2010 early schedule of upcoming events;
1) January 14-15, 2010 Coastal Commission Meeting Agenda:
Huntington Beach City Council
Chambers
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648 17.
LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAMS (LCPs)
a. City Of Long Beach LCP Amendment No. LOB-MAJ-1-09. Public hearing and action on request by City Of Long Beach LCP Amendment No. LOB-MAJ-1-09 amends the Resources Management Plan portion of the LCP as it relates to Colorado Lagoon (CP-LB)
32. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT including report and possible Commission action on legislation and water quality.
a. World Surfing Reserves Resolution. Commission discussion and possible action on a resolution designation of World Surfing Reserves to demonstrate their value and importance as unique recreation resources for the benefit of current and future generations. (PD-SF)
b. NOAA Resolution. Commission discussion and possible action on a resolution in support of a request by NOAA to undertake an immediate assessment of the status of the California Gray Whale and to make its evaluation available for public information and use. (SC-SF)
From December 2010 Meeting
9. REVOCATION.
[An addendum has been linked from the staff report for item 9a below on December 10.]
a. Revocation Request No. R-E-06-013 (Poseidon Resources, Carlsbad)Request by Surfrider Foundation, San Diego Coastkeeper, and Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation to revoke permit E-06-013 granted to Poseidon Resources to construct and operate a 50 million gallon per day seawater desalination facility at site of Encina Power Plant, adjacent to Agua Hedionda Lagoon, in City of Carlsbad, San Diego County. (AJD-SF) [REVOCATION DENIED]
FEBRUARY 10-12, 2010 Coastal Commission Meeting Agenda:
Oceanside City Council Chambers
300 North Coast Hwy.
Oceanside, CA 92054
REVOCATION.
Revocation hearing; Carlsbad Poseidon seawater desalination plant Green House Gas (GHG) mitigation plan.
www.coastal.ca.gov/meetings for more information.
2) Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific Lecture Series.
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 7:00 pm–8:30 pm
Nate Jaros
Join us for a lecture by Aquarium of the Pacific Senior Aquarist Nate Jaros, who specialized in sea jellies.
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 7:00 pm–8:30 pm
My Favorite Facts about Underwater Bugs, Raw Fish, and the Future of our Oceans
Trevor Corson will entertain you with tales about the briny world beyond your plate, telling stories that are often amusing, sometimes sobering, and always fascinating.
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 7:00 pm–8:30 pm
Orrin H. Pilkey
Opposed to coastal development for reasons he will share with us, this internationally cited expert on the geology of barrier islands and beaches will discuss the risks of not heeding Katrina’s warning and rebuilding the Crescent City and low-lying areas in southern Louisiana and Mississippi where disaster struck.
Other lecture dates for 2010 scheduled at this time are:
February 2, Orrin Pilkey, The Rising Sea (Book signing)
February 17, George Benz, Shark Research at the Top of the World
March 3, Sheila Semans and Rikk Kvitek, Seafloor Mapping
March 9, Ian Mitroff, Dirty Rotten Strategies (Book signing)
March 18, Neil Sims, Responsible Open Ocean Mariculture as a Marine Conservation Initiative
April 22, Ed Humes, Eco Barons (Book signing)
April 27, Ian Shive, Photographer, The National Parks: Our American Landscape (Book Signing)
May 13, Jim Sanchirico, Better-Defined Rights and Responsibilities in Marine Adaptation Policy
June 10, Ben Sherwood, The Survivors Club
July 21, Gene Carl Feldman, Satellites, Seabirds & Seals, A twenty-five year retrospective
August 12, Curtis Ebbesmeyer, Flotsametrics and the Floating World (Book signing)
www.aquariumofpacific.org/newsevents for more information.
3) U.S. Coast Guard oil spill prevention committee meeting.
Volunteers are needed:
Los Angeles-Long Beach Area Committee
(North & South Sectors) Agenda
Date & Time: January 13, 2010, 1000 – 1200
Location: CAFG – OSPR Office
4665 Lampson Avenue, Suite C Los Alamitos, CA 90720
POC: LT Bonnie Shaner
- 1005 Area Committee Co-Chair Comments: USCG & DFG-OSPR
- 1020 USCG Pollution Case Highlights & Lessons Learned
- 1035 Drills and Exercises – 2010 CG-led NPREP
- 1045 CA Assembly Bill 166
- 1100 New Sub- Committees – Safe Refuge & Pipeline Identification
- 1120 Sub-Committee Updates – Bolsa Chica Sensitive Sites
- 1200 Set meeting dates for 2010/locations/Adjourn
4) Upcoming NOC IRWMP meeting?
In the upcoming months the County will be finalizing the NOC IRWM plan in preparation for new local funding opportunities. In order to finalize the IRWMP we will use a decision making tool that is already in use by the Central IRWM group. This tool will help to establish priorities for the NOC region. The next meeting will be held on January 21, 2009 from 9 am to 12 noon at 2301 Glassell St, Orange CA 92865. Stakeholder participation is essential as we begin to use this tool to help make decisions that are appropriate for the region. The January meeting will be the first step in the decision making process.
In order to finalize the NOC IRWMP the final date to provide project updates and comments on the Draft NOC IRWMP currently available at the following link http://www.ocwatersheds.com/documents/AllsectionsJan0912.pdf is February 1, 2009 by 5pm. An agenda will be sent out prior to the meeting date as a reminder.
5) Orange County Coastal Coalition Meeting.
Thursday, January 21, 2010. 9:00 AM-11:00 AM
NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY
1000 Avocado Ave. Newport Beach, CA 92660
Legislative Update-Steve Aceti, California Coastal Coalition.
AGENDA-TBD
The Coastal Coalition generally meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at the same time and location. All are invited.
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6) Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (SARWQCB) CEQA hearing on revised inland bacterial water standards.
The scoping meeting will be held at the following time and location:
DATE: January 28, 2010
TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
- LOCATION: Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA), Board Room 11615 Sterling Avenue Riverside, CA 92503
See below;
NOTICE OF CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING
In the Matter of Proposed Amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin (Basin Plan) related to Recreational Standards
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that staff of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region, will hold a CEQA scoping meeting pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 21083.9. The scoping meeting will provide participants the opportunity to comment on the appropriate scope and content of the substitute environmental document that will be prepared for the proposed Basin Plan amendments. The substitute environmental document will be prepared pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.5, and the State Water Resources Control Board’s regulations related to Certified Regulatory Programs (California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Section 3775 et seq.).
The proposed Basin Plan amendments are based on the recommendations of the Storm Water Quality Standards Task Force and include:
Revision of the REC-1 (water contact recreation) beneficial use definition and applicable bacterial water quality objectives for inland surface waters, based on USEPA national criteria;
Revision of the REC-2 (non-contact water recreation) bacterial water quality objectives for surface waters based on antidegradation data and analysis;
Establishment of a narrative objective for pathogenic microorganisms in surface waters designated REC-1 and/or REC-2;
Establishment of a high flow suspension of REC-1 and REC-2 beneficial uses and bacterial objectives; and
Re-designation of recreational uses for certain surface waters, pursuant to Use Attainability Analyses.
The purpose of the scoping meeting is to provide a forum for early public consultation regarding the environmental issues that should be considered in the substitute environmental document for these amendments. This consultation will assist the Regional Board in identifying the range of actions, alternatives, mitigation measures, and significant environmental effects to be analyzed prior to the decision-making process.
Coming soon in April-May;
8th Annual California Snapshot Day.
