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THE BOARD OR SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on June 6, 1995 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Smith, DeSaulnier, Torlakson, Bishop
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Correspondence
1.95 LETTER from Robert A. Baker, Deputy Chief Engineer, Central Contra
Costa Sanitary District, 5019 Imhoff Place, Martinez, CA 94553-
4392, expressing concern with the policy in the Land use and
Resource Management Plan for the Primary Zone of the Delta which
may be interpreted to restrict the beneficial reuse of both water
and biosolids.
***REFERRED TO WATER COMMITTEE AND HEALTH SERVICES
DIRECTOR
1.96 LETTER from Linda Arcularius, Chairperson, Board of Supervisor,
County of Inyo, P. O. Box N, Independence, CA 93526, urging
support for the repeal of the Mountain Lion Preservation Act.
***REFERRED, TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
1.97 LETTER from John Caffrey, Chairman, State Water Resources Control
Board, P. 0. Box 100, Sacramento, CA 95812-0100, in response to
the Board's letter, referred to the discharge of agricultural
drainage to the Bay-Delta Estuary, and advising that any
application for a discharge permit will be subject to the public
review process.
***REFERRED TO WATER COMMITTEE
1.98 LETTER from Ken Etherington, Browning-Ferris Industries, P. O. Box
23164, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, expressing support for a workshop
for the dissemination of factual information on special waste
disposal.
***REFERRED TO DIRECTOR, GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
1.99 RESOLUTION adopted by the City Council, City of Orinda, 26 Orinda
Way, Orinda, CA 94563, requesting the cancellation and refund of
property taxes in the amount of $2,714.70 paid upon the purchase
of the Orinda Oaks property for use as a public parkland.
***REFERRED TO TREASURER-TAB COLLECTOR, COUNTY COUNSEL, AND
ASSESSOR FOR RECOMMENDATION
1.100 LETTER from Matt Fong, Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer,
Sacramento, California, requesting that the Board write to the
appropriate Congressional Committee Chairs encouraging the Federal
Government to increase the amount of Mortgage Credit Certificates
and Bonds California can issue for housing and other public
benefits.
***REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the recommendations as noted (***) are
APPROVED. .
cc: Correspondents
County Administrator
Water Committee I hereby certify that this Is a true and correct copy of
Health Services Director an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
GMEDA Board of Supervisors on the date shown. _
Treasurer-Tax Collector ATTESTED: - ✓�� �7 /
County Counsel PHIL 16ATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
Assessor of Supervisors and County Administrator
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STA'G'E OF CALIFGRNIA-CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PETE WILSON, Governor
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MAY 241995
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MAY 2 2 1995
Ms . Gayle Bishop
Chair, Board of Supervisors
Contra Costa County
County Administration Building
651 Pine Street, Room 106
Martinez, - CA 94553-1293
REQUEST TO OPPOSE COMPLETION OF THE SAN LUIS DRAIN
Dear Ms . Bishop:
Thank you for your letter of May 1, 1995 regarding the completion
of the San Luis Drain and the recent Court Order directing the
U.S . Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) to apply for a discharge
permit . You have raised some interesting points about the
discharge of agricultural drainage to the Bay-.Delta Estuary. If
an application for a discharge permit is forthcoming, such issues
will be .considered in detail and will be subject to considerable
public review before any permit might be issued.
I would like to clarify some of the issues surrounding
two specific points made in your letter:
1 . The impacts to wildlife at Kesterson Reservoir (not
Kesterson Refuge) were exacerbated by the design and
management of the facility. When the USBR and the U.S . Fish
and Wildlife Service agreed in 1969 to operate Kesterson
Reservoir as a Waterfowl Management Area, the toxic effects
of selenium in the food chain were unknown; thus, it was
designed to provide attractive habitat and to encourage
nesting and feeding by waterfowl . The state of knowledge
has increased considerably in the past ten years and I would
expect the potential impacts could be determined now with
more certainty and perhaps could be mitigated more
effectively than they could in 1969 .
2 . The 1990 final report of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage
Program considered only in-valley drainage management
options and made no recommendation pertaining to drainage
export . It did, however, recognize that agriculture could
not be sustained indefinitely with in-valley options and
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that drainage export would ultimately be required. The 1979
final report of the San Joaquin Valley Interagency Drainage
Program did make a recommendation for export to the Delta.
The reopening of this issue after 12 years is bound to be
problematic and controversial . I appreciate your input on this
matter; however, with regard to your specific request, it is not
appropriate for the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)
to take an a priori position. If the USBR proceeds with an
application for a permit for this facility, the SWRCB will
provide the necessary forum for all sides to be heard and will
impartially consider all the evidence as required by State law.
Thank you again for your letter. If you require further
assistance, please telephone Walt Shannon, the staff person most
knowledgeable on this subject, at 916/657-1027 . You may also
call Jack Hodges, Chief of the Nonpoint Source. Agricultural Unit,
at 916/657-0682 .
Sincerely,
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