Letters and Actions

This page contains copies of various letters and actions taken by the Central Valley Clean Water Association.  The documents are in PDF format and are listed below, grouped by the various committees that developed them.

Current Bills:

AB-2270 (Laird) Recycled Water Policy Amendments to the Water Code (Water Softeners)

    CVCWA Position:  Support

              May 20, 2008     CVCWA Support Letter

              Position Paper LDG-01 on water softeners

              Sample support letter (recycled water/water softener emphasis)

              May 16, 2008     AB 2270 Sample Support Letter by WateReuse (Recycled Water Focused)

AB 2986 (Leno) Relating to Wastewater Systems (Grading System and Wet Weather Actions)

   CVCWA Position:  Oppose

            CVCWA May 2008 Opposition Letter

Operations and Maintenance Committee

Sept 05          Operator Certification Position Paper regarding Operator Succession

Collection Systems Committee

Oct 29, 2004      Letter to SWRCB supporting concept of a State Wide WDR for Collection Systems

Nov 11, 2004     Comment letter to SWRCB regarding State Wide WDR for Collection Systems

June 17, 2005     Comment Letter on draft WDR, joint letter with CASA, SCAP, BACWA etc.

                           Attachment to June 17, 2005 letter

Sept 2, 2005       State wide WDR comment letter from CASA and Tri_TAC that was adopted by the CVCWA Board on  September 17, 2005.

Jan 24, 2006     Letter to the SWRCB commenting on the affordability of the Draft WDR for Collections Systems.

Jan 24, 2006     Letter to the SWRCB commenting on several technical items of the Draft WDR for Collection Systems.

Jan 25, 2006     Letter to SWRCB commenting on Draft WDR for Collection Systems, joint letter with others

Feb 22, 2006     Letter to SWRCB commenting on Draft WDR , second joint letter with other associations

Feb 22, 2006     Letter to State Senate requesting State infrastructure bond funds be allocated for wastewater

Feb 22, 2006     Letter to State Assembly requesting State infrastructure bond funds be allocated for wastewater

Aug 17, 2006     Power Point presentation by Denny Anderson (at 8-17-06 General Meeting) regarding the House

                          Inspection Program at the Truckee Sanitary District

Water Committee

Triennial Review of the Basin Plan

Jan 7, 2005       CVCWA comments on CVRWQCB Triennial Review Workshop

Basin Plan Municipal and Domestic Supply Objective

April 25, 2005    Letter to RWQCB regarding Valley Springs Public Utility District NPDES permit and finding that all groundwater is designated as MUN.

Mercury Methylmercury TMDL

       San Francisco Bay Mercury TMDL

Aug 12, 2005    Letter to the SWRCB regarding adoption of the SF Bay Mercury TMDL

       Delta Methylmercury TMDL

Nov 2005         Paper titled "A Regional Assessment of Methylmercury Discharges from Municipal Treatment Plants in California's Central Valley" presented at WEFTEC 2006 (Washington DC) in November.

Oct 13, 2006    Letter to RWQCB regarding draft staff report on the Delta Mercury TMDL

Nov 28, 2005   PowerPoint presentation to the RWQCB from CVCWA regarding the proposed Delta Methylmercury TMDL.

Basin Plan - Salts and Nitrates Objectives

Dec 22, 2004    Letter to the CVRWQCB asking that they schedule a workshop to hear a UC Davis Agricultural Water Use Study.

July 6, 2005       Letter to the SWRCB, Division of Water Quality, Agricultural Coordinator regarding disposal of food and winery waste through land application.

July 18, 2005     Letter to the CVRWQCB Chair regarding salts and nitrate impacts and requesting that the Regional Board coordinate its efforts with the State Board.

Jan 20, 2006     Letter to the SWRCB regarding the 1-31-06 workshop on Salinity.

Jan 4, 2007       Letter to SWRCB regarding Salinity plan for SF Bay/Sac-San Joaquin Delta Estuary

Water Quality Plan - Bay/Delta Central Valley Drinking Water Policy

Sept 8, 2004     Letter to SWRCB regarding that Board's efforts to develop Water Quality Objectives for the Delta.

Dec 17, 2004    Letter to Karen Larsen, CVRWQCB, providing comments on the draft implementation chapter for the draft Drinking Water Policy.

Dec 22, 2004    Letter to the CVRWQCB asking them to coordinate the development of their Drinking Water Policy with the State WRCB.

Total Residual Chlorine and Chlorine-Produced Oxidants Policy

July 7, 2005       Letter to Dena McCann, SWRCB, commenting on proposed regulations and a Draft Functional Equivalent Document.

June 5, 2006      Joint letter to SWRCB with comments on the proposed regulations (CASA, SCAP, TriTAC, BACWA)

July 14, 2006     Second joint letter to SWRCB with comments on the proposed regulations (CASA, SCAP, TriTAC, BACWA)

Old Alamo Creek Site-specific Exception to Sources of Drinking Water Policy

Dec 30, 2005    Letter to the SWRCB regarding the lengthy and resource-intensive process that was required to de-designate the MUN use from Old Alamo Creek in Vacaville.

Comments on Central Valley Draft Permits

Jan 17, 2006     Letter to SWRCB regarding proposed Toxicity Control Provisions of the Inland Surface Waters Plan.

Jan 19, 2006     Letter to CVRWQCB regarding City of Tracy draft permit.

June 26, 2006   Letter to CVRWQCB regarding City of Tracy draft permit

Oct 19, 2006   Letter to CVRWQCB regarding City of Biggs draft permit.

Nov 17, 2006  Letter to CVRWQCB regarding City of Atwater draft permit.

Dec 22, 2006   Letter to CVRWQCB regarding Placer County SMD No. 3 draft permit

Jan 2, 2007      Letter to CVRWQCB regarding El Dorado Irrigation Dist. draft permit.

May 22, 2007  Letter to CVRWQCB regarding City of Davis draft permit.

Toxicity Standards

Jan 19, 2006     Letter to CVRWQCB regarding draft permit for the City of Tracy WWTP.

303(d) Listing

Jan 30, 2006     Letter to SWRCB staff regarding 303(d) listing

Pesticides

Mar 14, 2006   Letter to CVRWQCB regarding scoping meeting for Pesticides control plan

Sediment Quality Objectives

Nov 28, 2006   Letter to SWRCB regarding scoping meeting for Sediment Quality Objectives for Enclosed Bays and Estuaries.