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BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 –10:00 a.m.
Coastal Hearing Room – Second Floor
Joe Serna Jr. / Cal/EPA Building
1001 I Street, Sacramento

2nd REVISED

Item 9 was postponted and will be rescheduled to the June 19, 2007 board meeting.
Item 13 was postponed and will be rescheduled to a future board meeting.

 

DECLARATION OF A QUORUM
Tam M. Doduc, Chair; Gary Wolff, P.E. Ph.D., Vice Chair; Arthur G. Baggett, Jr., Member; Charlie Hoppin, Member; Frances Spivy-Weber, Member

BOARD MEETING

Public comments on agenda items will be limited to 5 minutes or otherwise at the discretion of the Board Chair

PUBLIC FORUM
Any member of the public may address and ask questions of the Board relating to any matter within the State Water Board’s jurisdiction provided the matter is not on the agenda, or pending before the California Water Boards

BOARD BUSINESS
1.   The Board will consider adoption of the May 1, 2007 Board meeting minutes

INFORMATIONAL ITEM
2.  Board Member Report

3.  Executive Director's Report

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
4. Consideration of a resolution for a funding increase for a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Preliminary Loan Commitment to the City of Crescent City for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Project; SRF Loan Program Project No. C–06–4699–110

5. Consideration of a resolution approving a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan Commitment to the City of Reedley for construction of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project; SRF Loan Project No. C–06–5051–110

6.  Consideration of a resolution approving a Preliminary State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan Commitment to the City of Palo Alto for construction of the Mountain View/Moffett Area Recycled Water Distribution System; SRF Loan Project No. C–06–4132–110

7.  Consideration of a resolution approving a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan Commitment to the City of Fontana for construction of the Phase I San Bernardino Avenue Trunk Sewer and Phase II Lift Station Project; SRF Loan Project Nos. C–06–4897–110 and C–06–4897–210

8.  Consideration of a resolution approving a Preliminary State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan Commitment for Los Angeles County Sanitation District No. 14 for the Lancaster Water Reclamation Plant, Stage V Expansion, Phase I Project; SRF Loan Project No. C–06–4916–110

9.  Consideration of a resolution approving a Preliminary Small Community Wastewater Grant (SCWG) Commitment to the County of Sonoma Permit and Resource Management Department for the construction of the Monte Rio Community Wastewater Project; SCWG Project No. SCG-636

10.  Consideration of adoption of the amended Small Community Wastewater Grant (SCWG) Guidelines

 

WATER QUALITY
11. Consideration of a resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region (Basin Plan) to allow the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board to approve site-specific variances from groundwater mineral quality objectives due to natural sources

12. Consideration of a resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins in the Central Valley for the control of diazinon and chlorpyrifos runoff into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
— Written comments due by 12:00 noon on May 2, 2007

13. Consideration of a resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Region to establish mercury fish tissue objectives, vacate a mercury water quality objective, and establish a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for mercury in San Francisco Bay
— Written comments were due by 12:00 noon on April 4, 2007

14. Consideration of a resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region revising the implementation plan for the Upper Santa Clara River Chloride Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
— Written comments were due by 12:00 noon on April 4, 2007

OPEN SESSION ITEM

To be held in Conference Room 230
15.  Consideration of State Water Board priorities and member assignments for upcoming year.
(No Action will be taken on this item)

Important Information!!

Unless otherwise specified, submittal of written comments must be received by 12:00 p.m., May 10, 2007, and will not be accepted after that time. 

Submittal of electronic presentations must be received by 5:00 p.m., May 18, 2007, and will not be accepted after that time.

Written comments and electronic presentations on agenda items are to be submitted to the Clerk to the Board via email at commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov. Please indicate in the subject line, “5/22/07 BOARD MEETING (fill in bolded subject from appropriate item).” If you have questions about the agenda, contact the Clerk to the Board at (916) 341‑5600. 

Agenda and items are available on the internet at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/agendas/index.shtml

Video broadcast of meetings will be available at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Broadcast/.

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