STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD WORKSHOP AGENDA 
Wednesday, August 4, 1999 -- 9:00 a.m.
 First-Floor Hearing Room 
Paul R. Bonderson Building
901 P Street, Sacramento
Questions regarding this agenda call Maureen Marché (916) 657-0990 or fax 657-0932. This notice and associated staff reports can be accessed electronically through our Internet address: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov. (Note: agenda items should be available electronically on July 28, 1999.)
Workshop includes informal discussion of items to be presented for action at a future business meeting. People who are interested in items on the agenda are urged to attend workshops as they may miss valuable discussion that will not be repeated at the Board meeting. NOTE: There is no voting at workshops. Items requiring Board action must come to a Board meeting.

Please note time limitations on presentations may be imposed.
The State Board requests that oral testimony be summarized.
Submittal of written comments is encouraged to ensure
that all comments will be included in the
record before the Board.*

ITEMS 1-8 WILL BE DISCUSSED STARTING AT 9:00 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1999.
NOTE: Item #8 will not be discussed earlier than 1:00 p.m.

PUBLIC FORUM
Any member of the public may address and ask questions of the Board relating to any matter within the Board's jurisdiction, provided the matter is not on the Board's agenda or pending before the Board or a Regional Board. Note: Presentations at the Public Forum will be limited to 5 minutes or otherwise at the discretion of the Chairman.

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS
**1. Consideration of the City of Corning’s Request for $627,000 From the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account for Cleanup at an Abandoned Truck Stop. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution to grant funding for this project through August 31, 2004.)

**2. Consideration of a $507,600 Contract with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment for Health Risk Assessment Assistance to the Regional Boards. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution to approve this contract.)

ADMINISTRATION
**3. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute a Grant Amendment With the Department of Energy Regarding State Oversight Activities at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Site 300. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

**4. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute a Grant Amendment With the Department of Energy Regarding State Oversight Activities at the Laboratory for Energy-Related Health Research. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

**5. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute a Grant Amendment With the Department of Energy Regarding State Oversight Activities at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore Site; and Sandia National Laboratory. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

WATER RIGHTS
6. Consideration of a Proposed Order Denying the Petition for Reconsideration of a Division of Water Rights Decision Rejecting Temporary Application Number X00133 of Robert Fetzer to Divert Water From the Russian River in Mendocino County. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order).

WATER QUALITY
7. Consideration of Approval of a Resolution to Provide a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan of $1,527,500 to the Sacramento Valley Open Space Conservancy for the Clean Water and Wetlands Protection—Sacramento Prairie Vernal Pool Acquisition (Loan No. C-06-6055-110). (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the SRF loan.)

8. Progress Report on San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Drainage. (The Board will hear an update by various agencies on issues pertaining to agricultural drainage in the San Joaquin Valley.) (Information Item) Note: This item will not be discussed earlier than 1:00 p.m.

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*In order to be fully considered at the meeting, all written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m.,
Monday, August 2, 1999. Mailing address: PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA 95812-0100; FAX 916-657-0932

**These items are expected to be routine and noncontroversial and there will be no discussion unless requested by a Board Member, staff or interested party. If such a request is made, the item will be considered separately.


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