Water Quality Protection Policy and Action Plan - Bernalillo County

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Water Quality Protection Policy and Action PlanPolicy F: The City, County, and WUA shall implement a review process for NPDES permittingactivities for all upstream discharges.Rationale: Stormwater warrants special attention because it is a unique and important factoraffecting the quality of surface water. Surface water quality in the Albuquerque/BernalilloCounty area is directly affected by upstream discharges, but the City, County, and WUA haveno authority to regulate those discharges. Therefore, the City, County, and WUA should beaware of and involved in the federal and state regulatory and permitting processes, including theNPDES program.To implement this policy, the City, County, and WUA shall take the following measures:• Identify the lead entity to serve as a lead for NPDES review.• Review upstream NPDES permit applications and renewals, and evaluate each for itsimpact on surface water quality.• Actively participate in public review and comment of draft permits.• Evaluate the efficacy of existing controls to improve the quality of stormwater.• Track and respond to upstream permit violations.Policy G: The City, County, and WUA shall participate in comprehensive water-resourcemanagement planning on a watershed scale to encourage watershed and waterquality protection.Rationale: The need for planning on a regional and watershed level is becoming increasinglyapparent. Because watersheds do not adhere to political boundaries, regional coordination isnecessary to ensure that planning efforts of the City, County, and WUA are not undermined byother entities in the region. Watershed protection cannot be accomplished through isolatedefforts by separate agencies, but rather requires effective planning and coordination amongagencies and recognition that the health of each individual sub-basin contributes to the health ofthe whole watershed.To implement this policy, the City, County, and WUA shall take the following measures:• Continue with implementation of the revised Water Resources Management Strategy(WRMS), which will guide the conservation, use, protection, acquisition, development,and management of the region's water resources within the Albuquerque groundwaterbasin; update the WRMS as necessary.Section 2 29
Water Quality Protection Policy and Action Plan• Adopt the Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (WRAS) produced by the MRG-AReach Watershed Group.• Continue or increase involvement in the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission’s(ISC’s) regional water planning programs, especially the upstream/downstream projectto integrate initiatives of the three adjacent, local water planning regions (Jemez ySangre, Middle Rio Grande, and Socorro-Sierra).• Promote coordinated management of water resources within the Albuquerque/BernalilloCounty area and in the upstream watersheds.• Integrate, evaluate, and interpret data from the many independent and uncoordinatedmonitoring programs to improve the management process.• Establish methods of managing or controlling land use in areas that present special risksto surface water quality.30 Section 2
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