STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD MEETING AGENDA

 

Thursday, March 21, 2002 – 10:00 a.m.

Coastal Hearing Room – Second Floor

Joe Serna Jr./Cal/EPA Building

1001 I Street, Sacramento

 

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

 

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Please note time limitations on presentations may be imposed.

Oral Testimony:  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.*

 

Board Meeting – 10:00 a.m.

Declaration of Quorum

Presentation of Customer Service Award
Presentation of Sustained Superior Accomplishment Awards

Report on any New Staff by Division/Office Chiefs

 

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.

 

MINUTES

The Board will consider the minutes of the February 19, 2002 Board meeting.

 

UNCONTESTED ITEMS

1-27.  The Board will be asked to approve items 1-27 at one time.

 

WATER QUALITY PETITIONS

28.  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 [NPDES No. CA0078948], 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 taking up on the Board’s own motion review of Orders No. 5-01-122 and 5-01-123.

 

29.  In the Matter of the Petition of the People Against Radioactive Dumping for Review of Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 6-00-101 for Molycorp, Inc.’s Mountain Pass Mine and Mill Site, North Tailings Pond (P-16), Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region.  SWRCB/OCC File A-1347.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order taking up on the Board’s own motion review of Order No. 6-00-101.)

 

WATER RIGHTS  (Note:  Item 31 will not be taken up until 11:00 a.m.)

30.  Consideration of a Proposed Order Rescinding Order 2001-04-DWR and Amending Condition 6 of Order WR 95-10 as Modified by Order WR 98-04 Regarding Diversions by California-American Water Company in the Carmel River.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order.)  Note:  As previously noticed, comments on Item 30 are due by Friday, March 15.

 

31.  Consideration of a Resolution Finding That the Proposed Sacramento Valley Water Management Projects are Consistent With the 1995 Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan and Section 78681.4 of the Safe, Clean, Reliable, Water Supply Act (Water Code section 78681 et seq.).  (The Board will consider whether to adopt a resolution finding consistency.)

 

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)

 

 

Workshop – 11:00 a.m.

 

BAY-DELTA 

32.  Progress Report by Parties to the Bay-Delta Water Rights Hearing, Phase 8, Negotiations Regarding Plans to Implement the Flow-Dependant Objectives Contained in the 1995 Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan.  (Informational Item)

 

Closed Sessions

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

 

WATER QUALITY PETITION  (authorized by 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 it conducted in the Matter of the Petition of the City of Vacaville (Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 5-01-044 for Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant [NPDES No. CA 0077691], Central Valley Region).  SWRCB File A-1375. 

 

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

The Board will be meeting in closed session to discuss ongoing litigation in the case of San Francisco BayKeeper, Inc. v. State Water Resources Control Board (Sacramento County Superior Court, No. 99SC02722). 

 

Personnel  (authorized under Government Code Section 11126(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.

 

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 PETITION

1.  In The Matter of the Petition of Tuolumne County for Review of Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 5-01-117 Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region.  SWRCB/OCC File A-1389.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order amending the waste discharge requirements.)

 

WATER QUALITY

2.  Consideration of a Resolution to Commemorate the Year 2002 as the Year of Clean Water and October 2002 as the Month of Clean Water in Recognition of the 30th Anniversary of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Otherwise Known as the Clean Water Act.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

3.  Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Colorado River Basin Region to Establish the New River Pathogen Total Maximum Daily Load.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

4.  Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend a Grant Contract With the County of Glenn for Developing an Element of the General Plan, Developing a Program Environmental Impact Report, and Amending the Zoning Code to Implement the General Plan.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

5.  Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend a Contract With the Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed Authority (LESJWA) to Provide Funding for the Lake Elsinore Fish Removal Project, the Canyon Lake Improvements Environmental Impact Report (EIR), the Public Relations Program, and the Project Management and Administration for Each From the Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed Program (LESJWP) Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000 (2000 Bond Act).  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

6.  Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend a Contract With the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) to Provide Funding for the Arlington Desalter Enhancement Project From the Southern California Integrated Watershed Program (SCIWP) Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000 (2000 Bond Act).  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

7.  Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend a Consolidated Laboratory Analytical Services Agreement With the Department of Health Services (DHS) for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2002-03, 2003-04, and 2004‑05.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS

8.  Consideration of Approval of a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the County of San Mateo for the State Beaches Associated With the Pillarcitos and Gazos Watersheds to Fund the Fecal Bacteria Source Identification and Source Abatement From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

9.  Consideration of Approval of a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the City of Santa Barbara for Funding of Phase I of the Mission Creek and Arroyo Burro Creek Dry Weather Diversion and Bacterial Reduction Project to Reduce Bacterial Contamination at East Beach and Arroyo Burro Beach From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

10.  Consideration of Approval of a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the City of Dana Point for Funding of the Doheny State Beach-Del Obispo Storm Drain Improvement and Low Flow Diversion Project From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

11.  Consideration of Approval of a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the City of San Diego for Funding of the Mission Bay Source Identification Study-Phase I Survey From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

12.  Consideration of Approval of a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the City of San Diego for Funding of the Rose & Tecolote Creek Water Quality Improvements-Phase I From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

13.  Consideration of Approval of a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the City of Malibu for Funding of the Cross Creek Road and Civic Center Way Storm Drain Disinfection Project to Reduce Bacterial Contamination in Malibu Lagoon and Surfrider Beach From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

14.  Consideration of Approval of an Increase of the Seawater Intrusion Control Loan Commitment for the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency; Watsonville/Harkins Slough Project; SWI Project No. SWI-3020-110.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

15.  Consideration of Approval of a Seawater Intrusion Control Loan Program Commitment to the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency; Integrated Coastal Distribution System-Accelerated Pipeline and Supplemental Wells Project; SWI Project No. SWI-3022-110.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

16.  Consideration of Approval of a Loan Commitment From the Seawater Intrusion Program for the Orange County Water District’s Groundwater Replenishment System:  Project No. SWI-3021-110. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

17.  Consideration of Approval of a Water Recycling Facilities Planning Grant for the Marina Coast Water District, Marina Airport Area Recycled Water Pipeline Project, Water Recycling Project No. 3303-010.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

18.  Consideration of Approval of a Water Recycling Facilities Planning Grant for the City of American Canyon; Facilities Planning Study for the American Canyon Water Recycling Project; Water Recycling Project No. 3206-110.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

19.  Consideration of Approval of a State Revolving Fund Preliminary Loan Commitment for the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles Nitrification/De-Nitrification Facilities Project, SRF No. C-06-4701-110, 210, 310, 410, & 510.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

20.  Consideration of Approval of a Proposed Resolution Amending the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Priority List Amendment No. 93.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

21.  Consideration of Request from the Division of Clean Water Programs to Revise the Existing Cleanup and Abatement Account Procedures as Outlined in the Administrative Procedures Manual Chapter 4.4.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

22.  Consideration of Approval of a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the County of Los Angeles for Funding the Manhattan Beach Dry Weather Diversion of the 28th Street Storm Drain to the Sanitary Sewer System From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

23.  Consideration of Approval of a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the City of Capitola for Capitola Beach to Fund Storm Drain Diversions From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

24.  Consideration of Approval of a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the County of Orange for Funding of the Aliso Creek Treatment System From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution).

 

25.  Consideration of Approval of a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the City of San Diego for Funding of the Ocean Beach Water Quality Improvement Project – Phase I From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution).

 

ADMINISTRATION

26.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Execute an Interagency Agreement With the University of California to Conduct Water Quality Research and Monitoring at Lake Tahoe.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

27.  Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Apply for and Accept a Grant of Approximately $400,000 From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and to Negotiate a Workplan to Conduct a Wetland Mitigation Study in the Los Angeles Region.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

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*In order to be fully considered at the Board meeting, written comments on Items 1-29 and 31-32 must be received by 5:00 p.m., March 18, 2002.  Mailing address:  PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA  95812-0100; FAX (916) 341-5620

 

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