STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

WORKSHOP AGENDA

 

                                                                                Tuesday, January 6, 2004 – 1:00 p.m.

Sierra Hearing Room

 

AND

 

Wednesday, January 7, 2004 – 9:00 a.m.

                                                                           Central Valley Auditorium – Second Floor

The 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; Fax 341-5620.  This notice and associated staff reports can be accessed electronically through our Internet address at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov.  (Note:  agenda items should be available electronically on December 30, 2003.)

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Audio broadcast of this meeting is available at:  http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Broadcast/

 

Workshop includes informal discussion of items to be presented for action at a future business meeting.  People who are interested in items on the agenda are urged to attend workshops as they may miss valuable discussion that will not be repeated at the Board meeting.  NOTE:  There is no voting at workshops.  Items requiring Board action must come to a Board meeting.

 

Please note time limitations on presentations may be imposed.  The State Board

requests oral testimony be summarized.  http://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.

 

ITEMS 1-4 WILL BE DISCUSSED ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 6 STARTING AT  1:00 P.M.


 ITEMS 5-8 WILL BE DISCUSSED ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7 STARTING AT  9:00 A.M. 
(NOTE:  ITEMS 6-8 WILL NOT BE HEARD PRIOR TO 1:00 P.M.)

 

JANUARY 6, 2004 WORKSHOP

 

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.

 

WATER QUALITY                                                                                                                   

1.  Consideration of an Order Adopting Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Dredged or Fill Discharges to Waters Deemed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to be Outside of Federal Jurisdiction (General WDRs) and Consideration of a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the General WDRs. (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed water quality order and resolution.)  As previously noticed, written comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., January 5, 2004.

 

2.  Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region to Incorporate a Total Maximum Daily Load for Chloride in the Upper Santa Clara River.  (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed amendment.)

 

**3.  Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Lahontan Region to Revise Waste Discharge Prohibition Exemption Criteria for the Mojave Hydrologic Unit.  (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed amendment.)

 

WATER QUALITY

4.  Consideration of Approval of an Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins to Incorporate Site-Specific Temperature Objectives for Deer Creek in El Dorado and Sacramento Counties.  (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to approve the proposed amendment.)

 

 

JANUARY 7, 2004 WORKSHOP

 

 

ITEM 5 WILL BE DISCUSSED STARTING AT 9:00 A.M., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7 ITEMS 6-8 WILL NOT BE HEARD PRIOR TO 1:00 P.M.

 

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.

 

WATER QUALITY PETITIONS

5.  In the Matter of the Petitions of Agricultural Water Quality Coalition, et al.; Deltakeeper, et al.; California Farm Bureau Federation; California Rice Commission; San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority; Northern California Water Association and Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; Stevinson Water District for Review of Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges From Irrigated Lands, Resolution No. R5-2002-0201; Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges From Irrigated Lands, Resolution No. R5-2003-0105; Monitoring and Reporting Program for Coalition Groups, Order No. R5-2003-0826; Rescission of Prior Conditional Waivers, Resolution No. R5-2003-0102; Monitoring and Reporting Program for Individual Dischargers, Order No. R5-2003-0827; Monitoring Program Order No. R5-2003-0826; Rescission of Prior Conditional Waivers, Resolution No. R5-2003-0102; Monitoring and Reporting Program for Coalition Groups, Order No. R5-2003-0826; Monitoring and Reporting Program for Individual Dischargers, Order No. R5-2003-0827; Adoption of Negative Declaration, Resolution No. R5-2003-0103, Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region.  SWRCB/OCC Files A-1536, A-1536(a), A-1586, AND A-1586(a) through
A-1586(f)
.
  (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order approving issuance of the Waiver, monitoring requirements and a negative declaration for discharges from irrigated agriculture, with changes to the identification requirements and the monitoring requirement for Trihalomethanes.)  As previously noticed, written comments on the draft order must be received by the Office of Chief Counsel no later than 5:00 p.m., January 2, 2004.

 

6.  In the Matter of the Petition of California Forestry Association for Review of Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges Related to Timber Harvest Activities in the Lahontan Region, Resolution No. R6T-2003-0001, Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region.  SWRCB/OCC File A-1546.  (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order approving the issuance of the Waiver, but striking certain provisions due to vagueness, and including a provision indicating that the Waiver’s terms do not apply to discharges requiring a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.)  As previously noticed, written comments on the draft order must be received by the Office of Chief Counsel no later than 5:00 p.m., January 2, 2004.

 

7.  In the Matter of the Petitions of California Forestry Association; and Environmental Protection Information Center, DeltaKeeper, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, Sierra Club California, and WaterKeepers Northern California (collectively EPIC) for Review of Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges Related to Timber Harvest Activities in the Central Valley Region, Resolution No. R5-2003-0005, Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region.  SWRCB/OCC Files A-1552 and A-1552(a).  (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order approving the issuance of the Waiver, but striking certain provisions due to vagueness.)  As previously noticed, written comments on the draft order must be received by the Office of Chief Counsel no later than 5:00 p.m., January 2, 2004.

 

8.  In the Matter of the Petition of the Environmental Protection Information Center and the Humboldt Watershed Council Regarding the Interim Categorical Waivers for Discharges Related to Timber Operations (Order Nos. R1-2002-0109 and R1-2003-0116, North Coast Region) , Issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region.  SWRCB/OCC File A-1539.  (The Board will consider, at a Board meeting, whether to adopt the proposed order setting aside the waiver adopted by the North Coast Regional Board.)  As previously noticed, written comments on the draft order must be received by the Office of Chief Counsel no later than 5:00 p.m., January 2, 2004.

 

 

 

Closed Session Item

(Please note Closed Sessions are not open to the public)

 

LITIGATION   (This closed session is authorized under Government Code section 11126(e)(1).)

The Board will be meeting in closed session to discuss ongoing litigation in the case of El Dorado Irrigation District v. SWRCB (Sacramento County Superior Court, No. 01CS01319.

 

 

 

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*In order to be fully considered at the meeting, written comments must be received in the Office of Chief Counsel no later than 5:00 p.m., January 2, 2004 on Items 5-8.

 

Written comments on Items 1-4 must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. January 5, 2004.  

 

Mailing address:  PO Box 100, Sacramento, CA  95812-0100; FAX 916-341-5620

 

**This item is expected to be routine and noncontroversial and there will be no discussion unless requested by a Board Member, staff or interested party.  If such a request is made, the item will be considered separately.

 

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