STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

RESOLUTION NO. 97-032

AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO APPLY FOR

AND ACCEPT THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FFY) 1998 CLEAN WATER ACT

SUPPLEMENTAL SECTION 106 GROUND WATER GRANT

WHEREAS:

1. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) administers the Federal Clean Water Act Section 106 grant including the Supplemental Section 106 Ground Water Grant in California.

2. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has indicated that the Section 106 Ground Water Grant funding levels for California in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 1998 will be approximately $510,000. Carry-over grant funds from FFY 1997 are estimated to be $490,000.

3. A workplan is being developed consistent with U.S. EPA grant guidelines.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The SWRCB authorizes the Executive Director, or his designee, to:

1. Apply for and accept the FFY 1998 Supplemental Section 106 Ground Water Grant for an amount up to $1,000,000.

2. Negotiate, approve, and modify program activities, workplan, and grant applications not exceeding the total grant amount.

3. Negotiate, execute, and/or amend contracts and agreements in accordance with the workplan.

CERTIFICATION

The undersigned, Administrative Assistant to the Board, does hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of a resolution duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board held on April 17, 1997.

/s/

Maureen Marché

Administrative Assistant to the Board