Water Boards: Board Meeting Agenda

STATE WATER BOARD
BOARD MEETING
Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 10:00 a.m.
Coastal Hearing Room – Second Floor
Joe Serna Jr. / Cal/EPA Building
1001 I Street, Sacramento

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

BOARD MEETING

Public comments on agenda items will be limited to 5 minutes or otherwise as the direction of the Board Chair.

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 agenda, or pending before the California Water Boards

MINUTES
The Board will consider adoption of the January 13, 2006 and February 1, 2006 Board meeting minutes

CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARDS

INFORMATION ITEM
1. Report by Bruce Wolfe, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board Executive Officer, on regional board activities
Staff Presentation

2. Report by Celeste Cantú, State Water Board Executive Director, on the status of the implementation of the agricultural waiver memorandum of understanding
Signed Memorandum of Understanding

3. Board Member Report

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
4. Consideration of a resolution adopting language to clarify the term "coastal" for the Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control program in the 2005-06 Consolidated Grants Program Guidelines

WATER QUALITY

5. Consideration of a resolution approving an exception to the California Ocean Plan for the University of Southern California Wrigley Marine Science Center discharge into the northwest Santa Catalina Island Area of Special Biological Significance (Written comment period ended at 5:00 p.m. on January 13, 2006)

WATER RIGHTS

6. Consideration of a proposed order following a hearing on draft cease and desist orders against the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and reconsideration of the Division Chief’s approval of a water quality response plan for joint use of USBR’s and DWR’s points of diversion in the southern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Written comments are due by noon on February 8, 2006. A copy of any written comments should be submitted to Jean McCue, Division of Water Rights, P.O. Box 2000, Sacramento, CA 95812-2000; FAX: 916-341-5400; or e-mail: WrHearing@waterboards.ca.gov)

CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
Closed Sessions are not open to the public

WATER RIGHTS

The Board will meet in closed session to deliberate on a proposed order following a hearing on draft cease and desist orders against the USBR and the DWR and reconsideration of the Division Chief’s approval of a water quality response plan for joint use of USBR’s and DWR’s points of diversion in the southern Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
This is authorized under Government Code section 11126(c)(3))

The Board will meet in closed session to discuss ongoing litigation in the case of Morongo Band of Mission Indians v. State Water Resources Control Board (Super. Ct. Sacramento County, 2006, No. 04CS00535) (This is authorized under Government Code section 11126(e)(2)(A))

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Important Information!

Unless otherwise specified, submittal of written comments and electronic presentations must be received by 5:00 p.m., February 10, 2006, and will not be accepted after that time.

Written comments and electronic presentations on agenda items are to be submitted to the Clerk to the Board, email commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov. Please indicate in the subject line, “COMMENTS – 02/15/06 BOARD MEETING (fill in bolded subject from appropriate item).” If you have questions about the agenda, contact the Clerk to the Board via email or call (916) 341-5600.

Agenda and items will be available electronically at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/agendas/index.shtml.

Video broadcast of meetings will be available at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Broadcast/.

For a map to our building, visit: 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.

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.