Dear Ms. Merod:
The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to submit these comments on the tentative waste discharge requirements (Tentative Order) for the City of Oakdale’s Oakdale Wastewater Treatment Facility (Oakdale WWTF). CVCWA is a nonprofit
organization representing more than 50 publicly owned treatment works throughout the Central Valley Region in regulatory matters affecting surface water discharge, land application, and water reuse. We approach these matters with a perspective to balance environmental and economic interests consistent with state and federal law.

Dear Ms. Townsend:

The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on the proposed approval by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) of the amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins and the Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin (Basin Plans) to add policies for Variances from Surface Water Quality Standards for Point Source Dischargers
(Variance Policy), a Variance Program for Salinity (Salinity Variance Program), and an Exception from Implementation of Water Quality Objectives for Salinity (Salinity Exception Program). CVCWA is a non-­‐profit association of public agencies located within the Central Valley region that provide wastewater collection, treatment, and water recycling services to millions of Central Valley residents and businesses. We approach these matters with the perspective of balancing environmental and economic interests consistent with state and federal law.

Dear Mr. Kratzke:
The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to submit these comments on the tentative waste discharge requirements (Tentative Order) for the Shasta College Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) of the Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint
Community College District (District). CVCWA is a non-profit organization representing more than 50 publicly owned treatment works throughout the Central Valley Region in regulatory matters affecting surface water discharge, land application, and water reuse. We approach these matters with a perspective to balance environmental and economic interests consistent with state and federal law. Upon reviewing the Tentative Order, we respectfully request that you revise it to ensure that any groundwater limitations for chloride, electrical conductivity (EC), and total dissolved solids (TDS) prescribed for the WWTF are based on a thorough consideration of site-specific conditions.

Dear Chair Marcus and Members of the Board:
The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed revisions to the 2016 Phase I Bay-Delta Plan Amendment (Bay-Delta Plan Amendment) and Substitute Environmental Document (SED). CVCWA is a nonprofit association of public agencies located within the Central Valley region that provide wastewater collection, treatment, and water recycling services to millions of Central Valley residents and businesses. We approach these matters with the perspective of balancing environmental and economic interests consistent with state and federal law. CVCWA appreciates the opportunity to comment on the 2016 Bay-Delta Plan Amendment and SED, particularly the proposed southern Delta water quality objective for salinity. We hope to continue working with State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) staff to develop alternatives for a truly workable salinity objective in the southern Delta as it applies to publically-owned treatment works (POTWs).

Dear Mr. Armstrong:

The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the tentative Waste Discharge Requirements and Master Reclamation Permit for the City of Lathrop (City) Lathrop Consolidated Treatment Facility (Tentative Order). CVCWA is a non-­‐profit association of public agencies located within the Central Valley region that provide wastewater collection, treatment, and water recycling services to millions of Central Valley residents and businesses. We approach these matters with the perspective of balancing environmental and economic interests consistent with state and federal law. In this letter, we provide the following comments regarding the applicable groundwater objectives, the performance-­‐based effluent limitation for total dissolved solids, and the recycled water specifications, and request revisions as indicated herein.

Dear Mr. Mamidi:
The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) submits these comments in response to the Tentative Order to amend Waste Discharge Requirements Order R5-2010-0081 (WDRs) for the City of Rio Vista’s (City) Northwest Wastewater Treatment Facility. CVCWA is a non-profit organization representing more than 50 publicly owned treatment works throughout the Central Valley in regulatory matters affecting surface water discharge, land application, and water reuse. We approach these matters in a way that balances environmental and economic interests consistent with applicable law.

Dear Ms. Townsend:

The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Basin Plan Amendment to Remove the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) Beneficial Use in Twelve Constructed and/or Modified Water Bodies in the Sacramento River Basin that receive treated Municipal Wastewater from the Cities of Biggs, Colusa, Live Oak, or Willows (Basin Plan MUN Amendment). The Basin Plan MUN Amendment was adopted by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Central Valley Water Board) on April 16, 2015, and is being reviewed by the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) pursuant to Water Code section 13245.

Dear Ms. Luo:
The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Notice of California Environmental Quality Act Scoping for Evaluation of Ammonia Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Aquatic Life in the Central Valley (Ammonia CEQA Scoping). CVCWA is a non-profit association of public agencies located within the Central Valley region that provide wastewater collection, treatment, and water recycling services to millions of Central Valley residents and businesses. We approach these matters with the perspective of balancing environmental and economic interests consistent with state and federal law. In this letter, we provide brief comments regarding the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (Central Valley Water Board) proposed project to consider whether numeric water quality objectives for ammonia should be adopted into the Board’s Water Quality Control Plans.

Dear Dr. Weisberg and Expert Review Panel Members:

The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the Findings and Recommendations of the Expert Review Panel of the State of California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (Draft ELAP Report). Representatives from CVCWA member agencies are active stakeholders on the Stakeholder Advisory Committee, and through them CVCWA has been following the Expert Review Panel, and their review of the ELAP program.

Dear Mr. Pelkofer:

The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the tentative NDPES permit renewal for the City of Galt, Wastewater Treatment Plant and Reclamation Facility (Tentative Order). CVCWA is a non-­‐profit association of public agencies located within the Central Valley region that provide wastewater collection, treatment, and water recycling services to millions of Central Valley residents and businesses. We approach these matters with the perspective of balancing environmental and economic interests consistent with state and federal law. In this letter, we provide the following comments regarding the justification for the mercury effluent limitation and the reporting protocols under the Monitoring and Reporting Program.