Note: Copies of the orders, decisions, and resolutions mentioned in these minutes can be obtained from the SWRCB Web Site Resolutions/Orders/Decisions Page or Maureen Marché, State Water Resources Control Board, Post Office Box 100, Sacramento, California, 95812-0100; or call (916) 657-0990.

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by John Caffrey, Chairman, September 2, 1998, at 10:04 a.m., in the First-Floor Hearing Room, 901 "P" Street, Sacramento, California.

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT

John Caffrey, James M. Stubchaer, Marc Del Piero, Mary Jane Forster and John W. Brown.

BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT

None.

STAFF PRESENT

Walt Pettit, Dale Claypoole, William R. Attwater, Maureen Marché, Harry Schueller, Dan Frink, Craig J. Wilson.

OTHERS PRESENT

Tom Birmingham, LA Department of Water & Power; F. Bruce Dodge, National Audubon Society; Mary Scoonover, California State Lands Commission and Department of Parks & Recreation; Don Mooney, Trust for Public Lands; Katie Bellomo, People for Mono Basin Preservation; Virginia Cahill, Department of Fish & Game; Richard Roos-Colllins and Jim Edmondson, California Trout; Cindy Wise, Lahontan Regional Board; Bill Thomas, Grape & Tree Fruit League; Karen Taberski, San Francisco Bay Regional Board; Nicole Capretz, Environmental Health Coalition; Jean-Mari Peltier, Department of Pesticide Regulation; G. Fred Lee; Jerry Bruns, Central Valley Regional Board; Michael Lozeau, San Francisco Baykeeper; Bryan Stuart, Dow AgroSciences; Keith Nakatani, Save the Bay; Bill Jennings, Deltakeeper; Alvin Greenberg, Planning & Conservation League; Jackie Forrest, Heal the Bay; Kathy Mannion, Western Growers Association; Sharon Green, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles.

PUBLIC FORUM

No one addressed the Board.

(Note: Item 1 was a Closed Session Item)

WATER RIGHTS

2. Consideration of Proposed Order Requiring the City of Los Angeles to Implement Stream and Waterfowl Habitat Restoration Measures in the Mono Lake Basin (Water Right Licenses 10191 and 10192, Applications 8042 and 8043).
Harry Schueller, Chief, Division of Water Rights, presented the item noting staff recommended revisions (dated September 1, 1998) to the July 16 draft order. Mr. Schueller also briefly summarized significant written comments received from interested parties.

T. Birmingham, F. B. Dodge, M. Scoonover, D. Mooney, K. Bellomo, V. Cahill, R. Roos-Collins and J. Edmondson addressed the Board.

Dan Frink, Office of the Chief Counsel, responded to some of the comments.

Motion: By roll call vote the Board approved the draft order as recommended by staff, including the September 1 additional revisions, and two additional revisions: (l) page 33, first sentence, remove the word "strong"; and (2) page 43, last sentence, first full paragraph, remove the word "high". WR Order 98-05

Roll Call: John W. Brown Yes

James M. Stubchaer Yes

Mary Jane Forster Yes

Marc Del Piero No

John Caffrey Yes

BAY PROTECTION CLEANUP PLANS

3. Consideration of a Resolution to Adopt a Water Quality Control Policy for Guidance on the Development of Regional Toxic Hot Spot Cleanup Plans.

Craig J. Wilson, Division of Water Quality, presented the item noting revisions since the discussion at the July 8, 1998 Board meeting and the staff meeting with Department of Pesticide Regulation. Mr. Wilson also responded to comment letters.

J. M. Peltier, N. Capretz, G. Fred Lee, J. Bruns, M. Lozeau, B. Stuart, B. Jennings, K. Nakatani, A. Greenberg, J. Forrest, S. Green, K. Mannion, B. Thomas, and K. Taberski addressed the Board.

Mr. Wilson and responded to questions from the Board regarding the FED process.

Motion: By roll call vote 3-to-2 the Board adopted the resolution approving the policy and FED, as recommended by staff. Resolution 98-090

Roll Call: John W. Brown Yes

James M. Stubchaer Yes

Mary Jane Forster No

Marc Del Piero No

John Caffrey Yes

ADJOURNMENT

The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 2:09 p.m.