STATE
WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD WORKSHOP& BOARD MEETING AGENDA
Thursday,
October 5, 2000 – 9:00 a.m.
First-Floor
Hearing Room
Paul R.
Bonderson Building
901 P
Street, Sacramento
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.*
ITEM
1 WILL BE DISCUSSED STARTING AT
11:30 A.M., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2000
ITEMS
2-14 WILL BE DISCUSSED STARTING AT 1:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2000
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.
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.
WATER
QUALITY
1. Presentation of the Assembly Bill 982
Public Advisory Group’s Ambient Surface Water Monitoring Report. (Information
Item – Assembly Bill
982 Public Advisory Group will present its Ambient Surface Water Monitoring
Report to the Board.)
2. Status Report of
Current Priorities by Tri-TAC. (Information
item.)
CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS PETITION
4. Consideration of
a Resolution Approving Proposed Amendments to the California Ocean Plan (Ocean
Plan). (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting whether to adopt
the proposed amendments to the Ocean Plan.) As previously noticed, comments on the Draft Functional Equivalent
Document dated September 1, 2000 are requested to be received by 5:00 p.m.,
September 28, 2000. (Comment period has been extended
until Wednesday, November 1 by 5:00 p.m.)
Comments should be sent to Frank Palmer, SWRCB, Division of
Water Quality, P. O. Box 944213, Sacramento, CA
94244-2130. Electronic
comments can be sent to Chris Beegan at beegc@dwq.swrcb.ca.gov.
CLEAN
WATER PROGRAMS
**5. Consideration of a Request
from the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board for $600,000 From
the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account to Fund a Contract
to Eradicate an Infestation of an Invasive Marine Alga.
(The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt
the proposed resolution approving the funding commitment for the project.)
**6. Consideration of a Request
From the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board for $200,000 from
the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account to Fund a Contract
to Study Causes of Microbial Contamination at Huntington Beach. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to
adopt the proposed resolution approving this request.)
(The Board
will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution
approving the request.)
**8. Consideration of Approval
of a Small Community Grant (SCG) for the Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade
Project, City of Angels, SCG Project No. SCG – 602. (The Board
will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution
approving the grant.)
**9. Consideration of Approval
of a Small Community Grant (SCG) for the Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade
Project, City of Calistoga, SCG Project No. SCG – 609. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to
adopt the proposed resolution approving the grant.)
**10. Consideration
of Approval of a Small Community Grant (SCG) for the Northwest Regional Infiltration/Inflow
Reduction Measures Project, Lake County Sanitation District, SCG Project SCG
– 678. (The Board
will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution
approving the grant.)
**11. Consideration of Approval
of a Small Community Grant (SCG) for the Hilmar Wastewater Treatment Facility
Improvement Project, Hilmar County Water District, SCG Project SCG –
711. (The Board will consider, at a Board
meeting, whether to adopt the grant.)
**12. Consideration of Approval
of a Small Community Grant (SCG) for the Westmorland Wastewater Treatment
Plant Project, City of Westmorland, SCG Project SCG – 613. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to
adopt the proposed resolution approving the grant.)
WATER
QUALITY
**13. Consideration Of Approval of a Resolution
Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute Contracts With the Lake Elsinore
And San Jacinto Watersheds Authority for Specified Activities Authorized Under
the Costa-Machado Water Act Of 2000. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting,
whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
**14.
Consideration
of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Negotiate,
Execute, and Amend, as Necessary, an Interagency Agreement With the University
of California, Davis for a Surface Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment
Project and Report. (The Board
will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
WATER
RIGHTS – The Board will be meeting in closed session to deliberate
on a proposed decision to be reached regarding the protection of fishery
resources and other issues relating to the diversion and use of water from the
lower Yuba River. This is
authorized under Government Code section 11126(c)(3).
ITEM 15
WILL BE DISCUSSED STARTING AT 9:00 A.M., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2000
ITEM 16
WILL NOT BE DISCUSSED EARLIER THAN 10:00 A.M., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2000
Workshop
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.
15. Status Report of Current Activities by
CalFed. (Information item.)
WATER
QUALITY PETITION (Note: Item 16
will not be discussed earlier than 10:00 a.m.)
16. In
the Matter of the Petitions of the Cities of Bellflower, et al., City of Arcadia,
and Western States Petroleum Association (Review of January 26, 2000 Action
of the Regional Board, and Actions and Failures to Act by Both the Regional
Board and its Executive Officer Pursuant to Order No. 96-054, Permit for Municipal
Storm Water and Urban Run-Off Discharges With Los Angeles County [NPDES
No. CAS614001]), Los Angeles Region.
SWRCB Files A-1280, A-1280(a), and A-1280(b). (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order
approving the Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation
Plans, with revisions to the types of development subject to the mitigation
requirements.)
Note: As previously noticed, the deadline for
written comments is September 28, 2000.
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*In order
to be fully considered at the meeting, all written comments on items 1-3 and
5-15 must be received by 5:00 p.m., September 29, 2000. Mailing address: PO Box 100, Sacramento,
CA 95812-0100; FAX 916-657-0932.
**These
items are expected to be routine and noncontroversial and there will be no
discussion unless requested by a Board Member, staff or interested party. If such a request is made, the item
will be considered separately.
Note: On October 2-3, 2000 the
Board will be taking a tour of the Mono Lake area.
Please note: Some of our older material may no longer be available in electronic form.
If you need assistance obtaining a file, please contact the Clerk to the Board,
email
commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov.