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2. Administrative Activities 2.1 CIWMB Approval At the CIWMB Permitting and Enforcement Committee Meeting on September 11, 1996, the Solid Waste Cleanup Program staff recommended the CIWMB Board approve the Panoche Burn Site Remediation using funds from the 1996/97 funding cycle. On September 25, 1996, the CIWMB Board approved the preliminary cost estimate of$450,000 for the remediation project with Resolution 96-400. The Board directed staff to use a CIWMB contractor to implement remediation measures. On September 26, 1996, the CIWMB notified the U.S. EPA and other reviewing agencies of the approval of Phase II of the emergency removal action for the Panoche Burn Site. 2.2 Reviewing Agencies A number of reviewing agencies were involved in Phase II because of the complex nature of the fire, the multiple environmental impacts, the impacts to the intertie lines, and the proxi- mity of the underground pressurized oil pipeline and the California Aqueduct. On August 29, 1996, the agencies met at the CDF station in Mendota to discuss the options for reducing potential hazards and impacts. The reviewing agencies agreed that the ash and contaminated material should be encapsulated on site to prevent migration of the hazardous ash into the creek and possibly the California Aqueduct. Table 1 lists the reviewing agencies and contacts for Phase II of the remediation project. TABLE 1 Reviewing Agencies Agency Contact U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX Daniel Shane(415) 744-2286 California Department of Fish and Game Hal Beeler(209) 243-4005 California Department of Water Resources Jim Blood (209)826-0718 Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board Ray Bruun and Russell Walls (209)445-5116 California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Fresno Albert Fujitsubo(209) 297-3901 San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Wayne Clarke(209) 497-1040 Fresno County Community Health Department Vince Mendes(209) 445-3271 CIWMB 5