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California Regional Water Quality Control Board San Diego Region

David Gibson, Executive Officer

Executive Officer’s Report

November 13, 2012

Table of Contents

Part A – San Diego Region Staff Activities ............................................................ 2

1. Presentation at the American Water Works Association 2012 Annual Fall Conference .........................................................................................................................2

2. La Jolla Cove Odor Abatement Measures .........................................................................2

Part B – Significant Regional Water Quality Issues ............................................. 3

1. Update on Expansion of Waste Disposal Operations at Sycamore Landfill (Attachment B1) .................................................................................................................3

2. Storm Drain Cleanout at Former Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Site Completed ..............4 3. Stormwater BMP Violation Corrections by City of San Marcos ......................................5 4. Enforcement Actions for September 2012 ........................................................................5 5. Status of Recycled Water Policy Salt and Nutrient Management Plan: Lower Santa

Margarita River and Las Flores Creek Watersheds (Attachment B5) ...............................6 6. Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Actions Taken from July

to September 2012 (Attachment B6) ..................................................................................7

Part C – Statewide Issues of Importance to the San Diego Region ..................... 8

1. Clean Water Act Report (Attachment C1) .........................................................................8

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The August report for the Tentative Schedule of Significant NPDES Permits, WDRs, and Actions and the attachments noted on page 1 are included at the end of the report.

Part A – San Diego Region Staff Activities

1. Presentation at the American Water Works Association 2012 Annual Fall Conference

Staff Contact: Bob Morris

Bob Morris, Senior Engineer in the Core Regulatory Unit made a presentation at the 2012 Annual Fall Conference of the California – Nevada Section, American Water Works Association (AWWA) on October 11, 2012. The purpose of his talk was to explain what categories of discharges are subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. Mr. Morris discussed the key terms contained in the federal Clean Water Act pertaining to the NPDES program and gave examples of NPDES general permits issued in California, Nevada and other states. The examples included permits that addressed discharges from groundwater extraction, utility vaults, water treatment processes, lake management, hydrostatic testing of pipelines, and storm water runoff. The session was well attended with AWWA members expressing interest in the topic by their questions throughout Mr. Morris’s presentation. Mr. Morris also participated in a session at the Conference regarding potable water discharges into municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s). The speaker for this session was Dr. David Kimbrough from the Pasadena Water & Power Department. Dr. Kimbrough discussed the concerns and involvement of water supply agencies in the Los Angeles area with the reissuance of the MS4 permit by the Los Angeles Water Board. Dr. Kimbrough asserted that water quality regulations are increasingly limiting the ability of community water systems to make periodic discharges into MS4s. Dr. Kimbrough, with support from Mr. Morris, explained the need for MS4 agencies to address all sources of pollutant leadings, including those resulting from potable water discharges, that are conveyed through their MS4s to the receiving waters. To address the concerns of the water supply agencies, the MS4 agencies have been working with the Los Angeles Water Board to develop language in the Los Angeles MS4 permit that provides for an exemption from the prohibition for potable water discharges. Mr. Morris clarified that no such change is necessary in the San Diego Region, where many of the potable water discharges by water supply agencies (such as discharges resulting from repair, maintenance, and disinfection of pipelines, tanks, and reservoirs) whether directly to a receiving water or to a MS4, are already subject to a general potable water NPDES permit.

2. La Jolla Cove Odor Abatement Measures Staff Contact: Bob Morris

San Diego Water Board staff met recently with several concerned citizens who want to abate odors emanating from bird guano deposited on the rocks along La Jolla Cove. Also attending the October 12, 2012 meeting were representatives from the California Coastal Commission, San Diego City Councilwoman Lightner’s office, City Park and Recreation Department, City Storm

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Water Division, and BioOrganic Catalyst Technology, the company that manufactures a product proposed to be sprayed on the guano to abate the odors. The citizens noted that the odors have gotten progressively worse over recent years as a result of the shoreline being fenced to limit public access to the rocks. Whereas previously, birds perching on the rocks were disturbed by the public and flew off elsewhere, birds are now finding the area a comfortable spot to rest and deposit their droppings. The citizens appreciate the birds, but not the odors and want to take steps to address the odors in an environmentally friendly manner. The representatives from BioOrganic Catalyst Technology stated that it’s product creates a broad spectrum bio-organic catalyst enabling aerobic reactions to speed up the natural degradation process. The product has not been used in an application like that under consideration at La Jolla Cove, but is being used effectively at chicken ranches to control odors. BioOrganic indicated that a trial and error approach could be used to determine how much of the product was needed and the frequency of application. The rocks along La Jolla Cove shoreline are located immediately adjacent to coastal ocean waters. San Diego Water Board staff explained that if the project could result in a discharge of pollutants to ocean waters, the project would need to get prior coverage under a NPDES permit. It was suggested that the community, through Councilwoman Lightner’s office and with assistance from BioOrganic, develop an application plan that would avoid discharges to ocean waters by establishing setbacks, seasonal restrictions, procedures, and other measures to demonstrate that the project would not result in a discharge. Depending upon the complexity of the management measures, the project might still need coverage under an NPDES permit. The City of San Diego will continue to work with the community to seek a solution to the odor problem and will inform the San Diego Water Board on any proposal that potentially could affect the nearby ocean waters.

Part B – Significant Regional Water Quality Issues

1. Update on Expansion of Waste Disposal Operations at Sycamore Landfill (Attachment B1)

Staff Contacts: Carol Tamaki and John Odermatt At final build-out, the Sycamore Landfill will be one of the two largest landfills located within the San Diego Region. Republic Services/Allied Waste Industries (the Discharger) has submitted a Design Report for the Stage III-B expansion cell, with a proposed capacity of approximately 1,000,000 tons, at the Sycamore Canyon Landfill (Attachment 1). This relatively small scale expansion will require the San Diego Water Board to amend the waste discharge requirements (WDRs) for the landfill. The Discharger anticipates submitting a new Joint Technical Document (or JTD which includes a Report of Waste Discharge), for an additional large-scale lateral and vertical expansion of the landfill, which may increase capacity to over

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100,000,000 tons. This large scale expansion of landfill operations will require a complete revision of the current WDRs and a Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification. According to an evaluation of capacity performed by the Discharger in 2011, the solid waste disposal operations at Sycamore Landfill are as follows: Parameter Design and Operating Parameters Areas of landfill operations Total final cover at build out

152.7 acres lined area 136.4 acres unlined area 289 acres

Permitted site capacity (Stages I – IV) Wastes in-situ (as of 2/28/2011) Remaining estimated capacity

71,233,171 cubic yards 28,986,620 cubic yards 40,355,079 cubic yards

52, 427,614 tons1 21,334,152 tons 29,701, 338 tons

Annual volume of solid waste accepted 1,950,177 cubic yards/yr 1,435,330 tons/yr Estimated closure date October 2031 1 = one cubic yard = 0.736 tons (or 1,471 lbs/cubic yard) The Sycamore Landfill is a 491-acre facility located in San Diego, California, adjacent to the City of Santee (see Attachment 1). The landfill is located north of Mast Boulevard and east of Freeway 5, where it occupies part of a canyon known as Little Sycamore Canyon. The landfill operations are subject to federal and State requirements regulating the management and disposal of solid wastes, which are currently implemented by the San Diego Water Board under Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 99-74 (and addenda thereto).1 The facility is also subject to regulation by the San Diego Water Board under the Statewide Industrial Storm Water NPDES Permit and a Solid Waste Facility Permit issued by the City of San Diego Development Services Department, acting as the Local Enforcement Authority (LEA). The staff will continue to update the San Diego Water Board on this topic in future Executive Officer Reports.

2. Storm Drain Cleanout at Former Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Site Completed

Staff Contact: Tom Alo

A significant milestone has been reached at the former Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical (TRA) site. Sediments containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were recently removed from specific municipal storm drains beneath the site that drain into Convair Lagoon and San Diego Bay. This cleanout represents the final phase of PCB source removal from the former TRA site, and should mark the end of PCB-contaminated sediment discharges from the site to Convair Lagoon and San Diego Bay. The earlier cleanup phases, which primarily targeted land-side PCB sources, 1 Available on-line at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sandiego/board_decisions/adopted_orders/1990/1999_0074.pdf

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included excavating soils, demolishing buildings, removing concrete slabs, and removing all storm drain laterals that were connected to the main storm drains. Since PCB discharges from the site have been abated, the San Diego Water Board can shift focus to investigating and cleaning up the PCB-impacted sediments in Convair Lagoon and San Diego Bay. Details on the recent storm drain cleanouts will be provided in a future EO report once staff receives the cleanout completion report from TRA.

3. Stormwater BMP Violation Corrections by City of San Marcos Staff Contact: Laurie Walsh

On March 2, 2010, the San Diego Water Board issued Notice of Violation R9-2010-0022 (NOV) to the City of San Marcos for failure to verify, prior to occupancy, that constructed treatment control best management practices (BMPs) at Priority Development Projects (PDP) were in place and in compliance with all specifications, plans, permits, and ordinances as required by the Phase I Storm Water Permit, Order No. R9-2007-0001. In response to the NOV, the City of San Marcos took a pro-active comprehensive approach by developing and funding a Capital Improvement Project (CIP) to install all 125 post construction treatment control BMPs identified as missing during the San Diego Water Board’s fiscal year 2008/2009 site inspections. As part of the City’s aggressive response to the NOV, they also provided the San Diego Water Board with an installation schedule that identified when missing post construction treatment control BMPs at each of the thirty-seven (37) PDP sites would be installed. The work occurred in two phases. Phase I began in July 2010 and included installation of 71 treatment control BMPs along with work to request the bonds for those sites identified in the second Phase of work. Phase II began in July 2011 and included installation of all remaining 54 treatment control BMPs. Work to install all 125 missing treatment control BMPs was recently completed prior to June 30, 2012, in accordance with the City’s proposed schedule. Staff appreciates the Cities rapid and appropriate response to the NOV and expects other violators to respond similarly.

4. Enforcement Actions for September 2012 Staff Contact: Chiara Clemente

During the month of September 2012, the San Diego Water Board initiated the following enforcement actions:

August 2012 Enforcement Actions Number Notice of Violation 1 Staff Enforcement Letters 3

Total 4 A summary of recent regional enforcement actions is provided below. Additional information on violations, enforcement actions, and mandatory minimum penalties is available to the public from the following on-line sources: State Water Board Office of Enforcement webpage at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/enforcement/

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California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ciwqs/publicreports.shtml State Water Board GeoTracker database: https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/ Notice of Violation S.C. Tile Company, Spring Valley On September 14, 2012, NOV No. R9-2012-0061 was issued to S.C. Tile Company for unauthorized storm water discharges from failure to implement structural BMPs in accordance with requirements in Order No. 97-03-DWQ, Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of Storm Water Associated with Industrial Activities Excluding Construction Activities. Staff Enforcement Letters (SEL) Encina Ocean Outfall, Encinitas On September 4, 2012, an SEL was issued to the Encina Wastewater Authority for two reporting violations due to missing monitoring data, and for unauthorized discharges of partially treated wastewater from the plant on February 29, and May 19, 2012. These are violations of NPDES Order No. R9-2011-0019. Ramona Landfill Inc., San Diego County An SEL was issued to Ramona Landfill Inc. on September 14, 2012 noting violations identified during a June 12, 2012 staff inspection. The inspection notes that contaminated green waste was observed on the landfill cover, in violation of 27 California Code of Regulations (CCR) section 21090(a)(3)(A)(1 )a. Ariel Suites, San Diego An SEL was issued to the Ariel Suites L.P. on September 25, 2012 for failure to record and report daily flow volumes of dewatered groundwater discharges in accordance with Order No. R9-2007-0034, General Waste Discharge requirements for Discharges From Temporary Groundwater Extraction and similar Waste Discharges to San Diego Bay, Tributaries Thereto Under Tidal influence, and Storm Drains or Other Conveyance Systems Tributary Thereto.

5. Status of Recycled Water Policy Salt and Nutrient Management Plan: Lower Santa Margarita River and Las Flores Creek Watersheds (Attachment B5)

Staff Contacts: Fisayo Osibodu and John Odermatt The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has taken a lead role in developing its plan for management of salt and nutrient loads within the lower Santa Margarita River and Las Flores Creek watersheds (Attachment A). The USMC released its draft Salt and Nutrient Management Plan, Southern

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MCB Camp Pendleton (draft Plan), and convened a stakeholder meeting on October 11, 2012 at Camp Pendleton. Ms. Julie Chan and Messers. Fisayo Osibodu and John Odermatt of the Cleanup and Land Discharge Branch attended the meeting, hosted by the USMC at Camp Pendleton. The primary objective of the meeting was for stakeholders to discuss the important elements of the draft Plan, specifically its assessment of salt and nutrient loadings in the lower Santa Margarita River, evaluation of assimilative capacity in the groundwater basins (Upper Ysidora, Chappo and Lower Ysidora basins), potential management strategies, and recommendations for implementation of the draft Plan in the Santa Margarita River watershed. Attendees at the meeting included other stakeholder representatives from Rancho California Water District and the Fallbrook Public Utilities District. Localized Salt and Nutrient Management Plans are required by the Recycled Water Policy and the draft Plan for southern Camp Pendleton is a significant step toward achieving the goal of managing salt loads within the Santa Margarita River watershed. Key implementation measures, proposed in the draft Plan include: • using advanced water treatment technology as a source control measure - to reduce the

potable water concentrations of total dissolved solids (TDS) to approximately 300 mg/L, • salt source reduction – including a base wide ban on the use of water softeners, and • using recycled water to create a hydrologic barrier- to control salt/sea water intrusion in

the Lower Ysidora basin. Groundwater in the Santa Margarita River watershed is the primary source of potable water supplies for Camp Pendleton and a significant source of potable water supplies for the Cities of Temecula and Murrieta. As a result, the primary topics of discussion are the salt and nutrient management elements that affect the joint interests of the stakeholders located in the Santa Margarita River watershed. Upon receipt of the final plan, the San Diego Water Board will have one year to amend the Basin Plan to include the implementation provisions of the plan. The staff will continue to provide the San Diego Water Board with updates on recycled water and salt and nutrient planning issues in future Executive Officer Reports.

6. Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Actions Taken from July to September 2012 (Attachment B6)

Staff Contact: Kelly Dorsey

Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires that any person applying for a federal permit, which may result in a discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States, obtain a water quality certification that the specific activity complies with all applicable state water quality standards, limitations, requirements, and restrictions. The most common federal permit that requires a 401 Certification is a CWA Section 404 permit, most often issued by the Army Corps of Engineers, for the placing of fill (sediment, rip rap, concrete, pipes, etc.) in waters of the U.S. (i.e. ocean, bays, lagoons, rivers and streams).

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Upon receipt of a complete 401 Certification application, the San Diego Water Board may either certify the project or deny certification, with or without prejudice. In cases where there are impacts to waters of the U.S., the San Diego Water Board may issue a conditional certification. The certification can be either in the form of a conditional certification document approved by the Executive Officer, or Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) adopted by the San Diego Water Board. In the case where a federal permit is not required because impacts have been determined to be only to waters of the State, the San Diego Water Board may adopt WDRs. Table B6 (attached) contains a list of actions taken during the months of July, August, and September 2012. The first page of the Table summarizes the total impacts to jurisdictional waters, and proposed mitigation, for the individual months and quarter. This information is an imprecise measure of the actual conditions. For example, the data can be skewed depending on what is considered “self-mitigating” and how mitigation is categorized (i.e. establishment, restoration, or enhancement). Another limitation is that the data relies on the assumption that all the mitigation required is implemented and successful, and does not take into consideration any additional impacts resulting from illegal fill activities. Public notification of pending 401 Water Quality Certification applications can be found on the San Diego Water Board’s web site at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sandiego/water_issues/programs/401_certification/index.shtml . Certifications issued since January 2008 can also be found on the San Diego Water Board web site at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sandiego/water_issues/programs/401_certification/401projects.shtml. For a complete list of State-issued general orders, please refer to http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/cwa401/generalorders.shtml.

Part C – Statewide Issues of Importance to the San Diego Region

1. Clean Water Act Report (Attachment C1) Staff Contact: Bruce Posthumus

The Clean Water Act, as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 have come to be known, was enacted on October 18, 1972. The Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) recently released a report entitled “Forty Years after the Clean Water Act: A Retrospective Look at the Southern California Coastal Ocean.” The report discusses changes in pollutant discharges to southern California coastal ocean waters, changes in conditions in those waters related to key beneficial use categories, costs and benefits, and future challenges. The report also includes the perspectives of several individuals with long-term experience in implementation of the Clean Water Act.

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An executive summary of the report is attached. The executive summary and the full report are available at: ftp://ftp.sccwrp.org/pub/download/DOCUMENTS/TechnicalReports/727_CWA_ES.pdf. The San Diego Water Board is one of SCCWRP’s fourteen member agencies. David Gibson represents the San Diego Water Board on the SCCWRP Commission. David Barker serves as alternate commissioner. Additional information about SCCWRP is available at: http://www.sccwrp.org/AboutSCCWRP.aspx.

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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD

SAN DIEGO REGION

Significant NPDES Permits, WDRs, and Actions of the San Diego Water Board

November 13, 2012

APPENDED TO EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT

DATE OF REPORTNovember 6, 2012

TENTATIVE SCHEDULESIGNIFICANT NPDES PERMITS, WDRS, AND ACTIONS

OF THE SAN DIEGO WATER BOARD

11 11/6/2012 3:04 PM

Action Agenda Item Action Type Draft Complete

Written Comments Due

Consent Item

December 12, 2012San Diego Water Board Office

Addendum to Waste Discharge Requirements for the San Elijo Water Reclamation Facility, (Osibodu ) WDR Addendum 100% 28-Nov-12 Yes

San Dieguito Lagoon: Restoration, Fill Removal and Storm Water BMPs (Dorsey) Information Item NA NA NA

Mitigated Negative Declaration for Leuthe Residence Onsite Wastewater Treatment System, Escondido (Osibodu)

Negative Declaration 100% 31-Oct-12 Yes

Waste Discharge Requirements for Leuthe Residence Onsite Wastewater Treatment System, Escondido (Osibodu) New WDRs 100% 31-Oct-12 Yes

Resolution in Support of the Regional Monitoring Framework (Posthumus)

Tentative Resolution 90% NA NA

New NPDES General Permit for the Application of Phoslock in the San Diego Region (Morris)

New NPDES Permit 100% 31-Oct-12 Maybe

Administrative Civil Liability for Mandatory Minimum Penalties against Ariel Suites, San Diego, CA (Melborn)

Administrative Civil Liability 95% 9-Nov-12 Yes

January, 2013No Meeting Scheduled

Februrary 13, 2013San Diego Water Board Office

City of San Diego South Bay Ocean Outfall Permit Reissuance (Lim)

NPDES Permit Reissuance 0% 3-Jan-13 No

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tic p

lant

spe

cies

from

juris

dict

iona

l are

as a

nd re

plac

ing

with

nat

ive

spec

ies)

.

10.

Enh

ance

men

t is

defin

ed a

s th

e im

prov

emen

t to

one

or tw

o fu

nctio

ns o

f exi

stin

g ve

geta

ted

or u

nveg

etat

ed w

ater

s of

the

Uni

ted

Sta

tes

and/

or S

tate

(e.g

., re

mov

al o

f sm

all p

atch

es o

f exo

tic p

lant

spe

cies

from

an

area

con

tain

ing

pred

omin

antly

nat

ural

pla

nt s

peci

es).

11

. P

rese

rvat

ion

is d

efin

ed a

s th

e ac

quis

ition

and

lega

l pro

tect

ion

from

futu

re im

pact

s in

per

petu

ity o

f exi

stin

g ve

geta

ted

or u

nveg

etat

ed w

ater

s of

the

Uni

ted

Sta

tes

and/

or S

tate

(e.g

., co

nser

vatio

n ea

sem

ent).

Rep

ortin

g Pe

riod

Cer

tific

atio

n A

pplic

atio

ns

Rec

eive

d

Cer

tific

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AC

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7/18

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2 Ci

ty o

f Esc

ondi

do

Esco

ndid

o Cr

eek

and

Harm

ony

Grov

e M

ater

ial R

emov

al

The

over

all n

eed

for t

he p

roje

ct is

the

rem

oval

of n

atur

al a

nd a

nthr

opog

enic

de

bris

(e.g

., se

dim

ent,

plan

t mat

eria

l, an

d tr

ash)

that

has

acc

umul

ated

nea

r the

en

dpoi

nt o

f the

con

cret

e tr

apez

oida

l ch

anne

l por

tion

of E

scon

dido

Cre

ek.

Even

th

ough

the

chan

nel i

s mea

nt to

con

vey

both

wat

er a

nd se

dim

ent,

the

City

feel

s th

at th

e am

ount

of m

ater

ial n

eeds

to b

e re

mov

ed to

hel

p pr

otec

t the

dow

nstr

eam

ha

bita

t and

resid

ents

.

Esco

ndid

o Cr

eek

and

San

Elijo

La

goon

(T):

0.30

76 a

cre

of

stre

ambe

d N

one

Prop

osed

12

C-00

5

Tim

e Ex

pire

d

7/23

/201

2 Ci

ty o

f Esc

ondi

do

Esco

ndid

o Se

wer

O

utfa

ll O

pera

tions

an

d M

aint

enan

ce

Activ

ities

This

amen

dmen

t ext

ende

d th

e te

rm o

f th

e Ce

rtifi

catio

n an

add

ition

al fi

ve y

ears

. Th

e Ce

rtifi

catio

n co

vers

the

cont

inue

d op

erat

ions

and

mai

nten

ance

(O&

M) o

f th

e 14

.2-m

ile tr

eate

d se

wag

e lin

e an

d in

fras

truc

ture

for t

he C

ity o

f Esc

ondi

do's

land

out

fall.

The

infr

astr

uctu

re in

clud

es

the

trea

ted

sew

er li

ne, 9

5 m

anho

les,

16

cath

odic

pro

tect

ion

test

stat

ions

, 4

cath

odic

pro

tect

ion

rect

ifier

stat

ions

, and

ac

cess

road

s for

veh

icle

s and

ped

estr

ians

.

Pere

nnia

l Es

cond

ido

Cree

k N

o ch

ange

s to

impa

cts

No

chan

ges t

o m

itiga

tion

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118

Am

endm

ent

O

rder

for T

echn

ical

ly-

Cond

ition

ed C

ertif

icat

ion

8/6/

2012

Ci

ty o

f Miss

ion

Viej

o Je

roni

mo

Cree

k at

Si

llero

s Roa

d Th

e pr

opos

ed a

ctiv

ity in

clud

es re

stor

ing

func

tion

to th

e lo

w fl

ow in

take

stru

ctur

e an

d re

stor

ing

the

chan

nel b

anks

to th

eir

pre-

disa

ster

con

ditio

n. T

he sc

oure

d ch

anne

l will

be

repl

aced

from

the

grou

ted

ripra

p at

the

Sille

ros R

oad

culv

ert t

o th

e fir

st lo

w fl

ow in

take

stru

ctur

e ta

perin

g th

e ne

w fi

ll m

ater

ial t

o m

eet t

he e

xist

ing

chan

nel i

nver

t 25

feet

dow

nstr

eam

of t

he

stru

ctur

e.

Jero

nim

o Cr

eek,

O

so C

reek

, and

San

Ju

an C

reek

(P):

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acr

e of

st

ream

bed

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2012

Ci

ty o

f Miss

ion

Viej

o Al

iso C

reek

Bik

eway

Br

idge

Rep

airs

Th

e pr

opos

ed a

ctiv

ity in

clud

es th

e or

igin

al ri

prap

alo

ng th

e w

est c

hann

el

bank

and

add

ing

addi

tiona

l rip

rap

to th

e er

oded

por

tion

of th

e ea

st c

hann

el b

ank.

Fi

lter f

abric

and

1/2

ton

of u

ngro

uted

rip

rap

wou

ld b

e pl

aced

alo

ng 2

0 fe

et o

f th

e w

est c

hann

el b

ank

to re

plac

e th

e pr

e-ex

istin

g gr

oute

d rip

rap

that

was

lost

du

ring

the

stor

ms.

Aliso

Cre

ek

(P):

0.08

acr

e of

st

ream

bed

Non

e Pr

opos

ed

12C-

040

Tim

e Ex

pire

d

8/6/

2012

Ci

ty o

f Miss

ion

Viej

o Je

roni

mo

Cree

k at

Ar

bolit

os R

oad

The

prop

osed

act

ivity

incl

udes

repa

iring

an

y da

mag

e to

the

Low

Flo

w S

torm

Dra

in

Repa

irs a

t Arb

olito

s Roa

d. T

he p

ropo

sed

activ

ity in

clud

es re

pairi

ng a

ny d

amag

e to

th

e ex

istin

g 30

-inch

RCP

, res

torin

g fu

nctio

n to

the

low

flow

inta

ke st

ruct

ure

and

rest

orin

g th

e ch

anne

l ban

ks to

thei

r pr

e di

sast

er c

ondi

tion.

The

are

a su

rrou

ndin

g th

e 30

-inch

RCP

will

be

dew

ater

ed to

faci

litat

e in

spec

tion

and

repa

ir of

the

subj

ect p

ipe.

San

Juan

Cre

ek. O

so

Cree

k. Je

roni

mo

Cree

k

(P):

0.04

acr

e of

st

ream

bed

Non

e Pr

opos

ed

12C-

041

Tim

e Ex

pire

d

8/7/

2012

N

aval

Bas

e Sa

n Di

ego

Repl

ace

Pier

1

Fres

hwat

er L

ines

, N

aval

Bas

e Sa

n Di

ego

The

prop

osed

act

ion

wou

ld re

plac

e th

e po

tabl

e w

ater

line

s con

sistin

g of

the

exist

ing

6-in

ch c

ast i

ron

fres

h w

ater

line

s to

be

repl

aced

with

6-in

ch H

DPE

lines

, se

ctio

nal i

sola

tion

valv

es, p

ipe

hang

ers,

an

d st

ainl

ess s

teel

pip

e su

ppor

t bra

cket

s th

at a

re d

amag

ed o

r det

erio

rate

d an

d ot

her i

ncid

enta

l wor

k on

or d

irect

ly

unde

rnea

th th

e pi

er d

eck.

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y N

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Ra

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Wat

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t Re

cycl

ed W

ater

St

orag

e Po

nd N

o. 5

Th

e Re

cycl

ed W

ater

Sto

rage

Pon

d N

o. 5

pr

ojec

t (Pr

ojec

t) in

clud

es th

e co

nstr

uctio

n of

an

addi

tiona

l sto

rage

pon

d (c

apac

ity o

f ap

prox

imat

ely

335

acre

-feet

with

a

surf

ace

area

of a

ppro

xim

atel

y 25

acr

es),

two

24-in

ch d

iam

eter

pip

elin

es, p

avin

g th

e ex

istin

g ac

cess

road

alo

ng E

lm S

tree

t, lin

ing

the

exist

ing

Pond

No.

4, a

nd

cons

truc

ting

acce

ss ra

mps

with

tu

rnar

ound

s in

Pond

s No.

1, 2

and

3.

The

proj

ect a

lso in

clud

es tw

o bo

x cu

lver

ts to

ac

com

mod

ate

the

acce

ss ro

ads.

Seas

onal

wet

land

s an

d un

nam

ed

trib

utar

ies t

o M

urrie

ta C

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. Sa

nta

Mar

garit

a hy

drol

ogic

uni

t, M

urrie

ta h

ydro

logi

c ar

ea.

(P) 0

.09

acre

of

wet

land

s and

0.0

1 ac

re o

f str

eam

bed

(T

) 0.0

4 ac

re o

f st

ream

bed.

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blish

men

t of 0

.27

acre

of w

etla

nd a

nd 0

.03

acre

of n

on-w

etla

nd

wat

ers o

f the

U.S

.

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ly-

Cond

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icat

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er N

o. 2

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2 Pu

blic

Wor

ks

Depa

rtm

ent C

ity

of P

oway

City

of P

oway

Co

ncre

te F

lood

Co

ntro

l Cha

nnel

M

aint

enan

ce a

nd

Clea

ning

This

amen

dmen

t ext

ende

d th

e te

rm o

f th

e Ce

rtifi

catio

n an

add

ition

al fi

ve y

ears

. Th

e Ce

rtifi

catio

n co

vers

ann

ual

mai

nten

ance

of c

oncr

ete

drai

nage

ch

anne

ls in

the

City

of P

oway

to re

mov

e se

dim

ent,

wee

ds, t

rash

, and

deb

ris

(con

cret

e ch

anne

ls on

ly; n

o na

tura

l ch

anne

ls).

Ratt

lesn

ake

Cree

k N

o ch

ange

s to

impa

cts

No

chan

ges t

o m

itiga

tion

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endm

ent

O

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for L

ow Im

pact

Ce

rtifi

catio

n

8/15

/201

2 SA

NDA

G

Cont

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oint

(CP)

Sa

n O

nofr

e to

CP

Pulg

as D

oubl

e Tr

ack

Proj

ect

The

Cont

rol P

oint

(CP)

San

Ono

fre

to C

P Pu

lgas

Dou

ble

Trac

k Pr

ojec

t (Pr

ojec

t)

incl

udes

the

cons

truc

tion

of a

seco

nd

mai

nlin

e ra

ilroa

d tr

ack

adja

cent

to a

n ex

istin

g sin

gle

mai

nlin

e ra

ilroa

d tr

ack

alon

g ap

prox

imat

ely

4.3

mile

s of t

he L

os

Ange

les-

San

Dieg

o-Sa

n Lu

is O

bisp

o (L

OSS

AN) r

ail c

orrid

or in

nor

ther

n Sa

n Di

ego

Coun

ty.

Eigh

t (8)

unn

amed

ep

hem

eral

tr

ibut

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s to

the

Paci

fic O

cean

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n Ju

an h

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logi

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it, S

an O

nofr

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are

a.

(P):

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0-ac

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f no

n-w

etla

nd

wat

ers o

f the

U

nite

d St

ates

an

d/or

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te

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blish

men

t of

0.07

ac

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f non

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land

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s of t

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slatio

n Re

sear

ch

Inst

itute

This

proj

ect c

onsis

ts o

f con

stru

ctio

n of

an

appr

oxim

atel

y 36

0,00

0-gr

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squa

re-fo

ot

rese

arch

bui

ldin

g, e

xpan

sion

of th

e ex

istin

g Ea

st C

ampu

s Util

ity P

lant

, ro

adw

ay im

prov

emen

ts a

long

Med

ical

Dr

ive

Nor

th a

long

the

proj

ect's

fron

tage

, ut

ility

con

nect

ions

, veh

icul

ar a

nd

pede

stria

n ci

rcul

atio

n im

prov

emen

ts,

cons

truc

tion

of tw

o pe

dest

rian

brid

ges,

as

soci

ated

land

scap

ing,

and

2 te

mpo

rary

ro

ad h

auls.

Unn

amed

tr

ibut

arie

s to

Rose

Cr

eek

(P) 0

.22

acre

of

wet

land

wat

ers o

f th

e U

.S. a

nd/o

r St

ate

Enha

ncem

ent o

f 1.

25

acre

s of w

ater

s of t

he

Uni

ted

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nd/o

r St

ate

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No.

200

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7 DW

Q

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2 Ci

ty o

f San

Die

go,

Engi

neer

ing

&

Capi

tal

Proj

ects

Div

ision

Via

Espr

illo

Emer

genc

y St

orm

Dr

ain

Repl

acem

ent

Proj

ect

The

proj

ect i

nvol

ves t

he e

mer

genc

y re

pair

of tw

o ex

istin

g st

orm

dra

in p

ipel

ines

and

ou

tfal

ls, a

nd a

s suc

h, im

pact

s ass

ocia

ted

with

con

stru

ctio

n ar

e te

mpo

rary

in

natu

re. W

ork

to re

pair

the

stor

m d

rain

an

d ad

jace

nt sl

ope

invo

lves

the

repl

acem

ent o

f cor

ruga

ted

met

al p

ipe

stor

m d

rain

with

rein

forc

ed c

oncr

ete

pipe

. The

pro

ject

also

incl

udes

inst

alla

tion

of e

ight

con

cret

e cu

toff

wal

ls, fo

ur

clea

nout

s, a

nd tw

o en

ergy

diss

ipat

ers.

Th

e pr

ojec

t are

a w

ill b

e re

vege

tate

d w

ith

an a

ppro

pria

te h

ydro

seed

mix

and

jute

m

attin

g.

High

ly d

istur

bed

head

wat

ers o

f an

unna

med

SE-

NW

ep

hem

eral

dr

aina

ge

that

disc

harg

es in

to

the

reac

h of

the

San

Dieg

uito

Riv

er th

at

occu

rs d

owns

trea

m

of

the

Lake

Hod

ges

dam

.

(P):

0.00

07 a

cre

of

stre

ambe

d Re

stor

atio

n of

0.0

20

acre

of s

trea

mbe

d 12

C-05

5

Tim

e Ex

pire

d

8/20

/201

2 N

aval

Bas

e Sa

n Di

ego

Pier

7 C

oncr

ete

Repa

irs

The

purp

ose

of th

e pr

ojec

t is t

o co

nduc

t ab

ove

deck

con

cret

e re

pairs

, und

er d

eck

conc

rete

repa

irs, p

ile re

pairs

, and

rub

strip

repl

acem

ent.

San

Dieg

o Ba

y N

one

Non

e Pr

opos

ed

12C-

044

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me

Expi

red

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ent B

6

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EA

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AL

ITY

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RT

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AT

ION

AC

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NS

FOR

TH

E P

ER

IOD

OF

JUL

Y 1

, 201

2 TH

RO

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2

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ATIO

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8/21

/201

2 Sa

n Di

ego

Coun

ty

Regi

onal

Ai

rpor

t Aut

horit

y

Nor

th S

ide

Inte

rior

Road

way

Sys

tem

and

St

orm

Dra

in F

orce

M

ain

Out

fall

The

proj

ect c

onsis

ts o

f con

stru

ctio

n of

a

36 in

ch d

iam

eter

rein

forc

ed c

oncr

ete

pipe

st

orm

dra

in o

utfa

ll st

ruct

ure,

incl

udin

g a

10-fo

ot lo

ng b

affle

/ene

rgy

diss

ipat

er th

at

redu

ces t

he fl

ow v

eloc

ity, b

eyon

d w

hich

th

e flo

w w

ould

des

cend

alo

ng a

con

cret

e ch

anne

l tha

t is s

lope

d be

twee

n th

e m

ean

high

er w

ater

leve

l and

the

mea

n lo

wer

w

ater

leve

l with

in th

e N

avy

Boat

Cha

nnel

.

San

Dieg

o Ba

y (T

): 0.

013

acre

of

San

Dieg

o Ba

y N

one

Prop

osed

12

C-05

0

Tim

e Ex

pire

d

8/22

/201

2 Tr

ansp

orta

tion

Corr

idor

Age

ncie

s (T

CA)

FTC-

Nor

th (S

R 24

1)

Sout

hbou

nd

Wid

enin

g

The

prop

osed

pro

ject

will

impr

ove

capa

city

alo

ng th

e m

ost T

rans

port

atio

n Co

rrid

or-N

orth

) Tol

l Roa

d by

add

ing

one

gene

ral-p

urpo

se la

ne in

the

sout

hbou

nd

of S

anta

Mar

garit

a Pa

rkw

ay to

nor

th o

f th

e Ba

ke P

arkw

ay d

irect

ion

just

sout

h of

Sa

nta

Mar

garit

a Pa

rkw

ay to

nor

th o

f the

Ba

ke P

arkw

ay o

f San

ta M

arga

rita

Park

way

to

nor

th o

f the

Bak

e Pa

rkw

ay

unde

rcro

ssin

g. T

his i

nclu

des w

iden

ing

of

the

nort

hbou

nd a

nd so

uthb

ound

Upp

er

Oso

Res

ervo

ir Br

idge

and

the

Aliso

Cre

ek

Brid

ge a

nd c

onst

ruct

ion

of li

mite

d pa

vem

ent w

iden

ing

in th

e no

rthb

ound

di

rect

ion

betw

een

thes

e tw

o br

idge

s.

Aliso

Cre

ek

(P):

0.01

acr

e of

st

ream

bed

Non

e Pr

opos

ed

12C-

047

Ti

me

Expi

red

8/31

/201

2 W

ashi

ngto

n Ho

ldin

gs, L

LC

Mon

arch

Bea

ch

Man

agem

ent P

lan:

Sa

lt Cr

eek

Pilo

t Pr

ojec

t

This

amen

dmen

t allo

ws f

or th

e co

nstr

uctio

n of

a te

mpo

rary

‘san

d br

idge

’ at

the

base

of t

he v

ehic

le a

cces

s ram

p so

em

erge

ncy

vehi

cles

can

cro

ss to

the

beac

h w

hen

wat

er is

poo

led

at th

e ba

se

of th

e ra

mp.

The

orig

inal

pro

ject

is to

re

esta

blish

a w

estw

ard

flow

pat

h at

the

mou

th o

f Sal

t Cre

ek b

y co

nstr

uctin

g an

d m

aint

aini

ng te

mpo

rary

sand

ber

ms a

nd a

Mon

arch

Bea

ch a

nd

Coas

tal P

acifi

c O

cean

in D

ana

Poin

t

(T):

An a

dditi

onal

0.

01 a

cre

of b

each

N

one

Prop

osed

11

C-03

8

Am

endm

ent

O

rder

for T

echn

ical

ly-

cond

ition

ed C

ertif

icat

ion

Enro

llmen

t in

SWRC

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ITY

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RT

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ION

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TH

E P

ER

IOD

OF

JUL

Y 1

, 201

2 TH

RO

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ER

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201

2

- 20

-

DAT

E A

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IGAT

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ERTI

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TIO

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shal

low

cha

nnel

to d

irect

cre

ek fl

ow

acro

ss th

e be

ach

from

the

outle

t st

ruct

ure

to th

e oc

ean.

Ord

er N

o. 2

003-

017

DWQ

9/10

/201

2 M

arin

e Co

rps B

ase

Cam

p Pe

ndle

ton

Red

Beac

h O

pera

tions

Acc

ess

Poin

ts (P

-159

)

The

Prop

osed

Act

ion

wou

ld w

iden

the

I-5

unde

rcro

ssin

g an

d im

prov

e an

d w

iden

th

e ap

proa

ch ro

ad b

etw

een

the

NC

TD

railr

oad

track

s an

d th

e I-5

. Wid

enin

g th

e I-5

und

ercr

ossi

ng w

ould

con

sist

of

clea

ring

the

soil

mat

eria

l and

con

cret

e fo

unda

tion

in fr

ont (

sout

h) o

f the

exi

stin

g ab

utm

ent a

nd in

stal

ling

a tie

d ba

ck

reta

inin

g w

all s

yste

m.

A tr

ibut

ary

to L

as

Flor

es C

reek

, the

Cr

eek

itsel

f and

Ri

paria

n ha

bita

t

(P):

0.06

4 ac

re o

f w

etla

nd a

nd 0

.013

ac

re o

f str

eam

bed

(T

): 0.

116

acre

of

wet

land

Rest

orat

ion

of 0

.154

ac

re o

f rip

aria

n w

etla

nd

12C-

049

Ti

me

Expi

red

9/13

/201

2 Sa

n Di

ego

Gas &

El

ectr

ic

(SD&

GE)

eTS#

2103

9 - G

as

Line

301

0 So

uth

Retr

ofit

- Sip

hon

Tee

Rem

oval

at M

aria

n Be

ar P

ark

Retr

ofitt

ing

is re

quire

d to

acc

omm

odat

e th

e pi

pelin

e in

tegr

ity te

stin

g ap

para

tus o

r "s

mar

t pig

" th

at w

ill b

e la

unch

ed th

roug

h th

e pi

pelin

e to

test

for p

ipe

anom

alie

s.

Retr

ofit

activ

ities

will

incl

ude

repl

acin

g M

ain

Line

Val

ves (

MLV

) tha

t are

too

smal

l fo

r the

smar

t pig

to p

ass t

hrou

gh.

San

Clem

ente

Ca

nyon

(T

): 0.

39 a

cre

of

wet

land

N

one

Prop

osed

12

C-04

5

Tim

e Ex

pire

d

9/18

/201

2 Ci

ty o

f Esc

ondi

do

Bent

on B

urn

Ash

Site

The

pro

ject

wou

ld c

onsis

t of c

onso

lidat

ing

was

te a

nd c

appi

ng th

e su

rfac

e w

ith a

n en

gine

ered

soil

cove

r. Th

e pr

imar

y ob

ject

ives

of t

he p

roje

ct a

re to

im

plem

ent r

emed

ial a

ctio

n in

ord

er to

m

eet t

he S

tate

Min

imum

Sta

ndar

ds fo

r fo

rmer

land

fill s

ites t

o co

mpl

y w

ith C

CR

Title

27

and

to re

duce

the

pote

ntia

l for

hu

man

exp

osur

e an

d he

alth

risk

rela

ted

to b

urn

ash-

cont

aini

ng w

aste

.

Trib

utar

y to

San

M

arco

s Cre

ek

(P):

0.06

acr

e of

un

vege

tate

d st

ream

bed

Non

e Pr

opos

ed

11C-

119

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me

Expi

red

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chm

ent B

6

CL

EA

N W

AT

ER

AC

T S

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ER

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AL

ITY

CE

RT

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AT

ION

AC

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NS

FOR

TH

E P

ER

IOD

OF

JUL

Y 1

, 201

2 TH

RO

UG

H S

EPT

EMB

ER

30,

201

2

- 21

-

DAT

E A

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CA

NT

PRO

JEC

T TI

TLE

PRO

JEC

T D

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TIO

N

WAT

ERB

OD

Y IM

PAC

T

(Acr

es)1

MIT

IGAT

ION

(A

cres

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ERTI

FIC

ATIO

N

AC

TIO

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9/21

/201

2 Th

e Ch

apar

ral

Land

s Co

nser

vanc

y

Carm

el M

ount

ain

Vern

al P

ool

Rest

orat

ion

Proj

ect

The

proj

ect w

ill re

stor

e fiv

e ac

res o

f de

grad

ed v

erna

l poo

l wet

land

s and

ne

arby

wat

ersh

eds,

con

stru

ct v

erna

l poo

l in

terp

retiv

e bo

ardw

alk

pier

, and

inst

all

appr

oxim

atel

y 1,

000f

t. of

pro

tect

ive

fenc

ing

and

signs

.

Unn

amed

ver

nal

pool

s (P

): 0.

13 a

cre

of

wet

land

s Es

tabl

ishm

ent o

f 0.3

094

acre

of v

erna

l poo

ls an

d re

stor

atio

n of

.354

8 ac

re

of v

erna

l poo

ls

12C-

065

Enro

llmen

t in

Stat

e W

ater

Re

sour

ces C

ontr

ol B

oard

Ge

nera

l Wat

er Q

ualit

y Ce

rtifi

catio

n fo

r Sm

all

Habi

tat R

esto

ratio

n Pr

ojec

ts

9/21

/201

2 SA

NDA

G

Sorr

ento

Mira

mar

Do

uble

Tra

ck –

Ph

ase

I

The

San

Dieg

o As

soci

atio

n of

Go

vern

men

ts (S

ANDA

G) h

as p

ropo

sed

to

cons

truc

t a se

cond

railr

oad

trac

k pa

ralle

l to

an

exist

ing

trac

k to

redu

ce tr

ain

traf

fic.

The

prop

osed

pro

ject

are

a is

loca

ted

mos

tly p

aral

lel t

o an

d ov

er S

oled

ad V

alle

y Cr

eek,

par

alle

l and

sout

h-w

est o

f So

rren

to V

alle

y Ro

ad, s

tart

s at t

he

Sorr

ento

Val

ley

Coas

ter S

tatio

n, a

nd e

nds

at c

onflu

ence

of C

arro

ll Ca

nyon

and

So

leda

d Ca

nyon

Cre

eks (

appr

oxim

ate

½

mile

eas

t of I

-805

).

Sole

dad

Valle

y Cr

eek

(T):

An a

dditi

onal

0.

001

acre

of w

ater

of

the

U.S

./St

ate

Addi

tiona

l Est

ablis

hmen

t of

0.0

02 a

cre

of ri

paria

n ha

bita

t

10C-

088

Am

endm

ent

O

rder

for T

echn

ical

ly-

cond

ition

ed C

ertif

icat

ion

Enro

llmen

t in

SWRC

B GW

DR

Ord

er N

o. 2

003-

017

DWQ

9/26

/201

2 Ci

ty o

f San

Juan

Ca

pist

rano

Su

n Ra

nch

Drai

nage

Im

prov

emen

ts

Proj

ect

The

prop

osed

pro

ject

will

con

sists

of

inst

allin

g ap

prox

imat

ely

1,50

0 lin

ear f

eet

of b

urie

d 48

-inch

dia

met

er re

info

rced

co

ncre

te p

ipe

(RCP

) sto

rm d

rain

pip

elin

e al

ong

a na

tura

l dra

inag

e co

urse

. The

pr

opos

ed p

ipel

ine

will

acc

omm

odat

e pe

ak st

orm

wat

er fl

ows.

Unn

amed

trib

utar

y to

San

Juan

Cre

ek

(P):

0.49

acr

e of

w

etla

nd a

nd 0

.02

acre

of s

trea

mbe

d

Res

tora

tion

of 0

.70

acre

of

nat

ive

wet

land

and

rip

aria

n ha

bita

t

12C-

013

O

rder

for T

echn

ical

ly-

cond

ition

ed C

ertif

icat

ion

Enro

llmen

t in

SWRC

B

GWDR

Ord

er N

o. 2

003-

017

DWQ

Atta

chm

ent B

6

CL

EA

N W

AT

ER

AC

T S

EC

TIO

N 4

01 W

AT

ER

QU

AL

ITY

CE

RT

IFIC

AT

ION

AC

TIO

NS

FOR

TH

E P

ER

IOD

OF

JUL

Y 1

, 201

2 TH

RO

UG

H S

EPT

EMB

ER

30,

201

2

- 22

-

DAT

E A

PPLI

CA

NT

PRO

JEC

T TI

TLE

PRO

JEC

T D

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RIP

TIO

N

WAT

ERB

OD

Y IM

PAC

T

(Acr

es)1

MIT

IGAT

ION

(A

cres

)1 C

ERTI

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ATIO

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TIO

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9/28

/201

2 In

tegr

al

Com

mun

ities

Pa

lom

ar S

tatio

n Sm

art G

row

th

Inte

gral

Com

mun

ities

pro

pose

s a m

ixed

us

e de

velo

pmen

t site

com

prise

d of

370

re

siden

tial c

ondo

min

ium

uni

ts a

nd 4

9,00

0 sq

uare

feet

of c

omm

erci

al re

tail

use

whi

ch in

clud

es 5

,000

squa

re fe

et o

f re

stau

rant

s. T

he P

roje

ct in

clud

es 7

0,00

0 sq

uare

feet

of o

pen

spac

e th

at is

in

tegr

ated

th

roug

hout

the

Proj

ect.

San

Mar

cos C

reek

(P

): 1.

92 a

cres

of

wat

ers o

f the

U

.S./

Stat

e an

d 0.

008

acre

of v

erna

l po

ol h

abita

t

Esta

blish

men

t of 2

.00

acre

s of r

ipar

ian

scru

b,

Enha

ncem

ent o

f 0.5

9 ac

re o

f cism

onta

ne a

lkal

i m

arsh

hab

itat,

Pres

erva

tion

of 4

.91

acre

s of e

xist

ing

wet

land

s , E

stab

lishm

ent

of 0

.03

acre

of v

erna

l po

ols,

and

enh

ance

men

t of

4.8

acr

es o

f ver

nal

pool

s

11C-

015

O

rder

for T

echn

ical

ly-

cond

ition

ed C

ertif

icat

ion

Enro

llmen

t in

SWRC

B GW

DR

Ord

er N

o. 2

003-

017

DWQ

9/30

/201

2 U

.S. G

ener

al

Serv

ices

Ad

min

istra

tion

San

Ysid

ro L

and

Port

of

Ent

ry

Impr

ovem

ents

Pr

ojec

t

The

prop

osed

pro

ject

requ

estin

g au

thor

izatio

n en

tails

a si

ngle

pha

se o

f the

th

ree

phas

ed re

conf

igur

atio

n an

d ex

pans

ion

of th

e ex

istin

g La

nd P

ort o

f En

try

(LPO

E) to

impr

ove

oper

atio

nal

effic

ienc

y, se

curit

y, a

nd sa

fety

for c

ross

-bo

rder

trav

eler

s and

fede

ral a

genc

ies a

t th

e Sa

n Ys

idro

LPO

E.

An e

phem

eral

co

ncre

te c

hann

el,

whi

ch fo

rms a

hy

drol

ogic

al

conn

ectio

n w

ith th

e Ti

juan

a Ri

ver

(P) 0

.02

acre

of

stre

ambe

d (T

) 0.2

9 ac

re o

f st

ream

bed

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Technical Report 0727 Forty Years after the Clean Water Act: A Retrospective Look at the Southern California Coastal Ocean K. Setty, K. Schiff and S. Weisberg, eds.

Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Costa Mesa, CA

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The ocean is a cornerstone of southern California’s environment, culture, and economy. Its complex ecosystem features a unique diversity of plants, invertebrates, fish, birds, and marine mammals. Southern California is also home to 21 million people, and its coastal waters serve as a repository for the pollutants produced by human activities. As local and national attitudes changed and concerns about natural resource protection grew through the 1960s, the resulting flurry of environmental legislative activity included passage of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) in 1972. Since the CWA became law 40 years ago, tremendous effort has been devoted to managing and monitoring waste discharges and regional conditions in the southern California's coastal ocean. Even so, there has not been an integrated assessment of how ocean conditions have changed over that time period. This report summarizes a collaborative effort to assess historical data, the current status, and ongoing challenges to the integrity of the region’s marine environment. By addressing several critical questions about the core CWA goals, it intends both to synthesize knowledge of the early environmental pioneers and to guide those who follow in their footsteps. How Have Pollutant Inputs Changed? Pollutant inputs from wastewater treatment plants and industrial facilities have declined markedly over the last 40 years, in large part because these "end-of-pipe" facilities were a primary target of the CWA. Inputs of targeted toxic substances from these sources have decreased more than 95%, despite a doubling in southern California's coastal population. Widely dispersed and much harder to control, pollutant inputs from overland runoff have not seen similar reductions. Controlling pollutants in runoff is now a focal point for water quality management, but more time and additional monitoring are needed to determine the success of these efforts. Is It Safe to Swim? Recreational water quality has greatly improved over the last 40 years. This has resulted primarily from improvements in wastewater treatment, relocation of treated wastewater discharges further from shore, and diversion of runoff during dry weather. Visual evidence of sewage, commonplace prior to the CWA, is now rare. Water quality monitoring is frequent and indicates 95% of southern California beaches are safe for swimming during the summer. Recent beach advisories are almost exclusively associated with flowing storm drains or accidental sewage spills. Is It Safe to Eat Fish? Contaminant levels in fish tissue have declined as pollutant inputs have decreased. High levels of contaminants such as DDT (a pesticide) and PCBs (a group of industrial chemicals) in fish tissue are now observed mostly in hotspot areas where large quantities of those pollutants were once discharged. In contrast, moderate levels of mercury, which has more diffuse and difficult to manage sources, are still observed in fish throughout southern California coastal waters. As a result, fish consumption advisories

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due to mercury, particularly for children and women of childbearing age, can be found along large sections of the Los Angeles and Orange County coastlines. Is the Ecosystem Protected? By several measures, the health of southern California coastal ocean ecosystems has improved substantially over the last 40 years. Communities of bottom-dwelling invertebrates living near wastewater outfalls, once severely degraded, have rebounded. Fish communities in these areas have also shown improvement. In addition, fish diseases common in the early 1970s are no longer observed. California brown pelican and bald eagle populations, once endangered by DDT effects, show signs of recovery. Other ecosystem indicators, such as the extent of giant kelp forests and population size of some fish species, remain impacted. These trends are likely related to a combination of factors including habitat loss, natural climatic cycles, and overfishing. What Were the Costs and Benefits? Although no formal economic analysis has been performed to calculate total costs and benefits on a regional scale, both financial investments and economic benefits associated with southern California's coastal ocean are substantial. For example, ocean-dependent activities in California generate an estimated $22 billion annually, over half of which comes from tourism and recreation; however, it is unclear how much of that revenue is linked to water quality improvements. Although it is difficult to estimate total investments in ocean water quality improvement, large wastewater treatment plants in southern California currently spend as much as $600 million annually. In addition, county flood control agencies spend roughly $100 to $350 million each year managing runoff. A thorough cost-benefit analysis is recommended to inform future management directions. What Are the Future Challenges? Future water quality management efforts are faced with both technical and financial challenges. While end-of-pipe treatment methods were highly successful in the first 40 years following passage of the CWA, new contaminants, subtle toxicological effects, ocean acidification, pollution-related harmful algal blooms, marine debris, atmospheric deposition, and other emerging issues require novel technology and creative management approaches. Meanwhile, capacity to address both new and lingering issues continues to be constrained by decreased federal funding. Continued cooperation among dischargers, regulators, scientists, and others will be essential to understanding and addressing water quality problems over the next 40 years. Full Text http://ftp.sccwrp.org/pub/download/DOCUMENTS/TechnicalReports/727_CWA.pdf