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Home My WebLink About2001-07-14 ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT .1 4 July 6, 2001 phone: 17141962-2411 faa: (714)9152U3515 mmw.octd.. nulling address: P.O. Box 8127 Pountein Valley,CA 92728.8127 NOTICE OF BOARD WORKSHOP ttn ddrear 10844 Ellis Avenue Fountain Valley, CA 92708-7018 Member SATURDAY, July 14, 2001 — 8:00-12:00 P.M. Agencies • eitiea DISTRICT'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES Anaheim Brae 10844 Ellis Avenue Buena Park Fountain Valley, California 92708 Cypress Fountain Valley Fullerton Garden G ye Hundngton Beech The Board Workshop for the Orange County Sanitation District will be held at the Iryia L. Habra above location, time and date. No decisions or District business will be conducted Le Palma during this workshop. Los Alamitos Newport Beach Grange Placentia Santa Ana , Seal Beach Stanton maw B rd Secr ry Wild Park Yarba Linda County of Orange Sanitary Districts costa Mr. Midway city Water Districts IrAno Ranch re maintain world class leadership in wastewater and water resource management. ROLL CALL I� BOARD OF DIRECTORS ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT MEETING DATE: 7/14/01 TIME: &00 a.m:12.00 o.m. (SIMONIAN) .....................ANDERSON................... <i — (FLORY) ..........................BANKHEAD................... ✓ — (LARSON) ........................BOYD............................ — (MILLER) ..........................BRADY ........................�� (CRANDALL) ...................CARROZZO................. a� — — (ESTRADA) ..................... DONAHUE..................... �i — UNDERHILL ................... ECKENRODE.................�G — SCHAFE ....... .. ..................�L — ........... (UAKU FALO) ...................GREEN......................... ✓ (DUVALL) .........................GULLIXSON................... o— — — (DEBOLT).........................JEMPSA...................... 1G — (WORLEY)........................KAWASHIMA............... — (SMITH)............................KROM........................ _ (BROADWATER)..............LEYES.......................... — (DALY)..............................MC CRACKEN............... _ (CHRISTY)........................MC GUIGAN.................. — (SIMONOFF) .................... MOORE........................S` — (COONTZ)........................MURPHY...................... ✓ _ (EPPERSON)................... NEUGEBAUER.............. � — (FRESCHI)........................ PATTERSON................. CL, — (KEENAN)......................... PIERCY........................ �c — (ADAMS) .......................... RIDGEWAY................... — (DOW)...............................SIGLER......................... f,L — (SMITH, CHUCK) .............SILVA........................... J✓ — (BLAKE)............................WALKER....................... STAFF: Anderson Kyle K le /�� ,��JI LawsonLud ✓ 7� C"^`—J MilesMiles ✓ Ooten Tomko ✓ Streed OTHERS: Ind Woodruff Andrus Nixon 05/23/01 ll� G:Wry.dtaladmin%BSXDIRECTOR1Di.ctors Roll Call.doc Lt i - 1 t Mf mm ® ®m offiammum[�_ . _ ,. ,�.Mm /, .. -- n a ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT Sign in Sheet S DATE NAME TIME TIME (Please Print) IN OUT 7 11,Y /n ,,of v DC9 2- -TA1n / Al CL7Ee p/1B 37V r #Z,04 o 222 mos 4: ? 0 '� °'' rri'0 'r8 o�fsc t IM GunisI JUYICV ¢Q��Yvrn2 Al -miawroeuem, 7/`I GP.r. 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YS" 1, ~, �zs 7114 Du V,6 r -P 1020 vlstp- Send 6- 0 Li 'lCMAEL j,jjc-1gbotxj\j COJM 0v` 00 W66- -Cxl5c, OfW 7 4 c1 R2K L cE,jFS c1TY ar &A-Pof,V Ca VC OCSD 0 P.O.Box 8127•Founlain Valley,CA 92728-8127 a(714)962-2411 a nm ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT Sign in Sheet DATE (PlNras ME61) NATURE OF BUSINESS MIT a e., cllsz �t�ti ReS ` Ass�� ECOe OCSD 0 P.O.Box 8127•Fountain Valley,CA 92728-8127•(714(962-2411 AGENDA Board Workshop July 14. 2001 8:15 Welcome, Introductions and Overview Blake Anderson, General Manager 8:30 Ocean Discharge Permit and Ocean Balance issues Robert Ghirelli, Director of Technical Services • Is it safe to swim? • Is it safe to fish? • Are the fish healthy? • Is the ecosystem protected? 9:00 Questions and Discussion 9:30 Source Control and Wastewater Treatment Jim Herberg, Engineering Supervisor 10:00 Questions and Discussion 10:30 Resource Balance — Land, Air, Water, Energy Blake Anderson 11:00 Questions and Discussion 11:30 Next Steps 12:00 Adjourn Wwp dtal gendMBWM Agendas@001 Board Agendas\071601 Wo hop Agenda.dm Orange County Sanitation District Public Workshop No. 1 July 14, 2001 What We Will Cover Today ♦ Our philosophy and intention ♦ Ocean discharge permit ♦ Source control , wastewater treatment and ocean outfall pipe ♦ What's ahead in the next 18 months Our Philosophy and Intention The Environment is Integrated and Interconnected ♦ There's no such place as "away" ♦ Everything we do usually effects something else and somebody else " When we try to pick anything out be itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe . " — John Muir p�F� t��'�` D ENE �.PN ;= Our Mission Statement "We , the employees and the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District, are committed to protect public health and the environment by developing , integrating and implementing fiscally responsible solutions to wastewater, water reclamation and watershed protection issues. We are a values-based organization dedicated to upholding and consistently demonstrating the attributes affirmed in our Guiding Principles ." Our Operating Principles ♦ Consistently achieve all terms, conditions and standards of our permits ♦ Manage wastewater and other resources to achieve the most effective environmental balance of long-term consequences ♦ Protect the recreational resources of Orange County ♦ Communicate openly and honestly with ourselves, our Board , the public and media Ocean Discharge Permit Ocean Environmental Concerns ♦ Is it safe to swim? ♦ Is it safe to eat the fish ? ♦ Are the fish healthy? ♦ Is the ecosystem being protected ? Regulatory Environment ♦ Governed by federal , state , regional and local laws and regulations ♦ Protection of air, land and water resources ♦ Air emissions from treatment processes ♦ Land application of biosolids ♦ Effluent discharge through ocean outfall The Clean Water Act Regulates Dischargers ♦ 15 , 000 dischargers require full secondary treatment ♦ 38 deep ocean dischargers operate under 301 (h ) ♦ Dischargers under 301 (h ) must meet nine stringent requirements Key Components of Ocean Discharge Permit ♦ Meet state and federal water quality standards ♦ Industrial waste control program to control toxics ♦ Comprehensive ocean monitoring program ♦ Discharge area must have a balanced population of native fish , shellfish and wildlife We Cannot: ♦ Violate water quality standards ♦ Discharge toxic pollutants in toxic amounts ♦ Discharge untreated sewage ♦ Impact local beaches or harm environment Ocean Discharge Permit ♦ Jointly issued by U . S . EPA and California Regional Water Quality Control Board ♦ First granted in 1985 ♦ Renewed in June 1998 ♦ Included more focused ocean monitoring program ♦ Core , regional and special studies Why Our Current Ocean Discharge Permit? ♦ Our facilities impact water, air, land and energy resources ♦ 301 (h ) allows OCSD to : ♦ operate more efficiently ♦ balance environmental impacts ♦ 15 years of ocean monitoring shows continued protection of the ocean environment and recreation Status of OCSD 's Permit ♦ Current permit expires June 2003 ♦ Must apply for permit renewal by December 2002 ♦ Draft permit application will be available for public review in August 2002 ♦ Approval of application by the Board of Directors expected in November 2002 We Must Protect: ♦ Swimming / surfing ♦ Commercial and sport fishing ♦ Wildlife and marine habitat ♦ Shellfish harvesting ♦ Sailing / boating ♦ Preservation of rare and endangered species ♦ Power plant cooling water Bolsa Chica �� O State Beach O PLANT cm NO. 1 Q me 3-mile line'•, � Huntington � pj 0 beach Newport — E . Newport O O 0• -_ O O O • '� . . Crystal Co OCSD Monitoring Stations O State Par Q Surfzone Q Bacteria O Q Water Quality Ocean Environmental Concerns ♦ Is it safe to swim? ♦ Is it safe to eat the fish ? ♦ Are the fish healthy? ♦ Is the ecosystem being protected ? Is It Safe to Swiln ? ♦ Offshore recreational water contact standards ♦ Surfzone water contact standards What About Huntington Beach ? ♦ 3 , 000 feet of shoreline frequently experiences elevated bacterial levels ♦ Multiple sources ♦ Testing UCI hypothesis this summer Are the Fish Healthy ? ♦ External diseases are extremely rare ♦ Internal disease (liver pathologies) are seen in some fish but is decreasing ♦ Since early `90s, effects related to the outfall have not been seen ♦ Likely due to source control efforts and improved sediment quality ♦ Since `92 no adverse outfall effects seen Prevalence of Liver Disease , in White Croaker 50% 40% • U ca 30% • • m • a 20% af6i • • ♦ • 10% • 0% 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 Monitoring Year Is It Safe to Eat the Fish ? ♦ OCSD monitoring data show that fish are safe to eat ♦ No state consumption advisories for fish associated with the outfall ♦ A recommended limit on the consumption of California corbina caught near the Newport Pier Is the Ecosystem Being Protected? ♦ Long-term results of OCSD's ocean monitoring program indicate : ♦ Impacts on fish and invertebrate communities are similar to reference areas ♦ The outfall is not an epicenter of disease ♦ Water quality and overall ecosystem integrity is being maintained Pollution Sensitive Starfish 198 - - - - 1992 i j[:099 Few o More Abundance Pollution Loving Clam 1985 , , �' 1992 � W i I� \ I 1999 A ,f ' . F7 t -- -. Few More Abundance Example of Huntington Beach Survey Results C �� T colifoims F/E coli Ente,ococci U\ 10-99 10-199 10-19 100-999 200-299 20-49 0 � 1000-9999 300-399 50-103 � ' MM \ � O \ \ \ �19 00 \ � p \ C) - \ 0 r, Questions & Discussion Source Control and Wastewater Treatment and Ocean Outfall Pipe Potential Concerns IN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS BOD : Organic material that depletes the Biochemical oxygen content in the ocean and can Oxygen Demand kill fish SS: Finely divided silty material that Microscopic blankets the ocean bottom and drives Suspended Solids away native bottom-dwelling animals Toxics: Various chemicals that impair Heavy Metals, normal biological systems and harm Solvents, Soaps, reproduction , growth , function or Pesticides mortality Potential Concerns <,ontd, IN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS Pathogens: Direct or indirect pathways to Bacteria, Viruses, human exposure can induce Protozoa disease, illness and or death Wastewater Treatment Basics: Our Tools of the Trade SOURCE CONTROL + TREATMENT + OUTFALL pSTARBU_CFKS• 50% 50% rrimary � Seconda _ 240 million gallons per day (MGD) ---- — 5-10 MGD ♦ Depth to OCWD ♦ Distance for Reuse ♦ Dilution OCSD Control Toxics at the Source ♦ Industrial waste permits ♦ Technical assistance ♦ Monitoring and reporting ♦ Surveillance ♦ Enforcement and penalties OCSD Source Control Program Track Record ♦ Wastewater coming into plant — metals lower than drinking water standards ♦ Treated wastewater going out — toxics are lower than permit requirements, better than secondary treatment ♦ EPA award of excellence: Best in Nation Heavy Metals in Treated Wastewater 25 c 20 m 0 D 15 Silver Co Cadmium c 10 0 a 5 0 '85-86 '86-87 '87-88 '88-89 '89-90 '90-91 '91-92 '92-93 '93-94 '94-95 Fiscal Year Wastewater Treatment Basics: How Our Outfall Works PLANT H , NO.1 Huntington 47q, Beach PLANT Pcm Newport Bay Huntington NO 2 cam Pier G Newport Beach 120-inch Outfall 4 '/2 Miles Out Newport Coro'ri'a . 200 Feet Deep Pier Balboa Del M. Pier *, 1 Mile Long Diffuser with 500 ports Wastewater / Basics: How Our Outfall Works S " Operations Based on 1999 Strategic Plan ♦ Meet changing population and economic conditions ♦ Meet permit and regulatory requirements and environmental concerns ♦ Minimize operational costs ♦ Utilize existing facilities efficiently ♦ Distribute costs fairly Treatment Alternative Must be Consistent with Guiding Principles ♦ Technically feasible ♦ Meet regulatory requirements ♦ Protect public health and environment ♦ Meet city and local agency requirements ♦ Provides reliable service 1999 Strategic Plan Answered . These Questions: ♦ What treatment technology will be used? ♦ How will we handle peak flow? ♦ Collection system approach ♦ Outfall discharge approach Pathogen Reduction ♦ If testing indicates it is necessary, we will apply additional treatment technology ♦ Secondary treatment + disinfection ♦ Filtration + disinfection ♦ Microfiltration Questions & Discussion What 's Ahead in the Next 18 Months Status of OCSD 's Permit ♦ Current permit expires June 2003 ♦ Must apply for permit renewal by December 2002 ♦ Draft permit application will be available for public review in August 2002 ♦ Approval of application by the Board of Directors expected in November 2002 Where Do We Go From Here ? ♦ July `01 — Introductory 1st Public Workshop — Begin additional research ♦ Sept `01 — Complete Huntington Beach field work ♦ Nov `01 — 2nd Public Workshop Where Do We Go From Here ? ♦ March `02 — Draft Huntington Beach report — Draft treatment studies report — 3,d Public Workshop ♦ May `02 — Final reports to Board ♦ June `02 — 4t" Public Workshop — Adopt an "A" & "B" budget Where Do We Go From Here ? ♦ Aug `02 — Draft permit application — 45-day public comment ♦ Sept `02 — Board receives public comments ♦ Oct `02 — Board responds to comments ♦ Nov `02 — Board approves permit application ♦ Dec `02 — Submit permit application Our Principles ♦ Consistently achieve all terms, conditions and standards of our permits ♦ Manage wastewater and other resources to achieve the most effective environmental balance of long-term consequences ♦ Protect the recreational resources of Orange County ♦ Communicate openly and honestly with ourselves , our Board , the public and media AIR ENERGY WATER LAND 0 Orange County Sanitation District www.ocsd .com