STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

RESOLUTION NO. 97-012

APPROVAL OF A STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN

FOR TREATMENT PLANT NO. 2 UPGRADE AND EXPANSION,

CITY OF BAKERSFIELD,

STATE REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROJECT NO. C-06-4321-110

WHEREAS:

1. The State Water Resources Control Board, on February 16, 1995, adopted the "Policy for Implementing the State Revolving Fund (SRF) for Construction of Wastewater Treatment Facilities," and amended it on January 18, 1996;

2. The State Water Resources Control Board, on September 19, 1996, adopted the FFY 1997 SRF Loan Program Priority List which included the Treatment Plant No. 2 Upgrade and Expansion project, City of Bakersfield in Priority Class C;

3. The Division of Clean Water Programs has approved the project report, environmental documents, and draft revenue program for the City of Bakersfield's Project;

4. The water purveyors for the service area are signatories to the "Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Urban Water Conservation in California"; and

5. The City adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration (State Clearinghouse

No. 90020693) prepared for the project, which has been reviewed and considered and it has been determined that the project will not result in any significant environmental impacts.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT

The State Water Resources Control Board:

1. Approves a SRF loan of $6.7 million to the City of Bakersfield for construction of the Treatment Plant No. 2 Upgrade and Expansion project, with a repayment period of twenty (20) years, and the first repayment due one (1) year after completion of construction; and

2. Will withdraw this preliminary SRF loan commitment if biddable plans and specifications are not submitted to the Division of Clean Water Programs by May 1, 1997. The Division may approve up to a ninety (90) day extension for good cause.

CERTIFICATION

The undersigned, Administrative Assistant to the Board, does hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of a resolution duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board held on February 20, 1997.

/s/_____________________________

Maureen Marché

Administrative Assistant to the Board