19F - RECEIVE AND FILE SEWER SYSTEM

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State Water Resources Control Board Order No. 2006-0003-D WQ Page 3 of 20 Statewide General WDR For Wastewater Collection Agencies 512106 prescriptive WDRs for sanitary sewer systems. Upon issuance or reissuance of a Regional Water Board's WDRs for a system subject to this Order, the Regional Water Board shall coordinate its requirements with stated requirements within this Order, to identify requirements that are more stringent, to remove requirements that are less stringent than this Order, and to provide consistency in reporting. REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS 12. California Water Code section 13263 provides that the State Water Board may prescribe general WDRs for a category of discharges if the State Water Board finds or determines that: • The discharges are produced by the same or similar operations; • The discharges involve the same or similar types of waste; • The discharges require the same or similar treatment standards; and • The discharges are more appropriately regulated under general discharge requirements than individual discharge requirements. This Order establishes requirements for a class of operations, facilities, and discharges that are similar throughout the state. 13.The issuance of general WDRs to the Enrollees will: a) Reduce the administrative burden of issuing individual WDRs to each Enrollee; b) Provide for a unified statewide approach for the reporting and database tracking of SSOs; c) Establish consistent and uniform requirements for SSMP development and implementation; d) Provide statewide consistency in reporting; and e) Facilitate consistent enforcement for violations. 14.The beneficial uses of surface waters that can be impaired by SSOs include, but are not limited to, aquatic life, drinking water supply, body contact and non - contact recreation, and aesthetics. The beneficial uses of ground water that can be impaired include, but are not limited to, drinking water and agricultural supply. Surface and ground waters throughout the state support these uses to varying degrees. 15.The implementation of requirements set forth in this Order will ensure the reasonable protection of past, present, and probable future beneficial uses of water and the prevention of nuisance. The requirements implement the water quality control plans (Basin Plans) for each region and take into account the environmental characteristics of hydrographic units within the state. Additionally, the State Water Board has considered water quality conditions that could reasonably be achieved through the coordinated control of all factors that affect 19F-40