STATE
WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday,
March 7, 2001 – 9:00 a.m.
Second-Floor
Coastal Valley Room
The Cal/EPA Building
1001 I
Street, Sacramento
(Note: we are now holding meetings in our new
building – see map)
Questions
regarding this agenda - call Maureen Marché (916) 341-5600 or fax 341-5620.
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.*
The March 7 Continuation of the
Public Hearing on the Revised State Water Resources Control Board Water Quality
Enforcement Policy is Cancelled. (Note: interested parties will be
notified when this issue has been rescheduled for hearing.)
Declaration
of Quorum
PUBLIC
FORUM
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.
UNCONTESTED ITEMS
1. – 8.
The Board will be asked to approve items 1-8 at one time.
WATER RIGHTS
9. Consideration of an Order Staying Phase 8 of
the Bay-Delta Water Rights Hearing and Amending Revised Decision 1641. (The Board will consider whether to adopt
the proposed order.)
THERMAL PLAN EXCEPTION
10. Consideration of a Concurrence
with the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board’s Order Granting
an Exception to the State Thermal Plan for Moss Landing Power Plant, Units
1, 2, 6, and 7. (The Board
will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
CLEAN WATER PROGRAM PETITION
11.
In the Matter of the Petition of Carroll
Belcher, Paul Burgener, Alfredo Fajardo, Manuel Lovio, Christobal Marcos,
Roy Cory Oviedo, Jordan Siplon, Rolando Umali, and Nicanor Valdejueza (Appellants)
for Review of a Determination by the Division of Clean Water Programs Regarding
Denial of Operator-In-Training Wastewater Treatment Plant Certificates.
(The Board
will consider whether to adopt the proposed order upholding the Division's
decision.)
12. Proposed Approval of
a Settlement Agreement Between Chevron Products Company and the Division of
Clean Water Programs, State Water Resources Control Board, Regarding Reimbursement
from the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund.
SWRCB/OCC File UST-161. (The Board
will consider whether to adopt a Resolution approving an unexecuted Settlement
Agreement between Chevron Products Company and the Division.)
WATER
QUALITY PETITIONS
13. In the Matter of
the Petition of Department of Boating and Waterways for Review of Failure
to Issue National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit or
to Determine NPDES Permit is Not Required for the Waterhyacinth Control Program,
Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley
Region. SWRCB File A-1338. (The Board
will consider whether to adopt the proposed order issuing a National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System permit to the Department of Boating and Waterways
that regulates discharges from aquatic pesticides used in the waterhyacinth
control program.)
14. In the Matter of the Review on its Own Motion of Waste
Requirements for the Avon Refinery, Order No. 00-011, as amended by Order No.
00-056 [NPDES Permit No. CA0004961], and for the Rodeo Refinery, Order No.
00-015 [NPDES Permit No. CA0005053], Issued by the California Regional
Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region. SWRCB/OCC Files A‑1283, A‑1283(a)-(e),
A‑1289, A-1289(a)-(c).
(The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order.)
Reports by Board Members on Regional
Water Quality Control Board Meetings or Other Meeting or Conferences Where Board
Members Have Represented the Board. (Information Item)
Summary of Major Board
Activities. (Information Item)
(Please
note: Closed Sessions are not open to
the public.)
WATER QUALITY PETITION
The Board
will be meeting in closed session to deliberate on a decision to be reached
following a formal hearing it conducted in the Matter of the Petitions of Tosco
Corporation, et al. for Review of Waste Discharge Requirements for the Avon
Refinery, Order No. 00-011, as amended by Order No. 00-056 [NPDES Permit
No. CA0004961], and for the Rodeo Refinery, Order No. 00-015 [NPDES Permit
No. CA0005053], Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board,
San Francisco Bay Region.
SWRCB/OCC Files A-1283, A‑1283(a)-(e), A‑1289,
A-1289(a)-(c). (This closed
session is authorized by Government Code section 11126, subdivision (c)(3).)
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Uncontested items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. They will be acted upon by the Board at one
time without discussion. If any Board
Member, staff, or interested person requests that an item be removed from the
Uncontested Items Calendar, it will be taken up in the regular agenda order.
CLEAN
WATER PROGRAMS
1. Consideration of an Amendment
of Standard Agreement with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL) or Another Public Agency for Statewide
Ambient Groundwater Monitoring. (The Board
will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution authorizing the Executive
Director to amend agreements not to exceed $2,245,000, with the USGS, LLNL
or other public agency to conduct statewide ambient groundwater monitoring.)
2. Consideration Of A Wastewater
Energy Reduction Program (Program) That Will Authorize The Executive Officer
To Make Modifications To The Program’s Priority List And Approve Funding Up
To $10,000,000 Per Project Using Streamlined Requirements. (The Board
will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution to accept the Programs
Priority List.)
3. Consideration of Reauthorization of State Revolving
Fund (SRF) Loan Commitment to Hilmar Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvement
Project, Hilmar County Water District, Project No.
C-06-4596-110. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution reauthorizing
SRF Loan Commitment for the District’s Project.)
4. Consideration of Adoption
of the State Fiscal Year 2000/2001 Intended Use Plan for the Clean Water State
Revolving Fund and Authorize the Executive Director to Apply for and Accept
the Federal Fiscal Year 2001 Capitalization Grant for the Clean Water State
Revolving Fund. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the
proposed resolution to authorize and accept the Capitalization Grant.)
5. Consideration of a Request
from the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (SARWQCB) for Funding
From the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account for Eradication
of an Infestation of the Invasive Marine Alga, Caulerpa Taxifolia in Huntington
Harbor in the Amount of $600,000. (The Board
will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution from SARWQCB to fund
the eradication of the marine alga, Caulerpa Taxifolia from Huntington Harbor.)
6. Consideration of Approval
of a Small Communities Grant and State Revolving Fund Loan for the City of
Yreka Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Project, SCG Project No. SCG-803,
SRF Project No. C-06-4464-110. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed
resolution approving the grant and loan.)
7. Consideration of a Proposed
Resolution Appointing a Member to the Advisory Committee for Training and
Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Supervisors. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the
proposed resolution to appoint a member to the Committee.)
8. Consideration of Approval
of a Proposed Resolution Amending the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup
Fund Priority List – Amendment No. 83.
(The Board
will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
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*In order to be fully considered at the Board meeting, any
written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m.,
March 5, 2001.
Mailing address: PO Box 100,
Sacramento, CA 95812-0100; FAX (916)
341-5620.
Special note: The
Board will not be meeting on March 22, 2001
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