<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479239163671_178274"><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;">From: </span><b class="yiv8037082968gmail_sendername" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"></b><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"> </span><span dir="ltr" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:lyris@swrcb18.waterboards.ca.gov" target="_blank" href="mailto:lyris@swrcb18.waterboards.ca.gov">lyris@swrcb18.waterboards.ca.gov</a>></span><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479239163671_178305" style="display: block;"><div style="font-family: garamond, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479239163671_178304"><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479239163671_178303"><div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479239163671_178302"><div id="yiv8037082968"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479239163671_178301"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479239163671_178342"><div class="yiv8037082968gmail_quote" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479239163671_178341">Date: Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 9:46 AM<br>Subject: Notice of Public Workshops to Solicit Input on Regulation of Suction Dredge Mining<br>To: Suction Dredge Mining <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:suction_dredge_mining@swrcb18.waterboards.ca.gov" target="_blank" href="mailto:suction_dredge_mining@swrcb18.waterboards.ca.gov">suction_dredge_mining@swrcb18.waterboards.ca.gov</a>><br><br><br>
<div lang="EN-US" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479239163671_178406"><h1><img alt="State Water Resources Control Board" src="http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/images/ca_department/waterboard_logo.jpg" data-id="0ff5fc12-7e0d-6b88-4bc8-ec8175a8e513"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="yiv8037082968gmail-m_-7491989724690333399Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;white-space:pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size:larger;"> This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board.</span></span></span></h1>
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<div class="yiv8037082968MsoNormal">Hello All: <u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="yiv8037082968MsoNormal">State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) staff has posted a
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/npdes/docs/notice_suction_pub_wshp.pdf">
<span lang="EN">Public Notice</span></a> for four upcoming workshops <span lang="EN">
to solicit input from stakeholders and California Native American Tribal interests on how to regulate suction dredge mining at:
</span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/npdes/suction_dredge_mining.shtml"><span lang="EN">http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/ water_issues/programs/npdes/ suction_dredge_mining.shtml</span></a><span lang="EN">.</span><u></u><u></u></div>
<div class="yiv8037082968MsoNormal">The workshop <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/npdes/docs/suction_dredge_outreach.pdf">
<span lang="EN">Agenda</span></a> and <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/npdes/docs/suction_dredge_faq.pdf">
<span lang="EN">Frequently Asked Questions</span></a> are also posted at this link.
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<div class="yiv8037082968MsoNormal">Staff of the State Water Board and California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be conducting these workshops in accordance with the requirements of Senate Bill 637
<span lang="EN">which became effective on January 1, 2016. </span>The four workshops will be held in Fresno on January 17, 2017; San Bernardino on January 18, 2017; Redding on January 25, 2017; and Sacramento on February 6, 2017. Please refer to the Public
Notice for the times and locations of these workshops.<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="yiv8037082968MsoNormal">After the public workshops, State Water Board staff will draft recommendations on how to appropriately regulate suction dredge mining for consideration by the State Water Board. After staff has prepared the draft recommendations, staff
will propose an additional workshop and an adoption hearing where stakeholders and California Native American Tribal interests may speak directly to the State Water Board. Staff will also provide additional opportunities to submit written comments on the
proposed recommendations to regulate suction dredge mining.<u></u><u></u></div>
<div class="yiv8037082968MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></div>
<div class="yiv8037082968MsoNormal">For future email notifications <span lang="EN">and other communications from the State Water Board</span> regarding this matter, please
<span lang="EN">subscribe to the “Suction Dredge Mining<b>”</b> email notification list by following the link below, choosing the Water Quality list, and selecting "Suction Dredge Mining":
</span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/email_subscriptions/swrcb_subscribe.shtml"><span lang="EN">http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/ resources/email_subscriptions/ swrcb_subscribe.shtml</span></a>.
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<div class="yiv8037082968MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></div>
<div class="yiv8037082968MsoNormal">Future email notifications on this matter will only be distributed via the “<span lang="EN">Suction Dredge Mining” email notification list.</span><u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="yiv8037082968MsoNormal">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div class="yiv8037082968MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479239163671_178418">State Water Resources Control Board<u></u><u></u></div>
<div class="yiv8037082968MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1479239163671_178421">NPDES Program Staff<u></u><u></u></div>
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