March 22-23, 2018 Board Agenda - UPDATED
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
Thursday, March 22, 2018, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday, March 23, 2018, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Agenda in English | Agenda en Español
Santa Barbara County Offices
Planning & Development Hearing Room – 1st Floor
105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara
Agricultural Field Trip
Santa Paula
Thursday, March 22, 2018, 9:00 a.m.
Items are numbered for identification purposes only and may be considered out of order. Items scheduled for the first day of a multi-day meeting may be delayed or continued to the next day of the meeting. Closed session items may be considered on either or both days. PDF version of the agenda
BOARD BUSINESS
- Roll Call
[Tammie Olson, Clerk to the Board, 805/549-3140, Tammie.Olson@Waterboards.ca.gov]
- Introductions, Staff Recognition, and Awards
[John Robertson, Executive Officer, 805/549-3140, John.Robertson@waterboards.ca.gov]
Public Forum
- 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. Comments regarding pending adjudicatory matters will not be permitted.
Discussion/Informational Items
- Surface Water Quality Conditions and Agricultural Discharges in the Central Coast Region
[Elaine Sahl, 805/542-4645, Elaine.sahl@waterboards.ca.gov]
- The following speakers are expected to present information during this item:
- Dr. Yuzhou Luo, Department of Pesticide Regulation: “Modeling Pesticide Application data, predicating risk to water quality and prioritizing pesticides to monitor at the watershed level.”
- Dr. Xin Deng, Department of Pesticide Regulation: “Current pesticide occurrences and trends in surface water of the Central Coast Region”
- Mr. Bryn Phillips, UC Davis Marine Pollution Studies Laboratory at Granite Canyon: “Toxicity and pesticide trends in surface waters of the Central Coast. Test organism sensitivity to currently applied pesticides.”
- Staff Report
- Presentations
- Audio Thursday 1 a.m.
- Audio Thursday 2 a.m.
- The following speakers are expected to present information during this item:
Thursday, March 22, 2018, 12:15 p.m.
Education Field Trip - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
Discussion of Subsurface Probes and Lysimeters
The Board will meet at the Hansen Agricultural Center, Faulkner Farm at 14292 W. Telegraph Road, Santa Paula for a presentation by AGQ Labs.
The public is invited; however, due to limited space, please RSVP to Tammie Olson at (805) 549-3140 by 12:00 pm on Monday, March 19, 2018. If you do not have a confirmed reservation by the deadline, there will not be space available for you.
Transportation will be provided to the location. The tour group will meet in front of the Planning & Development Hearing Room – 1st Floor, 105 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara. The vans will leave promptly at 12:15 p.m.
Friday, March 23, 2018, 9:00 a.m.
BOARD BUSINESS
- Roll Call
[Tammie Olson, Clerk to the Board, 805/549-3140, Tammie.Olson@Waterboards.ca.gov]
- Introductions, Staff Recognition, and Awards
[John Robertson, Executive Officer, 805/549-3140, John.Robertson@waterboards.ca.gov]
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Report by Regional Board Members
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Report by State Water Resources Control Board Liaison [Dorene D'Adamo, 916/641-5609]
Approval of February 8-9, 2018, Board Meeting minutes
Uncontested Items
Items on the uncontested items calendar are expected to be routine and noncontroversial. Recommended action will be taken without discussion. Items may be removed at the request of any board member or person, and if removed, will be taken up during the meeting at a time specified by the Chair. If an item is removed from the uncontested items calendar, it will only be voted on at this meeting if the board accepts the staff recommendation for the agenda item. Otherwise, the item will be continued to a subsequent board meeting to allow input by interested persons. Item numbers 11 are uncontested
- Total Maximum Daily Loads for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Compounds in Streams of the Franklin Creek Watershed, Resolution R3-2018-0006
[Larry Harlan, 805/594-6195, Larry.Harlan@waterboards.ca.gov]
- Staff Report
- Attachment 1: Resolution No. R3-2018-0006 and Basin Plan Amendment Language
- Attachment 2: TMDL Report: “Total Maximum Daily Loads for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Compounds in Streams of the Franklin Creek Watershed” (Includes Appendix A - C)
- Appendix D – Water Quality Data Tables
- Attachment 3: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Checklist and Analysis
- Attachment 4: Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment
- Attachment 5: Notice of Public Hearing
- Audio
- Staff Report
Public Forum
- Public forum will be heard directly after the lunch break, not before 1:30 p.m. 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. Comments regarding pending adjudicatory matters will not be permitted.
Discussion/Informational Items
- Surface Water Quality Conditions and Agricultural Discharges in the Central Coast Region (continued from Thursday)
[Elaine Sahl, 805/542-4645, Elaine.sahl@waterboards.ca.gov]
- The following speaker is expected to present information during this item:
- Ms. Sarah Lopez, Central Coast Water Quality Preservation, Inc.: “CMP Monitoring Results – Status & Trends”
- Presentations
- Staff Presentations
- Mary Hamilton, Environmental Scientist, Central Coast Ambient Monitoring Program (CCAMP): "Surface Water Quality Conditions"
- Paula Richter, Environmental Scientist, Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP): "Riparian and Wetland Habitat"
- Elaine Stahl Sr. Environmental Scientist, Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program (ILRP): "Waste Discharges and Surface Water Quality in Agriculture Areas"
- Public Comment/Presentation
- Audio Friday 1 a.m.
- Audio Friday 1 p.m.
- The following speaker is expected to present information during this item:
Administrative Items
- Executive Officer’s Report
[John Robertson, Executive Officer, 805/549-3140, John.Robertson@waterboards.ca.gov]
- Staff Report
- Attachment 1: Table 3 - Groundwater Section, Case Closure Performance Scoreboard
- Attachment 2: Table 4 - Groundwater Case Closures
- Attachment 3: Table 5 - Enrollments in General Orders/Waivers
- Attachment 4: Ag Order 4.0 Development and Outreach Calendar
- Attachment 5: Notice of CEQA Scoping Public Workshops
- Attachment 6: Summary of Replacement Water Deliveries (As of February 28, 2018)
- Supplemental with attachment: Agricultural Order 4.0 Schedule and Development Update
- Audio
- Staff Report
- Blank
Closed Session
- Discussion of Cases in Litigation [Staff Counsel Jessica Jahr]
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:
- 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)
- Casmalia Hazardous Waste Site Litigation: U.S. v. State of California and Related Matters
- U.S. et al. v. HVI Cat Canyon, Inc., f/k/a Greka Oil & Gas, Inc. (U.S. District Court, Central District of California Case No. CV 11-05097 FMO (PLAx))
- Plains Pipeline, LP, Refugio Oil Spill, Gaviota, Santa Barbara County. Resolution Order No. R3-2015-0026.
- Petition of Grower Shipper Association of Central California et al. for review of Revised MRP Order Nos. R3-2012-0011-01, R3-2012-0011-02, and R3-2012-0011-03, SWRCB/OCC File A-2503.
- Coastkeeper et al. v. Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region (Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 2017-80002655)
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
The Board may 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
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).)
The next scheduled Board meeting is May 10-11, 2018, in San Luis Obispo.
If you have questions about the agenda, contact Tammie Olson at (805) 549-3140.
Written comments must generally be received prior to the Board meeting by the comment deadline for the specific agenda item. Written comments that are received after deadlines set by item-specific notices and/or hearing procedures will not generally be admitted. Any person requesting to submit late materials must demonstrate good cause, and the Chair must find that the admission of the late materials would not prejudice the Central Coast Water Board or any designated party. The Chair may modify this rule to avoid severe hardship. Unless otherwise specified, all parties and interested persons must submit presentation materials and requests for extra time to speak to the Board for agendized items by 12:00pm on Monday, March 19, 2018. A late request for extra time will not prevent the party from speaking to the Board for the three minutes given to all members of the public.
Submittals are to be sent via e-mail to the Clerk to the Board at Tammie.Olson@waterboards.ca.gov. Please indicate in the subject line, “3/22-3/23/18 BOARD MEETING (fill in bolded subject from appropriate item).” If you have questions about the agenda, contact the Clerk to the Board at (805) 549-3140.
Agenda and items are available electronically at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_info/agendas/
Instructions regarding board meeting conduct and procedures can be found on the Central Coast Water Board’s website: https://www.swrcb.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_info/agendas/board_meeting_conduct.pdf
If you require an interpreter, please contact the Clerk of the Board Tammie Olson at (805) 549-3140 or email Tammie.Olson@waterboards.ca.gov by 12:00pm on Monday, March 19, 2018.
