NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit Reissuance

• July 2022 Public Notice for the Proposed Statewide Construction Stormwater General Permit Reissuance

• Order – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)
• Fact Sheet – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)
• Attachment A – Acronyms and Terms – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)
• Attachment B – Glossary – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)
• Attachment C – Contacts – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)
• Attachment D – Traditional Construction Risk Level Requirements – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)
• Attachment D.1 – Risk Determination Worksheet – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)
• Attachment D.2 – General Permit Registration Document Requirements – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)
• Attachment E – Linear Underground and Overhead Project Requirements – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)
• Attachment E.1 – Linear Underground and Overhead Project Area or Segment Area Type Determination – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)
• Attachment E.2 – Permit Registration Document Requirements for Linear Underground and Overhead Projects – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)
• Attachment F – Active Treatment System Requirements – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)
• Attachment G – Requirements for the Use of Passive Treatment Technologies – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)
• Attachment H – Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Requirements Applicable to Construction Stormwater Discharges – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)
• Attachment I – Requirements for Dischargers Granted a California Ocean Plan Exception for Discharges to Areas of Special Significance – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)
• Attachment J – Dewatering Requirements – (Clean PDF | Word Markup)

Overview

After the issuance of the proposed Statewide NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit Reissuance on March 30, 2022, and the subsequent staff-led public workshop on April 12, 2022, and the State Water Board workshop on April 19, 2022, the State Water Board authorized a 30-day public comment period to address four distinct categories. The State Water Board received 14 public comment letters with 88 individual comments from interested parties and stakeholders regarding the permit reissuance.

The Construction Stormwater General Permit Reissuance Limited-Scope Response to Comments Catalog identifies the commenters and provides a detailed response to each individually cataloged comment; the Response to Comments Summary provides a summary response to similar comments.

Response to Comments Documents
Construction Stormwater General Permit Reissuance Limited-Scope Response to Comments Catalog (excel spreadsheet)
Construction Stormwater General Permit Reissuance Limited-Scope Response to Comments Summary

Comment Letters
If you would like to request a copy of written public comments submitted to the Board on an item noticed for public comment, please send a request to commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov, identifying the item as listed on the Notice or board meeting agenda by date, agenda item and number (if any). The Clerk of the Board will respond by sending a link to access them.

• Order – (Clean PDF | Word Markup )
• Fact Sheet – (Clean PDF | Word Markup )
• Attachment A – Acronyms and Terms – (Clean PDF | Word Markup )
• Attachment B – Glossary – (Clean PDF | Word Markup )
• Attachment C – Contacts – (Clean PDF | PDF Comparison )
• Attachment D – Traditional Construction Risk Level – (Clean PDF | Word Markup )
• Attachment D.1 – Risk Determination Worksheet – (Clean PDF | Word Markup )
• Attachment D.2 – Permit Registration Documents – (Clean PDF | Word Markup )
• Attachment E – Linear Underground/Overhead Project Requirements – (Clean PDF | Word Markup )
• Attachment E.1 – Linear Underground/Overhead Project Type Determination – (Clean PDF | Word Markup )
• Attachment E.2 – Linear Underground/Overhead Project Permit Registration Documents – (Clean PDF | Word Markup )
• Attachment F – Active Treatment System Requirements – (Clean PDF | Word Markup )
• Attachment G – Passive Treatment Technology Requirements – (Clean PDF | Word Markup )
• Attachment H – Total Maximum Daily Loads – (Clean PDF | Word Markup )
• Attachment I – Ocean Plan – (Clean PDF | Word Markup )
• Attachment J – Dewatering Requirements – (Clean PDF | Word Markup )

Overview

After the issuance of the draft Statewide NPDES Construction Stormwater General Permit Reissuance on May 28, 2021, the State Water Board received public comments from interested parties and stakeholders regarding the draft permit. The State Water Board received 75 public comment letters with an estimated 1200 individual comments.

The Construction Stormwater General Permit Reissuance Response to Comments Catalog identifies the commenters and provides a detailed response to each individually cataloged comment; the Response to Comments Summary provides a summary response to similar comments.

Response to Comments Documents

• Construction Stormwater General Permit Reissuance Response to Comments Catalog (excel spreadsheet)
• Construction Stormwater General Permit Reissuance Response to Comments Summary

Comment Letters

  If you would like to request a copy of written public comments submitted to the Board on an item noticed for public comment, please send a request to commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov, identifying the item as listed on the Notice or board meeting agenda by date, agenda item and number (if any). The Clerk of the Board will respond by sending a link to access them.