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BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 –10:00 a.m.
Coastal Hearing Room – Second Floor
Joe Serna Jr. / Cal/EPA Building
1001 I Street, Sacramento

– REVISED –
A new Item 12 was added.

DECLARATION OF A QUORUM
Tam M. Doduc, Chair; Gary Wolff, P.E. Ph.D., Vice Chair; Arthur G. Baggett, Jr., Member; Charlie Hoppin, Member; Frances Spivy-Weber, Member

BOARD MEETING

Public comments on agenda items will be limited to 5 minutes or otherwise at the discretion of the Board Chair

PUBLIC FORUM
Any member of the public may address and ask questions of the Board relating to any matter within the State Water Board’s jurisdiction provided the matter is not on the agenda, or pending before the State Water Resources Control Board or any California Regional Water Quality Control Board

BOARD BUSINESS
1.  The Board will consider adoption of the June 19, 2007 Board meeting minutes

2.   Board Member Report

UNCONTESTED ITEMS
(Items 3 - 6) *

*3.   Consideration of a resolution approving the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Emergency Abandoned, Recalcitrant (EAR) Account Fiscal Year 2007-2008 annual site list and authorizing the Executive Director, or designee, to issue letters of award or execute contracts and amendments for the expenditure of EAR Account funds

*4.   Consideration of authorization to allocate $200,000 from the Cleanup and Abatement Account (CAA) for the Environmental Circuit Prosecutor’s Project to prosecute environmental crimes involving the discharge of pollutants to water

*5.   Consideration of a resolution authorizing execution of contracts to implement the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program

*6.   Consideration of a resolution authorizing acceptance of a federal grant to continue contaminant source investigation activities in the San Gabriel Valley

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
7.   Consideration of a resolution for an amendment to the policy for implementing the State Revolving Fund (SRF) for construction of wastewater treatment facilities
   -    Written comments were due by noon on May 30, 2007

WATER QUALITY
8.   Consideration of a resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Region to establish mercury fish tissue objectives, vacate a mercury water quality objective, and establish a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for mercury in San Francisco Bay
   -   Written comments were due by noon on April 4, 2007

(Items 9-13 will not begin before 1:00 p.m.)

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
9.   Consideration of a resolution approving a preliminary Small Community Wastewater Grant (SCWG) commitment to the County of Sonoma, Permit, and Resource Management Department for the construction of the Monte Rio Wastewater Project; SCWG Project No. SCG-636

10.  Consideration of a resolution to authorize State Revolving Fund (SRF) Loan funding for the City of St. Helena; St. Helena-Napa River Flood Protection and Estuary Restoration Project; SRF Loan No. C-06-6093-110

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
11.  Report by Deborah Smith, Interim Executive Officer, Los Angeles Water Board

12.  Update on fishery, water quality and water right issues in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary

13.  Executive Director Report

 

Important Information!!

Unless otherwise specified, submittal of written comments must be received by 12:00 p.m., July 5, 2007, and will not be accepted after that time. 

Submittal of electronic presentations must be received by 5:00 p.m., July 13, 2007, and will not be accepted after that time.

Written comments and electronic presentations on agenda items are to be submitted to the Clerk to the Board via email at commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov. Please indicate in the subject line, “7/17/07 BOARD MEETING (fill in bolded subject from appropriate item).” If you have questions about the agenda, contact the Clerk to the Board at (916) 341‑5600. 

Agenda and items are available on the internet at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/agendas/index.shtml.

* Items on the uncontested calendar may be removed at the request of any Board member or person.  If an item is removed from the uncontested items calendar, it will only be voted on at this meeting if the Board accepts the staff recommendation for the agenda item.  Otherwise, the item will be continued to a subsequent board meeting to allow input by interested parties.

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