California Code of Regulations
Title 23 - Waters
Division 4 - Regional Water Quality Control Boards
Chapter 1 - Water Quality Control Plans, Policies, and Guidelines
Article 2 - San Francisco Bay Region
Section 3919.10 - Bacteria Water Quality Objectives for Marine and Estuarine Waters Designated for Contact Recreation
On April 14, 2010, the Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (San Francisco Bay Water Board) adopted Resolution No. R2-2010-0066, amending the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Region. The State Water Resources Control Board approved the amendment under Resolution No. 2010-0016, on April 5, 2011.
San Francisco Bay Water Board Resolution R2-2010-0066, amended the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Region (Basin Plan). The Basin Plan amendment includes new enterococcus water quality objectives to protect the Water Contact Recreation beneficial use in marine and estuarine waters, a new water quality-based enterococcus effluent limitation for NPDES wastewater permits, mandatory inclusion of bacteriological effluent limitations in most NPDES wastewater permits, and limited flexibility for the Regional Board to apply total coliform objectives in effluent limitations and to apply dilution credit in effluent limitations.
1. New section summarizing amendment to basin plan filed 7-14-2011; amendment approved by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2011-0016 on 4-5-2011; amendment approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section 11353 on 7-14-2011 (Register 2011, No. 28).
