Questions regarding this agenda call Maureen Marché (916) 657-0990 or fax (916) 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 September 29, 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.

ITEMS 1-17 WILL BE DISCUSSED STARTING AT 9:00 A.M., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1999

PUBLIC FORUM

WATER QUALITY

**4.Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Amend an Interagency Agreement with the Department of Fish and Game to Add Funds for Additional Monitoring in the Toxic Substances Monitoring Program and the State Mussel Watch Program in Fiscal Years (FYs) 1999-00, 2000-01, and 2001-02.(The Board will be asked, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

**5.Consideration of Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Apply for and Accept a Grant of Approximately $600,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Region 9, and to Negotiate a Workplan to Continue Source Investigation Activities in the San Gabriel Valley.(The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

**6.Consideration of Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Accept a Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for Implementing Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project’s Fiscal Year (FY) 1999-00 Workplan.(The Board will be asked, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

**7.Consideration of Adoption of a Resolution for Consistency Determination for the Proposed Sacramento Valley Water Management Project, “Narrows II Powerhouse Intake Extension Project,” with the State Water Resources Control Board’s Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary. (The Board will be asked, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

WATER QUALITY PETITION

8.In the Matter of the Board’s Review On Its Own Motion the Petitions of Communities for a Better Environment and San Francisco BayKeeper, et al. Regarding South Bay Waste Discharge Requirements Orders 98-052, 98-053, and 98-054, issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order, upholding the orders and providing direction to the RWRCB on permit reissuance.)

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS

**9.Consideration of the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board’s Request for Funding to Pay for an Alternative Water Supply and Investigation of Drinking Water Well Contamination in the City of Santa Rosa in the Amount of $256,250 From the State Water Pollution Cleanup & Abatement Account.(The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to grant funding for this project.)

**10.Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Appointing a Member to the Advisory Committee for Training and Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Supervisors.(The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution to appoint a member to the Committee.)

**11.Consideration of Approval of State Revolving Fund Loan Project for the City of Patterson Wastewater Treatment Plant Disposal Site Expansion Project No. C-06-4508-111.(The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the construction of effluent pond expansion.)

**12.Consideration of Approval of a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan for the Bodega Bay Public Utility District for the Wastewater Treatment, Storage and Disposal Improvements, SRF No. C-06-4615-110.(The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving a $1.9 million loan for the project.)

**13.Consideration of Approval of State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan for Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facilities Expansion, SRF No. C-06-4686-110.(The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the loan.)

**14.Consideration of Approval of a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan for the City of Escondido for Tertiary Treatment Facilities at the Hale Avenue Resources Recovery Facility, SRF No. C-06-4156-310.(The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the loan.)

WATER RIGHTS

**15.Consideration ofCertification, Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, of the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) For the Long-Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for the Placement of Dredged Material in the San Francisco Bay Region. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution). 

ADMINISTRATION

LITIGATION {This is authorized under Government Code Section 1126(e)(2)(A).}

The Board will meet in closed session to discuss ongoing litigation in the case of Citizens for Responsible Mining v. State Water Resources Control Board (Sacramento County Superior Court No. 99CS01395).

WATER RIGHTS {This is authorized under Government Code Section 11126(c)(3).}

**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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