Discuss significant exposure to litigation or initiated litigation in the following matters (Gov. Code, § 11126, subd.(e)); (Gov. Code § 11126, subd. (e)(2)(B)(i)):
- Humboldt Redwood Company LLC v. North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board; State Water Resources Control Board, Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint; Humboldt County Superior Court, Case No. CV 1901082 (Nov. 18, 2019.)
- People of the State of California, Ex. Rel. The Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region v. Independence Corporate Offices, Inc., a California Corporation; Clay Tucker, an individual; Rincon Land Holdings LLC, an Arizona Corporation and Does 1-50 Inclusive (September 11, 2017) Trinity County Superior Court, Case No. SCV-17CV066.
- Green Diamond Resource Company v. North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board; State Water Resources Control Board Real Party in Interest, Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint; Humboldt County Superior Court, Case No. CV 2000678 (July 8, 2020.)
- People of the State of California, Ex. Rel. Department of Fish and Wildlife, State Water Resources Control Board, and Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region v. Shadowlight Ranch LLC; Joshua Sweet; Bohdan Curran, Individually and DBA Curran Equipment and Does 1 Through 30 inclusive, Humboldt County Superior Court Case No. CV 2001113 (October 30, 2020.)
- Humboldt Redwood Company and Green Diamond Resource Company v. California State Water Resources Control Board and North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, Humboldt County Superior Court, Case No. CV2000678, (September 24, 2021)
- State Water Resources Control Board’s Consideration of Own Motion Review Of Order No. R1-2023-0043 For Administrative Civil Liability In the Matter of Daniel Maldonado Suarez; Issued by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. (July 18, 2023).
- Bareilles v. North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board et al., Sonoma County Superior Court, Case No. SCV-273798 (July 12, 2023).
- Ecological Rights Foundation and Humboldt Waterkeeper Petition v. North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, Petition for Writ of Mandate, Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 24WM000044 (March 1, 2024).
7. Arrangements for Next Meeting and Adjournment
9:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 4, 2024, and
9:00 a.m., Thursday, December 5, 2024
5550 Skylane Blvd, Suite A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Procedures and Notes
Accessibility - The facility is accessible to people with disabilities. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting should contact Deidre Wilkerson, Executive Assistant, at (707) 576-2066 or Deidre.Wilkerson@waterboards.ca.gov at least 5 working days prior to the meeting. TTY/TDD/Speech-to-Speech users may contact the California Relay Service at 1-800-735-2929 or voice line at 1-800-735-2922.
General Statement - The primary duty of the Regional Water Board is to protect the quality of the waters within the region for all beneficial uses. This duty is implemented by formulating and adopting water quality plans for specific ground or surface water basins, and by prescribing and enforcing requirements on all domestic and industrial waste discharges. Responsibilities and procedures of the Regional Water Quality Control Board come from the state's Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act and the nation's Clean Water Act.
Written Comments, Oral Comments and Presentations - The purpose of the meeting is for the Regional Water Board to obtain testimony and information from concerned and affected parties and make decisions after considering the recommendations made by the Executive Officer. The Regional Water Board and staff welcome information on pertinent problems, but comments at the meeting should be brief and directed to specifics of the case to enable the Regional Water Board to take the appropriate action.
Materials for each agenda item that will be considered by the Regional Water Board are posted on the Regional Water Board’s website and may be provided to each person on the interested parties list. If you wish to be added to our interested parties list for a specific agenda item, please contact the staff person listed with the item in this agenda notice.
Written comments and materials must be submitted by the deadlines set by item-specific Notices and/or Hearing Procedures. Written comments and materials for information items must be submitted at least three days before the Board meeting. Written comments and materials that are received after identified deadlines will not generally be admitted. Any person requesting to submit late materials must demonstrate good cause, and the Chair must find that the admission of the late materials would not prejudice the North Coast Regional Water Board or any designated party. Pursuant to title 23, California Code of Regulations, section 648.4, the Regional Water Board may refuse to admit written testimony or evidence into the administrative record if it is not submitted to the Regional Water Board in a timely manner, unless the proponent can demonstrate why he or she was unable to submit the material on time or that compliance with the deadline would create an unreasonable hardship.
Any person who appears before the Board has an obligation to represent their interest in a professional manner. We expect all statements made before this Board to be truthful, with no attempts to mislead this Board by false statements, deceptive presentation, or failure to include essential information.
In order to give everyone an opportunity to be heard, a time limit for oral comments may be imposed on any agenda item. Interested persons are encouraged to submit their comments in writing by the applicable due date and use time for oral comments to summarize those concerns. Speakers should plan to deliver their oral comments within 5 minutes. If a longer period of time is desired, speakers will be expected to notify the Executive Officer three days prior to the meeting date, for approval by the Chair and for scheduling purposes. The speaker will be expected to have submitted a written summary of the comments to be delivered by the due date for the associated agenda item and limit oral comments to a summary of pertinent points previously presented in writing.
Speakers are responsible for providing and operating projectors and other presentation aids. Some equipment may be available at the Board meeting; however, the type of equipment available will vary depending on the meeting location. To ascertain the availability of presentation equipment please contact Deidre Wilkerson at (707) 576-2066 or Deidre.Wilkerson@waterboards.ca.gov at least 5 working days prior to the meeting.
Hearing Record - Material presented to the Regional Water Board as part of testimony that is to be made part of the record must be left with the Regional Water Board. This includes photographs, slides, charts, diagrams, written testimony, etc. All Regional Water Board files pertaining to the items on this agenda are hereby made a part of the record submitted by staff to the Regional Water Board for its consideration prior to action on the related items.
Petition of Regional Water Board Action - Any person affected adversely by a decision of the Regional Water Board may petition the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), to review the decision in accordance with Water Code section 13320 and California Code of Regulations, title 23, sections 2050 and following. The State Water Board must receive the petition by 5:00 p.m., 30 days after the date of the Regional Water Board’s action, except if the thirtieth day following the action falls on a Saturday, Sunday or state holiday, the petition must be received by the State Water Board by 5:00 p.m. on the next business day. Copies of the laws and regulations applicable to filing a petition will be provided upon request, and may also be accessed at Water Quality Petitions (https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/public_notices/petitions/water_quality/).
Board Members |
Hector Bedolla, Board Chair |
Healdsburg |
Gregory Giusti, Vice Chair |
Ukiah |
Alexandra Hart |
Montague |
Ryan Sundberg |
Trinidad |
Jake Mackenzie |
Rohnert Park |
Vacant |
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Vacant |
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State Board |
Dorene D’Adamo |
State Board Liaison |
Management Staff |
Valerie Quinto |
Executive Officer |
Josh Curtis |
Assistant Executive Officer |
Claudia Villacorta |
Assistant Executive Officer |
Matthias St. John |
Climate Specialist |
Deidre Wilkerson |
Executive Assistant |
Nathan Jacobsen |
Counsel to the Board |
Bayley Toft-Dupuy |
Counsel to the Board |
Edith Viera |
Staff Services Manager |
Celene Uribe |
Small Business Liaison |
Planning & Stewardship Division |
Katharine Carter |
Division Supervisor |
Lisa Bernard |
Supervisor, Planning Unit |
Brendan Thompson |
Supervisor, Adaptive Watershed Management Unit |
Bryan McFadin |
Flow & Riparian Protection Specialist |
Elizabeth Pope |
Humboldt Bay Stewardship Specialist |
Nonpoint Source & Surface Water Protection Division |
Johnathan Warmerdam |
Division Supervisor |
James Burke |
Supervisor, Southern Nonpoint Source and Forestry Unit |
Forest Fortescue |
Supervisor, Northern Nonpoint Source and Forestry Unit |
Gil Falcone |
Supervisor, Southern 401 Certification & Nonpoint Source Protection Unit |
Ryan Bey |
Supervisor, Northern 401 Certification & Nonpoint Source Protection Unit |
Jake Shannon |
Restoration Specialist |
Point Source Control & Groundwater Protection Division |
Charles Reed |
Division Supervisor |
Heaven Moore |
Supervisor, NPDES Stormwater Unit |
Vacant |
Supervisor, NPDES Wastewater Unit |
Heidi Bauer |
Supervisor, Cleanup Unit |
Kelsey Cody |
Supervisor, Land Disposal & Groundwater Permitting Unit |
Chris Watt |
Groundwater Specialist |
Agriculture & Enforcement Division |
Kason Grady |
Division Supervisor |
David Kusmar |
Supervisor, Southern Agriculture Unit |
Mona Dougherty |
Supervisor, Northern Cannabis Regulatory Unit |
Jeremiah Puget |
Supervisor, Enforcement Unit |
Elias Scott |
Watershed Stewardship Specialist, Scott and Shasta Rivers |
Regional Water Quality Control Board
North Coast Region
5550 Skylane Boulevard, Suite A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
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