STATE
WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD MEETING AND WORKSHOP AGENDA
Thursday, October 3, 2002 -- 9:00
a.m.
Coastal
Hearing Room – Second Floor
The
Joe Serna Jr./Cal/EPA Building
1001
I Street, Sacramento
Questions regarding this agenda call Maureen Marché
(916) 341-5600 or fax (916) 341-5620.
Workshop includes
informal discussion of items to be presented for action at a future business
meeting. People who are interested in items on the agenda are urged to attend
workshops as they may miss valuable discussion that will not be repeated at the
Board meeting. NOTE: there is no voting at workshops. Items
requiring Board action must come to a Board meeting.
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building, please see our website at:
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Please
note time limitations on presentations may be imposed.
Oral
Testimony: The State Board requests
that oral testimony be summarized. See
Presentation Information at:
https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/index.shtml
Submittal of written comments is encouraged to ensure that all comments will
be included in the record before the Board.*
Audio broadcast of this meeting is available at:
http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Broadcast/
ITEMS 1-11 WILL BE DISCUSSED STARTING AT 9:00 A.M., OCTOBER 3, 2002
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
RIGHTS
1. Progress
Report by Parties to Phase 8 of the Bay-Delta Water Rights Hearing Regarding
Negotiation of Responsibilities to Implement the Flow-Dependent Objectives
Contained in the 1995 Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan. (Informational Item)
2. Consideration
of Adoption of Emergency Regulations Revising Fee Schedules for Waste Discharge
Requirements (The Board will consider whether to approve
the Emergency Regulations.) Note: A public
workshop was held on this issue on September 18, 2002. No additional comment
will be accepted at the Board meeting.
3. In the
Matter of the Review on Own Motion of Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 5-01-044,
for Vacaville’s Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant, Issued by the California
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region. SWRCB/OCC File A-1375. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the
proposed order remanding the requirements to the Regional Board.)
4. In the
Matter of the Review on Own Motion of
Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 5-01-122 [NPDES No. CA0078948] and
Cease and Desist Order No. 5-01-123 on City of Turlock, Municipal Services
Department, Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board,
Central Valley Region.
(The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order remanding
the requirements to the Regional Board.)
WATER
QUALITY
5. Consideration of a Resolution Approving With
Partial Remand an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San
Francisco Bay Region Adopting Site-Specific Water Quality Objectives for Copper
and Nickel in the Lower South San Francisco Bay and Implementation Provisions. (The
Board will consider, at a Board Meeting, whether to approve the proposed amendment.)
6. Consideration of a Resolution Approving the
Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000 (Proposition 13) Phase II Project Priority
Lists and Authorizing Issuance of Contracts and Amendments to Implement the
Proposition 13 Projects. (The Board
will consider, at a Board Meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
**7. Consideration of a Resolution
Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Apply for, Accept, and/or
Amend a Clean Water Act Section 205(j) Grant, Approving the Project Priority
List, and Authorizing Execution and Amendment of Contracts to Implement the
Projects. (The Board will consider, at a Board Meeting, a priority
order for funding of applications for Water Quality Planning grants.)
**8. Consideration of a Resolution
Authorizing the Executive Director to Apply for, Accept, and/or Amend a Federal
Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Grant, Approving the Project Priority List,
and Authorizing Execution and Amendment of Contracts to Implement the Projects. (The
Board will consider, at a Board Meeting, whether to approve the proposed resolution.)
CLEAN
WATER PROGRAMS
**9.
Consideration of a Resolution Approving the Request
From the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board For $2,500,000 From
the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account for Continued Pollution
Abatement and Characterization Work at Leviathan Mine. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting,
whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
**10. Consideration of an Amendment
to Whereas 5 of Resolution 2002-0023, “Requests for Funding in the Amount
of $3,837,000 From the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account
(CAA)”, Specifically Allowing Regional Boards to Utilize Personal Services
as Well as Contract Services. (The Board
will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
**11. Consideration of a Resolution
to Authorize the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute and
Amend if Necessary a Contract up to $1,616,863 With the Trustees of the California
State University for Student Assistant Services for the Central Valley Regional
Board. (The
Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
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ITEM 12 WILL BE DISCUSSED STARTING AT 1:00 P.M.,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2002 |
WATER QUALITY PETITION
12. In the
Matter of the Petition of Humboldt Watershed Council, Jesse Noel, and Ken
Miller to Require Reports of Waste Discharge and to Issue Waste Discharge
Requirements for All Logging Conducted by Pacific Lumber Company in the Freshwater
Creek, Elk River, and Three Other Drainages.
SWRCB/OCC File A-1479. (The Board
will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order requiring
the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board to take actions to protect
water quality from adverse effects from timber harvest operations and to require
reports of waste discharge and issuance of waste discharge requirements pursuant
to applicable provisions of the Basin Plan.)
Closed
Session Items
(Please
note Closed Sessions are not open to the public)
WATER
RIGHTS (This is authorized under Government Code Section 11126(c)(3).)
The
Board will be meeting in closed session to deliberate on testimony and evidence
presented during the hearing on the joint petition of Imperial Irrigation
District and San Diego County Water Authority for approval of a long-term
transfer of conserved water (Application 7482).
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*In
order to be fully considered at the meeting, written comments must be received
by 5:00 p.m., September 30, 2002.
Mailing address: PO Box 100,
Sacramento, CA 95812-0100; FAX
916-341-5620
**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: 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.
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