STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD (SWRCB)

REVISED: ITEM 4 REMOVED WORKSHOP AND PUBLIC HEARING

FROM AGENDA Wednesday, July 7, 2004 – 10:00 a.m.

Sierra Hearing Room – Second Floor

Joe Serna Jr./Cal/EPA Building

1001 I Street, Sacramento

AND

SWRCB/CENTRAL VALLEY REGIONAL BOARD

JOINT PUBLIC MEETING

Thursday, July 8, 2004 – 9:00 a.m.

Central Valley Auditorium – Second Floor

Joe Serna Jr./Cal/EPA Building

1001 I Street, Sacramento

These meetings will be audio broadcast through the World Wide Web at http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Broadcast/.

PUBLIC FORUM

Any member of the public may address and ask questions of the SWRCB relating to any matter within the SWRCB's jurisdiction provided the matter is not on the SWRCB's agenda, or pending before the SWRCB 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 (July 7)

Consent Agenda Items 1-7

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

1. Consideration of a resolution approving projects, and authorizing issuance of grants to implement the consolidated watershed protection, watershed management, drinking water quality, and nonpoint source pollution control grants

2. Consideration of a resolution adopting the petroleum underground storage tank emergency, abandoned, recalcitrant (EAR) account annual site list; and authorizing the Executive Director to execute contracts for the expenditure of EAR account funds

3. Consideration of a resolution approving appointments to the wastewater treatment plant operator certification advisory committee

Item 4 Removed from agenda

4. Consideration of a disencumbrance of cleanup and abatement account funds to fund ongoing cleanup at Leviathan Mine

WATER QUALITY

5. Consideration of amendments to Attachment F, Nonpoint Source Procedures of the Memorandum of Understanding, between San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, SWRCB, and San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board

6. Consideration of a resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region to update ammonia objectives for inland surface waters not characteristic of freshwater

7. Consideration of a resolution approving an amendment to the San Francisco Bay Basin Water Quality Control Plan to update water quality objectives for various metals and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System implementation provisions

Regular Agenda Items 8-11

WATER QUALITY

8. 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

9. Annual Status Report on the SWRCB Program to develop sediment quality objectives

WATER QUALITY

10. Consideration of (1) Vacating certification of the 2000 Final PEIR and GWDRs for the discharge of biosolids to land; (2) Certification of the revised Final PEIR for land application of biosolids; and (3) Adoption of GWDRs for land application of biosolids (Written comments on the Final PEIR should be submitted by July 16, 2004.)

PUBLIC HEARING ITEM (July 7)

WATER QUALITY

11. Public Hearing to receive comments on the draft Negative Declaration and the proposed Exception to the California Ocean Plan for the University of California Scripps Institution of Oceanography to discharge into the San Diego Marine Life Refuge Area of Special Biological Significance (As previously noticed, comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., June 25, 2004.) Draft Revisions to Mitigation Measures

Closed Session Item

(Closed Sessions are not open to the public)

LITIGATION The Board will be meeting in closed session to discuss ongoing litigation in the cases of DeltaKeeper, et al. v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley, et al. (Sacramento County Superior Court,
No. 04CS00235) and California Farm Bureau Federation v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley, et al. (Sacramento County Superior Court, No. 04CS00264). (This closed session is authorized under Government Code section 11126(e)(1).)

>>Written comments on agenda items are to be addressed and submitted to Debbie Irvin, Clerk to the Board, either by email at dirvin@swrcb.ca.gov; fax (916) 341-5620; or mail addressed to State Water Resources Control Board, P. O. Box 100, Sacramento, California, 95812-0100. Please also indicate in the subject line, “COMMENT LETTER – XX/XX/04 (date of meeting) WORKSHOP/BOARD MEETING, and ITEM NUMBER __”.

Unless otherwise specified, written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., June 30, 2004. The SWRCB encourages submittal of written comments and requests that oral testimony be summarized. Time limitations on presentations may be imposed. See “Presentations to the Board” at https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/index.shtml.

All visitors are required to sign in and receive a badge prior to attending any meeting. Valid picture identification may be required due to the security level so please allow up to 15 minutes for this process. Individuals who require special accommodations are requested to contact Adrian Perez, Office of Employee Assistance, 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.

This notice can be accessed electronically at https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/ and agenda items after June 29, 2004. For a map of our location, see http://www.calepa.ca.gov/EPABldg/location.htm. If you have questions about the July 7 agenda, contact Debbie Irvin at dirvin@swrcb.ca.gov or call (916) 341-5600.

JOINT PUBLIC MEETING (July 8)

A quorum of the SWRCB will also be meeting on July 8, 2004 at 9:00 a.m. in the Central Valley Auditorium, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, for a joint meeting with the Central Valley Regional Board (Regional Board), to discuss the status of the conditional waivers of waste discharge requirements for irrigated agricultural issued by the Regional Board.

A quorum of the SWRCB may also attend the Regional Board meeting immediately following.

If you have questions about the July 8 agenda, please contact Janice Tanaka at (916) 464-4839.

Please note: Some of our older material may no longer be available in electronic form. If you need assistance obtaining a file, please contact the Clerk to the Board, email commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov.