WHEREAS:

1. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has the responsibility to protect the quality of the State's waters pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act.

2. In carrying out this responsibility, the SWRCB is assisting the Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCBs) in the development of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) analyses consistent with Section 303 of the federal Clean Water Act.

3. The assistance of experts from various universities within California is desirable in developing sediment TMDLs.

4. The University of California, through the Center for Water Resources is ideally positioned and capable to assist the SWRCB in identifying and securing the assistance of experts within the University of California, California State University, and private universities within the State.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

That the SWRCB adopt a resolution authorizing the Executive Director or his designee to negotiate, execute, and amend, as necessary, an interagency agreement with the University of California to support sediment TMDL work during FYs 1999-2002 at a cost of $239,000.

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 June 17, 1999.

/s/
Maureen Marché
Administrative Assistant to the Board