WHEREAS:

1. The State Water Resources Control Board adopted the Policy for Implementing the Small Communities Grant Program on April 30, 1997;

2. The City of Plymouth (City) conducted a Median Household Income (MHI) survey approved by the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, which shows a 1996 MHI of $24,000.

3. Section II. Definitions of the Policy for Implementing the Small Communities Grant Program limits the use of income surveys for cities, towns, and census designated places;

4. The City's sewage service area boundaries correspond to the census tract boundaries;

5. The City requests that the State Water Resources Control Board allow it to use an income survey in lieu of the current census based MHI estimate;

6. The City asserts that they will be unable to pursue a Small Community Grant without additional grant assistance; and

7. Granting the City's request would set a precedent allowing other communities on the Small Community Grant Priority List to propose alternatives to lower their MHI level to achieve a higher level of grant assistance and deplete the limited funds faster than anticipated.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The State Water Resources Control Board denies the City's request to use the income survey.

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 October 23, 1997.

/s/

Maureen Marché

Administrative Assistant to the Board