STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

RESOLUTION NO. 99 - 098

APPROVAL OF A STATE REVOLVING FUND (SRF) LOAN FOR THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO

(CITY) FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TERTIARY IMPROVEMENTS AT THE HALE AVENUE RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY, SRF LOAN PROJECT NO. C-06-4156-310

WHEREAS:

1. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), on February 16, 1995, adopted the “Policy for Implementing the State Revolving Fund for Construction of Wastewater Treatment Facilities,” and revised it on June 18, 1998;

2. The SWRCB, on June 2, 1999, adopted the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 1999/2000 SRF Loan Program Priority List, and also may adjust or amend its Statewide Project Priority List at any time to include new projects;

3. The Division of Clean Water Programs (Division) has approved the facilities plan;

4. The City is signatory to the “Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Urban Water Conservation in California”; and

5. The City certified an EIR (State Clearinghouse No. 98031083) which has been reviewed and considered, and it has been determined that:

a) Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into the proposed project which avoid or reduce to less than significant levels potentially significant environmental effects identified in the EIR with respect to (i) water quality impacts which will be mitigated by opening the San Elijo lagoon mouth to provide tidal flushing if discharges occur when the lagoon mouth is closed, and (ii) impacts to identified historic properties which will be avoided by fully delineating the archaeological site boundary, creating a buffer zone between the archaeological site and the graded staging area, and using orange construction fencing to definitively and noticeably mark the archaeological site boundary and buffer zone.

b) With respect to other potentially significant environmental impacts identified in the environmental document, appropriate changes or alterations are not within the responsibility and jurisdiction of the SWRCB. Such other changes or alterations have been adopted or should be adopted by other agencies.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

1. The State Water Resources Control Board places the City of Escondido's Tertiary Treatment Plant Improvement Project at the Hale Avenue Resource Recovery Facility on the FY 1999/2000 Statewide Project Priority List, and

2. Approves a SRF loan of $26.8 million to the City of Escondido for the construction of the tertiary treatment improvements at the Hale Avenue Resource Recovery Facility. The repayment period shall be 20 years, and the first repayment due one year after completion of construction.

3. Will withdraw this preliminary SRF loan commitment if Notice to Proceed for construction is not given by October 18, 1999. The Division may approve up to a 90-day time extension for good cause.

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