ATTACHMENT B

PROPOSED BASIN PLAN AMENDMENTS AND STAFFING COSTS

(April 18, 2001)

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CHAPTER 2 -

BENEFICIAL USES

Add Municipal use to
specific tributaries / Revise as per EPA 5/2000 letter. Issue: attainability / > 0.2 / X

Estuarine, Marine, and RARE Uses

/ Revise as per EPA 5/2000 letter / * / X

Golden Gate Channel use designations

/ Revise as per EPA 5/2000 letter / * / X

CHAPTER 3 – WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES

South Bay exemption from Water Quality Objectives / Remove exemption / 0.1 / X
South Bay Cu/Ni Site-specific
Objectives / Incorporate SB Dischargers Proposed Amendment / 0.1 / X
Dissolved metal objectives for protection of aquatic life / Incorporate CTR criteria as water quality objectives / 0.1 / X
Chromium III, Se / Incorporate CTR/NTR criteria / * / X
Revise cyanide / Incorporate CTR objective, which is more stringent than BP objective. Issues: attainability /reasonable potential/Site-specific objective / >0.2 / X
Hg detection limits / Retain BP objectives. Add footnote on detection limits / * / X
TBT water quality goal / Retain or update to reflect current toxicity information / * / X
PCBs / Revise PCB objective based on sum of congeners, rather than Total Arochlors. Issues: attainability, analytical methods / >0.2 / X
Total PAHs / Consider removing BP objective for sum of PAH. Issues: high PAH background, reasonable potential / 0.1 / X

CHAPTER 4 - IMPLEMENTATION

Definition of salinity / Incorporate CTR. Issue: attainability of limits based on lower of fresh and saltwater / 0.2 / X
Hardness, add 400 mg/L cap / Incorporate CTR definition and implementation provisions / * / X
pH / Incorporate Federal standard
Issue: enforcement / 0.1 / X
Settleable matter / Incorporate Federal standard
Issue: enforcement / 0.1 / X
Residual Chlorine / Define exceedance.
Issue: enforcement / 0.2 / X
TPH / Add technology-based limit / 0.1 / X
Effluent Limit Calculation / Incorporate Statewide Implementation Plan methodology / * / X
Wildlife Criteria/ reserve / Develop language to reserve / * / X
Definition of background/ambient / Revise/update definition / 0.2 / X
Mixing zone/dilution / Define riverine (FW) discharges eligible for mixing zone (e.g., Napa, Petaluma). No change in policy for tidal discharges. / >0.2 / X
Acute toxicity policy / Specify 4th edition methods with exemptions (flow-through) or static; define process for reasonable potential; express toxicity limits as per EPA 5/2000 letter / 0.2 / X
Chronic toxicity / Update status of ETCP, revise critical life stage test species protocols to be consistent with SWRCB’s Ocean Plan / 0.1 / X
Total Coliforms / Replace fecal coliform with Enterococcus / * / X
Antidegradation Policy / Expand discussion, as per EPA 5/2000 / * / X
Pollution Prevention / Remove/revise language, referencing SB709 / * / X
Sediment and Erosion Control / Specify which version of manual, as per EPA 5/2000 / * / X
Future Planning – Nutrient, Temperature, DO, and Sediment Objectives, Biocriteria / Discuss plans for developing / 0.1 / X

CHAPTER 5 – PLANS AND POLICIES

Antidegradation Policy / Expand discussion as per EPA 5/2000 letter / * / X
Resolution 92-145 – Beneficial Reuse of Dredged Sediments for Wetland Creation and other Upland Uses / Update to reflect new guidance / 0.2 / X

ESTIMATED

TOTAL PY’S

/ >2.7 / 1.9 / >0.8