California Ocean Plan
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The California Ocean Plan is a regulatory framework that sets statewide water quality objectives and implementation policies to protect marine waters along the California coast.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California Ocean Plan canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
state environmental policy
ⓘ
water quality regulation ⓘ |
| administeredBy | California State Water Resources Control Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | California State Water Resources Control Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
maintain high quality of California ocean waters
ⓘ
prevent degradation of marine water quality ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
coastal waters of California
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ocean waters of California ⓘ point source discharges to ocean waters ⓘ stormwater discharges to coastal waters ⓘ territorial sea of California ⓘ wastewater discharges to marine waters ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
dischargers to California ocean waters
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regional water quality control boards in California ⓘ |
| conformsTo | federal Clean Water Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
effluent limitations for point source discharges
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narrative water quality objectives ⓘ numeric water quality objectives ⓘ provisions for implementation of water quality objectives ⓘ provisions for monitoring and reporting ⓘ water quality standards for ocean waters ⓘ |
| defines | beneficial uses of marine waters ⓘ |
| firstAdoptedIn | 1972 ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Pacific Ocean waters adjacent to California
NERFINISHED
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state ocean waters within three nautical miles of the California coast ⓘ |
| includes |
implementation policies
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provisions for Areas of Special Biological Significance ⓘ provisions for bacterial water quality objectives ⓘ provisions for brine discharges ⓘ provisions for chemical contaminant objectives ⓘ provisions for desalination facility discharges ⓘ provisions for marine life toxicity control ⓘ provisions for monitoring of receiving waters ⓘ provisions for narrative toxicity objectives ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
State of California
|
| legalBasis |
California Water Code
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyType | statewide water quality control plan ⓘ |
| protects | Areas of Special Biological Significance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
protection of human health
ⓘ
protection of marine aquatic life ⓘ protection of marine beneficial uses ⓘ protection of marine water quality ⓘ |
| regulates | marine waters of California ⓘ |
| sets | water quality objectives ⓘ |
| subjectOf | periodic triennial review ⓘ |
| updatedBy | amendments adopted by State Water Resources Control Board ⓘ |
| usedFor |
issuance of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits
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issuance of waste discharge requirements ⓘ |
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