Board Meeting Audio for April 2007

Regional Water Quality Control Board
North Coast Region
5550 Skylane Blvd., Suite A

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

i. Pledge of Allegiance
ii. Roll Call and Introductions
iii. Board Member Ex Parte Communication Disclosure
iv. Pledge of Allegiance
v. Roll Call and Introductions
vi. Board Member Ex Parte Communication Disclosure
vii. State Board Liaison's, Board Chair's, Board Members' and Executive Officer's Reports
Audio for above items : (1.65mb 3.5 minutes)

viii. Public Forum (3.8mb 8.25 minutes)

2. Approval of Meeting Minutes: March 2007 (.5mb 1 minute)

3. Board Expenses (2.9mb 6 minutes)

Consent Items:


4. Order No. R1-2007-0027, to consider Waste Discharge Requirements for Geysers Power Company, LLC Calpine Corporation, The Geysers and Wildhorse Development. (1.2mb 2.5 minutes)

5. PUBLIC HEARING Order No. R1-2007-0015, to consider a proposed Cease and Desist Order for Fort Bragg Municipal Improvement District (1mb, 2 minutes)

Petitions for Consideration

6. Consider draft Resolution No. R1-2007-0028 to deny a petition submitted by the Karuk Tribe of California, Klamath Riverkeeper, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations and the Institute for Fisheries Resources, requesting that the Regional Water Board order PacifiCorp, operator of Copco and Iron Gate Dams to submit a report of waste discharge and/or to issue waste discharge requirements.(52mb, 111 minutes)

7. Consider a petition, submitted by Felice Pace, requesting the Regional Water Board to order the Montague Irrigation District, operator of Dwinell Reservoir, to submit a report of waste discharge and/or to issue waste discharge requirements. The Regional Water Board will hear comments/argument and consider a motion directing staff to prepare a resolution or order for adoption at the July 2007 Board meeting. (34mb, 72 minutes)

8. Consider a petition, submitted by Bill Crane, John and Annie Roberts, Margaret Rockwood, Marcia Hart, Madeleine Rose, and Ed Berger, requesting the Regional Water Board to assert its jurisdiction over 6875 Timber Drive, Sebastopol to prohibit construction of a septic system on the property until the Regional Board approves a system that meets requirements of the Basin Plan and all other related policies and regulations. (25mb, 54 minutes)

Workshop

9. Public Workshop and CEQA Scoping Meeting concerning the development of an amendment to the Regional Water Quality Control Plan for the North Coast Region to address Low Threat Discharge. (26mb, 56 minutes)

Enforcement

10. PUBLIC HEARING Order No. R1-2007-0016, to consider adoption of an administrative civil liability order acknowledging penalty payment and specifying a supplemental environmental project to satisfy Administrative Civil Liability Complaint No. R1-2005-0038 issued on May 11, 2005 for violations of Waste Discharge Requirements Order Nos. 94-110 and R1-2001-0022 adopted for Georgia Pacific Corporation, Fort Bragg Lumber Mill, Mendocino County. (1.3mb, 3 minutes)

11. PUBLIC HEARING Order No. R1-2007-0021, to consider adoption of an administrative civil liability order acknowledging penalty payment and specifying a project to satisfy Administrative Civil Liability Complaint No. R1-2006-0091 issued on August 22, 2006 for violation of Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R1-2004-0013 adopted for the City of Eureka, Elk River Wastewater Treatment Facility, Humboldt County. (1.6mb, 3.5 minutes)

12. PUBLIC HEARING Order No. R1-2007-0018, to consider adoption of an administrative civil liability order acknowledging penalty payment and specifying a compliance project to satisfy Administrative Civil Liability Complaint No. R1-2006-0034 issued on March 16, 2006 for violations of Waste Discharge Requirements. (2mb, 4.5 Minutes)

Information Items

13. Update on Sediment Amendment to the Basin Plan (2.3mb, 5 minutes)

14. Executive Officer Administrative Civil Liabilities (Catherine Kuhlman)
15. Board Member Requests for Future Agenda Items (Catherine Kuhlman)
16. Monthly Report to the Board
17. Other Items of Interest
Audio for above items (4.1mb, 9 minutes)