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STATE
WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD WORKSHOP
AGENDA Tuesday,
January 6, 2004 – 1:00 p.m. Sierra Hearing Room AND Wednesday,
January 7, 2004 – 9:00 a.m. Central
Valley Auditorium – Second Floor The
Joe Serna Jr./ Cal/EPA Building 1001
“I” Street, Sacramento If
you have questions regarding this agenda, please call Debbie Irvin at (916)
341-5600; Fax 341-5620. This notice
and associated staff reports can be accessed electronically through our
Internet address at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov.
(Note: agenda items should be
available electronically on December 30, 2003.) For a map to our
building, please see our website at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/EPABldg/location.htm Audio broadcast of
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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.
requests
oral testimony be summarized. 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.*
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ITEMS
1-4 WILL BE DISCUSSED ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 6 STARTING AT 1:00 P.M.
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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.
WATER QUALITY
1. Consideration
of an Order Adopting Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Dredged
or Fill Discharges to Waters Deemed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to
be Outside of Federal Jurisdiction (General WDRs) and Consideration of a Mitigated
Negative Declaration for the General WDRs. (The Board will
consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed water quality
order and resolution.) As previously
noticed, written comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., January
5, 2004.
2. Consideration of a Resolution
Approving an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles
Region to Incorporate a Total Maximum Daily Load for Chloride in the Upper
Santa Clara River. (The
Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed amendment.)
**3.
Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Amendment
to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region to Revise Waste
Discharge Prohibition Exemption Criteria for the Mojave Hydrologic Unit. (The
Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed amendment.)
WATER
QUALITY
4. Consideration of Approval
of an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River
and San Joaquin River Basins to Incorporate Site-Specific Temperature Objectives
for Deer Creek in El Dorado and Sacramento Counties. (The
Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed amendment.)
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ITEM
5 WILL BE DISCUSSED STARTING AT 9:00 A.M., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7 ITEMS 6-8
WILL NOT BE HEARD PRIOR TO 1:00 P.M. |
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.
WATER
QUALITY PETITIONS
5. In
the Matter of the Petitions of Agricultural
Water Quality Coalition, et al.; Deltakeeper, et al.; California Farm Bureau
Federation; California Rice Commission; San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors
Water Authority; Northern California Water Association and Ducks Unlimited,
Inc.; Stevinson Water District for Review of Conditional Waiver
of Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges From Irrigated Lands, Resolution
No. R5-2002-0201; Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges
From Irrigated Lands, Resolution No. R5-2003-0105; Monitoring and Reporting
Program for Coalition Groups, Order No. R5-2003-0826; Rescission of Prior
Conditional Waivers, Resolution No. R5-2003-0102; Monitoring and Reporting
Program for Individual Dischargers, Order No. R5-2003-0827; Monitoring Program
Order No. R5-2003-0826; Rescission of Prior Conditional Waivers, Resolution
No. R5-2003-0102; Monitoring and Reporting Program for Coalition Groups,
Order No. R5-2003-0826; Monitoring and Reporting Program for Individual Dischargers,
Order No. R5-2003-0827; Adoption of Negative Declaration, Resolution No. R5-2003-0103,
Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley
Region. SWRCB/OCC Files A-1536, A-1536(a), A-1586, AND A-1586(a) through
A-1586(f).
(The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the
proposed order approving issuance of the Waiver, monitoring requirements and
a negative declaration for discharges from irrigated agriculture, with changes
to the identification requirements and the monitoring requirement for Trihalomethanes.) As previously noticed, written comments on
the draft order must be received by the Office of Chief Counsel no later than
5:00 p.m., January 2, 2004.
6. In
the Matter of the Petition of California
Forestry Association for Review of Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges Related
to Timber Harvest Activities in the Lahontan Region, Resolution No. R6T-2003-0001,
Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region. SWRCB/OCC File A-1546. (The Board will consider, at
a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order approving the issuance
of the Waiver, but striking certain provisions due to vagueness, and including a provision indicating that the Waiver’s terms
do not apply to discharges requiring a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permit.) As previously
noticed, written comments on the draft order must be received by the Office
of Chief Counsel no later than 5:00 p.m., January 2, 2004.
7. In the Matter of the Petitions of California Forestry Association; and Environmental
Protection Information Center, DeltaKeeper, California Sportfishing Protection
Alliance, Sierra Club California, and WaterKeepers Northern California (collectively
EPIC) for Review of Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements
for Discharges Related to Timber Harvest Activities in the Central Valley
Region, Resolution No. R5-2003-0005, Issued by the California
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region. SWRCB/OCC Files A-1552 and A-1552(a). (The
Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order
approving the issuance of the Waiver, but striking certain provisions due
to vagueness.) As previously
noticed, written comments on the draft order must be received by the Office
of Chief Counsel no later than 5:00 p.m., January 2, 2004.
8. In
the Matter of the Petition of the Environmental Protection Information Center
and the Humboldt Watershed Council Regarding the Interim Categorical Waivers
for Discharges Related to Timber Operations (Order Nos. R1-2002-0109 and R1-2003-0116,
North Coast Region) , Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control
Board, North Coast Region. SWRCB/OCC
File A-1539. (The
Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order
setting aside the waiver adopted by the North Coast Regional Board.) As previously noticed, written comments on
the draft order must be received by the Office of Chief Counsel no later than
5:00 p.m., January 2, 2004.
Closed Session Item
(Please note Closed
Sessions are not open to the public)
LITIGATION
(This closed session is authorized under
Government Code section 11126(e)(1).)
The Board will be meeting in closed session to
discuss ongoing litigation in the case of El Dorado
Irrigation District v. SWRCB (Sacramento
County Superior Court, No. 01CS01319.
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*In order to be fully
considered at the meeting, written comments must be received in the Office of
Chief Counsel no later than 5:00 p.m., January 2, 2004 on Items 5-8.
Written comments on
Items 1-4 must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. January 5, 2004.
Mailing address: PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA 95812-0100; FAX 916-341-5620
**This item is 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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accommodations are requested to contact Adrian Perez at (916) 341-5880 at least
5 working days prior to the meeting date.
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