Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Grazing Operators in the Bridgeport and East Walker River Watersheds
Summary
SCH Number
2007052064
Lead Agency
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 6 (Lahontan)
Document Title
Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Grazing Operators in the Bridgeport and East Walker River Watersheds
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Agricultural
Document Description
Policy for implementation and enforcement of the Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program (NPS Policy) requires that all sources of nonpoint source pollution be regulated through Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR), through waivers to WDR's, through prohibitions. The Water Board intends to adopt a conditional waiver to Water Discharge Requirements for existing grazing operations in the East Walker River Watershed (Bridgeport Valley and adjacent tributaries), pursuant to the requirements of the NPS Policy. The purpose of the waiver is to set conditions for implementation of grazing operation management practices (MP's) which result in improved water quality in receiving waters, which includes lands encompasing Clearwater Creek, Virginia Creek, Green Creek, Long Valley Creek, Swauger Creek, and Robinson Creek.
Contact Information
Name
Bruce Warden
Agency Name
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 6 (Lahontan)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Mono
Cross Streets
Highway 395 & Twin Lakes Road
Zip
93517
Total Acres
up to 56,800
Parcel #
all Bridgeport V. grazing operations
State Highways
395
Schools
Bridgeport ES, Eastern Sierra HS
Waterways
Clearwater, Virginia, Green, Long Valley, Swauger, and Robinson Creeks
Township
4N
Range
24E
Section
12
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Bridgeport
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan South Lake Tahoe Region 6 (RWQCB), Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Other (Grazing operation management practices to improve water quality)
Local Actions
Regional Water Board Order
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Hydrology/Water Quality, Wetland/Riparian
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