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.

Dear Ms. Soria:
The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the tentative Waste Discharge Requirements for the City of Delano, 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 letter, we provide the following comments regarding the effluent limitation for total nitrogen.

Dear Ms. Fojut:
The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to provide the early comments as part of the Central Valley Water Quality Control Board’s (Central Valley Water Board) California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) scoping process. CVCWA is a
non-profit organization that represents publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) throughout the Central Valley Region in regulatory matters affecting surface water discharge and land application. We approach these matters with a perspective to balance environmental and economic interests consistent with applicable law. We are submitting these comments because the development of water quality objectives and a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for pyrethroid pesticides may have significant impacts on CVCWA’s members and other POTWs throughout the Region.

Dear Mr. Pelkofer:

The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the tentative reclamation permit 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 citations to federal authorities, the interpretation of the Title 27 exemptions, certain land discharge specifications that are not consistent with Title 22, the groundwater limitation for total nitrogen, and the storm water discharge prohibition.

Dear Ms. Thayer:
The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on the tentative Waste Discharge Requirements for the Placer County Sewer Maintenance District 3 (District) Wastewater Treatment Plant (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 justification for Biological Oxygen Demand and Total Suspended Solids effluent limitations.

Dear Mr. Meeks:
The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Tulare Lake Basin to remove the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) and Agricultural Supply (AGR) beneficial uses from groundwater within horizontally and vertically delineated areas underlying a portion of the historical Tulare Lake Bed. 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 Ms. Fu:

The Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the tentative Waste Discharge Requirements for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Mule Creek State Prison Wastewater Treatment Plant (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 land application area specifications and the effluent limitation for total nitrogen.