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Section 5 <br />drinking water standards. Currently one-half of the treated water is conveyed <br />through a 48-inch to 78 -inch diameter pipeline along the west levee of the Santa <br />Ana River from the GWRS plant in Fountain Valley to Kraemer Basin, Miller <br />Basin and Miraloma Basin in the City of Anaheim where it percolates into the <br />groundwater basin. The other half of the GWRS water is injected into the <br />groundwater basin along the coast to create a barrier that protects the <br />groundwater basin from salt water intrusion. <br />The use of the GWRS recycled water for groundwater replenishment and <br />seawater barrier purposes is permitted under RWQCB Order R8 -2004-0002, and <br />Subsequent amendment 88-2008-0058, These two permits specify water <br />recycling requirements for the GWRS. The perrnit incorporates Draft <br />Groundwater Recharge Criteria, Findings, Conditions and Recommendations <br />from the California Department of Public Health. <br />5.8.2 Regulatory Framework <br />The following is a discussion of Federal, State and local water resource <br />programs that are applicable to the Mid Basin Centennial Park Injection Well <br />Project. <br />Federal/State Regulations <br />Federal Clean Water Act <br />The objectives of the Clean Water Act are to restore and maintain the chemical, <br />physical, and biological integrity of Waters of the United States. The Clean Water <br />Act establishes basic guidelines for regulatiing discharges of pollutants into the <br />Waters of the United States and requires states to adopt water quality standards <br />to protect health, enhance the quality of water resources and to develop plans <br />and programs to implement the Act. Below is a discussion of sections of the <br />Clean Water Act that are relevant to the Mid Basin Centennial Park Injection Well <br />Project- <br />Section 401: Section 401 of the Clean Water Act requires an applicant fora <br />'federal permit that involves a discharge into Water of the United States to obtain <br />certification that the discharges would not result in adverse water quality impacts. <br />This process is known as the Water Quality Certification, For projects in Orange <br />County, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) issues <br />Section 401 Water Quality Certifications. <br />Section 402: Section 402 of the Clean Water Act established the National <br />Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) to control water pollution by <br />regulating point sources that discharge pollutants into Waters of the United <br />States. In the State of California, the EPA has authorized the State Water <br />Mid Basin, Centennial: Park A161M Project Final EIR 5-100 <br />