NOTICE
OF PUBLIC MEETING
Thursday,
March 17, 2016, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday,
March 18, 2016, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Santa
Barbara County Offices
Supervisors’
Board Hearing Room – 4th Floor
105
East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara
Thursday, March 17, 2016, 8:30 a.m.
BOARD BUSINESS
1.
Roll Call
[Tammie Olson, Clerk to the Board, 805/549-3140, Tammie.Olson@Waterboards.ca.gov]
2.
Introductions, Staff Recognition, and Awards
[Lisa McCann, Interim Executive Officer 805/549-3140, Lisa.McCann@waterboards.ca.gov ]
3.
Approval of the January 28, 2016, Board Meeting
minutes
4.
Report by Regional Board Members
5.
Report by State Water Resources Control Board
Liaison [Steven Moore 916/341-5624]
6.
Intentionally left blank
Uncontested Items
[Tom Kukol, 805/549-3689, tom.kukol@waterboards.ca.gov]
9.
Left
Blank
Discussion/Informational Items
10. Active Oil Field Regulatory Program: A Historical Retrospective and New Paradigm
[Aaron
Katona 805/542-4649, aaron.katona@waterboards.ca.gov]
11. Left Blank
Public Forum
Administrative Items
[Lisa McCann, Interim Executive Officer 805/549-3140, Lisa.McCann@waterboards.ca.gov ]
14.
Executive Officer’s Report
[Lisa McCann, Interim Executive Officer 805/549-3140, Lisa.McCann@waterboards.ca.gov ]
Closed Session
15.
The Board may meet in closed session as authorized
by Government Code section 11126. See Item
22
Friday, March 18, 2016, 8:30 a.m.
BOARD BUSINESS
16.
Roll Call
[Tammie Olson,
Clerk to the Board, 805/549-3140, Tammie.Olson@Waterboards.ca.gov]
Public Forum
18.
Environmental Justice Update
[Angela Schroeter, 805/542-4644, Angela.Schroeter@waterboards.ca.gov]
19. Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program - Groundwater Monitoring Data Summary
[Angela Schroeter, 805/542-4644, Angela.Schroeter@waterboards.ca.gov]
20. Total Nitrogen Applied Data Summary
[Chris Rose 805/542-4770, chris.rose@waterboards.ca.gov]
21. Overview of Nitrate Treatment Technologies for Drinking Water
[Eugene Leung, State Water Resources Control Board – Division of Drinking Water, 510/620-3460 Eugene.Leung@waterboards.ca.gov ]
Closed Session
Executive Officer Announcement (audio)
For Friday only
The Board is conducting this meeting using telephones that will permit
Board members to participate from two locations as shown below:
Santa
Barbara County Offices
Supervisors’
Board Hearing Room – 4th Floor
105 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara
81 Devon Ct. Watsonville, CA 95076;
22.
Discussion of Cases in Litigation Staff Counsel
Jessica Jahr
The Board will
meet in closed session to discuss pending litigation, as authorized by
Government Code (GC) Section 11126[e][2][A], in the cases of:
1.
Monterey
Coastkeeper, et al. v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central
Coast Region (Monterey County Superior Court Case No. M111983)(Extension of
2004 Ag Order)
2.
Petition of
Monterey Coastkeeper, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and San Luis Obispo
Coastkeeper (Resolution No. R3-2011-0208, Executive Officer Extension of the
2004 Agricultural Order No. R3-2004-0117)
3.
Petition of
William Elliott (Resolution No. R3-2011-0208, Executive Officer Extension of
the 2004 Agricultural Order No. R3-2004-0117
4.
Petition of Desal
Response Group (Ocean View CSD Desalination Facility, Ocean View Plaza,
Monterey CA; Order No. R3-2007-0040 [NPDES Permit No. CA0050016]), SWRCB/OCC
File No. A-1873
5.
Petition of City
of Lompoc (Santa Barbara County, Resolution No. R3-2008-0071 for City of Lompoc
Storm Water Management Program), SWRCB/OCC File No. A-1965
6.
Casmalia Hazardous
Waste Site Litigation: U.S. v. State of California and Related Matters
7.
Petition of Levon
Investments, LLC; Rose Marie Towle (trustee); John L. DeMourkas (trustee); John
Ridell (trustee); Stephanie Marie Redding (trustee); Elisa Anna Redding
(trustee); and Wells Fargo Bank (trustee) for Renco Encoders, 26 Coromar Drive,
Goleta (Water Code Section 13267 Order dated May 13, 2011, Revising Monitoring
and Reporting Program No. R3-2005-0143), SWRCB/OCC File No. A-2168
8.
Petition of
Monterey County Water Resources Agency, Water Code Section 13267 Order dated
April 18, 2012, Requiring a Report of Waste Discharge, SWRCB/OCC File A-2212
9.
Petition of City of Watsonville (Water Code
Section 13267 Order dated December 3, 2012, Requiring Submission of Information
concerning the Sewer Collection System along Freedom Boulevard and Broadis
Street, Watsonville), SWRCB/OCC File A-2237
10.
South
San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District v. California State Water Resources
Control Board; Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast (Case No. 34-2015-80002033)
11. Carmen
Zamora and Environmental Law Foundation vs. Regional Water Quality Control
Board, Central Coast Region (San Luis Obispo County Superior Court, Case No. 15CV-0247)
(Central Coast Groundwater Coalition cooperative monitoring program)
12. Pyrethroid
Working Group v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast
Region, State Water Resources Control Board (Sacramento County Superior Court,
Case No. 34-2015-80002177)(Santa Maria Watershed TMDL for Toxicity and Pesticides)
13. Rava Ranches, et al. v. California Regional
Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region (Monterey Superior
Court Case No. 16CV000255) (Request for Preliminary Injunction regarding PRA
for Total Nitrogen Applied Forms)
14. Triangle
Farms, Inc. v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast
Region (Monterey Superior Court Case
No. 16CV000257) (Request for Preliminary Injunction regarding PRA for Total
Nitrogen Applied Forms)
15. U.S. et al. v. HVI Cat Canyon, Inc., f/k/a Greka Oil & Gas, Inc. (U.S. District Court, Central District of California Case No. CV 11-05097 FMO (PLAx))
The Board may
discuss significant exposure to litigation as authorized by GC Section 11126[e][2][B]. The Board may also decide whether to initiate
litigation as authorized by GC Section 11126[e][2][C]. The Board is not required to allow public
comment on closed session items. (See GC Section 11125.7(d).
Deliberation on Decision after Hearing
The Board may meet
in closed session to deliberate on a decision to be reached based upon evidence
introduced in a hearing, as authorized by GC Section 11126(c) (3).
Personnel Issues
The
Board may meet in closed session to discuss the appointment, evaluation of
performance, or dismissal of a public employee or to hear complaints or charges
brought against that employee by another employee unless the employee requests
a public hearing. (This closed session is authorized under Government Code
section 11126, subd. (a)(1).)
The next
scheduled Board meeting is May 12-13, 2016, in Watsonville.
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION!!
If you have questions about
the agenda, contact Tammie Olson at (805) 549-3140.
Unless otherwise specified,
all parties and interested persons must submit written comments and
presentation materials for agendized items by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2016; submittals will not be
accepted after that time.
Submittals are to be sent
via e-mail to the Clerk to the Board at Tammie.Olson@waterboards.ca.gov. Please
indicate in the subject line, “3/17-18/16
BOARD MEETING (fill in bolded subject from appropriate item).” If you
have questions about the agenda, contact the Clerk to the Board at (805) 549-3140.
Agenda and items are
available electronically at: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_info/agendas/index.shtml
Instructions regarding board
meeting conduct and procedures can be found on the Central Coast Water
Board’s website: http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_info/agendas/board_meeting_conduct.pdf