STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

WORKSHOP AND HEARING AGENDA

November 4, 2003 – 10:00 a.m.

Coastal Hearing Room – Second Floor

The Joe Serna Jr./ Cal/EPA Building

1001 I Street, Sacramento

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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.

Please note time limitations on presentations may be imposed. The State Board

requests that oral testimony be summarized. http://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.*

ITEMS 1-12 WILL BE DISCUSSED STARTING AT 10:00 A.M., NOVEMBER 4, 2003

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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.

WORKSHOP

WATER QUALITY

10. Consideration of a Resolution Adopting Regulations That Require Certification for Underground Storage Tank Operators, Installers, Service Technicians, and Inspectors. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

WATER QUALITY PETITION

11. In the Matter of the Petition of Larry and Pamela Canchola for Review of Water Code section 13267 Request Regarding MTBE Investigation of Charnock Sub-Basin, by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region. SWRCB/OCC File A-1554. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order approving the Petition in part and remanding the request to the Regional Board.)

HEARING

WATER QUALITY

12. Consideration of a Resolution Adopting the Amended Consolidated Toxic Hot Spots Cleanup Plan and Approving the Functional Equivalent Document (FED). (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the amended plan and approve the FED.) [As previously noticed, participants should submit written comments by 5:00 p.m., October 28, 2003.]

WORKSHOP

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

**1. Consideration of the Adoption of a Regulation Setting Fees for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification and Operator Certification Program. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed regulations.) [As previously noticed, the written comment period closed 5:00 p.m., October 13, 2003.]

ADMINISTRATION

**2. Consideration of Adoption of the Revised Appendix to the Conflict of Interest Code. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt a revised appendix to the State Board Conflict of Interest Code.)

WATER RIGHTS

**3. Consideration Of Proposed Resolution Authorizing Approval Of An Interagency Agreement Between the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and the State Board Of Equalization (BOE) To Bill And Collect Water Right Fees And Expenses. (The Board will consider, at a Board Meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

WATER QUALITY

**4. Consideration of a Resolution Adopting Regulations Regarding Red Tags for Underground Storage Tanks. (The Board will consider, at a Board Meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

5. Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region to Suspend the Recreational Beneficial Uses in Engineered Channels During Unsafe Wet Weather Conditions. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed amendment.)

6. Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region Incorporating a Total Maximum Daily Load for Bacteria at Marina Del Rey Harbor Mothers’ Beach And Back Basins. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed amendment.)

7. Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region Incorporating a Total Maximum Daily Load for Nitrogen Compounds in the Santa Clara River. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed amendment.)

8. Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region Incorporating a Total Maximum Daily Load for Nitrogen Compounds and Related Effects in the Los Angeles River and its Tributaries. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed amendment.)

9. Consideration of an Order Adopting Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Dredged or Fill Discharges That Have Received State Water Quality Certification (General WDRs). (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the order.) [As previously noticed, written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., October 28, 2003.]

CLOSED SESSION

(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 South Feather Water and Power Agency (formerly 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.

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*In order to be fully considered at the meeting, written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., October 30, 2003 on
Items 2-8 and 10-11. Written comments on Items 9 and 12 will be accepted until 5:00 p.m., October 28. The written comment period for Item 1 has expired. Mailing address: PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA 95812-0100; FAX 916-341-5620

**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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