STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD



STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

April 25, 2002

Note: Copies of the orders, decisions, and resolutions mentioned in these minutes can be obtained from Maureen Marché, State Water Resources Control Board, Post Office Box 100, Sacramento, California, 95812-0100; or call (916) 341-5600.

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by Arthur G. Baggett, Jr., Chair, Thursday, April, 25, 2002, at 10:10 a.m., in the Coastal Hearing Room, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, California.

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT

Arthur G. Baggett, Jr., Peter S. Silva and Richard Katz.

BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT

None.

STAFF PRESENT

Harry Schueller, Thomas Howard, Craig M. Wilson, Maureen Marché and Elizabeth M. Jennings.

OTHERS PRESENT

Fran Diamond and Dennis Dickerson, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board; Phil Wyels, Regional Boards 1 through 6 and 8 and 9; Melissa Thorme, City of Los Angeles; Richard Montevideo, City of Arcadia, et al; John Harris, Cities of Artesia, Beverly Hills, Carson Monrovia, Norwalk, Palos Verdes and West Lake Village; Ray Tahir, City of Baldwin Park, Duarte, Diamond Bar, Irvindale, Montebello, Monrovia, Monterey Park, San Dimas, South Pasadena and West Covina; Yvonne Hunter, League of Cities; Desi Alvarez, City of Downey; Ken Farsing, City of Signal Hill, Arcadia, et al; Christopher Cash, City of Paramount; David Beckman, National Resources Defense Council; Leslie Mintz, Heal the Bay; Steve Fleischli, BayKeeper; Bill Busath, City of Sacramento and Rufus C. Young, LA County Economic Development Corporation; Cities of Alhambra, Compton, El Segundo Industry, Lakewood, Lomita, Santa Clarita and Torrance.

PUBLIC FORUM

No one addressed the Board.

MINUTES

The Board unanimously approved the minutes of the March 21, 2002 Board Meeting.

UNCONTESTED ITEMS

Items 1 – 22 were unanimously adopted as recommended by staff.

CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS

1. Consideration of Approval of a Proposed Resolution Amending the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Priority List Amendment No. 95.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution. Resolution 2002-0067

2. Consideration of Approval of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director, or Designee, to Accept Grant Funds from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, for California/Mexico Border Activities.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution. Resolution 2002-0068

3. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving a Water Recycling Construction Program (WRCP) Grant for the City of Daly City – North San Mateo County Sanitation District, Wastewater Treatment Plant Recycled Water Facilities Program, WRCP Grant Project No. 3201-110.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution approving the grant.

Resolution 2002-0069

4. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving a Water Recycling Construction Program (WRCP) Grant Commitment to the City of San Jose – Silver Creek Pipeline Project; WRCP Project No. 3208-110.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution approving the grant.

Resolution 2002-0070

5. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving a Clean Water State Revolving Fund State Fiscal Year 2001/2002 Intended Use Plan and Federal Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Capitalization Grant Acceptance.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution approving the plan.

Resolution 2002-0071

6. Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Request to Enter a Three-Year Interagency Agreement With the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment for Risk Assessment in the Amount of $2,000,000.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution. Resolution 2002-0072

7. Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Request From the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board for Funding to Continue the Elkhorn Slough Agricultural Education Outreach Project in the Amount of $468,000 from the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution. Resolution 2002-0073

8. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving the Use of up to $100,000 of the Emergency, Abandoned, Recalcitrant (EAR) Account Funds for Ventura County, Environmental Health Division, to Clean Up Petroleum Contamination from the Former Leaking Underground Storage Tanks at the Carmona Auto Service Site Located at 703 Cooper Road, Oxnard, Ventura County.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution. Resolution 2002-0074

9. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the City of Redondo Beach for Funding of the Redondo Beach Pier Improvement Project to Reduce Bacterial Contamination at Santa Monica Bay From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution approving the grant. Resolution 2002-0075

10. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the County of Santa Barbara for Funding of the Jalama Beach Sanitary System Improvement and Implementation of Surface Water Runoff Treatment System Project From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution approving the grant.

Resolution 2002-0076

11. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the County of Santa Barbara for Funding of the Rincon Beach Sanitary System Improvement Project From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution approving the grant.

Resolution 2002-0077

12. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Approving a Clean Beaches Initiative Grant for the City of Pacific Grove for Funding of the Lover’s Point Urban Runoff Diversion Project From the Coastal Nonpoint Source Control Subaccount Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution approving the grant.

Resolution 2002-0078

WATER QUALITY

13. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend a Contract with the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority to Provide Funding for the Chino Basin Desalter Authority-Chino I Desalter Expansion and Chino II Desalter Project, from the Southern California Integrated Watershed Program Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution. Resolution 2002-0079

14. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend a Contract with the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority to Provide Funding for the City of Riverside-Riverside Canal and Tunnel Reconstruction Project, From the Southern California Integrated Watershed Program Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution. Resolution 2002-0080

15. Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute, and Amend a Contract with the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) to Provide Funding for the Eastern Municipal Water District-San Jacinto Water Harvesting Project, from the Southern California Integrated Watershed Program Established in the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution. Resolution 2002-0081

16. Consideration of Authorization of Funding from the State Water Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account for Contract Support Services for Monitoring Water Quality in Central Valley Water Bodies that Receive Discharges from Irrigated Lands.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution. Resolution 2002-0082

ADMINISTRATION

17. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute and Amend if Necessary a Contract for up to $600,000 for the Evaluation and Remediation of the Westley and Tracy Tire Facilities.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution. Resolution 2002-0083

18. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute and Amend if Necessary the Foundation for California Community Colleges Student Assistant Contract.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution. Resolution 2002-0084

19. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Negotiate, Execute and Amend if Necessary a Contract with Oracle Corporation for an Amount not to Exceed $300,000 for Oracle Database Products and Services Needed for Development and Operation of the System for Water Information Management, Phase 2 (SWIM2).

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution. Resolution 2002-0085

20. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Interagency Agreement Between the State Water Resources Control Board and the California Health and Human Services Data Center for Electronic Data Processing Services to Support the Accounting System (CALSTARS).

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution. Resolution 2002-0086

21. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director to Amend a Contract with the University of Riverside Regents to Add Funds to Complement an On-Going Study of Nutrients, Selenium and Arsenic in the San Diego Creek/Newport Bay Watershed.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution. Resolution 2002-0087

22. Consideration of a Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Execute an Interagency Agreement with the University of California to Develop and Conduct Training at Various Locations Within the State.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the proposed resolution. Resolution 2002-0088

WATER QUALITY PETITION

23. In the Matter of the Petition of County of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Flood Control District et al.; City of Los Angeles; Cities of Artesia et al.; Cities of Arcadia et al.; Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation et al.; and Playa Capital Company (Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 01-82 For Municipal Storm Water And Urban Runoff Discharges [NPDES No. CAS004001] Within Los Angeles County, Except for Long Beach), Los Angeles Region. SWRCB/OCC File A-1448

Elizabeth Jennings, Office of Chief Counsel, presented the item.

Ms. Diamond, Mr. Dickerson, Mr. Wyels, Ms. Thorme, Mr. Montevideo, Mr. Harris, Mr. Tahir, Ms. Hunter, Mr. Alvarez, Mr. Farsing, Mr. Cash, Mr. Beckman, Ms. Mintz, Mr. Fleischli, Mr. Busath and Mr. Young addressed the Board.

Following discussion, the Board directed the following revisions to be made to the draft order:

Page 2 First paragraph, last sentence, revised to read: For the reasons discussed below, the requests for a stay of the Permit are denied, although a limited stay is granted, as described in this Order.

Page 7 Under Finding: Fifth paragraph, delete the third sentence through to the end of the Finding (page 9).

Page 9 Under III SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS, delete the second sentence.

Page 10 Delete first paragragh: “IT IS FURTHER ORDERED….”

The Board directed that the petitions be scheduled for consideration as soon as possible.

Motion: The Board unanimously adopted the revised order to deny the stay.

WQ Order 2002-0007

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT

The Executive Director submitted a written report summarizing current significant issues.

ADJOURNMENT

The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 12:00 p.m.

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