Reissuance of Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Existing Milk Cow Dairies
Summary
SCH Number
2013108073
Public Agency
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 5 (Central Valley), Sacramento
Document Title
Reissuance of Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Existing Milk Cow Dairies
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/7/2013
Document Description
The Central Valley Water Board revised and reissued the Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Milk Cow Dairies R5-2007-0035 in order to comply with the appellate decision in "Associacion de Gente por el Agua v. Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (2012) 210 Cal. App 4th 1255". The reissued general order incorporates a more robust monitoring program, adds findings to bring the General Order into compliance with the State Water Control Board Resolution 68-16 (Statement of Policy with Respect to Maintaining High Quality of Waters in California), and adds to or clarifies provisions regulating dairy ponds, production areas, and land application areas.
Contact Information
Name
Clay Rodgers
Agency Name
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 5 (Central Valley),
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Regions
Countywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301, 02, 04; Title 14
Reasons for Exemption
The Central Valley Water Board has determined that the reissuance of the General Order is exempt from CEQA because this action falls under the exemptions contained in California Code of Regulations, title 14, sections 15301, 15302, and 15304, which exempt the "operation, repair, maintenance, and permitting..." The reissued General Order was circulated for public comment and a hearing was conducted by the board, and no comments, written or oral, regarding the board's use of the categorical exemptions were received.
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