| #Q001 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Vessel Operations Law Applicability | wastewater, other | The law affects or has affected vessel operations in three areas: 1. Discharge Prohibitions; 2. Requirements for Reporting Discharge of Prohibited Waste Streams; and 3. Submittal of a One-Time Survey Form to the California State Lands Commission | Applies to oceangoing ships and large passenger vessels (cruise ships) when operating in California waters. | high |
| #Q002 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Waste Discharge Reporting Submission | wastewater | How to Report Waste Discharges from Ocean-Going Ships and Large Passenger Vessels Please submit these reports to: Renan Jauregui / Division of Water Quality (916) 341-5505 Renan.Jauregui@waterboards.ca.gov | Waste Discharges from Ocean-Going Ships and Large Passenger Vessels | high |
| #Q003 | reporting | reporting | guidance | Discharge Report Form Usage | wastewater | Please note: The use of this form is not required, it is provided as a convenience. The required components of a vessel release report can be found in PRC Section 72421. | | high |
| #Q004 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Energy Agency Quarterly Reporting Status | other | the state’s energy agencies will provide quarterly reports to the State Water Board providing the status of all associated projects anticipated to be online by August 1, 2021, which comprise half of the 3,300 MW of capacity ordered by Decision 19-11-016. | Finding 19 of Resolution No. 2020-0029 regarding system-wide grid reliability concerns. | high |
| #Q005 | treatment | treatment | mandatory | Cooling Water Intake Structure Standards Compliance | aquatic life | The OTC Policy establishes uniform, technology-based standards to implement federal Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) and reduce the harmful effects associated with cooling water intake structures on marine and estuarine life. | Applies to power plants using coastal and estuarine waters for cooling. | high |
| #Q006 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Energy Agency Quarterly Reporting | other | the state’s energy agencies will provide quarterly reports to the State Water Board providing the status of all associated projects anticipated to be online by August 1, 2021, which comprise half of the 3,300 MW of capacity ordered by Decision 19-11-016. | Finding 19 of Resolution No. 2020-0029 regarding system-wide grid reliability concerns. | high |
| #Q007 | design | treatment | mandatory | Technology-Based Standards for Cooling Water Intakes | aquatic life | The OTC Policy establishes uniform, technology-based standards to implement federal Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) and reduce the harmful effects associated with cooling water intake structures on marine and estuarine life. | Power plants using coastal and estuarine waters for cooling. | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | operational | guidance | Regional Board Discretionary Permit Coverage | wastewater, other | a Regional Water Quality Control Board may require a facility to obtain permit coverage even if it is not otherwise required to do so if the Regional Water Quality Control Board determines that the facility’s discharge contributes to a violation of water quality standards or is a significant contributor of pollutants to waters of the United States. | Facility’s discharge contributes to a violation of water quality standards or is a significant contributor of pollutants to waters of the United States. | high |
| #Q009 | operational | operational | mandatory | Livestock Activity Regulation Limitation | wastewater | The facility is regulated only if it has other activities on-site that are subject to the requirements of 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Subchapter N, Part 412, Subparts A, C, or D. Only the portions of the facility involved in those activities are regulated. | Applicable to SIC codes 0212, 0219, 0241, 0273, 0291 (Footnote 2). | high |
| #Q010 | operational | operational | mandatory | Transportation Facility Maintenance Shop Regulation | wastewater | The facility is regulated only if it has vehicle maintenance shops, equipment cleaning operations, or airport deicing operations, and only the portions of the facility involved in vehicle maintenance (including vehicle rehabilitation, mechanical repairs, painting, fueling, and lubrication) are regulated. | Applicable to Transportation Facilities (Footnote 6). | high |
| #Q011 | operational | operational | mandatory | Steam Electric Generation Fuel Restriction | wastewater | Only facilities that generate steam for electric power through the combustion of coal, oil, wood, etc. are regulated by the Industrial General Permit. | Applicable to SIC code 4911 (Footnote 7). | high |
| #Q012 | operational | operational | mandatory | Sewage Treatment Flow and Pretreatment Requirement | wastewater | The facilities regulated by the Industrial General Permit are facilities used in the storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of municipal or domestic sewage, including land dedicated to the disposal of sewage sludge, that are located within the confines of the facility, with a design flow of one million gallons per day or more, or required to have an approved pretreatment program under 40 Code of Federal Regulations part 403. | Applicable to SIC code 4952 (Footnote 8). | high |
| #Q013 | operational | operational | mandatory | Recycling Facility Regulation Scope | wastewater | Only facilities involved in the recycling of materials, including metal scrapyards, battery reclaimers, salvage yards, and automobile junkyards are regulated by the Industrial General Permit. | Applicable to SIC codes 5015 and 5093 (Footnote 10). | high |
| #Q014 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Mining Facility Regulation Exclusions | other | Facilities not regulated by the Industrial General Permit include (1) areas of coal mining operations no longer meeting the definition of a reclamation area under 40 Code of Federal Regulations 434.11(1) because the performance bond issued to the facility by the appropriate Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Acts authority has been released; (2) areas of non-coal mining operations which have been released from applicable State or Federal reclamation requirements after December 17, 1990; (3) sites where mining claims are being maintained prior to disturbances associated with the extraction, beneficiation, or processing of mined material; and (4) sites where minimal activities are undertaken for the sole purpose of maintaining a mining claim. | Applicable to Mining Facilities (SIC codes 1011-1499). | high |
| #Q015 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Refuse System Permit Coverage Criteria | wastewater | Facilities classified under this SIC code are regulated by the Industrial General Permit if they conduct activities described in the Industrial General Permit, Attachment A, category 4, "Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facilities," or category 5 "Landfills, Land Application Sites, and Open Dumps." Category 4 identifies "hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facilities, including any facility operating under interim status or a general permit under Subtitle C of the Federal Resource, Conservation, and Recovery Act." Category 5 identifies "landfills, land application sites, and open dumps that receive or have received industrial waste from any facility within any other category in Attachment A; including facilities subject to regulation under Subtitle D of the Federal Resource, Conservation, and Recovery Act, and facilities that have accepted wastes from construction activities (construction activities include any clearing, grading, or excavation that results in disturbance)." If the facility is classified under this SIC code, but is not conducting the activities described in either category 4 or 5, the facility is not regulated by the Industrial General Permit unless the facility is otherwise conducting industrial activities described in Attachment A or a Regional Water Quality Control Board requires the facility to obtain coverage pursuant to Industrial General Permit section XIX and Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 122.26(a)(9)(i)(D). | Applicable to Refuse Systems (SIC code 4953). | high |
| #Q016 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Sewage Treatment Works Regulation and Exclusions | wastewater | The facilities regulated by the Industrial General Permit are facilities used in the storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of municipal or domestic sewage, including land dedicated to the disposal of sewage sludge, that are located within the confines of the facility, with a design flow of one million gallons per day or more, or required to have an approved pretreatment program under 40 Code of Federal Regulations part 403. Facilities that are not regulated by the Industrial General Permit include farm lands, domestic gardens, or lands used for sludge management where sludge is beneficially reused and are not physically located in the confines of the facility, or areas that are in compliance with Section 405 of the Clean Water Act. If the facility is classified under this SIC code, but is not conducting the described activity, the facility is not regulated by the Industrial General Permit unless the facility is otherwise conducting industrial activities described in Attachment A or a Regional Water Quality Control Board requires the facility to obtain coverage pursuant to Industrial General Permit section XIX and Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 122.26(a)(9)(i)(D). | Applicable to Sewage Treatment Works (SIC code 4952). | high |