STATE WATER BOARD     BOARD MEETING Thursday, June 16, 2005 - 9:00 a.m. Coastal Hearing Room - Second Floor Joe Serna Jr./Cal/EPA Building 1001 I Street, Sacramento

DECLARATION OF A QUORUM
Arthur G. Baggett, Jr., Chair; Peter S. Silva, Vice Chair; Richard Katz, Tam M. Doduc, and Gerald D. Secundy, Member

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 1-9)

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
1.   Consideration of a resolution designating $10 million from Proposition 50 funds for Ocean Protection Projects

2.  Consideration of a resolution adopting the Proposition 50 Santa Monica Bay Restoration Grant Program Competitive Project List

3.  Consideration of a resolution approving projects and authorizing issuance of grants from Proposition 40, Proposition 50, and Clean Water Act Section 319(h) to implement the Agricultural Water Quality Grant Program and Nonpoint Source Implementation Grant Program

4.  Consideration of a resolution adopting guidelines for the Proposition 50 Dairy Water Quality Grant Program

5.  Consideration of a resolution adopting the State Fiscal Year 2005/06 State Revolving Fund Loan Program Priority List  (The comment period ended May 23, 2005).

WATER QUALITY
6.  Consideration of adoption of modification to Attachment E of the State Water Resources Control Board Water Quality Order No. 2004-0009-DWQ, Statewide General National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit for the Discharger of Aquatic Pesticides for Aquatic Weed Control in Waters of the United States, General Permit No. CAG990005 (The comment period ended May 23, 2005).

7.  Consideration of a resolution authorizing the Executive Director to accept Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund grants from and execute a Cooperative Agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9

8.  Consideration of a resolution authorizing the Executive Director to accept Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund grants from and execute a Cooperative Agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9

9.  In the matter of the petition of Dan Thomas for closure of Underground Storage Tank site located at 596 East Perkins Street, Ukiah, California

REGULAR AGENDA (Items 10-13)

ADMINISTRATION
10.  Consideration of a resolution adding a Fee Schedule for agricultural waivers (California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Division 3, Chapter 9, Article 1)

WATER QUALITY
11.  In the Matter of the Petitions of Humboldt Watershed Council, Environmental Protection Information Center, and Sierra Club (Review of Directives to Enroll Pacific Lumber Company Timber Harvest Plans Under General Waste Discharge Requirements R1-2004-0030) California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Water Board. SWRCB Files A-1683 and 1692. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order sustaining the petitions and vacating the enrollments.) Comments on the draft order are due by 5:00 p.m., June 15, 2005).

WATER QUALITY
12. Continuation of prior State Water Board consideration of an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Region to incorporate a total maximum daily load for mercury in San Francisco Bay

WATER QUALITY
13. Consideration of a resolution adopting the Water Quality Control Policy for Addressing Impaired Waters: Regulatory Structure and Options (Policy), and approving a guidance document entitled “A Process for Addressing Impaired Waters in California” (TMDL Guidance) (The written comment period for this item ended January 24, 2005).

The Board encourages submittal of written comments. Written comments on agenda items are to be addressed and submitted to Debbie Irvin, Clerk to the Board, either by email at dirvin@waterboards.ca.gov ; fax (916) 341-5620; or mail addressed to State Water Board, P.O. Box 100, Sacramento, California, 95812-0100. Please also indicate in the subject line, “COMMENT LETTER – 06/16/05 BOARD MEETING, and ITEM NUMBER __”.

Unless otherwise specified, written comments must be submitted by 5:00 p.m., June 9, 2005 and will not be accepted after that time.

Agenda items will be electronically available after June 6, 2005. 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. TTY users may contact the California Relay service at 1-800-735-2929 or voice line at 1-800-735-2922.

An audio broadcast of this meeting will be heard via the World Wide Web at http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Broadcast/.

If you have questions about the agenda, contact Debbie Irvin via email or call (916) 341-5600. For a map to our building, see http://www.calepa.ca.gov/EPABldg/location.htm.

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On June 23, 2005, staff from the Central Valley Water Board will present an informational report to the State Water Board and Central Valley Water Board regarding implementation of the Central Valley Water Board's conditional waivers of waste discharge requirements for discharges from irrigated lands. The meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., 1001 I Street, Sacramento in the Coastal Hearing Room. For questions about the June 23 agenda, please contact Janice Tanaka at 916) 464-4839 or see https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/board_info/index.shtml#2005.