| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Representative Sample Location | wastewater | All samples obtained for analysis must be from a point in the wastewater stream that is representative of the whole stream composition. | high | |
| #Q002 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Adequate Sample Volume | wastewater | The volume of sample taken must be sufficient to allow for analysis of all required analytes plus associated quality control samples (e.g., field duplicate, laboratory replicate and spiked sample). | high | |
| #Q003 | operational | operational | mandatory | Health and Safety Knowledge | wastewater | Prior to sampling in the field, become familiar with the appropriate sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations for Industrial Establishments, the site Safety Manual, and any other relevant safety manuals. | Prior to sampling in the field | high |
| #Q004 | operational | operational | mandatory | Personal Protective Equipment | wastewater | Wear the required personal protective equipment (PPE) as required by the facility. | During sampling activities | high |
| #Q005 | design | operational | mandatory | Inert Wettable Surfaces | wastewater | All wettable surfaces that contact the wastewater sample must be inert (i.e., must not contaminate, absorb or adsorb chemicals required to be analyzed in the wastewater sample). | Automated sampling devices | high |
| #Q006 | operational | operational | mandatory | Autosampler Temperature Stability | wastewater | A requirement for autosamplers is that they maintain the sample storage environment at a temperature between the freezing point of the sample and 10°C. | Automated sampling devices | high |
| #Q007 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Temperature Monitoring | wastewater | The temperature must be monitored daily during sample collection and storage and the readings documented. | During sample collection and storage | high |
| #Q008 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Autosampler Records Maintenance | wastewater | Records must be maintained such that all data including repair, inspection, use, maintenance and temperature records be readily available for inspection. | Automated sampling devices | high |
| #Q009 | operational | operational | mandatory | Transport Velocity Maintenance | wastewater | The sampler must maintain the sample integrity when transferring effluent from the stream to the sample container, in particular by maintaining adequate velocities (1 metre/second) in the transport system to exceed the scour and settling velocities of the constituents of interest. | When transferring effluent to sample container | high |
| #Q010 | operational | operational | mandatory | Composite Sample Mixing | wastewater | Sample transfer must be accompanied by continuous mixing of the composite sample by using a mechanical stirrer, manual swirling or other appropriate means. | When transferring aliquots into individual laboratory containers | high |
| #Q011 | prohibition | operational | recommended | Avoid Magnetic Stirring Bars | wastewater | Use of magnetic stirring bars should be avoided since they may adsorb suspended solids containing metals, thus affecting the sample integrity. | During composite sample mixing | high |
| #Q012 | operational | operational | mandatory | Immediate Preservation | wastewater | Generally, samples requiring preservation must be preserved immediately or as soon as possible, upon collection, either at the end of the collection period for samples collected with an automated sampling device or after collection of each grab sample. | For samples requiring preservation | high |
| #Q013 | operational | operational | mandatory | Non-Contaminating pH or Colour Testing | wastewater | Where samples are to be preserved to a fixed set-point (pH, colour) care must be taken that the set point has been reached by using detection techniques such as confined range pH paper, pocket/portable pH metres, standard colour comparison charts etc. The use of these techniques and/or devices must not contaminate the sample. | When verifying fixed set-points for preservation | high |
| #Q014 | operational | operational | mandatory | Ventilation During Acid Preservation | wastewater | CAUTION: Acid preservation of samples suspected of containing cyanide or sulphide MUST be carried out in a well-ventilated area. | When acid preserving samples containing cyanide or sulphide | high |
| #Q015 | operational | operational | mandatory | Minimize Storage Time | wastewater | All samples must be stored for as short a time interval as possible and under conditions that will minimize sample degradation. | Sample storage | high |
| #Q016 | operational | operational | mandatory | Sample Storage Conditions | wastewater | Samples are to be maintained at temperatures above the freezing point of the wastewater and under 10°C, with minimal exposure to light. | Sample storage | high |
| #Q017 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Slush/Ice Presence Reporting | wastewater, aquatic life | The partial freezing or presence of slush in a sample submitted for toxicity analysis during the winter months must be noted upon sample receipt. | For toxicity samples during winter months | high |
| #Q018 | operational | operational | mandatory | Cyanide Pre-charged Container | wastewater | Samples collected for cyanide analysis using an automated sampler require a separate container which must be pre-charged with the appropriate preservative as described in Section 9.0. | Cyanide analysis using automated sampler | high |
| #Q019 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | pH Analysis Responsiveness | wastewater | Where the characteristics of the wastewater may lead to changes in pH over the sampling period, an on-line analyzer must be used or grab samples must be collected and analyzed as soon as reasonably possible. | Wastewater with volatile pH characteristics | high |
| #Q020 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Sulphide and Volatiles Sampling | wastewater | Grab samples must be collected for volatile organics and sulphide analysis and composite samples must be taken by manual sampling techniques. | For volatile organics and sulphide analysis | high |
| #Q021 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Solvent Extractables Direct Collection | wastewater | Samples for ATG 25 (oil and grease) must be collected directly into the laboratory container (GRAB 2) to minimize losses during transfer, unless direct retrieval is not practicable. | ATG 25 analysis | high |
| #Q022 | prohibition | operational | recommended | Solvent Extractables Container Prohibition | wastewater | The sample container should not be rinsed, as the hydrophobic nature of the oil and grease will cause it to coat the inside of the sampling container resulting in inflated results which are not representative of the wastewater sampled. | ATG 25 sample collection containers | high |
| #Q023 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Total Residual Oxidants Analysis Timeline | wastewater | TRO must be sampled and analyzed using an on-line analyzer or by collecting a grab sample (GRAB 1, GRAB 2 or GRAB 3) and analyzing it as soon as reasonably possible (within 1 hour). | For Total Residual Oxidants (ATG 31) | high |
| #Q024 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | E. coli Grab Requirement | wastewater | E. coli samples must be collected by the GRAB 2 technique. | For E. coli (ATG 35) sampling | high |
| #Q025 | operational | operational | mandatory | E. coli Disinfection Neutralization | wastewater | Where disinfection is accomplished through the use of oxidizing agents (e.g., chlorine or sodium hypochlorite), sodium thiosulphate must be added to E. coli samples as soon as possible after sample collection(if the sample container is not pre-charged with sodium thiosulphate). | When sampling effluent disinfected with oxidizing agents | high |
| #Q026 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prohibition of E. coli Freezing | wastewater | Samples must not be frozen. | For E. coli sampling | high |
| #Q027 | operational | operational | mandatory | Maintain Selected Sampling Technique | wastewater | Changes in sampling techniques should be kept to a minimum: once a valid mode of sampling has been selected, it must be maintained and changed only if necessary. | high | |
| #Q028 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Document Sampling Changes | wastewater | Each change must be documented and reported to the MOECC or to the municipality in the case of Sewer Use applications. | When sampling techniques are changed | high |
| #Q029 | operational | operational | mandatory | Acute Lethality Testing Timeline | wastewater, aquatic life | Samples for acute lethality testing MUST be analysed within 5 days of sampling. | Acute lethality toxicity testing | high |
| #Q030 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Toxicity Sample Freezing Prohibition | wastewater, aquatic life | Samples must not be allowed to freeze solid during transport. | Toxicity sample transport | high |
| #Q031 | operational | operational | mandatory | Sub-Lethal Testing Timeline | wastewater, aquatic life | Samples for sub-lethal testing ( Ceriodaphnia and fathead minnow) must be tested within 3 days of sampling. | Sub-lethal toxicity testing | high |
| #Q032 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Process Effluent Flow Proportional Compositing | wastewater | Flow proportional composite samples must be collected from process effluents (AUTO 1, MANUAL 1 for most ATGs, except MANUAL 3 for ATGs 15-18). | Process effluents sampling | high |
| #Q033 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Sampler Malfunction Action | wastewater | In cases of automated sampler malfunction, composite samples must be collected using the MANUAL 1 technique. | Automated sampler malfunction | high |
| #Q034 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | pH Analysis Grab Intervals | wastewater | Where the Effluent Monitoring and Effluent Limits regulations require pH analysis, three grab samples must be collected over the sampling period at intervals of at least four hours and each GRAB analyzed as soon as reasonably possible. | When pH analysis is required by regulation | high |
| #Q035 | operational | operational | mandatory | Preparation and Measurement Principle Compliance | wastewater | All wastewater samples must be analyzed according to the sample preparation and instrumental measurement principles listed for each ATG in Section 9.0. | high | |
| #Q036 | administrative | operational | mandatory | LMDL Determination Requirement | wastewater | Before an analytical procedure can be used, the laboratory method detection limit (LMDL) must be determined for each target parameter according to the procedure described in Section 6.0 and must be equal to or less than the regulatory method detection limit (RMDL) values listed in Section 8.0, Table 1. | Before an analytical procedure can be used | high |
| #Q037 | operational | operational | mandatory | Quality Control Samples Requirement | wastewater | Sufficient and appropriate QC samples must be included with each set of samples being analyzed. | During sample analysis | high |
| #Q038 | operational | operational | mandatory | Labware and Equipment Cleanliness | wastewater | Each laboratory is responsible for ensuring that all glassware, reagents and equipment used for sampling and/or analysis are suitably clean and free from contaminants and interfering substances. | high | |
| #Q039 | operational | operational | mandatory | Instrument Calibration Compliance | wastewater | All analytical instruments must be calibrated in accordance with good laboratory practice. This includes periodic multiple point calibration (full calibration series) to establish response factors and linearity range. | For all analytical instruments | high |
| #Q040 | operational | operational | mandatory | Calibration Validation | wastewater | Calibration standards must be validated against a standard reference material, if available from a standards organization as described in Section 4.5. | If standard reference material is available | high |
| #Q041 | operational | operational | mandatory | Electrode Maintenance | wastewater | Electrodes must be cleaned regularly to maintain their accuracy and replaced when their performance becomes unacceptable. | On-line analyzers | high |
| #Q042 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Monthly Performance Verification | wastewater | At least once a month the performance of each on-line analyzer must be checked to verify its continued proper functioning by verifying the operating system using an appropriate certified reference material. | For each on-line analyzer | high |
| #Q043 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Pre-Use LMDL Compliance Verification | wastewater | An analytical method must not be used for samples taken under Effluent Monitoring and Effluent Limit regulations or other instrument issued under Ministry legislation until all LMDLs have been demonstrated to fall at or below the higher of either one-fifth of the average level or limit typically found in the specific effluent stream being monitored, or the applicable Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) values listed in Section 8.0, Table 1. | Before an analytical method can be used | high |
| #Q044 | operational | operational | mandatory | LMDL Redetermination | wastewater | The LMDLs must be re-determined whenever a significant change is made to a method. | When a significant change is made to an analytical method | high |
| #Q045 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Method Validation Prior to Use | wastewater | Any new method must be validated by the user prior to use and all methods must be re-evaluated periodically to ensure their continued validity. | When adopting new methods or continuing valid operation | high |
| #Q046 | operational | operational | mandatory | CBOD5 Nitrification Inhibitor Use | wastewater | For the analysis of CBOD5, a nitrification inhibitor must be added to the sample before analysis, either in the field or in the laboratory. | Analysis of Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand (5 day) | high |
| #Q047 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Stannous Chloride Procedure Prohibition | wastewater | The stannous chloride procedure must not be used due to linearity problems: increases in phosphorus concentration beyond a method-specific point are detected as decreases. | Analysis of Total and Soluble Phosphorus | high |
| #Q048 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Boron Glass Container Prohibition | wastewater | Glass containers must not be used when samples are to be analyzed for Boron due to the possibility of sample contamination from borosilicate. | When sampling for Boron analysis | high |
| #Q049 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Base-Neutral Extractables Plastic Prohibition | wastewater | Samples must not come into contact with any plastic or rubber material (such as disposable gloves) to avoid contamination by substances such as phthalate esters. | For extractables, base-neutral (ATG 19) | high |
| #Q050 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Bench Procedures Documentation | wastewater | Bench procedures must be documented in sufficient detail to ensure proper uniform application and must be readily available to technical staff. | high | |
| #Q051 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Corrective Action Documentation | wastewater | Records must be kept of corrective actions taken when control elements are exceeded. | When analytical control limits are exceeded | high |
| #Q052 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Sampling Records Maintenance | wastewater | Records of sampling and sampler maintenance must be kept current and accessible for review. | high | |
| #Q053 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Control State Record Traceability | wastewater | Laboratories must maintain all records necessary to show that the analytical systems used were in control at the time of analysis. | For all analytical runs | high |
| #Q054 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Lab QC Sample Inclusion | wastewater | Four types of laboratory QC samples must be collected and/or prepared and analyzed with each analytical run. | With each analytical run | high |
| #Q055 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | QC Activities Record Retention | wastewater | All QC activities must be documented and detailed records must be retained for review. | high | |
| #Q056 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Annual Duplicate Sample Verification | wastewater | It is required that at least once a year, a duplicate sample must be analyzed from at least one process effluent stream for which limits have been set, for which the frequency of monitoring is weekly or quarterly. As well, a travelling blank and a travelling spiked blank must be analyzed in accordance with this Protocol for each sample for which a duplicate is being analyzed. | At least once a year for process effluents with limits set | high |
| #Q057 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Laboratory Identification Provision | wastewater | The company must provide to the Ministry, on request, the names of its laboratories (including sub-contractors), contact information and the analytical method used with the corresponding LMDL for each test required. | On request by Ministry | high |
| #Q058 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Prohibition of Data Censoring below LMDL | wastewater | Laboratories must record all results for regulated samples. A result must be recorded for all regulated analytes down to the level of SRI. Censoring of results below LMDL is not permitted. | Reporting of regulatory analyte results | high |
| #Q059 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Explanation for Missing Results | wastewater | An attached report, which can be done in MEWS, is always required to explain missing results. | When analytical results are missing | high |
| #Q060 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual QC Summary Report | wastewater | Every laboratory providing results for the purposes of complying with the Effluent Monitoring and Effluent Limits regulations and any other applicable instrument must prepare a summary report of its bench and run QC data on an annual basis. | Annually for compliance laboratories | high |
| #Q061 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Waste Discharge Reporting Requirement | wastewater | Each of the following persons shall file with the appropriate regional board a report of the discharge, containing the information that may be required by the regional board: (1) A person discharging waste, or proposing to discharge waste, within any region that could affect the quality of the waters of the state, other than into a community sewer system. | Discharge or proposed discharge of waste that could affect state water quality | high |
| #Q062 | monitoring | operational | mandatory | Certified Laboratory Requirement | other | The analysis of any material required by this division shall be performed by a laboratory that has accreditation or certification pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 100825) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code. | All material analysis required by the division | high |
| #Q063 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Unauthorized Discharge Notification | wastewater, other | Except as provided by subdivision (b), any person who, without regard to intent or negligence, causes or permits any hazardous substance or sewage to be discharged in or on any waters of the state... shall... immediately notify the Office of Emergency Services of the discharge... | Discharge of hazardous substance or sewage in or on waters of the state | high |
| #Q064 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Prerequisites to Initiating New Discharge | wastewater | No person shall initiate any new discharge of waste or make any material changes in any discharge... prior to the filing of the report required by Section 13260 and no person shall take any of these actions after filing the report but before [WDR issuance or 140 days]. | Initiation of new discharge or material changes to existing discharge | high |
| #Q065 | administrative | operational | mandatory | State Agency Compliance with WQCPs | other | State offices, departments, and boards, in carrying out activities which may affect water quality, shall comply with water quality control plans approved or adopted by the state board unless otherwise directed or authorized by statute... | State agencies performing activities that may affect water quality | high |
| #Q066 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | English Language and Writing Requirement | other | Whenever any notice, report, statement, petition, or record is required or authorized by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language unless it is expressly provided otherwise. | All notices, reports, statements, or records under the code | high |
| #Q067 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Prohibition of Hauled Water for New Development | drinking water | A city, including a charter city, or a county shall not issue a building permit for the construction of a new residential development where a source of water supply is water transported by a water hauler, bottled water, a watervending machine, or a retail water facility. | New residential development building permits | high |
| #Q068 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Public Notice and Comment Period for Orders | wastewater, other | The state board or the regional board, as applicable, shall provide notice and a period of at least 30 days for public comment prior to the adoption of any of the following: (1) Waste discharge requirements prescribed pursuant to Sections 13263 or 13377. (2) Water reclamation requirements prescribed pursuant to Section 13523. (3) An order issued pursuant to Section 13320. (4) A time schedule order adopted pursuant to Section 13300... | Prior to adoption of WDRs, reclamation requirements, or specified orders | high |
| #Q069 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Waste Discharge Reporting for Material Changes | wastewater | Each person subject to subdivision (a) shall file with the appropriate regional board a report of waste discharge relative to any material change or proposed change in the character, location, or volume of the discharge. | When material changes to character, location, or volume of discharge occur | high |
| #Q070 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Provision of Adequate Means to Meet Requirements | wastewater | The regional board shall notify in writing the person making or proposing the discharge or the change therein of the discharge requirements to be met. After receipt of the notice, the person so notified shall provide adequate means to meet the requirements. | Upon receipt of notification of discharge requirements | high |
| #Q071 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Oil or Petroleum Discharge Notification | other | Except as provided by subdivision (b), any person who, without regard to intent or negligence, causes or permits any oil or petroleum product to be discharged in or on any waters of the state... shall... immediately notify the Office of Emergency Services of the discharge... | Unauthorized discharge of oil or petroleum products | high |
| #Q072 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Recycled Water Use Reporting | other | Except as provided in subdivision (e), any person recycling or proposing to recycle water, or using or proposing to use recycled water, within any region for any purpose for which recycling criteria have been established, shall file with the appropriate regional board a report containing information required by the regional board. | Proposal or use of recycled water for established criteria purposes | high |
| #Q073 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Waste Well Prohibition for Domestic Supply | drinking water | A person shall not construct, maintain, or use any waste well extending to or into a subterranean water-bearing stratum that is used or intended to be used as, or is suitable for, a source of water supply for domestic purposes. | Wells in domestic supply water-bearing strata | high |
| #Q074 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Potable Water Use Restriction | other | A person or public agency... shall not use water from any source of quality suitable for potable domestic use for nonpotable uses, including cemeteries, golf courses, parks, highway landscaped areas, and industrial and irrigation uses if suitable recycled water is available as provided in Section 13550. | When suitable recycled water is available for nonpotable uses | high |
| #Q075 | corrective_action | treatment | mandatory | Cleanup and Abatement Order Compliance | other | A person who has discharged or discharges waste into the waters of this state in violation of any waste discharge requirement... or prohibition... or who has caused or permitted... any waste to be discharged... and creates, or threatens to create, a condition of pollution or nuisance, shall, upon order of the regional board, clean up the waste or abate the effects of the waste... | Upon issuance of an order by the regional board due to pollution or nuisance | high |
| #Q076 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Mining Waste Characteristics Report | other | In addition to the report required by subdivision (a), before a person discharges mining waste, the person shall first submit both of the following to the regional board: (1) A report on the physical and chemical characteristics of the waste that could affect its potential to cause pollution or contamination... (2) A report that evaluates the potential of the discharge of the mining waste to produce, over the long term, acid mine drainage, the discharge or leaching of heavy metals, or the release of other hazardous substances. | Before discharging mining waste | high |
| #Q077 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Solid Waste Water Quality Assessment Test | other | On or before July 1, 1987, the operators of the first 150 solid waste disposal sites ranked on the list shall submit a solid waste water quality assessment test to the appropriate regional board for its examination pursuant to subdivision (d). On or before July 1 of each succeeding year, the operators of the next 150 solid waste disposal sites ranked on the list shall submit a solid waste water quality assessment test... | Operators of ranked solid waste disposal sites | high |
| #Q078 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Recycled Water Unauthorized Discharge Notification | wastewater | Any person who, without regard to intent or negligence, causes or permits an unauthorized discharge of 50,000 gallons or more of recycled water... or 1,000 gallons or more of recycled water [less than disinfected tertiary 2.2]... shall... immediately notify the appropriate regional board. | Unauthorized discharge of specified volumes of recycled water | high |
| #Q079 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Preproduction Plastic BMP Implementation | other | The program shall, at a minimum, require plastic manufacturing, handling, and transportation facilities to implement best management practices to control discharges of preproduction plastics. | Facilities handling preproduction plastic | high |
| #Q080 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Well Completion Report Filing | other | Every person who digs, bores, or drills a water well, cathodic protection well, groundwater monitoring well, or geothermal heat exchange well, abandons or destroys such a well, or deepens or reperforates such a well, shall file with the department a report of completion of that well within 60 days from the date its construction, alteration, abandonment, or destruction is completed. | Completion of well construction, alteration, or destruction | high |
| #Q081 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Condominium Recycled Water Notice | other | The condominium's declaration... shall provide that the laws and regulations governing recycled water apply, shall not permit any exceptions to those laws and regulations, shall incorporate the report described in paragraph (1), and shall contain the following statement: 'NOTICE OF USE OF RECYCLED WATER...' | Condominium projects using recycled water indoors | high |
| #Q082 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Financial Assistance Information Attestation | other | A recipient or a recipient's consultant or contractor or other agent furnishing any information related to funds disbursed or costs claimed for reimbursement pursuant to a financial assistance agreement under this chapter as the state board may require shall personally attest that the information is true, accurate, and complete to the best of one's knowledge, under penalty of law. | Furnishing information for financial assistance reimbursement | high |
| #Q083 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Houseboat Discharge Ordinance Adoption | other | Each affected city or county shall within 120 days of receipt of the notice from the regional board, adopt an ordinance for control of discharges of waste from houseboats within the area for which notice was given by the board. | Upon receipt of notice of inadequate regulation from regional board | high |
| #Q084 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | State Agency Water Quality Investigation Submission | other | State agencies shall submit to the state board plans for and results of all investigations that relate to or have an effect upon water quality for review and comment. | State agencies conducting investigations affecting water quality | high |
| #Q085 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Water Well Contractor Licensing | other | No person shall undertake to dig, bore, or drill a water well, cathodic protection well, groundwater monitoring well, or geothermal heat exchange well... unless the person responsible... possesses a C-57 Water Well Contractor's License. | Undertaking well construction, alteration, or destruction | high |
| #Q086 | administrative | health | mandatory | State Agency Safe Water Policy Consideration | drinking water | All relevant state agencies, including the department, the state board, and the State Department of Public Health, shall consider this state policy [the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water] when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations, and grant criteria when those policies, regulations, and criteria are pertinent to the uses of water described in this section. | When revising or establishing policies/regulations pertinent to domestic water use | high |
| #Q087 | design | operational | mandatory | Coastal Powerplant Marine Life Protection Design | aquatic life | For each new or expanded coastal powerplant or other industrial installation using seawater for cooling, heating, or industrial processing, the best available site, design, technology, and mitigation measures feasible shall be used to minimize the intake and mortality of all forms of marine life. | New or expanded coastal facilities using seawater | high |
| #Q088 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Hazardous Groundwater Treatment Facility Records | wastewater | The facility operator prepares and maintains written operating instructions and a record of the dates, amounts, and types of waste treated. ... The records ... are maintained by the owner or operator of the facility for a period of three years. | Facilities treating groundwater qualifying as hazardous waste | high |
| #Q089 | corrective_action | health | mandatory | Replacement Water Quality Standard | drinking water | Replacement water provided pursuant to subdivision (a) shall meet all applicable federal, state, and local drinking water standards, and shall have comparable quality to that pumped by the public water system or private well owner before the discharge of waste. | When providing replacement water under a cleanup and abatement order | high |
| #Q090 | design | treatment | mandatory | Plastic Debris Containment System Requirement | other | Appropriate containment systems shall be installed at all onsite storm drain discharge locations that are down-gradient of areas where preproduction plastic is present or transferred. A facility shall install a containment system that is defined as a device or series of devices that traps all particles retained by a one millimeter mesh screen and has a design treatment capacity of not less than the peak flowrate resulting from a one-year, one-hour storm... | NPDES permits for plastic manufacturing or handling facilities | high |
| #Q091 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Recycled Water Prohibition for Dairy Animals | agricultural water | Disinfected tertiary treated recycled water shall not be used in the water supply for dairy animals that are currently producing dairy products for human consumption. | Dairy animals producing products for human consumption | high |
| #Q092 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Recycled Water Irrigation Restriction (Food Handling) | other | Outdoor irrigation with recycled water at facilities that handle or process food outside is prohibited while food is being handled or processed outside. | Outdoor food handling/processing areas | high |
| #Q093 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Demonstration Water Mandatory Labeling | drinking water | Advanced purified demonstration water shall be bottled in nonreturnable (one-way) bottles or packages with labels containing the following information... (1) The label shall state 'sample water--not for sale' and 'Advanced Purified Water Sourced From Wastewater.' (2) The label shall set forth the name, address, telephone number, and Internet Web site of the operator... (3) The label shall include a brief description of the advanced purified demonstration water... | Distribution of advanced purified demonstration water | high |
| #Q094 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Demonstration Water Daily Records | drinking water | The operator of an advanced water purification facility that is bottling advanced purified demonstration water shall ... Maintain a daily record of the number of individuals to whom advanced purified demonstration water is distributed, served, made available, or otherwise provided... | Advanced water purification facilities bottling demonstration water | high |
| #Q095 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Technical and Monitoring Report Requirement | wastewater | In conducting an investigation specified in subdivision (a), the regional board may require that any person who has discharged, discharges, or is suspected of having discharged or discharging ... shall furnish, under penalty of perjury, technical or monitoring program reports which the regional board requires. | When required by regional board for water quality investigations | high |
| #Q096 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Board Member Conflict of Interest | other | A member of the board shall not participate in any board action pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 13320) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 in which the board member has a disqualifying financial interest in the decision within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code. | Board actions involving financial interest | high |
| #Q097 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Penalty Inflation Adjustment | other | The board shall adjust on an annual basis, by January 1 of each year beginning in 2026, all civil and administrative liabilities or penalties imposed by the board or in an action brought at the request of the board pursuant to this division, to adjust the maximum amounts specified in this division for inflation... | Annual penalty adjustment starting 2026 | high |
| #Q098 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Sanitary Sewer Overflow Reporting | wastewater | Commencing on July 1 of a year in which the Legislature has appropriated sufficient funds for this purpose, in the event of a spill or overflow from a sanitary sewer system that is subject to the notification requirements set forth in Section 13271, the applicable collection system owner or operator... shall submit to the appropriate regional board, within 30 days of the date of becoming aware of the overflow event, a report... | SSO event aware within 30 days | high |
| #Q099 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Ex Parte Communication Notice | other | A notice of ex parte communication shall be filed with the board within seven working days of the communication. | Pending board actions for general orders | high |
| #Q100 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Discharge Report for Navigable Waters | other | A person who proposes to discharge pollutants or dredged or fill material or to operate a publicly owned treatment works or other treatment works treating domestic sewage shall file a report at least 180 days in advance of the date on which it is desired to commence the discharge... | Discharge to navigable US waters | high |
| #Q101 | operational | operational | mandatory | Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification | wastewater | Except as provided in Section 13625.1 and subdivision (b), a person who operates a wastewater treatment plant shall possess a valid, unexpired wastewater certificate of the appropriate grade. | Operating a wastewater treatment plant | high |
| #Q102 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Pollution Prevention Plan | wastewater | The state board, a regional board, or a POTW may require a discharger subject to its jurisdiction to complete and implement a pollution prevention plan if [specified criteria apply]. | When required by board/POTW for chronic violators or hot spot contributors | high |
| #Q103 | reporting | operational | mandatory | Subdivision Map Notification | other | Pursuant to such regulations as the regional board may prescribe, each city, county, or city and county shall notify the regional board of the filing of a tentative subdivision map, or of any application for a building permit which may involve the discharge of waste... | Tentative subdivision map filings or building permits involving waste discharge | high |
| #Q104 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Septic System Parcel Limit | other | To the extent that resources are available for that purpose, the regional board shall prohibit the discharge of waste from existing or new individual disposal systems on parcels of less than one-half acre that overlie the Mission Creek Aquifer or the Desert Hot Springs Aquifer in Riverside County, if a sewer system is available. | Parcels < 0.5 acre in specific Riverside aquifers | high |
| #Q105 | operational | operational | mandatory | Lake Tahoe Sewer Connection | other | the district shall require all buildings from which waste is discharged to be connected with the sewer system within a period of not less than 90 days from the completion of such system and facilities. | Lake Tahoe Basin areas with available sewer | high |
| #Q106 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Geologist Certification for Solid Waste Assessment | other | Before a solid waste water quality assessment test report may be submitted to the regional board, a professional geologist, registered pursuant to Section 7850 of the Business and Professions Code, a certified engineering geologist, certified pursuant to Section 7842 of the Business and Professions Code, or a civil engineer registered pursuant to Section 6762 of the Business and Professions Code, who has at least five years' experience in groundwater hydrology, shall certify that the report contains all of the following information and any other information which the state board may, by regulation, require | Before submission of solid waste assessment reports | high |
| #Q107 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Preproduction Plastic Transfer and Storage Measures | other | At all points of preproduction plastic transfer, measures shall be taken to prevent discharge, including, but not limited to, sealed containers durable enough so as not to rupture under typical loading and unloading activities. ... At all points of preproduction plastic storage, preproduction plastic shall be stored in sealed containers that are durable enough so as not to rupture under typical loading and unloading activities. ... At all points of storage and transfer of preproduction plastic, capture devices shall be in place under all transfer valves and devices used in loading, unloading, or other transfer of preproduction plastic. | Plastic manufacturing, handling, or transportation facilities | high |
| #Q108 | monitoring | treatment | mandatory | Advanced Purified Water Sampling and Testing | drinking water | Any operator of an advanced water purification facility seeking to bottle advanced purified demonstration water shall collect water samples from the batch prior to the commencement of the bottling process, and test that batch in accordance with Section 111165 of the Health and Safety Code. | Advanced water purification facilities bottling demonstration water | high |
| #Q109 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Advanced Purified Water Bottling Location and Handling | drinking water | Advanced purified demonstration water may be bottled only at a licensed water-bottling plant in compliance with Sections 111070.5, 111080, 111120, 111145, and 111155 of the Health and Safety Code. ... Advanced purified demonstration water shall be handled from the point of production to the completion of bottling in accordance with all regulations governing the transportation, bottling, labeling, and handling of bottled water | Advanced purified demonstration water bottling | high |
| #Q110 | operational | health | mandatory | Advanced Purified Water Distribution Restrictions | drinking water | An advanced water purification facility shall not provide bottled advanced purified demonstration water to any person under 18 years of age without the consent of that person's parent or legal guardian. ... An advanced water purification facility shall not provide advanced purified demonstration water for human consumption... to more than 25 individuals per day for 60 or more days in a calendar year. ... Advanced purified demonstration water shall not be sold or otherwise distributed in exchange for financial consideration. | Distribution of advanced purified demonstration water | high |
| #Q111 | operational | operational | mandatory | Advanced Purified Water Bottle Recycling Program | other | Any operator of an advanced water purification facility seeking to bottle advanced purified demonstration water shall establish a collection and recycling program for distributed bottles. | Operators bottling advanced purified demonstration water | high |
| #Q112 | design | health | mandatory | Potable and Recycled Pipeline Separation on Private Property | drinking water, other | Water delivery systems on private property that could deliver recycled water for nonpotable uses described in Section 13550, that are constructed on and after January 1, 1993, shall be designed to ensure that the water to be used for only potable domestic uses is delivered, from the point of entry to the private property to be served, in a separate pipeline which is not used to deliver the recycled water. | New water delivery systems on private property since Jan 1, 1993 | high |
| #Q113 | design | health | mandatory | Residential Landscape Recycled Water Construction Standard | other | The irrigation systems are constructed in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 60301.050) of Division 4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. | Requirement by public agency to use recycled water for residential landscape | high |
| #Q114 | operational | health | mandatory | Recycled Water Use Prohibition in Food Handling Rooms | other | Recycled water for toilet or urinal flushing or outdoor irrigation shall be permissible in and around food handling or processing facilities, commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings, and cafeterias, provided the recycled water does not enter the room where food handling or processing occurs. | Food handling or processing facilities | high |
| #Q115 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Groundwater Cleanup Treatment Standards | wastewater | A groundwater cleanup system that commences operation on or after January 1, 2002, and that is required to obtain a discharge permit from the regional board... and that discharges treated groundwater to surface water or groundwater, shall treat the groundwater to standards approved by the regional board, consistent with this division and taking into account the beneficial uses of the receiving water and the location of the discharge and the method by which the discharge takes place. | Groundwater cleanup systems commencing on or after Jan 1, 2002 | high |
| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Limit Type | Limit Value | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #P001 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) | wastewater | requirement | 10 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P002 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Biochemical Oxygen Demand (5 day) | wastewater | requirement | 2.0 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P003 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand (5 day) | wastewater | requirement | 2.0 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P004 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Total Cyanide | wastewater | requirement | 0.005 mg/L as HCN | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P005 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Weak Acid Dissociable Cyanide | wastewater | requirement | 0.005 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P006 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Cyanates | wastewater | requirement | 5 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P007 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Thiocyanate | wastewater | requirement | 5 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P008 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Cyanide Amenable to Chlorination | wastewater | requirement | 0.005 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P009 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Ammonia plus Ammonium | wastewater | requirement | 0.25 mg/L as Nitrogen | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P010 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen | wastewater | requirement | 0.25 mg/L as Nitrogen | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P011 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Nitrate + Nitrite | wastewater | requirement | 0.25 mg/L as Nitrogen | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P012 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) | wastewater | requirement | 0.5 mg/L as Carbon | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P013 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Total Organic Carbon (TOC) | wastewater | requirement | 2 mg/L as Carbon | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P014 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Total Phosphorus | wastewater | requirement | 0.1 mg/L as Phosphorus | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P015 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Orthophosphate | wastewater | requirement | 0.1 mg/L as Phosphorus | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P016 | physical | reporting | mandatory | Specific Conductance at 25°C | wastewater | requirement | 5 μS/cm | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P017 | physical | reporting | mandatory | Total Suspended Solids (TSS) | wastewater | requirement | 3 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P018 | physical | reporting | mandatory | Volatile Suspended Solids (VSS) | wastewater | requirement | 3 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P019 | physical | reporting | mandatory | Dissolved Solids | wastewater | requirement | 10 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P020 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Aluminum | wastewater | requirement | 0.03 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P021 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Beryllium | wastewater | requirement | 0.01 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P022 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Boron | wastewater | requirement | 0.05 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P023 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Cadmium | wastewater | requirement | 0.002 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P024 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Chromium | wastewater | requirement | 0.01 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P025 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Lead | wastewater | requirement | 0.02 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P026 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Mercury | wastewater | requirement | 0.0001 mg/L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P027 | microbiological | reporting | mandatory | Escherichia coli (E. coli) | wastewater | requirement | 1 CFU/100 mL | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P028 | physical | reporting | mandatory | Fibrous Chrysotile Asbestos | wastewater | requirement | 0.04 million fibres per L | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P029 | chemical | reporting | mandatory | Adsorbable Organic Halide | wastewater | requirement | 0.05 mg/L based on 2,4,6- trichlorophenol | Regulatory Method Detection Limit (RMDL) | Maximum allowable value for a Laboratory Method Detection Limit (LMDL) | high |
| #P030 | microbiological | operational | mandatory | Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) | drinking water | requirement | <= 500 CFU/mL | Equivalent to a detectable disinfectant residual | At any sample point in the distribution system | high |
| #P031 | operational | operational | mandatory | Pilot Test Maximum Duration | other | requirement | 24 months | Duration of a pilot test operation | From the date the pilot test Notice of Applicability is issued | high |
| #P032 | physical | reporting | mandatory | Depth to Groundwater Measurement Precision | other | requirement | 0.01 feet | Groundwater level monitoring | During sampling and elevation measurement | high |
| #P033 | operational | operational | mandatory | Minimum Well Purge Volume | other | requirement | 3 well volumes | Monitoring well sampling preparation | Prior to sampling unless low flow/passive sampling is used | high |
| #P034 | design | health | mandatory | Public Water System Threshold (Connections) | drinking water | requirement | >= 15 service connections | Definition of a public water system | high | |
| #P035 | design | health | mandatory | Public Water System Threshold (Individuals) | drinking water | requirement | >= 25 individuals daily | Definition of a public water system | At least 60 days out of the year | high |
| #P036 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Records Retention Period | other | requirement | 3 years | Monitoring information storage | From the date of the sample, measurement, report, or application | high |
| #P037 | operational | health | mandatory | Detectable Disinfectant Residual Frequency | drinking water | requirement | >= 95 percent | Residual disinfectant concentrations of samples collected from the distribution system | Samples taken each month that the system serves water to the public | high |
| #P038 | physical | treatment | mandatory | Groundwater Sample Filtration | other | requirement | 0.45 micron | Filtering of groundwater samples during aquifer monitoring | If required by the Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) | high |
| #P039 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Sampling and Analysis Plan Submission Deadline | other | requirement | 90 days | Timeframe for submitting the Sampling and Analysis Plan | After issuance of the Notice of Applicability (NOA) | high |
| #P040 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Class V Injection Well Registration Deadline | other | requirement | 30 days | Timeframe for submitting US EPA registration documentation | After completion of any new injection well | high |
| #P041 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Non-Compliance Response Plan Deadline | other | requirement | 90 days | Timeframe for submitting the Non-Compliance Response Plan | After discovering non-compliance with this Order | high |
| #P042 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Corrective Information Submission Deadline | other | requirement | 30 days | Timeframe to submit required or corrective info | After the Permittee becomes aware that it failed to submit relevant info or submitted incorrect info | high |
| #P043 | design | health | mandatory | Domestic Water Supply Permit Threshold | drinking water | requirement | > 200 connections | Definition of a system requiring a domestic water supply permit from CDPH | high | |
| #P044 | design | health | mandatory | Public Water System Service Duration | drinking water | requirement | >= 60 days per year | Definition of a public water system based on daily service to individuals | Applies when regularly serving at least 25 individuals daily | high |
| #P045 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Noncompliance Written Confirmation Deadline | other | requirement | 2 weeks | Confirmation of noncompliance notification to the Regional Water Board | After initial telephone notification of noncompliance | high |
| #P046 | design | operational | mandatory | Enclosed Bay Headland Ratio | other | requirement | < 75 percent | Definition of enclosed bays | Narrowest distance between headlands relative to greatest dimension | high |
| #P047 | physical | health | mandatory | Warm Interstate Thermal Waste Max Delta | aquatic life | MAC | <= 5 °F | Thermal waste discharges into warm interstate waters | Above natural receiving water temperature | high |
| #P048 | physical | health | mandatory | Warm Interstate Water Temperature Increase | aquatic life | MAC | <= 5 °F | Effect of elevated temperature wastes on warm interstate waters | Above natural temperature at any time or place | high |
| #P049 | physical | health | mandatory | Colorado River Temperature Increase Limit | aquatic life | MAC | <= 5 °F | Elevated temperature wastes discharged to Colorado River | Increase above natural temperature | high |
| #P050 | physical | health | mandatory | Lake Havasu Temperature Increase Limit | aquatic life | MAC | <= 3 °F | Elevated temperature wastes discharged to Lake Havasu | Increase above natural temperature | high |
| #P051 | physical | health | mandatory | Colorado River Max Monthly Temperature (Peak) | aquatic life | MAC | <= 90 °F | Maximum monthly temperature of the Colorado River | During July, August, and September | high |
| #P052 | physical | health | mandatory | Lost River Temperature Increase Limit (Low Temp) | aquatic life | MAC | <= 2 °F | Elevated temperature wastes discharged to Lost River | When receiving water temperature is less than 62 °F | high |
| #P053 | physical | health | mandatory | Coastal New Discharge Max Delta | aquatic life | MAC | <= 20 °F | New thermal waste discharges into coastal waters | Above natural temperature of receiving waters | high |
| #P054 | physical | health | mandatory | Coastal New Discharge Increase Limit | aquatic life | MAC | <= 4 °F | New elevated temperature waste discharges into coastal waters | At the shoreline, ocean substrate surface, or ocean surface beyond 1,000 feet | high |
| #P055 | design | operational | mandatory | Coastal Discharge Compliance Distance | aquatic life | requirement | 1000 feet | Ocean surface distance for temperature rise compliance | From the discharge system | high |
| #P056 | operational | operational | mandatory | Coastal Compliance Duration | aquatic life | requirement | 50 percent | Duration of surface temperature limitation maintenance | Of any complete tidal cycle | high |
| #P057 | physical | health | mandatory | Enclosed Bay New Discharge Thermal Limit | aquatic life | MAC | <= 4 °F | New thermal waste discharges into enclosed bays | Above natural temperature of receiving water | high |
| #P058 | physical | health | mandatory | Estuary Existing Discharge Delta | aquatic life | MAC | <= 20 °F | Existing elevated temperature waste discharges into estuaries | Above natural receiving water temperature | high |
| #P059 | physical | health | mandatory | Estuary Thermal Zone Temperature Delta | aquatic life | MAC | 1 °F | Definition of a thermal zone in an estuary river channel | Above natural receiving water temperature | high |
| #P060 | physical | health | mandatory | Estuary Thermal Zone Area Ratio | aquatic life | requirement | 25 percent | Allowable size of a thermal zone in an estuary | Of the cross-sectional area of a main river channel at any point | high |
| #P061 | physical | health | mandatory | Estuary Surface Temperature Rise | aquatic life | MAC | <= 4 °F | Surface water temperature rise in estuaries | Above natural temperature at any time or place | high |
| #P062 | physical | health | mandatory | Estuary Thermal Waste Absolute Max | aquatic life | MAC | 86 °F | Absolute maximum temperature of thermal waste discharges in estuaries | Existing discharges | high |
| #P063 | physical | operational | mandatory | Heat Dispersion Isotherm Delineation | other | requirement | 1.5 °F | Delineation of surface heat dispersion area | When additional limitations are established | high |
| #P064 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Temperature Measurement Precision | other | requirement | 1 °F | Accuracy of near-simultaneous measurements | Comparing natural water temperature with waste discharge temperature | high |
| #P065 | physical | health | mandatory | Colorado River Max Monthly Temperature (January) | aquatic life | MAC | 60 F | Maximum monthly temperature of the Colorado River | January | high |
| #P066 | physical | health | mandatory | Colorado River Max Monthly Temperature (February) | aquatic life | MAC | 65 F | Maximum monthly temperature of the Colorado River | February | high |
| #P067 | physical | health | mandatory | Colorado River Max Monthly Temperature (March) | aquatic life | MAC | 70 F | Maximum monthly temperature of the Colorado River | March | high |
| #P068 | physical | health | mandatory | Colorado River Max Monthly Temperature (April) | aquatic life | MAC | 75 F | Maximum monthly temperature of the Colorado River | April | high |
| #P069 | physical | health | mandatory | Colorado River Max Monthly Temperature (May) | aquatic life | MAC | 82 F | Maximum monthly temperature of the Colorado River | May | high |
| #P070 | physical | health | mandatory | Colorado River Max Monthly Temperature (June) | aquatic life | MAC | 86 F | Maximum monthly temperature of the Colorado River | June | high |
| #P071 | physical | health | mandatory | Colorado River Max Monthly Temperature (October) | aquatic life | MAC | 82 F | Maximum monthly temperature of the Colorado River | October | high |
| #P072 | physical | health | mandatory | Colorado River Max Monthly Temperature (November) | aquatic life | MAC | 72 F | Maximum monthly temperature of the Colorado River | November | high |
| #P073 | physical | health | mandatory | Colorado River Max Monthly Temperature (December) | aquatic life | MAC | 65 F | Maximum monthly temperature of the Colorado River | December | high |
| #P074 | physical | health | mandatory | Lost River Temperature Increase Limit (High Temp) | aquatic life | MAC | <= 0 F | Elevated temperature wastes discharged to Lost River | When the receiving water temperature exceeds 62 F | high |
| #P075 | physical | health | mandatory | Enclosed Bay New Discharge Elevated Temp Delta | aquatic life | MAC | <= 20 F | New elevated temperature waste discharges into enclosed bays | Above natural temperature of the receiving waters | high |
| #P076 | physical | health | mandatory | Estuary New Discharge Thermal Limit | aquatic life | MAC | <= 4 F | New thermal waste discharges into estuaries | Above natural temperature of the receiving water | high |
| #P077 | operational | operational | mandatory | General Compliance Deadline | other | requirement | 1977-07-01 date | Time schedule for compliance with water quality objectives | Unless a longer schedule is demonstrated as necessary | high |
| Req ID | Category | Name | Context | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #D001 | AG | attorney general | high | |
| #D002 | APTP | advanced primary treatment plant | high | |
| #D003 | ARP | advance restoration plan | high | |
| #D004 | BMP | best management practice | high | |
| #D005 | CalRecycle | California Department of Resources Recovery and Recycling | high | |
| #D006 | CAO | clean-up and abatement order | high | |
| #D007 | CBP | Customs and Border Protection | high | |
| #D008 | CCR | California Code of Regulations | high | |
| #D009 | CDO | cease and desist order | high | |
| #D010 | CESPT | Comisión Estatal de Servicios Públicos de Tijuana | high | |
| #D011 | CFR | Code of Federal Regulations | high | |
| #D012 | CFU | colony forming units | high | |
| #D013 | CILA | Comisión Internacional de Límites y Aguas (IBWC in Spanish) | high | |
| #D014 | CONAGUA | Comisión Nacional del Agua (Mexico's national water commission) | high | |
| #D015 | CWA | Clean Water Act | high | |
| #D016 | DA | district attorney | high | |
| #D017 | DHS | Department of Homeland Security | high | |
| #D018 | E. coli | Escherichia coli | high | |
| #D019 | EIR | environmental impact report | high | |
| #D020 | EPECG | Eligible Public Entities Coordination Group | high | |
| #D021 | FY | fiscal year | high | |
| #D022 | GM | geometric mean | high | |
| #D023 | HA | hydrologic area | high | |
| #D024 | HSA | hydrologic subarea | high | |
| #D025 | IBWC | International Boundary and Water Commission | high | |
| #D026 | IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change | high | |
| #D027 | IRSC | Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias | high | |
| #D028 | LA | load allocation | high | |
| #D029 | LiDAR | Light Detection and Ranging | high | |
| #D030 | MFAC | minimum frequency of assessment and collection | high | |
| #D031 | mgd | million gallons per day | high | |
| #D032 | mL | milliliter | high | |
| #D033 | MOU | memorandum of understanding | high | |
| #D034 | MPN | most probable number | high | |
| #D035 | MS4 | municipal separate storm sewer system | high | |
| #D036 | MxIBWC | Mexican Section of IBWC | high | |
| #D037 | NADB | North American Development Bank | high | |
| #D038 | NAL | numeric action level | high | |
| #D039 | NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act | high | |
| #D040 | NCRWQCB | North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board | high | |
| #D041 | NGO | non-governmental organization | high | |
| #D042 | NOA | needs and opportunities assessment | high | |
| #D043 | NOLF-IB | Naval Outlying Landing Field, Imperial Beach | high | |
| #D044 | NOV | notice of violation | high | |
| #D045 | NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System | high | |
| #D046 | NTC | notice to comply | high | |
| #D047 | PEIS | programmatic environmental impact statement | high | |
| #D048 | ppth | parts per thousand | high | |
| #D049 | QAPrP | Quality Assurance Program Plan | high | |
| #D050 | REC-1 | recreational activities involving body contact with water | high | |
| #D051 | REC-2 | recreational activities involving proximity to water | high | |
| #D052 | SB 507 | Senate Bill 507 | high | |
| #D053 | SCCWRP | Southern California Coastal Water Research Project | high | |
| #D054 | SBIWTP | South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant | high | |
| #D055 | SBOO | South Bay Ocean Outfall | high | |
| #D056 | SED | substitute environmental documentation | high | |
| #D057 | STV | standard threshold value | high | |
| #D058 | SWAMP | Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program | high | |
| #D059 | SWRCB | State Water Resources Control Board | high | |
| #D060 | TBEL | technology-based effluent limitation | high | |
| #D061 | TDS | total dissolved solids | high | |
| #D062 | TMDL | total maximum daily load | high | |
| #D063 | TRAM | Tijuana River Action Month | high | |
| #D064 | TRAN | Tijuana River Action Network | high | |
| #D065 | TRNERR | Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve | high | |
| #D066 | TRVEA | Tijuana River Valley Equestrian Association | high | |
| #D067 | USACE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | high | |
| #D068 | USDOJ | U.S. Department of Justice | high | |
| #D069 | USEPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | high | |
| #D070 | USIBWC | U.S. Section of IBWC | high | |
| #D071 | USMCA | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement | high | |
| #D072 | WDRs | waste discharge requirements | high | |
| #D073 | WLA | wasteload allocation | high | |
| #D074 | WQBEL | water quality-based effluent limitation | high | |
| #D075 | WQO | water quality objective | high | |
| #D076 | The lower Tijuana River | refers to the stretch of the Tijuana River that crosses the border from Mexico into the U.S., traverses the Tijuana River Valley and the Tijuana River Estuary, and ultimately flows into the Pacific Ocean. | high | |
| #D077 | TMDL | is the calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant allowed to enter a waterbody so that the waterbody will meet and continue to meet water quality standards for that particular pollutant. | high | |
| #D078 | ARP | is a near-term plan or description of actions, with a schedule and milestones, that can be more immediately beneficial or practicable in some cases in achieving water quality standards. | high | |
| #D079 | LA | USEPA regulations define LA as the portion of a receiving water's loading capacity that is attributed either to one of its existing or future nonpoint sources of pollution or to natural background sources. | high | |
| #D080 | WLA | USEPA defines WLA as the portion of a receiving water's loading capacity that is allocated to one of its existing or future point sources of pollution (40 CFR § 130.2(h)). | high | |
| #D081 | segment | is a water body (such as a river, lake, or estuary) or portion of a water body. | high | |
| #D082 | trash | refers to improperly discarded waste materials of all sizes generated from anthropogenic sources | high | |
| #D083 | dry weather | is defined as: when the preceding 72 hours have been without precipitation greater than 0.1 inch, based on the Goat Canyon Pump Station rain gauge. | high | |
| #D084 | Point sources | are discernible, confined, and discrete conveyances. | high | |
| #D085 | nonpoint source | is any source of pollution that is not a point source. | high | |
| #D086 | major outfall | is defined as 36 inches or larger in diameter. | high | |
| #D087 | load allocation | refers to how a TMDL is allocated among the various sources of the pollutant in order to attain water quality standards. | high | |
| #D088 | bacteria (and indicator bacteria) | refer to fecal indicator bacteria unless otherwise noted. In the context of statewide bacteria objectives, 'bacteria' and 'indicator bacteria' refer specifically to two types of fecal indicator bacteria: E. coli and enterococci. | high | |
| #D089 | wet weather | is the period of time of a storm event of 0.1 inches or greater plus 72 hours after cessation of precipitation, based on the Goat Canyon Pump Station rain gauge. | high | |
| #D090 | Pilot Channel | was constructed in 1993 to divert wet weather flows from two- to five-year storm events into the southern branch of the river's main channel. It is an earthen trapezoidal channel that is approximately five feet deep with a 23-foot top width and a 15-foot streambed width. | high | |
| #D091 | Ramsar Convention | is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. | high | |
| #D092 | loading capacity | the amount of pollutant the water body can receive without experiencing impairments to WQOs | high | |
| #D093 | HU 911 | Tijuana Hydrologic Unit | high | |
| #D094 | Tijuana Valley Hydrologic Area | the U.S.-side lower watershed | high | |
| #D095 | 1944 Water Treaty | Utilization of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande | high | |
| #D096 | GeoTracker | the Water Boards' data management system for sites that impact or have the potential to impact water quality in California, with an emphasis on groundwater. | high | |
| #D097 | Integrated Report | the result of a collaborative process between the State and regional water boards. California surface waters are assessed to determine if they contain pollutants at levels that exceed water quality standards. | high | |
| #D098 | ASBS | Areas of Special Biological Significance | high | |
| #D099 | BAT | Best Available Technology Economically Achievable | high | |
| #D100 | BCT | Best Conventional Pollutant Control Technology | high | |
| #D101 | BMP | Best Management Practices | high | |
| #D102 | BOD | Biochemical Oxygen Demand | high | |
| #D103 | BPT | Best Practicable Control Technology Currently Available | high | |
| #D104 | CBPELSG | California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists | high | |
| #D105 | ELGs | Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards | high | |
| #D106 | ERA | Exceedance Response Action | high | |
| #D107 | MSGP | Multi Sector General Permit | high | |
| #D108 | NAL | Numeric Action Level | high | |
| #D109 | NAICS | North American Industrial Classification System | high | |
| #D110 | NEC | No Exposure Certification | high | |
| #D111 | NEL | Numeric Effluent Limitation | high | |
| #D112 | NONA | Notice of Non Applicability | high | |
| #D113 | NOT | Notice of Termination | high | |
| #D114 | NSPS | New Source Performance Standards | high | |
| #D115 | NSWD | Non Storm Water Discharges | high | |
| #D116 | O&G | Oil and Grease | high | |
| #D117 | PRDs | Permit Registration Documents | high | |
| #D118 | QA/QC | Quality Assurance/Quality Control | high | |
| #D119 | QISP | Qualified Industrial Storm water Practitioner | high | |
| #D120 | SIC | Standard Industrial Classification | high | |
| #D121 | SMARTS | Storm Water Multiple Application and Report Tracking System | high | |
| #D122 | SWPPP | Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan | high | |
| #D123 | TBEL | Technology Based Effluent Limitation | high | |
| #D124 | WDID | Waste Discharge Identification Number | high | |
| #D125 | WQBEL | Water Quality Based Effluent Limitation | high | |
| #D126 | Aerial Deposition | Total suspended particulate matter found in the atmosphere as solid particles or liquid droplets. | high | |
| #D127 | Beneficial Uses | As defined in the California Water Code, beneficial uses of the waters of the state that may be protected against quality degradation, include but are not limited to, domestic, municipal, agricultural and industrial supply; power generation; recreation; aesthetic enjoyment; navigation; and preservation and enhancement of fish, wildlife, and other aquatic resources or preserves. | high | |
| #D128 | Best Professional Judgment (BPJ) | The method used by permit writers to develop technology-based NPDES permits conditions on a case-by-case basis using all reasonably available and relevant data. | high | |
| #D129 | Chain of Custody | Form used to track sample handling as samples progress from sample collection to the laboratory. | high | |
| #D130 | Debris | Litter, rubble, discarded refuse, and remains of destroyed inorganic anthropogenic waste. | high | |
| #D131 | Detected Not Quantifiable | A sample result that is between the Method Detection Limit (MDL) and the Minimum Level (ML). | high | |
| #D132 | Discharger | A person, company, agency, or other entity that is the operator of the industrial facility covered by this General Permit. | high | |
| #D133 | Drainage Area | The area of land that drains water, sediment, pollutants, and dissolved materials to a common discharge location. | high | |
| #D134 | Effective Date | The date, set by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), when at least one or more of the General Permit requirements take effect and the previous permit expires. | high | |
| #D135 | Effluent | Any discharge of water either to the receiving water or beyond the property boundary controlled by the Discharger. | high | |
| #D136 | Effluent Limitation | Any numeric or narrative restriction imposed on quantities, discharge rates, and concentrations of pollutants that are discharged from point sources into waters of the United States, waters of the contiguous zone, or the ocean. | high | |
| #D137 | Erosion | The process by which soil particles are detached and transported by the actions of wind, water or gravity. | high | |
| #D138 | Facility | A collection of industrial processes discharging storm water associated with industrial activity within the property boundary or operational unit. | high | |
| #D139 | Field Measurements | Testing procedures performed in the field with portable field-testing kits or meters. | high | |
| #D140 | Industrial Materials | Includes, but is not limited to: raw materials, recyclable materials, intermediate products, final products, by product, waste products, fuels, materials such as solvents, detergents, and plastic pellets; finished materials such as metallic products; raw materials used in food processing or production; hazardous substances designated under Section 101(14) of CERLCA; any chemical the facility is required to report pursuant to Section 313 of SARA; fertilizers; pesticides; and waste products such as ashes, slag, and sludge. | high | |
| #D141 | Method Detection Limit | The minimum concentration of a substance that can be measured and reported with 99% confidence that the analyte concentration is greater than zero. | high | |
| #D142 | Minimum Level | The lowest level at which the entire analytical system must give a recognizable signal and acceptable calibration point for the analyte. | high | |
| #D143 | Natural Background | Pollutants including substances that are naturally occurring in soils or groundwater. Natural background pollutants do not include legacy pollutants from previous activity at a facility, or pollutants in run-on from neighboring sources which are not naturally occurring. | high | |
| #D144 | Non Detect | Sample result is less than Method Detection Limit; Analyte being tested cannot be detected by the equipment or method. | high | |
| #D145 | Numeric Action Level (NAL) | Pollutant concentration levels used to evaluate if best management practices are effective and if additional measures are necessary to control pollutants. NALs are not effluent limits. The exceedance of an NAL is not a permit violation. | high | |
| #D146 | Operator | In the context of storm water associated with industrial activity, any party associated with an industrial facility that meets either of the following two criteria: a. The party has operational control over the industrial SWPPP and SWPPP specifications... b. The party has day-to-day operational control of activities at the facility... | high | |
| #D147 | pH | Unit universally used to express the intensity of the acid or alkaline condition of a water sample. | high | |
| #D148 | Plastic Materials | virgin and recycled plastic resin pellets, powders, flakes, powdered additives, regrind, dust, and other similar types of preproduction plastics with the potential to discharge or migrate off-site. | high | |
| #D149 | Qualifying Storm Event (QSE) | A precipitation event that: a. Produces a discharge for at least one drainage area; and b. Is preceded by 48 hours with no discharge from any drainage area. | high | |
| #D150 | Run-on | Discharges that originate offsite and flow onto the property of a separate facility or property or, discharges that originate onsite from areas not related to industrial activities and flow onto areas on the property with industrial activity. | high | |
| #D151 | Scheduled Facility Operating Hours | The time periods when the facility is staffed to conduct any function related to industrial activity, but excluding time periods where only routine maintenance, emergency response, security, and/or janitorial services are performed. | high | |
| #D152 | Sediment | Solid particulate matter, both mineral and organic, that is in suspension, is being transported, or has been moved from its origin by air, water, gravity, or ice... | high | |
| #D153 | Sheet Flow | Flow of water that occurs overland in areas where there are no defined channels and where the water spreads out over a large area at a uniform depth. | high | |
| #D154 | Source | Any facility or building, property, road, or area that causes or contributes to pollutants in storm water. | high | |
| #D155 | Storm Water | Storm water runoff, snowmelt runoff, and storm water surface runoff and drainage. | high | |
| #D156 | Storm Water Discharge Associated With Industrial Activity | The discharge from any conveyance which is used for collecting and conveying storm water and which is directly related to manufacturing, processing, or raw materials storage areas at an industrial plant as identified in Attachment A. | high | |
| #D157 | Structural Controls | Any structural facility designed and constructed to mitigate the adverse impacts of storm water and urban runoff pollution. | high | |
| #D158 | Total Suspended Solids (TSS) | The measure of the suspended solids in a water sample including inorganic substances such as soil particles, organic substances such as algae, aquatic plant/animal waste, and particles related to industrial/sewage waste. | high | |
| #D159 | Waters of the United States | Generally refers to surface waters, as defined for the purposes of the federal Clean Water Act. | high | |
| #D160 | Water Quality Objectives | Defined in the California Water Code as limits or levels of water quality constituents or characteristics which are established for the reasonable protection of beneficial uses of water or the prevention of nuisance within a specific area. | high | |
| #D161 | Water Quality Standards | Consists of beneficial uses, water quality objectives to protect those uses, an antidegradation policy, and policies for implementation. | high | |
| #D162 | No Exposure | all Industrial Materials and Activities are protected by a Storm-Resistant Shelter to prevent all exposure to rain, snow, snowmelt, and/or runoff. | high | |
| #D163 | Industrial Materials and Activities | includes, but is not limited to, industrial material handling activities or equipment, machinery, raw materials, intermediate products, by-products, final products, and waste products. | high | |
| #D164 | Sealed | banded or otherwise secured, and without operational taps or valves. | high | |
| #D165 | Storm-Resistant Shelters | includes completely roofed and walled buildings or structures. Also includes structures with only a top cover supported by permanent supports but with no side coverings, provided material within the structure is not subject to wind dispersion (sawdust, powders, etc.), or trackout, and there is no storm water discharged from within the structure that comes into contact with any materials. | high | |
| #D166 | Inactive mining operations | mining sites that are not being actively mined, but which have an identifiable owner/operator. Inactive mining sites do not include sites where mining claims are being maintained prior to disturbances associated with the extraction, beneficiation, or processing of mined material; or sites where minimal activities are undertaken for the sole purpose of maintaining a mining claim. | high | |
| #D167 | Discharger | Any person discharging pollutants associated with the public display of fireworks to surface waters of the United States in the San Diego Region. | high | |
| #D168 | FBMPP | Fireworks Best Management Practices Plan | high | |
| #D169 | Aerial Shell | A cylinder or spherical cartridge containing a burst charge and pyrotechnic or nonpyrotechnic effects, a fuse, a black powder lift charge and is fired from a mortar. (19 California Code of Regulations (CCR) § 980 (a)) | high | |
| #D170 | Alternative Fireworks | Refers to fireworks produced with new pyrotechnic formulas that replace perchlorate with other oxidizers and propellants that burn cleaner, produce less smoke and reduce pollutant loading to surface waters. | high | |
| #D171 | Fallout Area | The area in which firework debris and pollutants fall after a pyrotechnic device is detonated. The extent of the fallout area depends on the wind and the angle of mortar placement. | high | |
| #D172 | Fireworks | "Fireworks" means any device containing chemical elements and chemical compounds capable of burning independently of the oxygen of the atmosphere and producing audible, visual, mechanical, or thermal effects which are useful as pyrotechnic devices or for entertainment. The term "fireworks" includes, but is not limited to, devices designated by the manufacturer as fireworks, torpedoes, skyrockets, roman candles, rockets, Daygo bombs, sparklers, party poppers, paper caps, chasers, fountains, smoke sparks, aerial bombs, and fireworks kits. (California Health and Safety Code § 12511) | high | |
| #D173 | Fireworks Event | Fireworks event means an entertainment feature where the public or a private group is admitted or permitted to view the display or discharge of fireworks. (22 CCR § 67384.3) | high | |
| #D174 | Firing Range | The firing range is that area over which fireworks may travel by design or accident and upon which firework pollutants may fall. It includes the fireworks launching area and adjacent shorelines, quays, docks and the fireworks fallout area. | high | |
| #D175 | Net Explosive Weight | 'Net explosive weight' means the weight of all pyrotechnic compositions, explosives material, and fuse only. (22 CCR § 67384.3) | high | |
| #D176 | Pyrotechnic Operator | Pyrotechnic operator means any licensed pyrotechnic operator, who by examination, experience, and training, has demonstrated the required skill and ability in the use and discharge of fireworks as authorized by the license granted. (22 CCR § 67384.3) | high | |
| #D177 | Arithmetic Mean ( μ ) | Also called the average, is the sum of measured values divided by the number of samples. For ambient water concentrations, the arithmetic mean is calculated as follows: sum of measured values / number of samples. | high | |
| #D178 | Barge | Water vessel from which fireworks are launched or fired. | high | |
| #D179 | Best Management Practices (BMPs) | Defined in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) section 122.2 as schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of waters of the United States. BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures and practices to control plant site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage. | high | |
| #D180 | Break | An individual burst from an aerial shell, producing either a visible or audible effect or both, and may consist of a single burst or multiple effects. (19 CCR § 980 (b) (7)) | high | |
| #D181 | Bioaccumulative | Those substances taken up by an organism from its surrounding medium through gill membranes, epithelial tissue, or from food and subsequently concentrated and retained in the body of the organism. | high | |
| #D182 | Carcinogenic | Pollutants are substances that are known to cause cancer in living organisms. | high | |
| #D183 | Contamination | 'Contamination' means an impairment of the quality of the waters of the State of California (State) by waste to a degree which creates a hazard to the public health through poisoning or through the spread of disease. 'Contamination' includes any equivalent effect resulting from the disposal of waste, whether or not waters of the State are affected. (Water Code § 13050(k)) | high | |
| #D184 | Daily Discharge | Daily Discharge is defined as either: (1) the total mass of the constituent discharged over the calendar day (12:00 am through 11:59 pm) or any 24-hour period that reasonably represents a calendar day for purposes of sampling (as specified in the permit), for a constituent with limitations expressed in units of mass or; (2) the unweighted arithmetic mean measurement of the constituent over the day for a constituent with limitations expressed in other units of measurement (e.g., concentration). | high | |
| #D185 | Degrade | Degradation shall be determined by comparison of the waste field and reference site(s) for characteristic species diversity, population density, contamination, growth anomalies, debility, or supplanting of normal species by undesirable plant and animal species. Degradation occurs if there are significant differences in any of three major biotic groups, namely, demersal fish, benthic invertebrates, or attached algae. | high | |
| #D186 | Enclosed Bays | Enclosed Bays means indentations along the coast that enclose an area of oceanic water within distinct headlands or harbor works. Enclosed bays include all bays where the narrowest distance between the headlands or outermost harbor works is less than 75 percent of the greatest dimension of the enclosed portion of the bay. Enclosed bays include, but are not limited to, Humboldt Bay, Bodega Harbor, Tomales Bay, Drake's Estero, San Francisco Bay, Morro Bay, Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, Upper and Lower Newport Bay, Mission Bay, and San Diego Bay. | high | |
| #D187 | Estuaries | Estuaries means waters, including coastal lagoons, located at the mouths of streams that serve as areas of mixing for fresh and ocean waters. Coastal lagoons and mouths of streams that are temporarily separated from the ocean by sandbars shall be considered estuaries. Estuarine waters shall be considered to extend from a bay or the open ocean to a point upstream where there is no significant mixing of fresh water and seawater. | high | |
| #D188 | Existing Discharger | Dischargers subject to Order No. R9-2011-0022. | high | |
| #D189 | Ground Display Piece | A pyrotechnic device that functions on the ground (as opposed to an aerial shell that functions in the air) and that includes fountains, wheels, and set pieces. | high | |
| #D190 | Inland Surface Waters | All surface waters of the State that do not include the ocean, enclosed bays, or estuaries. | high | |
| #D191 | Kelp Beds | For purposes of the bacteriological standards of the Ocean Plan, are significant aggregations of marine algae of the genera Macrocystis and Nereocystis. Kelp beds include the total foliage canopy of Macrocystis and Nereocystis plants throughout the water column. | high | |
| #D192 | Minimum Level (ML) | ML is the concentration at which the entire analytical system must give a recognizable signal and acceptable calibration point. The ML is the concentration in a sample that is equivalent to the concentration of the lowest calibration standard analyzed by a specific analytical procedure, assuming that all the method specified sample weights, volumes, and processing steps have been followed. | high | |
| #D193 | Misfire | A pyrotechnic item which fails to function as designed after initiation. (19 CCR § 980 (m) (5)) | high | |
| #D194 | Mortar | A cylinder that is used to hold and fire public display or special effects pyrotechnic items or compositions. (19 CCR § 980 (m) (8)) | high | |
| #D195 | Multiple Break | Aerial shell which has two or more breaks. (19 CCR § 980 (m) (11)) | high | |
| #D196 | Nuisance | 'Nuisance' means anything which meets all of the following requirements: (1) Is injurious to health, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property. (2) Affects at the same time an entire community or neighborhood, or any considerable number of persons, although the extent of the annoyance or damage inflicted upon individuals may be unequal. (Water Code § 13050(m)) | high | |
| #D197 | Ocean Waters | The territorial marine waters of the State as defined by California law to the extent these waters are outside of enclosed bays, estuaries, and coastal lagoons. If a discharge outside the territorial waters of the State could affect the quality of the waters of the State, the discharge may be regulated to assure no violation of the Ocean Plan will occur in ocean waters. | high | |
| #D198 | Person | Person includes any city, county, district, state, and the United States, to the extent authorized by federal law. (Water Code § 13050(c)). Person also includes any citizen, domiciliary, political agency, or entity of California. (Water Code § 13050(o)) | high | |
| #D199 | Pollutant | 'Pollutant' means dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and industrial, municipal, and agricultural waste discharged into water. | high | |
| #D200 | Pollution | 'Pollution' means an alteration of the quality of the waters of the State by waste to a degree which unreasonably affects either of the following: (A) The waters for beneficial uses. (B) Facilities which serve these beneficial uses. 'Pollution' may include 'contamination.' (Water Code § 13050(l)) | high | |
| #D201 | Pyrotechnic Compositions | Pyrotechnic compositions means any combination of chemical elements or chemical compounds capable of burning independently of the oxygen of the atmosphere. (California Health and Safety Code § 12525) | high | |
| #D202 | Pollutant Minimization Program (PMP) | PMP means waste minimization and pollution prevention actions that include, but are not limited to, product substitution, waste stream recycling, alternative waste management methods, and education of the public and businesses. | high | |
| #D203 | Reporting Level (RL) | The RL is the ML (and its associated analytical method) chosen by the Discharger for reporting and compliance determination from the MLs included in this Order, including an additional factor if applicable as discussed herein. | high | |
| #D204 | Roman Candle | A heavy paper or cardboard tube containing pellets of pyrotechnic composition which, when ignited, are expelled into the air at several second intervals. (19 CCR § 980 (r) (3)) | high | |
| #D205 | Salute | An aerial shell as well as other pyrotechnic items whose primary effects are detonation and flash of light. (19 CCR § 980 (s) (1)) | high | |
| #D206 | San Diego Water Board | As used in this document the term "San Diego Water Board" is synonymous with the term "Regional Board" as defined in Water Code section 13050(b) and is intended to refer to the California Regional Water Quality Control Board for the San Diego Region as specified in Water Code section 13200. | high | |
| #D207 | Shellfish | Organisms identified by the California Department of Health Services as shellfish for public health purposes (i.e., mussels, clams and oysters). | high | |
| #D208 | Significant Difference | Defined as a statistically significant difference in the means of two distributions of sampling results at the 95 percent confidence level. | high | |
| #D209 | Source of Drinking Water | Any water designated as municipal or domestic supply (MUN) in the San Diego Basin Plan. | high | |
| #D210 | Star | 'Star' means a small pellet of composition that produces a pyrotechnic effect. A single aerial firework shell could contain several hundred stars. (22 CCR § 67384.3) | high | |
| #D211 | State Water Quality Protection Areas (SWQPAs) | Non-terrestrial marine or estuarine areas designated to protect marine species or biological communities from an undesirable alteration in natural water quality. All ASBS that were previously designated by the State Water Board in Resolution Nos. 74-28, 74 32, and 75-61 are now also classified as a subset of State Water Quality Protection Areas and require special protections afforded by the Ocean Plan. | high | |
| #D212 | Waste | Water Code section 13050(d) provides that 'Waste' includes sewage and any and all other waste substances, liquid, solid, gaseous, or radioactive, associated with human habitation, or of human or animal origin, or from any producing, manufacturing, or processing operation, including waste placed within containers of whatever nature prior to, and for purposes of, disposal. | high | |
| #D213 | Waters of the State | Any water, surface or underground, including saline waters within the boundaries of the State (Water Code §13050 (e)). The definition of the waters of the State is broader than that for the waters of the United States in that all water in the State is considered to be a Waters of the State regardless of circumstances or condition. | high | |
| #D214 | Waters of the United States | Waters of the United States are defined as: '(a) All waters, which are currently used, were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters which are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide; (b) All interstate waters, including interstate 'wetlands;'... (40 CFR § 122.2) | high | |
| #D215 | 40 CFR | Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations | high | |
| #D216 | AMEL | Average Monthly Effluent Limitation | high | |
| #D217 | APA | American Pyrotechnic Association | high | |
| #D218 | APCD | Air Pollution Control District | high | |
| #D219 | AQMD | Air Quality Management District | high | |
| #D220 | Bight | Southern California Bight Regional Monitoring Program | high |