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STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD WORKSHOP SESSION--DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 ITEM 4 SUBJECT CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLAN FOR THE SANTA ANA REGION TO INCORPORATE DIAZINON AND CHLORPYRIFOS TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS FOR SAN DIEGO CREEK AND UPPER NEWPORT BAY DISCUSSION The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) adopted the revised Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana Region (Basin Plan) under Resolution No. 94-1 on March 11, 1994. The revised Basin Plan was approved by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) on July 21, 1994, by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on January?24,?1995, and by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) with partial approval on May 30, 2000. The Basin Plan sets standards to protect all waters in the Santa?Ana?Region and prescribes programs to achieve these standards. The standards consist of the designated beneficial uses of the waters, narrative and numeric objectives to protect these uses, and the States Antidegradation Policy. On June 14, 2002, USEPA promulgated Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for chlorpyrifos and diazinon in Upper Newport Bay and San Diego Creek. The promulgation did not include implementation plans. These TMDLs were developed cooperatively by Regional Board staff and USEPA. On April 4, 2003, the Regional Board adopted Resolution No. R8-2003-0039 (Attachment 1) amending its Basin Plan (Attachment 2) to incorporate USEPA’s TMDL provisions for diazinon and chlorpyrifos for San Diego Creek and Upper Newport Bay and the Regional Board’s provisions to implement the TMDLs. Diazinon and chlorpyrifos are among the most heavily used pesticides in Orange County. From 1995 to 1999, diazinon use averaged about 47,000 pounds active ingredient per year, while chlorpyrifos use averaged about 110,000 pounds active ingredient per year. In 1999, urban uses accounted for over 97 perce