STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD MEETING AGENDA

 

Thursday, July 19, 2001 – See below for times

 

Coastal Hearing Room – Second Floor

1001 I Street, Sacramento

 

Questions regarding this agenda - call Maureen Marché (916) 341-5600 or fax 341-5620.

 

See Item #11

Closed Session Item – 11:00 a.m.

 

Please note closed session items are not open to the public.

 

LITIGATION  (This is authorized under Government Code section 11126(e)(1).

The Board will be meeting in closed session to discuss pending litigation in the case entitled City of Turlock, Municipal Services Department v. California State Water Resources Control Board, et al., Stanislaus County Superior Court.

 

Board Meeting – 1:00 p.m.

 

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 a Quorum

 

Presentation of Customer Service Award

 

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.

 

MINUTES

The Board will consider the minutes of the June 21, 2001 Board Meeting.

 

UNCONTESTED ITEMS

1. –10.  The Board will be asked to approve items 1- 10 at one time.

 

WATER QUALITY PETITION

11.  In the Matter of the Petition of the City of Turlock for Review of Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 5-01-122 and Cease and Desist Order No. 5-01-123, Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region.  SWRCB/OCC File A-1382. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order partially staying Order No. 5-01-122.) Removed from consideration.

 

WATER QUALITY

12. Hearing on a Draft Statewide General National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for Discharges of Aquatic Pesticides to Surface Waters of the United States (General Permit). (Following the hearing, the Board will consider whether to approve the proposed General Permit.)

 

BOARD MEMBER REPORTS

Reports by Board Members on Regional Water Quality Control Board Meetings or Other Meeting or Conferences Where Board Members Have Represented the Board.  (Information Item)

 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Summary of Major Board Activities.  (Information Item)

 

Closed Session Items

 

Please note closed session items are not open to the public

 

WATER QUALITY  (This is authorized under Government Code section 11126(c)(3)

The Board will be meeting in closed session to deliberate on a decision to be reached following a formal hearing conducted in the matter of the issuance of a General Permit for discharges of pollutants associated with the application of aquatic pesticides.

 

PERSONNEL  (This is authorized under Government Code section 1126(a)(1))

The Board will be meeting in closed session to discuss the appointment, evaluation of performance or dismissal of a public employee or to hear complaints or charges brought against that employee by another person or employee unless the employee requests a public hearing.

 

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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 A Request from the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board for Funding From the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account for a Study to Determine the Presence and Source(s) of Pathogenic Viruses and Bacteria in the Recreational Waters of Mission Bay and Associated Threat to Human Health in the Amount of $975,300.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

2.   Consideration of Approval of a Water Recycling Facilities Planning Grant for the City of Oxnard, Groundwater Recovery Enhancement and Treatment Program.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

3.   Consideration of Approval of a Water Recycling Facilities Planning Grant for the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, Industrial Recycled Water Demonstration Project.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.

 

4.   Consideration of a Resolution Adopting the Emergency, Abandoned, Recalcitrant (EAR) Account Annual Site List and Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Execute Contracts.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

5.   Consideration of a Request From the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board for Funding From the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account for Continued Geotechnical Investigation at Leviathan Mine for Slope Stabilization of the Delta Slope in the Amount of $101,250.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

6.   Consideration of Approval of a State Revolving Fund Loan for Laguna County Sanitation District; Total Dissolved Solids Reduction and Water Recycling Plant Improvements Project; SRF Loan No. C-06-4173-110.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

7.  Consideration of Approval of a Proposed Resolution Amending the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Priority List – Amendment No. 87.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

WATER QUALITY

8.  Consideration of Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Amend Contract Number 00-146-250-0 with Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watersheds Authority for a Public Relations Program.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

9.  Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend a State Revolving Fund Loan Contract With the Nature Conservancy for $5.3 Million for the Cuyamaca Watershed Protection Project (Loan No. C-06-6081-110).  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

10.  Consideration of Proposed Statewide General National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for Discharges from Utility Vaults and Underground Structures to Surface Waters (General Permit).  (The Board will consider whether to approve the proposed General Permit.)

 

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*In order to be fully considered at the Board meeting, written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., Monday, July 16, 2001.  Mailing address:  PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA  95812-0100; FAX (916) 341-5620.

 

Note:  Individuals who require special accommodations are requested to contact Adrian Perez at (916) 341-5880 at least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.  TTY users may contact the California Relay service at 1-800-735-2929 or voice line at 1-800-735-2922.


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