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 3919.3 - Site-Specific Water Quality Objectives for Copper
Through Regional Water Board Resolution R2-2007-0042, adopted June 13, 2007, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board amended the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Region (Basin Plan). On January 15, 2008, the State Water Resources Control Board approved this amendment under State Board Resolution 2008-0005. The Basin Plan amendment includes acute and chronic site-specific dissolved copper water quality objectives in San Francisco Bay (north of the Dumbarton Bridge), numeric metal translators used to calculate water quality-based effluent limits for wastewater discharges to the Bay north of the Dumbarton Bridge, and a Bay-wide implementation strategy to ensure attainment of the copper site-specific water quality objectives.
1. New section summarizing amendments to Basin Plan filed 5-13-2008; amendments adopted by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board 6-13-2007 per Resolution No. R2-2007-0042. Approved by State Water Resources Control Board 1-15-2008 per Resolution No. 2008-0005; approved by OAL 5-13-2008 pursuant to Government Code section 11353 (Register 2008, No. 20).