Dear Dr. Fojut:
The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Proposed Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins for the Control of Pyrethroid Pesticides Discharges (Draft Amendments), as well as the Draft Staff Report that has been issued to support the Draft Amendments. 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. CVCWA has been an active participant in the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s (Central Valley Water Board) ongoing stakeholder process with respect to development of these Draft Amendments. If adopted, the Draft Amendments will impact publically-owned treatment works (POTWs) of all sizes throughout the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins.

Dear Ms. Olson:
The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to submit these comments on the tentative Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2013-XXXX, City of Ione and Greenrock Ranch Lands, LLC, Ione Wastewater 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 spirit, we provide the following comments regarding the Tentative Order’s
proposed effluent limitation for total nitrogen, as it is applied to discharges to the percolation ponds.

Dear Ms. Bowman,
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 Biggs’ (City) Biggs Wastewater Treatment Plant (Biggs WWTP). CVCWA is a non-profit organization that represents 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 that balances environmental and economic interests consistent with state and federal law.

Dear Ms. Yee:

The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Issue List and Work Plan for the 2014 Triennial Review of the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins (Draft Sacramento/San Joaquin Triennial Review). 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 limited comments with respect language contained in Issue 10 -­‐ Pesticide Control Efforts.

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.