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AGENDA CAL!"(Ml' y, August'l 1, 2017—9:00 ass.
Public Meeting 11020 Sun Center Drive, Suite 200,
Central Valley Regional ® rancho Cordova, CA 95670
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FRIDAY,AUGUST 11 2017—9'w68 A,M.
1. Introductions, Pledge of Allegiance
2. Meeting, Rules and Procedures
3. Board Member Communications— Board Members and the State Board Liaison Member 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
4. Public Forum—Any member of the public may address the Board on any matter within the Board's jurisdiction and
not scheduled for consideration at this meeting, or pending before the Board
5. State Board Liaison update
6. The Board will be asked to approve items 17 through 22 with no discussion if no one is here to testify about them.
7. Executive Officer's Report(http://www.waterboards,ca.aovlcentralvalley/board info/exec officer reports )
a) "Fiscal Yearend Water Board Program Performance Report"
NPDES PERMITS
8. Municipal Wastewater Dischargers That Meet Objectives/Criteria at the Point of Discharge to Surface Water—
Consideration of a New NPDES General Order [David Kirn (916)464-4761]
9. State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, Nevada County
Consideration of a New NPDES Permit(NPDES No. CA0085332) and Time Schedule Order
[Beth Thayer(916)464-4671]
BASIN PLANNING
10. Proposed Basin Plan Amendments to Establish a Region-wide Municipal and Domestic Supply(MUN)
Beneficial Use Evaluation Process in Agriculturally Dominated Surface Water Bodies and to
De-designate MUN from 231 Constructed Agricultural Drains— Consideration of Adoption
[Anne Littlejohn (916)464-4840]
WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS
11. California Resources Corporation, LLC and North, Kern Water Storage District, Oil Field Produced Water
Reclamation Project— Consideration of an Order Amending Waste Discharge Requirements Order R5-2015-0127
[Joshua Mahoney(559)444-2449]
OTHER BUSINESS
12, Status Update on Pasture Poultry Operations under the Poultry General Order(R5-2016-0087)
Informational Item Only[Doug Patteson, (559)445-5116]
BASIN PLANNING
13. The 2018 Joint Triennial Review of the Water Quality Control Plans for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin
River Basins and the Tulare Lake Basin—Informational Item Only[Betty Yee (916)464-4643]
14. Progress, Status, and Schedule of the Delta Nutrient Research Plan—Informational Item Only
[Janis Cooke(916)464-4672]
OTHER BUSINESS
15. Pacific Stewardship Council update and Consideration of Resolution to Reappoint Sopa,c McCarthy Mulholland to
the Stewardship Council
16. Sulphur Creek Cleanup at the Wide Awake Mercury Mine and the Central Mines Group, Colusa County
Consideration of a Resolution Regarding Satisfaction of Escrow Requirement in Mutual Release and Covenant Not
to Sue[Marty Hartzell (916)464-4630]
August 11, 2017 2
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
(Cal. Code Regs., tit. 23, §647.2, subd. (f).)
Uncontested items are those items that are not being contested at the Board Meeting and will be acted on without
discussion. If any person or Board Member requests discussion, the item may be removed from the Uncontested
Calendar and taken up in the regular agenda in an order determined by the Board Chair.
17. NPDES ENFORCEMENT
a. City of Biggs, Biggs Wastewater Treatment Plant, Butte County, Proposed Adoption of Time Schedule Order
b. El Dorado Irrigation District, Deer Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, EI Dorado County—NPDES Permit
R5-2014-0081 (NPDES No. CA0085332) (Amendment) and Rescission of Time Schedule Order
R5-2013-0901
c. Linda County Water District, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Yuba and Sutter Counties—NPDES CA0079651
(Renewal) and Rescission of Time Schedule Order R5-2011-0056-01
18. NPDES PERMITS
a. Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., Groundwater Extraction And Treatment Systems,ARGET, GET EF, GET HA, GET
J, GET K, GET LA, GET LB, GET AB, White Rock GET, Sailor Bar Park GET, Golden State Water Wells and
Low Threat Discharges, Sacramento County—NPDES Permit R5-2013-0155 (NPDES CA0083861) (Renewal)
b. The Boeing Company, Groundwater Extraction and Treatment Systems, GET HB, Southern Groundwater
Study Area GET and Admin GET, Sacramento County—NPDES Permit R5-2014-0017 (NPDES CA0084891)
(Renewal)
19. LOCAL.AGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS (LAMPs)
a. Calaveras County Environmental Management Department, Calaveras County
b. Sutter County Environmental Health Division, Sutter County
20. WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS AND CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS
a. Teichert Aggregates, Perkins Facility, Sacramento County, (WDRs Order R5-2003-0166-01)(Amendment)
21. WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTSINPDES PERMITSITIME SCHEDULE ORDER RESCISSIONS
a. Aera Energy LLC, Employee Housing Development Wastewater Treatment Facility, Kern County—
Order 74225
b. Casa Del Rey HOA, Butte County, Order 97-230
c. EI Dorado Irrigation District, Rancho Ponderosa, El Dorado County, 86-236
d. Golden Meadows CSD,Tehama County, Order 95-239
e. Modern Development Company, LP, Bianchi Vineyards emerald Glenn Winery, Fresno County—
Order R5-2014-0087
f. Mount Lassen Power, Lassen County, Order R5-2002-0015
g. Pacific Oroville Power, Butte County, Order 5-01-268
h. Soper Company, Spanish Mine, Nevada County- NPDES Permit R5-2008-0104 (NPDES CA0085286)and
Cease and Desist Order R5-2008-0105
22. CHANGE OF NAME AND ORIOWNERSHIP
a. Cedar Creek Mobile Home Park, Shasta County, Waste Discharge Requirements Order
WQ 2014-0153-DWQ-R5192
b. Swartz Mine, Shasta County, Waste Discharge Requirements Order 96-283
August 11, 2017 3
CLOSED SESSION
The Board may meet in closed session to consider personnel matters(Gov.Code,§11126 subd.(a),to deliberate on a decision to be reached based
upon evidence introduced in a hearing(Gov.Code§, 11126,subd. (c)(3).),or to discuss matters in litigation, including discussion of initiated litigation,
significant exposure to litigation,or decisions to initiate litigation(Gov.Code,§11126,subd.(e)).Current litigation involving the Board:
Litigation filed against the Central Valley Water Board and/or the State Water Board:
a. Cleanup and Abatement Order Issued for the Cleanup of Dixon Park in 2005—ConAgra Foods and Monfort, Inc. v. Central Valley Water Board
(Solano County Sup.Ct.,Case No. FCS027420)
b. Administrative Civil Liability Orders R5-2011-0068,R5-2012-0070,R5-2013-0091, R5-2014-0119, R5-2015-0065, R5-2016-0063,and 13267
Order Requiring Monitoring of the Sweeney Dairy—James G.Sweeney,at at v. State Water Board, et al. (Fresno County Sup. Ct.Case No.
16CEG02063)
c. Administrative Civil Liability Order Issued to Henry Tosta Dairy in 2013—Henry J. Tosta,at a1. v. Central Valley Water Board, at at (San
Joaquin County Sup.Ct.,Case No.39-2014-00318863-CU-WM-STK)
d. Administrative Civil Liability Order Issued for Mandatory Minimum Penalties to Malaga County Water District in 2013—Malaga County
Water District v. Central Valley Water Board at al.(511 Dist.Ct.of App.,Case No.F075868;Fresno County Sup.Ct.,Case No. 14-CECG-
03576,removed to Madera County Sup.Ct., Case No.MCV071280)
e. Dairy General Waste Discharge Requirements,Reissued in 2013—Asociaci6n de Gente Unida por el Agua et al. v. Central Valley Water
Board(Ca.Ct.of Appeal.3rd DCA,Case No.C066410: Sacramento County Sup.Ct.,Case No.34-2008-00003604)
f. Cleanup and Abatement Order Issued for Cleanup of Walker Mine in 2014—Atlantic Richfield Company v. Central.Valley Water Board
(Sacramento County Sup.Ct.,Case No.34-2014-80001875)
g. Cleanup and Abatement Order Issued for Cleanup of Mt.Diablo Mercury Mine in 2014—Sunoco, Inc.v. Central Valley Water Board
(Sacramento County Sup.Ct.,Case No.34-2016-80002282)
h. NPDES Permit and Cease and Desist Order Issued to Malaga County Water District in 2014—Malaga County Water District v. State Water
Resources Control Board, et al.(511 Dist.Ct.of App.,Case No.F075851;Fresno County Sup.Ct.,Case No. 14-CECG-03919,removed to
Madera County Sup.Ct.,Case No.MCV071279)
i. Administrative Civil Liability Order Issued to Morning Star Packing Company,L.P.,in 2016-Morning Star Packing Company, L.P. v. Califomia
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region,et al. (Colusa County Superior Court,Case No.24162)
j. Administrative Civil Liability Order Issued to Malaga County Water District in 2016—Malaga County Water District v. Central Valley Regional
Water Quality Board,et al. (Fresno County Sup.Ct.,Case No. 16-CECG-03036)
Litigation filed by the Central Valley Water Board against other parties:
k. Aerojet Cleanup—Central Valley Water Board et al.v.Aerojet-General Corp.et al.(Sacramento County Sup.Ct.,Case No.286073,
consolidated with Case Nos.288302 and 291981);Central Valley Water Board et al,v.Aerojet-General Corp.et al.(EDCaI,Case No.CIV-S-86-
0064-EJG)consolidated with U.S.v.Aerojet-General Corp.et al.,(EDCaI,Case No.CIV-S-86-0063-EJG)
I. Bonzi Landfill—Central Valley Water Board v.Ma-Ru Holding Company et al.(Stanislaus County Sup.Ct.,Case No.643740)
m. Injunctive Relief for Tosta Dairy--Central Valley Water Board v.Henry J.Tosta et al.(San Joaquin County Sup.Ct.,Case No.39-2014-
00318144-CU-MC-STK)
n. Orland Sand and Gravel Facility—People ex rel,Central Valley Water Board, Dept.of Fish and Wildlife v.Orland Sand and Gravel Corp.et al.
(Glenn County Sup.Ct.,Case No. 15CV01436)
o. Greener Globe Landfill—People ex rel.Central Valley Water Board v.A Greener Globe Corporation(Placer County Sup.Ct.,Case No.
SCV13231)
Petitions for Review of Central Valley Water Board Actions filed with State Water Board:
p. Eastern San Joaquin Irrigated Lands General Waste Discharge Requirements,Order R5-2012-0116—Petitions filed by California Sportfishing
Alliance et al.;San Joaquin County Resource Conservation District et al.;and Asociaci6n de Gente Unida por el Ague(AGUA)et al.(State
Water Board File Nos.A-2239(a)through(c))
q. Irrigated Lands General Waste Discharge Requirements for Individual Growers,Order R5-2013-0100—Petition filed by Kern River Watershed
Coalition Authority and Paramount Farming Company, LLC(State Water Board File No.A-2269)
r. Tulare Lake Basin Area Irrigated Lands General Waste Discharge Requirements,Order R5-2013-0120—Petitions filed by Southern San Joaquin
Valley Water Quality Coalition et al.,Michael and Yvonne LaSalle,and Asociaci6n de Gente Unida por el Agua(AGUA)et al. (State Water
Board File Nos.A-2278(a)through(c))
s. City of Stockton,WDRs Order R5-2014-0070[NPDES No.CA00791381 and Time Schedule Order R5-2014-0071 (State Water Board File No.
A-2315)
t. Sacramento River Watershed Irrigated Lands General Waste Discharge Requirements,Order R5-2014-0030—Petition filed by California
Sportfishing Alliance et al. (State Water Board File No.A-2302)
u. San Joaquin County and Delta Area Irrigated Lands General Waste Discharge Requirements, Order R5-2014-0029—Petition filed by California
Sportfishing Alliance et al.(State Water Board File No.A-2301)
v. West San Joaquin River Watershed Irrigated Lands General Waste Discharge Requirements,Order R5-2014-0002—Petition filed by California
Sportfishing Alliance et al.(State Water Board File No.A-2292)
w. Valley Water Management Company,Cease and Desist Order R5-2015-0093—Petitions filed by Valley Water Management Company,Clean
Water Action,and the Central California Environmental Justice Network(State Water Board t=ile Nos.A-2148(x),A-2148(b),and A-2148(c))
x. CMC Land Holdings,LLC,ACL Order R5-2016-0084—Petition filed by CMC Land Holdings,LLC(State Water Board File No.A-2517)
y. 13267 Order Directing Participation in the Delta Regional Monitoring Program—Petitions filed by the Cities of Ceres, Patterson,Turlock,Ripon,
and Riverbank and by the Counties of Stanislaus and Colusa(State Water Board File Nos.A-2540(x)through(g))
z. Oil Fields General Waste Discharge Requirements One,Two, and Three,Orders R5-2017-0034, R5-2017-0035,and R5-2017-0036—Petition
filed by Clean Water Action et al.(State Water Board File No.A-2544)
August 11, 2017 4
MEETING PROCEDURES
The Central Valley Water Board circulates item-specific Notices and/or Hearing Procedures along with drafts of
its Orders and Amendments. If there is a conflict between an item-specific Notice or Hearing Procedure and the
Meeting Procedures in this Agenda, the item-specific Notice or Hearing Procedure will control. Please contact
Board staff if you do not know whether there is a Notice or Hearing Procedure for a specific item.
The statutes and regulations that govern the Central Valley Water Board's meetings can be found at:
http://www,waterboards.ca.gov/laws_regulations/
All persons may speak at a Central Valley Water Board meeting, and are expected to orally summarize their written
submittals. Oral presentations will be limited in time by the Board Chair, and a timer may be used.Where speakers can
be grouped by affiliation or interest, such groups are expected to select a spokesperson and to not be repetitive. The
Board will accommodate spokespersons by granting additional time if other group members will not also be speaking.
Written materials that are received after deadlines set by item-specific Notices and/or Hearing Procedures will not
generally be admitted.Any person requesting to submit late materials must demonstrate good cause, and the Chair
must find that the admission of the late materials would not prejudice the Central Valley Water Board or any designated
party. The Chair may modify this rule to avoid severe hardship.
PROCEDURE FOR HEARINGS IN ADJUDICATIVE MATTERS
(Including the issuance of Waste Discharge Requirements, NPDES Permits, Conditional Waivers, and certain
Enforcement Orders, including Cleanup and Abatement and Administrative Civil Liability Orders)
The regulations for adjudicative proceedings are found in California Code of Regulations, title 23, sections 648 et seq.
An adjudicative proceeding is a hearing to receive evidence for the determination of facts pursuant to which the Board
formulates and issues a decision.
Evidence: Adjudicative hearings are not conducted according to the technical rules of evidence; the Board will accept
any evidence that is reasonably relevant. It is the policy of the Board to discourage the introduction of surprise testimony
and exhibits. Hearsay evidence may be used to supplement or explain other evidence.
Designated Parties:_Designated Parties are persons named in a proposed order, anyone who requests designated party
status and is so designated by the Board, and, for prosecutorial matters, the Board's Prosecution Team. Designated
Parties have the right to call and examine witnesses, receive witness lists from other Designated Parties, introduce
exhibits, cross-examine opposing witnesses, rebut evidence, make or oppose evidentiary objections, and make opening
and/or closing statements.
Interested Persons: All persons who wish to participate in the hearing but who are not Designated Parties are Interested
Persons. Interested Persons may present non-evidentiary policy statements or comments, either orally or in writing, but
will not be subject to cross-examination. Interested Parties may be asked to respond to clarifying questions from the
Board, staff, or others.
Order of Proceeding: for adjudicative hearings, the proceeding will be generally be conducted in the following order,
unless modified by the Board Chair or specified differently in an item-specific Notice or Hearing Procedure:
■ Testimony by Board staff, followed by testimony by Designated Parties named in the Order or Permit, followed by
testimony of other Designated Parties
■ Cross-examination of Board staff, followed by cross-examination of Designated Parties named in the Order or
Permit,followed by cross-examination of other Designated Parties
■ Statements of Interested Persons
■ Closing statement by Designated Parties other than those named in the Order or Permit, then closing statement by
Designated Parties named in the Order or Permit,followed by closing statement by Board staff
• Recommendation by the Board's Executive Officer(as appropriate)
• Close of the Hearing, followed by deliberation and voting by the Board
Closing statements are not to be used to introduce new evidence or testimony. Persons wishing to introduce exhibits
(i.e., maps, charts, photographs) must leave them with the Board.
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PROCEDURE FOR RULEMAKING AND INFORMATIONAL PROCEEDINGS
(Including Basin Planning, Rulemaking, Setting of Policy, and Workshops)
The regulations for rulemaking and informational proceedings are found in California Code of Regulations, title 23,
sections 649 et seq. Rulemaking proceedings include hearings designed for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any
rule, regulation, or standard of general application. Informational proceedings include any hearings designed to gather
and assess facts, opinions, and other information relevant to any matters within the jurisdiction of the Boards and whose
primary purposes are to assist the Boards in the formulation of policy or guidelines for future Board action,to inform the
public of Board policies, reports, orders, plans, or findings, and to obtain public comment and opinion with respect to
such policies, reports, orders, plans, or findings, or to adopt such policies, reports, orders plans, or findings.
For rulemaking and informational proceedings, the Board does not distinguish between Designated Parties and
Interested Persons;the Board will accept any evidence that is reasonably relevant, provided that it is submitted in
accordance with any item-specific Notice or Hearing Procedure.
Order of Proceeding:for rulemaking and informational proceedings, the proceeding will be generally be conducted in
the following order, unless modified by the Board Chair or specified differently in an item-specific Notice or Hearing
Procedure:
■ Opening statement by the Board summarizing the subject matter and purpose of the proceeding
■ Presentation by Board staff
■ Presentations by all other persons
■ Recommendation by the Board's Executive Officer(as appropriate)
■ Close of the Hearing,followed by deliberation and voting by the Board (as appropriate)
PETITION PROCEDURE
Any person aggrieved by an action of the Central Valley Water Board may petition the State Water Board to review the
action in accordance with Water Code section 13320 and California Code of Regulations, title 23, sections 2050 and
following. The State Water Board must receive the petition by 5:00 p.m., 30 days after the date of the issuance of the
Order, except that if the thirtieth day following the issuance of the Order falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday,
the petition must be received by the State Water Board by 5:00 p.m. on the next business day. Copies of the law and
regulations applicable to filing petitions may be found at:
http:iiwww.waterboards.ca.gov/public_notices/petitions/water guality
or will be provided upon request.
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CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
CENTRAL VALLEY REGION
The primary duty of the Central Valley Water Board is to protect the quality of the waters within the Central Valley Region for all
beneficial uses.This duty is implemented by formulating and adopting water quality plans for specific ground or surface water basins
and by prescribing and enforcing requirements on all agricultural,domestic,and industrial waste discharges. Specific responsibilities
and procedures of the Boards and the State Water Resources Control Board are contained in the Porter-Cologne Water Quality
Control Act.
CITY OF
BOARD MEMBERS RESIDENCE TERM EXPIRES
Jon Costantino Grass Valley 913012019
Carmen L. Ramirez* Atwater 9/30/2017
Karl E. Longley Fresno 9/30/2017
Robert Schneider Davis 9/30/2018
Denise Kadara Allensworth 9/30/2018
Raji Brar Bakersfield 9/30/2020
Daniel B. Marcum f=all River Mills 9/30/2019
*Public member in accordance with Water Code section 13201(c)
Pamela C.Creedon, Executive Officer
Kiran Lanfranchi-Rizzardi,Administrative Assistant 11/Clerk to the Board
Patrick Pulupa,Attorney N
Stephanie Yu,Attorney 111
David Lancaster,Attorney I
SACRAMENTO OFFICE FRESNO OFFICE
11020 Sun Center Drive,Suite 200 1685 E Street
Rancho Cordova,CA 95670-6114 Fresno,CA 93706
Telephone:(9 16)464-3291 Telephone: (559)445-5116
Assistant Executive Officers: Assistant Executive Officer:
Adam Laputz Clay Rodgers
Andrew Altevogt
Linda Bracamonte Supervisors:
Dale Harvey
Supervisors: Doug Patteson
Bob Chow
Brian Newman
David King Seniors:
Jeanne Chilcott Alan Cregan
Nichole Morgan Date Essary Russell Walls
Robert Busby Daniel Carlson Scott Hattan
Stewart Black David Sholes Shelton Gray
Sue McConnell Matt Scroggins Warren Gross
Mike Pfister
Seniors: Ron Holcomb
Anne Littlejohn
Brett Stevens Kari Holmes REDDING OFFICE
Charlene Herbst Marie McCrink 364 Knollerest Drive,Suite 205
Daniel McClure Marty Hartzell Redding,CA 96002
Elizabeth Lee Michelle Wood Telephone: (530)224-4845
Gerald Djuth Patrick Morris
Howard Hold Scott Armstrong Assistant Executive Officer:
Jim Marshall Steve Rosenbaum Clint Snyder
Josh Palmer Steven Meeks
Joe Mello Susan Fregien Supervisors:
Bryan Smith
Angela Wilson
Seniors:
Ben Letton Kate Burger
George Low Lynn Coster
Griffin Perea
Jeremy Pagan
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