RESOLUTION NO. R8-2014-0005 Resolution Amending the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin to Incorporate Updates Related to the Salt Management Plan WHEREAS, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board- Santa Ana Region (hereina

Administrative Law (OAL) on January 24, 1995. 2. The Basin Plan identifies the Region’s ground and surface waters, designates beneficial uses for those waters, establishes water quality objectives for the protection of those uses, prescribes implementation plans and establishes monitoring and surveillance programs to assess implementation efforts. 3. Section 303(c) of the federal Clean Water Act requires that water quality standards be reviewed on a triennial basis and revised, if appropriate. California Water Code section 13240 provides that Basin Plans must be periodically reviewed and may be revised. The intent of this review is to ensure consideration of the best available science and new data and information. 4. California Water Code section 13140 provides that the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) shall formulate and adopt state policy for water quality control that has statewide applicability