Chapter 1: Principles for Management of Water Quality in Enclosed Bays and Estuaries.
The amendment allows an exception to the provision requiring the elimination of wastewater discharges to the San Francisco Bay south of the Dumbarton Bridge for treated ground water from ground water cleanup projects. The exception may be granted by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board when 1) the discharge will comply with all applicable State and Regional Board plans, policies and regulations, 2) reclamation or reuse is not practicable, 3) there is no other feasible location for discharge, and 4) the need to dispose of treated ground water outweighs the need to prohibit the discharge south of the Dumbarton Bridge.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 23, § 2909