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== Stakeholders ==
 
== Stakeholders ==
#redirect[[Urban Discharges to Areas of Special Biological Significance on Monterey Peninsula]]
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[[Urban Discharges to Areas of Special Biological Significance on Monterey Peninsula]]
  
 
==Regulation and Policy ==  
 
==Regulation and Policy ==  
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*Clean Water Act
 
*Clean Water Act
 
*Porter-Cologne Act
 
*Porter-Cologne Act
*NPDES
 
  
 
===State===
 
===State===
*Regulation
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*State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)
State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)
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*Permits
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**NPDES
  
===Regional===
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===Region===
*Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Regional Acceptance Process Materials<ref name="Regional">Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Regional Acceptance Process Materials http://www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us/Mbay_IRWM/RAP.pdf</ref><ref name="Storm_Program">
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*Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Regional Acceptance Process Materials<ref name="Regional">Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Regional Acceptance Process Materials http://www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us/Mbay_IRWM/RAP.pdf</ref>  
  
 
*Memorandum of Agreement for the Monterey Regional Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program<ref name="MOA">Memorandum of Agreement for the Monterey Regional Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program  http://www.ci.pg.ca.us/pubworks/mrswmp/MRSWMP_a.pdf</ref><ref name="Storm_Program"> Monterey Regional Stormwater Management Program http://www.montereysea.org/index.php</ref>
 
*Memorandum of Agreement for the Monterey Regional Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program<ref name="MOA">Memorandum of Agreement for the Monterey Regional Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program  http://www.ci.pg.ca.us/pubworks/mrswmp/MRSWMP_a.pdf</ref><ref name="Storm_Program"> Monterey Regional Stormwater Management Program http://www.montereysea.org/index.php</ref>
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===Local===
 
===Local===
Cease and Desist from Discharging Waste to Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) in Violation of Prohibitions Prescribed by the State Water Resources Control Board (February 11, 2005)<ref name="Cease">  http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_info/agendas/2005/feb/item28/item28_2005_0008_cdo_pg_2_03_05_final.pdf</ref>
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Cease and Desist from Discharging Waste to Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) in Violation of Prohibitions Prescribed by the State Water Resources Control Board (February 11, 2005)<ref name="Cease">  http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_info/agendas/2005/feb/item28/item28_2005_0008_cdo_pg_2_03_05_final.pdf</ref>
  
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===Timeline===
  
===Monitoring===
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==Monitoring==
  
 
*  Monitoring of stormwater quality within the City of Pacific Grove is performed by multiple entities including:
 
*  Monitoring of stormwater quality within the City of Pacific Grove is performed by multiple entities including:
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**Urban Watch, and Snapshot monitoring activities for the Monterey region that document stormwater quality conditions for the first storm of the season   
 
**Urban Watch, and Snapshot monitoring activities for the Monterey region that document stormwater quality conditions for the first storm of the season   
 
**Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network (Citizen)<ref name="Citizen">  http://montereybay.noaa.gov/monitoringnetwork/about_us.html</ref>
 
**Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network (Citizen)<ref name="Citizen">  http://montereybay.noaa.gov/monitoringnetwork/about_us.html</ref>
 
 
===Timeline===
 
  
 
==Management Strategies==
 
==Management Strategies==
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*Model Urban Runoff  Program: A How-To guide for Developing Urban Runoff Programs for Small Municipalities. July 1998 (revised February 2002, by the California Coastal Commission)<ref name="Runoff">Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/msea/Literature/Documents/MURP.pdf</ref>
 
*Model Urban Runoff  Program: A How-To guide for Developing Urban Runoff Programs for Small Municipalities. July 1998 (revised February 2002, by the California Coastal Commission)<ref name="Runoff">Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/msea/Literature/Documents/MURP.pdf</ref>
  
Urban Forest Management Plan. By: RBF consulting add link<ref name="Forest_Plan">Urban Forest Management Plan. By: RBF consulting add link  http://www.ci.pg.ca.us/pubworks/4.Pacific%20Grove%20UFMP_Draft%20Outline.pdf</ref>
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*Urban Forest Management Plan. By: RBF consulting add link<ref name="Forest_Plan">Urban Forest Management Plan. By: RBF consulting add link  http://www.ci.pg.ca.us/pubworks/4.Pacific%20Grove%20UFMP_Draft%20Outline.pdf</ref>
 
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== Notes and References ==
 
== Notes and References ==

Revision as of 00:56, 29 March 2012

A watershed-related issue examined by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.

Summary

Location

  • GIS maps

Stakeholders

Urban Discharges to Areas of Special Biological Significance on Monterey Peninsula

Regulation and Policy

Federal

  • Clean Water Act
  • Porter-Cologne Act

State

  • State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)
  • Permits
    • NPDES

Region

  • Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Regional Acceptance Process Materials[1]
  • Memorandum of Agreement for the Monterey Regional Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program[2][3]
  • Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (CCRWQCB)
  • Regional Wastewater Pollution Control Agency (MRWPCA)

Local

Cease and Desist from Discharging Waste to Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) in Violation of Prohibitions Prescribed by the State Water Resources Control Board (February 11, 2005)[4]

Timeline

Monitoring

  • Monitoring of stormwater quality within the City of Pacific Grove is performed by multiple entities including:
    • Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network organizes annual First Flush
    • Urban Watch, and Snapshot monitoring activities for the Monterey region that document stormwater quality conditions for the first storm of the season
    • Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network (Citizen)[5]

Management Strategies

  • Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network(MBSCWMN)[6]
  • Model Urban Runoff Program: A How-To guide for Developing Urban Runoff Programs for Small Municipalities. July 1998 (revised February 2002, by the California Coastal Commission)[7]
  • Urban Forest Management Plan. By: RBF consulting add link[8]

Notes and References

  1. Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Regional Acceptance Process Materials http://www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us/Mbay_IRWM/RAP.pdf
  2. Memorandum of Agreement for the Monterey Regional Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program http://www.ci.pg.ca.us/pubworks/mrswmp/MRSWMP_a.pdf
  3. Monterey Regional Stormwater Management Program http://www.montereysea.org/index.php
  4. http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_info/agendas/2005/feb/item28/item28_2005_0008_cdo_pg_2_03_05_final.pdf
  5. http://montereybay.noaa.gov/monitoringnetwork/about_us.html
  6. Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network http://montereybay.noaa.gov/monitoringnetwork/about_us.html
  7. Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/msea/Literature/Documents/MURP.pdf
  8. Urban Forest Management Plan. By: RBF consulting add link http://www.ci.pg.ca.us/pubworks/4.Pacific%20Grove%20UFMP_Draft%20Outline.pdf

Links

Disclaimer

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