STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

RESOLUTION NO. 99 - 093

APPROVAL OF FUNDING FROM THE STATE WATER POLLUTION

CLEANUP AND ABATEMENT ACCOUNT

FOR THE DRINKING WATER WELL CONTAMINATION IN SANTA ROSA

NORTH COAST REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD (NCRWQCB)

WHEREAS:

1. The NCRWQB is responsible for ensuring protection of the beneficial uses of water and protection against nuisance conditions resulting from waste discharges.

2. The discharge of volatile organic compounds can result in nuisance and water quality degradation.

3. Halogenated volatile organic compounds have been found in the groundwater near the intersection of Santa Rosa Avenue and Yolanda Avenue in Santa Rosa, California.

4. The party or parties responsible for the discharge has (have) not been determined.

5. Public health and safety are threatened by the continued discharges of volatile organic compounds.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The State Water Resources Control Board:

1. Commits $256,250 to the NCRWQCB to pay for connection of businesses and residences in Santa Rosa to the City's water system and to continue investigation of the source or sources of pollution.

2. Establishes an end date for this project of December 31, 2000.

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/

Maureen Marché

Administrative Assistant to the Board