STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, June 17, 1999 -- 9:00 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.waterboards.ca.gov. (Note: agenda items should be available electronically on June 10, 1999.)

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.*

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.) Note: Presentations at the Public Forum will be limited to 5 minutes or otherwise at the discretion of the Chairman.

UNCONTESTED ITEMS
1-13. The Board will be asked to approve Items 1-13 at one time. (See below for description of items.)

WATER RIGHTS
14. Proposed Water Right Decision Regarding Extraction of Water by Garrapata Water Company From Alluvium of the Valley of Garrapata Creek in Monterey County.(The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed decision determining that water in the alluvium is a subterranean stream and that Application 29664 in its present form is not exempt from CEQA.)

WATER QUALITY PETITION
15. In the Matter of the Petition of Environmental Health Coalition for Review of Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 96-03, NPDES Permit No. CAS0108740, Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region. SWRCB File A-1041. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order revising State Water Board Order WQ 98-01.)  (receiving water limitation language in Stormwater Permits)

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS
16.  Consideration of Approval of a Resolution to Provide State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loans to the City of San Diego (City) for Construction of Wastewater Treatment Projects. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving amended SRF loan contract language for the City’s SRF Loans.)

TOXIC HOT SPOTS CLEANUP PLAN
17.  Consideration of a Resolution Approving the Proposed Consolidated Toxic Hot Spots Cleanup Plan. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.) Note: The hearing record closed 5:00 p.m., June 4, 1999.  (Click here to access Cleanup Plan/proposed Functional Equivalent Document).

BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
Reports by Board Members on Regional Water Quality Control Board Meetings or Other Meetings or Conferences Where Board Members Have Represented the Board. (Information item)

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT
Summary of Major Board Activities. (Information Item)

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

LITIGATION
The Board will meet in closed session to Discuss Whether to Initiate Litigation Concerning an Unauthorized Diversion of Water. (This is authorized under Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)©(I).)

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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.

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS
1. Consideration of Adoption of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 1999/2000 State Revolving Fund Project Priority List. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution to update the SFY 1999/2000 SRF Project Priority List.)

2. Consideration of Proposed Resolution Amending the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Fund Priority List Amendment No. 64. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution amending the priority list.)

3. Consideration of Approval of a Grant for the City of Corona From the Water Recycling Facilities Planning Grant Program. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the grant.)

4. Consideration of Approval of a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan to the City of Alameda for Construction of Phase 7 of the I/I project, SRF Project # C-06-4007-510. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the preliminary loan commitment.)

5. Consideration of Authorization to Execute an Agreement with the Regents of the University of California, U. S. Department of Energy, or Other Public Agency to Conduct Field-Based Research to Determine Probability and Environmental Significance of Releases from New and Upgraded Underground Storage Tanks. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution authorizing execution of the agreement.)

6. Consideration of Authorization to Execute an Agreement With the Regents of the University of California, U. S. Department of Energy, or Other Public Agency to Conduct Environmental Fate and Transport Analysis of Ethanol in Surface Water and Groundwater. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution authorizing execution of the agreement.)

7. Consideration of Authorization to Execute an Agreement with the Regents of the University of California, U.S. Department of Energy, or Other Public Agency to Assess the Vulnerability of Groundwater Resources to Pollution by MTBE Through Establishment of a Geographical Information System. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution authorizing execution of the agreement.)

WATER QUALITY
8. Consistency Determination for the Proposed Sacramento Valley Water Management Program Project "Butte County Water Inventory" With the State Water Resources Control Board’s Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/ Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

9. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Development of an Interagency Agreement Between the State Water Resources Control Board and the University of California to Conduct Work in Support of TMDL Development. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

WATER RIGHTS
10. Proposed Decision Approving Water Right Application 30300 to Appropriate Water to Storage From Smoke Creek in Lassen County (Holland Livestock Ranch, Applicant). (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed decision approving Water Right Application 30300.)

ADMINISTRATION
11. Consideration of a Resolution to Authorize Acceptance of Grant Funds From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Continue the Cooperative Agreement for the San Francisco Estuary Project. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

12. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Updating the Delegation of Authority to the Executive Director, the Deputy Director, or the Chief of the Division of Administrative Services to Authorize Execution of Contracts and Amendments Pursuant to the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Water Supply Act of 1996. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

13. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or his Designee to Negotiate and Amend an Interagency Agreement With the Department of Water Resources (CALFED) to Evaluate the San Joaquin River Salt, Selenium and Boron Loading. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
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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, June 14, 1999. Mailing address: PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA 95812-0100; FAX 916-657-0932

**If less than a quorum is present, the board members in attendance may consider information items and may hear presentations on any item on the agenda. There will be no voting unless and until a quorum is present.


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