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i NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -2' STOCKTON COGENERATION COMPANY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY The designated parties for this hearing are as follows: • Staff of Central Valley Regional Board • Stockton Cogeneration Company • Persons directly affected by the discharge All other persons wishing to testify or provide comments are interested persons and not designated parties. Such interested persons may request status as a designated party for purposes of this hearing by submitting such request in writing to the Board no later than 29 March 2001. The request must explain the basis for status as a designated party and in particular how the person is directly affected by the discharge. Tentative Waste Discharge Requirements were issued on 22 February 2001. Comments regarding the proposed requirements are due by 26 March 2001. Persons who did not receive the tentative Order, wishing to comment on this noticed hearing item must submit such comments in writing to the Regional Board no later than 29 March 2001. All written comments received by this date will be included in the administrative record before the Board. Staff may provide responses to comments. Written testimony or comments submitted after 29 March 2001 will not be accepted and will not be incorporated into the administrative record if doing so would prejudice any party. This rule may be modified where a party demonstrates that application of the rule would create severe hardship. All interested persons may speak at the Board meeting, and are expected to orally summarize their written submittals. Oral testimony will be limited in time by the Board Chair(which may be no more than 10 minutes for designated parties and 2 minutes for other interested parties). A timer may be used and speakers are expected to honor the time limits. Where speakers can be grouped by affiliation or interest, such groups will be expected to select a spokesperson and not be repetitive. Any person planning to make a presentation to the Board that requires the use of visual aids (such as overheads, slides, or video projector) should contact the assigned staff person to make arrangements before the meeting date in order to avoid unnecessary delays during the meeting. After considering evidence, testimony, and comments,the Board may choose to adopt an order regarding the proposed agenda item. All Board files, exhibits, and agenda material pertaining to items on the agenda are made a part of the record. Persons wishing to introduce item exhibits (i.e., maps, charts, photographs) must leave them with the Board's Assistant Executive Officer. Photographs or slides of large exhibits are acceptable. Any person affected adversely by an action of the Board may petition the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) according to section 13320 of the California Water Code and section 2050 (ff.) of Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations. Copies of the law and regulations applicable for filing petitions for appeal (and cited above) will be provided upon request and are