Section 60320.301 - General Requirements(a) Prior to augmentation of a surface water reservoir using a SWSAP, each SWSAP WRA and each SWSAP PWS participating in the SWSAP shall submit a joint plan to the State Board and Regional Board for review and written approval. At a minimum, the joint plan shall address the elements in paragraphs (1) and (2) below. The joint plan shall be signed by each person with authority or responsibility to operate the SWSAP, comply with the requirements of this Article, and ensure that each SWSAP WRA and SWSAP PWS implements the actions designated in the joint plan. In the event of any subsequent change in applicable authority, responsibility, operation, or ownership of a SWSAP WRA or SWSAP PWS, including the addition of any SWSAP WRA or SWSAP PWS participant in the SWSAP, a revised joint plan shall be submitted to the State Board and Regional Board for review and written approval, and the revised joint plan shall be signed by all participants. A revised joint plan shall also be submitted to reflect any change in the information provided pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) below, and to address any State Board or Regional Board concerns. A revised joint plan required by this section shall be submitted not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of any change required by this section to be addressed in a revised joint plan. (1) Corrective actions to be taken in the event that a delivery of recycled municipal wastewater from the SWSAP to an augmented reservoir fails to meet the water quality requirements of this Article.(2) The procedures a SWSAP WRA will implement for notifying a SWSAP PWS, State Board, and Regional Board of: (A) operational changes that may adversely affect the quality of the recycled municipal wastewater to be delivered to an augmented reservoir, and(B) the events and corresponding corrective actions required to be identified in paragraph (1).(b) Prior to design and operation of a SWSAP, a SWSAP WRA shall demonstrate to the State Board and Regional Board that the SWSAP WRA possesses adequate financial, managerial, and technical capability to assure compliance with this Article.(c) Prior to augmentation of a surface water reservoir using a SWSAP, a SWSAP WRA shall demonstrate to the State Board and Regional Board that all treatment processes are installed and can be operated by the SWSAP WRA, as designed, to achieve their intended function. A protocol describing the actions to be taken to meet this subsection shall be included in the engineering report submitted pursuant to section 60323 of Article 7, Chapter 3.(d) If a SWSAP WRA fails to complete compliance monitoring required by this Article, compliance may be determined by the State Board or Regional Board based on available monitoring data.(e) A SWSAP WRA shall ensure that the recycled municipal wastewater used for a SWSAP is from a wastewater management agency that is not in violation of the effluent limits or water quality requirements that pertain to surface water augmentation pursuant to this Article, as incorporated in the wastewater management agency's Regional Board permit.(f) When a SWSAP WRA has been required by this Article or directed by the State Board or Regional Board to suspend augmentation of a surface water reservoir for any reason, augmentation of the surface water reservoir shall not resume until the SWSAP WRA has obtained written authorization to resume augmentation of the reservoir from the State Board and Regional Board.(g) Reports required by this Article to be submitted by a SWSAP WRA or SWSAP PWS to the Regional Board or State Board shall be in writing.(h) Unless specified otherwise, the term "quarter", as used in this Article, refers to a calendar quarter.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 60320.301
1. New section filed 8-7-2018; operative 10-1-2018 (Register 2018, No. 32). Note: Authority cited: Sections 13521 and 13562, Water Code; and Section 116271, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 13520, 13521, 13522.5, 13523, 13523.1 and 13562, Water Code.
1. New section filed 8-7-2018; operative 10/1/2018 (Register 2018, No. 32).