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•Excerpts on Ground Waters ane Cleanup Page 8 from the Water Quality Control Plan State Water Board Management Agency Agreements (MAAs), Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUS) The Regional Water Board abides by State Water Board agreements with federal and State agencies which have been formalized with either an MAA,MOA, or an MOU signed by the State Water Board. 2. Department of Health Services On 27 January 1986, the State Water Board Chairperson signed an MOA with the Department of Health Services regarding the implementation of the hazardous waste program. The agreement covers surveillance and enforcement related to water quality at landfills, surface impoundments, waste piles, and land treatment facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste. It also covers the issuance, modification, or denial of permits to facilities, including the revision of the water quality aspects of hazardous waste management facility siting, design,closure,post-closure, and surface and ground water monitoring and protection. See Appendix Item 14. 6. Department of Health Services/Department of Toxic Substances Control In July 1990,the State Water Board and the Department of Health Services,Toxic Substances Control Program(later reorganized into the Department of Toxic Substances Control) signed an MOU which explains the roles of the agencies (and of the Regional Water Boards)in the cleanup of hazardous waste sites. The MOU describes the protocol the agencies will follow to determine which agency will act as lead and which will act as support, the responsibilities of the agencies in their respective roles,the procedures the agencies will follow to ensure coordinated action,the technical and procedural requirements which each agency must satisfy,the procedures for enforcement and settlement, and the mechanism for dispute resolution. This MOU does not alter the Board's responsibilities with respect to water quality protection. See Appendix Item 18. 8. Environmental Affairs Agency, Air Resources Board, and California Integrated Waste Management Board On 27 August 1990,the State Water Board Executive Director signed an MOU with the Environmental Affairs Agency, Air Resources Board, and California Integrated Waste Management Board to enhance program coordination and reduce duplication of effort. This MOU consists of provisions describing the scope of the agreement(including definitions of the parties and issues to which the MOU applies),the principles which will govern the conduct of the parties, and the existing statutory framework. See Appendix Item 20.