Section 25209.13 Of Article 9.7. Integrated On-farm Drainage Management From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6.5. >> Article 9.7.
25209.13
. (a) A person who intends to operate a solar evaporator
shall, before installing the solar evaporator, file a notice of
intent with the regional board, using a form prepared by the regional
board. The form shall require the person to provide all of the
following:
(1) The location of the solar evaporator.
(2) The design of the solar evaporator and the equipment that will
be used to operate it.
(3) The maximum anticipated rate at which agricultural drainage
water will be discharged to the solar evaporator.
(4) The anticipated rate of accumulation of evaporite salt in the
solar evaporator and the anticipated period of time before the salt
needs to be removed to ensure the continued effective operation of
the evaporator.
(5) Plans for operating the solar evaporator in compliance with
this article, including a plan to collect and remove evaporite salt
to ensure the continued effective operation of the evaporator.
(6) Groundwater monitoring data that are adequate to establish
baseline data for use in comparing subsequent data submitted by the
operator pursuant to this article.
(7) Weather data and a water balance analysis sufficient to assess
the likelihood of standing water occurring within the solar
evaporator.
(8) A brief description of any documents or reports required
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13
(commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code), with
the appropriate document or report, if required, included as an
attachment to the form.
(9) Any other information required or authorized by regulation.
(b) The regional board shall, within 30 calendar days after
receiving the notice submitted pursuant to subdivision (a), review
the notice of intent for its completeness, inspect, if necessary, the
site where the proposed solar evaporator will be located, and notify
the operator of whether the notice of intent is complete. If the
regional board determines that the notice of intent is not complete,
the regional board shall issue a written response to the applicant
identifying the reason why it is not complete. If the regional board
determines that the notice of intent is complete, the regional board
shall notify the operator in writing that the notice of intent is
complete.
(c) A person who receives a written notice of completeness
pursuant to subdivision (b) shall, before operating the installed
solar evaporator, request the regional board to conduct a compliance
inspection of the solar evaporator. Within 30 days after receiving a
request, the regional board shall inspect the solar evaporator to
determine whether it complies with this article. If the regional
board finds that the solar evaporator does not comply with this
article, the regional board, within 140 days after the inspection,
shall issue a written response to the applicant identifying the
reasons for noncompliance. Except as provided in subdivision (e), if
the regional board finds that the solar evaporator complies with the
requirements of this article, the regional board, within 30 days
after the inspection, shall issue a written notice of authority to
operate to the operator of the solar evaporator. The regional board
may include in the authority to operate any associated condition that
the regional board deems necessary to ensure compliance with the
purposes and requirements of this article.
(d) A person shall not commence the operation of a solar
evaporator before one of the following occurs:
(1) The person receives a written notice of authority to operate
the solar evaporator pursuant to this section.
(2) The expiration of 140 days after the solar evaporator is
inspected pursuant to subdivision (c), and the person has not
received a written response from the regional board, identifying
reasons for noncompliance.
(e) The regional board shall review an authority to operate issued
by the regional board pursuant to this section every five years. The
regional board shall renew the authority to operate, unless the
regional board finds that the operator of the solar evaporator has
not demonstrated compliance with the requirements of this article.