[env-trinity] Fw: Notice of Public Workshops to Solicit Input on Regulation of Suction Dredge Mining

[Tom Stokely]

On Thursday, November 17, 2016 3:54 PM, "lyris at swrcb18.waterboards.ca.gov" <lyris at swrcb18.waterboards.ca.gov> wrote:
 
  #yiv8463780351 #yiv8463780351 -- filtered {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}#yiv8463780351 p.yiv8463780351MsoNormal, #yiv8463780351 li.yiv8463780351MsoNormal, #yiv8463780351 div.yiv8463780351MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;}#yiv8463780351 a:link, #yiv8463780351 span.yiv8463780351MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv8463780351 a:visited, #yiv8463780351 span.yiv8463780351MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv8463780351 span.yiv8463780351EmailStyle17 {color:windowtext;}#yiv8463780351 .yiv8463780351MsoChpDefault {}#yiv8463780351 filtered {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#yiv8463780351 div.yiv8463780351WordSection1 {}#yiv8463780351 Hello All:     State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) staff has posted aPublic Notice for four upcoming workshops to solicit input from stakeholders and California Native American Tribal interests on how to regulate suction dredge mining at:http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/npdes/suction_dredge_mining.shtml. The workshop Agenda and Frequently Asked Questions are also posted at this link.      Staff of the State Water Board and California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be conducting these workshops in accordance with the requirements of Senate Bill 637which became effective on January 1, 2016.  The four workshops will be held in Fresno on January 17, 2017; San Bernardino on January 18, 2017; Redding on January 25, 2017; and Sacramento on February 6, 2017.  Please refer to the Public Notice for the times and locations of these workshops.    After the public workshops, State Water Board staff will draft recommendations on how to appropriately regulate suction dredge mining for consideration by the State Water Board.  After staff has prepared the draft recommendations, staff will propose an additional workshop and an adoption hearing where stakeholders and California Native American Tribal interests may speak directly to the State Water Board.  Staff will also provide additional opportunities to submit written comments on the proposed recommendations to regulate suction dredge mining.    For future email notifications and other communications from the State Water Board regarding this matter, pleasesubscribe to the “Suction Dredge Mining” email notification list by following the link below, choosing the Water Quality list, and selecting "Suction Dredge Mining":http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/email_subscriptions/swrcb_subscribe.shtml.     Future email notifications on this matter will only be distributed via the “Suction Dredge Mining” email notification list.       Thank you,    State Water Resources Control Board NPDES Program Staff      
   
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