STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

BOARD MEETING AGENDA

Revised:  Item 8 Pulled from Agenda

Thursday, February 19, 2004 – 9:00 a.m.

Coastal Hearing Room – Second Floor

Joe Serna Jr./Cal/EPA Building

1001 I Street, Sacramento

 

For questions regarding this agenda call Debbie Irvin (916) 341-5600 or fax 341-5620.  This notice and associated staff reports can be accessed electronically through our Internet address:  http://www.waterboards.ca.gov.   Agenda items should be electronically available February 10, 2004.  For a map to our building, see our website at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/EPABldg/location.htm.  

An audio broadcast of this meeting will be available at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Broadcast/

 

Please note time limitations on presentations may be imposed.  The State Board

requests that oral testimony be summarized.  See

“Presentations to the Board” at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/index.shtml.

 

*Submittal of written comments is encouraged to ensure that all comments will be included in the record before the Board.

 

All visitors are required to sign in and receive a badge prior to attending any meeting.  Valid picture identification may be required due to the security level so please allow up to 15 minutes for this process.

 

DECLARATION OF A QUORUM

 

CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

 

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.

 

MINUTES

The Board will consider adoption of the December 15, 2003, Board meeting minutes.

 

UNCONTESTED ITEMS

The Board will be asked to approve Items 1-5 at one time.

 

WATER QUALITY

6.  Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region to Revise the Water Quality Objective for Chloride in the Lower Santa Clara River.  (The Board will consider whether to approve the proposed amendment.)

 

7.  Consideration of Approval of an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins to Incorporate Site-Specific Temperature Objectives for Deer Creek in El Dorado and Sacramento Counties.  (The Board will consider whether to approve the proposed amendment.)

 

8.  Consideration of an Order Adopting Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Dredged or Fill Discharges to Waters Deemed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to be Outside of Federal Jurisdiction (General WDRs) and Consideration of a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the General WDRs. (The Board will consider whether to approve the proposed water quality order and resolution.)  As previously noticed, written comments had to be received no later than 5:00 p.m., January 5, 2004.

 

 

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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.

 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

1.  Consideration of a Resolution Approving Proposals, and Authorizing Issuance of Agreements and Amendments to Implement the Consolidated Watershed Protection, Watershed Management, and Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Grants.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

2.  Consideration of Approval of a Proposed Revision to the Costa-Machado Water Act Of 2000 Phase II Project Priority Lists. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

WATER QUALITY

3.  Consideration of a Resolution Adopting Regulations That Require Certification for Underground Storage Tank Operators, Installers, Service Technicians, and Inspectors.   (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.) 

 

4.  Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing Execution of Agreements and Amendments to Implement Statewide Comprehensive Groundwater Quality Monitoring in the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring And Assessment (GAMA) Program.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)

 

WATER RIGHTS

5.  Consideration of a Proposed Order Imposing Administrative Civil Liability Against Licenses 13444 and 13274 of Lloyd L. Phelps, Jr.; License 13194 of Joey P. Ratto, Jr.; License 13315 of Ronald D. Conn.  (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed order.)

 

 

Closed Session Items

(Closed Sessions are not open to the public)

 

WATER RIGHTS  (This is authorized under Government Code section 11126(c)(3)).

The Board will be meeting in closed session to deliberate on a proposed order prepared after a hearing on petitions for change and extension of time filed by South Feather Water and Power Agency (formerly Oroville-Wyandotte Irrigation District) and Yuba County Water District on six permits. The permits authorize diversion from Lost Creek, Sly Creek, South Fork Feather River and Slate Creek in Butte and Yuba Counties.

 

The Board will be meeting in closed session to deliberate on a proposed order prepared after a hearing on proposed Administrative Civil Liability complaints for violations of Licenses 13444 and 13274 of Lloyd L. Phelps, Jr.; License 13194 of Joey P. Ratto, Jr.; and License 13315 of Ronald D. Conn and Ron Silva, et al.

 

LITIGATION  (This is authorized under Government Code section 11126(e)(1).)).

The Board will be meeting in closed session to discuss ongoing litigation in the case of The Pacific Lumber Company, et al. v. California State Water Resources Control Board (Humboldt County, Superior Court No. DRO 10860).

 

 

 

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*In order to be fully considered at the meeting, written comments on Items 1-7 must be received by February 17, 2004. 

As previously noticed, Item 8 comment period closed January 5, 2004. 

 

Mailing address:  PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA  95812-0100; FAX 916-341-5199. 

 

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