Comments due - Conditional Waiver for Vineyard Properties - Napa River and Sonoma Creek watersheds
Notice is hereby given that the Water Board proposes to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for, and hold a hearing on, a conditional waiver of waste discharge requirements (Conditional Waiver) for discharges from eligible vineyard properties in the Napa River and Sonoma Creek watersheds. The full public notice is attached.
The purpose of the Conditional Waiver is to reduce sediment, runoff, and other pollutants in the Napa River and Sonoma Creek watersheds from vineyard properties. It waives requirements for waste discharge requirements provided the vineyard properties comply with the terms of the Conditional Waiver, such as implementing vineyard management practices to comply with water quality requirements.
The draft Conditional Waiver, Attachments, and Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration are available at the Water Board's offices and on its website at:
www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/water_issues/programs/TMDLs/vineyard/index.shtml
There will be a 45-day comment period on the above documents.
Written comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday January 2, 2013.
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The public hearing on the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Conditional Waiver will be held as follows:
Date: February 13, 2013
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Elihu Harris State Building Auditorium
1515 Clay Street
Oakland, CA 94612
For more information, please contact Sandi Potter at 510.622.2426or at smpotter@waterboards.ca.gov.