water Board by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 26, 2023. Written comments sent by mail must be addressed to California Regional Water Quality Control Board – San Diego Region, 2375 Northside Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, California 92108-2700, and ATTN: Lalitha Thotakura. Comments submitted by email must be sent to lalitha.thotakura@waterboars.ca.gov. The subject line of all written comments must include “Comment – Tentative Order No. R9-2023-0051”. Questions and comments should be directed to Lalitha Thotakura at (619) 521-3002, or at lalitha.thotakura@waterboards.ca.gov.

  • Notice of Written Comment Period for Tentative Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order No. R9-2023-0017. On March 23, 2023, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (San Diego Water Board) Prosecution Team released Tentative Order No. R9-2023-0017, a Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order (Tentative Stipulated Order) with the City of San Diego associated with an 11.23-million-gallon sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) that occurred on April 20-21, 2020, at the Sweetwater River near its terminus at San Diego Bay.  The Tentative Stipulated Order consists of a settlement agreement between the City and the San Diego Water Board’s Prosecution Team to address liability associated with the unauthorized discharge of untreated sewage. To resolve the violations described in the Tentative Stipulated Order without formal administrative proceedings, the parties have reached a settlement agreement for the imposition of an administrative civil liability in the amount of $4,609,724. This penalty was calculated in accordance with the State Water Resources Control Board’s Water Quality Enforcement Policy and its penalty calculation methodology, which is described in Attachment A to the Tentative Stipulated Order. A portion of that liability would be suspended upon successful completion of two Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs), as described in Attachments B and C of the Tentative Stipulated Order.  The San Diego Water Board is accepting written comments on the Tentative Stipulated Order, as described below, and will consider adoption of the Order at its regularly scheduled Board Meeting on June 14, 2023. The notice in the links below contains instructions on how to submit written comments. All written comments are due by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 24, 2023. Please contact Christina Arias at christina.arias@waterboards.ca.gov or (619) 521-3361 with any questions.

  • Notice of Written Comment Period for Tentative Cease and Desist Order R9-2023-0016. On March 23, 2023, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (San Diego Water Board) Prosecution Team released Tentative Order No. R9-2023-0016, a stipulated Cease and Desist Order with the City of San Diego associated with an 11.23-million-gallon sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) that occurred on April 20-21, 2020, at the Sweetwater River near its terminus at San Diego Bay.  Tentative Cease and Desist Order (Tentative CDO) No. R9-2023-0016 describes actions the City will complete to address deficiencies identified within its sanitary sewer system, specifically at Pump Station 1 and the SSO overflow site at the Sweetwater River. The San Diego Water Board is accepting written comments on the Tentative CDO, as described below, and will consider adoption of the Order at its regularly scheduled Board Meeting on June 14, 2023. The notice in the links below contains instructions on how to submit written comments. All written comments are due by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 24, 2023. Please contact Christina Arias at christina.arias@waterboards.ca.gov or (619) 521-3361 with any questions.

  • Notice of Written Comment Period for Tentative Order No. R9-2023-0005. On March 22, 2023, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (San Diego Water Board) released Tentative Order No. R9-2023-0005 Waste Discharge Requirements for the Rancho Guejito Corporation, Rockwood Domestic Water System, San Diego County (Tentative Order) for public review and comment. The San Diego Water Board intends to consider adoption of the Tentative Order at the San Diego Water Board meeting on June 14, 2023. The Tentative Order and Notice of Public Hearing which contains instructions on how to submit written comments, are available using the links below. All written comments are due by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 24, 2023. Questions and comments should be directed to Mr. Brandon Bushnell by phone at 619-521-8044, or via e-mail at brandon.bushnell@waterboards.ca.gov.

  • Notice of Written Comment Period for Tentative Order No. R9-2023-0040. On March 17, 2023 the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (San Diego Water Board) released Tentative Order No. R9-2023-0040, An Order Rescinding Order No. 94-119, Waste Discharge Requirements for Vernon and Jane Shears, Twin Lakes resort, San Diego County (Tentative Order) for public review and comment. The San Diego Water Board intends to consider adoption of the Tentative Order at the San Diego Water Board meeting on June 14, 2023. The Tentative Order and Notice of Public Hearing which contains instructions on how to submit written comments, are available using the links below. All written comments are due by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 17, 2023. Questions and comments should be directed to Dr. Mahsa Izadmehr by phone at 619-521-8048, or via e-mail at Mahsa.Izadmehr@waterboards.ca.gov

  • Notice of Written Comment Period for Tentative Order R9-2023-0020. On February 23, 2023, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (San Diego Water Board) released Tentative Order No. R9-20230020. An Order Rescinding Order No. R9-2015-0012, Waste Discharge Requirements for United States Navy, Remote Training Site Warner Springs Onsite Wastewater Treatment System, San Diego Count (Tentative Order) for public review and comment. The San Diego Water Board intends to consider adoption of the Tentative Order at the San Diego Water Board meeting on May 10, 2023. The Tentative Order and Notice of Public Hearing which contains instructions on how to submit written comments, are available using the links below. All written comments are due by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 27, 2023. Questions and comments should be directed to Mr. Brandon Bushnell by phone at 619-521-8044, or via e-mail at brandon.bushnell@waterboards.ca.gov.

  • Notice of Written Comment Period for Tentative Order R9-2023-0012. On March 8, 2023, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (San Diego Water Board) released Tentative Order R9-2023-0012, NPDES Permit CAG039001, General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges from Shipyards to San Diego Bay (Tentative Order) for public review and comment. The San Diego Water Board intends to consider adoption of the Tentative Order at the San Diego Water Board meeting on May 10, 2023.  The Tentative Order and Notice of Opportunity to Comment, Public Workshop, and Public Hearing, which contains instructions on how to submit written comments, are available using the links below.  All written comments are due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 7, 2023. Questions and comments should be directed to Debbie Phan by phone at (619) 521-3359 or by email at Debbie.Phan@waterboards.ca.gov.

  • Notice of Written Comment Period for Application under Order R9-2021-0056. On February 28, 2023, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (San Diego Water Board) received an application from Vista Irrigation District for enrollment under Order R9-2021-0056, NPDES Permit CAG999003, General National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit for Lanthanum-Modified Clay to Surface Waters of the United States in the San Diego Region. The San Diego Water Board is releasing for public review and comment, Vista Irrigation District’s Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) for applications of lanthanum-modified clay to Lake Henshaw. A copy of the WQMP is available upon request to Debbie.Phan@waterboards.ca.gov. All written comments are due by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2023. Questions and comments should be directed to Debbie Phan by phone at 619-521-3359, or via e-mail at Debbie.Phan@waterboards.ca.gov.
  • Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity to Comment for Tentative Order No. R9-2023-0011. The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (San Diego Water Board) is releasing, for public review and comment, Tentative Order No. R9-2023-0011 (NPDES Permit No. CA0109282), Waste Discharge Requirements for Southern California Edison Company, Discharge to the Pacific Ocean Related to the Decommissioning of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, San Diego County (Tentative Order). The San Diego Water Board intends to consider adoption of the Tentative Order at the San Diego Water Board meeting on April 12, 2023. The Tentative Order, if adopted, will reissue the NPDES permit and waste discharge requirements for the discharge of waste from San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station to the Pacific Ocean. The Tentative Order and Notice of Public Hearing which contains instructions on how to submit written comments, are available using the links below. All written comments are due by 5:00 p.m. on March 6, 2023. Questions and comments should be directed to Joann Lim by phone at 619-521-3362, or via e-mail at Joann.Lim@waterboards.ca.gov.
  • Notice of Written Comment Period for Tentative Time Schedule Order No. R9-2023-0006. On December 19, 2022, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (San Diego Water Board) released Tentative Time Schedule Order (TSO) No. R9-2023-0006, An Order Requiring Designated Responsible Permittees to Comply with Bacteria, Project I-Twenty Beaches and Creeks Total Maximum Daily Load Requirements Prescribed in the Regional Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems Permit for the San Diego Region (Tentative TSO) for public review and comment. The San Diego Water Board held a public workshop on the Tentative TSO at its regularly scheduled meeting on February 8, 2023. The San Diego Water Board received information and discussed the proposed requirements in the Tentative TSO. The Board took no action. The San Diego Water Board is currently reviewing comments received by the deadline of February 17, 2023. The San Diego Water Board expects to consider adoption of the Tentative TSO at a later date. The Tentative TSO and Updated Notice of Public Hearing are available using the links below. Questions and comments should be directed to Mireille Garcia by phone at 619-521-8041, or via e-mail at Mireille.Garcia@waterboards.ca.gov.
  • Notice of Availability- Tentative Order R9-2023-0009 Amending Order No. R9-2021-0001. The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (San Diego Water Board) is releasing for public review and comment Tentative Amending Order No. R9-2023-0009 (Tentative Order). The Tentative Order proposes to amend Order No. R9-2021-0001, NPDES No. CA0108928, Waste Discharge Requirements for the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant Discharge to the Pacific Ocean through the South Bay Ocean Outfall in accordance with the terms of a settlement agreement between the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission and the San Diego Water Board signed on September 6, 2022. The Tentative Order also proposes to amend Order No. R9-2021-2001 to clarify the status of chlorine disinfection and to add “24-hr Composite” to the “Sample Type” to seven monitoring parameters. The deadline for submittal of written comments is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 6, 2023. Questions and comments should be directed to Vicente Rodriguez by phone at 619-521-3966, or via e-mail at Vicente.Rodriguez@waterboards.ca.gov.