Board adopts Oct. 7 minutes, approves resolution backing Napa River flood project

The State Water Resources Control Board on Oct. 21 took two brief formal actions: it adopted the meeting minutes from Oct. 7 and approved a resolution supporting the Napa River Flood project.

Adoption of Oct. 7 minutes A board member moved to adopt the minutes of the Oct. 7 board meeting; another member seconded. The clerk called a roll‑call vote; all members present voted yes. The clerk recorded: Board Member Nicole Morgan — Aye; Vice Chair Doreen D'Adamo — Aye; Board Member Laurel Firestone — Aye; Board Member Sean McGuire — Aye; Chair Joaquin Esquivel — Aye. The minutes were adopted.

Resolution on Napa River Flood Project (Item 2) Rick Thomser, district manager for the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, addressed the board in support of the resolution, which seeks continued permit oversight and collaboration between the district and the Water Board for the Napa River Flood Project. A board member moved and another seconded the item. The clerk again conducted a roll‑call vote. The board voted unanimously to adopt the resolution: Board Member Nicole Morgan — Aye; Board Member Sean McGuire — Aye; Board Member Laurel Firestone — Aye; Vice Chair Doreen D'Adamo — Aye; Chair Joaquin Esquivel — Aye.

Why it matters: These were routine, uncontested procedural actions. Adoption of the minutes clears the record and the Napa River resolution affirms regional collaboration and continued oversight for a long‑running flood‑project partnership that the Napa County district said has relied on Water Board permitting and staff involvement.

Provenance: The motions, seconding and roll‑call votes were recorded on the Oct. 21 meeting transcript during the opening business items.