Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility and its sanitary sewer system – NPDES Permit Reissuance
Summary
SCH Number
2026100678
Public Agency
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2
(RWQCB)
Document Title
Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility and its sanitary sewer system – NPDES Permit Reissuance
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/19/2026
Document Description
The NPDES permit reissuance (Regional Water Board Order R2-2026-0021) establishes Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) that City of Petaluma must comply with to discharge secondary treated wastewater to Petaluma River. The Facility collects and treats domestic, commercial, and industrial wastewater from its service area and has an average daily dry weather design flow of 6.7 million gallons per day. The NPDES permit authorizes discharge of treated wastewater to the Petaluma River from October 21 through April 30.
Contact Information
Name
Jerry Xu
Agency Name
San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
Job Title
Water Resource Control Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Petaluma
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
3890 Cypress Drive
Zip
94954
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 13389 of the California Water Code
Reasons for Exemption
The project is the adoption of an NPDES permit.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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