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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
LAHONTAN REGION

MEETING AGENDA

June 14 and 15, 2000

Whiskey Creek at Bishop
Banquet Room
524 North Main Street
Bishop

REGULAR MEETING

June 14, 2000 - 7:00 pm
June 15, 2000 - 8:30 a.m.

Note:

A quorum of the Regional Board will be dining on Wednesday, June 14, 2000 at 5:00 p.m. at: Upper Crust Pizza, 1180 N. Main Street, Bishop, California


The following items are numbered for identification purposes only and will not necessarily be considered in this order. Public hearings will not be called to order prior to the time specified. All Board files, exhibits, and agenda material pertaining to items on this agenda are hereby made a part of the record for the appropriate item. If, due to time constraints, the Regional Board is unable to consider all items scheduled for Thursday evening, the item(s) not heard will be considered on Friday, June 15, 2000 beginning at 8:30 a.m.

In certain instances the Board may use teleconference equipment to conduct its meetings. A Board member who cannot travel to the announced site of a meeting due to illness, travel problems or an emergency may participate in the meeting via teleconferencing from a different location. In any case, the location for public participation at this meeting is as shown above.
NOTICE

Submittal of Written Material for Regional Board Consideration

In order to ensure that the Regional Board has the opportunity to fully study and consider written material, it is necessary to submit it at least ten (10) days before the meeting. This will allow distribution of the material to the Board members in advance of the meeting. Pursuant to Title 23 California Code of Regulations Section 648.2, the Regional Board may refuse to admit written testimony into evidence unless the proponent can demonstrate why he or she was unable to submit the material on time or that compliance with the deadline would otherwise create a hardship. If any other party demonstrates prejudice resulting from admission of the written testimony, the Regional Board may refuse to admit it.

A copy of the procedures governing Regional Water Board meetings may be found in Title 23, California Code of Regulations, Section 647 et seq., and is available upon request. Hearings before the Regional Board are not conducted pursuant to Government Code Section 11500 et seq.



Wednesday, June 14, 2000 - 7:00 pm

Roll Call and Introductions

  1. PUBLIC FORUM

    Any member of the public may address the Regional Board relating to matters within the Board's jurisdiction. This shall not be related to any item on the agenda and presentations ahould normally be limited to five minutes. No formal action by the Board will be taken on these matters.

  2. MINUTES

    Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 10 and 11, 2000 in Adelanto (Pam Walker)

  3. ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR

    Item numbers with an asterisk (*) are expected to be routine and noncontroversial. They will be acted upon by the Board at one time without discussion. If any Board member, staff member, or interested party requests discussion, the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar to be considered separately.

    RESCISSION OF WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS

  4. * Gallatin Marina, Lassen County (6-89-107) (George Cella)
  5. * Craven Logging Company Equipment Yard, Alpine County (6-92-15) (Jason Churchill)

    UPDATED WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS

  6. * Tahoe Donner Association, Tahoe Donner Ski Area, Nevada County (6-78-47) (Greg Zentner)
  7. * Truckee North Tahoe Materials - Truckee Facility, Placer County (6-85-6) (Jill Wilson)
  8. * Bruce Beeman/John Bost Trust, Tahoe Paradise Golf Course, El Dorado County (6-89-8) (Bruce Warden)
  9. * California Department of Parks and Recreation and American Golf Corp., Lake Valley State Recreation Area, El Dorado County (6-89-9) (Bruce Warden)
  10. * Lane and Helen Lewis, Old Brockway Golf Course, Placer County (6-89-6) (Bruce Warden)
  11. * City of South Lake Tahoe, Bijou Community Golf Course, El Dorado County (6-89-171) (Bruce Warden)
  12. * Tahoe City Golf Course, Inc., Placer County (6-89-10) (Bruce Warden)
  13. IMC Chemicals, Inc., U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Searles Dry Lake Operations; Argus Plant, San Bernardino County (6-91-909) (This item will be considered with Item Nos. 14, 15 and 23) (Greg Cash)
  14. IMC Chemicals, Inc., U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Searles Dry Lake Operations; Trona Plant, San Bernardino County (6-91-910) (This item will be considered with Item Nos. 14, 15 and 23) (Greg Cash)
  15. IMC Chemicals, Inc., U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Searles Dry Lake Operations; Westend Plant, San Bernardino County (6-91-908) (This item will be considered with Item Nos. 14, 15 and 23) (Greg Cash)
  16. * Waste Management of California, Inc., Lancaster Class III Landfill and Ground Water Treatment Discharge, Los Angeles County (6-95-103 and 6-95-103A1) (Greg Cash)
  17. * City of Ridgecrest and U.S. Department of Defense, China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station; Wastewater Treatment Facility, Kern County (6-82-105) (Lawrence Ware)
  18. * Los Angeles County Sanitation District No. 20 and the City of Los Angeles World Airports; Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant, Los Angeles County (6-93-18 and 6-90-64) (Ted Saari)

    NEW WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS

  19. * Squaw Valley Ski Corporation, Easy Street Trail Widening Project - Squaw Valley Ski Area, Placer County (Martin Goldberg)

    NPDES PERMITS

  20. * California Department of Parks and Recreation Grover Hot Springs State Park, Alpine County (6-81-96) (Bud Amorfini)
  21. Tim Alpers; Alpers Trout Hatchery, Mono County (Joe Kenny)

    ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS

  22. Continuation of a Public Hearing - Consideration of an Administrative Civil Liability Order for Thomas Erickson and Samina Naz, for Failure to Cleanup and Abate Petroleum Products at the Tahoe Tom's Gas Station, 4029 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe; El Dorado County, in Violation of Deadlines in Cleanup and Abatement Order No. 6-98-42, (The Board will consider affirming or modifying an ACL Complaint for the amount of $131,000.) (Lisa Dernbach)
  23. Continuation of a Public Hearing - Consideration of a Cease and Desist Order - IMC Chemicals, Inc., and the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Trona and Argus Operations, Violations of Waste Discharge Requirements, (Board Orders No. 6-91-910 and 6-91-909 and 6-00-(Proposed) [Trona and Argus Facilities]), San Bernardino County (The Board will consider adoption of a Cease and Desist Order, This item will be considered with item Nos. 14, 15 and 16.) (Greg Cash)

    OTHER BUSINESS

  24. * Mitigated Negative Declaration for Pond Water Treatment at Leviathan Mine, (The Board will consider certifying a mitigated Negative Declaration) (Laurie Scribe)
  25. * Caltrans District 3, Interstate 80 Rehabilitation/West Boca Project, Nevada County - Exemption to a Prohibition Contained in the Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region, (The Board will consider granting an exemption to a prohibition contained in the Basin Plan) (Greg Zentner/Scott Ferguson)
  26. Executive Officer's Report (Harold Singer)
    • Notification of Spills (Pursuant to Section 13271, California Water Code and Section 25180.7, California Health and Safety Code)
    • Notification of Closure of Underground Storage Tank Cases (Pursuant to Article 11, Division 3, Chapter 16, Title 23, California Code of Regulations)
    • Quarterly Violations Report
  27. Reports by Chairman and Board Members (Board members may discuss communications, correspondence, or other items of general interest relating to matters within the Board's jurisdiction. No public testimony will be allowed and there will be no voting or formal action taken.)

    * Note: See Item No. 3*


  28. CLOSED SESSIONS**

    1. Discussion of Bankruptcy Claims Filed by the Regional Board Against Luz Development and Finance Corporation. U.S. Bankruptcy Court (C.D. CAL) Case No. 91-99997-AA and Related Proceedings. Authority: Government Code Section 11126(e).
    2. Discussion of Litigation Filed by the State of California and the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region Against Philip and Mary Myers, Mono County Superior Court, Case No. 12534. Authority: Government Code Section 11126(e).
    3. Discussion of Significant Exposure to Litigation. Authority: Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(B)(i).
    4. Discussion of Significant Exposure to Litigation, Leviathan Mine, Alpine County. Authority: Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(B)(i).
    5. Discussion to Decide Whether to Initiate Litigation. Authority: Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(C)(i).
    6. Discussion to Decide Whether to Initiate Litigation, Molycorp. San Bernardino County. Authority: Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(C)(i).
    7. Discussion of Personnel Matters. Authority: Government Code Section 11126(a).

**Note:

At any time during the regular session, the Board may adjourn to a closed session to consider litigation, personnel matters, or to deliberate on a decision to be reached based upon evidence introduced in the hearing. Discussion of litigation is within the attorney-client privilege and may be held in closed session. Authority: Government Code Section 11126(a), (d), and (e)(1), (2), and (3).



    ADJOURNMENT

    Any person affected by a certain decision of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region (Regional Board), may petition the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) to review the decision. The petition must be received by the State Board within 30 days of the Regional Board's meeting at which the action was taken. Copies of the law and regulation applicable to filing petitions will be provided upon request.

    Note:

    A Listing of pending applications for Water Quality Certification pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act may be obtained by calling:

    For the North Lahontan Basin, Scott Ferguson in South Lake Tahoe at (530) 542-5432

    For the South Lahontan Basin, Hisam Baqai in Victorville at (760) 241-7325

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The Regional Board will be considering many items during this meeting which may or may not result in Regional Board action or direction to staff. We encourage input from all people interested in a given item or issue, so that when we act, our decision is based on all available information. Although an oath is not administered in most of the proceedings before this Board, we expect all statements made before this Board to be truthful with no attempts to mislead this Board by false statements, deceptive presentations or failure to include essential information.

The Regional Board encourages all people in or near a Board meeting to refrain from engaging in inappropriate conduct. Inappropriate conduct may include disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior, breach of the peace, boisterous conduct, violent disturbance or other unlawful interference in the Board's proceedings. Such conduct could subject you to contempt sanctions by the superior court (Govt C Sec 11455.10).

The Regional Board Chairperson may impose sanctions, including reasonable expenses and attorney's fees, on any party for bad faith actions, frivolous tactics or actions intended to cause unnecessary delay by a party or the party's attorney or representative (Govt C Sec 11455.30)



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