STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD WORKSHOP AND BOARD MEETING AGENDA 

Wednesday April 14, 1999--9:00 a.m. First-Floor Hearing Room
Paul R. Bonderson Building 901 P Street, Sacramento
Questions regarding this agenda call Maureen Marché (916) 657-0990 or fax 657-0932. This notice and associated staff reports can be accessed electronically through our Internet address: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov. (Note: agenda items should be available electronically on April 7,1999.)

Workshop includes informal discussion of items to be presented for action at a future business meeting. People who are interested in items on the agenda are urged to attend workshops as they may miss valuable discussion that will not be repeated at the Board meeting. NOTE: There is no voting at workshops. Items requiring Board action must come to a Board meeting.

Please note time limitations on presentations may be imposed. The State Board requests that oral testimony be summarized. Submittal of written comments is encouraged to ensure
that all comments will be included in the record before the Board.*


ITEMS 1-14 WILL BE DISCUSSED STARTING AT 9:00 A.M.,WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1999

Workshop

PUBLIC FORUM
Any member of the public may address and ask questions of the Board relating to any matter within the Board's jurisdiction, provided the matter is not on the Board's agenda or pending before the Board or a Regional Board. Note: Presentations at the Public Forum will be limited to 5 minutes or otherwise at the discretion of the Chairman.

ADMINISTRATION
**1. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute an Interagency Agreement With the Regents of the University of California to Conduct Water Quality Research and Monitoring at Lake Tahoe. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

**2. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Negotiate and Amend the Student Assistant Contract With the Trustees of the California State University. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

WATER RIGHTS
**3. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Updating the Delegation of Authority to the Board Members Individually, to the Executive Director, and to the Chief, Division of Water Rights on Matters Related to the Administration of Water Rights. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS
** 4. Consideration of Approval of Amendment to the State Revolving Fund Loan Contracts Between the State Water Resources Control Board and the City of Cloverdale and the SWRCB and Padre Dam Municipal Water District to Modify Provisions Regarding Submittal of Project Performance Certification Reports. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution to amend the SRF Loan Contracts to provide additional time for submission of the reports.)

**5. Consideration of Approval of a $2.5 Million State Grant, Provided by the 1998-1999 Chaptered Budget Act, for Construction of the City of Mendota Wastewater Collection and Treatment Improvement Project. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the grant.)

**6. Consideration of Approval of a State Revolving Fund Loan for the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, Temescal Valley Regional Interceptor, SRF Loan Project No. C-06-4452-110. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the loan.)

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS PETITIONS
7. Item Removed.

**8. In the Matter of the Petitions of Hollis Rodgers and Emily Van Nuys Trust, J. Benton Van Nuys Trust, and Kate Van Nuys Page Trust for Review of Final Decisions by the Division of Clean Water Programs Regarding Participation in the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund. SWRCB Files UST-116 and UST-130. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order reversing the Division's decisions.)

WATER QUALITY PETITION
9. In the Matter of the Petition of International Longshore and Warehouse Union for Review of Failure to Act by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region. SWRCB File A-1183. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order temporarily remanding this matter to the Regional Water Board for appropriate action.)

WATER QUALITY
10. Consideration Of Approval Of A Resolution to Provide A State Revolving Fund Loan of $34 Million Over Five Fiscal Years to the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for the Napa River/Napa Creek Flood Protection and Estuary Restoration Project. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to provide the SRF Loan.)

**11. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Negotiate, Executive, and Amend, as Necessary, an Interagency Agreement with the Department of Fish and Game to Continue Operation of the Coastal Fish Contamination Study in Fiscal Year 1999-00. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

**12. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend, as Necessary, an Interagency Agreement With the Department of Fish and Game to Continue Operation of the Toxic Substances Monitoring Program and the State Mussel Watch Program in Fiscal Years 1999-00, 2000-01, and 2001-02. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

**13. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or his Designee to Apply for and Accept Fiscal Year (FY) 1999-00 Clean Water Act Section 106 and Section 104(B)(3) Water Pollution Control Program Grants, Plus any Carry-Over FY 1998-99 Grant Funds, and to Negotiate, Approve, and/or Amend the Grants and the Workplans. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

BOARD MEETING -- 1:00 P.M.

DECLARATION OF QUORUM***

THERMAL PLAN EXCEPTION
14. Consideration of Approval of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board's Adoption of an Exception to the California State Thermal Plan for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). (The Board will consider whether to approve an exception to discharge limitations specified in the Thermal Plan for SONGS.)

Closed Session Item

(Please note Closed Sessions are not open to the public)

WATER RIGHTS - The Board will be meeting in closed session to deliberate on a decision or decisions to be reached in an adjudicative proceeding. This is authorized under Government Code Section 11126(c)(3).

Consideration of Evidence Received and Potential Future Decisions in the Bay-Delta Water Rights Hearing.
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*In order to be fully considered at the meeting, all written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 9, 1999. Mailing address: PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA 95812-0100; FAX 916-657-0932

**These items are expected to be routine and noncontroversial and there will be no discussion unless requested by a Board Member, staff or interested party. If such a request is made, the item will be considered separately.

***If less than a quorum is present, the board members in attendance may consider information items and may hear presentations on any item on the agenda. There will be no voting unless and until a quorum is present.


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