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BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, September 4, 2007–10:00 a.m. Coastal Hearing Room – Second Floor Joe Serna Jr./Cal/EPA Building 1001 I Street, Sacramento

 

DECLARATION OF A QUORUM
Tam M. Doduc, Chair; Gary Wolff, P.E., Ph.D, Vice Chair; Arthur G. Baggett, Jr., Member; Charlie Hoppin, Member; Frances Spivy-Weber, Member

BOARD MEETING

Public comments on agenda items will be limited to 5 minutes or otherwise at the discretion of the Board Chair

PUBLIC FORUM
Any member of the public may address and ask questions of the Board relating to any matter within the State Water Board’s jurisdiction provided the matter is not on the agenda, or pending before the State Water Resources Control Board or any California Regional Water Quality Control Board.

BOARD BUSINESS
1. The Board will consider adoption of the July 17, 2007 Board meeting minutes.

2. Board Member Report.

UNCONTESTED ITEMS
(Items 3 - 8) *

*3.  Consideration of a resolution authorizing the Executive Director or designee to apply for, accept, and/or amend a grant from U.S. EPA under Clean Water Act section 106.

*4.  Consideration of a resolution authorizing the Executive Director or designee to apply for, accept, and/or amend a grant from U.S. EPA under Clean Water Act section 205(j)

*5.  Consideration of a resolution committing Clean Beaches Initiative (CBI) Grant funds to Carpinteria Sanitary District for the South Coast Beach Communities Septic to Sewer Project; Rincon Beach; CBI Grant Project No. 601.

*6.  Consideration of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2007/08 State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan Program Priority List.

7.  Consideration of the Small Community Wastewater Grant (SCWG) Program Statewide Competitive Project List (Statewide List).   [ Exhibit B - Revised ]

8.  Consideration of the Petition of City of Santa Cruz for review of Administrative Civil Liability Order No. R3-2005-0067 issued by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. (SWRCB/OCC File No. A 1712). The State Water Board will consider issuing an order remanding the matter back to the Regional Water Board for further consideration in light of a Settlement Agreement. (Written comments were due on August 27, 2007 by 5:00 p.m.)

WATER QUALITY
9.   Consideration of a Resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Region to establish a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and implementation plan for pathogens in the Napa River Watershed. (Written comments were due on August 3, 2007 by 12:00 p.m.)

10.  Consideration of a Resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Region to establish a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and implementation plan for pathogens in the Sonoma Creek Watershed.

Important Information!!

Unless otherwise specified, submittal of written comments must be received by 12:00 p.m., August 23, 2007, and will not be accepted after that time.

Submittal of electronic Powerpoint presentations must be received by 5:00 p.m., August 30, 2007, and will not be accepted after that time.

Submittals are to be sent via e-mail to the Clerk to the Board at commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov. Please indicate in the subject line, “9/4/07 BOARD MEETING (fill in bolded subject from appropriate item).” If you have questions about the agenda, contact the Clerk to the Board at (916) 341 5600.

Agenda and items will be available electronically at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/wksmtgs/2007/schedule.html.

* Items on the uncontested items calendar may be removed at the request of any Board member or person. 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.

Video broadcast of meetings will be available at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Broadcast/