STATE
WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD WORKSHOP AGENDA
Coastal
Hearing Room – Second Floor
1001 I
Street, Sacramento
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imposed.
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Submittal of written comments is
encouraged to ensure
that all
comments will be included in the
record before the Board.*
Audio broadcast of this meeting is
available at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Broadcast/
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.
1. Progress Report
From the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board on Regional Board
Actions to Address Water Quality Issues Related to Timber Harvesting in the
Watersheds of Elk River, Freshwater Creek and Three Tributaries of the Eel
River. (Information Item. The Board will receive a report from the
North Coast Regional Board pursuant to provisions of Order WQO 2002-0004 adopted
on January 23, 2002, and Order WQO-2002-0019 adopted on October 17, 2002.)
2. In the Matter
of the Petition of Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc., for Review of Waste
Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2002-0043 [NPDES No. CA0081809 and Cease
and Desist Order No. R5-2002-0044, for the Sixteen to One Mine, Sierra County,
Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley
Region. SWRCB/OCC File A-1466. (The Board will consider, at a Board
meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order revising Order No. R5-2002-0043.)
3. Consideration
of a Resolution to Amend Regulations Governing Review By State Board Of Action
Or Failure To Act By Regional Board.
(The Board will consider
at a Board Meeting whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS
4. Consideration of
a Resolution Finding a Condition of Emergency and Adopting an Emergency Regulation
Setting Fees for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification and Operator
Certification Program. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting,
whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
**5. Consideration of
Adoption of an Amendment to the Policy for Implementing the State Revolving
Fund Construction of Wastewater Treatment Facilities. (The Board will
consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
**6. Consideration of
Appointment of Clean Beaches Task Force Members to Review Projects for the
Clean Beaches Program Created by Assembly Bill 2534. (The Board will
consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
WATER RIGHTS
7. Consideration
of a Proposed Order Determining that Groundwater Appropriated Under Water
Right Permit 14853 (Application 21883) by the North Gualala Water Company
is Flowing in the Known and Definite Channel of a Subterranean Stream. (The Board will consider,
at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order.)
8. Consideration
of a Proposed Order Reconsidering and Affirming WR Order 2002-0010-DWR, Which
Denied a Temporary Change in Place of Use and Purpose of Use (Water Code Sections
1707 and 1725-1732) of Claimed Pre-1914 Water Right (Statement #S015151) to
Waters of the North Fork Tule River. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting,
whether to adopt the proposed order.)
WATER QUALITY
**9. Consideration
of a Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for
the Lahontan Region to Establish a Total Maximum Daily Load for Phosphorus
for the Indian Creek Reservoir, Alpine County, California. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve
the proposed amendment.)
**10. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing Issuance
of an $1,8000,000 Loan Contract and Amendments from the Agricultural Drainage
Loan Program to the Panoche Drainage District for the Irrigation System Improvement
Project. (The Board will consider, at a Board Meeting, whether
to adopt the proposed resolution.)
**11. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing
Issuance of a State Revolving Fund Loan Contract and Amendments for up to
$4,592,610 to the Marin Audubon Society for the Bahia Acquisition Project.
(The
Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
**12. 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 Objectives for pH and Turbidity for Deer
Creek. (The Board will consider, at
a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed amendment.)
**13. . Consideration
of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to
Apply for, Accept, Amend, Execute or Terminate Federal Assistance Agreements,
Interagency Agreements or Contracts Involving up to $1 million in Federal Funds
or up to Five (5) Years in Duration, Whichever is More Limiting, With the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy and Other
Federal Entities. (The Board will consider, at a Board
meeting, whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
Closed Session Items
(Please note Closed Sessions are not
open to the public)
The Board will be meeting in closed session to deliberate on
a proposed order prepared after a hearing on the legal classification of groundwater appropriated under water right
Permit 14853 (Application 21883) by the North Gualala Water Company.
The Board
will be meeting in closed session to deliberate on a decision to be reached
after an evidentiary hearing held regarding the proposed revocation of Permit
20821A (Application 30119A) of Alan Hardin Trust, Donald Hardin Trust, and
Jeanne Hardin Trust; Three Unnamed Streams and Hardin Creek, Napa County.
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
Oroville-Wyandotte Irrigation District and Yuba County Water District on
Permits 1267, 1268, 1271, 2492, 11516 and 11518 (Applications 1651, 2142, 2979,
2778, 13957 and 14113). The permits authorize diversion from Lost Creek, Sly
Creek, South Fork Feather River and Slate Creek in Butte and Yuba Counties.
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*In order to be fully considered at
the meeting, written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m., January 2, 2003.
Mailing address: PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA 95812-0100; FAX 916-341-5620
**These items are expected to be
routine and noncontroversial and there will be no discussion unless requested
by a Board Member, staff or interested party. If such a request is made, the item will be considered
separately.
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