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CENTRAL VALLEY WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD HEARING PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL LIABILITY COMPLAINT R5-2015-0539 ISSUED TO MOUNTAIN HOUSE COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY PLEASE READ THIS HEARING PROCEDURE CAREFULLY. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE DEADLINES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN THE EXCLUSION OF YOUR DOCUMENTS AND/OR TESTIMONY The Central Valley Water Board has the authority to impose civil liability against persons who commit various water quality violations. The Board's Prosecution Team has issued an Administrative Civil Liability (ACL) Complaint that proposes that the Board impose civil liability against Mountain House Community Services District for the violations charged in the ACL Complaint. The Board has scheduled a hearing to consider the matter on the following date: 10/11 December 2015 Central Valley Water Board Offices 11020 Sun Center Drive, Suite 200 Rancho Cordova, California At the hearing, the Central Valley Water Board will receive testimony regarding the alleged violation(s). After considering the evidence, the Board may assess the proposed civil liability, assess a higher or lower amount, decline to asses any liability, or continue the hearing to a later date. The Board's Meeting Agenda will set the specific date of the hearing. The Meeting Agenda will be posted at least ten days before the meeting on the Board's website, at the following address: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/board—info/meetings To ensure a fair hearing, the Board staff and attorneys that have issued the ACL Complaint (the "Prosecution Team") have been separated from the Board staff and attorneys that will provide legal and technical advice to the Board (the "Advisory Team"). Members of the Board's Prosecution Team have not communicated with the members of the Central Valley Water Board or the Board's Advisory Team regarding any substantive matter at issue in the proceeding. The Board Chair has approved this Hearing Procedure for the adjudication of ACL matters. Objections to this Hearing Procedure must be sent to the Board's Advisory Team no later than the deadline listed on the "Important Deadlines' page of this Hearing Procedure. The Board's Advisory Team will promptly respond to all timely objections to this Hearing Procedure after consulting with the Board Chair. Designated Parties shall attempt to resolve objections to this Hearing Procedure with the Prosecution Team BEFORE submitting objections to the Advisory Team. I. Hearing Participants Participants in the ACL hearing are considered either"Designated Parties' or"Interested Persons." Designated Parties are the primary participants in the hearing. Designated Parties may submit evidence, may offer witnesses to testify at the hearing, are allowed to cross-examine adverse witnesses, and are subject to cross-examination.