California Regional Water
Quality Control Board North Coast Region
William R. Massey, Chairman
www.waterboards.ca.gov/northcoast
Linda S. Adams 5550 Skylane Boulevard, Suite A,
Santa Rosa, California 95403 Arnold
Secretary for Phone: (877) 721-9203 (toll free) •
Office: (707) 576-2220 • FAX: (707) 523-0135
Schwarzenegger Environmental Protection Governor
NOTICE of PUBLIC WORKSHOPS AND CEQA SCOPING
MEETINGS
Concerning the development of an amendment to the
Regional Water Quality Control Plan of the North
Coast Region to protect stream and wetland systems
The Regional Water Quality Control Board, North
Coast Region (Regional Water Board) will hold
three public meetings concerning development and
adoption of an amendment to the Water Quality
Control Plan of the North Coast Region (Basin
Plan) to protect stream and wetland systems, which
include stream channels, wetlands, riparian areas,
and floodplains. The amendment may include
methodology to identify and assess the conditions
of these systems and establish requirements to
protect their associated beneficial uses. The
public meetings, in accordance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), will allow
interested parties to provide comments on the
scope of potential environmental impacts from
development and implementation of the amendment.
Regional Water Board staff will present an
overview of the scientific and technical
principles underlying the amendment and will
discuss potential elements of the amendment that
are being considered, including new water quality
standards and an implementation plan to achieve
these standards. These meetings are in addition to
CEQA scoping meetings held in Eureka, Yreka, and
Santa Rosa in May. Members of the public and
interested parties will be provided the
opportunity to present oral and/or written
comments on all aspects of the amendment,
including implementation planning. All comments
will be included in the final administrative
record.
The scoping meetings are scheduled as follows:
Date: Monday, November 27, 2006
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Place: Red Lion Inn, Evergreen Room, 1929 Fourth
Street, Eureka, CA 95501
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Place: Yreka Community Center, 810 North Oregon
Street, Yreka, CA 96097
Date: Thursday, November 30, 2006
Time: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Place: North Coast Regional Water Quality Control
Board, Hearing Room, 5550 Skylane Boulevard, Suite
A, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Who Should Attend: Public and private landowners;
county and water management officials; members and
representatives of tribes; environmental groups;
and other interested groups or individuals.
California Environmental Protection Agency
Questions regarding the scoping meetings should be
directed to Bruce Ho at
BHo@waterboards.ca.gov or (707)
576-2460. Additional information regarding the
proposed amendment to the Basin Plan can be found
on the Regional Water Board website at
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/northcoast/programs/basinplan/swspp.html
or by calling the Regional Water Board at (707)
576-2220.
California Environmental Protection Agency
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