STATE
WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
BOARD
MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday,
June 18, 2003, 9:00 a.m. Coastal Hearing Room – Second Floor Joe Serna Jr./Cal/EPA
Building 1001 I Street, Sacramento If you have questions
regarding this agenda please call Debbie Irvin at (916) 341-5600 or fax
341-5620. This notice and associated
staff reports can be accessed electronically through our Internet
address: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov. Agenda items should be available electronically
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Please note time limitations
on presentations may be imposed.
The State Board requests
that oral testimony be summarized. See
Presentation Information at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/index.shtml
Submittal of written
comments is encouraged to ensure that all comments will be included
in the record before the Board.*
All visitors
are required to sign in and receive a badge prior to attending any
meeting. The Visitor and Environmental
Services Center is located just inside and to the left of the Cal/EPA
Building's public entrance. Valid
picture identification may be required due to the security level so please
allow up to 15 minutes for this process.
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.
The
Board will consider adoption of the April 30 and May 6, 2003 Board Meeting
minutes.
UNCONTESTED ITEMS
1-8. The Board
will be asked to approve items 1-8 at one time.
9. Consideration of Adoption
of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Storm
Water Discharges From Small Linear Underground/Overhead Projects. (The State Board will consider whether to adopt the
proposed general permit.) (As previously
noticed, the deadline for comments was 5:00 p.m., May 21, 2003).
To view the proposed general permit or other associated reports, please
visit the website at https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/stormwater/index.shtml.
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Uncontested
items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. They will be acted upon by the Board at one
time without discussion. If any Board
Member, staff, or interested person requests that an item be removed from the
Uncontested Items Calendar, it will be taken up in the regular agenda order.
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1. Consideration of a Proposed Order Approving
Petitions for Reconsideration of Division Chief’s Order Pursuant to Condition
10 of Decision 1632 Regarding Existing Groundwater Users in the Carmel Valley. (The Board will consider whether
to adopt the proposed order.)
2. Consideration of a Resolution
Adopting the State Fiscal Year 2003/04 State Revolving Fund Loan Program Priority
List. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
[As previously noticed, comments were accepted until 5:00 p.m., June
2, 2003.] To view priority list, please go to https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/srf/srf_plist.shtml
4. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing
the Executive Director, or Designee, to Sign a Cooperative Agreement With
the Department of the Navy to Provide Regulatory Oversight of Site Remediation
Activities at all Navy Facilities.
(The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
5. Consideration of a Resolution
Approving an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles
Region to Incorporate Language Authorizing Compliance Schedules in NPDES Permits. (The Board will consider whether to approve
the proposed amendment.)
6. Consideration
of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Apply for
and Accept Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-04 Clean Water Act Section 106 Water Pollution
Control Program Grant, Plus Any Carry-Over FY 2002-03 Grant Funds, and to
Negotiate, Approve, and/or Amend the Grants and the Workplans. (The Board will consider whether to adopt the proposed
resolution.)
7. Consideration
of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Execute a Grant Amendment
With the Department of Energy Regarding State Oversight Activities at Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory Site 300. (The Board will consider
whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
8. Consideration
of a Resolution to Authorize Acceptance of Grant Funds From the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency to Continue the Cooperative Agreement For the San Francisco
Estuary Project. (The Board will consider
whether to adopt the proposed resolution.)
Closed Session Items
(Please note Closed Sessions are not
open to the public)
WATER RIGHTS (This is authorized under
Government Code section 11126(c)(3).)
The Board will be meeting in
closed session to deliberate on a proposed order prepared after a hearing on a
petition to revise the Declaration of Fully Appropriated Streams to allow
processing of applications to appropriate water from the Lower American River.
The Board will be meeting in
closed session to deliberate on a proposed order prepared after a hearing to
receive additional evidence in response to a writ of mandate from the Yuba
County Superior Court that directed the Board to reconsider Water Right
Decision 1644 in light of specified additional evidence. Water Right Decision 1644 was previously
adopted on
March 1, 2001, and amended by Order WR 2001-08 entered on May 17, 2001. The decision addresses fishery and water
right issues on the lower Yuba River.
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*In order to
be fully considered at the Board meeting, written comments on Items 1 and 3
through 8 must be received by
5:00 p.m., June 16, 2003. The deadline
for submitting comments on Item 2 was June 2, 2003 and Item 9 was May 21, 2003. Mailing address: PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA 95812-0100; FAX (916) 341-5620.
Note: Individuals who require special
accommodations are requested to contact Adrian Perez at (916) 341-5880 at least
5 working days prior to the meeting date.
TTY users may contact the California Relay service at 1-800-735-2929 or
voice line at 1-800-735-2922.
Please note: Some of our older material may no longer be available in electronic form. If you need assistance obtaining a file, please contact the Clerk to the Board, email commentletters@waterboards.ca.gov.