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Agenda March 2004

California Regional Water Quality Control Board
San Francisco Bay Region
1515 Clay Street, Suite 1400
Oakland, California 94612
Phone (510) 622-2300
FAX (510) 622-2460


AGENDA



Approximate Time[1]

9:00 a.m. 1. Roll Call and Introductions

2. Public Forum

Any person may address the Water Board at the commencement of the meeting on any matter within the jurisdiction of the Board. This should not relate to any item on the agenda. The chair requests that each person addressing the Board limit the presentation to three minutes.

3. Minutes of the February 18, 2004 Board Meeting

4. Chairman's, Board Members', and Executive Officer's Reports

5. Consideration of Uncontested Items

NPDES Permits

*A. City of Alameda, Sanitary Sewer Collection System, Alameda County - Reissuance of NPDES Permit [Jenny Chen 622-2405]

Adopted order no. R2-2004-0008
Staff Summary Report
Fact sheet
Response to written comments


*B. City of Albany, Sanitary Sewer Collection System, Alameda County - Reissuance of NPDES Permit [Jenny Chen 622-2405]

Adopted order no. R2-2004-0009
Staff Summary Report
Fact sheet
Response to written comments


*C. City of Berkeley, Sanitary Sewer Collection System, Alameda County - Reissuance of NPDES Permit [Jenny Chen 622-2405]

Adopted order no. R2-2004-0010
Staff Summary Report
Fact sheet
Response to written comments


*D. City of Emeryville, Sanitary Sewer Collection System, Alameda County - Issuance of New NPDES Permit [Jenny Chen 622-2405]

Adopted order no. R2-2004-0011
Staff Summary Report
Fact sheet
Response to written comments


*E. City of Oakland, Sanitary Sewer Collection System, Alameda County - Reissuance of NPDES Permit [Jenny Chen 622-2405]

Adopted order no. R2-2004-0012
Staff Summary Report
Fact sheet
Response to written comments


*F. City of Piedmont, Sanitary Sewer Collection System, Alameda County - Reissuance of NPDES Permit [Jenny Chen 622-2405]

Adopted order no. R2-2004-0013
Staff Summary Report
Fact sheet
Response to written comments


*G. Stege Sanitary District, Sanitary Sewer Collection System, Richmond, Contra Costa County - Reissuance of NPDES Permit [Jenny Chen 622-2405]

Adopted order no. R2-2004-0014
Staff Summary Report
Fact sheet
Response to written comments


Site Cleanup Requirements

*H. Purex Industries, Inc.; Baron-Blakeslee, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; AlliedSignal, Inc.; and W. Howard and Catherine Jones, for the property located at 511 O'Neill Avenue, Belmont, San Mateo County - Adoption of Final Site Cleanup Requirements [Nancy Katyl 622-2408]

Adopted order no. R2-2004-0015
Staff Summary Report
Figure 1 (pdf)
Figure 2 (pdf)


Other Business

*I. Authorizing the Executive Officer to Enter into an Agreement for Mutual Release and Covenant Not to Sue with Arrowhead Marsh, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, for the Former Port of Oakland Overflow Parking Lot, Pardee Drive and Swan Way, Oakland, Alameda County - Adoption of Resolution [Stephen Morse 622-2393]

Adopted order no. R2-2004-0016
Supplemental
Staff Summary Report
Exhibit A
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Project Location Map
Mutual Release


Information Item Requiring No Board Action

*J. LUST Cleanup Program - Case Closure Status Report [Donald Trembley 622-2350]

Status Report (xls)


ENFORCEMENT

6. Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Sausalito, Marin County - Hearing to Consider Mandatory Minimum Penalty for Discharge of Partially Treated Wastewater to Waters of the State [Alan Friedman 622-2347]

Adopted order no. R2-2003-0098
Staff Summary Report


7. City of Palo Alto, Santa Clara County - Hearing to Consider Mandatory Minimum Penalty for Discharge of Partially Treated Wastewater to Waters of the State [Joseph Ernest 622-2456]

Adopted order no. R2-2003-0105
Staff Summary Report


NPDES PERMIT

8. Town of Yountville/California Veterans Home Joint Wastewater Reclamation Facility, Yountville, Napa County - NPDES Permit Reissuance [Richard Hiett 622-2359]

Adopted order no. R2-2004-0017
Staff Summary Report
Fact Sheet


WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS

9. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish & Game, South San Francisco Bay Low Salinity Salt Ponds, Alameda, Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties - Adoption of Waste Discharge Requirements [Robert Schlipf 622-2478]

Adopted order no. R2-2004-0018
Transmittal Letter
Staff Summary Report
SMP Figure 1 (pdf)
SMP Figure 2 (pdf)
SMP Figure 3 (pdf)
Figure 1-1 (pdf)
Figure 1-2 (pdf)
Figure 1-3 (pdf)
Figure 1-4 (pdf)
Fact sheet Attachments 1-4
Response to comments


OTHER BUSINESS

10. Municipal Stormwater Programs and Their 2002-2003 Annual Reports - Status Report [Christine Boschen 622-2346]

Staff Summary Report
Santa Clara Status Report
San Mateo Status Report
Contra Costa Status Report
Alameda Status Report


11. Correspondence

12. Closed Session - Personnel

The Board may meet in closed session to discuss personnel matters. [Authority: Government Code Section 11126(a)].

13. Closed Session - Litigation

11:30 - 12:30 p.m. a. The Board may meet in closed session to discuss litigation, including significant exposure to litigation and whether to initiate litigation [Authority: Government Code Sections 11126(e)(2)(B)(i) and 11126(e)(2)(C)(i)].

b. The Board may meet in closed session to discuss Napa Sanitation District et al. v. State Water Resources Control Board et al. (California Court of Appeal, First District, Division 4, No. A103725)[Authority: Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(A)].

c. The Board may meet in closed session to discuss Napa Sanitation District v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Region and State Water Resources Control Board (Napa County Superior Court)[Authority: Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(A)].

d. The Board may meet in closed session to discuss San Francisco BayKeeper, a Project of WaterKeepers Northern California v. SFRWQCB, Contra Costa Clean Water Program, San Mateo Clean Water Program, et al. (San Francisco Superior Court Consolidated Case No. 500527)[Authority: Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(A)].

14. Adjournment to the next Board meeting - April 21, 2004




[1] The “approximate time” indicated is an estimate of the time when the agenda matter is expected to be considered by the Board. The Board will follow these times as closely as possible; however, the estimates are provided for convenience and are not legally binding on the Board. (Discussion of litigation in closed session is time-certain.)

NOTES ON REGIONAL BOARD AGENDA


Agenda Annotations - *Uncontested item, expected to be routine and non-controversial. Recommended action will be taken at the beginning of the meeting without discussion. Any interested party, Board Member or the Executive Officer may request that the item be removed from the Uncontested calendar and it will be taken up in the order indicated by the agenda. Adoption of enforcement items as uncontested will be deemed a waiver of the opportunity for a hearing.

Conduct of Board Meetings - Items are numbered for identification purposes only, and will not necessarily be considered in this order.

Regional Board Meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals who require special accommodations should contact the Executive Assistant at least 5 working days before the meeting. TTY users may contact the California Relay Service at 1-800-735-2929 of voice line at 1-800-735-2922.

Materials presented to the Board as part of testimony that is to be made part of the record must be left with the Board. These include photographs, slides, charts, diagrams, etc. Anyone intending to make a presentation using slides, overheads, computer graphics, or other media should coordinate with the staff person for that agenda item in advance of the meeting.
Some board members may attend a meeting by teleconference. 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 on evidence introduced in a hearing. [Government Code section 11126(a), (d) and (q)]

Availability of Agenda Items - Staff reports and tentative orders or resolutions for agenda items are available at www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay, one week before the Board Meeting. Copies of individual agenda items may also be obtained at the Board's office after 9 am on the Friday preceding the Board Meeting. The staff member indicated on the agenda listing will assist in answering questions.

Petition of Regional Board Action - Any person adversely affected by a Regional Board decision may petition the State Water Resources Control Board to review the decision. Pursuant to section 2050© of Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations, any petition of the Regional Board's action on any agenda item to the State Board shall be limited to those substantive issues or objections that were raised before the Regional Board at the public hearing or in timely submitted written correspondence delivered to the Regional Board. A petition must be received by the State Board within 30 days of the Regional Board meeting at which adverse action was taken. Copies of the law and regulations applicable to filing petitions for appeal will be provided upon request. See Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations, sections 2050 - 2068.

Contributions to Board Members - All persons who actively support or oppose the adoption of waste discharge requirements or an NPDES permit before the Regional Board must submit a statement to the Board disclosing any contribution of $250 or more to be used in a state, federal, or local election, made by the action supporter or opponent or his or her agent, to any Regional Board Member within the past 12 months.

All permit applicants and all persons who actively support or oppose adoption of waste discharge requirements or an NPDES permit pending before the Regional Board are prohibited from making a contribution of $250 or more to any Board Member for 3 months following a Regional Board decision on a permit application.
Water Quality Certification - To obtain information regarding pending Section 401 Certification applications, call 622-2300.

Administrative Civil Liabilities and Mandatory Minimum Penalties - A discharger may waive its right to a hearing on an agenda item for an ACL or MMP. If there is a waiver, no hearing will be held unless new, substantial information is made available that was not considered during the public comment period.


CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD - San Francisco Bay Region



Regional Board Members
Name
City of Residence
Appointment Category
Clifford Waldeck, Chair
Mill Valley
Municipal Government
Mary C. Warren, Vice Chair
Oakland
County Government
Kristen Dowd Addicks
Stinson Beach
Recreation, Fish or Wildlife
Doreen Chiu
Union City
Industrial Water Use
Josephine De Luca
Redwood City
Undesignated (Public)
Shalom Eliahu
Lafayette
Water Supply
William J. Schumacher
San Francisco
Water Quality
John Muller
Half Moon Bay
Irrigated Agriculture
John H. Reininga
San Francisco
Water Quality
  Regional Board Staff
Executive Officer
Assistant Executive Officers
Counsel to the Board
Bruce H. Wolfe
Lawrence P. Kolb
Yuri Won
Stephen I. Morse
Dorothy Dickey
Executive Assistant
Public Assistance Officer
Mary E. Tryon
vacancy
North Bay Watershed Management Division
Groundwater Protection/Waste Containment Division
Toxics Cleanup Division
Wilfried Bruhns, Acting Chief
Curtis T. Scott, Chief
Stephen A. Hill, Chief
Susan F. Gladstone, Section Leader
Terry Seward, Section Leader
John D. Wolfenden, Section Leader
William B. Hurley, Section Leader
John E. Kaiser, Section Leader
Anders G. Lundgren, Section Leader
South Bay Watershed Management Division
 
Chuck Headlee, Section Leader
Shin-Roei Lee, Chief
Keyvan Moghbel, Section Leader
   
Dale C. Bowyer, Section Leader
   
Marcia Brockbank, Project Manager
Permits Division
Planning and TMDL Division
Management Services Division
Lila Tang, Acting Chief
Thomas Mumley, Chief
Olivia Hampton-Rice, Chief
Greg H. Walker, Section Leader
Steve Moore, Section Leader
Vacancy, Section Leader
Dyan Whyte, Acting Section Leader
Gina Kathuria, Section Leader

 
The primary responsibility of the Regional Board is to protect the quality of the surface water and groundwater within the Region for beneficial uses. This duty is carried out by formulating and adopting water quality plans for specific water bodies, by prescribing and enforcing requirements on domestic and industrial waste dischargers, and by requiring cleanup of water contamination and pollution. Specific responsibilities and procedures of the Board are outlined in the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act.
Regional meetings of the Board normally are held on the third Wednesday of each month in the Elihu M. Harris State Office Building, First Floor Auditorium, 1515 Clay Street, Oakland. They are scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m.
The purpose of the monthly meeting is to provide the Board with testimony and information from concerned and affected parties and to make decisions after considering the evidence presented. A public forum is held at each regular meeting where any person may address the Board on any matter within the jurisdiction of the Board, but may not be related to any item on the agenda. The Board welcomes 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 appropriate action. Written testimony must be received prior to the Board meeting by the date requested by staff. Verbal comments should only summarize the written material. New written testimony will not be entered into the record the day of the Board meeting.
Tape recordings are made of each Board meeting and these tapes are retained in the Board's office for two years. Anyone desiring copies of these tapes may, at their own expense, arrange to have duplicate tapes made by contacting the Executive Assistant at (510) 622-2399. A copy of the written transcript may be obtained by calling California Shorthand Reporting at (415) 457-4417.
CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
San Francisco Bay Region Summary of Board Actions Taken at the Regular Meeting

February 18, 2004


Enforcement Action
Mandatory Minimum Penalties
Complaint Number R2-2003-0116 Mandatory Minimum Penalty for Sobrato Development Companies, 1271 Reamwood Avenue, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County in the amount of $6,000. $6,000 will be used for a supplemental environmental project.
Complaint Number R2-2003-0117 Mandatory Minimum Penalty for California Department of Parks and Recreation, Angel Island State Park, Marin County in the amount of $9,000. $9,000 will be used for a supplemental environmental project.
Site Cleanup Requirements
Adopted Order No. R2-2004-0004 Rescission of Site Cleanup Requirements for Alfred C. Ball, May Ball, A.C. Ball Company, and the Menlo Caspian Investment Company Partners, for the property located at 141 Caspian Court, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County
Adopted Order No. R2-2004-0005 Adoption of Final Site Cleanup Requirements for Santa Clara County, for the property located at Central Expressway near Oakmead Village Drive, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County
Adopted Order No. R2-2004-0006 Amendment of Final Site Cleanup Requirements for Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Chevron Products Company, Bay Cities Oil Marketers, Inc., Dillingham Construction N.A., Inc., Texaco, Inc., Phillips Petroleum Company, ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and Atlantic Richfield Company, for the properties located at 301 River Street, 477 Oil Company Road, 901 Eighth Street, 903 Eighth Street, 415 Oil Company Road, 385 Oil Company Road, and 100 Oil Company Road, Napa, Napa County
Other Business
Information Only Status Report on Total Maximum Daily Load for PCBs in San Francisco Bay


Information Item
Information Only Case Closure Status Report on LUST Cleanup Program
Item Continued
Mandatory Minimum Penalty Sausalito-Marin City Sanitary District, Sausalito, Marin County - Hearing to Consider Mandatory Minimum Penalty for Discharge of Partially Treated Wastewater to Waters of the State



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