STATE WATER BOARD

  
 


WORKSHOP
Wednesday, October 5, 2005 – 10:00 a.m.
Coastal Hearing Room – Second Floor
Joe Serna Jr. / Cal/EPA Building
1001 I Street, Sacramento

 

  

REVISED #2 (SEE ITEM 2)
OCTOBER 5, 2005  NOTICE REVISED - (Item 5 inserted)

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

PUBLIC FORUM
Any member of the public may address and ask questions of the Board relating to any matter within the State Water Board’s jurisdiction provided the matter is not on the State Water Board agenda, or pending before the California Water Boards. Presentations at the Public Forum will be limited to 5 minutes or otherwise at the discretion of the Chairman.
MINUTES
The Board will consider adoption of the September 7, 2005 Board meeting minutes.

INFORMATIONAL ITEM – CAL/EPA
1. Informational presentation by Eileen Tutt, Cal/EPA, on the environmental effects of global warming, specifically, the threatening effect on water quality

Item 2 Held Over Until October 20, 2005
INFORMATIONAL ITEM – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
2. Informational presentation by Celeste Cantú, Executive Director, on the Surface Waters Ambient Monitoring Program

INFORMATIONAL ITEM – WATER QUALITY
3. Informational Item Only - Status Report on the State Water Board program to develop Rapid Diagnostic Test for Measuring Bacteria Indicators in Coastal Waters

CONSENT AGENDA (Items 4 - 6)

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
4. Consideration of a resolution to adopt emergency regulations to implement the Orphan Site Cleanup Sub account established by Assembly Bill 1906 (Lowenthal)

5. Consideration of a resolution adopting the Integrated Coastal Watershed Management Planning Grant Funding List and concurrence with the Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Grant Funding List approved by the Department of Water Resources

WATER QUALITY
6. Consideration of a resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region removing the municipal and domestic supply (MUN) beneficial use designation from surface waters of Owens Lake, Inyo County

REGULAR AGENDA (Items 10 – 17)

WATER QUALITY
7. 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 toxic pollutants in sediment in Ballona Creek Estuary

8. Consideration of a resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region to establish a total maximum daily load for metals for the Los Angeles River and its tributaries

WATER QUALITY
9. Consideration of a resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region to establish a total maximum daily load for metals in Ballona Creek

10. Consideration of a resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Valley Region to incorporate a total maximum daily load in the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins to control factors contributing to dissolved oxygen impairment in the Stockton Deep Water Ship Channel

11. Consideration of a resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Valley Region to incorporate a total maximum daily load for the control of salt and boron discharges into the Lower San Joaquin River

CLOSED SESSION ITEM
(Note: Closed Sessions are not open to the public)

LITIGATION
The Board will meet 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).)

The Board will meet in closed session to discuss ongoing litigation in the case of Californians for Alternatives to Toxics, et al. v. State Water Resources Control Board and Department of Fish and Game (Sacramento County Superior Court, No. 05CS01160). (This closed session is authorized under Government Code section 11126(e)(1).)

 

The Board encourages submittal of written comments. Unless otherwise specified, written comments must be submitted by 5:00 p.m., September 29, 2005 and will not be accepted after that time. Time limitations on presentations may be imposed.

See “Presentations to the Board” at https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/index.shtml. Agenda items will be electronically available after September 26, 2005.

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 – 10/05/05 BOARD MEETING, and ITEM NUMBER __”. If you have questions about the agenda, contact Debbie Irvin via email or call (916) 341-5600. For a map to our building, see our web site at http://www.calepa.ca.gov/EPABldg/location.htm.

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.

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



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.