STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD WORKSHOP AGENDA 

Wednesday, August 12, 1998 -- 10 a.m. 

First-Floor Hearing Room 

Paul R. Bonderson Building 

901 P Street, Sacramento 
Questions regarding this agenda call Maureen Marché (916) 657-0990 or fax 657-0932. This notice and associated staff reports can be accessed electronically through our Internet address: http://www.swrcb.ca.gov. (Note: agenda items should be available electronically on August 5, 1998.)
Workshop includes informal discussion of items to be presented for action at a future business meeting. People who are interested in items on the agenda are urged to attend workshops as they may miss valuable discussion that will not be repeated at the Board meeting. NOTE: There is no voting at workshops. Items requiring Board action must come to a Board meeting.
Please note time limitations on presentations may be imposed. The State Board requests that oral testimony be summarized. Submittal of written comments is encouraged to ensure that all comments will be included in the record before the Board.*
 
ITEMS 1-9 WILL BE DISCUSSED STARTING AT 10:00 A.M., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1998
Closed Session Item -- 9:00 a.m.
901 P Street, 4th Floor Executive Office Conference Room
(Please note Closed Sessions are not open to the public)

LITIGATION -- This is authorized under Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(A).

Closed Session to Confer With and Receive Advice of Legal Counsel Regarding Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint for Injunction and Declaratory Relief filed Against the State Water Resources Control Board in Monterey Peninsula Water Management District v. State Water Resources Control Board and Edward C. Anton, Case No. M 40760, Monterey County Superior Court.

Workshop -- 10 a.m.

PUBLIC FORUM

Any member of the public may address and ask questions of the Board relating to any matter within the Board's jurisdiction, provided the matter is not on the Board's agenda or pending before the Board or a Regional Board. Note: Presentations at the Public Forum are limited to 5 minutes or otherwise at the discretion of the Chairman.

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS

**1. Consideration of a Resolution Accepting a $315,642 Grant From USEPA for Technical Assistance for New River Quality Monitoring and Development of Mexicali Wastewater Infrastructure Projects. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to accept the $315,642 grant from USEPA for New River monitoring and Mexicali infrastructure projects.)

**2. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute a Two-Year Cooperative Agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 (USEPA) for the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board to Prepare Site Assessment for Ranking Sites for Superfund Consideration. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution authorizing the Executive Director to negotiate a cooperative agreement.)

**3. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Board Chair to Sign the Declaration of Support for Using Recycled Water in Agriculture Proposed by the California WateReuse Association. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution to authorize the Chair to Sign the Declaration of Support for Using Recycled Water in Agriculture.)

**4. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Appointing Members to the Advisory Committee for Training and Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Supervisors. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution appointing members to the advisory committee.)

WATER QUALITY

**5. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Apply for and Accept a Grant of Approximately $700,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Region 9, and to Negotiate a Workplan to Continue Source Investigation Activities in the San Gabriel Valley. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to authorize the Executive Director to apply for and accept the Grant and to negotiate a workplan with USEPA.)

**6. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Negotiate and Execute a Laboratory Services Contract for Fiscal Years 1998-99, 1999-2000, and 2000-2001 on Behalf of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed contract.)

**7. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute an Interagency Agreement with the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Central Coast Regional Board to Provide Technical Assistance and Litigation Support at the Former Casmalia Resources Hazardous Waste Management Facility, Santa Barbara County. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed resolution.)

CLEAN WATER PROGRAM PETITIONS

8. In the Matter of the Petition of Matthew Walker for Review of Denial of a Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Site Closure at 818 Jackson Street, Napa, California. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order, requiring that the case be closed.)

9. In the Matter of the Petition of Cupertino Electric, Inc. for Review of a Final Decision by the Division of Clean Water Programs Regarding Participation in the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund. SWRCB/OCC File UST-106. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order denying the petition.) ITEM REMOVED

*In order to be fully considered at the meeting, all written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m.,

August 10, 1998. Mailing address: PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA 95812-0100; FAX 916-657-0932.

**These items are expected to be routine and noncontroversial and there will be no discussion unless requested by a Board Member, staff or interested party. If such a request is made, the item will be considered separately.


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