WHEREAS:

1. The Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 319(h) provides grant funds for states to implement Nonpoint Source (NPS) management programs.

2. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) is the designated State agency in California to administer the NPS Program.

3. The SWRCB approved a NPS Management Plan on November 15, 1988 which includes activities that the SWRCB and the nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCBs) will undertake to control NPS pollution.

4. On June 22, 1995, the SWRCB adopted its Strategic Plan which requires the implementation of a Watershed Management Initiative (WMI) and coordination of many SWRCB/RWQCB activities under the WMI.

5. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has notified the SWRCB that the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 1998 CWA Section 319(h) grant allocation will not exceed $6,000,000.

6. The SWRCB's NPS Section distributed a Request for Proposals on February 14, 1997 soliciting for grant-funded NPS projects.

7. An NPS project priority list (Attachment) was prepared by SWRCB and RWQCBs using the WMI process.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The SWRCB:

1. Approves the attached NPS project priority list. The project priority list will be submitted to U.S. EPA for funding with FFY 1998 CWA Section 319(h) resources.

2. Authorizes the Executive Director, or his designee, to apply for, accept, and amend if appropriate, FFY 1998 CWA Section 319(h) grant for an amount up to $6,000,000 for support of the NPS Program.

3. Authorizes the Executive Director to negotiate and approve program workplans not affecting the total grant amount.

4. Authorizes the Executive Director to negotiate and execute contracts and amendments in accordance with the program workplans.

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 September 18, 1997.

/s/

Maureen Marché

Administrative Assistant to the Board

Note: The priority list is not electronically available. For a copy contact Ken Harris at (916) 657-0876