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AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENT REGIONAL BOARD MEETING Friday, March 18, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Video and Teleconference Meeting Only No Physical Meeting Location (Authorized by Government Code section 11133 and Executive Order N-1-22) Live video webcast: LIVE VIDEO

NOTICE: Video and Teleconference Meeting During COVID-19 Emergency: As a result of the COVID-19 emergency and as authorized by Government Code section 11133 and Executive Order N-1-22, this meeting will occur solely via remote presence.
If you want to watch or listen to the meeting but do not want to comment, you can access the webcast of the meeting at https://cal-span.org/
If you want to comment on an item during the meeting, you will need to submit a virtual speaker card by following the instructions included below. A computer is not required to participate in the meeting; the public will also have the option to dial into the meeting by phone. Additional information regarding remote meeting participation is available on the Santa Ana Water Board’s website: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/santaana/board_info/remote_meeting/index.html
Special Virtual Speaker Card Instructions Persons speaking at Santa Ana Water Board meetings are accustomed to filling out a speaker card. To allow for a more orderly process of identifying speakers in advance, the Santa Ana Water Board will use virtual speaker cards. The virtual speaker card will allow the Board Clerk to locate commenters within the Zoom meeting waiting list and unmute them so they can address the Board at the appropriate time. To request to speak on an item at this meeting, you must submit a virtual speaker card no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. To register visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LO8kTC5BRguYkhthnnHvKQ If you do not submit the registration form by the deadline, please do so as soon as you can. You cannot participate in the Zoom meeting until you receive an email with the password. Please note, that commenters will generally be taken in the order of the receipt of the virtual speaker cards. Further, note that the Board Chair has the discretion to specify the order of commenters. After you submit the online registration form, you will receive an email with the Zoom weblink and phone numbers to participate in the meeting. If you do not receive a confirmation email with the Zoom information after filling out the online registration form, please email l [email protected] or call 951-782-3285. If you need assistance during the Board meeting, please email [email protected]. Any person may ask for additional time for their oral comment by sending a request with a justification supporting the request to Jayne Joy at [email protected] or by contacting her at (951) 782-3284 by 5:00 p.m. on February 2, 2022. Interested persons requesting additional time will be advised prior to the date of the hearing of the amount of time they will be allocated. The decision to grant or deny additional time will be based upon the complexity and the number of issues under consideration, the extent to which entities and persons have coordinated, the number of interested persons anticipated, the extent to which entities and persons have identified unique interests, and the time available for the hearing. It is the Santa Ana Water Board’s intent that reasonable requests be accommodated.
Order of Agenda Agenda Items are numbered for identification purposes only and may not necessarily be considered in this order.
Item 1. Introductions
Item 2. Public Forum - Any person may address the Regional Board on any matter within the Regional Board’s jurisdiction, provided that the matter does not appear elsewhere on the agenda, has not been scheduled to appear on a future agenda, and is not otherwise pending before the Board.
Item 3. State Water Resources Control Board Liaison Report –– State Water Board Member Dorene D'Adamo will provide an update on State Water Board activities. {Dorene D'Adamo 916-641-5609 [email protected]}
Item 4. Regional Board Meeting Minutes of December 10, 2021 – {Jessica Baenre 951-782-3285 [email protected]}
Item 5. Regional Board Meeting Minutes of February 4, 2022 – The Santa Ana Water Board will consider approval of the Minutes of the regular Board meeting of February 4, 2022. {Jessica Baenre 951-782-3285 [email protected]}
Item 6. Consideration of the Consent Calendar – Items below, marked with an asterisk, are expected to be routine and non-controversial. The Board will be asked to consider these items at one time without discussion. If any interested party, Board Member, or staff requests that an item be removed from the consent calendar, it will be taken up in the order shown.
Item *7. Renewal of Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. CA8000408 for Orange County Water District’s Advanced Water Purification Facility – The Santa Ana Water Board will consider adoption for the renewal of waste discharge requirements authorizing the discharge of tertiary treated and disinfected wastewater from the Orange County Water District’s Advanced Water Purification Facility to the Santa Ana River, in Orange County, under emergency conditions. Order Number R8- 2022-0002 {Julio Lara 951-782-4901 [email protected]}
Item *8. Revised Waste Discharge Requirements and the Monitoring and Reporting Program for the San Timoteo Sanitary Landfill -The Santa Ana Water Board will consider adoption of the revised waste discharge requirements authorizing revised discharge, monitoring, and reporting requirements for the San Timoteo Sanitary Landfill, an active non-hazardous municipal solid waste landfill in Redlands, San Bernardino County. This revised order replaces Order Number 78-151 and its amendments. Order Number R8-2022-0006, Monitoring & Reporting Program {Cindy Li 951-782-4906 [email protected]}
Item 9. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Stormwater Credit Program, City of Anaheim, Orange County – The City of Anaheim will present a proposed stormwater credit project as authorized under Section XII.E.4 (New Development/Significant Redevelopment) of Order No. R8-2009-0030 as amended by Order No. R8-2010-0062. There will be no voting or formal action taken. (Information item) {Michelle R. Beckwith 951-782-4433 [email protected]}
Item 10. Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority’s Weather Modification Study and Proposed Pilot Project – The Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) has been investigating a well-used technology across California and Western U.S. of weather modification (also known as cloud seeding or precipitation enhancement) and conducted a feasibility study for the Santa Ana River Watershed. Mark Norton, SAWPA, will present their efforts to include a proposed four-year pilot program. There will be no voting or formal action taken. (Information item) {Jayne Joy 951-782-3284 [email protected]}
Item 11. Department of Defense Program – Staff of the Santa Ana Water Board will provide the environmental status and ongoing cleanup activities on the Department of Defense facilities in the Santa Ana Region. (Information item) {Patricia Hannon 951-782-4498 [email protected]}
Item 12. Executive Officer’s Report {Jayne Joy 951-782-3284 [email protected]}
Item 13. Regional Board Member and Executive Officer Communications – Regional Board Members and the Executive Officer may discuss meetings, communications, correspondence, or other items of general interest, relating to matters within the Board’s jurisdiction. There will be no voting or formal action taken.

Closed Session - At any time during the regular session, the Regional Board may adjourn to a closed session to:
a.	Consider evidence received in an adjudicatory hearing and deliberate on a decision to be reached based on that evidence (Government Code Section 11126(c)(3));
b.	consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, or dismissal of a public employee or to hear complaints or charges brought against a public employee, (Government Code Section 11126(a)(1));
c.	discuss significant exposure to litigation (Government Code Section 11126(e) (2)(B)(i));
d.	discuss whether to initiate litigation (Government Code Section 11126(e)(2) (C)(i)); and
e.	discuss pending litigation in the following matters (Gov. Code, § 11126, subd. (e)(2)(A)):
	(1)	United El Segundo, Inc. & Rapid Gas, Inc. vs. Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, Riverside County Superior Court, Case Number RIC 1722363 [Challenging Cleanup and Abatement Order Number R8-2016-0048].
	(2)	Cham-Cal Engineering Inc. and Western Avenue Associates, L.P. v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board-Santa Ana Region et al. (Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. CVRI 2101353) [Challenging Administrative Civil Liability Order R8-2020-0046]
	(3)	California Coastkeeper and Orange County Coastkeeper v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region, Alameda County. Superior Ct., Case No. RG21113898 [Challenging issuance of Order R8-2021-0011 issued to Poseidon Resources (Surfside) L.L.C. for the Huntington Beach Desalination Facility]
	(4)	Jonathan H. Cannon, as trustee of the Cannon Family Trust, et al. v. Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, Orange County, Superior Ct., Case No, 30-2021-011835513-CU-WM-CJC [Challenging Investigative Order No. R8-2020-0047].
Adjournment to the regular Board meeting of April 29, 2022 at 9:00 am. Please follow our website for further updates: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/santaana/board_info/agendas/2022_agendas.html
NOTICES:
Any person who has a disability and requires reasonable accommodation to participate in this Santa Ana Water Board meeting should contact Jessica Baenre at 951-782-3285 or at [email protected], no later than seven business days prior to the meeting If you need interpreter services, contact Jessica Baenre at least ten business days prior to the date of the Board meeting at [email protected]. Any person interested in obtaining information and/or providing input regarding pending applications for Water Quality Standards Certification under Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act may contact us by email at [email protected]. Changes and postponements that may occur to this agenda will be placed on our website and automatically forwarded to those who subscribe to our electronic mailing list. Anyone wishing to subscribe to our electronic agenda mailing list, may do so as follows: go to Santa Ana Water Board website, select “Subscriptions” from the homepage. Those who are not subscribers should visit our website prior to the board meeting date to view any changes to the agenda. Supporting documents for agenda items are now posted on our website at least 7 days prior to the scheduled meeting. To view or download the documentation, go to Santa Ana Water Board website and select “Regional Board” then “Agendas” from the homepage.