WHEREAS:

1. The Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program (BPTCP) was established by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to implement the requirements of Section 13390 et seq. of the Water Code which include the development of surveillance and monitoring programs for enclosed bays and estuaries of the State.

2. Seven coastal Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCB) and the SWRCB implement regional monitoring for the BPTCP through an interagency agreement with the Department of Fish and Game (DFG).

3. The current interagency agreement is a task order contract.

4. The amount of the interagency agreement now in effect needs to be increased by $600,000, from $2,295,159 to $2,895,159, to complete program monitoring reports. A portion of the funds shall be used for statistical analysis and to complete a limited number of measurements on archived samples.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The SWRCB authorizes the Executive Director, or his designee, to amend the interagency agreement with the DFG to increase the contract by $600,000 for FY 1997-98 subject to the availability of funds from the BPTCP annual fees.

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