STATE
WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday,
April 30, 2003 – 9:00 a.m.
Coastal
Hearing Room – Second Floor
Joe Serna
Jr./Cal/EPA Building
1001 I Street, Sacramento
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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. See Presentation
Information at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/index.shtml Submittal of written comments is
encouraged to ensure that all comments will be included in the record before
the Board.*
Audio broadcast of this meeting is
available at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Broadcast/
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.
The Board will consider the minutes
of the March 19, 2003 Board Meeting.
UNCONTESTED ITEMS
1-7. The Board will be asked to approve items 1-7 at one time.
WATER
QUALITY
8. Consideration
of Proposed General Waste Discharge Requirements for Low Threat Discharges
to Land and Consideration of a Resolution Adopting a Proposed Negative Declaration
and Requesting a California Department of Fish and Game Certificate of Fee
Exemption. (The Board will consider
whether to adopt the proposed water quality order and resolution.)
[As previously
noticed, written comments were due no later than 5:00 p.m., April 2, 2003.]
10. In the Matter
of the Petition of Weyrich Development Company, LLC for Review of Administrative Civil Liability Order No. R3-2002-0028 for Weyrich Development
Company, Inc., Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control
Board, Central Coast Region. SWRCB/OCC
File A-1486. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the
proposed order remanding the matter to the Regional Board for further consideration.)
[As previously noticed, written comments on the draft order must be
received no later than 5:00 p.m., April 16, 2003.]
11. In the Matter of the
Petition of Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc., for Review of Waste Discharge
Requirements Order No. R5-2002-0043 [NPDES No. CA0081809 and Cease and Desist
Order No. R5-2002-0044, for the Sixteen to One Mine, Sierra County, Issued
by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region. SWRCB/OCC File A-1466. (The Board
will consider whether to adopt the proposed order revising Order No. R5-2002-0043.)
(Note: Board Member
Carlton will not be participating in this matter.)
12. Consideration of the Proposed Statewide General
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for Storm Water
Discharges From Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (Small MS4 Permit.
(The Board will consider whether to adopt the
proposed General Permit.) [As previously
noticed, written comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on April
21, 2003.]
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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.
1. Consideration of a Resolution Approving Initial
Proposition 50 Grant Funding for Two Water Recycling Planning Studies – Regional
Water Recycling Planning Studies for San Benito County Water District and
City of Palo Alto. (The Board
will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
2. Consideration of a Resolution Approving Initial
Proposition 50 Grant Funding to the City of Colton, City of Rialto, and the
West San Bernardino County Water District for Three Aquifer Reclamation Water
Supply Projects. (The Board will consider whether
to adopt the proposed resolution.)
3. Consideration of a Resolution Approving Initial
Proposition 50 Grant Funding for the Inland Empire Utilities Agency’s Regional
Recycled Water Distribution System Project, Phase 1.
(The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed
resolution.)
4. Consideration of a Resolution Approving Initial
Proposition 50 Grant and Proposition 13 Funding for Water Recycling Planning
Study; San Diego County Water Authority’s Regional Water Recycling Planning
Study- Phase II. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
WATER QUALITY
5. Consideration
of a Resolution Approving the 2002 Triennial Review of the Colorado River
Salinity Objectives and Plan of Implementation. (The
Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution). [As previously noticed, written comments were
due no later than 9:00 a.m., April 1, 2003.]
6. Consideration of a Resolution
Approving an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles
Region to Update the Ammonia Objectives for Inland Surface Waters. (The Board will consider whether
to adopt the proposed resolution.)
7. Consideration
of a Proposed Resolution Regarding an Interagency Agreement to Provide Funding
Support for the Office of the Secretary for Environmental Protection. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the
proposed resolution.)
(Please note Closed Sessions are not
open to the public)
WATER
RIGHTS (This is authorized under Government Code section
11126(c)(3).)
(This is
authorized under Government Code section 11126(c)(3).)
The Board
will be meeting in closed session to deliberate on a petition for
reconsideration of Order 2003-0004 submitted by the North Gualala Water
Company.
LITIGATION (This is
authorized under Government Code section 11126(e)(1).)
The Board
will be meeting in closed session to discuss the litigation in the Coordinated
Special Proceeding, Special Title (Rule 1550(b)), State Water Resources
Control Board cases (Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. JC 4118).
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*In order to be fully considered
at the Board meeting, written comments on Items 1-4, 6,7, 9, and 11 must be
received by 5:00 p.m., April 25, 2003.
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
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