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STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

RESOLUTION NO. 98-006

AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO AMEND AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME TO ADD FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT FOR THE STATE MUSSEL WATCH PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR (FY) 1997-98

WHEREAS:

The State Water Resources Control Board's (SWRCB) State Mussel Watch Program (SMWP), initiated in 1976, is designed to detect the presence and concentration of toxic pollutants in mussels and clams in estuarine and marine waters.
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has satisfactorily operated the field collection and laboratory aspects of the SWRCB's SMWP in accordance with interagency agreements for 21 years.
Water Code Section 13177, which became effective on January 1, 1998, appropriates $145,000 from the General Fund to the SWRCB for use in the SMWP.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The SWRCB authorizes the Executive Director or his designee to amend the DFG interagency agreement to add $145,000 for SMWP equipment replacement in FY 1997-98.

CERTIFICATION

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 January 22, 1998.

/s/

Maureen Marché

Administrative Assistant to the Board