(A) An application for any permit required in this article shall be filed with the Administrator on forms provided by the Administrator and shall contain all information required by the Administrator. The application for permit and request for environmental review shall be accompanied by a fee established therefor by the enforcing agency and by written agreement to pay all costs of preparation of any required environmental review document. Upon receipt of the permit application, the Administrator shall provide public notice of the application and review the application with affected county departments including, but not limited to, the Agricultural Commissioner’s office and the Environmental Health Division of the Health and Human Services Agency and with any affected or appropriate county’s Water District. The Administrator shall hold a public hearing for the consideration of the application. The public hearing shall be noticed pursuant to Cal. Gov’t Code § 6061. The public hearing shall not be held within 15 days after the date that the Administrator mails a draft environmental review document to the applicant and posts notice of the availability of the document on the enforcing agency’s website.
(B) After holding the public hearing, reviewing the application, and certifying the adequacy of the environmental review documents thereof in accordance with the procedures required under the California Water Quality Act, the Administrator shall render a decision whether to issue the permit, and any conditions of such a permit. The Administrator shall prepare a written report specifying the basis of the decision. The Administrator shall mail a copy of the decision to the applicant and each person who has, in writing, requested a copy, and shall post a copy of the decision on the enforcing agency’s website.
(1966 Code, § 7C-1.60) (Ord. 778, § 1(part))