Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program

Historical Documents

Notice of Public Hearing
Staff is proposing to amend the Water Quality Control Plan for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries - Part 1 Sediment Quality. The proposed amendments will only apply to surficial sediments within enclosed bays and estuaries of California. The proposed amendments consist of a narrative sediment quality objective to Section IV of Part 1 that protects resident finfish and wildlife from the detrimental effects caused by exposure to pollutants in sediment, a process for implementing these narrative objective, addition of new definitions in the glossary in support of the proposed narrative objectives, and corrections to omissions and typographical errors. The following documents are available for public review

• Comments
• Response to Comments (04/01/2011)
• Draft Staff Report - Proposed Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries - Part 1 Sediment Quality for the protection of fish and wildlife
• Appendix A - Draft Proposed Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries - Part 1 Sediment Quality
  
  • Change Sheet (04/01/2011)
• Appendix B - Draft CEQA Checklist
• Appendix C - Draft Economic Analysis
• Staff CEQA Scoping Informational Document - Phase II Sediment Quality Objectives for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries - April 21, 2010
  • Comment Letter – Drew Fenton
  • Comment Letter - California Sportfishing Protection Alliance
  • Comment Letter – San Diego Chapter Sierra Club
  • Comment Letter – City of Los Angeles Dept of Water and Power
• Notice of SQO Phase II Scoping Meeting May 19, 2010
• State Water Board Preliminary Draft Phase II Sediment Quality Objectives Proposal
• Water Quality Control Plan for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California – Part 1 Sediment Quality effective August 25, 2009
• U.S. EPA Region IX Approval Letter dated August 25, 2009
• Final Staff Report dated September 16, 2008

Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California - Water Quality Control Plan
The State Water Board will hold a public hearing September 16, 2008 to seek comments on the Water Quality Control Plan for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California, Sediment Quality Objectives. The State Water Board may take final action on the Plan at the conclusion of the hearing, or the State Water Board may defer final action to a subsequent, publicly-noticed board meeting.

• Notice of Public Hearing
• Comments Received
• Public Hearing Transcript – Water Quality Control Plan for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California - Part 1 Sediment Quality Objectives approved September 16, 2008

Draft Staff Report and Draft Water Quality Control Plan for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries - Part 1 Sediment Quality (July 18, 2008)

• Revised Staff Report
• Revised Appendix A - Draft Water Quality Control Plan for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries - Part 1 Sediment Quality
• Revised Appendix B - Environmental Checklist
• Revised Appendix C - Example Problem
• Revised Appendix D - Maps of Bay Protection Toxic Hot Spot Maps
• Revised Appendix E - Comments and Responses
  • Attachment to Appendix E

Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California - Water Quality Control Plan
The State Water Board will hold a public hearing November 19, 2007 to seek comments on the proposed Water Quality Control Plan for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California, Sediment Quality Objectives.

• Revised Notice of Public Hearing
  • Public Comments- Deadline extended to November 30, 2007 (Noon)
• Notice of Public Hearing
• Public Hearing Presentations
  • Staff Presentation
  • Single LOE versus MLOE Presentation
    

Draft Staff Report and Draft Water Quality Control Plan for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries - Part 1 Sediment Quality

• Revised Staff Report
• Revised Appendix A - Draft Water Quality Control Plan for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries - Part 1 Sediment Quality
• Revised Appendix B - Environmental Checklist
• Revised Appendix C - Example Problem
• SQO Technical Reports
  • Technical Report 503 - Evaluation of Methods for Measuring Sediment Toxicity in California Bays and Estuaries, SCCWRP
  • Technical Report 523 - Level of Agreement Among Experts Applying Best Professional Judgment to Asses the Condition of Benthic Infaunal Communities, SCCWRP
  • Technical Report 524 - Evaluation of Five Benthic Indicators of Benthic Community Condition in Two California Bay and Estuary habitats, SCCWRP
  • SCCWRP Final Technical Report - Evaluating the Consistency of Best Professional Judgment in the Application of a Multiple Lines of Evidence Sediment Quality Triad
  • SQO Database and Users Guide
  • Framework for Interpreting Sediment Quality Triad Data, SCCWRP Final Report
  • Sediment Quality in Bays and Estuaries of California, SCCWRP Final Report
  • Comparison of National and Regional Sediment Quality Guidelines for Predicting Sediment Toxicity in California, SCCWRP Final Report
  • Development and Evaluation of Sediment Quality Guidelines Based on Benthic Macrofauna Response, SCCWRP Final Report
• Peer Review Request
  • John P. Knezovich
  • Linda C. Schaffner
  • David L. Sedlak
  • Dominic M. Di Toro
• Revised Economic Analysis
• Status Report Workshops and Public Scoping Meetings
  The State Water Board will hold status report workshops and public scoping meeting on Sediment Quality Objectives for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California. The purpose of these workshops and public scoping meetings is to seek input on the scope and content of the environmental information to be included in the draft environmental document prepared to support the proposed sediment quality objectives and implementation policy.
  • Supplemental Agreement and Stipulated Further Order (March 19 2007)
  • Staff CEQA Scoping Document - Development of Sediment Objectives for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries
    Public Notice | Comments - Deadline extended to November 28, 2006 at 5:00 p.m.
  • Workshops/Meetings
    November 28, 2006 - Sacramento | November 8, 2006 - San Francisco | October 23, 2006 - San Diego
• Stakeholders Meeting: Sediment Quality Objectives Development within the Delta, April 13, 2006
  • Meeting Agenda
• Annual Status Report - State Water Board Workshop: July 6, 2005
• 2004 Sediment Quality Objectives Program Status Report Workshop Presentation: July 7, 2004
• Revised Workplan
  • Revised Workplan to Develop Sediment Quality Objectives - As amended at the May 6, 2003 Workshop, and approved at the May 21st Board Meeting.
  • Responses to Comments - Draft Revised Workplan for the Development of Sediment Quality Objectives for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries of California (March 19, 2003)
• Committee Pages
  • Agency Coordination Committee
  • Sediment Quality Objectives Advisory Committee
  • SQO Scientific Steering Committee (updated 7/17/07)
• Indicator Research Proposals
• Technical Information and Links

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Questions or Comments?

Please email Chris Beegan, Division of Water Quality.