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| Date Distributed: December 29, 2020 |
MEETING AGENDA |
| Video and Teleconference Meeting During COVID-19 Emergency: As a result of the COVID-19 emergency and the Governor’s Executive Orders to protect public health by limiting public gatherings and requiring social distancing, this meeting will occur solely via remote presence. Links for the meeting, including a phone call option, will be posted on our website at https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/lahontan/board_info/remote_meeting/ | ||
| The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) is conducting a closed session of this meeting on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. and Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 9:00 a.m.: | ||
| Video and Teleconference Meeting Only No Physical Meeting Location (Authorized by and in furtherance of Executive Orders N-29-20 and N-33-20.) | ||
| General Meeting Information: The following items are numbered for identification purposes only and will not necessarily be considered in this order. The meeting will not be called to order prior to the time specified. All Water Board files, exhibits, and agenda materials pertaining to items on this agenda are hereby made a part of the record for the appropriate item. Comments on individual agenda items are welcome. If you are considering speaking or submitting written materials, please consult the notes at the end of the agenda. | ||
| Adoption of Uncontested Calendar: Items denoted by (!) are expected to be routine and non-controversial and will be proposed for the uncontested calendar. The Water Board will act on these items at one time without discussion. If any Water Board member or person requests discussion, the item may be removed from the uncontested calendar to be considered separately. Requests to have an item removed from the uncontested calendar can be made in advance of the meeting by emailing to the Board Clerk at [email protected] or by calling the Water Board’s Executive Officer via his Executive Assistant, Katrina Fleshman at (530) 542-5414. | ||
| REGULAR MEETING: Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. | ||
| 7. | Public Forum – A public forum is held at the beginning of each general meeting where persons may speak on matters within the Water Board’s jurisdiction that are not related to a specific agenda item or currently pending before the Water Board. Comments regarding pending or impending adjudicatory matters will not be allowed. | |
| 8. | Workshop – Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program Development Update – Staff will provide an assessment of agricultural discharges and discuss the implications of the State Water Board’s Eastern San Joaquin Review Order (SWRCB ORDER WQ 2018-0002) for existing irrigated lands regulatory permits in the Lahontan Region. Staff will propose recommended actions for updating a select number of existing permits and actions for development of Lahontan’s irrigated regulatory lands program, including future permitting. This is an informational item and no formal action is requested, but Board members may provide input to staff. (Ben Letton) | |
| 9. | Annual Election of Water Board Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson - The Water Board members will elect a Water Board Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for 2021. | |
| Adjournment | ||
| 1At any time during the regular session, the Water Board may adjourn to a closed session to consider litigation, personnel matters, or to deliberate on a decision to be reached based upon the evidence introduced in the hearing. Discussion of litigation is within the attorney-client privilege and may be held in closed session. Authority: Government Code section 11126, subdivisions (a), (c)(3) and (e). | ||
