Districts will need to apply for the new NPDES permit. Districts will need to submit a new NOI and PAP along with a check for $241 to the SWRCB. The package should be emailed to Phil Isorena and Gil Vazquez and a hard copy with the check to Gil. Do not send before adoption on March 1st.

 

philip.isorena@waterboards.ca.gov  

Gil.Vazquez@waterboards.ca.gov

The SWRCB has indicated that the new permit will go into effect on July 1, 2016 and the current permit will continue to cover us until that time. Shanahan has recommended to submit our new application as soon as possible to ensure that no argument about lack of coverage could be made.  However, the SWRCB has assured us that coverage will still be maintained under the current permit.  

 

Please contact your NPDES committee member if you have any questions.  

Below are the links to pdfs of the Sac-Yolo MVCD Notice of Intent (NOI) application for an NPDES permit for 2016-2021 and the accompanying Sac-Yolo MVCD Pesticide Application Plan (PAP).  Your NOI and PAP should be very similar to the one you submitted in 2011.

Listed below are the web site addresses where these forms and directions are found. 

Hello,

The State Water Board reissued the Vector Control Permit on March 1, 2016. However, the reissued permit will not become effective until July 1, 2016. Thus, the Vector Control Permit under Order 2011-0002-DWQ remains in effect until July 1, 2016.

To get continued coverage under the Reissued Vector Control Permit, vector control districts must submit their applications and Pesticide Application Plans (PAPs) by April 29, 2016. Please use the Notice of Intent (NOI) form when submitting an application. Vector control districts which are currently enrolled under Order 2011-0002-DWQ need not submit a new PAP if there will be no changes in the pesticides which will be applied or application methods. However, vector control districts must state that this is the case in Section VI, Pesticide Application Plan of the NOI form. Vector control districts which have already submitted their NOIs using the form from Order 2011-0002-DWQ must resubmit their NOIs using the attached form. Please submit NOIs and PAPs to the following address:

State Water Resources Control Board

Attention: Gil Vazquez

NPDES Wastewater Unit, 15 th Floor

1001 I Street

Sacramento, CA 95814

 

You may contact Gil Vazquez at (916) 322-1400 or gil.vazquez@waterboards.ca.gov if you need assistance or have any questions.

Sincerely

 

Philip Isorena, P.E.

Chief, NPDES Wastewater Unit

Division of Water Quality

State Water Resources Control Board

1001 I Street, 15 th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814

(916) 341-5544

Dear MVCAC Member,

 

We have been working behind-the-scenes to try and remedy some issues with our current MVCAC website and the members-only content areas.  Although, the site will be getting an upgraded look and feel in the coming months, we wanted to make sure that members-only content was both easy for members to access and secure.

 

If you visit MVCAC.org and hover over the new login tab, you will see two login option s:

 

The MVCAC Website Login will require you to set up a user ID to access for the first time and will grant you access to all public and member-only content in one place.

To create a login for this area:

1. Go to mvcac.org
2. Click the login tab on the homepage menu bar.  This will bring you to the site login page: http://www.mvcac.org/site-login/
3.  Scroll down to the "New User Registration" section of the page and fill out the requested information
4. Once you have registered, MVCAC staff will need to verify your membership before granting access.  Please allow 1-2 business days for staff to process your request.
5. Once your request is approved, the email you provided will be sent a temporary password allowing you to login.
6. Copy and paste the password provided in that email into the MVCAC Website Login screen with the username you chose.

 

The Member Services Portal is the login area you are used to, this will continue to be used to register for events and pay dues online.  This will no longer be the area to access members-only content.

 

Of course, if you have any questions about the new login process feel free to contact MVCAC staff and we will be happy to assist you.

 

Thank you,

The MVCAC Staff

The FDA has taken a step in the process of deciding whether to allow the first test release in the United States of genetically modified mosquitoes to fight diseases such as those caused by the Zika virus.

FDA reviewers on March 11 released a draft statement predicting that a short-term release of male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes engineered to fail as fathers would make "no significant impact" on the environment. The England-based company Oxitec developed the OX513A mosquitoes to shrink wild populations by siring offspring that won't live to adulthood. Brazil has approved their use, and the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District is considering a short-term experiment at Key Haven.

Colleagues:

The Delta Vector Control District is pleased to announce the hiring of Taylor Tushar, MSc, Parasitology - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, as District Biologist. Taylor did undergraduate work at Seattle Pacific University earning her BS in Physiology. She will begin her employment on Monday, March 28, 2015.

Taylor brings great passion for her work and is well rounded in her knowledge of surveillance techniques, identification of mosquito and tick species, PCR and she maintains a competent understanding of ArcGIS as well as being capable in conversational Spanish.

The Delta VCD is very excited to add Taylor as a valuable team member in what we believe will be a great future together.

Please take the opportunity to welcome Taylor into the MVCAC by contacting her at taylortushar@deltavcd.com or (559) 732-8606.

Thank you.

MICHAEL ALBURN

Michael W. Alburn

General Manager

Delta Vector Control District