APPENDIX C MONITORING REQUIREMENTS.docx

This appendix document outlines monitoring and permitting requirements for the City of Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine's Lake Water Quality Management contract in California. The document addresses regulatory compliance for pesticide applications, specifically algaecide and aquatic herbicide treatments that may be applied to the City's nine park lakes. All pesticide applications at, near, or over water require coverage under a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, as established by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on January 11, 2009. In California, algaecide and aquatic herbicide applications must be covered by the Aquatic Weed Control Permit implemented under State Water Board Order 2013-0002-DWQ, with General Permit CAG990005 covering point source discharges to waters of the United States resulting from applications of specified products containing active ingredients such as 2,4-D, acrolein, copper, diquat, endothall, fluridone, glyphosate, imazamox, imazapyr, penoxsulam, sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate, triclopyr-based algaecides and aquatic herbicides, and adjuvants containing nonylphenol surrogates.

The document does not specify pricing, set-asides, incumbents, funding sources, or contract duration details. However, it establishes that any contractor performing water quality management services on the City's lakes must maintain appropriate NPDES and state permits for all chemical treatments applied to aquatic environments, with specific exemptions limited to tribal lands regulated by federal permits.