Calhouns Can(n)ons

Aw Dang, Too Late, Heh-heh, It’s Dat Old Stealth Basin Plan Update, Shhhhhh, Chugging Into Regulatory Law . . . Look Out Santa Margarita . . . Heh-heh

The Basin Plan amendment affecting existing and new onsite systems throughout Water Board region 3. [Yes, this is the stealth update that will turn areas of the North County, for example, into LOS OSOS! Bwahahahah. And note further down in the text, I’ve bolded some of the more interesting points-- the fact that the public has to search all over the place to get the pertinent info, which, of course, is too often SOP, and the point, isn’t it? Make public comment darned near impossible. Which is why the suggestion that the local RWQCB might post everything in once place makes sense and is exactly why it will never happen. More Bwahahahah. But the sample questions listed sure are interesting. Well, too late, too bad. Hee-heee]

Comments will only be accepted on the revisions to the amendment to the criteria adopted on May 9, 2008, and on the proposed Implementation Program.
The implementation plan criteria and waivers must have comments in by Jan 23. send to: CJones@waterboards.ca.gov <CJones@waterboards.ca.gov>
Go to http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb3/ or http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb3/public_notices/index.shtml

You will have to search around to bring all of the information on this into one place. I suggest you request that the Central Coast post all related public letters and comments from 2008 and 2009 in one place, and send interested parties links to relevant docs, just as the SWRCB site does for public participation for proposed statewide regulations. This should include a link to the public comments submitted to date.
This issues within Resolution No. R3-2008-006 was handled separately from the onsite amendment adopted May 9, 2008 (agenda item 9) and forwarded to SWRCB and Office of Administrative Law for Final Adoption, June 2008 This is posted on the site, but the reports and documents on Item 10 are more difficult to locate. Resolution No. R3-2008-0005 Attachment A Attachment B Attachment C Attachment D
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/public_notices/announcements/docs/onsite_wastewater_system_implementation.pdf
The notice states: If you have any questions regarding these documents or the proposed actions, you may call Sorrel Marks at 8051549-3695 or Burton Chadwick at 805-1542-4786.

Some concerns raised:
1. Will waivers be issued until the local agency has a acceptable onsite management program in place?
2. What triggers WDR's permits and monitoring programs? How will this be implemented? At what cost to the homeowner?
3. What triggers existing systems for upgrades to advanced treatment level?
4. What happens to existing lots that are under 1 acre, but permitted and operating properly? [Yoo, hoo, Cabrillo Estates, are you listening?]
5. How will the new "discharge prohibition zones be determined, noticed and enforcement applied? (Los Osos example)
5. Post for the public approximate cost for typical program enrollment cost ranges, and the unfunded mandate costs for the newly required programs to local agencies.
6. Post the typical cost for advanced systems---are these required for all new systems? (once quoted by staff as $40-60K) ?
7. Discuss and evaluate the impacts on the prohibition of second unit (granny suite split) on less than the proscribed 2 acres----
8. Reevaluate the need for this additional burden in the current economy to the agency and the homeowners--