NOTICE
OF PUBLIC MEETING
CENTRAL
COAST REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
Thursday,
September 6 and Friday, September 7, 2012
895
Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
[See
last page for location map]
This Notice of Public Meeting provides
the agenda for the meeting of the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central
Coast Region. Generally, the Regional
Board accepts oral comments at the meeting on items on the agenda and accepts
written materials regarding agenda items in advance of the meetings. For some items requiring adjudicatory
hearings, written materials will be accepted only according to the procedures
set forth in a previously issued public notice for the particular agenda
item. For the other items, interested
persons may submit written materials in advance of the meeting to the Water
Board on these items and will usually have the opportunity for oral comments at
the meeting. Water Board staff will
transmit written material to the Water Board members received by the stated
deadlines set forth in a hearing notice for items requiring a hearing or by
5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday of the week prior to the Board meeting for items
not requiring a hearing. For more
details on submittal of written materials, see the Conduct of Meeting and
Hearing Procedures on pages, 9-12 of this Notice.
Public Forum. The Water Board welcomes information on water quality
issues within the Central Coast Region. The public may bring items that are not on the
agenda to the attention of the Water Board in the Public Forum portion of its
regular meetings or may submit such information in writing to the Executive
Officer. The Water Board chair generally
provides three minutes per speaker during the Public Forum.
Agenda Items. For listed agenda
items, the Water Board will generally accept oral comments at the meeting. The Water Board Chair will limit the time for
such oral comments. Speakers should be brief and direct their comments to
specifics of the matter. Whenever possible, lengthy testimony should be
presented to the Water Board staff in writing and only a summary of pertinent
points presented orally. Speakers should
summarize their written comments. For scheduling purposes, requests for
extended speaking times (with justification) should be submitted to Kenneth A.
Harris Jr., Interim Acting Executive Officer, as soon as possible after the
agenda is mailed, and not later than 5:00 p.m. August 27, 2012. 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.
Thursday, September 6, 2012, 8:30
a.m.
1.
Roll Call [Kenneth A. Harris Jr., Interim Acting
Executive Officer]..... Board
Members Present
2.
Introductions and Staff Recognition [Kenneth A.
Harris Jr.].............. Guests
and Staff Present
3.
Report by State Water Resources Control Board
Liaison.................................... Status
Report
4.
Approval of Meeting Minutes................................................................................. Board
Motion
·
June 19, 2012
·
June 25, 2012
·
July 11-12, 2012
·
July 25, 2012
·
August 1, 2012
5.
Approval of 2013 Board Meeting Schedule .......................................................... Board
Motion
6.
Uncontested Items Calendar................................................................................. Board
Motion
(Agenda Item number 10, 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 person, Board Member, or
the Executive Officer requests that an item be removed from the calendar, it
will be taken up in order).
Watershed Management and Planning
7. Central Coast LID Initiative Project Update ................................................. Status
Report
[Dominic Roques 805/542-4780, Darla
Inglis, CCLIDI Program Director]
8. Post-Construction Stormwater Management Requirements...... Resolution No. R3-2012-0025
for the Central Coast Region
[Dominic Roques 805/542-4780]
Low Threat and General Discharge Cases
9. Low Threat and
General Discharge Cases............................................... Information/Discussion
General Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for
Specific Types of Discharges, Order No. R3-2008-0010
Aera Energy LLC Well Development and Well Production Testing Water
Discharge To Land, San Ardo, Monterey County
[Tom Kukol 805/549-3689]
Cleanup Cases
*10. Recommended Closures...................................................................... Information/Discussion
Felton Exxon, 6225 Graham Hill Road, Felton, Santa Cruz County
[Tom Sayles 805/542-4640]
Former Jackpot
Food Mart No. 04164; 504 Grand Avenue, Arroyo Grande,
San Luis Obispo
County
Former Beach City Gas and
Minimart - 1104 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz,
Santa Cruz County
[Tom Sayles 805-542-4640]
J.B. Dewar Cardlock; 75 Prado Road, San Luis
Obispo, San Luis Obispo County
[Corey Walsh 805/542-4781]
Former Exxon 7-0114- 1024 Water Street,
Santa Cruz , Santa Cruz County
[Tom Sayles 805/542-4640]
Former ExxonMobil Service Station #18-322; 1481 Price Street, Pismo
Beach,
San Luis Obispo County [Corey Walsh 805/ 542-4781]
Enforcement
11.
Enforcement Report.............................................................................................. Status
Report
[Harvey Packard 805/542-4639]
Status Reports
This item will not be heard before 1:00 pm.
12.
Los Osos Wastewater Project............................................................................... Status
Report
[David LaCaro 805/549-3892]
Administrative Items
13.
Public Forum...................................................................................................... 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 Thursday before a Thursday meeting). Comments regarding
matters that are scheduled for a future meeting will be restricted.]
14.
Reports by Regional Board Members................................................................. Status
Reports
15.
Executive Officer’s Report [Kenneth A. Harris Jr.]................................ Information/Discussion
Water Quality Certifications
[Two charts are provided
in the agenda listing the applications received and certification issued from June
1, 2012 to July 5, 2012. A listing of
pending applications for Water Quality Certifications pursuant to Section 401
of the Clean Water Act may be obtained by calling Kim Sanders at 805/542-4771]
Technical/Status Reports
Agricultural Regulatory Program
Implementation
Administrative Reports
Budget Update
[Kenneth A. Harris Jr.]
Presentations
and Training [Kenneth A. Harris Jr.]
Closed Session
Discussion
of Cases in Litigation [Sr. Staff Counsel Frances McChesney]... 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:
1. Monterey Coastkeeper, et al. v. California Regional
Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region (Monterey County Superior
Court Case No. M111983)(Extension of 2004 Ag Order);
2.
Petition of
Monterey Coastkeeper, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper
(Resolution No. R3-2011-0208, Executive Officer Extension of the 2004
Agricultural Order No. R3-2004-0117)
3. Petition of William Elliott (Resolution No.
R3-2011-0208, Executive Officer Extension of the 2004 Agricultural Order No.
R3-2004-0117
4.
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);
5.
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);
6.
Central Coast
Water Board v. Los Osos Community Services District (San Luis Obispo County
Case No. CV-051074);
7.
Los Osos CSD v.
Central Coast Water Board (San Luis Obispo County Case No. CV 060146 (TSO
00-131);
8.
Los Osos Community Services District (Bankruptcy), Central District of California Case
No. ND 06-10548-RR;
9.
Maxine Heim v.
Central Coast Water Board, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Case No. CV
989572;
10. Ken Berry,
et al. v. Central Coast Water Board, et al. (Sacramento Superior Court; CEQA
Challenge to Los Osos CDOs);
11.
Prohibition Zone Legal Defense Fund, et al.,
v. Central Coast Water Board, et al. (San Luis Obispo Superior Court Case No. CV070472) (Los Osos CDOs);
12.
Petition of Desal
Response Group (Ocean View CSD Desalination Facility, Ocean View Plaza,
Monterey CA; Order No. R3-2007-0040 [NPDES Permit No. CA0050016]), SWRCB/OCC
File No. A-1873;
13.
Petitions of
Cambria Community Services District (Chevron Service Station No. 9-0919 under General
Permit No. 01-134), SWRCB/OCC File Nos. A-1462 and A-1462a.
14.
Petition of City
of Lompoc (Santa Barbara County, Resolution No. R3-2008-0071 for City of Lompoc
Storm Water Management Program), SWRCB/OCC File No. A-1965.
15. Casmalia Hazardous Waste Site Litigation:
U.S. v. State of California and Related Matters.
16. In the Matter of Petitions to Review Central Coast
Regional Water Quality Control Board’s Order Nos. R3-2012-0011,
R3-2012-0011-01, R3-2012-0011-02, and R3-2012-0011-03, including requests for
stay:
Ocean
Mist Farms and RC Farms (includes request for stay [SWRCB/OCC File
A-2209(c)];
California
Farm Bureau Federation, Monterey County Farm Bureau, San Benito County Farm
Bureau, San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau, San Mateo County Farm Bureau, Santa
Barbara County Farm Bureau, Santa Clara County Farm Bureau, Santa Cruz County
Farm Bureau (includes request for stay) [SWRCB/OCC File A-2209(b)];
Jensen
Family Farms, Inc., and William Elliott (includes request for stay) [SWRCB/OCC File
A-2209(e)];
Monterey
Coastkeeper, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper, and San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper [SWRCB/OCC File
A-2209(a)]
Grower-Shipper
Association of Central California, Grower-Shipper Association of Santa Barbara
and San Luis Obispo Counties, and Western Growers (includes request for stay) [SWRCB/OCC File
A-2209(d)].
17. Petition of Levon Investments, LLC; Rose Marie
Towle (trustee); John L. DeMourkas (trustee); John Ridell (trustee); Stephanie
Marie Redding (trustee); Elisa Anna Redding (trustee); and Wells Fargo Bank
(trustee) for Renco Encoders, 26 Coromar Drive, Goleta (Water Code Section
13267 Order dated May 13, 2011, Revising Monitoring and Reporting Program No.
R3-2005-0143), SWRCB/OCC File No. A-2168.
18. Petition of Monterey County Water Resources Agency,
Water Code Section 13267 Order dated April 18, 2012, Requiring a Report of
Waste Discharge, SWRCB/OCC File A-2212
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]. The Board is not
required to allow public comment on closed session items. (See GC Section
11125.7(d).
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).
Personnel Issues............................................................................................. Closed
Session
The Board may meet 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 employee
unless the employee requests a public hearing. (This closed session is
authorized under Government Code section 11126, subd. (a)(1).)
Friday, September 7, 2012, 8:30
a.m.
1.
Roll Call [Kenneth A. Harris Jr., Interim Acting
Executive Officer]..... Board
Members Present
2.
Introductions and Staff Recognition [Kenneth A.
Harris Jr.].............. Guests
and Staff Present
Enforcement
3. South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District................................................. Board Action
Administrative Civil
Liability Complaint No. R3-2012-0030
[Julie Macedo
916/323-6847]
Adjournment
The next scheduled Board meeting will be October
18, 2012, in Santa Barbara.
CENTRAL COAST WATER BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE 2012
|
Date |
City |
Address |
|
February 1-2,
2012 |
Salinas |
Salinas City Council Chamber Rotunda 200 Lincoln Avenue,
Salinas, CA 93901 |
|
March 14-15, 2012 |
San Luis Obispo |
March 14, 2012, Embassy Suites Hotel 333 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo, CA
93405 March 15, 2012, Central Coast Water Board
Conference Room 895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis
Obispo, CA 93401 |
|
May 3, 2012 |
San Luis Obispo |
Central Coast Water Board Conference Room 895 Aerovista Place,
Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906 |
|
July 11, 2012 |
Watsonville |
Watsonville Wetlands
Watch Center 500 Harkins Slough
Road, Watsonville, CA |
|
July 12, 2012 |
Watsonville |
Watsonville City Council Chambers, 275
Main Street, 4th Floor, Watsonville, CA 95076 |
|
September 6, 2012 |
San Luis Obispo |
Central Coast Water Board Conference Room 895 Aerovista Place,
Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906 |
|
October 18, 2012 |
Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara County Supervisors Board
Hearing Room 105 Anapamu Street, 4th Floor,
Santa Barbara, CA 93101 |
|
December 6, 2012 |
San Luis Obispo |
Central Coast Water Board Conference Room 895 Aerovista Place, Suite
101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906 |
LEAD STAFF PERSONS
Kenneth A. Harris
Jr., Interim Acting Executive Officer 805-549-3140
Michael Thomas, Assistant Executive Officer/Ombudsman 805-542-4623
Cyndee Jones, Regional Administrative Officer 805-549-3372
Frances McChesney, Senior Staff Counsel 916-341-5174
Jessica Jahr, Staff Counsel 916-341-5168
Harvey Packard, Section
Manager/Aquatic Habitat 805-542-4639
Lisa Horowitz McCann, Section Mgr. /Watershed Planning &
Protection 805-549-3132
John Robertson, Section Manager/Groundwater Protection 805-542-4630
Sheila Soderberg, NPDES
Permits/Dept. of Defense Program 805-549-3592
Thea Tryon, Land Disposal/Site Cleanup Program 805-542-4776
Chris Adair, Underground Tanks/Cleanup/WDR Permits 805-549-3761
Chris Rose, TMDLs/Non-point Source 805-542-4770
Phil Hammer, Storm
Water//401Water Quality Certification 805-549-3882
Angela Schroeter, Agricultural Regulatory Program/Basin
Planning 805-542-4644
Karen Worcester, Regional Monitoring/Basin Planning 805-549-3333
Alison Jones, Non-point Source
Program 805-542-4646
Please email, 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
Email: centralcoast@waterboards.ca.gov
CENTRAL
COAST WATER BOARD MEMBERS
|
Board Member |
Appointment Category |
Term Expires
|
|
Jean-Pierre Wolff San Luis Obispo |
Irrigated
Agriculture |
9/30/2015 |
|
VACANT |
Water Quality |
9/30/2014 |
|
Monica S. Hunter Los Osos |
Public |
9/30/2012 |
|
Russell M. Jeffries Vice-Chair, Salinas |
Water Quality |
9/30/2012 |
|
Michael Jordan Santa Barbara |
Recreation, Fish
or Wildlife |
9/30/2014 |
|
Jeffrey S. Young Chair, Santa
Barbara |
Water Supply |
9/30/2013 |
|
Bruce Delgado Marina |
Municipal
Government |
9/30/2013 |
|
VACANT |
Industrial Water
Use |
9/30/2012 |
|
Michael Johnston Watsonville |
County
Government |
9/30/2015 |
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 set forth in the
Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act Division 7 of the California Water Code.
B - The purpose of the meeting is for the Board
to obtain input from concerned and affected persons 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 evidence, 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.
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 the Assistant
Executive Officer, Michael Thomas.
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 attorney’s 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:
http://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. Designated parties may request
these procedures: to call and examine witnesses; to have witnesses testify
under oath; to receive a witness list from other designated parties; to
introduce exhibits; to cross-examine opposing witnesses; to impeach any
witness; to rebut the evidence against him or her; and to make opening or
closing statements. A request for these
hearing procedures must be received by the Executive Officer at least five
working days before the hearing, and must specify the procedures the designated
party is requesting.
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. In order for presentations
to be fully understood, presenters must use a rate of speaking comparable to
what is acceptable to a court reporter.
Please do not race through presentations faster than a normal, clear
speech pattern.
J - 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.
K - All Board files, exhibits, and agenda material pertaining to
items on this agenda are hereby part of the record.
L - 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 Regulations section
2050. The Petition should be addressed
to Office of Chief Counsel and must be received by the State Water Board
within 30 days of the Board’s action or failure to act (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, www.waterboards.ca.gov
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.
P - The
Board may conduct any scheduled hearing as a Panel Hearing as allowed by law in
the event of a lack of a Board member quorum.
In the event that a Panel Hearing is held, final action on that item
will not be taken until a Board member quorum is present. The Board generally will not accept
additional public comment or testimony after the Panel Hearing, unless the
proposed order is substantially changed.
(Water Code Section 13228.14, gov. Code Section 11125.7)
