STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD MEETING AGENDA

Thursday - February 19, 1998 -- 10:00 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 February 11, 1998.)

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.*

Note: The Board meeting will not commence earlier than 10:00 a.m. but may be delayed until completion of the Closed Session

 

Declaration of Quorum

Presentation of Superior Accomplishment Awards

PUBLIC FORUM

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.)

UNCONTESTED ITEMS

1-10. The Board will be asked to approve Items 1-10 at one time. (See below for description of items.)

WATER RIGHTS

11. Consideration of a Proposed Order Approving Amendments to Decision 1632 and Order WR 95-10 to Implement the Settlement of Pending Litigation (Case Nos. 32519, 32530, and 105610, Monterey County Superior Court). (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order.)

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UNCONTESTED ITEMS CALENDAR

Uncontested items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. They will be acted upon by the Board, at one time, without discussion. If any Board Member, staff, or interested person requests that an item be removed from the Uncontested Items Calendar, it will be taken up in the regular agenda order.

WATER QUALITY

1. Consideration of Approval of a Resolution to Provide a Grant to the Salton Sea Authority for the Purpose of Providing the Nonfederal Share of Costs for the Salton Sea Research Project. (The Board will consider whether to adopt a resolution to approve a $2,425,000 grant to the Salton Sea Authority for the nonfederal share of the costs specified in the Federal Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 [Public Law 102-575] for the Salton Sea Research Project [Section 1101].)

2. Consideration of Approval of a Nunc Pro Tunc Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin (Basin Plan). (The Board will consider whether to approve the Nunc Pro Tunc amendment.)

WATER RIGHTS

3. Consideration of a Proposed Order Approving Petition for Reconsideration of Order Rejecting and Canceling Applications 29567, 29568, and 29569 of Green Gulch Ranch. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order approving the petition for reconsideration.)

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS

4. Consideration of Proposed Resolution Amending the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Fund Priority List Amendment No. 49 (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution amending the priority list.)

5. Consideration of a Proposal to Amend Loan Commitment for the City of Escondido, State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan Project No. C-06-4156-110 and Approve a Water Recycling Loan for a Portion of the Project. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the amendment and the loan.)

6. Consideration of a Request from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) for $24,000 from the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account to Continue CAA Project C/A 134 for Oversight of the Turlock PCE Remediation Project through June 30, 2000. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the CVRWQCB request.)

7. Consideration of Approval of a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan for the City of La Canada Flintridge for a Sewer Collection System; SRF Loan No. C-06-4252-310. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the loan.)

8. Consideration of Approval of a $2.3 Million Recommitment to State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan for the City of Alameda for the Construction of Phase VI of the Infiltration and Inflow Correction Program, SRF Project No. C-06-4007-410. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the $2.3 million loan recommitment to the City of Alameda.)

9. Consideration of Approval of a $26 Million State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan for the City of Benicia to Improve the Wastewater Treatment Facilities, SRF No. C-06-4528-11. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving a preliminary loan commitment to the City of Benicia to improve the wastewater treatment facilities.)

10. Consideration of Approval of a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan Decommitment for Forestville County Sanitation District and Graton County Service Area, SRF Loan Project Nos. C-06-4103-110 and C-06-4104-110 Respectively. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution to decommit SRF Loan Funds from Forestville County Sanitation District and Graton County Service Area.)

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 Petitions for Writ of Mandate filed Against the State Water Resources Control Board in: (A) Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, et al. v State Water Resources Control Board, Case No. 32519 and Case No. 32530, Monterey County Superior Court; and (B) Sierra Club, et al., v State Water Resources Control Board, Case No. 105610, Monterey County Superior Court

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*In order to be fully considered at the Board meeting, all written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 17, 1998. Mailing address: PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA 95812-0100; FAX 916-657-0932

Note: A quorum of the Board will be attending the annual Cattlemen's Association Legislative Breakfast on Wednesday, February 18, 1998 in Sacramento.


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