NOTICE
OF PUBLIC MEETING
CENTRAL
COAST REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
Wednesday,
July 11, and Thursday July 12, 2012,
Watsonville
City Council Chambers, 275 Main Street, 4th Floor, Watsonville, CA
[See
last page for location map]
This Notice of Public Meeting provides
the agenda for the meeting of the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central
Coast Region. Interested persons may
submit written materials in advance of the meeting to the Water Board on these
items and will usually have the opportunity for oral comments at the
meeting. Water Board Staff will transmit
written material to the Water Board Members received by the stated deadlines
set forth in a hearing notice for items requiring a hearing or by 5:00 p.m. on
the Wednesday of the week prior to the Board meeting for items not requiring
a hearing. For more details on
submittal of written materials, see the Conduct of Meeting and Hearing
Procedures on pages 8, 9, 10, 11 of this Notice.
Public Forum. The Water Board welcomes information on water quality
issues within the Central Coast Region. The public may bring items that are not on
the agenda to the attention of the Water Board in the Public Forum portion of
its regular meetings or may submit such information in writing to the Executive
Officer. The Water Board chair generally
provides three minutes per speaker during the Public Forum.
Agenda Items. For listed agenda
items, the Water Board will generally accept oral comments at the meeting. The Water Board Chair will limit the time for
such oral comments. Speakers should be brief and direct their comments to
specifics of the matter. Whenever possible, lengthy testimony should be
presented to the Water Board staff in writing and only a summary of pertinent
points presented orally. For some items
requiring adjudicatory hearings, written materials will be accepted only
according to the procedures set forth in a previously issued public notice for
the particular agenda item. Speakers
should summarize their written comments. For scheduling purposes, requests for
extended speaking times (with justification) should be submitted to the
Executive Officer (rbriggs@waterboards.ca.gov) as soon as
possible after the agenda is mailed, and not later than 5:00 p.m. July 2, 2012. 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.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m.
Offsite meeting, Watsonville Wetlands Watch
Center, 500 Harkins Slough Road, Watsonville, CA
1.
Roll
Call [Roger Briggs 805/549-3140]................................................ Board
Members Present
2.
Introductions [Roger Briggs]............................................................... Guests
and Staff Present
3.
Offsite
Meeting Staff Report [Roger Briggs] ......................................... Information/Discussion
A.
Priorities and Status of Work in Priority Areas
B.
Performance Measures
C.
Advocacy and Recommendations
Thursday, July 12, 2012, 8:30 a.m.
1.
Roll
Call [Roger Briggs 805/549-3140]............................................... Board
Members Present
2.
Introductions
and Staff Recognition [Roger Briggs]......................... Guests
and Staff Present
3.
Report
by State Water Resources Control Board Liaison................................... Status
Report
[Steven Moore 916/341-5624]
4.
Approval
of March 14-15, 2012 Meeting Minutes................................................ Board
Motion
5.
Approval
of April 23, 2012 Meeting Minutes........................................................ Board
Motion
6.
Approval
of May 3-4, 2012 Meeting Minutes....................................................... Board
Motion
Uncontested Items
7.
Uncontested
Items Calendar................................................................................ Board
Motion
(Agenda Items with a single asterisk (*), are
expected to be routine and non-controversial. There are no uncontested items on
this agenda).
Low Threat and
General Discharge Cases
8.
Low
Threat and General Discharge Cases........................................... Information/Discussion
General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of
Winery Waste and Small Winery Waiver, Order No. R3-2008-0018
Redwood Ridge Estate LLC, Los
Gatos, Santa Clara County
Place No. 782174
[Cecile DeMartini 805/542-4782]
Cleanup
Cases
9... Staff Closures .............................................................................................. Board Information
Tobey’s Rasp Service Site, 2203 Mission Street,
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
[Wei Liu 805/542-4648]
1031 Water Street,
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Case No. 3693
[Tom Sayles 805/542-4640]
10. Recommended Closures..................................................................... Information/Discussion
Shell Service Station, 1 Hacienda Drive, Scotts
Valley, Santa Cruz County
[Wei Liu 805/542-4648]
PCO LLC
Property Site, 250 Geyer Road, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County
[Wei Liu 805/542-4648]
Former Miller Trust
Property; 2210-2222 Main Street, Cambria, San Luis Obispo County [Corey Walsh
805/542-4781]
Enforcement
11... Enforcement Report............................................................................................ Status
Report
[Harvey Packard 805/542-4639]
Waste
Discharge Requirements
12. Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements.................... Order No. R3-2012-0008
Timber Harvest Program, Santa Cruz
County
Reissue Waste Discharge
Requirements
[Michael Higgins
805/542-4649] [Nick Kunz 805/549-3890]
Status
Reports
13.
Status
Report on Once Through Cooling and Desalination Permitting............... Status
Report
[Peter
von Langen 805/594-3688]
Administrative
Items
14.
Public
Forum................................................................................................... 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 Thursday before a Thursday meeting).
Comments regarding matters that are scheduled for a future meeting will be
restricted.]
15.
Reports
by Regional Board Members............................................................... Status
Reports
16.
Executive
Officer’s Report [Roger Briggs 805/549-3140].................... Information/Discussion
Water
Quality Certifications
[Two charts are provided
in the agenda listing the applications received and certification issued from March
17, 2012 to May 31, 2012. A listing of
pending applications for Water Quality Certifications pursuant to Section 401
of the Clean Water Act may be obtained by calling Kim Sanders at 805/542-4771]
Technical/Status Reports
Overview of Water Board Information Technology Infrastructure
[Roger Briggs 805/549-3140]
Agricultural
Regulatory Program Implementation
[Angela Schroeter 805/542-4644]
Monitoring and
Assessment Update
[Karen Worcester 805/549-3333]
Administrative Reports
Budget Update
[Roger Briggs 805/549-3140]
Presentations
and Training [Roger Briggs 805/549-3140]
Closed Session
Discussion
of Cases in Litigation [Sr. Staff Counsel Frances McChesney]... 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:
1. Monterey Coastkeeper, et al. v. California Regional Water
Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region (Monterey County Superior Court
Case No. M111983)(Extension of 2004 Ag Order);
2.
Petition of Monterey
Coastkeeper, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper
(Resolution No. R3-2011-0208, Executive Officer Extension of the 2004
Agricultural Order No. R3-2004-0117)
3. Petition of William Elliott (Resolution No. R3-2011-0208,
Executive Officer Extension of the 2004 Agricultural Order No. R3-2004-0117
4.
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);
5.
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);
6.
Central Coast Water
Board v. Los Osos Community Services District (San Luis Obispo County Case No.
CV-051074);
7.
Los Osos CSD v.
Central Coast Water Board (San Luis Obispo County Case No. CV 060146 (TSO
00-131);
8. Los Osos Community
Services District (Bankruptcy), Central
District of California Case No. ND 06-10548-RR;
9.
Maxine Heim v.
Central Coast Water Board, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Case No. CV
989572;
10. Ken Berry, et al. v.
Central Coast Water Board, et al. (Sacramento Superior Court; CEQA Challenge to
Los Osos CDOs);
11.
Prohibition Zone Legal Defense Fund, et al.,
v. Central Coast Water Board, et al. (San Luis Obispo Superior Court Case No. CV070472) (Los Osos CDOs);
12.
Petition of Desal
Response Group (Ocean View CSD Desalination Facility, Ocean View Plaza,
Monterey CA; Order No. R3-2007-0040 [NPDES Permit No. CA0050016]), SWRCB/OCC
File No. A-1873;
13.
Petitions of Cambria
Community Services District (Chevron Service Station No. 9-0919 under General
Permit No. 01-134), SWRCB/OCC File Nos. A-1462 and A-1462a.
14.
Petition of City of
Lompoc (Santa Barbara County, Resolution No. R3-2008-0071 for City of Lompoc
Storm Water Management Program), SWRCB/OCC File No. A-1965.
15. Casmalia Hazardous Waste Site Litigation: U.S. v.
State of California and Related Matters.
16. In the Matter of Petitions to Review Central Coast
Regional Water Quality Control Board’s Order Nos. R3-2012-0011,
R3-2012-0011-01, R3-2012-0011-02, and R3-2012-0011-03, including requests for
stay:
Ocean
Mist Farms and RC Farms (includes request for stay [SWRCB/OCC File
A-2209(c)];
California
Farm Bureau Federation, Monterey County Farm Bureau, San Benito County Farm
Bureau, San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau, San Mateo County Farm Bureau, Santa
Barbara County Farm Bureau, Santa Clara County Farm Bureau, Santa Cruz County
Farm Bureau (includes request for stay) [SWRCB/OCC File A-2209(b)];
Jensen
Family Farms, Inc., and William Elliott (includes request for stay) [SWRCB/OCC File
A-2209(e)];
Monterey
Coastkeeper, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, and San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper [SWRCB/OCC File
A-2209(a)]
Grower-Shipper
Association of Central California, Grower-Shipper Association of Santa Barbara
and San Luis Obispo Counties, and Western Growers (includes request for stay) [SWRCB/OCC File
A-2209(d)].
17. Petition of Levon Investments, LLC; Rose Marie Towle
(trustee); John L. DeMourkas (trustee); John Ridell (trustee); Stephanie Marie
Redding (trustee); Elisa Anna Redding (trustee); and Wells Fargo Bank (trustee)
for Renco Encoders, 26 Coromar Drive, Goleta (Water Code Section 13267 Order
dated May 13, 2011, Revising Monitoring and Reporting Program No. R3-2005-0143),
SWRCB/OCC File No. A-2168.
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]. The Board is not
required to allow public comment on closed session items. (See GC Section
11125.7(d).
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).
Personnel Issues............................................................................................. Closed
Session
The Board may meet in closed session to discuss the
appointment, evaluation of performance, or dismissal of a public employee or to
hear complaints or charges brought against that employee by another employee
unless the employee requests a public hearing. (This closed session is
authorized under Government Code section 11126, subd. (a)(1).)
Adjournment
The next scheduled Board meeting will
be September 6, 2012, in San Luis Obispo.
CENTRAL COAST WATER BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE 2012
|
Date |
City |
Address |
|
February 1-2,
2012 |
Salinas |
Salinas City
Council Chamber Rotunda 200 Lincoln
Avenue, Salinas, CA 93901 |
|
March 14-15, 2012 |
San Luis Obispo |
March 14, 2012, Embassy Suites Hotel 333 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 March 15, 2012, Central Coast Water Board
Conference Room 895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis
Obispo, CA 93401 |
|
May 3, 2012 |
San Luis Obispo |
Central Coast Water Board Conference Room 895 Aerovista
Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906 |
|
July 11, 2012 |
Watsonville |
Watsonville
Wetlands Watch Center 500 Harkins
Slough Road, Watsonville, CA |
|
July 12, 2012 |
Watsonville |
Watsonville City Council Chambers, 275 Main
Street, 4th Floor, Watsonville, CA 95076 |
|
September 6, 2012 |
San
Luis Obispo |
Central Coast Water Board Conference Room 895 Aerovista
Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906 |
|
October 18, 2012 |
Santa
Barbara |
Santa Barbara County Supervisors Board
Hearing Room 105 Anapamu Street, 4th Floor,
Santa Barbara, CA 93101 |
|
December 6, 2012 |
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
Cyndee Jones, Regional Administrative Officer 805-549-3372
Frances McChesney, Senior Staff Counsel 916-341-5174
Jessica Jahr, Staff Counsel 916-341-5168
Harvey Packard, Section
Manager/Aquatic Habitat 805-542-4639
Lisa Horowitz McCann, Section Mgr. /Watershed Planning &
Protection 805-549-3132
John Robertson, Section Manager/Groundwater Protection 805-542-4630
Sheila Soderberg, NPDES Permits/Dept.
of Defense Program 805-549-3592
Thea Tryon, Land Disposal/Site Cleanup Program 805-542-4776
Chris Adair, Underground Tanks/Cleanup/WDR Permits 805-549-3761
Chris Rose, TMDLs/Non-point Source 805-542-4770
Phil Hammer, Storm
Water//401Water Quality Certification 805-549-3882
Angela Schroeter, Agricultural Regulatory Program/Basin
Planning 805-542-4644
Karen Worcester, Regional Monitoring/Basin Planning 805-549-3333
Alison Jones, Non-point Source
Program 805-542-4646
Please email, 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
Email: centralcoast@waterboards.ca.gov
CENTRAL COAST
WATER BOARD MEMBERS
|
Board Member |
Appointment Category |
Term Expires
|
|
Jean-Pierre Wolff San Luis Obispo |
Irrigated
Agriculture |
9/30/2015 |
|
VACANT |
Water Quality |
9/30/2014 |
|
Monica S. Hunter Los Osos |
Public |
9/30/2012 |
|
Russell M. Jeffries Vice-Chair, Salinas |
Water Quality |
9/30/2012 |
|
Michael Jordan Santa Barbara |
Recreation, Fish or
Wildlife |
9/30/2014 |
|
Jeffrey S. Young Chair, Santa
Barbara |
Water Supply |
9/30/2013 |
|
Bruce Delgado Marina |
Municipal
Government |
9/30/2013 |
|
VACANT |
Industrial Water
Use |
9/30/2012 |
|
Michael Johnston Watsonville |
County Government |
9/30/2015 |
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 set forth in the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act Division 7 of the
California Water Code.
B
- The purpose of the meeting is for the
Board to obtain input from concerned and affected persons 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 evidence, 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.
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
the Assistant Executive Officer, Michael Thomas. 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 attorney’s 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. Designated
parties may request these procedures: to call and examine witnesses; to have
witnesses testify under oath; to receive a witness list from other designated
parties; to introduce exhibits; to cross-examine opposing witnesses; to impeach
any witness; to rebut the evidence against him or her; and to make opening or
closing statements. A request for these
hearing procedures must be received by the Executive Officer at least five
working days before the hearing, and must specify the procedures the designated
party is requesting.
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. In order for
presentations to be fully understood, presenters must use a rate of speaking
comparable to what is acceptable to a court reporter. Please do not race through presentations
faster than a normal, clear speech pattern.
J - 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.
K - All Board files, exhibits, and agenda
material pertaining to items on this agenda are hereby part of the record.
L - 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
Regulations section 2050. The Petition
should be addressed to Office of Chief Counsel and must be received by the
State Water Board within 30 days of the Board’s action or failure to act
(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, www.waterboards.ca.gov
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.
P - The
Board may conduct any scheduled hearing as a Panel Hearing as allowed by law in
the event of a lack of a Board member quorum.
In the event that a Panel Hearing is held, final action on that item
will not be taken until a Board member quorum is present. The Board generally will not accept
additional public comment or testimony after the Panel Hearing, unless the
proposed order is substantially changed.
(Water Code Section 13228.14, gov. Code Section 11125.7)
