STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD MEETING AGENDA

 

Thursday, November 16, 2000 – 9:00 a.m.

First-Floor Hearing Room

Paul R. Bonderson Building

901 P Street, Sacramento

 

Questions regarding this agenda - call Maureen Marché (916) 657-0990 or fax 657-0932.

 

Please note time limitations on presentations may be imposed.

The State Board requests that oral testimony be summarized.  Submittal of written comments is encouraged to ensure that all comments will be included in the record before the Board.*

 

 

Declaration of Quorum

 

Presentation of the Jim Stafford Award --  9:00 a.m.

 

PUBLIC FORUM

Public Forum.  (Any member of the public may address and ask questions of the Board relating to any matter within the Board's jurisdiction, provided the matter is not on the Board's agenda, or pending before the Board or a Regional Board.) Note: Presentations at the Public Forum will be limited to 5 minutes or otherwise at the discretion of the Chairman.

 

MINUTES

The Board will consider the minutes of the September 21, October 5 and October 19, 2000 Board Meetings.

 

UNCONTESTED ITEMS

The Board will be asked to approve items 1 – 16 at one time.

 

WATER RIGHTS

17.  Consideration of a Proposed Water Right Order Denying a Petition for Reconsideration of Order WR

2000-12, Amending Declaration of Fully Appropriated Streams to Allow for Processing of Specified Applications to Appropriate Water from the Santa Ana River.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order denying the petition for reconsideration.)

 

AB 982 PAG REPORT  --  10:00 a.m.

18.  Assembly Bill 982 Public Advisory Group’s Recommendations on the Structure and Effectiveness of the State’s Implementation of Federal Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Program.  (The Assembly Bill 982 Public Advisory Group will present its recommendations on the structure and effectiveness of the State’s implementation of Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Program.  This is an information item only.)

 

OCEAN PLAN  -- This item will not be heard earlier than 11:00 a.m.

19.  Consideration of a Resolution Approving Proposed Amendments to the California Ocean Plan.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed amendments to the Ocean Plan.) Note:  Written comment period closed November 1, 2000.  Oral presentations will be limited to five minutes each.

 

BOARD MEMBER REPORTS

Reports by Board Members on Regional Water Quality Control Board Meetings or Other Meeting or Conferences Where Board Members Have Represented the Board.  (Information Item)

 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Summary of Major Board Activities.  (Information Item)

 

 

Closed Session Item

(Please note Closed Sessions are not open to the public.)

 

WATER QUALITY PETITIONThe Board will be meeting in closed session to deliberate on a decision to be reached following a formal hearing it conducted in the Matter of the Petitions of Tosco Corporation, et al.  (Avon Refinery Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 00-011, as amended by Order No. 00-056 [NPDES CA0004961] and Rodeo Refinery Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 00-015 [NPDES CA0005053], San Francisco Bay Region.  SWRCB Files A-1283, A-1283(a)-(e), A-1289, A-1289(a)-(c).

(This closed session is authorized by Government Code section 11126, subdivision (c)(3).)

 

 

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UNCONTESTED ITEMS CALENDAR

 

Uncontested items are expected to be routine and non-controversial.  They will be acted upon by the Board at one time without discussion.  If any Board Member, staff, or interested person requests that an item be removed from the Uncontested Items Calendar, it will be taken up in the regular agenda order.

 

WATER QUALITY

1.  Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Accept a Federal Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Grant, Approving the Project Priority List, and Authorizing Execution and Amendment of Contracts to Implement the Projects.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

2.  Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) for the Santa Ana Region Regarding Compliance Schedules in Discharge Permits.  (The Board will consider whether to approve the amendment to the basin plan.)  Note:  Deadline for written comments is 5:00 p.m., November 10, 2000.

 

3.  Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or his Designee to Negotiate, Execute and Amend, as Necessary, a Contract With the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project to Perform Laboratory Analyses on Samples Collected in the Anaheim Bay/Huntington Harbor Complex.

(The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

4.  Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or his Designee to Negotiate, Execute and Amend, as Necessary, a Standard Agreement with Plumas Corporation for a Surface Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Project and Report.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

5.  Consideration of Approval of the Clean Water Act Section 205(j) Phase XV Water Quality Management Planning Project Priority List.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed priority list.)

 

6.  Consideration of Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or his Designee to Apply for and Accept a Grant of Approximately $600,000 From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Region 9, and to Negotiate a Workplan to Continue Source Investigation Activities in the San Fernando Valley.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

7.  Consideration of Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or his Designee to Apply for and Accept a Grant of Approximately $500,000 From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Region 9, and to Negotiate a Workplan to Continue Source Investigation Activities in the San Gabriel Valley.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS

8.  Consideration of Proposed Resolution Amending the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Fund Priority List Amendment No. 80.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution amending the priority list.)

 

9.  Consideration of Approval of a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan for Lake County Sanitation District’s Northwest Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements, SRF Loan Project No. C-06-4086-110.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the funding commitment for the project.)

 

10.  Consideration of Approval of a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan for the City of Oceanside for Construction of the San Luis Rey Wastewater Treatment Plant Interim Expansion Project, SRF Loan Project No. C-06-4161-110.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the SRF loan.)

 

11.  Consideration of Approval of a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan for the City of Piedmont, Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) Correction Program, Phases V, Vi, VII, and VIII, SRF Loan Project No. C-06-4655-110.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the funding commitment for this project.)

 

12.  Consideration of Approval of a Small Communities Grant (SCG) for the East Niles Community Services District, Edison Community Sewer, Project No. SCG 620-030.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the grant.)

 

WATER QUALITY PETITION

13.  In the Matter of the Petition of Chevron Pipe Line Company for Review of Cleanup and Abatement Order 98-091 Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region.  SWRCB/OCC File A-1186.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order agreeing to review on its own motion Cleanup and Abatement Order 98-091.)

 

ADMINISTRATION

14.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Amend a Reimbursable Contract With the Sonoma County Water Agency for Watershed Assessment and Information System for Streams in Northern Marin, Sonoma and Southern Mendocino Counties.  (The Board will consider whether to approve the proposed resolution.)

 

15.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute Amendments to a Contract for Laboratory Services With NEL Laboratories.  (The Board will consider whether to adopted the proposed resolution.)

 

16.  Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director, or his Designee, to Enter Into an Agreement With the Monterey County Water Resources Agency to Provide Funding for Continued Development of a Physical Solution and Completion of Environmental Documentation That Addresses Seawater Intrusion, in the Amount of $800,000, Over a Two-Year Period.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

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*In order to be fully considered at the Board meeting, all written comments on items 1 and 3 – 18 must be received by 5:00 p.m., November 13, 2000.  Mailing address:  PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA  95812-0100; FAX 916-657-0932


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