WHEREAS:

1. In 1994 the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) entered into an agreement with the City of Turlock wherein the City agreed to investigate the PCE plume(s) in the ground water beneath the City and to prepare and implement a long-term ground water management plan to contain those plume(s) and optimize extraction of PCE from the ground water for the life of the plan: and

2. In November 1994 the State Board approved $22,500 from the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account (Account) for Regional Board oversight of investigation and remediation of PCE ground water pollution in the City (CAA Project C/A 134); and

3. The City prepared an investigation work plan, conducted soil gas survey and sampling of existing monitoring wells, prepared a report of the findings, and prepared a Phase III work plan which calls for monitoring well installation, deep profile borings, sampling monitoring wells, and submittal of a Phase III report of findings; and

4. The Regional Board has expended the funds allocated in 1994 overseeing the work described above but will need to review the Phase III investigation report, and draft and final ground water management plans, and oversee implementation of the final plan; and

5. The Regional Board has requested $24,000 from the Account to complete oversight of the City's PCE remediation project through June 30, 2000; and

6. The Account is currently over committed but it has been determined that an additional commitment of $24,000 through June 30, 2000 will not jeopardize the security of the Account.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD:

1. Allocates $24,000 from the Account to continue Regional Board staff oversight of the City PCE remediation project (C/A 134).

2. The project period for C/A 134 is extended to June 30, 2000.

The undersigned, Administrative Assistant to the Board, does hereby certify that the forgoing is a full, true , correct copy of a resolution duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board held on February 19, 1998.

/s/

Maureen Marche

Administrative Assistant to Board