Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries Plan

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California state regulatory framework water quality control plan

The Inland Surface Waters, Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries Plan is a key California regulatory framework that sets statewide water quality objectives and implementation provisions for rivers, lakes, bays, and estuaries to protect aquatic life, human health, and recreational uses.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	California state regulatory framework ⓘ water quality control plan ⓘ
appliesTo	enclosed bays ⓘ estuaries ⓘ freshwater bodies ⓘ inland surface waters ⓘ lakes ⓘ marine-influenced waters ⓘ rivers ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
goal	maintain and restore water quality ⓘ support designated beneficial uses ⓘ
governs	beneficial uses of waters ⓘ receiving water limitations ⓘ water quality-based effluent limits ⓘ
hasPurpose	protect aquatic life ⓘ protect human health ⓘ protect recreational uses ⓘ
implementationMechanism	NPDES permits ⓘ basin plan amendments ⓘ waste discharge requirements ⓘ
includes	implementation provisions ⓘ statewide water quality objectives ⓘ
jurisdiction	California NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act NERFINISHED ⓘ federal Clean Water Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
protects	aquatic organisms ⓘ consumers of fish and shellfish ⓘ recreational water users ⓘ
regulates	discharges to enclosed bays ⓘ discharges to estuaries ⓘ discharges to inland surface waters ⓘ surface water quality ⓘ
regulatoryAuthority	State Water Resources Control Board NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	California Ocean Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ
scope	statewide ⓘ
shortName	ISWEBE Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectArea	aquatic ecosystem protection ⓘ human health protection ⓘ recreational water use ⓘ water quality standards ⓘ
typeOfStandard	narrative water quality objectives ⓘ numeric water quality objectives ⓘ
usedBy	California Regional Water Quality Control Boards NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	NPDES permitting ⓘ development of TMDLs ⓘ water quality assessment ⓘ

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