STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD WORKSHOP AGENDA 

Wednesday, January 6, 1999 -- 9:00 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.waterboards.ca.gov. (Note: agenda items should be available electronically on December 30, 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 1-16 WILL BE DISCUSSED STARTING AT 9:00 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1999 

NOTE: Item #3 will not be discussed earlier than 10:00 a.m. Item #11 will not be discussed earlier than l:00 p.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 will be limited to 5 minutes or otherwise at the discretion of the Chairman.

WATER QUALITY

1. Consideration of Approval of a Resolution Authorizing The Executive Director or his Designee to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend Contracts to Implement the Proposition 204 Delta Tributary Watershed Program--Phase II. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution implementing Phase II of the Program.)

2. Consideration of Approval of an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region Revising Beneficial Use Designations for Selected Surface and Ground Water Bodies. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed amendment.)

3. Status Report on Exotic Species Introductions and Ballast Waters. (Information Item) (Item #3 will not be discussed earlier than 10:00 a.m.)

**4 . Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or his Designee to Apply for and Accept a Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 1998 Clean Water Act Section 104(b)(3) Grant to Support the Sacramento River Toxic Pollutant Control Program (SRTPCP) and to Negotiate, Approve, and/or Amend the Grant and Workplan. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to apply for a grant to support the SRTPCP.)

**5. Consideration of Approval of a Resolution to Provide a State Revolving Fund Loan to the San Luis Water District for the Irrigation System Improvement Project. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed resolution.)

**6. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or His Designee to Accept a Federal Clean Water Act Section 319(H) Grant for an Amount Up To $10.7 Million for Support of the Nonpoint Source Program. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

**7. Consideration of Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or his Designee to Apply for and Accept a Grant of Approximately $600,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Region 9, and to Negotiate a Workplan to Continue Source Investigation Activities in the San Fernando Valley. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

**8. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or His Designee to Negotiate, Approve and Amend if Necessary a Reimbursable Contract with the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District to Support the Central Valley Regional Board Activities in the Sacramento River Watershed. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed resolution.)

**9. Consideration of Resolutions Authorizing he Executive Director or his Designee to Accept Additional Funding and to Negotiate, Approve and Amend if Necessary an Interagency Agreement with the University of California to Conduct Toxicity Studies in Support of the Sacramento River Toxic Pollutant Control Program. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed resolutions.)

**10. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or His Designee to Negotiate, Approve and Amend if Necessary an Interagency Agreement With the University of California to Conduct Toxicity Studies in Support of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed resolution.)

WATER RIGHTS (Item #11 will not be discussed earlier than 1:00 p.m.)

11. Progress Report by the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) on Local Efforts to Control Seawater Intrusion and Nitrate Contamination in the Salinas Valley. (The Board will hear a presentation by MCWRA General Manager Mike Armstrong and his staff regarding development and implementation of the Salinas Valley Water Project.)

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS

12. Consideration of a Request from the City of San Diego (City) that the State Water Resources Control Board Purchase Certificates of Participation in Lieu of a State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan to Finance Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the City's request.)

**13. Consideration of a Request from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Fresno Office for the Use of EAR Account Funds up to $200,000 to Continue to Cleanup Petroleum Contamination from the Leaking Underground Tank Located at the Glenville Shopping Center, 10675 Highway 155, Glenville. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution authorizing expenditure of EAR Account funds in the amount of $200,000).

**14. Consideration of Approval of a $74,000 Facilities Planning Grant for Inland Empire Utilities Agency for Chino Groundwater Basin Recycled Water Groundwater Recharge Study. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the facilities planning study grant.)

**15. Consideration of Adoption of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 1998/99 Intended Use Plan (IUP) and Acceptance of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 1999 Capitalization Grant. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution approving the SFY 1998/99 IUP and authorize the Executive Director to accept the FFY 1999 Capitalization Grant.)

**16. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Appointing a Member 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 a member to the Advisory Committee.)

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*In order to be fully considered at the meeting, all written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., Monday, January 4, 1999. 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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