On October 2, 1996, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) adopted Amended Resolution 92-49, Policies and Procedures for Investigation and Cleanup and Abatement under Section 13304 of the Water Code to include a "Containment Zone Policy" to establish conditions under which a Regional Water Quality Control Board may approve containment zones (specific portions of ground water bearing units where water quality objectives cannot be reasonable achieved). Pursuant to Section lll.h.11 of Resolution 92-49, a Containment Zone Review Committee has been created to review current implementation of the policy and to potentially provide recommendations to the SWRCB on revisions to the policy. This Committee invites public participation and comment on the following issues:

1. Containment zone application requirements
2. Incorporation of a risk-base framework in Regional Board Containment zone determination
3. Regional Board implementation flexibility
4. Mitigation requirements
5. Technical Advisor Committee
6. Inter-agency Containment Zone requirement consistency

Parties wishing to make written comments on any of the issues listed above should submit 15 copies of their materials not less than 10 days prior to the meeting to: San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, 2101 Webster Street, Suite 500, Oakland CA 94612, Attn: Containment Zone Committee.