STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD & WORKSHOP MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, October 23, 1997 -- 10:00 a.m.

First-Floor Hearing Room/Paul R. Bonderson Building/901 P Street, Sacramento

Questions regarding this agenda - call Maureen Marché (916) 657-0990 or fax 657-0932. This notice and associated staff reports can be accessed electronically through our Internet address: http://www.swrcb.ca.gov. (Note: agenda items should be available electronically on Friday October 10, 1997.)

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.*

Closed Session -- 8:30 a.m.

4th Floor Executive Office Conference Room

(Please note Closed Sessions are not open to the public)

LITIGATION

1. Consideration of Petitions for Writ of Mandate Against the State Water Resources Control Board in: (A) Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, et al. V. State Water Resources Control Board, Case No. 32519 and Case No. 32530 and (B) Sierra Club, et al. V. State Water Resources Control Board, Case No. 105610, Monterey County Superior Court. (This is authorized under Government Code Section 11126(e)(1).)

Board Meeting -- 10:00 a.m.

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.)

MINUTES

The Board will consider the minutes of the September 18, 1997 Board Meeting.

UNCONTESTED ITEMS

1-11. The Board will be asked to approve Items 1-11 at one time.

WORKSHOP

RUSSIAN RIVER WATERSHED STAFF REPORT

12. Division of Water Rights Proposal of Actions to be Taken on Pending Water Right Applications Within the Russian River Watershed. (Unless directed otherwise, Division staff will proceed with processing applications as outlined in the staff report which was distributed to interested parties on August 15, 1997.)

 

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UNCONTESTED ITEMS CALENDAR

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.

WATER QUALITY

1. Consideration of Approval of a Resolution to Provide a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan to the Lost Hills Water District for the Seepage Control Project (Loan Number C-06-6045-110). (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution to approve the loan.)

2. Consideration of Approval of a Resolution to Provide a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan to the Del Puerto Water District for the Irrigation System Improvement Project (Loan Number C-06-6047-110). (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution to approve the loan.)

3. Consideration of Approval of a Resolution to Provide a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan to the Panoche Water District for the Subsurface Water Recirculation Project (Loan Number C-06-6044-110). (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution to approve the loan.)

4. Consideration of Approval of a Resolution to Provide a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan to the Town Of Mammoth Lakes for the Urban Runoff Projects (Loan Numbers C-06-6031-110, C-06-6032-110, and C-06-6033-110). (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution to approve the loan.)

5. Consideration of Approval of a Resolution to Provide an Agricultural Drainage Management Program Loan to Merced County for the Animal Confinement Drainage Improvements Project. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution to approve the loan.)

6. Consideration Of Approval Of A Resolution Authorizing The Executive Director, Or His Designee, To Accept A Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 104(b)(3) Grant For Category One Watershed Activities. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution to accept the grant.)

7. Consideration of Approval of an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region Revising Surface Water Quality Objectives for Chlorides and Incorporating a Revised Policy for Addressing Levels of Chloride in Discharges of Wastewater. (The Board will consider whether to approve the proposed amendment.)

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS

8. Consideration of Proposed Resolution Amending the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Fund Priority List Amendment No. 46 (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution amending the priority list.)

9. Consideration of a Request by the City of Plymouth to Allow Use of an Income Survey to Determine Amount of Grant Assistance. (The Board will consider whether to deny the City of Plymouth's request.)

10. Consideration of Adopting the Seawater Intrusion Control Loan Program Guidelines. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the Seawater Intrusion Control Loan Program Guidelines.)

WATER QUALITY PETITION

11. In the Matter of the Petition of East Charleston, Inc. for Review of Administrative Civil Liability Order Nos. 96-108 and 96-109 Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region. SWRCB/OCC File A-1039. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order modifying two administrative civil liability orders as requested by the Regional Water Quality Control Board.)

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*In order to be fully considered at the Board meeting, all written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., Monday, October 20, 1997. Mailing address: PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA 95812-0100; FAX 916-657-0932


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