STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD MEETING AGENDA 

Note start time and date 

Wednesday, May 27, 1998 -- 1:00 p.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 May 19, 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.*

Declaration of Quorum

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

1-16. The Board will be asked to approve Items 1-16 at one time. (See below for description of items.)

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS PETITION

17. Consideration of the Petition of Kenneth and Jean Fortenbery for Review of Denial of a Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Site Closure at 159 Riverside Drive, Watsonville, California. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order requiring that the case be closed.)

WATER QUALITY

18. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution to Approve the 1998 California Section 303(d) List and Total Maximum Daily Load Priority Schedule and Authorizing the Executive Director to Transmit the List to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Approval. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution. Note: The comment period ended May 4, 1998 -- no additional written comments or testimony will be accepted.)

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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.

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS

1. Consideration of Placement of the Community of El Rio on the Small Communities Grant Priority List in Response to a Resolution Adopted by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution denying the placement of the grant.)

2. Consideration of Approval of a Small Communities Grant (SCG) for the City of Mount Shasta, Wastewater System Improvements, Project No. SCG 637. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the grant.)

3. Consideration of Approval of a Small Communities Grant (SCG) for the Trinity County Waterworks District No. 1, Hayfork Sewer System and Treatment Plant, Project No. SCG 659. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the grant.)

4. Consideration of Approval of a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan and a Small Communities Grant (SCG) for the Humboldt County Resort Improvement District No. 1, Shelter Cove Treatment Plant SRF Project No. C-06-4262-110 and SCG Project No. SCG 699. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution to approve the grant.)

5. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute an Interagency Agreement with the Department of Toxic Substances Control for the Regional and State Boards to Provide Technical Support for Site Remediation at United States Department of Defense Facilities. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution authorizing Executive Director to execute the agreement.)

6. Consideration of Approval of a Grant for Goleta Water District From the Water Recycling Facilities Planning Grant Program. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution to approve the grant.)

7. Consideration of Approval of a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan for the City of Red Bluff, Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion Project, SRF Loan Project No. C-06-4525-110. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the loan.)

8. Consideration of Approval of a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan Contract Language Regarding Future Local Debts, City of Chico, SRF Loan Contract No. C-06-4504-110. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the loan.)

9. Consideration of Proposed Resolution Amending the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Fund Priority List Amendment No. 52 (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution amending the priority list.)

WATER QUALITY

10. Consideration of Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend Contracts to Implement the Proposition 204 Delta Tributary Watershed Program and to Release a Second Request for Proposals (RFP) for Projects. (The Board will consider whether to approve the proposed resolution.)

11. Consideration of Approval of a Resolution to Deobligate a State Revolving Fund Linked Deposit Program for the Biorecycling Technologies Incorporated Dairy Waste Manure Recycling Facility (Loan Number C-06-6030-110). (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

12. Consideration of Approval of a Resolution Providing a State Revolving Fund Loan to the City of Santa Monica for the Dry Weather Runoff Reclamation Facility (Loan Number C-06-6020-110). (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

13. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution to Authorize the Executive Director or His Designee to Apply for and Accept FY 1998-99 Clean Water Act Section 106S (Surface Water), Section 106G (Ground Water), and Section 104(B)(3) (Watershed Management) Water Pollution Control Program Grants, Plus Any Carry-Over FY 1997-98 Grant Funds, and to Negotiate, Approve, and/or Amend the Grants and the Workplans. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

14. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution to Authorize the Executive Director to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend, as necessary, an Interagency Agreement with the Department of Fish and Game to Continue Operation of the Toxic Substances Monitoring Program and the State Mussel Watch Program in FY 1998-99. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

15. Consideration of Authorization for the Executive Director to Apply for and Accept Federal Funds for Continued Funding of the Morro Bay National Estuary Program. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed amendment.)

ADMINISTRATION

16. Consideration of Renewal of Interagency Agreement Between the SWRCB and the Health and Welfare Data Center for Electronic Data Processing Services to Support the SWRCB's Accounting System. (The Board will consider whether to approve the Agreement.)

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Closed Session Item (Please note Closed Sessions are not open to the public)

WATER RIGHTS - The Board will be meeting in closed session to discuss evidence taken at a hearing. This is authorized under Government Code Section 11126(c)(3). This item will be scheduled for a future meeting. Interested parties will be notified of the exact time, date and location.

Proposed Order Related to the Stream and Waterfowl Habitat Restoration Plans and Grant Lake Operations and Management Plan Submitted Pursuant to the Requirements of the SWRCB's Mono Lake Decision Which Modified Water Right Licenses 10191 and 10192 of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

*In order to be fully considered at the Board meeting, all written comments (Items 1-16 ) must be received by 5:00 p.m., Friday May 22, 1998. Mailing address: PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA 95812-0100; FAX 916-657-0932


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