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JANUARY 13th - ORGANO-PHOSPHATE PESTICIDE TMDL FOR LOWER SALINAS WATERSHED: 

Regional Board Staff Contact: Larry Harlan 805-594-6195; lharlan@waterboards.ca.gov. 

CLICK on the "Lower Salinas Chlorpyrifos and Diazinon TMDL" link in the menu bar above for the 8 page Regional Board Staff Report. IMPORTANT NOTE: all of the dates at the top of this Staff Report have been cancelled except for the Jan. 13th public workshop.  Staff said they will wait until after the May 2010 Board Hearing on the Ag Waiver to continue with this TMDL. A DRAFT "Project Report" will be available soon.  You will find it here.  The Fecal Coliform TMDL, below, will still move forward.  Visit this page often for regular updates. 

 

JANUARY 21st, 2010 -  FECAL COLIFORM TMDL FOR THE LOWER SALINAS WATERSHED: 

Written comment deadline by 5:00pm for Lower Salinas watershed Fecal Coliform TMDL.  

There will be a public hearing on March 18th, at the Watsonville City Council Chambers, 275 Main Street, 4th floor (new bldg)

where everyone is invited to make oral comments.  

Send your written comments to Regional Board staffer Peter Osmolovsky by email: paosmolovsky@waterboards.ca.gov or by snail mail to : Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, 895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-7906.  Letters must be post-marked by January 21st and will be responded to in writing.  Your written comments really can make a difference.  Click here to look at the Regional Board's proposal : sal_fc_stff_rprt.pdf and here for the March 18th agenda: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_info/agendas/2010/2010_agendas.shtml

 

 

 

 

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