NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD

Friday, July 6, 2007

250 Main Street, Watsonville, CA  95076

 [See Page 11 for location map]

 

 

Staff will review and transmit all written material to the Board Members received by Wednesday of the week prior to the Board meeting, 5:00 p.m., or by any earlier due date required in a hearing notice for a specific agenda item.  Please see the Conduct of Meeting section on Pages 8-10, and below, for the Central Coast Water Board’s procedures for accepting late submittals.

 

The Board and staff welcome information on pertinent problems, but comments at the meeting should be brief and directed to specifics of the case to enable the Board to take the appropriate action.  Whenever possible, lengthy testimony should be presented to the Board in writing and only a summary of pertinent points presented verbally.  In order to give everyone an opportunity to be heard, comments should have been previously submitted in writing and a time limit on presentations may be imposed on any agenda item.  Speakers should plan to summarize their key points as much as possible.  The Chair will allocate time to individual speakers according to the number of speakers present.  For scheduling purposes, requests for extended speaking times should be submitted to staff as soon as possible after the agenda is mailed.  The Chair will decide whether to grant such requests, and staff will let the speakers know if the Chair granted the request.  The Chair may change the order of the agenda items at any time.  

 

 

Friday, July 6 2007,  8:30 a.m.

 

1.       Roll Call [Carol Hewitt 805/549-3503].......................................................... Board Members Present

 

2.       Introductions [Michael Thomas 805/542-4623]........................................... Guests and Staff Present

 

3.       Approval of May 10-11, 2007 Meeting Minutes................................................................ Board Motion           

 

4.       Uncontested Items Calendar............................................................................................ Board Motion

(Agenda Item number 20 with a single asterisk (*), is expected to be routine and non-controversial. Recommended action on this item will be taken at the beginning of the meeting without discussion.  If any Interested Party, Board Member, or the Executive Officer requests that an item be removed from the calendar, it will be taken up in order).

 

5.       Report by State Water Resources Control Board Liaison [Gary Wolff 916/341-5607].... Status Report           

 

 

Low Threat and General Discharge Cases

 

6.      Low Threat and General Discharge Cases............................... Information/Discussion/Board Approval

 

         General WDR – Oilfield Beneficial Reuse and Waste Pile Facilities

         E&B Natural Resources Management Company, South Cuyama Oilfield, Santa Barbara County

         [Rich Chandler 805/542-4627]

         Aera Energy, San Ardo Oilfield, Monterey County [Rich Chandler 805/542-4627]

         Greka Energy, Cat Canyon Oilfield, Santa Barbara County [Rich Chandler 805/542-4627]

         BreitBurn Energy Company LP, Orcutt Hill Oilfield, Santa Barbara County

         [Rich Chandler 805/542-4627]

 

General WDRs for Food and Vegetable Processing

Natural Selection Foods, San Juan Bautista, San Benito County [Cecile DeMartini 805/542-4782]

 

General WDRs for Discharges of Winery Waste

Foxen Winery, Santa Barbara County [David LaCaro 805/549-3892]

 

General Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements

California American Water Company, Marina, Monterey County [Matthew Keeling 805/549-3685]

 

Cases Recommended for Closure

Unocal 76 Station #5679, 6105 San Anselmo Road, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County

[Corey Walsh 805-542-4781]

 

 

Cleanup Cases

 

7.      Underground Storage Tank Program & MTBE Cases.................................................... Status Reports

Chevron Products Company, 2194 Main Street, Cambria, San Luis Obispo County

[John Mijares 805/549-3636]

California Water Service Company Supply Wells, Pajaro Street and Bridge Street,

Salinas, Monterey County [John Goni 805/542-4628]

Camp Evers Combined Site (Four Gasoline Service Stations) Mount Hermon Road

at Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County [Wei Liu 805/542-4648]

Quick Stop Market No. 78, 5505 Soquel Drive, Soquel, Santa Cruz County

[Tom Sayles 805/542-4640]

Los Osos Valley Garage, Former Bear Valley Chevron Service Station, 1099 Los Osos

Valley Road, Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County [Corey Walsh 805/542-4781]

Regionwide MTBE Listing and High Priority Sites List [Burton Chadwick 805/542-4786]

 

8.      Perchlorate Cases [Hector Hernandez 805/542-4641; Kristina Seley 805/549-3121].... Status Reports

Olin Corporation, Santa Clara County

Whittaker Corporation, San Benito County

BAE Systems, San Benito County

MK Ballistics, San Benito County

 

 

Status Reports

 

9...... Salinas Stormwater Permit Update, Monterey County...................................................... Status Report
(The Board may give direction) [Donette Dunaway 805/549-3698]

 

10.... Timber Program Update................................................................................................... Status Report
(The Board may give direction) [Julia Dyer 805/594-6144]

 

11.... Central Coast Ambient Monitoring Program..................................................................... Status Report
(The Board may give direction)

........ [Mary Adams 805/542-4768 and Karen Worcester 805/594-3333]

 

12.... Los Osos Community Wastewater System Presentation by San Luis Obispo County...... Status Report
(The Board may give direction) [Michael Thomas 805/542-4623]

........ [This Item will be heard after 1:00 p.m.]

 

 

Enforcement

 

13.    Alisal Union School District , Monterey County................................................... Order No. R3-2007-0032

         (Adopt ACL Order for Failure to Submit Industrial Stormwater Annual Report)

         [Todd Stanley 805/542-4769]

 

 

14.    S&S Land Development, Monterey County....................................................... Order No. R3-2007-0031

         (Adopt ACL Order for Failure to Submit Industrial Stormwater Annual Report)

         [Todd Stanley 805/542-4769]

 

15.    [THIS ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA]

 

16.    Moss Landing Power Plant Backflushing Settlement, Monterey County,

         Supplemental Environmental Projects, Request for Funding........................................ Board Approval

         [Amanda Bern 805/235-1601]

 

17.    Enforcement Report [ Harvey Packard 805/542-4639]..................................................... Status Report

 

 

Waste Discharge Requirements

 

........ [Note: Item Nos. 18 and 19 are combined. These items will be heard after 1:30 p.m.]

18.... Casa de Montgomery, Santa Cruz County..................................................... Order No. R3-2007-0050
(Revised Waste Discharge Requirements/Discharge Prohibition)

........ [Mike Higgins 805/542-4649 and Todd Stanley 805/542-4769]

 

19.... Casa de Montgomery, Santa Cruz County..................................................... Order No. R3-2007-0051
(Cease and Desist Order)

........ [Mike Higgins 805/542-4649 and Todd Stanley 805/542-4769]

 

*20... Natural Selection Foods, San Juan Bautista, San Benito County................................. Order No. 99-99
(Rescind Waste Discharge Requirements) [Cecile DeMartini 805/542-4782]

 

 

Permits

 

21.    Ocean View Plaza CSD Monterey , Monterey County..................................... Order No. R3-2007-0040

          (Adopt NPDES Permit No. CA0050016) [Peter von Langen 805/549-3688]

[ITEM NO. 22 HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA]
22.    Carmel Area Wastewater District, Monterey County ....................................... Order No. R3-2002-0026

(Adopt Modification of NPDES Permit No. CA0047996 to Authorize
Additional Discharge Location) [Matt Keeling 805/549-3685]

 

 

Administrative Items

 

23.     Proposal to Fund a Low Impact Development Institute and to Increase the

          Central Coast Ambient Monitoring Program (CCAMP) Endowment Fund

          [Michael Thomas 805/542-4623].................................................................................. Board Approval

 

24.     Public Forum [This item will be heard after 11:00 a.m.]............................................ Board Direction

[Any person may address the Board regarding a matter within the Board's jurisdiction that is not related to an item on this meeting agenda. Comments will generally be limited to three minutes, unless otherwise directed by the Chair.  Any person wishing to make a longer presentation should contact the Executive Officer at least one week prior to the meeting (the Friday before a Friday meeting). Comments regarding matters that are scheduled for a future meeting will be restricted.]

 

25.     Reports by Central Coast Water Board Members........................................................... Status Report

 

 

 

26.     Executive Officer’s Report [Roger Briggs 805/549-3140].................................. Information/Discussion

         

          Water Quality Certifications

[A chart is provided in the agenda listing the applications received from April 1, 2007 through May 31, 2007.  A listing of pending applications for Water Quality Certifications pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act may be obtained by calling Dominic Roques at 805/542-4780.]

 

          Watershed Reports

Storm Water Municipal General Permit [Ryan Lodge 805/549-3506]

Storm Water Program Update [Chris Adair 805/549-3761]

         Hollister Wastewater Treatment Plant, San Benito County [Cecile DeMartini 805/542-4782]

         Las Palmas Ranch Water Reclamation Plant, Monterey County [Matt Keeling 805/549-3685]

         California Utilities Services, Monterey County [Matt Keeling 805/549-3685]

         Sunnyslope County Water District, San Benito County [Cecile DeMartini 805/542-4782]

        

Cleanup Reports

          Status Reports  (Informational Updates; NOTE: Board may give policy direction):

          Underground Tanks Summary Report dated May 30, 2007

          [Burton Chadwick 805/542-4786]

 

Regional Reports

Total Maximum Daily Loads Report [Lisa Horowitz McCann 805/549-3132]

 

Administrative Reports

          Presentations and Training [Roger Briggs 805/549-3140]

 

 

Closed Session

Discussion of Cases in Litigation [Senior Staff Counsel Lori Okun]................................ Closed Session

The Board will meet in closed session to discuss pending litigation, as authorized by Government Code (GC) Section 11126[e][2][A], in the cases of Voices of the Wetlands, et al, v. Regional Water Quality Control Board (Monterey County Superior Court No. M54889; Sixth District Court of Appeals Case No. H028021); Birkey et al. v. Olin Corporation et al. (Santa Clara County Superior Ct. No. 104CV012714); Petitions of Cambria Community Services District and Cambria Legal Defense Fund (SWRCB/OCC File Nos. A-1462, A-1462(a)); Petition of City of Santa Cruz, SWRCB/OCC Petition No. A-1712 (Administrative Civil Liability Order No. R3-2005-0067 for Delaveaga Golf Course); Goleta West Sanitary District v. Central Coast Water Board (Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 01186178); Stephen Onstot, Gregory Murphy and Julie Tacker vs. Central Coast Water Board and State Water Board (San Luis Obispo County Case No. CV 060196; Second Dist. Ct. of Appeal Case No. B195375) (Public Records Act); Petition of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Heal the Ocean, and Santa Barbara ChannelKeeper (Santa Barbara County MS4, Resolution R3-2006-0045), SWRCB/OCC File No. A-1763); Petition of Bob Rudolph Enterprises, Inc. (Cleanup and Abatement Order No. R3-2006-0081), SWRCB/OCC File Nos. A-1766 and A-1343; Petition of NRDC et al. (San Luis Obispo County MS4, Resolution No. R3-2007-0019), SWRCB/OCC File No. A-1838.

 

The Board will meet in closed session to discuss pending litigation, as authorized by Government Code (GC) Section 11126[e][2][A], in the following cases; Ms. Okun will not participate in these items: Los Osos Community Services District v. Central Coast Water Board (ACL Order R3-2005-0137) (San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Case No. CV 060633); Central Coast Water Board v. Los Osos Community Services District (San Luis Obispo County Case No. CV-051074); Los Osos CSD v. Central Coast Regional Board (San Luis Obispo County Case No. CV 060146) (TSO 00-131); In Re Los Osos Community Services District (Bankruptcy), Central District of California Case No. ND 06-10548-RR; Prohibition Zone Legal Defense Fund et al. v. Central Coast Water Board (Cease and Desist Orders) (San Luis Obispo Superior Court Case No. CV070472);  Ken Berry et al.  v. Central Coast Water Board (Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 07CS00648) ; Petition of William R. Moylan and Beverley A. DeWitt-Moylan (Cease and Desist Order R3-2007-1041 , SWRCB/OCC File No. A-1853).

 

The Board may discuss significant exposure to litigation as authorized by GC Section 11126[e][2][B]. The Board may also decide whether to initiate litigation as authorized by GC Section 11126[e][2][C].

 

Deliberation on Decision after Hearing........................................................................... Closed Session

The Board may also meet in Closed Session to deliberate on a decision to be reached based upon evidence introduced in a hearing, as authorized by GC Section 11126(c) (3).

 

 
Adjournment

The next scheduled Board meeting will be held on Friday, September 7, 2007 in San Luis Obispo.

 


 
CENTRAL COAST WATER BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE 2007

Date

City

Address

 

January 22, 2007

(Los Osos CDO hearing)

 

 

San Luis Obispo

 

Central Coast Water Board Conference Room

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906

 

February 9, 2007

 

Salinas

 

Salinas City Council Rotunda Chambers

200 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, CA  93901

 

March 23, 2007

 

San Luis Obispo

 

Central Coast Water Board Conference Room

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906

 

May 10-11, 2007

(5/10 – Los Osos CDO hearing)

 

 

San Luis Obispo

 

Central Coast Water Board Conference Room

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906

 

June 6, 2007

(Offsite Meeting)

 

 

San Luis Obispo

 

Central Coast Water Board Conference Room

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906

 

July 6, 2007

 

Watsonville

 

Watsonville City Council Chambers, 250 Main Street,
Watsonville, CA 95076

 

September 7, 2007

 

San Luis Obispo

 

Central Coast Water Board Conference Room

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906

 

October 19, 2007

 

Santa Barbara

 

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Board Hearing Room

105 East Anapamu St. - 4th Floor, Santa Barbara, CA   93101

 

December 7, 2007

 

San Luis Obispo

 

Central Coast Water Board Conference Room

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEAD STAFF PERSONS
Roger W. Briggs, Executive Officer                                                                     805-549-3140

            Michael Thomas, Assistant Executive Officer/Ombudsman                                   805-542-4623

            CarolHewitt, Executive Assistant                                                                        805-549-3503

            Cyndee Jones, Regional Administrative Officer                                                     805-549-3372

            Lori Okun, Senior Staff Counsel                                                                          916-341-5165

            Harvey Packard, Section Manager/Land Use                                                        805-542-4639

            Sheila Soderberg, Site Cleanup Program                                                  805-549-3592

            Chris Adair, Stormwater                                                                                      805-549-3761

            John Robertson, Section Manager/Groundwater Protection                         805-542-4630

            VACANT, Southern Permitting                                                                            -------------------

            Eric Gobler, Cleanup/Perchlorate Sites                                                                805-549-3467

            Burton Chadwick, Cleanup/UST                                                                          805-542-4786

            Lisa Horowitz McCann, Section Manager/Aquatic Habitat                          805-549-3132

            Angela Schroeter, Non-Point Source/Grants                                                         805-542-4644

            Karen Worcester, Regional Monitoring/Basin Planning                                           805-549-3333

            Alison Jones, Agricultural Program Coordinator                                                     805-542-4646

           

 

Please send or fax correspondence to:

 

Central Coast Water Board

895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA  93401-7906

Phone: 805-549-3147                Fax: 805-543-0397


 

 

  CENTRAL COAST WATER BOARD MEMBERS

 

Board Member

Appointment Category

Term Expires

 

Leslie S. Bowker

Los Osos

 

 

County Government

 

9/30/2007

 

David T. Hodgin

Scotts Valley

 

 

Water Quality

 

9/18/2010

 

John H. Hayashi

Arroyo Grande

 

 

Irrigated Agriculture

 

9/30/2008

 

Russell M. Jeffries

Vice-Chair, Salinas

 

 

Industrial Water Use

 

9/30/2008

 

Monica S. Hunter

Los Osos

 

 

Public

 

9/30/2008

 

Daniel M. Press

Santa Cruz

 

 

Water Quality

 

9/30/2008

 

Gary C. Shallcross

Monterey

 

 

Recreation, Fish or Wildlife

 

9/18/2010

 

Jeffrey S. Young

Chair, Santa Barbara

 

 

 

Water Supply

 

9/30/2009

 

VACANT

 

 

 

Municipal Government

 

9/30/2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONDUCT OF MEETING AND HEARING PROCEDURES

 

A -     The primary duty of the Central Coast Water Board is to protect the quality of waters within the Region for all beneficial uses.  This duty is implemented by formulating and adopting water quality plans for specific ground or surface water basins and by prescribing and enforcing requirements on all domestic, municipal, and industrial waste discharges.  Specific responsibilities and procedures of the Regional Water Quality Control Boards and the State Water Resources Control Board are outlined in the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act (Division 7), California Water Code.

 

B -     The purpose of the meeting is for the Board to obtain input from concerned and affected parties and make decisions after considering the recommendations made by the Executive Officer.  The Board will vote only on matters listed on the agenda as action items.  The Board may give direction to the Executive Officer on any matter discussed during the meeting.

 

C -     Agenda items are numbered for identification purposes and will not necessarily be considered in the order listed.

 

D -     RULES FOR LATE SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN MATERIALS:  This paragraph applies only if there are no deadlines for written testimony or comments in a separate hearing notice for an item.  Written material received after the due date on the first page of the agenda and before noon on the Monday of board meeting week generally will not be provided to Board members until the day of the meeting, but will become part of the record unless the Chair rules that the late submission would prejudice the Central Coast Water Board staff or any party.  Written material received after noon on the Monday of board meeting week will not be provided to Board members or become part of the record, unless the Chair approves the late submission.  The Chair will not approve a late submission if doing so would prejudice any party (including Central Coast Water Board staff) or the Board, but may modify this rule if a party demonstrates severe hardship.   The Chair will rule at or before the hearing.  Late submissions that consist of evidence (as opposed to policy statements or comments) will generally be deemed prejudicial unless all designated parties (see below) have time to consider the evidence before the meeting. The rules for the submission of written materials for the public hearings regarding the issuance of individual Cease and Desist Orders for owners and occupants of properties in the Los Osos/Baywood Park prohibition zone (Items #3 & #4) have been established by procedural orders and hearing notices posted at the Water Board’s web site for the Los Osos enforcement proceedings: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/water_issues/programs/los_osos/index.shtml.

 

E -     The Board and staff welcome information on pertinent issues, but comments at the meeting should be brief and directed to specifics of the case to enable the Board to take the appropriate action.  Lengthy testimony should be presented to the Board in writing and only a summary of pertinent points presented verbally.  In order to give everyone an opportunity to be heard, comments should have been previously submitted in writing and a time limit on presentations may be imposed on any agenda item.  Speakers should plan to summarize key points within three minutes.  You will need to receive approval from the Chair prior to meetings to speak for longer than three minutes.  Please make your request to the Executive Officer at least one week before the meeting.

F -     Material presented to the Board, as part of testimony (e.g., photographs, slides, charts, diagrams, etc.) must be left with Executive Assistant Carol Hewitt.  Photographs or slides of large exhibits are acceptable.  If you plan to use visual aids such as PowerPoint, contact the Central Coast Water Board staff prior to the meeting to arrange for equipment set-up.  You must provide a printed or electronic copy of any PowerPoint presentation.  All Board files, exhibits, and agenda material pertaining to items on this agenda are hereby part of the record.

G -     BOARD MEETING PRINCIPLES AND CONDUCT:  Any person who appears before the Board has an obligation not to act abusively or discourteously.  Zealous representation of your interest, or the interest of a person or organization you represent, should be carried out in a professional manner.  Speakers should not engage in derogatory conduct based on race, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or similar characteristics of any person.  Speakers should always be civil and courteous when communicating with Board members, staff, or other interested persons.  All speakers should be punctual and prepared for all Board meeting appearances so that all matters may start on time and proceed efficiently.  The Board will not delay proceedings to accommodate late arrivals. The same considerations apply to members of the audience who choose not to address the Board.

 

         The Board may refuse to allow any person who engages in discourteous or disruptive conduct to speak.  In the event that any person or group intentionally interrupts the orderly conduct of a meeting, the Board can have the person or group removed from the meeting.  In the event that order cannot be restored by the removal of individuals who are interrupting the meeting, the Board may order the meeting room cleared and continue in session.  (Gov. Code § 11126.5.)  The Board may place reasonable limitations on taking still or video photographs or using placards or signage if these disrupt the meeting. 

 

         The Board may also issue contempt sanctions in adjudicatory proceedings.  "Adjudicatory proceedings" include all permitting, cleanup and enforcement matters, but do not include basin planning.  Any person is subject to the contempt sanction in an adjudicatory proceeding, whether or not the person is a "party" to the matter.  The Board can issue contempt citations for the following conduct:  obstruction or interruption of the meeting or hearing by any of the following: (1) disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior toward the Board; (2) breach of the peace, boisterous conduct, or violent disturbance; or (3) other unlawful interference with the process or proceedings.  Conduct that is not in the Boardroom but that is near the meeting or hearing can also give rise to contempt sanctions.  (Ca. Gov. Code sections 11455.10-11455.30; Ca. Code of Civ. Proc. section 128.5; Cal. Code of Regs, tit. 23, sections 648(b), 648.8.)

 

If the Board decides to impose contempt sanctions, the process is as follows.  The Board first makes findings that a person should be cited for contempt.  The findings are then referred to a court.  The court will issue an order to the person(s) involved to appear before the court and defend the contempt charge.  The court then may issue the same types of contempt penalties that would apply in a civil court trial, or dismiss the matter.  In addition, the Board can order payment of attorney’s fees when any person engages in bad faith actions or tactics that are "frivolous" or solely intended to cause unnecessary delay.  In that case, the person engaging in the improper conduct must pay the attorneys fees of any party that result from the conduct.  "Frivolous" means totally and completely without merit, or for the sole purpose of harassing another party (including Water Board staff).  An order to pay attorney’s fees takes effect immediately, does not require court action, and cannot be petitioned to the State Water Board. 

 

Public participation is very important to the Board.  Members of the public should not be afraid to comment on matters before the Board, even if they do not fully understand the applicable law.  However, public participation is hampered by an individual’s or a group’s disruptive conduct.  It is not the intent of the Board to use its contempt powers (including attorney’s fee orders) before providing a warning and allowing an opportunity to correct the conduct and avoid contempt proceedings.  Additional information on Board meeting conduct is available on our website:

https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/resources/docs/board_meeting_conduct.pdf

 

H -     HEARING RULES FOR CONTESTED HEARINGS IN ADJUDICATORY MATTERS (WASTE DISCHARGE OR WATER RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS, NPDES PERMITS, ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL LIABILITY ORDERS AND INVESTIGATION OR ENFORCEMENT ORDERS [CWC §§ 13267, 13300-13308, 13383]:  This section applies unless there are different requirements in a hearing notice for an item. The Board will conduct an informal hearing.  Designated parties may request these procedures: to call and examine witnesses; to introduce exhibits; to cross-examine opposing witnesses; to impeach any witness; and to rebut the evidence against him or her.  The request for a formal hearing must be received by the Executive Officer at least five working days before the hearing, and must specify the formal procedures the party is requesting.  Failure to make a timely objection to the use of an informal procedure, in accord with the directions below, will constitute consent to the informal hearing (Title 23, California Code of Regulations, Section 648.7).  The Water Board may overrule an objection to the informal procedures for any reason, unless the objection is by a person who is the subject of the order in question.  If the objection is by the person who is the subject of the order, the Water Board may overrule the objection if authorized by Government Code Section 11445.20(a), (b) or (d).

 

         Designated parties are any persons named in the proposed order. Central Coast Water Board staff is a designated party for administrative civil liability complaints, and for cease and desist orders that establish monetary liability and that are not issued concurrently with waste discharge requirements.  All other persons wishing to testify or provide comments are interested persons and not designated parties.  Such interested persons may request status as a designated party for purposes of an item by submitting such request in writing to the Central Coast Water Board no later than two weeks after the draft order is available for public comment.  The request must explain the basis for status as a designated party and, in particular, how the person is directly affected by the discharge.

 

I -      The Board Chair may specify a time limit for oral presentations and testimony. Board members may interrupt a presentation with questions or comments.  The time for Board member questions and witnesses’ answers will not count toward the time limit for a presentation.

 

J -     All Board files, exhibits, and agenda material pertaining to items on this agenda are hereby part of the record.

 

K -     Any person affected adversely by a decision of the Board, may petition the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) according to Water Code section 13320 and Title 23 California Code of Regulation section 2050.  The Petition should be addressed to Office of Chief Counsel and must be filed within 30 days of the Executive Officer’s or the Board’s action or failure to act.  The State Water Board must receive the petition within 30 days of the Central Coast Water Board's action (i.e., the meeting date).  Copies of the law and regulations applicable to filing petitions will be provided upon request and are available on the State Water Board website,

          https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/wqpetitions/wqpetition_instr.html

 

L -     A copy of the procedures governing Water Board meetings may be found at Title 23, California Code of Regulations, Section 647 et seq., and is available upon request.  Hearings before the Central Coast Water Board are conducted pursuant to Government Code sections 11400 et seq. but not Government Code sections 11500 et seq.  The Chair may waive any procedural statutes or regulations that are not required by the United States or California Constitutions.

 

M -    The facility is accessible to people with disabilities.  Individuals who require special accommodations are requested to contact John Goni (805/542-4628) at least seven working days prior to the meeting.  TTY users may contact the California Relay Service at 1-800-735-2929 or voice line at 1-800-735-2922.

 

N -     All persons who actively support or oppose the adoption of waste discharge requirements or an NPDES permit pending before the Central Coast Water Board must submit a statement to the Board disclosing any contributions of $100 or more to be used in a federal, state, or local election, made by the action supporter or opponent, or his or her agent within the last 12 months to any Central Coast Water Board Member.

 

O -     All permit applicants or persons who actively support or oppose adoption of a set of waste discharge requirements or an NPDES permit pending before the Central Coast Water Board, are prohibited from making a contribution of $100 (or more) to any Board Member for three months following a Central Coast Water Board decision on the permit application.

 

  Watsonville City Council Chambers

250 Main Street

Watsonville, CA   95076

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