Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Small Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems/Advanced Treatment Units in Portions of Riverside County

SCH Number: 2010111026
Lead Agency: Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 9 (San Diego), San Diego (Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 9)
Document Title: Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Small Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems/Advanced Treatment Units in Portions of Riverside County
Document Type: NEG - Negative Declaration
Received: 11/4/2010

Document Description: The project consists of prescribing conditions for waiving waste discharge requirements for discharges from small onsite wastewater treatment systems/advanced treatment units (OWTSA/ATUs) serving residential projects with five family units or less, and discharges from small OWTSA/ATUs serving commercial or industrial projects with a design flow equal to or less than 1,200 gallons per day located within the portion of Riverside County under California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region (San Diego Water Board) jurisdiction. The San Diego Water Board has established a conditional waiver of waste discharge requirements which applies to discharges from Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS) consisting of septic tank/subsurface disposal systems, mound systems, or evapotranspiration systems. This action is being taken by the San Diego Water Board in accordance with the California Water Code to extend its current waiver for alternative onsite wastewater disposal systems to include advanced treatment units/drip irrigation disposal systems and is in response to the development and implementation by the County of Riverside of regulation for the design, construction, operation, maintenance and monitoring of these systems.

Contact Information: Fisayo Osibodu
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 9
9174 Sky Park Court, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92123-4340
(858) 637-5594

Review Period Start: 11/4/2010
Review Period End: 12/3/2010
Local Action: Other Action Other Action: Waiver
Reviewing Agencies: California Department of Parks and Recreation California Highway Patrol Caltrans, District 8 Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6 Department of Toxic Substances Control Department of Water Resources Native American Heritage Commission Resources Agency