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SAN GABRIEL GROUND WATER BASIN—WHITE PAPER
GROUND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN
INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL ISSUES
o U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
o State Water Resources Control Board
o Regional Water Quality Control Board,
Los Angeles Region
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Comments concerning the contents of this White Paper should be
addressed to:
Fran Vitulli
Office of Legislative and Public Affairs
State Water Resources Control Board
P. 0. Box 100
Sacramento, CA 95801
Telephone: 916/322-3132
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David B. Cohen, Ph.D.
Division of Water Quality
State Water Resources Control Board
P. 0. Box 944213
Sacramento, CA 94244-2130
Telephone: 916/322-8401
For further questions regarding the San Gabriel Project, please
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I.	Purpose	1
II.	Background	1
III.	Authorities Needed	2
IV.	Institutional Requirements	4
V.	Financial Requirements	7
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SAN GABRIEL GROUND WATER BASIN—WHITE PAPER
GROUND WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN
INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL ISSUES
I. Purpose;
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
prepared a draft San Gabriel Basinwide Technical Plan (BTP)
and an accompanying Fact Sheet which describe a long-term
technical strategy for addressing the ground water
degradation in the San Gabriel ground water basin. These
two documents also briefly outline the deficiencies of
existing institutional authorities and financial resources
to control and correct these problems. They do not,
however, propose solutions to these institutional and
financial issues.
The purpose of this White Paper is to present and recommend
in greater detail possible funding sources and institu-
tional frameworks with the authority, responsibility, and
commitment to carry out the following hierarchy of
objectives: (1) prevent public exposure to contamination;
(2)	provide a safe, adequate drinking water supply;
(3)	protect natural resources; (4) control contamination
migration; and (5) remove contamination. It may not be
technically or financially feasible to fully implement all
five objectives. The institutional and financial options
ultimately chosen must, therefore, be fully integrated to
ensure a cost-effective and expeditious solution.
This White Paper was prepared by EPA, State Water Resources
Control Board [State Board], and the California Regional
Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region [Regional
Board]), hereafter referred to as "the agencies". The
White Paper outlines short-term actions (Phase I) to begin
to manage the basin from a water quality perspective with
existing institutions. In addition, the agencies are also
proposing a process (Phases II and III) which involves the
public in determining an appropriate long-term solution to
these issues. The agencies are seeking public comment on
these proposals in order to fully involve the affected
communities while moving toward a viable solution to the
problem. To this end, a series of actions, workshops, and
hearings are being scheduled.
II. Background;
Based on the BTP, the agencies conclude that: (a) large
areas of the basin have been contaminated by volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrates, and (b) without
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measures to contain migrating VOCs, virtually all dri:
water production wells will eventually become degraded and
require treatment before potable use. Other major findings
include:
o About 80 percent of the annual outflow from the basin is
due to ground water extraction. The location and rate
of extraction are the most important factors in
determining the migration of contaminants.
o To ensure compliance with drinking water standards,
water purveyors have removed wells from service,
operated wells on an intermittent basis, blended
-polluted water with waters from other sources, or
installed treatment systems. While these prompt actions
have been necessary for protection of the public,
removal of wells from service has the effect of letting
contaminants that would otherwise be extracted remain in
the ground water and migrate to other areas. The
current practice of replacing contaminated wells with
new wells located in "clean" areas and of drilling wells
to greater depths to avoid shallow contamination will
spread contaminants.
o In the absence of regulatory constraints or financial
incentives, individual water purveyors may choose
alternative actions involving lower individual short-
term costs but potentially greater basinwide long-term
costs.
o To control the migration of contaminants, ground water
extraction must shift back into contaminated areas of
the basin.
o The coordination of ground water recharge and extraction
via large-scale conjunctive use, combined with the
treatment of contaminated water, can provide one means
to assist in controlling contaminant migration.
III. Authorities Needed:
Implementation of the proposed remediation program as
outlined in the BTP will require a new comprehensive
approach to basin water quality and quantity management.
The actions proposed in the BTP to address the
contamination problem must involve a basinwide ground water
management agency or agencies with the authority,
responsibility, resources, and commitment to take necessary
actions. Most of these authorities already exist in
various entities. However, no one entity has all the
authorities listed below that a comprehensive ground water
quality management agency should possess.
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1.	Regulate basin usage for water quality pur
Regulate well construction; location, depth, and rate
of extraction; distribution of water produced at
treatment facilities; and location and timing of
intentional ground water recharge.
2.	Construct and operate facilities for water cruality
purposes. Use available funds to acquire land
(including by eminent domain), construct, and operate
facilities necessary to implement projects to maintain
or improve basin water quality.
3.	Obtain funding for water quality purposes and
remediation. Obtain state and federal loans and
grants, receive funds from other sources (local
funding, responsible parties, etc.). Identify and
other sources of funding that may be appropriate,
as revenues from sale of treated water as well as
or assessments on water users.
4.	Manage available funds to implement Basinwide
Technical Plan. Authority and ability to receive
expend funds for investigation, planning, design,
construction, and operation of projects.
5.	Respond to public interests. Authority and
responsibility to involve the public in the decision-
making process and be accountable to the public.
The local agency that assumes responsibility for
large-scale remediation of degraded ground water
should: (a) have public representatives among members
of the decision-making body; (b) be required to
conduct the public's business in accordance with the
open meeting requirement of the Brown Act (Government
Code Section 54950 et seq.); and (c) meet the
requirements of the California Public Records Act
(Government Code Section 6250 et seq.).
6.	Cost recovery. Authority to use legal means to
recover remediation costs from potentially responsible
parties.
7.	Issue bonds to finance capital improvements for water
quality purposes~ Authority to impose taxes,
assessments, or other means of collecting money for
bond debt service.
8.	Identify and control sources of contamination.
Investigate sources and require parties to take action
to control or abate existing sources of contamination
and prevent future sources of contamination.
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9. Conduct continuing investigations and monitoring.
Collect data through field investigations or from
other parties to support further evaluation of the
problem and potential solutions.
10.	Review and revise the Basinwide Technical Plan.
Revise at the end of each stage or as necessary, and
prepare detailed feasibility studies for specific
remedial action projects included in the BTP.
11.	Coordinate efforts of involved federal, State, and
local agencies.
12.	Develop and coordinate conjunctive use. Authority to
regulate the storage of water and the use of the
basin's storage capacity, and the export of water from
the basin. The existing Main San Gabriel Basin
Judgment would have to be amended to allow the storage
of water for export to another area.
Existing Authorities:
Figure 1 shows a matrix of the necessary authorities for
ground water management compared to the existing
authorities of involved agencies. The most critical
authority currently lacking is for regulating the use of
the basin to maintain or improve water guality.
IV. Institutional Reguirements;
The agencies are convinced that extensive changes are
needed in the current basin management institutional
structure to fully implement the multiple objectives in the
BTP. The agencies agree that the institutional changes
need to be pursued vigorously and in parallel with actions
to secure sufficient financial resources for implementing
Stage II of the BTP. The proposed Stage II funding
, strategy assumes that local water users should not pay a
disproportionate share of the remediation costs. The
agencies recognize that there is an issue of equity in
pursuing objectives which will benefit not only the
overlying local water consumers, but also other regional
and statewide interests associated with the potential for
large-scale conjunctive use.
During the State Board's June 28, 1988 public hearing, the
Basin Water Quality Management Committee (BWQMC) of the
Main San Gabriel Watermaster proposed a statutory
San Gabriel Valley Ground Water Authority set up by special
legislation. After reviewing a number of proposed
alternative institutional structures, the agencies concur
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achieving the needed institutional changes. The proposed
entity should address all of the shortcomings in existing
authorities listed in Figure 1. The new public agency
should include representation by members of the public to
ensure adequate public participation in all aspects of
planning and implementation.
Ideally, the new agency would combine in a single body both
water quantity and quality authorities, including those
listed in Figure 1.
The agencies recognize that even if the necessary
legislation is pursued on an urgency basis with consensus
among all affected local, State, and federal entities, some
time will elapse before a new agency is established and
fully functional. The agencies, therefore, suggest a
three-phased institutional approach as follows:
Phase I_i The Main San Gabriel Watermaster has instructed
i^ts-attorneys to seek amendment of the court judgment to
broaden its water quality management powers. According to
Watermaster staff, this could be accomplished in
approximately three months.
The State Board anticipates being involved in this process,
either directly or indirectly, to ensure that all necessary
water quality authorities for short- and long-term actions
(White Paper Section III) are obtained from the court.
The State Board will initiate proceedings for reconvening
the June 28, 1988 public hearing on this subject. The
hearings will, among other things, determine the extent to
which the court's decision and subsequent Watermaster's
actions have been fully responsive to the BTP objectives
and proposed schedule of actions (Figure 2).
The Regional Board will initiate proceedings revising the
Basin Plan to incorporate appropriate objectives and an
implementation schedule.
Phase II: Following the reconvened proceedings, the State
Board will determine what further actions should be
pursued. The proceedings will be scheduled to occur after
the court's response to the Watermaster's request for
amendment of the decree, but no later than November 15,
1990.
The State Board would consider direct intervention with the
court, if necessary, to further amend the judgment to
provide additional authority and/or local agency
commitments to fully exercise all necessary authorities
including compliance with the Regional Board's
implementation schedule when adopted. Alternatively, the
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State Board could work with the existing San Gabriel public
water supply agencies to augment their current authorities
or to develop a joint powers agreement to regulate
basinwide ground water extraction. None of the existing
agencies currently has that authority.
Following the hearing and receipt of public comments, the
State Board would be prepared to suspend indefinitely any
further proceedings if during Phase I or II it is
demonstrated to its satisfaction that good faith efforts
were being made to implement the objectives of the BTP and
this White Paper. If Phase II hearings resulted in a State
. Board conclusion that legislation is necessary, the goal
should be for passage of such legislation as early as
possible during the 1991 session.
Phase III: If actions undertaken in Phases I and/or II are
insufficient, a local public entity should be empowered to
carry on and complete the tasks previously undertaken.
This new legislatively established authority should be
fully responsive and accountable, i.e., conduct its affairs
in accord with the open meeting requirements of a public
agency. The new agency should enforce difficult decisions
including ordering cessation of extraction or well
modification or construction where necessary.
The exact number and representation on the newly consti-
tuted agency should be the subject of public discussion.
The Regional Board would compare Basin Plan implementation
schedule commitments and actual accomplishments to measure
the success of actions taken by the new agency.
The legislative approach allows for full public debate
before enactment and will ensure ample representation of
public interests. The major disadvantage to this approach
is delay in implementation if there is significant local
opposition. The proposed phased approach will allow basin
management from a water quality perspective to begin while
a long-term solution is developed. The ability to receive
State and federal funds through the proposed environmental
trust fund (see explanation below) would be assured through
this approach. Under State and federal law, institutions
that are not political subdivisions cannot receive State
and federal remediation funds.
V. Financial Requirements:
The BTP describes a variety of remedial actions and
investigations and groups them into stages. Stage I
includes actions undertaken by EPA to date: (1) Richwood
Operable Unit (OU)—Construction completed; (2) Suburban
OU—Currently under design; (3) Whittier Narrows OU—
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of 1990. EPA Region 9 currently intends to r«
Superfund money to fund 90 percent of the capital costs of
both Suburban and Whittier Narrows OUs. The Department of
Health Services (DHS) has committed the necessary
10 percent local match for the Suburban OU. Stage II
actions are intended for implementation over the next
five years. EPA's cost estimates associated with Stage II
activities follow:
Activity
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Cost ($)
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Median
Annual
O&M ($)
Operable Unit #1:
Azusa/Baldwin Park Remediation
Operable Unit #2;
Contaminant Containment at
Mouth of Puente Valley
Additional Investigations
Contingency for Imminent Threats
72,000,000
21,000,000
8,000,000
5,000,000
4,000,000
1,000,000
Total Cost of Stage II Activities 106,000,000
5,000,000
The cost estimates for the two operable units are based
on potential implementation scenarios described in the BTP.
The range in estimated cost for the alternative for
Azusa/Baldwin Park operable unit is $52-$92 million. The
cost of modifying the distribution system in the area is
the largest component of the estimated operable unit cost.
Before implementation of either operable unit, a detailed
feasibility study that evaluates a range of remedial action
alternatives (potentially including conjunctive use) would
be required. One goal of the study should be to minimize
to the extent possible costly investments in new
distribution system modifications.
Stage III-V Estimates
The Stage II activities and their respective cost estimates
do not describe the entirety of EPA's assessment of
necessary actions. Because of uncertainties, however,
additional actions recommended in the context of future
stages (III through V) are described only in general terms
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and would likely be revised as new information becom
available. As a rough idea of what resources may
ultimately be necessary, cost estimates presented in the
BTP total approximately $320 million (capital costs only)
for Stages II through V. The Stage II actions should
provide the information to more accurately define needed
remedial efforts.
San Gabriel Environmenta1 Trust Fund (SGETF)—The agencies
believe that a "San Gabriel Environmental Trust Fund"
incorporating many different sources of funding can be
instrumental in the financial solution by providing "up-
front money" to implement remedial actions until
responsible parties are identified. The SGETF could be
replenished through cost-recovery actions by the
responsible agency. In the immediate future, however, no
one federal, State, or local source is able to (or should)
provide the total necessary monies. It appears, however,
that when all potential sources are combined (Table 1), the
target funding level for Stage II ($106 million in five
years) can be achieved. Fiscal targets for the first year
and years two through five are presented below for
discussion purposes.
Until a single agency is formed with the necessary
authorities, an existing public agency, such as the State
Board, should control disbursements from the SGETF. Once
appropriate institutional arrangements are established at
the local level, responsibility for the administration and
disbursement of the account would be transferred.
Short- and Long-Term Funding Possibilities—Several of the
potential SGETF sources listed in Table 1 could possibly be
augmented (e.g., by federal/State enforcement actions).
These include:
1. Federal Superfund—Due to the limited availability of
Superfund money and direction from Congress, EPA will
initiate future remedial action projects as
enforcement-lead projects. EPA is committed to
pursuing aggressive enforcement actions against
Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs). EPA can take
enforcement action to compel responsible parties to
implement remedial actions. Additional funding from
the Superfund can be provided only if Congress
increases EPA's available budget for remedial action
implementation, and if current policy to use
enforcement authorities first is changed.
PRP's contributions have been noted in Table 1 with an
asterisk. While such actions would not contribute
funds directly to the SGETF, if successful,
investigation, design, construction and operation of
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POTENTIAL SOURCES FOR SAN GABRIEL REMEDIATION
ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST FUND
Capital 1/	5-Year
Potential 1st Year	Years	2-5 Cumulative
Sources (millions)	(millions/year) (millions)
Federal 2^/
EPA/Potentially *	*	*
Responsible Parties
State
DHS 1	2	3/ 9
SWRCB/BFI 2	2	10
/SRF (loan) 5	5	25
/C&A 11	5
Local
Assessments 4	6	28
MWD *	*	*
Industry _5	6_	29
TOTAL 18	22	106
EPA/Potentially Responsible Parties = Federal Enforcement
Actions; DHS = Department of Health Services; BFI = SWRCB
funding for projects supplied by Browning Ferris Industries;
SRF = State Revolving Fund; C&A = Cleanup and Abatement
Account; Local = surcharge or fees; MWD = Metropolitan Water
District (Seasonal Storage Program/ Conjunctive Use and/or
Local Projects Income Redirection); Industry = Voluntary
funding by industries in the basin above and beyond site-
specific cleanup costs.
1/ Initial planning design and startup constraints will probably
delay expenditure of the entire $20 million capital costs
during the first year of Stage II. Interest on unexpended
trust funds would augment these estimated amounts.
2/ EPA has $2 million available this fiscal year to conduct a
portion of the additional investigations identified as
necessary during Stage II.
3/ Legislation is being considered to augment the State Superfund
by this amount specifically for San Gabriel remediation.
* Funding for specific projects may be available as described on
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remedial facilities could be financed by PRPs. Legal
means may be used to recover costs expended from the
SGETF and/or Superfund from PRPs when they are
identified. If the Superfund process is followed, there
are mechanisms available under CERCLA for recovery of
costs by the responsible agency. Such recovery could
replenish the SGETF for implementation of future stages
of the BTP.
2.	State Superfund—DHS has committed all but $2 million
of the remaining State Superfund authorization to other
projects and is not planning to reallocate any
additional funding to the San Gabriel Basin.
Legislation would be required to increase this source
of funding.
3.	MWD and Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water
District (USGVMWD)—MWD and USGVMWD are planning to
conduct a feasibility study of large-scale conjunctive
use projects involving export of treated ground water
out of the "basin. These projects may be consistent
with the BTP. If the projects prove to be a cost-
effective supplemental source of water for the MWD
system, MWD may be able to provide funding (estimated
in the MWD Conjunctive Use Phase I report as up to
$15 million per year) to implement these projects,
which may be designed to serve as the operable units
of the BTP. Other MWD programs such as "Seasonal
Storage" and "Local Projects" can also fund projects
consistent with the BTP. While such projects will not
contribute funds directly to the SGETF, a significant
portion of Stage II actions could be funded and
implemented by these agencies.
4.	Solvent Use or Hazardous Waste Tax—A potential
statewide sales tax on solvents could be used to
remediate basins that are contaminated with solvents.
5.	Statewide Tax on Agricultural Industry—Part of the
basin is degraded by nitrates above safe drinking water
standards. A large portion of this degradation is
evidently of agricultural origin (e.g., dairies and
fertilization of citrus groves, etc.). It, therefore,
may be appropriate to consider State legislation to tax
agricultural activities to help pay for such cleanup.
Short-Term Actions Required;
The agencies have identified short-term actions necessary
to address the San Gabriel Valley ground water degradation
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Water Producers:
Water producers are responsible for managing ground water
extraction in a manner that will not cause degraded water
to migrate to undegraded or less degraded areas.
Watermaster:
Watermaster passed a resolution (March 5, 1990) declaring
its intention to prepare language for approval by the court
overseeing the adjudication that would grant Watermaster
additional authority to regulate basin usage. With
expanded authority, efforts should begin immediately to
implement the following elements of a comprehensive ground
water quality management program:
1.	Information Submittal; All San Gabriel ground water
producers should be required to submit the following
information to Watermaster: (1) all water quality data
collected, (2) information regarding existing systems,
and (3) modifications to existing well construction
and/or distribution systems. This includes (a) the
wells operated during the quarter, (b) the depths or
zones from which water is taken from each well,
(c)	the quality of water extracted from each well,
(d)	the quantity of water extracted from each well,
(e)	well status (active/inactive), (f) modifications
to existing well construction and pump systems, and
(g) modifications to distribution systems. This
information should be made available to the Regional
Board and EPA on a quarterly basis for the purposes of
updating the San Gabriel database and ground water
flow/contaminant transport model. Initially, all
current information regarding well construction and
distribution systems should be submitted to confirm the
existing database and fill data gaps.
2.	Establish Operating Principles for Ground Water Quality
Management: Watermaster should establish basic
operating principles to guide future water supply
decisions consistent with the BTP. The guiding
principle would be that any new or increased extraction
to meet water supply needs should include planned
treatment in existing areas of high-level degradation
or contamination. The additional treatment and
distribution costs this would entail may be funded
through the proposed SGETF. Major actions such as new
extraction well installation, modification of existing
well construction, and/or increases in extraction
capacity should not be allowed unless such actions can
be shown to the satisfaction of the Watermaster and
Regional Board to have no potential adverse effects on
water quality. Consideration should also be given to
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potential cumulative effects of multiple actions by
several parties. The principles should be considered
by Watermaster during review of all plans submitted by
producers as described in Items 3-7 below.
3.	Emergency Exemption Approval Procedure: Where a
producer's water supply or quality problem is so urgent
that the only viable option for maintaining an adequate
short-term supply that meets drinking water standards
involves an action in conflict with the aforementioned
operating principles, Watermaster may provide short-
term approval for the action contingent on development
of an acceptable mitigation plan that would involve
future action allowing an expeditious return to
operating principles. For example, Watermaster could
approve the short-term use of a well modified to
extract water from deeper zones of the aquifer,
contingent on an agreement to develop a plan to shift
production back to the shallower zones upon
installation of a treatment facility.
4.	Regulation of New Well Installation: Plans for
installing new water supply wells must be submitted to
Watermaster for approval prior to construction.
5.	Regulation of Modifications to Existing Wells: No
significant modifications to an existing well shall be
made without the prior approval of Watermaster.
Modifications include any actions that affect ground
water extraction or distribution such as: sealing
particular perforated intervals, extending well depth
and increasing pump capacity, or improving the
distribution system so that extraction capacity is
increased.
6.	Regulation of Ground Water Treatment: Plans for
installation of ground water treatment facilities must
be submitted to Watermaster for approval prior to
construction.
7.	Annual Plan: The Watermaster should, on the basis of
information submitted by producers, prepare an annual
plan for extracting ground water that will assure that
pumpers, either individually or cumulatively, do not
extract water in a manner that causes the pollutants to
migrate to less degraded or undegraded areas. The plan
should be submitted to EPA and the Los Angeles Regional
Board and made available to the public for review and
comment before implementation. The agencies will
review the plan for consistency with recommendations in
the BTP and the Regional Board Basin Plan.
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8. Development of Long-Term Water Supply/Water Quality
Protection Plans: To rationally plan for future water
supply and limit the potential for emergency situations
that may occur as pollutants spread, each water
producer should submit a five-year Water Supply/Water
Quality Protection Plan to Watermaster for approval.
The existing EPA San Gabriel ground water flow/
contaminant transport model will be used to provide
five-year projections of contaminant migration in the
basin. The Water Supply/Water Quality Protection Plan
should be revised at appropriate periodic intervals
such as after a major updating of model projections.
Based on the information provided to each producer
regarding the potential future contamination status of
its existing wells, a five-year plan would address the
following:
o How the producer would meet its future water supply
needs in the event that projected contaminant
migration affects its existing wells. Any actions
proposed to maintain an adequate water supply should
be consistent with the established operating
principles for ground water quality management and
the BTP.
o A monitoring plan designed to provide early warning
of potential water quality problems that would
require major actions to maintain an adequate water
supply.
State and Regional Board Actions:
The State and Regional Boards will take appropriate
actions to achieve, wherever possible, the objectives of
the BTP. These include, but are not limited to:
1.	Continue Source Investigations/Enforcement:
The Regional Board will continue to carry out its
primary responsibility to identify and control point
and nonpoint sources of waste discharges to surface
and ground waters of the State.
2.	Amend Basin Plan:
The Regional Board will amend its Water Quality
Control Plan (Basin Plan) to incorporate applicable
portions of the BTP as an implementation plan
option. This plan will be subject to a
demonstration of alternative means to accomplish the
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implementation element (Water Code Section 13240)
based on the proposed actions and schedule in
Figure 2.
Require Technical and Monitoring Reports;
The Regional Board may require local or private
entities to prepare appropriate technical and
monitoring reports (Water Code Sections 13225 and
13261). The State Board may also require these
entities to prepare appropriate technical and
monitoring reports (Water Code Section 13165).
Issue Clean Up and Abatement Orders:
To the extent that undesirable pumping operations
continue, the Regional Board may issue cleanup and
abatement orders under the authority of Water Code
Section 13304. Such action would be appropriate
where the entity responsible for the pumping is
causing or permitting a discharge of waste to occur.
Cleanup and abatement orders can require any
necessary remedial action including prohibition of
extraction.
Hold Hearings:
To assure adequate progress, the State Board will
hold public hearings to determine whether good faith
efforts are being made to implement the objectives
of the BTP and this White Paper and whether
legislation is necessary.
The hearing may be conducted pursuant to Water Code
Sections 100, 104, 105, 183, 186, 275, 1051, 1075-
1106, 2100, 13163, 13165, and Article X,
Section 2 of California's Constitution. In
addition, the State Board has the powers conferred
upon heads of departments of the State by Article 2
(commencing with Section 11180), Chapter 2, Part 1,
Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code.
Establish San Gabriel Environmental Trust Fund:
The State Board shall inaugurate the establishment
of the SGETF by taking formal State Board actions at
publicly noticed meetings to dedicate the funds
available to the State Board as listed in Table 1.
Other state and local agencies and industries will
be encouraged to voluntarily contribute "up-front"
money to this fund.
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DHS Actions:
The Office of Drinking Water (ODW) shall provide
technical assistance to the Watermaster in developing
plans, policies and requirements for domestic drinking
water and treatment. The Toxic Substance Control
Division will provide $100,000 for database development
and modeling.
EPA Actions:
1.	Technical Assistance: EPA will continue to provide
technical assistance. This includes updating the
database and the ground water flow/contaminant
transport model, and providing projections of future
degradation for use by the other agencies.
2.	Pursue Enforcement Activities: EPA, in cooperation
with the Regional Board, will continue its efforts
to identify responsible parties, require source
cleanup, and recover costs. EPA's current budget
provides approximately $1 million/year to supplement
Regional Board source investigation activities,
$500,000 for EPA enforcement activities, and
$2 million to fund remedial investigations that will
help support development of enforcement cases.
3.	Initiate Stage II Remedial Investigation Activities:
EPA will begin to implement remedial investigation
activities outlined in Stage II of the BTP.
VII. Proposed Schedule:
Figure 2 shows the proposed schedule of short-term actions
at the federal, State, and local levels which correlate to
the actions described above. Combined, they represent an
action plan for the achievement of short-term (Stage II)
goals, as well as the basis for coordinated long-term
solutions.
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Figure 2
SAN GABRIEL GROUND WATER - "WHITE PAPER-
PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF SHORT TERM ACTION'S
I
Phase I
1990
-> Phase
[ Phase III ]
1991
Agency/Actions
Federal
Technical assistance
database/model update
Enforcement follow-up
BTP comment period
Release of final draft BTP
Congressional/press briefings on BTP/White Paper
Congressman Torres' groundwater "summit" meeting
State/Regional Boards
SWRCB Involement in amending WM decree
SWRCB hearing process
RB incorp. W.Q. Objective In Basin/Imp. Plan
RB workshop on Basin/Imp. Plan
RB adopts Basin/Imp. Plan
SWRCB initate Env. Trust Fund
Local
WM/Upper District approval of Phase II conj. use study
WM seeks add. authorities through court
WM information submittal to RB and EPA
WM develop operating principles
WM annual plan
WM technical, financial and institutional plans
Regulation of new well install
Regulation of modif to existing wells
Regulation of ground water treatment
Emergency approval plan
Develop of long-term plans
Public
EPA/SWnCB/RB public workshops
April May
June
July
x-
X-
x-
x-
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan
Feb.
March
ongoing
April
ongoing
ongoing
ongoing
ongoing
May
June
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