THE BAYDELTA WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN UPDATE BY

THE BAY-DELTA WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN UPDATE BY JENNIFER BUCKMAN BARTKIEWICZ, KRONICK & SHANAHAN AUGUST 17, 2017

BAY-DELTA WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN UPDATE • PROPOSED REVISIONS TO 2006 BAY-DELTA WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN • UPDATE OF 1995 WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN • CURRENT STANDARDS IMPLEMENTED THROUGH D 1641 • STATE AND FEDERAL WATER PROJECTS ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY • BOTH D-1641 AND ITS PREDECESSOR, D-1485, WERE EXTENSIVELY LITIGATED

PORTER-COLOGNE WATER QUALITY CONTROL ACT • ADOPTION OF WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLANS WITH WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES TO PROTECT BENEFICIAL USES OF WATER • BOARD HAS STATUTORY OBLIGATION TO UNDERTAKE TRIENNIAL REVIEW • WATER CODE § 13241 REQUIRES

PORTER-COLOGNE WATER QUALITY CONTROL ACT • WATER CODE § 13241 BALANCING FACTORS: • (A) PAST, PRESENT, AND PROBABLE FUTURE BENEFICIAL USES OF WATER, • (B) ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WATER, • (C) WATER QUALITY CONDITIONS THAT COULD REASONABLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE COORDINATED CONTROL OF ALL FACTORS. . . , • (D) ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS, • (E) THE NEED FOR DEVELOPING HOUSING WITHIN THE REGION, AND

BAY-DELTA WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN UPDATE • PHASE 1 = SAN JOAQUIN RIVER & TRIBUTARIES WITH SALMON RUNS – 2 PROPOSED CHANGES: • NEW NARRATIVE FLOW OBJECTIVE APPLICABLE “TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN THE NATURAL PRODUCTION OF VIABLE NATIVE LSJR WATERSHED FISH POPULATIONS MIGRATING THROUGH THE DELTA; ” AND • REVISED SOUTHERN DELTA SALINITY OBJECTIVES TO PROTECT AGRICULTURAL USES.

BAY-DELTA WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN UPDATE • PHASE 1 = SAN JOAQUIN RIVER & TRIBUTARIES WITH SALMON RUNS SCHEDULE • DRAFT DOCUMENTS RELEASED FALL 2016 • HEARINGS CLOSED JANUARY 2017 • FINAL DOCUMENTS – OCTOBER 2017? • ADOPTION OF PLAN UPDATE –

BAY-DELTA WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN UPDATE • PHASE 2 = SACRAMENTO RIVER & TRIBUTARIES, + MOKELUMNE RIVER • PEER REVIEW – “MID” 2017? • RELEASE OF DRAFT DOCUMENTS – “SUMMER” 2017? • VOLUNTARY SETTLEMENT PROCESS

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THIS MAKE TO URBAN WATER AGENCIES? • AFFECTS LONG-TERM WATER SUPPLY & PLANNING • GENERAL PLAN GROWTH • HOUSING & OTHER WATER SUPPLY ASSESSMENT TRIGGERS • IMPACT ON STATE & FEDERAL WATER PROJECT SUPPLIES – AFFECTS