Thursday August 15, 2019

iii.  Pledge of Allegiance

iv.  Roll Call and Introductions

v.  Board Member Reports and Ex Parte Communication Disclosure. This item is for Board discussion only. No public testimony will be allowed, and the Board will take no formal action.

vi.  State Board Liaison's, Board Chair's, Board Members’, and Executive Officer's Reports: These items are for Board discussion only. No public testimony will be allowed, and the Board will take no formal action.

vii.  Public Forum: Time will be reserved for the general public to address the Board on any matter within the Board’s jurisdiction, excluding those items on the agenda. The Board Chair may limit the public forum to thirty (30) minutes initially, and continue any remaining appearances beyond the thirty (30) minutes at the end of the regularly scheduled business of the day. The Board Chair requests that each person addressing the Board limit their presentation to three (3) minutes.

3.  Approval of Meeting Minutes: June 19 & 20, 2019

• June 19 & 20 Minutes

 Motion and Vote

Action Items

4.  Public Hearing on Order No. R1-2019-0001 to consider adoption of proposed General Waste Discharge Requirements for Dairies in the North Coast Region (Cherie Blatt)

• Executive Officer's Summary Report Item 4
• Proposed Order R1-2019-0001 GWDR (PDF contains Strikeout and/or Underlined text) - visit our Accessibility page for additional information
  • Attachment A - Notice of Intent (NOI)
  • Attachment B - Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations, sections 22560-22565
  • Attachment C - Definitions
  • Attachment D - Monitoring and Reporting Program (MRP) No. R1-2019-0001
    • Appendix 1 - Water Quality Plan (WQP) –contains Riparian Management Plan
    • Appendix 2 - Nutrient Management Plan (NMP)
    • Appendix 3 - Annual Report
  • Attachment E – Tribal Cultural Resources Mitigation Program
  • Attachment F - Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration
• Response to Comments Item 4
• Comment letters received Item 4
• Public Notice, May 14, 2019
• Change Sheet Item 4

 Return to Item

 Motion and Vote 

Information Items

5.  Updates on Klamath Basin Water Quality and Water Quality Certification for Dam Removal: (Clayton Creager, Mark Bransom, Klamath River Renewal Corporation, and Parker Thaler CA SWRCB Division of Water Rights)

• Executive Officer's Summary Report Item 5

6.   Update on Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-10-19 to prepare a water resilience portfolio to meet California’s water needs through the 21st century. (Dorene D’Adamo, State Water Board)

• Executive Officer’s Summary Report Item 6
• Executive Order N-10-19

7. Update on Flow Objectives and Flow-Related Activities in the North Coast Region (Bryan McFadin)

• Executive Officer’s Summary Report Item 7

8.  Executive Officer’s Report (Matt St. John)

• Executive Officer’s Summary Report Item 8

9.  Board Member Requests for Future Agenda Items (Matt St. John)

10.  Other Items of Interest (Matt St. John)

11. The Board may meet in closed session to:

1. Consider evidence received in an adjudicatory hearing and deliberate on a decision to be reached based on that evidence (Gov. Code, §11126, subd.(c)(3));
   
2. Consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, or dismissal of a public employee or to hear complaints or charges brought against a public employee (Gov. Code, § 11126, subd.(a)(1));
   
3. Discuss whether to initiate litigation (Gov. Code, § 11126, subd.(e)(2)(C)(i)); and
   
   • Discuss significant exposure to litigation or initiated litigation in the following (e)(2)(B)(i)):CBE LLC and TRC Companies, Inc. v. North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, Petition for Writ of Mandate, Case No. SCV 263687; Sonoma County Superior Court, (December 14, 2018.)
     

12. Arrangements for Next Meeting and Adjournment
8:30 a.m., Wednesday October 17, 2019 and
8:30 a.m., Thursday October 18, 2019
Weaverville Library
351 Main Street
Weaverville, CA 96093