January 29, 2021 Board Agenda

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Friday, January 29, 2021, 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

Video and Teleconference Meeting Only
No Physical Meeting Location
(Authorized by and in furtherance of
Executive Orders N-29-20 and N-33-20.)

• Video and Teleconference Meeting During COVID-19 Emergency: As a result of the COVID-19 emergency and the Governor’s Executive Orders to protect public health by limiting public gatherings and requiring social distancing, this meeting will occur solely via remote presence.
• For those who wish to watch the meeting, the customary webcast remains available at https://cal-span.org/static/index.php.
• Persons wishing to provide public comment on specific items on the agenda or during the public forum on matters not on this agenda must complete an electronic comment card by 9:00 a.m., Friday, January 29, 2021. This deadline is intended to allow sufficient time to plan for and manage public comment in an effort to ensure everyone wishing to comment has an opportunity to do so. The comment card and instructions are available at the following site along with additional information about participating via the remote meeting:

https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_info/remote_meeting/

• Public comment is typically limited to three minutes unless otherwise approved by the Board Chair, and the Board Chair may need to adjust the amount of time each speaker has to ensure everyone has an opportunity to provide public comment. Requests for extra time to provide public comment need to be sent to the Clerk to the Board at Tammie.Olson@waterboards.ca.gov by 12:00 noon on Monday, January 25, 2021

Agenda in English | Agenda en Español

Friday, January 29, 2021, 9:00 a.m.

Board Business

1. Roll Call/Introductions
   [Tammie Olson, Clerk to the Board, 805/549-3140, Tammie.Olson@waterboards.ca.gov]


2. Introductions
   [Matthew Keeling, Executive Officer, 805/549-3140, Matt.Keeling@waterboards.ca.gov]


3. Elections of Chair and Vice Chair
   [Matthew Keeling, Executive Officer, 805/549-3140, Matt.Keeling@waterboards.ca.gov]


4. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes
   


5. Report by Regional Board Members
   


6. Report by State Water Resources Control Board Liaison
   [Dorene D’Adamo, 916/641-5609]

Discussion/Information Items

An interpreter will be available to translate item 7 and 8  into Spanish and to translate statements made in Spanish into English.

Un intérprete estará disponible para traducir los ítemes 7 y 8 al español y para traducir las declaraciones hechas en español al inglés.

1. Annual Update of Environmental Justice Activities in the Central Coast Region
   Angela Schroeter, 805/542-4644, Angela.Schroeter@waterboards.ca.gov]
   
   Staff Report: Item 7 Spanish
   • Attachment 1: List of Disadvantaged Communities in the Central Coast Region
   • Attachment 2: Central Coast Drinking Water Well Testing Program - Status Update
   • Attachment 3: Integrated Water Resources Management Disadvantaged Community Involvement Grant for the Central Coast Funding Area – Status Update

1. Salinas Basin Agriculture Stewardship Group – Status of Interim Replacement Water Agreement: Year Four
   [Angela Schroeter, 805/542-4644, Angela.Schroeter@waterboards.ca.gov]

Staff Report: Item 8 Spanish

Public Forum

1. Public forum will be heard directly after the lunch break, not before 1:00 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.

Waste Discharge Requirements

10. Consideration of Order No. R3-2021-0007, Termination of Order 00-12, General Waste Discharge Requirements for Residential On-Site Wastewater Systems Within the Bayview Heights and Martin Tract Areas of Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County.
    [James Bishop, 805/542-4628, James.Bishop@waterboards.ca.gov, Harvey Packard, 805/542-4639, Harvey.Packard@waterboards.ca.gov]

Staff Report: Item 10
• Attachment 1: Proposed Order No. R3-2021-0007

Administrative Items

1. Executive Officer's Report
   [Matthew Keeling, Executive Officer, 805/549-3140, Matt.Keeling@waterboards.ca.gov]
   
   Staff Report: Item 11
   • Attachment 1: Table 1 - 401 Water Quality Certification Applications Received
   • Attachment 2: Table 2 - 401 Water Quality Certifications Issued
   • Attachment 3: Table 3 - Groundwater Section, Case Closure Performance Scoreboard
   • Attachment 4: Table 4 - Groundwater Case Closures
   • Attachment 5: Table 5 - Enrollments In General Orders/Waivers

12. The Board may meet in closed session to consider personnel matters (Gov. Code § 11126 subd. (a)), to deliberate on a decision to be reached based upon evidence introduced in a hearing (Gov. Code § 11126, subd. (c)(3)), or to discuss matters in litigation, including discussion of initiated litigation, significant exposure to litigation, or decisions to initiate litigation (Gov. Code § 11126, subd. (e)). The Board is not required to allow public comment on closed session items. (Gov. Code § 11125.7, subd. (e)).
    [Stephanie Yu, Staff Counsel, 916/341-5157, Stephanie.Yu@waterboards.ca.gov]
    

    Current litigation involving the Board:

    Litigation filed against the Central Coast Water Board:

    1. 2017 Agricultural Discharges Order– Monterey Coastkeeper, et al. v. Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region (Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 34-2017-80002655; Third District Court of Appeal, Case No. C090943)
    2. 2019 Amendments to CAO for Cleanup at Dutch Maid Cleaners, 3323 State Street, Santa Barbara – San Roque Clean Up Fund and Trust U/W of Emil Deloreto v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region, et al. (Santa Barbara Superior Court, Anacapa Division, Case No. 20CV00022)

    Litigation filed by the Central Coast Water Board against other parties, including referrals to the Office of the Attorney General:

    3. Referral to Attorney General concerning Casmalia Hazardous Waste Site Litigation:  United States v. State of California and Related Matters
    4. United States, 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))