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 3919.6 - San Francisco Bay PCBs TMDL

Resolution R2-2008-0012, adopted February 13, 2008, by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) amended the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Region (Basin Plan). The Basin Plan amendment establishes the allowable annual total polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) load (Total Maximum Daily Load [TMDL]) to San Francisco Bay, and actions and monitoring necessary to implement the TMDL.

The TMDL sets a numeric concentration-based target for total polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), in fish tissue in San Francisco Bay. The target is based on protecting human health risk associated with consumption of recreationally-caught PCBs-contaminated San Francisco Bay fish and protection of wildlife.

The TMDL will mainly be implemented through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) industrial and municipal wastewater permits and storm water permits, including the Regional Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems permit, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) permit, 401 water quality certifications issued for navigational dredging activities, and through the authority vested in the Executive Officer by Water Code section 13267.

1. New section summarizing amendment to Basin Plan filed 2-25-2010; amendment approved by State Water Resources Control Board in Resolution No. 2009-0076 on 10-20-2009; amendment approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section 11353 on 2-25-2010 (Register 2010, No. 9).