Water Boards: Board Meeting Agenda

STATE WATER BOARD
BOARD MEETING
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 10:00 a.m.
Byron Sher 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; Arthur G. Baggett, Jr., Member; Charlie Hoppin, Member; Gary Wolff, P.E. Ph.D., Member

BOARD MEETING

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

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 agenda, or pending before the California Water Boards

MINUTES

The Board will consider adoption of the September 21, 2006 and October 11, 2006 Board meeting minutes

INFORMATION ITEM

1. Board Member Report

2. Presentation by members of the Clean Beaches Task Force on the Clean Beaches Initiative

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

3. Consideration of a resolution appointing Clean Beaches Initiative Task Force (CBTF) Members

4. Consideration of a resolution Committing Clean Beaches Initiative (CBI) Grant Funds to the County of Sonoma Regional Parks for the Westside Park Septic to Sewer Project at Bodega Bay at Campbell Cove Beach; Clean Beaches Initiatives Grant Program; CBI Project No. 301

5. Consideration of a resolution adopting the Prop. 50 Clean Beaches Initiative (CBI) Grant Program Guidelines

6. Consideration of authorization to allocate $500,000 from the Cleanup and Abatement Account (CAA) to the Lahontan Water Board for Spring Pond Water Treatment at Leviathan Mine

WATER QUALITY

7. Consideration of a resolution authorizing the Executive Director to accept a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to continue contaminant source investigation activities in the San Gabriel Valley

8. Consideration of a resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Region addressing Basin Plan Issue No. 6, authorization of Compliance Time Schedules in National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Requirements

9. Consideration of a resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region to establish a TMDL for metals and selenium in Calleguas Creek, its Tributaries, and Mugu Lagoon (Written comments were due by 5 p.m. on October 6, 2006)

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH BREAK

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 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

10. Consideration of a resolution approving the proposed 2006 Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) section 303(d) list of water quality limited segments in California (Written comments are due by 5 p.m. on October 20, 2006)

Presentations:

To be held in Conference Room 230

11. Consideration of State Water Board priorities and member assignments for upcoming year.
(No Action will be taken on this item)

Important Information!

Unless otherwise specified, submittal of written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., October 20, 2006, and will not be accepted after that time.

Submittal of electronic presentations must be received by 5:00 p.m., October 23, 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 via email at commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov. Please indicate in the subject line, “09/06/06 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.

Board meetings and workshop schedules, agendas and items are available on the internet 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.

The State Water Quality Coordinating Committee will be meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on October 30, 2006 and from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on October 31 in the Coastal Hearing Room at the Cal/EPA building, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA. A quorum of the State Water Resources Control Board and each of the California Regional Water Quality Control Boards may be in attendance. The agenda for the meeting will be available at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov.

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.