STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

RESOLUTION NO. 99 - 089

AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO AMEND AN

INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME

TO ADD FUNDS FOR MONITORING IN THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES

MONITORING PROGRAM AND THE STATE MUSSEL WATCH PROGRAM

IN FISCAL YEARS (FYs) 1999-00, 2000-01, AND 2001-02

WHEREAS:

1. The State Water Resources Control Board's (SWRCB's) Toxic Substances Monitoring Program (TSMP) and State Mussel Watch Program (SMWP), initiated in 1976, are designed to detect the presence and concentration of toxic pollutants in fish, mussels, clams, and other aquatic organisms in selected fresh, estuarine, and marine waters.

2. The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has satisfactorily operated the field collection and laboratory aspects of the SWRCB's TSMP and SMWP in accordance with interagency agreements for the last 23 years.

3. The FY 1999-00 State budget contains additional funding for the TSMP/SMWP. The three-year interagency agreement with DFG will be increased by an amount not to exceed $200,000 per year from the General Fund. The new total annual budget for the TSMP/SMWP will not exceed $520,000 (total of $1,560,000 over three years). The additional funds will be used for monitoring more priority watersheds.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The SWRCB:

Authorizes the Executive Director or his designee to amend the DFG three-year interagency agreement to add up to $200,000 per year to the TSMP/SMWP for an amount not to exceed $520,000 per year from the General Fund (total of $1,560,000 over three years). The actual budget amounts for FYs 2000-01 and 2001-02 will be determined via the annual budget process.

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 October 21, 1999.

s/s

Maureen Marché

Administrative Assistant to the Board