APPENDIX B
CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES)
GENERAL PERMIT FOR STORMWATER DISCHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH
CONSTRUCTION AND LAND DISTURBANCE ACTIVITIES
(GENERAL PERMIT)
ORDER WQ 2022-0057-DWQ
NPDES NO. CAS000002
This Order was adopted by the State Water Resources
Control Board on:
This Order shall become effective on:
The statewide programmatic permitting option per Section
III.B.4 of this Order shall become effective on:
This Order shall expire on:
September 8, 2022
September 1, 2023
December 17, 2022
August 31, 2028
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this Order supersedes Order 2009-0009-DWQ as
amended by Order 2010-0014-DWQ and 2012-0006-DWQ except for: (1) the
requirement to submit annual reports by September 1, 2023, (2) enforcement
purposes, and (3) as set forth in Section III.C of this Order. The discharger shall
comply with the requirements in this Order to meet the provisions contained in
Division 7 of the California Water Code (commencing with § 13000) and
regulations adopted thereunder, and the provisions of the federal Clean Water
Act and regulations and guidelines adopted thereunder.
IT IS ALSO HEREBY ORDERED that on or after December 17, 2022, a
discharger deploying Executive Order N-73-20 may obtain regulatory coverage
through the statewide programmatic permitting option in Section III.B.4 under
Order 2009-0009-DWQ as amended by Orders 2010-0014-DWQ and 2012-
0006-DWQ until September 1, 2023.
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APPENDIX B
ORDER WQ 2022-0057-DWQ
NPDES No. CAS000002
I, Jeanine Townsend, Clerk to the Board, do hereby certify that this Order with all
attachments is a full, true, and correct copy of an Order adopted by the State
Water Resources Control Board, on September 8, 2022.
AYE:
NAY:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Chair E. Joaquin Esquivel
Board Member Sean Maguire
Board Member Laurel Firestone
Board Member Nichole Morgan
None
Vice Chair Dorene D’Adamo
None
for
Jeanine Townsend
Clerk to the Board
ORDER WQ 2022-0057-DWQ
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Table of Contents
APPENDIX B
ORDER WQ 2022-0057-DWQ
NPDES No. CAS000002
I.
FINDINGS ................................................................................................ 1
II. SCOPE OF GENERAL PERMIT COVERAGE ........................................ 8
III. OBTAINING, REVISING, AND TERMINATING PERMIT COVERAGE. 12
IV. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS .................................................................... 23
V. SITE ROLES AND PERSONNEL .......................................................... 36
VI. STANDARD PROVISIONS.................................................................... 42
VII. REGIONAL WATER BOARD AUTHORITIES ....................................... 49
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APPENDIX B
ORDER WQ 2022-0057-DWQ
NPDES No. CAS000002
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A Acronyms and Terms
Attachment B Glossary
Attachment C Contacts
Attachment D Traditional Construction Risk Level Requirements
Attachment D.1 Risk Determination Worksheet
Attachment D.2 Permit Registration Document Requirements
Attachment E Linear Underground and Overhead Project Requirements
Attachment E.1 Linear Underground and Overhead Project Area or Segment
Area Type Determination
Attachment E.2 Permit Registration Document Requirements for Linear
Underground and Overhead Projects
Attachment F Active Treatment System Requirements
Attachment G Requirements for the Use of Passive Treatment Technologies
Attachment H Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Requirements
Applicable to Construction Stormwater Discharges
Attachment I
Requirements for Dischargers Granted a California Ocean Plan
Exception for Discharges to Areas of Special Biological
Significance
Attachment J Dewatering Requirements
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APPENDIX B
ORDER WQ 2022-0057-DWQ
NPDES No. CAS000002
I. FINDINGS
The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) finds that:
1. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also referred to as the Clean Water Act,
prohibits certain discharges of stormwater containing pollutants to waters of the
United States except in compliance with a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit (Title 33 United States Code (U.S.C.)
§§ 1311 and 1342(p); also referred to as Clean Water Act §§ 301 and 402(p)).
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) promulgates
federal regulations to implement the Clean Water Act’s mandate to control
pollutants in stormwater runoff discharges. (Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Parts 122, 123, and 124). The federal statutes and regulations require
discharges to waters of the United States comprised of stormwater associated
with construction activity to obtain NPDES permit coverage (except operations
that result in disturbance of less than one acre of total land area and that are not
part of a larger common plan of development or sale). Construction activity
includes, but is not limited to, clearing, demolition, grading, excavation, and other
land disturbance activities. The NPDES permit shall require implementation of
Best Available Technology Economically Achievable (BAT) and Best
Conventional Pollutant Control Technology (BCT) to reduce or eliminate
pollutants in stormwater runoff. The NPDES permit shall also include any
additional requirements necessary to achieve applicable water quality standards.
2. Consistent with Water Code, § 13374, this NPDES permit also serves as waste
discharge requirements for discharges of pollutants in stormwater runoff
(stormwater discharges) associated with construction and land disturbance
activities and is hereinafter referred to as General Permit.
3. A “discharger” is a person, as defined in Water Code § 13050(c), which includes
companies and governmental bodies, subject to this General Permit who is
responsible for compliance with this General Permit. The discharger designates
the Legally Responsible Person(s) to serve as a primary signatory when required
to sign, certify, and submit documents or information for this General Permit. The
Legally Responsible Person(s) may also designate a Duly Authorized
Representative(s) to sign, certify, and submit documents or information for this
General Permit. “Discharger” and the designated “Duly Authorized
Representative” are further defined in Attachment B of this General Permit.
4. This General Permit regulates discharges to waters of the United States from
stormwater and authorized non-stormwater associated with construction activity
from sites that disturb one or more acres of land surface, or that are part of a
common plan of development or sale that disturbs more than one acre of land
surface.
5. This General Permit regulates discharges to waters of the United States from
stormwater and authorized non-stormwater associated with construction activities
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