[REVISED] NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD

Friday, September 7, 2007 – 8:30 a.m.

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101 San Luis Obispo, CA  93401

 [See last page for location map]

 

 

Note:   A revision was made specifically to Page 4 of the agenda notice to add Item No. 23 - Los Osos Wastewater Project Update.

 

 

Staff will review and transmit all written material to the Board Members received by Wednesday of the week prior to the Board meeting, 5:00 p.m., or by any earlier due date required in a hearing notice for a specific agenda item.  Please see the Conduct of Meeting section on Pages 7-9 and below, for the Central Coast Water Board’s procedures for accepting late submittals.

 

The Board and staff welcome information on pertinent problems, but comments at the meeting should be brief and directed to specifics of the case to enable the Board to take the appropriate action.  Whenever possible, lengthy testimony should be presented to the Board in writing and only a summary of pertinent points presented verbally.  In order to give everyone an opportunity to be heard, comments should have been previously submitted in writing and a time limit on presentations may be imposed on any agenda item.  Speakers should plan to summarize their key points as much as possible.  The Chair will allocate time to individual speakers according to the number of speakers present.  For scheduling purposes, requests for extended speaking times should be submitted to staff as soon as possible after the agenda is mailed.  The Chair will decide whether to grant such requests, and staff will let the speakers know if the Chair granted the request.  The Chair may change the order of the agenda items at any time.  

 

 

1.       Roll Call [Carol Hewitt 805/549-3503]........................................................Board Members Present

 

2.       Introductions [Roger Briggs 805/549-3140].............................................Guests and Staff Present

 

3.       Resolution for Angela Carpenter [Roger Briggs 805/549-3140].............Resolution No. 2007-0082

 

4.       Approval of July 6, 2007 Meeting Minutes....................................................................... Board Motion           

 

5.       Uncontested Items Calendar............................................................................................ Board Motion

(Agenda Item numbers 9, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, and 18 with a single asterisk (*), are expected to be routine and non-controversial. Recommended action on these items will be taken at the beginning of the meeting without discussion.  If any Interested Person, Board Member, or the Executive Officer requests that an item be removed from the calendar, it will be taken up in order).

 

6.       Report by State Water Resources Control Board Liaison [Gary Wolff 916/341-5607].... Status Report           

 

Low Threat and General Discharge Cases

 

7.      Low Threat and General Discharge Cases............................... Information/Discussion/Board Approval

 

          General NPDES Permit for Aquaculture

         The Abalone Farm, San Luis Obispo County  [Allison Dominguez 805/549-3882]

         

         General WDRs for Discharges of Winery Waste

         Chalone Vineyard, Soledad, Monterey County  [Tom Kukol 805/549-3689]

         Foxen-Dore Winery, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County [David LaCaro 805/549-3892]

Wente Vineyards Arroyo Seco, Greenfield, Monterey County [Tom Kukol 805/549-3689]

Cambria Winery, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County [David LaCaro 805/549-3892]

Small Winery Waivers [Matt Thompson 805/549-3159]

 

General Waiver for Waste Discharge Requirements

Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, Seaside, Monterey County

[Matthew Keeling 805/549-3685]

Strasbaugh, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County [Allison Dominguez 805/549-3882]

 

General Waiver for Specific Types of Discharges, Resolution No. R3-2002-0115

Canyon Hills Ranch Mutual Water Company, Monterey County [Tom Kukol 805/549-3689]

 

General NPDES Permit for Low Threat Discharges to Surface Waters

California Water Service Company, Station 40-01, Salinas, Monterey County

[Cecile DeMartini 805/542-4782]

 

General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges to Land by Small Domestic Wastewater Treatment Systems Order No. 97-10-DWQ

Mountainbrook Community Church, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County [Allison Dominguez, 805/549-3882]

 

Staff Closed Cases

7/11 Store No. 32232, 1461 Main Street, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County

[John Mijares 805/549-3696]

76 Station #3741, 676 East Lake Avenue, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County

[John Mijares 805/549-3696]

 

Enforcement

 

8.       [ITEM NO. 8 HAS BEEN REMOVED]

 

*9.     San Simeon CSD, San Luis Obispo County................................................... Order No. R3-2006-0102

          (Adopt Mandatory Minimum Penalty Order) [Matt Thompson 805/549-3159]

 

10.    Enforcement Report [ Harvey Packard 805/542-4639]..................................................... Status Report

 

Waste Discharge Requirements

 

*11.   Foxen Canyon Closed Landfill, Santa Barbara County.................................. Order No. R3-2007-0027

          (Update Waste Discharge Requirements for Closure)

           [Martin Fletcher 805/549-3694]

 

*12.   Mills Residence, San Benito County....................................................... Resolution No. R3-2007-0067

          (Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements)

           [Cecile DeMartini 805/542-4782]

 

*13.   Cambria Winery LLC, Santa Barbara County.............................................................. Order No. 90-98

          (Rescission of Waste Discharge Requirements) [David LaCaro 805/549-3892]

 

14.     Fourwaters NTMP Timber Harvest................................................................. Order No. R3-2007-0073

          (Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements)

           [Julia Dyer 805/594-6144]

 

15.     Eureka Gulch I THP Timber Harvest.............................................................. Order No. R3-2007-0079

          (Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements)

           [Julia Dyer 805/594-6144]

 

Permits

 

*16.   Scotts Valley WWTP, Santa Cruz County....................................................... Order No. R3-2007-0013

          (Reissue NPDES Permit No. CA0048828) [Michael Higgins 805/542-4649]

 

*17.   The Abalone Farm, Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County................................. Order No. R3-2002-0057

          (Rescind NPDES Permit No. CA0049344) [Allison Dominguez 805/549-3882]

 

*18.   ConocoPhillips Company, Santa Maria Refinery, San Luis Obispo County.... Order No. R3-2007-0002

          (Reissue NPDES Permit No. CA0000051) [Sorrel Marks 805/549-3965]

 

Cleanup Cases

 

18a.  Perchlorate Cases [Hector Hernandez 805/542-4641; Kristina Seley 805/549-3121....... Status Report

Olin Corporation, Santa Clara County

Whittaker Corporation, San Benito County

BAE Systems, San Benito County

MK Ballistics, San Benito County

 

Administrative Items

 

19.    Regional Board Meeting Schedule for 2008.................................................................. Board Approval

         [Roger Briggs 805/549-3140]

 

20.     Public Forum [This item will be heard after 11:00 a.m.]............................................ Board Direction

[Any person may address the Board regarding a matter within the Board's jurisdiction that is not related to an item on this meeting agenda. Comments will generally be limited to three minutes, unless otherwise directed by the Chair.  Any person wishing to make a longer presentation should contact the Executive Officer at least one week prior to the meeting (the Friday before a Friday meeting). Comments regarding matters that are scheduled for a future meeting will be restricted.]

 

21.     Reports by Central Coast Water Board Members........................................................... Status Report

 

22.     Executive Officer’s Report [Roger Briggs 805/549-3140].................................. Information/Discussion

         

          Water Quality Certifications

[A chart is provided in the agenda listing the applications received from June 1, 2007 through July 31, 2007.  A listing of pending applications for Water Quality Certifications pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act may be obtained by calling Dominic Roques at 805/542-4780.]

 

Watershed Reports

Once-Through Cooling Update [Michael Thomas 805/542-4623]

 

Cleanup Reports

          Status Reports  (Informational Updates; NOTE: Board may give policy direction):

UST Program & MTBE Cases Update: Orcutt Chevron, 5006 Orcutt Road, Orcutt and Case Statistics

          Underground Tanks Summary Report dated August 7, 2007

          [Burton Chadwick 805/542-4786]

 

Regional Reports

Regional Monitoring Report [Karen Worcester 805/549-3333]

Total Maximum Daily Loads Report [Lisa Horowitz McCann 805/549-3132]

 

Administrative Reports

          Presentations and Training [Roger Briggs 805/549-3140]

          Challenge of Board Action [Roger Briggs 805/549-3140]

Funding Proposal for Central Coast Ambient Monitoring Program and Low Impact Development

  Institute [Roger Briggs 805/549-3140]

 

Status Report

 

[This item will be heard after 1:30 p.m.]

23.     Los Osos Wastewater Project Update by San Luis Obispo County…………………Status Report

          [Michael Thomas 805/542-4623]

 

 

Closed Session

Discussion of Cases in Litigation [Senior Staff Counsel Lori Okun]................................ Closed Session

The Board will meet in closed session to discuss pending litigation, as authorized by Government Code (GC) Section 11126[e][2][A], in the cases of Voices of the Wetlands, et al, v. Regional Water Quality Control Board (Monterey County Superior Court No. M54889; Sixth District Court of Appeals Case No. H028021); Birkey et al. v. Olin Corporation et al. (Santa Clara County Superior Ct. No. 104CV012714); Petition of City of Santa Cruz, SWRCB/OCC Petition No. A-1712 (Administrative Civil Liability Order No. R3-2005-0067 for Delaveaga Golf Course); Goleta West Sanitary District v. Central Coast Water Board (Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 01186178); Los Osos Community Services District v. Central Coast Water Board (ACL Order R3-2005-0137) (San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Case No. CV 060633) (Ms. Okun will not participate in this item); Central Coast Water Board v. Los Osos Community Services District (San Luis Obispo County Case No. CV-051074) (Ms. Okun will not participate in this item); Stephen Onstot, Gregory Murphy and Julie Tacker vs. Central Coast Water Board and State Water Board (San Luis Obispo County Case No. CV 060196; Second Dist. Ct. of Appeal Case No. B195375) (Public Records Act); Los Osos CSD v. Central Coast Regional Board (San Luis Obispo County Case No. CV 060146 (TSO 00-131) (Ms. Okun will not participate in this item); In Re Los Osos Community Services District (Bankruptcy), Central District of California Case No. ND 06-10548-RR (Ms. Okun will not participate in this item); Petition of the Natural Resources Defense Council and Heal the Ocean (Santa Barbara County MS4, Resolution R3-2006-0045), SWRCB/OCC File No. A-1763); Petition of NRDC et al. (San Luis Obispo County MS4, Resolution R3-2007-0019), SWRCB/OCC File No. A-1838; Petition of Bob Rudolph Enterprises, Inc.  (Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R3-2006-0081), SWRCB/OCC File Nos. A-1766 and A-1343;  Petition of Maxine Heim (CAO R3-2007-0030), SWRCB/OCC File No. A-1858.  The Board may discuss significant exposure to litigation as authorized by GC Section 11126[e][2][B].  The Board may also decide whether to initiate litigation as authorized by GC Section 11126[e][2][C].

 

Deliberation on Decision after Hearing........................................................................... Closed Session

The Board may also meet in Closed Session to deliberate on a decision to be reached based upon evidence introduced in a hearing, as authorized by GC Section 11126(c) (3).

 

 
Adjournment

The next scheduled Board meeting will be held on Friday, October 19, 2007 in Santa Barbara.

 


 
       CENTRAL COAST WATER BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE 2007

Date

City

Address

 

January 22, 2007

(Los Osos CDO hearing)

 

San Luis Obispo

 

Central Coast Water Board Conference Room

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906

 

February 9, 2007

 

Salinas

 

Salinas City Council Rotunda Chambers

200 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, CA  93901

 

March 23, 2007

 

San Luis Obispo

 

Central Coast Water Board Conference Room

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906

 

May 10-11, 2007

(5/10 – Los Osos CDO hearing)

 

San Luis Obispo

 

Central Coast Water Board Conference Room

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906

 

June 6, 2007

(Offsite Meeting)

 

San Luis Obispo

 

Central Coast Water Board Conference Room

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906

 

July 6, 2007

 

Watsonville

 

Watsonville City Council Chambers, 250 Main Street,
Watsonville, CA 95076

 

August 23, 2007

 

 

Salinas

 

Salinas City Council Rotunda Chambers

200 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, CA  93901

 

September 7, 2007

 

San Luis Obispo

 

Central Coast Water Board Conference Room

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906

 

October 19, 2007

 

Santa Barbara

 

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Board Hearing Room

105 East Anapamu St. - 4th Floor, Santa Barbara, CA   93101

 

December 7, 2007

 

San Luis Obispo

 

Central Coast Water Board Conference Room

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906

 

 

LEAD STAFF PERSONS
Roger W. Briggs, Executive Officer                                                                     805-549-3140

            Michael Thomas, Assistant Executive Officer/Ombudsman                                   805-542-4623

            Carol Hewitt, Executive Assistant                                                                        805-549-3503

            Cyndee Jones, Regional Administrative Officer                                                     805-549-3372

            Lori Okun, Senior Staff Counsel                                                                          916-341-5165

            Harvey Packard, Section Manager/Land Use                                                        805-542-4639

            Lisa Horowitz McCann, Section Manager/Aquatic Habitat                                      805-549-3132

            John Robertson, Section Manager/Groundwater Protection                                     805-542-4630

            Sheila Soderberg, Site Cleanup Program                                                              805-549-3592

            Chris Adair, Cleanup/UST                                                                                   805-549-3761

            VACANT Stormwater/Timber                                                                               ------------------

            VACANT, TMDL/Point Source                                                                             ------------------

            VACANT, Southern Permitting                                                                            -------------------

            Burton Chadwick, Cleanup DOD/Perchlorate Sites/Land Disposal                          805-542-4786

            Angela Schroeter, Non-Point Source/Grants                                                         805-542-4644

            Karen Worcester, Regional Monitoring/Basin Planning                                           805-549-3333

            Alison Jones, Agricultural Program Coordinator                                                     805-542-4646

 

 

Please send or fax correspondence to:

 

Central Coast Water Board

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA  93401-7906

Phone: 805-549-3147    Fax: 805-543-0397


 

 

  CENTRAL COAST WATER BOARD MEMBERS

 

Board Member

Appointment Category

Term Expires

 

Leslie S. Bowker

Los Osos

 

 

County Government

 

9/30/2007

 

David T. Hodgin

Scotts Valley

 

 

Water Quality

 

9/18/2010

 

John H. Hayashi

Arroyo Grande

 

 

Irrigated Agriculture

 

9/30/2007

 

Russell M. Jeffries

Vice-Chair, Salinas

 

 

Industrial Water Use

 

9/30/2008

 

Monica S. Hunter

Los Osos

 

 

Public

 

9/30/2008

 

Daniel M. Press

Santa Cruz

 

 

Water Quality

 

9/30/2008

 

Gary C. Shallcross

Monterey

 

 

Recreation, Fish or Wildlife

 

9/18/2010

 

Jeffrey S. Young

Chair, Santa Barbara

 

 

 

Water Supply

 

9/30/2009

 

VACANT

 

 

 

Municipal Government

 

9/30/2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONDUCT OF MEETING AND HEARING PROCEDURES

 

A -     The primary duty of the Central Coast Water Board is to protect the quality of waters within the Region for all beneficial uses.  This duty is implemented by formulating and adopting water quality plans for specific ground or surface water basins and by prescribing and enforcing requirements on all domestic, municipal, and industrial waste discharges.  Specific responsibilities and procedures of the Regional Water Quality Control Boards and the State Water Resources Control Board are outlined in the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act (Division 7), California Water Code.

 

B -     The purpose of the meeting is for the Board to obtain input from concerned and affected parties and make decisions after considering the recommendations made by the Executive Officer.  The Board will vote only on matters listed on the agenda as action items.  The Board may give direction to the Executive Officer on any matter discussed during the meeting.

 

C -     Agenda items are numbered for identification purposes and will not necessarily be considered in the order listed.

 

D -     RULES FOR LATE SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN MATERIALS:  This paragraph applies only if there are no deadlines for written testimony or comments in a separate hearing notice for an item.  Written material received after the due date on the first page of the agenda and before noon on the Monday of board meeting week generally will not be provided to Board members until the day of the meeting, but will become part of the record unless the Chair rules that the late submission would prejudice the Central Coast Water Board staff or any party.  Written material received after noon on the Monday of board meeting week will not be provided to Board members or become part of the record, unless the Chair approves the late submission.  The Chair will not approve a late submission if doing so would prejudice any party (including Central Coast Water Board staff) or the Board, but may modify this rule if a party demonstrates severe hardship.   The Chair will rule at or before the hearing.  Late submissions that consist of evidence (as opposed to policy statements or comments) will generally be deemed prejudicial unless all designated parties (see below) have time to consider the evidence before the meeting. The rules for the submission of written materials for the public hearings regarding the issuance of individual Cease and Desist Orders for owners and occupants of properties in the Los Osos/Baywood Park prohibition zone (Items #3 & #4) have been established by procedural orders and hearing notices posted at the Water Board’s web site for the Los Osos enforcement proceedings: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/programs/los_osos/index.shtml

 

E -     The Board and staff welcome information on pertinent issues, but comments at the meeting should be brief and directed to specifics of the case to enable the Board to take the appropriate action.  Lengthy testimony should be presented to the Board in writing and only a summary of pertinent points presented verbally.  In order to give everyone an opportunity to be heard, comments should have been previously submitted in writing and a time limit on presentations may be imposed on any agenda item.  Speakers should plan to summarize key points within three minutes.  You will need to receive approval from the Chair prior to meetings to speak for longer than three minutes.  Please make your request to the Executive Officer at least one week before the meeting.

F -     Material presented to the Board, as part of testimony (e.g., photographs, slides, charts, diagrams, etc.) must be left with Executive Assistant Carol Hewitt.  Photographs or slides of large exhibits are acceptable.  If you plan to use visual aids such as PowerPoint, contact the Central Coast Water Board staff prior to the meeting to arrange for equipment set-up.  You must provide a printed or electronic copy of any PowerPoint presentation.  All Board files, exhibits, and agenda material pertaining to items on this agenda are hereby part of the record.

G -     BOARD MEETING PRINCIPLES AND CONDUCT:  Any person who appears before the Board has an obligation not to act abusively or discourteously.  Zealous representation of your interest, or the interest of a person or organization you represent, should be carried out in a professional manner.  Speakers should not engage in derogatory conduct based on race, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or similar characteristics of any person.  Speakers should always be civil and courteous when communicating with Board members, staff, or other interested persons.  All speakers should be punctual and prepared for all Board meeting appearances so that all matters may start on time and proceed efficiently.  The Board will not delay proceedings to accommodate late arrivals. The same considerations apply to members of the audience who choose not to address the Board.

 

         The Board may refuse to allow any person who engages in discourteous or disruptive conduct to speak.  In the event that any person or group intentionally interrupts the orderly conduct of a meeting, the Board can have the person or group removed from the meeting.  In the event that order cannot be restored by the removal of individuals who are interrupting the meeting, the Board may order the meeting room cleared and continue in session.  (Gov. Code § 11126.5.)  The Board may place reasonable limitations on taking still or video photographs or using placards or signage if these disrupt the meeting. 

 

         The Board may also issue contempt sanctions in adjudicatory proceedings.  "Adjudicatory proceedings" include all permitting, cleanup and enforcement matters, but do not include basin planning.  Any person is subject to the contempt sanction in an adjudicatory proceeding, whether or not the person is a "party" to the matter.  The Board can issue contempt citations for the following conduct:  obstruction or interruption of the meeting or hearing by any of the following: (1) disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior toward the Board; (2) breach of the peace, boisterous conduct, or violent disturbance; or (3) other unlawful interference with the process or proceedings.  Conduct that is not in the Boardroom but that is near the meeting or hearing can also give rise to contempt sanctions.  (Ca. Gov. Code sections 11455.10-11455.30; Ca. Code of Civ. Proc. section 128.5; Cal. Code of Regs, tit. 23, sections 648(b), 648.8.)

 

If the Board decides to impose contempt sanctions, the process is as follows.  The Board first makes findings that a person should be cited for contempt.  The findings are then referred to a court.  The court will issue an order to the person(s) involved to appear before the court and defend the contempt charge.  The court then may issue the same types of contempt penalties that would apply in a civil court trial, or dismiss the matter.  In addition, the Board can order payment of attorney’s fees when any person engages in bad faith actions or tactics that are "frivolous" or solely intended to cause unnecessary delay.  In that case, the person engaging in the improper conduct must pay the attorneys fees of any party that result from the conduct.  "Frivolous" means totally and completely without merit, or for the sole purpose of harassing another party (including Water Board staff).  An order to pay attorney’s fees takes effect immediately, does not require court action, and cannot be petitioned to the State Water Board.  

 

Public participation is very important to the Board.  Members of the public should not be afraid to comment on matters before the Board, even if they do not fully understand the applicable law.  However, public participation is hampered by an individual’s or a group’s disruptive conduct.  It is not the intent of the Board to use its contempt powers (including attorney’s fee orders) before providing a warning and allowing an opportunity to correct the conduct and avoid contempt proceedings.  Additional information on Board meeting conduct is available on our website:

https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/resources/docs/board_meeting_conduct.pdf

 

H -     HEARING RULES FOR CONTESTED HEARINGS IN ADJUDICATORY MATTERS (WASTE DISCHARGE OR WATER RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS, NPDES PERMITS, ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL LIABILITY ORDERS AND INVESTIGATION OR ENFORCEMENT ORDERS [CWC §§ 13267, 13300-13308, 13383]:  This section applies unless there are different requirements in a hearing notice for an item. The Board will conduct an informal hearing.  Designated parties may request these procedures: to call and examine witnesses; to introduce exhibits; to cross-examine opposing witnesses; to impeach any witness; and to rebut the evidence against him or her.  The request for a formal hearing must be received by the Executive Officer at least five working days before the hearing, and must specify the formal procedures the party is requesting.  Failure to make a timely objection to the use of an informal procedure, in accord with the directions below, will constitute consent to the informal hearing (Title 23, California Code of Regulations, Section 648.7).  The Water Board may overrule an objection to the informal procedures for any reason, unless the objection is by a person who is the subject of the order in question.  If the objection is by the person who is the subject of the order, the Water Board may overrule the objection if authorized by Government Code Section 11445.20(a), (b) or (d).

 

         Designated parties are any persons named in the proposed order. Central Coast Water Board staff is a designated party for administrative civil liability complaints, and for cease and desist orders that establish monetary liability and that are not issued concurrently with waste discharge requirements.  All other persons wishing to testify or provide comments are interested persons and not designated parties.  Such interested persons may request status as a designated party for purposes of an item by submitting such request in writing to the Central Coast Water Board no later than two weeks after the draft order is available for public comment.  The request must explain the basis for status as a designated party and, in particular, how the person is directly affected by the discharge.

 

I -      The Board Chair may specify a time limit for oral presentations and testimony. Board members may interrupt a presentation with questions or comments.  The time for Board member questions and witnesses’ answers will not count toward the time limit for a presentation.

 

J -     All Board files, exhibits, and agenda material pertaining to items on this agenda are hereby part of the record.

 

K -     Any person affected adversely by a decision of the Board, may petition the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) according to Water Code section 13320 and Title 23 California Code of Regulation section 2050.  The Petition should be addressed to Office of Chief Counsel and must be filed within 30 days of the Executive Officer’s or the Board’s action or failure to act.  The State Water Board must receive the petition within 30 days of the Central Coast Water Board's action (i.e., the meeting date).  Copies of the law and regulations applicable to filing petitions will be provided upon request and are available on the State Water Board website,

          https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/wqpetitions/wqpetition_instr.html

 

L -     A copy of the procedures governing Water Board meetings may be found at Title 23, California Code of Regulations, Section 647 et seq., and is available upon request.  Hearings before the Central Coast Water Board are conducted pursuant to Government Code sections 11400 et seq. but not Government Code sections 11500 et seq.  The Chair may waive any procedural statutes or regulations that are not required by the United States or California Constitutions.

 

M -    The facility is accessible to people with disabilities.  Individuals who require special accommodations are requested to contact John Goni (805/542-4628) at least seven working days prior to the meeting.  TTY users may contact the California Relay Service at 1-800-735-2929 or voice line at 1-800-735-2922.

 

N -     All persons who actively support or oppose the adoption of waste discharge requirements or an NPDES permit pending before the Central Coast Water Board must submit a statement to the Board disclosing any contributions of $100 or more to be used in a federal, state, or local election, made by the action supporter or opponent, or his or her agent within the last 12 months to any Central Coast Water Board Member.

 

O -     All permit applicants or persons who actively support or oppose adoption of a set of waste discharge requirements or an NPDES permit pending before the Central Coast Water Board, are prohibited from making a contribution of $100 (or more) to any Board Member for three months following a Central Coast Water Board decision on the permit application.

 


  Central Coast Water Board

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101

San Luis Obispo, CA  93401

Phone: 805-549-3147

 

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