Meeting Notice and Agenda Items
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
**MEETING IS ONE DAY ONLY**
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 - 1:00 p.m. (Board Tour)
Transportation will be provided to Board Members and staff. Other attendees will need to provide their own transportation. If you are interested in attending this tour, you must RSVP via email to agenda5@waterboards.ca.gov on or before April 23 at 12:00 p.m. indicating the names of attendees. There will be a maximum of 40 persons permitted on the Tour. Water Board staff will provide an agenda for the tour with times, meeting locations, and driving directions.
Thursday, 27 April 2023 - 9:00 a.m.
KERN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBERS
1115 Truxtun Ave # 504
Bakersfield, CA 93301
THIS BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON AND VIA VIDEO AND TELECONFERENCE
How to Attend This Meeting:
This meeting will occur with both a physical meeting location and an option for the public
to participate from a remote location. Pursuant to Government Code section 11133, one
or more Board Members may participate remotely. Additional information for those
wishing to attend remotely can be found below.
TO ATTEND IN PERSON:
If you would like to attend in person please use this address and link for directions.
TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE LIVECAST (NOT PARTICIPATING):
If you do not need to participate, but would like to watch and listen in to this meeting, please use the "PUBLIC MEETING YOUTUBE LIVECAST" links below.
- 27 April 2023: YOUTUBE LIVE STREAM URL (https://youtube.com/live/d_rrFdFbDmg?feature=share)
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING (via ZOOM):
Persons wishing to participate in the meeting via video or teleconference will need to contact the Board by email to receive a Zoom Meeting ID and password prior to the meeting by doing the following:
- Send an email to Agenda5@Waterboards.ca.gov
- In the Subject line, indicate: Agenda Item Number(s) you are interested in
- In the body of the email indicate:
- Who you represent (i.e., self, another person, an organization).
- Whether you intend to speak or just listen.
- Whether you intend to participate via videoconference (your computer microphone and speaker) or by telephone.
- If calling in by telephone, please provide the last three digits of the telephone number you will be calling from.
The Board will respond to your email with the Zoom Meeting ID and password for the meeting. If you do not send an email by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, it is possible you will need to begin watching the webcast available on YouTube. You cannot participate in the Zoom meeting until you receive an email with the Zoom ID and password.
Additional information on attending the meeting can be found on the Regional Board Meeting Calendar webpage.
Items on this Agenda are numbered for identification purposes only; the Board may consider these items out of their listed order.
Copies of the items to be considered by the Central Valley Water Board are posted on the Board’s Tentative Orders web page.
Questions regarding individual items should be directed to the Board staff person whose name and phone number are indicated with the agenda item. For general questions, to request a special accommodation, or to request interpreter services, please send an e-mail to agenda5@waterboards.ca.gov or call (916) 464-3291. Please request special accommodations or interpreter services at least 10 business days in advance of the meeting. TTY users may contact the California Relay Service at 1-800-735-2929 or voice line at 1-800-735-2922.
Items to be considered by the Board at the 27-28 April 2023 Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Meeting, organized by agenda item number.
- Board Meeting Agenda - English | Español (revised / modificada el 4/18/2023)
- Executive Officer's Report
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 - 1:00 p.m.
Board Business - Oil Field Tour
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board staff will host an Oil Fields Tour in Bakersfield. A presentation will be given by Cawelo Water District and Board staff on current reuse practices of oil field produced wastewater used for irrigation. Attendees will visit a holding pond used for storage and distribution of produced wastewater for irrigation and overlook the Kern River Oil Field where Board staff will discuss oil field practices. Transportation will be provided to Board Members and staff. Other attendees will need to provide their own transportation. If you are interested in attending this tour, you must RSVP via email to agenda5@waterboards.ca.gov on or before April 23 at 12:00 p.m. indicating the names of attendees. There will be a maximum of 40 persons permitted on the Tour. Water Board staff will provide an agenda for the tour with times, meeting locations, and driving directions.
Thursday, 27 April 2023 - 9:00 a.m.
BOARD BUSINESS
- Consideration of Minutes from February 2023 Board Meeting.
CONTESTED/DISCUSSION ITEMS
IRRIGATED LANDS REGULATORY PROGRAM
- Irrigated Lands Groundwater Protection Targets – Information Item Only
WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS
City of Folsom, Folsom Corporation Yard Landfill, Sacramento County – Consideration of Rescission of Waste Discharge Requirements Order R5-2008-0106- (THIS ITEM WAS MOVED TO THE UNCONTESTED CALENDAR)
Sierra Nevada Cheese Company, Inc. and Gregerson Properties, LLC, Sierra Nevada Cheese Processing Facility, Glenn County – Consideration of Revised Waste Discharge Requirements Order R5-2007-0043- (THIS ITEM WILL BE HEARD AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING)
NPDES PROGRAM
Municipal Wastewater Dischargers That Meet Objectives/Criteria at the Point of Discharge to Surface Water (Municipal General Order), Region 5 – Consideration of NPDES General Order Renewal (NPDES General Order CAG585001)- (THIS ITEM WILL BE HEARD AT A FUTURE BOARD MEETING)
City of Mt. Shasta and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, City of Mt. Shasta Wastewater Treatment Plant, Siskiyou County – Consideration of NPDES Permit Renewal (NPDES No. CA0078051)- (THIS ITEM WAS MOVED TO THE UNCONTESTED CALENDAR)
City of Redding, Stillwater Wastewater Treatment Plant, Shasta County – Consideration of NPDES Permit Renewal (NPDES No. CA0082589)- (THIS ITEM WAS MOVED TO THE UNCONTESTED CALENDAR)
Reynolds Consumer Products, LLC, Reynolds Molded Pulp Mill, Tehama County – Consideration of NPDES Permit Renewal (NPDES No. CA0004821)- (THIS ITEM WAS MOVED TO THE UNCONTESTED CALENDAR)
OILFIELDS PROGRAM
- Oilfields Program Update – Information Item Only
CEASE AND DESIST ORDER
- Joe Silva, Tony Silva, and James Silva, Silva Brothers Dairy #1, San Joaquin County – Rescind Cease and Desist Order R5-2020-0029 - (THIS ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED UP FROM FRIDAY'S CALENDAR)
(NOT TO BE HEARD BEFORE 1:00 P.M.)
- City of Arvin, Arvin Wastewater Treatment Facility, Kern County – Consideration of Cease and Desist Order R5-2022-XXXX - (THIS ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED UP FROM FRIDAY'S CALENDAR)
For a copy of documents listed, please contact Adam Laputz at (916) 464-4839 or email at Adam.Laputz@waterboards.ca.gov.
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
(Cal. Code Regs., tit. 23, § 647.2, subd. (f).)
Uncontested items are those items that are not being contested at the Board Meeting and will be acted on without discussion. If any person or Board Member requests discussion, the item may be removed from the Uncontested Calendar and taken up in the regular agenda in an order determined by the Board Chair.
UNCONTESTED WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS
- UNCONTESTED WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS
- Azteca Milling, L.P. dba Valley Grain Products, Azteca Madera Masa Plant, Madera County – Consideration of Revised Waste Discharge Requirements Order 70-208
- Homestake Mining Company, McLaughlin Mine, Lake, Napa, and Yolo Counties – Consideration of Revised Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2012-0010-01
- Cover Letter
- Waste Discharge Requirements
- Revised Waste Discharge Requirements (posted 4/19/2023)
- Revised Waste Discharge Requirements (posted 4/24/2023)
- Monitoring and Reporting Program
- Comments Received:
For a copy of the comments received, please contact Brad Shelton at (916) 464-4713 or email Brad.Shelton@waterboards.ca.gov.- Homestake Mining Company, 17 March 2023
- Catherine Koehler, 17 March 2023
- Vaughn Frei, 17 April 2023 (posted 4/19/2023)
- Response to Comments
- Late Revisions (posted 4/19/2023)
- Late Revisions (posted 4/24/2023)
- Notice of Public Hearing
- Lost Hills Environmental, LLC; Lost Hills Environmental Waste Facility, Kern County – Consideration of Revised Waste Discharge Requirements Order Nos. R5-2022-0028 and R5-2010-0123
- Cover Letter
- Waste Discharge Requirements
- Monitoring and Reporting Program
- Comments Received:
For a copy of the comments received, please contact Carlos Cervantez at Carlos.Cervantez@waterboards.ca.gov.- Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, 13 February 2023
- Lost Hills Environmental LLC, 3 March 2023
- Lost Hills Environmental LLC, 7 March 2023
- Response to Comments
- Notice of Public Hearing
- Mariposa County, Mariposa County Landfill, Mariposa County – Consideration of Revised Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2003-0094
- Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority, Billy Wright Solid Waste Landfill, Merced County – Consideration of Revised Waste Discharge Requirements Order Nos. R5-2022-0029 and R5-2011-0061
- Cover Letter
- Waste Discharge Requirements
- Monitoring and Reporting Program
- Comments Received:
For a copy of the comments received, please contact Elizabeth Welch at Elizabeth.Welch@waterboards.ca.gov.
- Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority, 8 March 2023
- Response to Comments
- Notice of Public Hearing
- City of Folsom, Folsom Corporation Yard Landfill, Sacramento County – Consideration of Rescission of Waste Discharge Requirements Order R5-2008-0106
UNCONTESTED NPDES PERMITS
- UNCONTESTED NPDES PERMITS
- Calaveras County Water District and Saddle Creek Golf Club LLC, Copper Cove Wastewater Reclamation Facility, Calaveras County – Consideration of NPDES Permit Renewal (NPDES Permit CA0084620)
- Cover Letter
- Waste Discharge Requirements/NPDES Permit
- Comments Received:
For a copy of the comments received, please contact Sarah Thompson at (916) 464-4713 or email Sarah.Thompson@waterboards.ca.gov.- Central Valley Clean Water Association (CVCWA), 20 March 2023
- Response to Comments
- Late Revisions (posted 4/25/2023)
- Notice of Public Hearing
- City of Lincoln, Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Facility, Placer County – Consideration of NPDES Permit Amendment (NPDES Permit CA0084476)
- Limited Threat Discharges to Surface Water General Waste Discharge Requirements Order – Consideration of General Permit Amendment (NPDES General Permit CAG995002)
- Calaveras County Water District and Saddle Creek Golf Club LLC, Copper Cove Wastewater Reclamation Facility, Calaveras County – Consideration of NPDES Permit Renewal (NPDES Permit CA0084620)
(THESE ITEMS WERE MOVED FROM THE CONTESTED CALENDAR)
- City of Mt. Shasta and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, City of Mt. Shasta Wastewater Treatment Plant, Siskiyou County – Consideration of NPDES Permit Renewal (NPDES No. CA0078051)
- Summary Sheet
- Cover Letter
- Waste Discharge Requirements/NPDES Permit
- Comments Received:
- Response to Comments
- Late Revisions (posted 4/19/2023)
- Notice of Public Hearing
- City of Redding, Stillwater Wastewater Treatment Plant, Shasta County – Consideration of NPDES Permit Renewal (NPDES No. CA0082589)
- Summary Sheet
- Cover Letter
- Waste Discharge Requirements/NPDES Permit
- Comments Received:
For a copy of the comments received, please contact Stacy Gotham at (530) 224-4993 or email at Stacy.Gotham@waterboards.ca.gov.- City of Redding, 6 March 2023
- Response to Comments
- Notice of Public Hearing
- Reynolds Consumer Products, LLC, Reynolds Molded Pulp Mill, Tehama County – Consideration of NPDES Permit Renewal (NPDES No. CA0004821)
UNCONTESTED RESCISSIONS
- UNCONTESTED RESCISSIONS
- Adriana Smith, Shady Glen Mobile Home Park, Placer County – Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 86-187
- Wayne Beutler, Dell Wayne Estates Mobile Home Park, Sutter County – Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 91-067
UNCONTESTED CHANGE OF NAME
- UNCONTESTED CHANGE OF NAME
- Chris Ottone, North State Rendering Company, Inc., Butte County – Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R5-2020-0023
- Kent and Alice Pryor, Casa de Amigos Mobile Home Park, Stanislaus County – Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 94-056
- Larry Morales, Gold Beach Park, El Dorado County – Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 90-055
Friday, 28 April 2023 - 9:00 a.m.
CONTESTED/DISCUSSION ITEMS
CEASE AND DESIST ORDER
Joe Silva, Tony Silva, and James Silva, Silva Brothers Dairy #1, San Joaquin County – Rescind Cease and Desist Order R5-2020-0029- (THIS ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED TO THURSDAY'S CALENDAR)
City of Arvin, Arvin Wastewater Treatment Facility, Kern County – Consideration of Cease and Desist Order R5-2022-XXXX- (THIS ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED TO THURSDAY'S CALENDAR)