Post Date:09/04/2025 9:29 AM

CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD 
LOS ANGELES REGION 
320 W. 4th Street, Suite 200  
Los Angeles, California 90013 
(213)576-6600

Public Notice No 25-008
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMMENDMENT OF 
WATER RECLAMATION REQUIREMENTS (WRRs) 
FOR 
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY 
LONG BEACH WATER RECLAMATION PLANT (WRP) (CI-6184, File No. 69-80) 
SAN JOSE CREEK WRP (CI-6372, File No. 77-50) 
SAUGUS WRP (CI-6188, File No. 61-30) 
VALENCIA WRP (CI-6186, File No. 65-86) 
LAS VIRGENES MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT 
TAPIA WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY (CI-6189, File No. 64-104) 
CITY OF VENTURA 
VENTURA WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY (CI-6190, File No. 57-68) 
CITY OF SIMI VALLEY 
SIMI VALLEY WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLANT (CI-6408, File No. 61-60)

This table lists the facility, address, and receiving water name.

DISCHARGER DISCHARGE LOCATION RECYCLED WATER
USES

Los Angeles County
Sanitation Districts 1955 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90601 Non-Potable

Las Virgenes Municipal
Water District

 4232 Las Virgenes Rd., Calabasas, CA 91302  Non-Potable City of Ventura

 1400 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura, CA 93001 

  Non-Potable City of Simi Valley

 600 West Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93065

  Non-Potable

The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD), the Las Virgenes Municipal Water 
District, the City of Ventura, and the City of Simi Valley own and operate publicly owned 
treatment works that treat municipal wastewater and produce disinfected tertiary recycled 
water that may be used for various non-potable beneficial uses. The following Water 
Reclamation Requirements (WRRs) governing the use of non-potable recycled water were 
adopted in 1987: WRRs set forth in Order No. 87-47 (readopted in Order No. 97-072) for 
the Long Beach WRP, Order No. 87-50 (readopted in Order No. 97-072) for the San Jose 
Creek WRP, Order No. 87-49 (readopted in Order No. 97-072) for the Saugus WRP, Order 
No. 87-48 (readopted in Order No. 97-072) for the Valencia WRP, Order No. 87-86 
(readopted in Order No. 97-072) for the Tapia WRP, Order No. 87-45 for the Ventura WRP, 
and Order No. 87-46 for the Simi Valley Water Quality Control Plant. 
Since the adoption of these WRRs, there have been significant updates to the requirements 
in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations regarding recycled water, which provides 
statewide uniform criteria for the treatment and use of recycled water, and the State Water 
Resources Control Board adopted the Policy for Water Quality Control for Recycled Water 
(Recycled Water Policy). Section 11.3.2. of the Recycled Water Policy also requires the 
Los Angeles Water Quality Control Board (Los Angeles Water Board) to review and update 
any recycled water permit and its monitoring and reporting program to make it consistent 
with (1) the Recycled Water Policy, (2) an approved Title 22 Engineering Report, and (3) 
the Basin Plan. The Recycled Water Policy further states in section 11.3.3. that the Los 
Angeles Water Board shall prioritize and update orders, permits, and/or monitoring and 
reporting programs that were issued prior to January 1, 2001. 
The Los Angeles Water Board intends to enroll dischargers that use disinfected tertiary 
recycled water for non-potable reuse under Order WQ 2016-0068-DDW, Water 
Reclamation Requirements for Recycled Water Use. However, to be enrolled, dischargers 
are required to update their Title 22 Engineering Reports for review and approval by the 
State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water. Since the WRRs 
described above were all adopted before 2001 and are not consistent with current 
regulations, the Los Angeles Water Board is amending these WRRs while the Title 22 
Engineering Reports are being updated, submitted, and reviewed for these facilities to 
enroll in Order WQ 2016-0068-DDW. 
Consistent with the Recycled Water Policy, the Los Angeles Water Board is issuing an 
amendment to the aforementioned Orders to clarify and update inconsistencies with the 
Recycled Water Policy, the Basin Plan, and Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations. 
The amendment aligns the WRRs with current standards, Title 22 requirements, and the 
Recycled Water Policy to support safe, efficient, and sustainable water reuse practices. 
On the basis of preliminary staff review and application of lawful standards and regulations, 
the Los Angeles Water Board tentatively proposes to issue an amendment to WRRs Order 
Nos. 87-45, 87-46, 87-47, 87-48, 87-49, 87-50, and 87-86. 
PUBLIC HEARING DATE AND LOCATION 
The Los Angeles Water Board will hold a public hearing on the tentative amendment to the 
WRRs during the regular Los Angeles Water Board meeting (Board meeting) on the 
following date and time and at the following location: 
Date: October 23, 2025 
Time: 9:00 a.m, 
Place: 320 W 4th Street, Carmel Room 
Los Angeles, CA 90013 
A virtual platform is also available for those who want to join online. Please follow the 
directions provided in the agenda to register or to view the Board meeting. 
Interested persons are invited to attend. At the public hearing, the Los Angeles Water Board 
will hear any testimony pertinent to the discharge and the tentative amendment to the 
WDRs/WRRs. Oral testimony will be heard; however, for accuracy of the record, important 
testimony should be in writing. 
Please be aware that dates and venues may change. Our Web address is 
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/losangeles/board_info/agenda/, where you can access the 
current agenda for changes in dates and locations. 
AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS 
The documents relied upon to develop tentative effluent limitations and special provisions, 
comments received, and other information on file are available for inspection and copying 
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday by appointment at 
the following address: 
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board 
320 West 4th Street, Suite 200 
Los Angeles, CA 90013 
The Tentative requirements are available on the Los Angeles Water Board’s website at: 
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/losangeles/board_decisions/tentative_orders/index.html# 
1 under the “Individual WDR/WRR” heading. 
The entire file will become a part of the administrative record of this proceeding, irrespective 
of whether individual documents are specifically referenced during the hearing. The entire 
file will not be present in the hearing room. Should any interested persons desire staff to 
bring to the hearing any documents that are not included in the agenda packet, they must 
submit a written or electronic request to staff during business hours no later than five 
business days before the hearing. The request must identify the documents with enough 
specificity for staff to locate them. 
NATURE OF HEARING 
This will be a formal adjudicative hearing pursuant to section 648 et seq. of title 23 of the 
California Code of Regulations. Chapter 5 of the California Administrative Procedure Act 
(commencing with section 11500 of the Government Code) will not apply to this proceeding. 
Ex Parte Communications Prohibited: As quasi-adjudicative proceeding, no board member 
may discuss the subject of this hearing with any person, except during the public hearing 
itself. Any communications to the Los Angeles Water Board must be directed to staff. 
COMMUNICATIONS WITH STAFF BEFORE THE HEARING 
The lead staff member responsible for this item is: 
Michelle Campbell 
320 West 4th Street, Suite 200 
Los Angeles, CA 90013 
Michelle.Campbell@waterboards.ca.gov 
PARTIES TO THE HEARING 
The following are the parties to this proceeding: 
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts 
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District 
City of Ventura 
City of Simi Valley 
Any other persons requesting party status must submit a written or electronic request to 
staff no later than 20 business days before the hearing. All parties will be notified if other 
persons are so designated. 
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUBMITTAL OF EVIDENCE 
Persons wishing to comment on, or object to, the tentative amendment or amended Orders, 
or submit evidence for the Los Angeles Water Board to consider, are invited to submit them 
in writing to Michelle Campbell at Michelle.Campbell@waterboards.ca.gov. To be 
evaluated and responded to by the Los Angeles Water board staff, included in the Los 
Angeles Water Board’s agenda folder, and fully considered by the Los Angeles Water 
Board, written comments or testimony regarding the tentative documents must be received 
no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 25, 2025. 
Pursuant to section 648.4, title 23 of the California Code of Regulations, written comments 
or evidence submitted after the comment deadline will not be allowed or accepted into the 
Administrative Record without a showing of good cause for the delay, and in no event if 
any party or the Los Angeles Water Board would be unduly prejudiced by the late submittal 
including if staff or the Los Angeles Water Board would not have an adequate opportunity 
to review, consider, and respond to the comments or evidence. 
Additionally, if the Los Angeles Water Board receives only supportive comments, the permit 
may be placed on the Los Angeles Water Board’s consent calendar and approved without 
oral testimony. 
HEARING PROCEDURE 
The Board meeting, of which this hearing is a part, will start at 9:00 a.m. Interested persons 
are invited to attend. When the agenda item is called, staff will present the matter under 
consideration, after which oral statements from parties or interested persons will be heard. 
For accuracy of the record, all important testimony should be in writing. The Los Angeles 
Water Board will include in the administrative record written transcriptions of oral testimony 
that is actually presented at the hearing. Oral testimony may be limited to five minutes or 
less for each interested person, depending on the number of interested persons wishing to 
be heard. 
Parties or interested persons with similar concerns or opinions are encouraged to choose 
one representative to speak and are encouraged to coordinate their presentations with 
each other. Parties will be advised after the receipt of public comments, but prior to the date 
of the hearing, of the amount of time each is allocated for presentations. That decision will 
be based upon the complexity and number of issues under consideration, the extent to 
which the parties have coordinated, the number of parties and interested persons 
anticipated, and the time available for the hearing. The parties are invited to contact staff 
not later than October 9, 2025 (two weeks prior to the hearing), to discuss how much time 
they believe is necessary for their presentations, and staff will endeavor to accommodate
reasonable requests. At the conclusion of testimony, the Los Angeles Water Board will
deliberate in open or closed session, and render a decision. 

The Board meeting does not generally require the prior identification of witnesses, the cross 
examination of witnesses, or other procedures not specified in this notice. Parties or 
persons with special procedural requests or requests for alternative hearing procedures 
should contact staff, who will endeavor to accommodate reasonable requests. Objections 
to any procedure to be used during this hearing must be submitted in writing no later than 
close of business 15 business days prior to the date of the hearing. (Any objections related 
to the amount of time allocated for parties’ presentations must be submitted within two 
business days of notice thereof, if that date is less than 15 business days before the 
hearing.) Absent such objections, any procedure not specified in this hearing notice will be 
waived pursuant to section 648(d) of title 23 of the California Code of Regulations. 
Procedural objections will not be entertained at the hearing. 
If there should not be a quorum on the scheduled date of this meeting, all cases will be 
automatically continued to the next scheduled meeting on November 20, 2025. A 
continuance will not extend any time set forth herein.