Section 3011 - Part 3 of the Water Quality Control Plan for Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries of California - Bacteria Provisions and a Water Quality Standards Variance Policy (Part 3 of the Iswebe) Adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board on August 7, 2018On August 7, 2018, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) adopted Resolution 2018-0038, which adopted Part 3 of the ISWEBE Plan.
Part 3 of the ISWEBE Plan:
(1) Establishes a beneficial use definition for limited water contact recreation (LREC-1) that may be used by the State Water Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards in designating inland surface waters, enclosed bays, and estuaries.(2) Provides a consistent regulatory approach to protect the primary contact recreation (REC-1) beneficial use by establishing two new numeric water quality objectives for bacteria.(3) Includes the following implementation elements: reference system/antidegradation and natural sources exclusion approaches to account for natural sources of bacteria in the context of a total maximum daily load or a basin plan amendment; a high flow suspension and a seasonal suspension of the REC-1 beneficial use, a LREC-1 designation, and a water quality standards variance policy.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 23, § 3011
1. New section summarizing amendments to water quality control plan filed 2-4-2019; amendments approved by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2018-0038 on 8-7-2018; amendments approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section 11353 on 2-4-2019 (Register 2019, No. 6).1. New section summarizing amendments to water quality control plan filed 2-4-2019; amendments approved by State Water Resources Control Board Resolution No. 2018-0038 on 8-7-2018; amendments approved by OAL pursuant to Government Code section 11353 on 2-4-2019 (Register 2019, No. 6).