STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD MEETING AGENDA

 

Please note starting time                              Thursday, April 25, 2002 – 9:00 a.m.

 

Coastal 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.

 

(Note:  agenda items should be available electronically on April 18, 2002.)

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Please note time limitations on presentations may be imposed.

The State Board requests that oral testimony be summarized.  https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/index.shtml

Oral Testimony:  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

Presentation of Superior Accomplishment and Customer Service Awards

Report on any New Staff by Division/Office Chiefs

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.

 

MINUTES

The Board will consider the minutes of the March 21, 2002 Board meeting.

 

UNCONTESTED ITEMS

1-22.  The Board will be asked to approve items 1-22 at one time.

 

WATER QUALITY PETITION 

23.  In the Matter of the Petition of County of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Flood Control District et al.; City of Los Angeles; Cities of Artesia et al.; Cities of Arcadia et al.; Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation et al.; and Playa Capital Company (Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 01‑82 For Municipal Storm Water And Urban Runoff Discharges [NPDES No. CAS004001] Within Los Angeles County, except for Long Beach), Los Angeles Region.  SWRCB/OCC File A-1448.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the draft order concerning a stay request.)

 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Summary of Major Board Activities.  (Information Item)

 

UNCONTESTED ITEMS CALENDAR

 

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 Proposed Resolution Amending the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Priority List Amendment No. 95.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

2.  Consideration of Approval of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director, or Designee, to Accept Grant Funds from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, for California/Mexico Border Activities.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

3.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving a Water Recycling Construction Program (WRCP) Grant for the City of Daly City – North San Mateo County Sanitation District, Wastewater Treatment Plant Recycled Water Facilities Program, WRCP Grant Project No. 3201-110.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

4.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving a Water Recycling Construction Program (WRCP) Grant Commitment to the City of San Jose – Silver Creek Pipeline Project; WRCP Project No. 3208-110.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

5.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving a Clean Water State Revolving Fund State Fiscal Year 2001/2002 Intended Use Plan and Federal Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Capitalization Grant Acceptance.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

6.  Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Request to Enter a Three-Year Interagency Agreement with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment for Risk Assessment in the Amount of $2,000,000. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

7.  Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Request From the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board for Funding to Continue the Elkhorn Slough Agricultural Education Outreach Project in the Amount of $468,000 from the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

8.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving the Use of up to $100,000 of the Emergency, Abandoned, Recalcitrant (EAR) Account Funds for Ventura County, Environmental Health Division, to Clean Up Petroleum Contamination from the Former Leaking Underground Storage Tanks at the Carmona Auto Service Site Located at 703 Cooper Road, Oxnard, Ventura County. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

9.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the City of Redondo Beach for Funding of the Redondo Beach Pier Improvement Project to Reduce Bacterial Contamination at Santa Monica Bay From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

10.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the County of Santa Barbara for Funding of the Jalama Beach Sanitary System Improvement and Implementation of Surface Water Runoff Treatment System Project From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

11.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the County of Santa Barbara for Funding of the Rincon Beach Sanitary System Improvement Project From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

12.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the City of Pacific Grove for Funding of the Lover’s Point Urban Runoff Diversion Project From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

WATER QUALITY

13.  Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend a Contract with the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority to Provide Funding for the Chino Basin Desalter Authority-Chino I Desalter Expansion and Chino II Desalter Project, from the Southern California Integrated Watershed Program Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

14.  Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend a Contract with the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority to Provide Funding for the City of Riverside-Riverside Canal and Tunnel Reconstruction Project, from the Southern California Integrated Watershed Program Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

15.  Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend a Contract with the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) to Provide Funding for the Eastern Municipal Water District-San Jacinto Water Harvesting Project, from the Southern California Integrated Watershed Program Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

16.  Consideration of Authorization of Funding from the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account for Contract Support Services for Monitoring Water Quality in Central Valley Water Bodies that Receive Discharges from Irrigated Lands.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

ADMINISTRATION

17.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute and Amend if Necessary a Contract for up to $600,000 for the Evaluation and Remediation of the Westley and Tracy Tire Facilities.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

18.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute and Amend if Necessary the Foundation for California Community Colleges Student Assistant Contract.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

19.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute and Amend if Necessary a Contract with Oracle Corporation for an Amount not to Exceed $300,000 for Oracle Database Products and Services Needed for Development and Operation of the System for Water Information Management, Phase 2 (SWIM2).  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

20.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Interagency Agreement Between the State Water Resources Control Board and the California Health and Human Services Data Center for Electronic Data Processing Services to Support the Accounting System (CALSTARS).  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

21.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Amend a Contract with the University of Riverside Regents to Add Funds to Complement an On-Going Study of Nutrients, Selenium and Arsenic in the San Diego Creek/Newport Bay Watershed.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

22.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Execute an Interagency Agreement with the University of California to Develop and Conduct Training at Various Locations Within the State.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

Closed Sessions

(Please note Closed Sessions are not open to the public)

 

WATER RIGHTS (This is authorized under Government Code section 11126(c)(3)).

The Board will be meeting in closed session to deliberate on a proposed order prepared after a hearing on petitions for change and extension of time filed by Oroville-Wyandotte Irrigation District and Yuba County Water District on Permits 1267, 1268, 1271, 2492, 11516 and 11518 (Applications 1651, 2142, 2979, 2778, 13957 and 14113).  The permits authorize diversion from Lost Creek, Sly Creek, South Fork Feather River and Slate Creek in Butte and Yuba Counties. 

 

WATER QUALITY PETITION  (This is authorized by Government Code section 11126(c)(3).)

The Board will be meeting in closed session to deliberate on a decision to be reached following a Stay hearing it conducted in the Matter of the Petition of County of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Flood Control District et al.; City of Los Angeles; Cities of Artesia et al.; Cities of Arcadia et al.; Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation et al.; and Playa Capital Company (Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 01‑82 For Municipal Storm Water And Urban Runoff Discharges [NPDES No. CAS004001] within Los Angeles County, except for Long Beach), Los Angeles Region.  SWRCB/OCC File A-1448. 

 

Personnel  (This is authorized under Government Code Section 11126(a)(1))

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.

 

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*In order to be fully considered at the Board meeting, written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., April 22, 2002.  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.


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