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i <br /> CENTRAL VALLEY REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD <br /> MEETING PROCEDURES , <br /> Persons who want to submit written comments or evidence on any agenda item must provide such written <br /> documents to the Board office by the date and time specified in the applicable Notice of Public Hearing or <br /> Meeting. Comments received by the noticed deadline will be included in the administrative record before the <br /> Board. Staff may provide responses to comments. Written testimony or comments submitted after the noticed <br /> deadline will not be accepted and will not be incorporated into the administrative record if doing so would <br /> prejudice any parry. This rule maybe modified where a party demonstrates that application of the rule would <br /> create severe hardship. <br /> All interested persons may speak at the Board meeting, and may orally summarize their written submittals. <br /> Oral testimony will be limited in time by the Board Chair(typically no more than 15 minutes for dischargers <br /> and 3 minutes for other interested parties). Oral testimony must be relevant. Groups of speakers will be <br /> expected to select a spokesperson and not be repetitive. <br /> The procedure for agenda items that do not require a hearing will be: persons present at the meeting will be <br /> given an opportunity to make relevant oral comments on any agenda item, but the Board chair may preclude <br /> or limit the time of such comments as necessaryfor the orderly conduct of business. <br /> Agenda items that require a hearing—that is, agenda items which are conducted by the Board as formal <br /> adjudicative proceedings—will not be conducted according to the technical rules of evidence. The Board will <br /> accept any evidence or testimony that is reasonably relevant. <br /> Participants in agenda items which require a formal hearing are either designatedparties or other interested <br /> persons. Only designated parties will have the right to cross-examination, and may be subject to cross- <br /> examination. Interested persons—i.e., nondesignated parties—do not have a right to cross-examination, but <br /> may ask the Board to clarify testimony. Interested persons may also be asked to clarify their testimony at the <br /> discretion of the Board. The designated parties include: <br /> • Regional Board staff <br /> • Discharger <br /> • Persons directly affected by the discharge <br /> All other persons wishing to testify or provide comments for a hearing item are "interested persons"and not <br /> "designated parties': Such interested persons may request status as a designated partyfor purposes of the <br /> hearing by submitting such request in writing to the Board no later than the date specified in the Notice of <br /> Public Hearing. The request must explain the basis for status as a designated party and, in particular, how <br /> the person is directly affected by the discharge. <br /> After considering evidence, testimony, and comments, the Board may choose to adopt an order regarding a <br /> proposed agenda item. Any person aggrieved by an action of the Board may petition the State Water <br /> Resources Control Board to review the action within 30 days of the action. <br /> »»»»»»«««««« <br />