STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

September 30, 2003

Copies of the orders, decisions, and resolutions mentioned in these minutes can be obtained from Debbie Irvin, State Water Resources Control Board, Post Office Box 100, Sacramento, California, 95812-0100; or call (916) 341-5600.

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by Arthur G. Baggett, Jr., Chair, Tuesday, September 30, 2003, at 9:10 a.m. in the Coastal Hearing Room, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California.

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT

Arthur G. Baggett, Jr., Peter S. Silva, Richard Katz, Gary Carlton and Nancy Sutley

BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT

None.

STAFF PRESENT

Harry Schueller, Thomas Howard, Craig M. Wilson and Debbie Irvin

OTHERS PRESENT

David Dimbrough, Castaic Lake Water Agency; Tom Grovhoug, Bay Area Clean Water Agencies; Mary Jane Foley, Southern California Alliance of POTW's ; Ian Padilla, Coalition for Adequate School Housing; Roberta Larson, CASA; Steven Arita, WSPA; Bob Lucas, CCEEB; Bob Feenstra and Jennifer West, Milk Producers Council; Gary Conover, Western United Dairymen; Jeff Palsgaard, Merced County; Randal Friedman, US Navy, Department of Defense; Dr. Mike Connor, San Francisco Estuary Institute; Larry McKenney, County of Orange; David Bolland, Association of CA Water Agencies; Jim Hemminger, Regional Council of Rural Counties; Glenn Farre, East Bay Municipal Utility District; David Hix, City of San Luis Obispo; Mark Gold, Heal the Bay; Robert Reid, Southern California Edison; Ron Vincent, State Auto Dismantlers; Linda Sheehan, Ocean Conservancy; and Anjali Jaiswal, NRDC

PUBLIC FORUM

No one addressed the Board.

ADMINISTRATION

7. Proposed Interagency Agreement to Provide Funding Support for the Office of the Secretary for Environmental Protection. This item was removed from the agenda.

8. Proposed Revisions to the State Water Resources Control Board's Annual Fee Schedule.

Tom Howard, Deputy Director, addressed the Board noting an errata to the September 18, 2003 draft.

Mr. Grovhoug, Ms. Foley, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Larson, Mr. Arita, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Finstra, Ms. West; Mssrs. Conover, Palsgaard, Bolland, Hemminger, Farrell, Hix, Gold and Reid; Ms. Sheehan, Mr. Vincent, Mr. Dumas, Ms. Ashby; and Mssrs. McKenney, Connor, Friedman and Ms. Jaiswal addressed the Board.

Direction was given to staff to report back to the Board at the May 2004 Workshop.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the emergency regulations with the errata.

Resolution 2003-0064

ADJOURNMENT

The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 1:20 p.m.