Basin Plan Amendment to Incorporate Applicable Provisions of Statewide Plans and Policies
Summary
SCH Number
2025110806
Public Agency
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3
(RWQCB)
Document Title
Basin Plan Amendment to Incorporate Applicable Provisions of Statewide Plans and Policies
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/20/2025
Document Description
Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coastal Basin (Basin Plan) to incorporate applicable provisions of statewide plans and policies adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) since 2015 (new and amended), correct typographical errors and punctuation, and comply with Assembly Bill (AB) 434 web accessibility requirements that require state agency websites to comply with Government Code sections 7405 and 11135 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. The amendments make changes to the Basin Plan that are non-regulatory because they are editorial in nature or incorporate applicable provisions that were adopted by the State Water Board and are already in effect statewide (and therefore, the Central Coast Water Board is already subject to and implementing those provisions), and available on the State Water Board’s Plans and Policies website.
Contact Information
Name
Jamie Pratt
Agency Name
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Buellton, Cambria, Capitola, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Carpinteria, Del Rey Oaks, Gilroy, Goleta, Gonzales, Greenfield, Grover Beach, Guadalupe, Hollister, King City, Lompoc, Marina, Monterey, Morgan Hill, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Pacific Grove, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, Salinas, San Juan Bautista, San Luis Obispo, Sand City, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Scotts Valley, Seaside, Soledad, Solvang, Watsonville
Counties
Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Other Location Info
Counties and cities within the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board boundaries.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15378
Reasons for Exemption
The Basin Plan amendments do not materially alter any requirement, right, responsibility, condition, prescription, or other regulatory element of the Basin Plan, and are therefore without regulatory effect under the California Code of Regulations (title 1, section 100, subdivision (a)). The action is not a "project" within the meaning of CEQA because it will cause neither a direct physical change in the environment nor a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (PRC, section 21065; CCR, title 14, section 15378; PRC, section 21080.1). The non-regulatory revisions are not subject to CEQA nor the State Water Board's certified regulatory program regulations for implementing CEQA (CCR, title 23, section 3720).
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
Notice of Exemption
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