STATE WATER RESOURCES
CONTROL BOARD
BOARD MEETING — CENTRAL
VALLEY REGIONAL BOARD
APRIL 26, 2000
ITEM: 10
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO
APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT A FEDERAL FISCAL
YEAR (FFY) 1999 CLEAN WATER
ACT SECTION 104(B)(3) GRANT TO SUPPORT THE
SACRAMENTO RIVER TOXIC
POLLUTANT CONTROL PROGRAM AND TO
NEGOTIATE, APPROVE, AND/OR
AMEND THE GRANT AND WORKPLAN
DISCUSSION: The Sacramento River Toxic Pollutant Control
Program (SRTPCP) was first funded by
Congress in FFY 1995. The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation
District (District) has received
funding for the SRTPCP out
of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) annual budget.
For the FFY 1995, FFY 1996,
and FFY 1997 appropriations, USEPA has
provided grants to the
District to carry out the
SRTPCP. Prior to last year, the
District has contracted out all work that is
associated with federal
funding of the SRTPCP. The Central
Valley Regional Water Quality Control
Board (Regional Board) has
received funds from the District under contract and is responsible for major
portions of the
program. Beginning last year, with the
FFY 1998 appropriation, a direct grant from the
USEPA to the State Board was
selected as a way to expedite implementation of the work plan.
To expedite the
implementation of the work plan for the FFY 1999 appropriations, the District,
USEPA,
and Regional Board agreed
that a direct grant from the USEPA to the State Board would again be the
most administratively
expedient method to fund the Regional Board out of the FFY 1999 appropriation.
A single workplan for the
FFY 1999 SRTPCP appropriation will be submitted to USEPA by the District
and will include tasks to be
conducted by the Regional Board. Once
the District, USEPA, and the
Regional Board agree on the
tasks and responsibilities, USEPA would approve the workplan. The total
amount of funding to support
Regional Board activities will not exceed $480,600. The required non-federal
match will be provided by
the District. The types of tasks to be
funded with the FFY 1999
appropriation include
development of water quality management strategies in the Sacramento River
Watershed, including the
development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) and support for
stakeholder activities.
The Regional Board’s
Executive Officer has indicated that the Regional Board wishes to accept this
grant and is willing to
apply the staff resources necessary to perform the workplan tasks. The proposed
grant is consistent with the
goals of the Regional Board’s Watershed Management Initiative plans and
will further the development
of watershed management strategies for the Central Valley.
The proposed grant would be
for a two-year period with the prospect of future federal grants for the
SRTPCP. If required, a Section 28 request would be
prepared by the Central Valley Regional Board to
obtain any additional
federal expenditure authority required to accept this grant.
POLICY ISSUE: Should the SWRCB authorize the Executive
Director or his designee to apply for and
accept a FFY 1999 Clean
Water Act Section 104(b)(3) grant not to exceed $480,600 to support the
SRTPCP and to negotiate,
approve, and/or amend the grant and workplan?
FISCAL IMPACT: The Central Valley Regional Board will work
with the Budget Office to ensure that
there is adequate federal
authority.
RWQCB IMPACT: The RWQCB would be required to commit
additional staff resources to the
SRTPCP beyond those
committed in past years. This
commitment may be met in part by a USEPA
Region 9 employee being
contracted to work at the Regional Board for the duration of the project.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: That the SWRCB authorize the Executive Director,
or his designee, to
apply for and accept a FFY
1999 Clean Water Act Section 104(b)(3) grant not to exceed $480,600 to
support the SRTPCP and to
negotiate, approve, and/or amend the grant and workplan.
DRAFT April 11, 2000
STATE WATER RESOURCES
CONTROL BOARD
RESOLUTION NO. 2000 - ___
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OR HIS DESIGNEE TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT A FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FFY)
1999
CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION
104(B)(3) GRANT TO SUPPORT THE
SACRAMENTO RIVER TOXIC
POLLUTANT
CONTROL PROGRAM AND TO
NEGOTIATE, APPROVE,
AND/OR AMEND THE GRANT AND
WORKPLAN
WHEREAS:
1. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(USEPA), Region 9, has indicated that it
proposes
to grant to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) the sum of up to
$480,600 in FFY 1999 Clean Water Act Section 104(b)(3) monies to support the
Sacramento River Toxic Pollutant Control Program (SRTPCP).
2. The proposed grant would fund development of
watershed management strategies by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality
Control Board, (Regional Board), which has indicated that it wishes to perform
such activities.
3. The development of watershed management
strategies, including Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) determinations, is
consistent with the goals of the Regional Board’s Watershed Management
Initiative plans.
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
The
SWRCB authorizes the Executive Director or his designee to apply for and accept
a FFY 1999 Clean Water Act Section 104(b)(3) grant not to exceed $480,600 to support
the Sacramento River Toxic Pollutant Control Program and to negotiate, approve,
and/or amend the grant and workplan.
CERTIFICATION
The
undersigned, Administrative Assistant to the SWRCB, 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 April 26, 2000.
______________________________
Maureen Marché
Administrative Assistant to the Board