Tentative Orders

The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board is considering a tentative order that would add a new responsible party, and eliminate a prior responsible party who is now deceased. The public comment period is closed.

An NPDES Permit is being considered for City of Pinole, Pinole-Hercules Water Pollution Control Plant, Pinole, Contra Costa County. The Order would regulate the discharge of approximately 2.7 million gallons per day of treated wastewater to San Pablo Bay. The San Francisco Bay Water Board will consider this item at its June 14, 2023, meeting. The public comment period is closed. An NPDES permit is being considered for dry dock discharges in the San Francisco Bay Region. The permit would continue to regulate discharges associated with floating and graving dry docks used for repairing, constructing, and dismantling marine vessels in the San Francisco Bay Region. The San Francisco Bay Water Board will consider this item at its June 14, 2023, meeting. The public comment period is closed.

The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board has prepared a tentative order to rescind a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the Pittsburg Generating Station effective when the facility is enrolled under the Industrial General Stormwater Permit. The San Francisco Bay Water Board will consider this item at its June 14, 2023 meeting.The public comment period is closed.

The Water Board is accepting written comments on the Tentative Order for Water Quality Certification and Waste Discharge Requirements for stream maintenance activities for select agencies in Alameda, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Sonoma, and Santa Clara counties. The Board will consider this item at its July 12, 2023, meeting. Written comments on the Tentative Order or objections to this action must be submitted no later than June 3, 2023, by 5:00 p.m.

The Tentative Order would amend Order No. R2-2019-0023, which was issued to Stream Maintenance Programs (SMPs) and Routine Maintenance Programs (RMPs) and applied to stream maintenance activities conducted pursuant to an approved manual for the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, the County of San Mateo, the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and Contra Costa County Public Works Department, Sonoma County Water Agency, and Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. The Tentative Order amendment would add the Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and the City of Livermore as additional dischargers.

An NPDES Permit is being considered for City of Burlingame, Burlingame Wastewater Treatment Facility, Burlingame, San Mateo County. The Order would regulate discharge of approximately 2.6 million gallons of treated wastewater to Lower San Francisco Bay through a deepwater diffuser. The San Francisco Bay Water Board will consider this item at its July 12, 2023, meeting. Written comments or objections to this action must be submitted no later than June 13, 2023 by 5:00 p.m. A Tentative Cleanup and Abatement Order is being considered for City of Oakland and Port of Oakland, Former Oakland Army Base, Oakland, Alameda County. The Order would rescind Site Cleanup Rquirements Order No. R2-2004-0086 because the requirements have been satisfied. Written comments or objections to this action must be submitted no later than July 3, 2023 by 5:00 p.m.