Clean beaches Initiative Source Identification Pilot Program

SCH Number: 2010098144
Lead Agency: State Water Resources Control Board
Document Title: Clean beaches Initiative Source Identification Pilot Program
Document Type: NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received: 9/9/2010

Document Description: The main objective of this project is to conduct bacteria source identification studies to establish a centralized Program with standard protocols. The Program will include a tiered approach to identify the sources of fecal pollution and quantify the loading of bacterial contamination on beaches. The Project aims to prioritize and recommend BMPs to reduce and/or eliminate bacterial sources. The primary goal of this project is to identify the biological sources of fecal contamination as well as the physical and environmental factors that influence the levels of contamination on beaches, which have chronic bacterial contamination problems but have not yet received grant funding.

Contact Information: Patricia Leary
State Water Resources Control Board
Division of Financial Assistance 1001 I Street, 16th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 341-5167

Exempt Status: Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code: Class 6 15306
Reasons for Exemption: The main objective of this project is to conduct bacteria source identification studies to establish a centralized Program with standard protocols. The Program will include a tiered approach to identify the sources of fecal pollution and quantify the loading of bacterial contamination on beaches. The Project aims to prioritize and recommend BMPs to reduce and/or eliminate bacterial sources. The primary goal of this project is to identify the biological sources of fecal contamination as well as the physical and environmental factors that influence the levels of contamination on beaches, which have chronic bacterial contamination problems but have not yet received grant funding.