CA SB205

Requires businesses applying for initial or renewal business licenses in cities and counties to demonstrate enrollment with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program if they operate as a regulated industry, effective January 1, 2020.

Applicants must provide under penalty of perjury: facility name and location, Standard Industrial Classification Codes, and one of the following identifiers—stormwater permit number (WDID), WDID application number, notice of nonapplicability identification number (NONA), or no exposure certification identification number (NEC).

Cities and counties must determine whether applicable Standard Industrial Classification Codes fall under the General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities and confirm the provided identifiers match the business requesting the license.

State Water Resources Control Board must post on its website by April 1, 2020, a list of all Standard Industrial Classification Codes applicable to the Industrial General Permit and update the list within 90 days of any federal updates.

Permits cities and counties to develop provisional license procedures allowing businesses three months to comply during license renewals; applies to charter cities and counties.