Development of General Waste Discharge Requirements and Water Quality Certification for Sediment Reduction and Road Maintenance Activities in Gualala Watershed

Development of General Waste Discharge Requirements and Water Quality Certification for Sediment Reduction and Road Maintenance Activities in Gualala Watershed

The project is the development of a new water quality permit that applies to landowners in the Gualala River Watershed. The project proposes to reduce and regulate sediment discharges from private, rural roads in the Gualala River Watershed to implement the Sediment Total Maximum Daily Load for the Gualala River Watershed, Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, Policy for the Implementation and Enforcement of the Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program, and other water quality laws and regulations. The project would require private landowners to address sediment sources on their roads over time and comply with permit requirements to ensure that water quality impacts are prevented and minimized during implementation of road improvements. The Initial Study evaluates potential impacts from the ground-disturbing work associated with implementing road fixes and upgrades and other potential permit requirements, as well as new road construction.

Gualala, Annapolis, Unincorporated areas

Mendocino, Sonoma

Northern California

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

Other (Issuance of water quality permit (no development))

Permit Issuance

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire