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APP
END
IX F
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3 A
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Nob
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B
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The
Cen
ter f
or O
cean
ic A
war
enes
s, R
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and
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WIL
DC
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Frie
nds
of H
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each
es, a
nd P
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K
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Wat
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P
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Coa
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Law
Cen
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CLE
AN
Sou
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Cal
iforn
ia C
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etw
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Cal
iforn
ians
Aga
inst
Was
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Cen
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or B
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5 G
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C
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Ric
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Wat
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7 C
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Coa
stke
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Alli
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S
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Bot
hwel
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8 C
alifo
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Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
n G
. S
cott
McG
owen
9 C
alifo
rnia
Res
taur
ant A
ssoc
iatio
n C
alifo
rnia
Ret
aile
rs A
ssoc
iatio
n K
ara
Bus
h M
andy
Lee
10
Cal
iforn
ia S
torm
wat
er Q
ualit
y A
ssoc
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n G
erha
rdt H
ubne
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11
Cal
legu
as C
reek
Wat
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ed S
take
hold
ers
Luci
a M
cGov
ern
12
Citi
es o
f Alh
ambr
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arde
ns, B
urba
nk, C
alab
asas
, C
omm
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, Dow
ney,
Gle
ndal
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anad
a Fl
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M
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tere
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ark,
Par
amou
nt, P
ico
Riv
era,
S
igna
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Sou
th G
ate,
Sou
th P
asad
ena,
and
Ver
non
Ste
ve M
yrte
r
13
City
of B
urba
nk
Dan
iel R
ynn
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City
of C
amar
illo
Bru
ce F
eng
15
City
of C
apito
la
Ste
ven
Jesb
erg
16
City
of C
hula
Vis
ta
Kho
sro
Am
inpo
ur
17
City
of C
uper
tino
Tim
m B
orde
n
18
City
of D
el M
ar
Mik
hail
Oga
wa
19
City
of E
ncin
itas
Gle
nn P
ruim
20
City
of E
scon
dido
E
dwar
d D
omin
gue
21
City
of F
olso
m
Dav
id M
iller
22
City
of I
rvin
e E
ric T
olle
s
23
City
of L
a M
esa
Bria
n P
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in
24
City
of L
odi
F. W
ally
San
delin
25
City
of N
atio
nal C
ity
Ste
phen
Man
gani
ello
26
City
of O
rang
e Jo
hn S
ible
y
27
City
of P
alo
Alto
K
en T
orke
28
City
of R
osev
ille
Sus
an R
ohan
29
City
of S
acra
men
to
She
rill H
uun
30
City
of S
an D
iego
, Tra
nspo
rtatio
n &
Sto
rm W
ater
Dep
artm
ent
Dre
w K
leis
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31
City
of S
an J
ose
Nap
p Fu
kuda
32
City
of S
anta
Cla
rita
Hea
ther
Mer
enda
33
City
of S
anta
Mar
ia
Ric
hard
Sw
eet
34
City
of S
anta
Ros
a D
avid
Guh
in
35
City
of S
ante
e P
edro
Ors
o-D
elga
do
36
City
of S
igna
l Hill
Ken
neth
Far
fsin
g
37
City
of S
outh
Lak
e Ta
hoe
Ray
Jar
vis
38
City
of S
tock
ton
Cou
nty
of S
an J
oaqu
in
C.
Mel
Lyt
le
Ger
ardo
Dom
ingu
ez
39
City
of S
unny
vale
Jo
hn S
tuffl
ebea
n
40
City
of W
alnu
t Cre
ek
Hea
ther
Bal
leng
er
41
Con
stru
ctio
n In
dust
ry C
oalit
ion
on W
ater
Qua
lity
Mar
k G
rey
42
Con
tech
Eng
inee
red
Sol
utio
ns
Vai
kko
Alle
n II
43
Cou
nty
of E
l Dor
ado
Bre
ndan
Fer
ry
44
Cou
nty
of O
rang
e an
d th
e O
rang
e C
ount
y Fl
ood
Con
trol
Dis
trict
C
hris
Cro
mpt
on
45
Cou
nty
of S
an D
iego
C
id T
esor
o
46
Cou
nty
of S
anta
Bar
bara
Pub
lic W
orks
Dep
artm
ent
Joy
Huf
schm
id
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6
47
Cou
nty
of Y
uba
Mic
hael
Lee
48
Dar
t Con
tain
er C
orpo
ratio
n of
Cal
iforn
ia
Jona
than
Cho
i
49
Dow
ney
Bra
nd A
ttorn
eys
LLP
on
beha
lf of
the
Por
t of
Sto
ckto
n M
elis
sa T
horm
e
50
Gen
eral
Pub
lic
Dan
a B
ooth
51
Gen
eral
Pub
lic
Jane
t Cox
52
Gen
eral
Pub
lic
Joyc
e D
illar
d
53
Mar
in C
ount
y S
torm
wat
er P
ollu
tion
Pre
vent
ion
Pro
gram
on
beh
alf o
f its
loca
l gov
ernm
ent m
embe
r age
ncie
s:
Bel
vede
re, C
orte
Mad
era,
Cou
nty
of M
arin
, Fai
rfax,
La
rksp
ur, M
ill V
alle
y, N
ovat
o, R
oss,
San
Ans
elm
o, S
an
Raf
ael,
Sau
salit
o, a
nd T
ibur
on
Terr
i Fas
hing
54
Mer
ced
Cou
nty
Dan
a H
ertfe
lder
55
Nap
a C
ount
y Fl
ood
Con
trol a
nd W
ater
Con
serv
atio
n D
istri
ct
Phi
lip M
iller
56
Par
tner
ship
for S
ound
Sci
ence
in E
nviro
nmen
tal P
olic
y C
raig
Joh
ns
57
Riv
ersi
de C
ount
y Fl
ood
Con
trol a
nd W
ater
Con
serv
atio
n D
istri
ct
Jaso
n U
hley
58
Ros
coe
Mos
s C
ompa
ny
Kev
in M
cGilli
cudd
y
59
Sac
ram
ento
Sto
rmw
ater
Qua
lity
Par
tner
ship
D
ana
Boo
th
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ff R
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60
San
Die
go U
nifie
d P
ort D
istri
ct
Jaso
n G
iffen
61
San
Fra
ncis
co B
ay A
rea
Rap
id T
rans
it D
istri
ct
Gar
y Je
nsen
62
San
Lui
s O
bisp
o C
ount
y D
epar
tmen
t of P
ublic
Wor
ks
Mar
k H
utch
inso
n
63
San
ta C
lara
Val
ley
Urb
an R
unof
f Pol
lutio
n P
reve
ntio
n P
rogr
am
Ada
m O
livie
ri
64
Sav
e th
e B
ay
Dav
id L
ewis
65
Sav
e Th
e P
last
ic B
ag C
oalit
ion
Ste
phen
Jos
eph
66
Sol
ano
Cou
nty
Dep
artm
ent o
f Res
ourc
e M
anag
emen
t N
atha
n N
ewel
l
67
SP
I, Th
e P
last
ics
Indu
stry
Tra
de A
ssoc
iatio
n Ja
ne A
dam
s
68
Sta
tew
ide
Sto
rmw
ater
Coa
litio
n S
usan
Roh
an
Tric
ia W
otan
P
aul S
aini
D
avid
Moh
lenb
rok
Jaso
n R
hine
R
ober
t Ket
ley
Gre
g M
eyer
S
taci
Hea
ton
Edw
ard
Kre
ins
John
Pre
slei
gh
Ken
Gre
hm
Mar
ia H
urta
do
Mar
k H
utch
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69
Sto
pWas
te
Deb
ra K
aufm
an
70
Sur
fride
r Fou
ndat
ion
Ang
ela
How
e
71
Sur
fride
r Fou
ndat
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Indi
vidu
al M
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rs (T
his
com
men
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tter i
s a
copy
of t
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form
lette
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Sar
ah S
pinu
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72
Uni
on P
acifi
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ailro
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Liis
a S
tark
73
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
Env
ironm
enta
l Pro
tect
ion
Age
ncy,
Reg
ion
9 Jo
hn K
emm
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74
Uni
vers
ity o
f Cal
iforn
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harb
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au
75
Ven
tura
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ntyw
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Sto
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ater
Qua
lity
Man
agem
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Pro
gram
G
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ubne
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76
Wat
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esou
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Man
agem
ent
Rog
er J
ames
Com
men
t Let
ters
Sub
mitt
ed a
fter t
he A
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men
t Dea
dlin
e
77
Cal
iforn
ia C
oast
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omm
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on
Cha
rles
Lest
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78
Cal
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tmen
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rans
porta
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Le
tter D
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G.
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Con
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Cle
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Pro
gram
B
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A.
Bal
dwin
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Com
men
t Le
tter
Com
men
t R
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Lang
uage
R
espo
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Gen
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Res
pons
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The
Am
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an C
hem
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Cou
ncils
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tter i
nclu
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a nu
mbe
r of r
easo
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why
they
opp
ose
regu
lato
ry s
ourc
e co
ntro
ls,
or s
peci
fical
ly, p
rodu
ct
bans
. Th
ese
obje
ctio
ns in
clud
e ge
nera
lly in
clud
e th
e fo
llow
ing:
Reg
ulat
ory
sour
ce c
ontro
ls w
ill re
sult
in a
def
acto
sta
tew
ide
ban
on b
ags
and
food
con
tain
ers.
Eco
nom
ic im
pact
of p
rodu
ct
bans
is s
igni
fican
t and
sho
uld
be
eval
uate
d.
P
rodu
ct b
ans
are
inef
fect
ive.
Oth
er c
ontro
ls s
houl
d be
in
cent
iviz
ed o
ver p
rodu
ct b
ans.
The
Sta
te W
ater
Boa
rd la
cks
auth
ority
to im
plem
ent p
rodu
ct
bans
thro
ugh
MS
4 pe
rmits
.
Nei
ther
the
Cle
an W
ater
Act
, nor
re
late
d gu
idan
ce d
ocum
ents
au
thor
ize
prod
uct b
ans.
Pro
duct
ban
s ar
e un
cons
titut
iona
l.
R
egul
ator
y so
urce
con
trol w
as in
clud
ed in
the
prop
osed
am
endm
ent a
s on
e of
sev
eral
trea
tmen
t con
trols
that
cou
ld b
e ut
ilized
by
MS4
per
mitt
ees
with
regu
lato
ry c
ontro
l ove
r prio
rity
land
use
s to
com
ply
with
the
proh
ibiti
on o
f tra
sh u
nder
Tra
ck 2
. H
owev
er, s
ubse
quen
t to
the
Sta
te W
ater
Boa
rds
pub
lic
wor
ksho
p an
d th
e pu
blic
hea
ring
on th
e pr
opos
ed T
rash
A
men
dmen
ts, S
enat
e B
ill (S
B) 2
70 (2
014
Sta
ts.
Ch.
850
) was
en
acte
d. T
hat n
ew la
w e
nact
s a
stat
e-w
ide
plas
tic b
ag c
arry
-ou
t ban
per
tain
ing
to g
roce
ry s
tore
s an
d ph
arm
acie
s th
at h
ave
a sp
ecifi
ed a
mou
nt o
f sal
es in
dol
lars
or r
etai
l flo
or s
pace
, w
hich
goe
s in
to e
ffect
Jul
y 1,
201
5, a
nd im
pose
s th
e sa
me
ban
on c
onve
nien
ce s
tore
s an
d liq
uor s
tore
s a
year
late
r. (S
ee
Fina
l Sta
ff R
epor
t, at
Sec
tion
6.17
(dis
cuss
ing
Reg
ulat
ory
Sou
rce
Con
trols
and
the
enac
tmen
t of S
B 2
70).)
Sub
sequ
ent
to th
e en
actm
ent o
f SB
270
, opp
onen
ts q
ualif
ied
a re
fere
ndum
on
the
law
, del
ayin
g its
Jul
y 1,
201
5 ef
fect
ive
date
unt
il th
e N
ovem
ber 2
016
elec
tions
, whi
ch w
ould
requ
ire a
maj
ority
of
vote
s fo
r the
refe
rend
um to
suc
ceed
.
As
disc
usse
d in
gre
ater
det
ail i
n th
e Fi
nal S
taff
Rep
ort (
at
Sec
tion
6.17
) the
new
law
will
impl
emen
t the
pro
duct
sin
gle-
use
plas
tic b
ag b
an, w
hich
was
gen
eral
ly th
e ty
pe o
f reg
ulat
ory
sour
ce c
ontro
l con
tem
plat
ed b
y th
e S
tate
Wat
er B
oard
and
di
scus
sed
with
the
publ
ic w
ith re
gard
to c
onsi
dera
tion
of th
e tim
e ex
tens
ion
optio
n. (
See
Fin
al S
taff
Rep
ort a
t Sec
tion
6.15
(d
iscu
ssin
g th
e tim
e ex
tens
ion
issu
e).)
Sin
gle
use
plas
tic b
ag b
ans
are
not a
ntic
ipat
ed to
be
enac
ted
as o
rdin
ance
s in
resp
onse
to th
e Tr
ash
Am
endm
ents
bec
ause
(1
) Sen
ate
Bill
270
has
alre
ady
enac
ted
a m
anda
tory
sta
tew
ide
sing
le u
se p
last
ic b
ag b
an, (
2) th
e up
com
ing
refe
rend
um o
n S
enat
e B
ill 27
0 w
ont
succ
eed
with
out a
sta
tew
ide
maj
ority
vo
te, a
nd (3
) app
roxi
mat
ely
140
citie
s an
d co
untie
s ha
ve
alre
ady
adop
ted
sim
ilar b
ans,
whi
ch re
flect
s a
sign
ifica
nt le
vel
of p
opul
ar s
uppo
rt fo
r suc
h ba
ns.
If, h
owev
er, a
per
mitt
ee w
ere
to a
dopt
a s
ingl
e us
e pl
astic
bag
ban
or o
ther
ban
as
a m
eans
of
com
plyi
ng w
ith T
rack
2, i
t is
expe
cted
that
any
suc
h ba
ns
-
Com
men
tLe
tter
Com
men
tR
ecom
men
ded
Lang
uage
Res
pons
e
Fina
l Sta
ff R
epor
t for
Tra
sh A
men
dmen
ts
Apr
il 7,
201
5 F-
10
wou
ld b
e en
acte
d in
a m
anne
r sim
ilar t
o th
ose
prev
ious
ly
adop
ted,
in th
at th
ey w
ould
not
resu
lt in
pro
duct
sub
stitu
tions
or
any
sign
ifica
nt e
nviro
nmen
tal i
mpa
cts.
As
with
pre
viou
sly-
adop
ted
bans
, the
impa
cts
of a
ny n
ew b
ans
wou
ld b
e ev
alua
ted
by th
e pe
rmitt
ee.
The
cour
ts h
ave
alre
ady
uphe
ld
the
use
of n
egat
ive
decl
arat
ions
or c
ateg
oric
al e
xem
ptio
ns fr
om
CE
QA
for s
ingl
e us
e pl
astic
bag
ban
s. A
s a
resu
lt, th
is F
inal
S
taff
Rep
ort d
oes
not p
rovi
de a
n en
viro
nmen
tal a
naly
sis
of a
ba
n on
sin
gle
use
plas
tic b
ags.
As
a re
sult
of th
e ab
ove-
note
d re
visi
ons
to th
e Tr
ash
Am
endm
ents
, man
y of
the
obje
ctio
ns c
onta
ined
in th
e A
mer
ican
Che
mis
try C
ounc
il le
tter (
as s
umm
ariz
ed in
C
omm
ent 1
and
all
rela
ting
to p
rodu
ct b
ans
as a
met
hod
to
com
ply
with
Tra
ck 2
and
the
time
exte
nsio
n) a
re n
o lo
nger
ap
plic
able
to th
e pr
opos
ed fi
nal T
rash
Am
endm
ents
. Th
eref
ore,
the
Sta
te W
ater
Boa
rd w
ill no
t res
pond
furth
er to
co
mm
ente
rs a
rgum
ents
in s
uppo
rt of
suc
h ob
ject
ions
.
1.1
Aut
horiz
ing
and
ince
ntiv
izin
g pr
oduc
t ba
ns o
r oth
er re
gula
tory
sou
rce
cont
rols
as
a m
eans
to c
ompl
y w
ith
the
Sta
tes
wat
er q
ualit
y co
ntro
l pla
n is
arb
itrar
y, c
apric
ious
, and
un
supp
orte
d by
the
reco
rd b
ecau
se
prod
uct b
ans
are
inef
fect
ive
in
redu
cing
tras
h lo
ads.
R
egul
ator
y so
urce
con
trols
, inc
ludi
ng p
rodu
ct b
ans,
and
the
cont
empl
ated
tim
e ex
tens
ions
allo
wed
for i
mpl
emen
tatio
n of
re
gula
tory
sou
rce
cont
rols
, hav
e be
en o
mitt
ed fr
om th
e fin
al
prop
osed
Tra
sh A
men
dmen
ts.
See
the
Gen
eral
Res
pons
e to
C
omm
ent 1
.
How
ever
, the
Tra
sh A
men
dmen
ts a
re fo
cuse
d on
effe
ctiv
e m
etho
ds to
redu
ce th
e di
scha
rge
of tr
ash
to re
ceiv
ing
wat
er
bodi
es.
Spe
cific
ally
, the
mon
itorin
g an
d re
porti
ng re
quire
men
ts
for T
rack
2 d
irect
that
mon
itorin
g pl
ans
dem
onst
rate
the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
con
trols
and
com
plia
nce
with
full
capt
ure
syst
em e
quiv
alen
cy.
(Oce
an P
lan
Am
endm
ent I
II.L.
4.b;
Par
t I
ISW
EB
E IV
.A.5
.b.)
Full
capt
ure
syst
em e
quiv
alen
cy is
the
trash
lo
ad th
at w
ould
be
redu
ced
if Tr
ack
1 w
as im
plem
ente
d.
(Oce
an P
lan
Am
endm
ent a
nd P
art I
ISW
EB
E, D
efin
ition
, Fu
ll ca
ptur
e sy
stem
equ
ival
ency
.) T
hus,
the
Tras
h A
men
dmen
ts
are
clea
r and
sup
port
that
the
treat
men
t and
inst
itutio
nal
cont
rols
that
are
use
d by
a p
erm
ittee
to c
ompl
y w
ith th
e pr
ohib
ition
of d
isch
arge
for t
rash
are
effe
ctiv
e at
redu
cing
tras
h
-
Com
men
tLe
tter
Com
men
tR
ecom
men
ded
Lang
uage
Res
pons
e
Fina
l Sta
ff R
epor
t for
Tra
sh A
men
dmen
ts
Apr
il 7,
201
5 F-
11
load
s to
rece
ivin
g w
ater
bod
ies.
1.2
Aut
horiz
ing
and
ince
ntiv
izin
g m
unic
ipal
ities
to b
an u
sefu
l pro
duct
s as
par
t of a
n M
S4
NP
DE
S p
erm
it w
ould
vio
late
the
Cle
an W
ater
Act
an
d is
not
aut
horiz
ed u
nder
its
prov
isio
ns.
NP
DE
S p
erm
it co
nditi
ons
mus
t hav
e a
dire
ct n
exus
to
the
disc
harg
e of
a p
ollu
tant
. B
y co
ntra
st, p
rodu
ct b
ans
are
ordi
nanc
es th
at w
ould
regu
late
the
upst
ream
sal
e or
dis
tribu
tion
of a
us
eful
pro
duct
that
is u
sed
for i
ts
law
ful,
inte
nded
pur
pose
. C
ongr
ess
did
not e
xpre
ssly
aut
horiz
e pr
oduc
t ba
ns u
nder
the
MS
4 pr
ovis
ions
, and
it
is u
nrea
sona
ble
to in
fer t
hat
Con
gres
s im
plic
itly
auth
oriz
ed
envi
ronm
enta
l age
ncie
s to
use
the
CW
A to
regu
late
bro
ad s
wat
hs o
f the
U
.S.
econ
omy
in th
e na
me
of
pollu
tion
cont
rol f
ar u
pstre
am fr
om
any
pote
ntia
l dis
char
ges.
R
egul
ator
y so
urce
con
trols
, inc
ludi
ng p
rodu
ct b
ans,
and
the
cont
empl
ated
tim
e ex
tens
ions
allo
wed
for i
mpl
emen
tatio
n of
re
gula
tory
sou
rce
cont
rols
, hav
e be
en o
mitt
ed fr
om th
e fin
al
prop
osed
Tra
sh A
men
dmen
ts.
See
the
Gen
eral
Res
pons
e to
C
omm
ent 1
.
Add
ition
ally
, the
Sta
te W
ater
Boa
rd is
not
aut
horiz
ing
mun
icip
aliti
es to
und
erta
ke a
ny a
ctio
n th
ey a
re n
ot a
lread
y au
thor
ized
to ta
ke.
Furth
er, w
hile
Con
gres
s cl
early
did
not
ex
pres
sly
auth
oriz
e pr
oduc
t ban
s un
der t
he M
S4
prov
isio
ns,
with
Cle
an W
ater
Act
402
, sub
sect
ion
(p),
Con
gres
s ex
pres
sly
auth
oriz
ed th
e S
tate
to re
quire
con
trols
in p
erm
its fo
r di
scha
rges
ass
ocia
ted
with
MS
4 to
redu
ce th
e di
scha
rge
of
pollu
tant
s to
the
max
imum
ext
ent p
ract
icab
le, i
nclu
ding
but
not
lim
ited
to m
anag
emen
t pra
ctic
es, c
ontro
l tec
hniq
ues,
and
any
ot
her p
rovi
sion
s th
e S
tate
det
erm
ines
app
ropr
iate
for t
he
cont
rol o
f suc
h po
lluta
nts.
The
MS
4 pe
rmitt
ee h
as th
e di
scre
tion
to e
lect
whe
ther
, and
wha
t ext
ent,
it w
ill es
tabl
ish
full
capt
ure
syst
ems,
mul
ti-be
nefit
pro
ject
s, o
ther
trea
tmen
t co
ntro
ls, a
nd/o
r ins
titut
iona
l con
trols
with
in it
s ju
risdi
ctio
n to
co
mpl
y w
ith th
e pr
ohib
ition
of t
rash
and
the
prov
isio
ns o
f the
Tr
ash
Am
endm
ents
(Oce
an P
lan
Am
endm
ent a
t III.
L.2.
a; P
art I
IS
WE
BE
at I
V.A
.3.a
).
1.3
The
Pro
pose
d A
men
dmen
ts la
ck
cons
ider
atio
n of
eco
nom
ic im
pact
s an
d vi
olat
e th
e C
alifo
rnia
E
nviro
nmen
tal Q
ualit
y A
ct.
The
Dra
ft S
taff
Rep
ort a
nd P
ropo
sed
Am
endm
ents
mak
e cl
ear t
hat b
ans
on p
last
ic b
ags
and
poly
styr
ene
foam
food
con
tain
ers
will
frequ
ently
be
incl
uded
in M
S4
perm
its.
S
ee G
ener
al R
espo
nse
to C
omm
ent 1
.
Reg
ulat
ory
sour
ce c
ontro
ls w
as in
clud
ed in
the
prop
osed
Tr
ash
Am
endm
ents
as
one
of th
e se
vera
l tre
atm
ent c
ontro
ls
that
cou
ld b
e ut
ilized
by
MS4
per
mitt
ees
with
regu
lato
ry
auth
ority
ove
r prio
rity
land
use
s to
com
ply
with
the
proh
ibiti
on
of tr
ash
unde
r Tra
ck 2
. R
egul
ator
y so
urce
con
trols
hav
e be
en
rem
oved
from
the
Tras
h A
men
dmen
ts.
Sim
ilar t
o th
e pr
ior d
raft,
how
ever
, the
pro
pose
d Fi
nal S
taff
-
Com
men
tLe
tter
Com
men
tR
ecom
men
ded
Lang
uage
Res
pons
e
Fina
l Sta
ff R
epor
t for
Tra
sh A
men
dmen
ts
Apr
il 7,
201
5 F-
12
How
ever
, the
SE
D d
oes
not i
nclu
de
prod
uct b
ans
as a
reas
onab
ly
fore
seea
ble
com
plia
nce
optio
n an
d,
ther
efor
e, d
oes
not e
valu
ate
thei
r en
viro
nmen
tal i
mpa
cts
or th
ose
of
alte
rnat
ive
appr
oach
es.
This
err
or is
no
t har
mle
ss, a
s su
bstit
ute
prod
ucts
su
ch a
s pa
per b
ags
and
bio-
plas
tics
have
ver
y si
gnifi
cant
env
ironm
enta
l im
pact
s.
Rep
ort r
etai
ns i
nstit
utio
nal c
ontro
ls a
s a
perm
issi
ble
met
hod
an M
S4
perm
ittee
cou
ld e
mpl
oy to
com
ply
with
Tra
ck 2
. Th
e pr
opos
ed fi
nal T
rash
Am
endm
ents
def
initi
on fo
r in
stitu
tiona
l co
ntro
ls i
nclu
des
ord
inan
ces
:
Inst
itutio
nal c
ontro
ls a
re n
on-s
truct
ural
bes
t m
anag
emen
t pra
ctic
es (i
.e.,
no s
truct
ures
are
in
volv
ed) t
hat m
ay in
clud
e, b
ut n
ot b
e lim
ited
to, s
treet
sw
eepi
ng, s
idew
alk
trash
bin
s,
colle
ctio
n of
the
trash
, ant
i-litt
er e
duca
tiona
l an
d ou
treac
h pr
ogra
ms,
pro
duce
r tak
e-ba
ck fo
r pa
ckag
ing,
and
ord
inan
ces.
Pur
suan
t to
that
def
initi
on, a
per
mitt
ees
ena
ctm
ent o
f an
ordi
nanc
e re
mai
ns a
n al
low
able
type
of i
nstit
utio
nal c
ontro
l w
hich
may
be
impl
emen
ted
to c
ompl
y w
ith T
rack
2, e
ven
thou
gh th
e pr
opos
ed fi
nal T
rash
Am
endm
ents
rem
oved
re
gula
tory
sou
rce
cont
rols
as
a pe
rmis
sibl
e m
etho
d. Y
et, a
ny
such
ord
inan
ce li
kely
wou
ld n
ot in
volv
e a
prod
uct b
an,
parti
cula
rly th
ose
invo
lvin
g su
bstit
utio
n of
pro
duct
. C
ontra
ry to
or
dina
nces
or l
aws
whi
ch p
rohi
bit d
istri
butio
n of
pla
stic
car
ry-
out b
ags,
whi
ch a
re ty
pica
lly a
ccom
pani
ed w
ith re
quire
men
ts
and/
or in
cent
ives
to u
tiliz
e re
usab
le b
ags
to a
void
a p
rodu
ct-
subs
titut
ion
effe
ct (s
uch
as S
B 2
70),
othe
r typ
es o
f pro
duct
ba
ns e
nact
ed b
y or
dina
nce
may
not
resu
lt in
redu
ced
trash
ge
nera
tion
if su
ch p
rodu
ct s
ubst
itutio
n w
ould
be
disc
arde
d in
th
e sa
me
man
ner a
s th
e ba
nned
item
. A
ny s
uch
prod
uct b
an
wou
ld n
ot re
duce
tras
h an
d w
ould
not
be
an a
llow
able
Tra
ck 2
co
mpl
ianc
e m
etho
d. (
See
Fin
al S
taff
Rep
ort a
t Sec
tion
5.0,
5.
2.5,
and
6.1
7; s
ee a
lso
Fina
l Sta
ff R
epor
t at A
pp.
A-1
8 to
A-
20 (
Cur
rent
Effo
rts to
Add
ress
Con
cern
s R
elat
ed to
Tra
sh in
C
alifo
rnia
Wat
ers
).)
Ther
efor
e, th
e pr
opos
ed F
inal
Sta
ff R
epor
t doe
s no
t pro
vide
an
envi
ronm
enta
l or e
cono
mic
ana
lysi
s of
ord
inan
ces
bann
ing
prod
ucts
bec
ause
suc
h ba
ns a
re n
ot a
reas
onab
ly fo
rese
eabl
e m
etho
d w
ith w
hich
a p
erm
ittee
cou
ld c
ompl
y w
ith th
e tra
sh
proh
ibiti
on.
It is
pos
sibl
e th
at a
n M
S4
perm
ittee
s a
dopt
ion
of
othe
r typ
es o
f ord
inan
ces
(e.g
., an
ti-lit
ter l
aws
or b
ans
on
-
Com
men
tLe
tter
Com
men
tR
ecom
men
ded
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uage
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pons
e
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l Sta
ff R
epor
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smok
ing)
, may
stil
l be
a re
ason
ably
fore
seea
ble
met
hod
of
com
plia
nce,
but
thos
e ty
pes
of o
rdin
ance
s ar
e no
t exp
ecte
d to
ca
use
pote
ntia
l env
ironm
enta
l im
pact
s th
roug
h us
e of
re
plac
emen
t pro
duct
s or
thro
ugh
othe
r ind
irect
impa
cts.
The
othe
r typ
es o
f ins
titut
iona
l con
trols
(e.g
., st
reet
sw
eepi
ng,
side
wal
k tra
sh b
ins,
col
lect
ion
of th
e tra
sh, e
tc.)
avai
labl
e fo
r a
perm
ittee
to c
ompl
y w
ith th
e tra
sh p
rohi
bitio
n un
der T
rack
2 a
re
eval
uate
d in
Sec
tion
5.2
and
in S
ectio
n 6
of th
e pr
opos
ed fi
nal
Sta
ff R
epor
t.
1.4
By
atte
mpt
ing
to u
se th
e re
gula
tory
so
urce
con
trol o
ptio
n to
sin
gle
out
plas
tic a
nd p
olys
tyre
ne p
rodu
cts
for
loca
l ban
s un
der t
he re
gula
tory
so
urce
con
trol t
he p
ropo
sal r
aise
s se
vera
l con
stitu
tiona
l con
cern
s. T
he
prop
osal
wou
ld v
iola
te th
e do
rman
t C
omm
erce
Cla
use
by p
laci
ng a
si
gnifi
cant
eco
nom
ic b
urde
n on
in
ters
tate
com
mer
ce w
ithou
t pr
ovid
ing
any
loca
l ben
efit
at a
ll.
The
prop
osal
wou
ld a
lso
viol
ate
the
Equ
al P
rote
ctio
n cl
ause
bec
ause
th
ere
is n
o ra
tiona
l bas
is fo
r sin
glin
g ou
t pla
stic
bag
s an
d po
lyst
yren
e fo
am fo
od c
onta
iner
s fo
r ban
s w
hen
thos
e ba
ns w
ould
be
inef
fect
ive.
Fi
nally
, by
failin
g to
pro
vide
any
st
anda
rd to
dis
tingu
ish
betw
een
effe
ctiv
e an
d in
effe
ctiv
e re
gula
tory
so
urce
con
trols
, the
Pro
pose
d A
men
dmen
ts v
iola
te th
e D
ue
Pro
cess
Cla
use
and
are
void
for
vagu
enes
s. T
he B
oard
offe
rs n
o gu
idan
ce to
per
mit
writ
ers
on h
ow to
di
stin
guis
h be
twee
n po
tent
ially
ef
fect
ive
ordi
nanc
es th
at c
ould
S
ee th
e G
ener
al R
espo
nse
to C
omm
ent 1
and
Res
pons
es to
C
omm
ents
1.2
and
1.3
. B
ased
on
the
revi
sion
s an
d di
scus
sion
s no
ted
ther
ein,
com
men
ters
und
erly
ing
argu
men
ts
are
not a
pplic
able
to th
e Tr
ash
Am
endm
ents
whi
ch w
ill be
co
nsid
ered
for a
dopt
ion
by th
e B
oard
.
Eve
n if
the
Tras
h A
men
dmen
t inc
lude
d re
gula
tory
sou
rce
cont
rol o
r pro
duct
ban
s as
a p
erm
issi
ble
met
hod
to c
ompl
y w
ith
Trac
k 2,
how
ever
, and
SB
270
was
not
in e
ffect
, suc
h pr
opos
al
does
not
rais
e ob
ject
ions
pur
suan
t to
equa
l pro
tect
ion,
due
pr
oces
s, a
nd (d
orm
ant)
com
mer
ce c
laus
es o
f the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
Con
stitu
tion.
Fi
rst,
to b
e cl
ear,
the
Sta
te W
ater
Boa
rd w
ould
no
t be
esta
blis
hing
suc
h ba
n by
ord
inan
ce, a
per
mitt
ee w
ould
be
ena
ctin
g it
purs
uant
its
appl
icab
le a
utho
rity
to d
o so
. S
econ
d, th
e S
tate
Wat
er B
oard
s T
rash
Am
endm
ents
are
au
thor
ized
by
fede
ral l
aw a
nd s
tate
law
. A
ny p
ropo
sal t
hat
wou
ld q
ualif
y un
der T
rack
2 a
n M
S4
s en
actm
ent o
f a p
rodu
ct
ban
wou
ld n
ot tr
eat s
imila
rly s
ituat
ed p
erso
ns o
r ent
ities
di
ffere
ntly
but
wou
ld b
e co
ntro
lling
trash
and
, the
refo
re, d
oes
not r
aise
equ
al p
rote
ctio
n co
ncer
ns.
Suc
h a
ban
wou
ld h
ave
a ra
tiona
l pur
pose
of c
ontro
lling
trash
to c
ompl
y un
der T
rack
2.
At t
his
time,
how
ever
, and
as
disc
usse
d in
the
Gen
eral
R
espo
nse
and
Res
pons
e to
Com
men
t 1.3
, the
Sta
te W
ater
B
oard
doe
s no
t rea
sona
bly
fore
see
an M
S4s
est
ablis
hmen
t of
a pr
oduc
t ban
as
an o
rdin
ance
that
con
trol t
rash
und
er T
rack
2.
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men
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theo
retic
ally
be
incl
uded
in a
NP
DE
S
perm
it an
d th
ose
that
are
inef
fect
ive
and
shou
ld b
e ex
clud
ed fr
om th
e pr
ogra
m.
The
dorm
ant c
omm
erce
cla
use
of th
e U
nite
d S
tate
s C
onst
itutio
n is
impl
icat
ed w
here
a s
tate
law
dis
crim
inat
es
agai
nst i
nter
stat
e co
mm
erce
in fa
vor o
f int
ra-s
tate
com
mer
ce
(i.e.
, an
impl
ied
subs
tant
ive
rest
rictio
n on
per
mis
sibl
e st
ate
regu
latio
n of
inte
rsta
te c
omm
erce
). N
o vi
olat
ion
of th
e do
rman
t co
mm
erce
cla
use
exis
ts w
here
the
stat
e la
w tr
eats
out
-of-s
tate
co
mm
erce
the
sam
e as
in-s
tate
-com
mer
ce.
If a
perm
ittee
wer
e to
ado
pt a
n or
dina
nce
to b
an a
pro
duct
, tha
t ord
inan
ce w
ould
ap
ply
whe
ther
the
man
ufac
ture
r was
loca
ted
in-s
tate
or o
ut-o
f-st
ate.
Due
pro
cess
of l
aw is
vio
late
d w
here
a s
tatu
te, r
egul
atio
n, o
r or
dina
nce
proh
ibits
or r
equi
res
the
doin
g of
an
act w
hich
is s
o va
gue
that
a p
erso
n m
ust g
uess
as
its m
eani
ng.
The
Tras
h A
men
dmen
ts n
eith
er c
ompe
l nor
forb
id a
n M
S4
to e
stab
lish
spec
ific
trash
trea
tmen
t con
trols
.
Reg
ulat
ory
sour
ce c
ontro
ls w
as in
clud
ed in
the
prop
osed
Tr
ash
Am
endm
ents
as
one
of th
e se
vera
l tre
atm
ent c
ontro
ls
that
cou
ld b
e ut
ilized
by
MS4
per
mitt
ees
with
regu
lato
ry
auth
ority
ove
r prio
rity
land
use
s to
com
ply
with
the
proh
ibiti
on
of tr
ash
unde
r Tra
ck 2
. R
egul
ator
y so
urce
con
trols
hav
e be
en
rem
oved
from
the
Tras
h A
men
dmen
ts.
Ther
efor
e, p
erm
it w
riter
s w
ould
not
be
mak
ing
the
dete
rmin
atio
n of
the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
a r
egul
ator
y so
urce
con
trols
for
Tra
ck 2
. E
xclu
ding
regu
lato
ry s
ourc
e co
ntro
ls, a
ny c
ombi
natio
n of
tre
atm
ent a
nd in
stitu
tiona
l con
trols
that
are
use
d to
impl
emen
t Tr
ack
2, p
erm
ittee
s m
ust d
emon
stra
te th
at th
e co
mbi
natio
n of
th
e co
ntro
ls a
chie
ve fu
ll ca
ptur
e sy
stem
equ
ival
ency
. (S
ee
Oce
an P
lan
Am
endm
ents
III.L
.2.a
.2; P
art I
ISW
EB
E P
lan
IV.A
.3.a
.2; D
efin
ition
of
full
capt
ure
syst
em e
quiv
alen
cy.)
Th
us th
e co
mbi
natio
n of
con
trols
that
are
impl
emen
ted
mus
t re
duce
the
disc
harg
e of
tras
h to
the
sam
e lo
ad th
at w
ould
be
redu
ced
if fu
ll ca
ptur
e sy
stem
s w
ere
inst
alle
d, o
pera
ted,
and
m
aint
aine
d fo
r all
stor
m d
rain
s th
at c
aptu
re ru
noff
from
prio
rity
land
use
s. F
ull c
aptu
re s
yste
m e
quiv
alen
cy m
ust b
e de
mon
stra
ted
thro
ugh
the
mon
itorin
g pl
ans.
(S
ee O
cean
Pla
n A
men
dmen
ts II
I.L.5
.b; P
art I
ISW
EB
E P
lan
IV.A
.6.b
.)
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Add
ition
ally
, see
Res
pons
e to
Com
men
t 6.2
.
2.1
The
Tras
h A
men
dmen
ts a
re a
imed
to
redu
ce tr
ash.
The
Com
men
ters
fa
il to
see
how
a lo
cal o
rdin
ance
w
ithou
t any
cor
resp
ondi
ng re
stric
tion
on li
kely
repl
acem
ent p
rodu
cts
will
lead
to re
duct
ion
of tr
ash.
R
ewar
ding
the
adop
tion
of lo
cal
ordi
nanc
e th
at re
stric
t the
use
of a
ce
rtain
mat
eria
l typ
e or
spe
cific
type
of
pac
kagi
ng is
inap
prop
riate
and
le
gally
inde
fens
ible
. Fu
ll ca
ptur
e sy
stem
s as
out
lined
und
er th
e "T
rack
1"
com
plia
nce
optio
n ap
pear
to o
ffer
the
mos
t effe
ctiv
e so
lutio
n in
pr
even
ting
all f
orm
s of
tras
h fro
m
ente
ring
the
stat
e's
wat
erw
ays.
P
leas
e se
e G
ener
al R
espo
nse
to C
omm
ent L
ette
r 1 a
nd
Com
men
t 1.2
.
2.2
Loca
l Ban
ord
inan
ces
can
have
bot
h ec
onom
ic a
nd e
nviro
nmen
tal
impa
cts
that
sho
uld
not b
e ov
erlo
oked
by
the
boar
d.
P
leas
e se
e G
ener
al R
espo
nse
to C
omm
ent L
ette
r 1 R
espo
nse
and
Com
men
t 1.2
.
3.1
Ext
end
the
Com
men
t Per
iod
for a
fe
w m
onth
s an
d de
velo
p a
serie
s of
co
llabo
rativ
e m
eetin
gs s
o th
at th
e co
mpo
st in
dust
ry w
orki
ng w
ith lo
cal
juris
dict
ions
, the
recy
clin
g in
dust
ry,
Cal
Rec
ycle
and
the
Wat
er B
oard
can
ha
ve s
uffic
ient
tim
e to
und
erst
and
and
prov
ide
clea
r and
com
pelli
ng
inpu
t int
o th
e Tr
ash
Am
endm
ents
. S
ince
it to
ok o
ver a
yea
r to
draf
t th
ese
amen
dmen
ts in
isol
atio
n fro
m
indu
stry
, com
mun
ities
and
oth
er
stat
e ag
enci
es, a
few
mor
e m
onth
s to
cra
ft a
bette
r pro
duct
see
ms
wel
l
Th
e pr
opos
ed T
rash
Am
endm
ents
hav
e be
en in
dev
elop
men
t si
nce
2010
and
hav
e in
volv
ed e
xten
sive
sta
keho
lder
inpu
t fro
m
the
mul
ti-ye
ar e
fforts
of t
he P
ublic
Adv
isor
y G
roup
and
the
Focu
sed
Sta
keho
lder
Mee
tings
in th
e sp
ring
of 2
013.
A
dditi
onal
ly, S
tate
Wat
er B
oard
sta
ff co
nsid
ered
the
com
men
ts
from
all
stak
ehol
ders
at t
he p
ublic
wor
ksho
p on
Jul
y 16
, 201
4,
publ
ic h
earin
g on
Aug
ust 5
, 201
4, a
nd 7
8 co
mm
ent l
ette
rs.
The
goal
is to
cre
ate
Tras
h A
men
dmen
ts th
at le
ad to
redu
ctio
n of
tras
h in
sta
te w
ater
s an
d en
hanc
es c
reat
ivity
and
co
llabo
ratio
n be
twee
n st
akeh
olde
rs.
(See
Fin
al S
taff
Rep
ort
Sec
tion
2.14
.)
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men
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men
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ecom
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wor
th th
e tim
e, to
ach
ieve
a b
ette
r, m
ore
acce
ptab
le re
sult.
3.2
Def
ine
and
harm
oniz
e an
y of
the
alte
rnat
ive
defin
ition
s re
late
d to
the
Tras
h A
men
dmen
ts, e
.g.
tras
h,
was
te,
litte
r, e
tc.
Th
e de
finiti
on o
f tra
sh p
ropo
sed
in th
e Tr
ash
Am
endm
ents
ha
rmon
izes
the
defin
ition
of "
was
te" f
rom
the
Cal
iforn
ia W
ater
C
ode
and
the
defin
ition
of "
litte
r" fr
om th
e C
alifo
rnia
G
over
nmen
t Cod
e. P
leas
e re
fer t
o S
ectio
n 4.
1 th
e pr
opos
ed
Fina
l Sta
ff R
epor
t for
add
ition
al d
iscu
ssio
n.
3.3
To d
ate
the
Wat
er B
oard
has
nt
enga
ged
with
the
orga
nics
indu
stry
, no
r dire
ctly
with
Cal
Rec
ycle
, on
the
spec
ific
craf
ting
of th
ese
Tras
h A
men
dmen
ts.
The
Wat
er B
oard
w
ould
be
wel
l ser
ved
to e
ngag
e w
ith
the
orga
nics
and
gen
eral
recy
clin
g in
dust
ry d
irect
ly o
n th
is is
sue,
prio
r to
prom
ulga
ting
thes
e Tr
ash
Am
endm
ents
.
Th
e S
tate
Wat
er B
oard
has
eng
aged
with
Cal
Rec
ycle
on
the
craf
ting
of th
e Tr
ash
Am
endm
ents
, and
regr
ets
that
the
orga
nics
indu
stry
was
not
par
t of t
he fo
cuse
d st
akeh
olde
r m
eetin
gs.
The
Sta
te W
ater
Boa
rd is
enc
oura
ged
that
the
orga
nics
indu
stry
was
abl
e to
sub
mit
a co
mm
ent l
ette
r and
w
ishe
s to
wor
k w
ith th
e or
gani
cs in
dust
ry in
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
Tras
h A
men
dmen
ts.
3.4
Rec
eive
inpu
t tha
t gat
hers
the
best
in
dust
ry, c
omm
unity
and
sta
te
agen
cy th
inki
ng re
gard
ing
the
key
elem
ents
of T
rash
Am
endm
ent i
deas
on
how
to c
ontro
l tra
sh th
at e
nds
up
in th
e w
ater
way
s, e
man
atin
g fro
m
resi
dent
ial,
publ
ic, c
omm
erci
al,
indu
stria
l and
agr
icul
tura
l lan
ds.
P
leas
e se
e re
spon
se to
Com
men
t 3.1
.
4.1
Con
sist
ency
bet
wee
n P
rohi
bitio
n of
D
isch
arge
and
Wat
er Q
ualit
y O
bjec
tive
- In
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e C
alifo
rnia
Wat
er C
ode,
the
Sta
te
Wat
er B
oard
s p
ropo
sed
Wat
er
Qua
lity
Obj
ectiv
e (W
QO
) for
tras
h co
rrect
ly re
cogn
izes
that
tras
h in
di
scha
rges
in a
mou
nts
that
ad
vers
ely
affe
ct b
enef
icia
l use
s or
ca
use
nuis
ance
sho
uld
be
S
ee R
espo
nse
to C
omm
ent 1
0.9.
The
Tras
h A
men
dmen
ts a
re s
truct
ured
to e
stab
lish
a na
rrat
ive
wat
er q
ualit
y ob
ject
ive
for t
rash
and
a p
rohi
bitio
n of
dis
char
ge
of tr
ash.
The
nar
rativ
e w
ater
qua
lity
obje
ctiv
e w
ould
be
impl
emen
ted
thro
ugh
the
proh
ibiti
on a
nd c
ondi
tiona
l pro
hibi
tion
of d
isch
arge
. In
the
case
of B
AS
MA
A a
nd it
s m
embe
r ag
enci
es, i
mpl
emen
tatio
n is
thou
gh a
con
ditio
nal p
rohi
bitio
n.
The
Tras
h A
men
dmen
ts s
peci
fy th
at th
at p
erm
ittee
s in
full
-
Com
men
tLe
tter
Com
men
tR
ecom
men
ded
Lang
uage
Res
pons
e
Fina
l Sta
ff R
epor
t for
Tra
sh A
men
dmen
ts
Apr
il 7,
201
5 F-
17
regu
late
d. H
owev
er, a
s dr
afte
d, th
e S
tate
Wat
er B
oard
s p
ropo
sed
Pro
hibi
tions
of D
isch
arge
s fo
r Tra
sh
do n
ot in
clud
e la
ngua
ge
corre
spon
ding
to th
is a
spec
t of t
he
WQ
O a
nd c
ould
be
mis
inte
rpre
ted
to
appl
y lit
eral
ly to
any
and
all
trash
. Th
is is
inco
nsis
tent
with
the
Wat
er
Cod
es
char
ge th
at S
tate
Wat
er
Qua
lity
Con
trol P
lans
and
im
plem
enta
tion
requ
irem
ents
be
econ
omic
ally
reas
onab
le a
nd
tech
nica
lly fe
asib
le a
nd h
as
pote
ntia
lly s
igni
fican
t res
ourc
e de
man
ds a
nd a
dver
se e
nfor
cem
ent
impl
icat
ions
for t
he re
gula
ted
com
mun
ity.
Rec
omm
enda
tion
- The
S
tate
Wat
er B
oard
sho
uld
prov
ide
cons
iste
ncy
betw
een
the
WQ
O a
nd
proh
ibiti
ons
by re
visi
ng th
e tra
sh
proh
ibiti
ons
to in
clud
e la
ngua
ge th
at
qual
ify th
at th
e tra
sh d
isch
arge
s be
ing
proh
ibite
d an
d co
ntro
lled
by
the
spec
ified
impl
emen
tatio
n re
quire
men
ts, i
s th
e tra
sh i
n am
ount
s th
at c
ause
impa
irmen
t of
bene
ficia
l use
s or
con
ditio
ns o
f nu
isan
ce in
rece
ivin
g w
ater
s.
com
plia
nce
with
the
trash
-spe
cific
per
mit
term
s fo
r the
con
trol
of tr
ash
will
then
be
deem
ed in
com
plia
nce
with
pro
hibi
tion
of
disc
harg
e. (
Oce
an P
lan
Am
endm
ent a
t III.
I.6.a
; Par
t I IS
WE
BE
at
IV.A
.2.a
.) Th
e Tr
ash
Am
endm
ents
do
not s
peci
fy th
at
com
plia
nce
with
the
cond
ition
al p
rohi
bitio
n is
equ
ival
ent t
o co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith e
fflue
nt li
mita
tions
for t
he w
ater
qua
lity
obje
ctiv
e fo
r tra
sh.
The
cond
ition
al p
rohi
bitio
n in
clud
es
cons
ider
atio
n of
feas
ibilit
y by
focu
sing
tras
h on
hig
h tra
sh
gene
ratin
g ar
eas
and
mul
tiple
com
plia
nce
track
s. (
Sta
ff R
epor
t at
Sec
tions
2.3
and
2.4
.1 (p
p. 1
3-15
).)
4.2
The
Sta
te W
ater
Boa
rd s
houl
d al
low
al
l Pha
se I
Sec
tion
402(
p) p
erm
ittee
s un
der t
he ju
risdi
ctio
n of
the
San
Fr
anci
sco
Bay
Reg
iona
l Wat
er B
oard
to
effe
ctua
te c
ompl
ianc
e w
ith th
e tra
sh p
rohi
bitio
ns a
nd a
ddre
ss th
e W
QO
for t
rash
thro
ugh
the
trash
-sp
ecifi
c re
duct
ion
requ
irem
ents
in
the
MR
P a
nd it
s su
cces
sor
Trac
k 3:
For
app
licab
le
MS
4* p
erm
ittee
s un
der
the
juris
dict
ion
of th
e M
unic
ipal
Reg
iona
l P
erm
it (M
RP
) iss
ued
by
the
San
Fra
ncis
co B
ay
Reg
iona
l Wat
er Q
ualit
y C
ontro
l Boa
rd, i
nsta
ll,
oper
ate,
mai
ntai
n an
y
The
Sta
te W
ater
Boa
rd w
orke
d w
ith S
an F
ranc
isco
Bay
Wat
er
Boa
rd s
taff
to c
raft
and
ensu
re th
at T
rack
2 la
ngua
ge w
ould
be
com
patib
le w
ith e
xist
ing
and
futu
re S
an F
ranc
isco
Bay
M
unic
ipal
Reg
iona
l Sto
rmw
ater
Per
mit
(MR
P) c
ondi
tions
. (S
ee, f
or e
xam
ple,
Res
pons
e to
Com
men
t 4.3
.) A
s th
e tra
sh
cont
rol p
rovi
sion
s ex
ist i
n th
e M
RP
, the
y re
pres
ent a
Tra
ck 2
ap
proa
ch th
at w
ill lik
ely
be re
plic
ated
by
othe
r MS
4 P
hase
I pe
rmitt
ees
acro
ss C
alifo
rnia
, spe
cific
ally
with
the
com
bina
tion
of tr
eatm
ent a
nd in
stitu
tiona
l con
trols
and
map
ping
for t
rash
-
Com
men
tLe
tter
Com
men
tR
ecom
men
ded
Lang
uage
Res
pons
e
Fina
l Sta
ff R
epor
t for
Tra
sh A
men
dmen
ts
Apr
il 7,
201
5 F-
18
prov
isio
ns th
at a
re a
lread
y un
der
disc
ussi
on.
This
reco
mm
enda
tion
is
cons
iste
nt w
ith re
com
men
datio
ns
pres
ente
d by
non
gove
rnm
enta
l or
gani
zatio
ns a
nd o
ther
sta
keho
lder
s at
the
Sta
te W
ater
Boa
rds
Jul
y 16
th
Tras
h P
olic
y W
orks
hop,
and
ef
fect
ivel
y w
ould
allo
w a
pplic
able
B
ay A
rea
perm
ittee
s to
con
tinue
im
plem
enta
tion
cons
iste
nt w
ith th
e M
RP
. Th
e S
tate
Wat
er B
oard
sh
ould
revi
se th
e am
endm
ents
to
prov
ide
an a
ltern
ativ
e (T
rack
3) t
o al
low
for c
ompl
ianc
e to
be
achi
eved
vi
a co
ntin
ued
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
trash
-spe
cific
pro
visi
ons
in th
e M
RP
.
com
bina
tion
of fu
ll ca
ptur
e sy
stem
s*, o
ther
tre
atm
ent c
ontro
ls*,
in
stitu
tiona
l con
trols
*,
and/
or m
ulti-
bene
fit
proj
ects
* with
in e
ither
th
e ju
risdi
ctio
n of
the
MS
4* p
erm
ittee
or w
ithin
th
e ju
risdi
ctio
n of
the
MS
4* p
erm
ittee
and
co
ntig
uous
MR
P
perm
ittee
s in
a p
hase
d an
d p
riorit
ized
app
roac
h th
at fo
cuse
s on
hig
h tra
sh g
ener
atio
n ar
eas
that
con
tribu
te T
rash
* to
stor
m d
rain
s in
thei
r ju
risdi
ctio
n as
furth
er
spec
ified
in th
e tra
sh-
spec
ific
prov
isio
ns o
f the
M
RP
and
im
plem
enta
tion
plan
s de
velo
ped
by th
e pe
rmitt
ees
ther
eund
er.
This
pro
visi
on s
hall
appl
y to
MS
4* p
erm
its
that
are
suc
cess
ors
to
the
curre
nt M
RP
if th
e S
an F
ranc
isco
Bay
R
egio
nal W
ater
Boa
rd
finds
in a
dopt
ing
the
succ
esso
r per
mit
that
th
e tra
sh s
peci
fic
prov
isio
ns o
f suc
h su
cces
sor p
erm
its a
re
cons
iste
nt w
ith th
e re
quire
men
ts o
f the
gene
ratio
n ar
eas.
The
MR
P ti
me
sche
dule
and
repo
rting
re
quire
men
ts, s
peci
fical
ly th
e S
hort
Term
and
Lon
g Te
rm T
rash
R
educ
tion
Pla
ns, s
houl
d be
com
patib
le w
ithin
the
fram
ewor
k of
th
e Tr
ash
Am
endm
ents
. A
s su
ch, t
he S
tate
Wat
er B
oard
doe
s no
t bel
ieve
a c
reat
ion
of a
Tra
ck 3
for M
RP
per
mitt
ees
is
nece
ssar
y. T
he p
ropo
sed
Tras
h A
men
dmen
ts w
ere
mod
ified
to
spe
cify
that
MR
P p
erm
ittee
s ar
e ex
empt
from
ele
ctin
g Tr
ack
1 or
Tra
ck 2
as
the
trash
con
trol r
equi
rem
ents
are
sub
stan
tially
eq
uiva
lent
to T
rack
2.
Add
ition
ally
to re
duce
dup
licat
ive
effo
rts
for M
RP
per
mitt
ees,
the
prop
osed
fina
l Tra
sh A
men
dmen
ts
incl
ude
a pr
ovis
ion
to a
llow
the
San
Fra
ncis
co B
ay W
ater
B
oard
to d
eter
min
e if
the
impl
emen
tatio
n pl
an a
MR
P pe
rmitt
ee
has
subm
itted
is e
quiv
alen
t to
the
impl
emen
tatio
n pl
an re
quire
d by
the
Tras
h A
men
dmen
ts.
(See
, for
exa
mpl
e, O
cean
Pla
n A
men
dmen
t fn.
2; P
art I
ISW
EB
E fn
. 2.
) Fi
nally
, the
fina
l co
mpl
ianc
e da
te is
bei
ng re
vise
d in
reco
gniti
on o
f the
inte
nsiv
e ef
forts
take
n by
the
MR
P p
erm
ittee
s si
nce
2009
. (O
cean
Pla
n A
men
dmen
t at f
n. 2
; Par
t I IS
WE
BE
at f
n. 2
.)
-
Com
men
tLe
tter
Com
men
tR
ecom
men
ded
Lang
uage
Res
pons
e
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l Sta
ff R
epor
t for
Tra
sh A
men
dmen
ts
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il 7,
201
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h* P
rohi
bitio
n im
plem
enta
