Know Those Codes
This gives us the authority to require technical reports.
What is Water Code 13267?
If it's not tidally connected, it's not this.
What is a WOTUS?
You must always ask for this prior to entering private property.
What is access permission?
CDFW
What is the California Department of Fish and Wildlife?
Our former EO, Bruce, was fond of this unusual exploratory sport (and was pretty good at it).
What is Orienteering?
This provides our basic authority to issue Cleanup and Abatement Orders.
What is Water Code 13304?
This includes groundwater.
What is WOTS?
Inspection photos must be noted with photo location, direction, and this.
What is date?
BCDC
What is the [San Francisco] Bay Conservation and Development Commission?
Before becoming our current EO, Mike, was the Assistant Director of this agency.
What is the [U.S.] EPA?
This 3-number section of the Federal Clean Water Act requires a permit prior to the discharge of fill material into waters of the United States.
What is 301?
This includes any intermittent stream that empties into a WOTUS.
What are a WOTUS and a WOTS?
Sampling must be accompanied by this form to show authenticity from the field to the lab.
What is a chain of custody form?
OEHHA
What is the [California] Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment?
Our former EO, Bruce, would occasionally invite the staff to this room, and "bring a cup".
What is the Executive Conference Room?
Water Quality Standards are found in this "Title" of the California Code of Regulations.
What is Title 22?
This federal agency has jurisdiction over WOTUS.
What is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers?
If you take multiple samples and combine them into a single sample, it's called this.
What is a composite sample?
SLC
What is the [California] State Lands Commission?
Our current EO, Mike, hails from this colorful Southern California university.
What is Redlands?
This requires any person who discharges, or proposes to discharge, waste that could affect waters of the State to submit a report of waste discharge.
What is Water Code Section 13260?
Besides hydrology, these two factors are used to determine what are WOTS/Wetlands.
What are soil types and plant types?
For interviews, these are the 5 "W"s and an "H".
What are "Who, what, when, where, why, and how"?
DOGGR
What is the [California] Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources?
[now called California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM)]
Our former EO, Bruce, was an alumnus of this university (hint - he even played trombone, but not that one).
What is Stanford?