WHEREAS:

1. The State Water Resources Control Board, on January 23, 1997, adopted the "Implementation Policy for the Small Communities Grant Program," and amended on April 30 and May 14, 1997;

2. The State Water Resources Control Board, on May 14, 1997, adopted the Small Communities Grant Program Priority List which included the Goshen Community Services District, Sanitary Sewer System Project in Priority Class A;

3. The Division of Clean Water Programs approved the Facilities Plan, on May 19, 1997, for the Goshen Community Services District, Sanitary Sewer System Project;

4. The Division of Clean Water Programs approved the plans and specifications, on May 30, 1997; and

5. The Goshen Community Services District certified a Supplemental EIR and Addendum (State Clearing House No. 92122093) which have been reviewed and considered and it has been determined that:

(a) as stated in the SSMP EIR Supplement and Addendum, the project may result in cumulative "indirect" impacts, associated with the development of the planned land uses of the Land Use Element, with respect to: (i) loss of approximately 13,000 acres of farmland; (ii) conflicts between agricultural activities and adjacent urban land uses; (iii) increase in vehicle traffic and congestion; (iv) an increase in levels of mobile source air pollutant emissions; (v) an increase in groundwater pumping that may contribute to a long-term overdraft condition; (vi) loss of wildlife habitat by urban development; and (vii) an increase in ambient noise levels.

The SWRCB hereby adopts the following statement of overriding considerations to address the unmitigable impacts that may potentially occur from approval of the project:

1. Implementation of the Sanitary Sewer System Project would result in sewer collection system improvements sufficient to: accommodate sewage flows for future development; alleviate the threat of health and safety from failed and failing individual septic systems; and allow for the orderly and logical expansion of the community in accordance with existing Community Plans. These considerations outweigh the environmental risks associated with the proposed Sanitary Sewer System Project.

2. In balancing the project benefits against the potential significant secondary impacts regarding loss of farmland, land uses, traffic, air quality, groundwater, wildlife, and noise, the SWRCB finds the public benefits of the project outweigh the unavoidable impacts and, therefore, determines that the impacts are acceptable.

(b) changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into the project which would avoid or substantially lessen potentially significant environmental impacts identified in the EIR Supplement with respect to cultural resource impacts which will be mitigated by halting construction activities in the area of the "find" and consulting an archaeologist.

(c) with respect to other potentially significant environmental impacts identified in the EIR, appropriate changes or alterations are within the jurisdiction of other public agencies. Such other changes or alterations have been adopted or should be adopted by such other agencies.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The State Water Resources Control Board approves a Small Communities Grant of $3 million to the Goshen Community Services District for construction of the Sanitary Sewer System Project.

The undersigned, Administrative Assistant to the Board, does hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of a resolution duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board held on June 19, 1997.

/s/

Maureen Marché

Administrative Assistant to the Board