STATE
WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Thursday,
September 20, 2001 – 9:00 a.m.
Sierra
Hearing Room – Second Floor
Joe Serna
Jr./Cal/EPA Building
1001 I Street, Sacramento
Questions
regarding this agenda - call Maureen Marché (916) 341-5600 or fax 341-5620.
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.*
Declaration
of Quorum
PUBLIC
FORUM
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.
UNCONTESTED ITEMS
1-10. The Board will be asked to approve items 1-10 at one time.
11. In the Matter of the
Petition of the City of Turlock for Review of Waste Discharge Requirements
Order No. 5-01-122 and Cease and Desist Order No. 5-01-123, Issued by the
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region. SWRCB/OCC File A-1382. (The Board will consider whether to adopt
the proposed order partially staying Orders Nos. 5-01-122 and 5-01-123.)
BAY DELTA PROGRESS REPORT
12. Progress Report by Parties to the Phase 8 Negotiations and
Plans to Implement the Flow-Dependent Objectives Contained in the 1995
Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan.
(Information Item)
Summary of Major Board
Activities. (Information Item)
Closed Session Items
(Please note Closed Sessions are not
open to the public)
WATER QUALITY PETITION (This is authorized under Government Code section 11126(c)(3).)
The Board will be meeting in closed session to discuss
evidence and to deliberate on a proposed decision following an evidentiary
hearing conducted on the petition filed by Pacific Lumber Company for
reconsideration of North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board Monitoring
and Reporting Order No. R1-2001-19 re THP 1-97-520 HUM.
LITIGATION (This is
authorized under Government Code section 11126(e)(1).)
The Board will be meeting in closed session to
discuss pending litigation in the case entitled City of Turlock, Municipal
Services Department v. California State Water Resources Control Board, et al., Stanislaus
County Superior Court, Case No. 291436.
The Board will be meeting in closed session to discuss the appointment,
evaluation of performance or dismissal of a public employee or to hear
complaints or charges brought against that employee by another person or
employee unless the employee requests a public hearing.
Uncontested items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. They will be acted upon by the Board at one time without discussion. If any Board Member, staff, or interested person requests that an item be removed from the Uncontested Items Calendar, it will be taken up in the regular agenda order.
CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS
1. Consideration of
Approval of a SRF Cap Increase From $25 million to $50 million for SFY 2001/02
for the Wastewater Effluent Disposal/Geysers Discharge Project, SRF No. C-4062,
City of Santa Rosa. (The Board
will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the request.)
2. Consideration of Approval of a Water Recycling Construction
Program (WRCP) Loan and Grant Commitment to the Rincon Del Diablo Municipal
Water District for Construction of the Water Recycling Program. (The Board will consider whether to
adopt the proposed resolution approving the loan and grant.)
3. Consideration of
Approval of Wastewater Construction Grant for the City of Manteca; Manteca
Wastewater Quality Control Facility (MWQCF); Phase III Expansion Project –
Schedule A; as Provided for in Proposition 13, the Safe Drinking Water, Clean
Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Act Of 2000. (The Board will consider whether to adopt
the proposed resolution approving the grant.)
4. Consideration of Approval
of a Proposed Resolution Amending the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund
Priority List – Amendment No. 89.
(The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
WATER QUALITY
5. Consideration of a Resolution
Approving an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan
Region to Remove Potential Beneficial Use Designations from Nine Water Bodies. (The Board will consider whether
to adopt the proposed resolution.)
6. Consideration of a
Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan (Basin
Plan) for the Lahontan Region Incorporating A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
for Sediment in Heavenly Valley Creek, El Dorado County. (The Board will consider whether
to adopt the proposed resolution.)
7. Consideration
of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Allocate up
to $600,000 of Federal Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Grant Funds and to Negotiate,
Execute, and Amend a Contract(s) to Develop Methods to Eradicate the Invasive
Non-Native Marine Alga, Caulerpa
taxifolia. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
8. Consideration of a Resolution
Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute, and
Amend Contracts with the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority to Provide
Funding for the Arundo Removal Program Project From the Southern
California Integrated Watershed Program Established in the Costa-Machado
Water Act of 2000 (2000 Bond Act).
(The Board will consider whether to
adopt the proposed resolution.)
WATER RIGHTS
9. Consideration of
Proposed Order Revoking Permits 17528A and 17528B of Eva Johnson in Mendocino
County. (The Board will consider
whether to adopt the proposed order.)
10. Consideration of a
Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Amend an
Agreement With the University of California to Add Additional Time to Complete
an On-Going Study on Beach Use Value at Southern California Beaches. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed
resolution.)
*In order to be fully considered at the Board meeting, written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., September 17, 2001. Mailing address: PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA 95812-0100; FAX (916) 341-5620.
Note: Individuals who require special accommodations are requested to contact Adrian Perez at (916) 341-5880 at least 5 working days prior to the meeting date. TTY users may contact the California Relay service at 1-800-735-2929 or voice line at 1-800-735-2922.
CANCELLED Note: A quorum of the Board will be attending the
September 19, 2001 Board of Forestry and Fire Protection 8:00 a.m. tour of the
Arnold area and 1:00 p.m. meeting regarding discussion of watershed issues of
mutual concern. The meeting will be
held at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Mark Twain Hall (approximately one
mile south of Angels Camp on Highway 49).
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