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May 12,2004
Frank Roddy
Division of Water Quality
State Water ResourcesControl Board
P.O. Box 100
Sacramento,CA 95812-0100
DearFrank:
RE: CALIFORNIA OCEAN PLAN (OCEAN PLAN) - TRIENNIAL REVIEW
On January23 and February3, 2004 the StateWater ResourcesControl Board (SWRCB) held
scopingmeetingsregardingfour amendmentsproposedfor the OceanPlan. Four itemsdiscussed
included:
) Choice of Indicator Organisms for Water Contact Recreation Standards
2) Estab~ishing
a FecalColiform Standardtor ShellfishHarvestingAreas
3) Recl~sifying "Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS)" to"State W'ater Quality
Protection Areas (SWQPA)
4) ReasonablePotentia]
The Central Coast Regional Board agrees with the need for statewide consistency of bacteria
objectives and supports amendment of the Ocean Plan to address both water contact recreation
and shellfish harvesting. Additionally, the Central Coast Regional Board supports an evaluation
of the use of reasonablepotential analysis for inclusion in the Ocean Plan.
At the sameSWRCB scopingmeeting,the StateBoard directedStateBoard staff to determineif
additional issuesshouldbe consideredfor potentialrevision of the OceanPlan. Below are a few
additional iSSlles for YOW'consideration:
For Ocean Plan Tables B, C, and D please specify "total' versus "dissolved"
concentrationstor eachparticularconstituent.
2 For Table A consider amendingthe suspendedsolids effluent limitation so that. it is
consistentwith the USEPA promulgatedminimum level of suspendedsolids effluent
quality attainableby secondat"Y
treatmentin 40 CFR 133.102.
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If you need additional infonnation or if you have questions,pleasecall' Howard Kolb at (805)
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