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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-05-15 ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT May 8, 2002 shone: 171419a2-2411 t.: [714)962-0 55 ntww.uced.ctm melling address: P.O Box B127 F ucain Valley.C 9272E-8127 1o8s 4BlleAdeeu.a NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING Fountain Valle,G 9278E-7018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS we ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT Ce� WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2002 — 6:00 P.M. Anaheim Brea Buena Pars Lypress DISTRICT'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES Fauntain Wiley 10844 Ellis Avenue Fullerton cerden Greta Fountain Valley, California 92708 Hunpngton Beach Irvine La Habra The Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation La Palma Los Alamitos District will be held at the above location, time and date. Newport Batch Orange Placentia Sane Ana Seel Beachq' - Staneon ulla ark: Board Secretary ,�- mrba Linne / Dsutrcy ee arenas s.mt.ry Dlecritte Cosfe Mesa Midway Gry Water Districts brine Ranch To mam[ain world-class leadership m wastewater and water resource management. 4 r AGENDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT DISTRICT'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 10844 ELLIS AVENUE FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708 www.ocsd.com SPECIAL MEETING May 15, 2002—6:00 p.m. In accordance with the requirements of California Government Code Section 54954.2, this agenda has been posted in the main lobby of the District's Administrative Offices not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting date and time above. All written materials relating to each agenda item are available for public inspection in the office of the Board Secretary. In the event any matter not listed on this agenda is proposed to be submitted to the Board for discussion and/or action, it will be done in compliance with Section 54954.2(b) as an emergency item, or that there is a need to take immediate action which need.came to the attention of the District subsequent to the posting of the agenda, or as set forth on a supplemental agenda posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting date. All current agendas and meeting minutes are also available via Orange County Sanitation District's Internet site located at www.ocsd.com. Upon entering the District's web site, please navigate to the Board of Directors section. NOTE TO ALL PERSONS The principal Agenda Item (No. 6)for this meeting is anticipated to take considerable time for presentation by Staff and Consultants, followed by extensive questions and comments by Directors. No actions will be taken on this Agenda Item at this meeting. There will be an additional public meeting on this matter on June 19, 2002. Accordingly, pursuant to California Government Code Section 54954.3(b) and District Resolution No. OCSD 01-23, the total time allocated for public comments on Agenda Item No. 7 will be 30 minutes, allocated among all speakers requesting to be heard. Public comments will be received immediately following the question and comment period by Directors. In recognition of the necessary shorter time limits, all interested persons are requested and urged to submit their remarks, comments, and questions, IN WRITING,to the Board Secretary. All written submittals should have the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting. They may be submitted either in advance or at the time of the meeting. All written comments will be entered into and become part of the official record of Board proceedings. 05/1 5/02 Page 2 1. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call 3. Consideration of motion to receive and file minute excerpts of member agencies relating to appointment of Directors, if any. (See listing in Board Meeting folders) 4. Appointment of Chair pro tem, if necessary 5. The Chair, General Manager and General Counsel present verbal reports on miscellaneous matters of general interest to the Directors. These reports are for information only and require no action by the Directors. l a. Report of Chair; consideration of resolutions or commendations, presentations and awards b. Report of General Manager C. Report of General Counsel 6. Summer 2001 Huntington Beach Shoreline Contamination Technical Reports a. Introduction by Director of Technical Services b. Onshore Study Team Report C. Offshore Study Team Report d. Peer Review Panel Report e. Questions&Answers/discussion by Directors 7. Public Comments, All persons wishing to address the Board on speck agenda items, including Item No. 6, or matters of general interest should do so at this time. As determined by the Chair, remarks may be limited to three minutes. Public comments relating to speck items on the Agenda, or matters of general interest, shall be limited to a combined total of 30 minutes for all speakers, to be allocated among the number of persons requesting to address the Board. Matters of interest addressed by a member of the public and not listed on this agenda cannot have action taken by the Board of Directors except as authorized by Section 54954.2(b). 8. Matters which a Director may wish to place on a future agenda for action and staff report. 9. Other business and communications or supplemental agenda items, if any. 10. Adjournment 05/15/02 Page 3 NOTICE TO DIRECTORS: To place items on the agenda for the Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors, items shall be submitted to the Board Secretary no later than the close of business 14 days preceding the Board meeting. The Board Secretary shall include on the agenda all items submitted by Directors, the General Manager and General Counsel and all formal communications. General Manager Blake Anderson (714) 593-7110 Board Secretary Penny Kyle (714) 593-7130 Director of Finance Gary Streed (714) 593-7550 Director of Human Resources Lisa Tomko (714) 593-7145 Director of Engineering David Ludwin (714) 593-7300 Director of Operations& Maintenance Bob Ooten (714)593-7020 Director of Technical Services Bob Ghirelli (714)593-7400 Director of Information Technology Patrick Miles (714)593-7280 Communications Manager Lisa Murphy (714)593-7120 Assistant to General Manager Greg Mathews (714) 593-7104 GAwp.demdm1nVaswaandaM2202 draft agendaAm SPECIAL BOARD MEETING Meetlng Date Tead.cr Dr. s/tsnwx AGENDA REPORT tram rvumber Item NumiR _ 6 Orange County Sanitation District FROM: Robert P. Ghirelli, D.Env. Director of Technical Services Originator: George Robertson, Senior Scientist Environmental Compliance and Monitoring Division SUBJECT: Summer 2001 Huntington Beach Shoreline Contamination Investigation NO RECOMMENDATION—information Item Only The principal investigators and peer review panel representatives will present their initial findings from the Summer 2001 Huntington Beach Shoreline Contamination Investigation. SUMMARY In November 2000 UCI researchers suggested a hypothesis that the Sanitation District's treated wastewater discharge could be a source of bacteria contributing to the contamination problems along Huntington Beach. OCSD,from June through October 2001, conducted a large multi- faceted study of the coastal waters off Huntington Beach and Newport Beach to test this plume hypothesis. The study was performed to evaluate whether the District's treated wastewater, discharged 4.2 miles offshore in 200 feet of water,was being transported to shore and causing the elevated levels of bacteria seen along the Huntington Beach shoreline. The study was performed by a team of OCSD staff and marine scientists associated with several federal agencies and academic institutions, including United States Geological Survey, University of Southern California, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, and the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School. OFFSHORE INVESTIGATION: An independent peer review panel of comprised of oceanographers and microbiologists was convened jointly by the University of Southern California Sea Grant Program and University of California Marine Science Institute to critique the work of the study team. The peer review panel met during the week of April 23 to begin its review of the study results. On April 24 and 25, 2002, the panel members met with the principal investigators involved in the ocean studies to review the work effort and data analysis. On May 15. 2002, representatives of the team of principal investigators who conducted the ocean studies and the peer review panel who are reviewing the work will present to the Board at this meeting a summary of their findings to date. ONSHORE INVESTIGATION: In addition to the offshore Investigation, the District's Source Control Division conducted a complementary onshore investigation. This work was performed to identify possible onshore sources that could be contributing to high surfzone bacteria concentrations. Staff members of the DistricPs Source Control Division who performed the Investigation will also present a ' summary of findings contained in the recently released District report, Huntington Beach Shoreline Investigation, Phase IN, Onshore Investigation, Final Report July— October 2001. PROJECT/CONTRACT COST SUMMARY N/A BUDGETIMPACT ❑ This item has been budgeted. (Line item: ) ❑ This item has been budgeted, but there are insufficient funds. ❑ This item has not been budgeted. ® Not applicable (information Rem) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NIA ALTERNATIVES N/A CEQA FINDINGS N/A ATTACHMENTS N/A GR:rt G:1 dlebpsds\6pVN Apaga Re�m,VW1BNNF¢W '0-d' 1503.I1em6 dM A—. Paget SIGN-IN SHEET ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT BOARD MEETING NAME ORGANIZATION/FIRM leaseprint) leaseprint) 9 o� cG O a 7F CSC rc:3 1rN/ [ F inah f LEI ✓E !CE �i,Iti'.v'�-- 014 /r2 /Z rvl Nov -( IS (Zt Lorr}-ra SAHo"tz— MoM / - VL v iG r S 4 /P pnN�L f G} —> IH �. '1X'c•c H:%WP.DTAU lNWW0RWWGN-IN FORM.DW Environ. Sci. Technol. 2002, 36, 1899-1906 cross-Shelf Transport at Huntington studies has been attrib by tidal oscillations in Beach. Implications for the Fate of (6)• These findings raisE ocean outfalls are also Sewage Discharged through an by internal tides as ha: Water quality in the Offshore Ocean Outfall directly shoreward of tl (OCSD) wastewater out ALEXANDRIA B . BOEHM , t • t water standards for fec B R E T T F . SANDERS , * • x • § AND Sources of indicator bE CLINTON D . WINANTl urban runoff and avian i Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials the observed spatial an, Science and Department of Civil and Environmental sources (7). It is not Engineering - EG 4130, Henri Samueli School of Engineering, contributes indicator b University of California—Irvine, Irvine, California 92697 and of historical surveys coi Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of has been reported to m< Oceanography, University of California—San Diego, in either the upcoast of La Jolla, California 92093 another modeling study of the year, "the plume in water less than 10— Tn thic nar • wP nrr Data Resources • OCSD Offshore FIB data - May 2000, November 2000 (four surveys) • SAIC/OCSD Temperature and Current Data - June 1999 through July 2000 (continuous) • M&N/HB Temperature and Current Data - May 2000 (continuous for 30 days) May 15, 2002 Brett F. Sanders, UC Irvine r ,elm 33"39.6' ■ 33"38.4' - m 0 x 33"372' o ■ x . . • • O 1t' C x R '•� • U s 33.36, x m 33"34.8' m O 33'33.6' 33"32.4' -118'4.8' -118"3.6' -118"2.4' •118"1.2' -118" -117'58.8' -117'57.6' •117'S6.4' Longititde FIGURE 1. Coastal slraU ofhMore of Ha6ngtoa Beach, Caltlorsis with location of teapershtre and camel observation station I• and 0), and water qulity monitoring station I' sad OI• Identification letters are s►owa w►em applicable. The solid black line extending from ' :oast line is the sanitation districts oatlell pipe. The des' line represent the transact examined in Figore 3. Coator . ,as on th6 outal shah and In the canM are 5 sad 20 as apart, rnps._wrlp. TABLE 1. Mooring l tcatioas, DegM. and Oration moori " latitude kMmda wow depth(m) distance as a►"(a) drarian IMW"l 0 33' 37Z74'N 117' 59ZN W 14.8 2280 06/99-06/00 R 33'36.881'N 117' 57.993W 15.3 1810 D699—D6/00 S 33'36.229'N 117'56.330'W 14.6 1440 0699-06/00 U 33'36.473N 117'58.363'W 20.8 2519 0699-061DO P 33' 34.369'N 118'DO.110'W 61 b 7240 0699-06/00 T 33'34.415'N 118` 00.266'W 61.7 7150 0699—ON00 B 33'38.776'N 117' 59.590'W 6 220 05/00 C 33'37.1680'N 117' 59.247W 18 2400 05r00 D 33'37.275'N 117'56.838'W 6 100 05/00 _ , o ° 10 r3O 10 oE o 203£ 30 t0 a94010, oo °p50 W o 00 ° 0 0 0 10 12 14 16 18 10 12 14 16 18 Temp.(deg.Q Tip- (dog. Q iv 1 ODD n 400 ICJ WI 100 J 9 May 18 May 30 May <10 -118'4.8' -118' -118'4.8' -118' -118'4.8' -118' E. coil at bottom Longitude (MPN/100 ml) RGURE i Typical characteristics of the wave field mad the ansiromeur lam which It is released during three planle-tracking studies cosdocted in May 7800. Panel A: tesyersere records from sear the oadall diffuser. Panel 8: the temtpersturs and concentration of E coil in samples collacted daring all three tracking studiss. Samples with E coif bolow the detection lirut of 10 MPIVIDO mL were mot Included Bonaec Iocatlom d the plane daring each study bassd vacesbation of E cob(MPN/100 ml.) at the hotm of the water cdmms at water rimality station (indicated by% The or" ooWm. .n do grid Is represented by blot. <10 100 400 1000 E. coli at bottom (MPN/100 ml) + v 5 ]L-" El 2.`2 U11 10 X _ 13 15 10 10000 ......... . CO 4 k$} j 8 + W 12 I--r+�— ]' El 13 1510 10000 zo 4 chi 8 i+t c� 12 t+ 16 I"�r 118'1.2' -118' -117 8' -117'57.6' 13 1510 10000 Longitude + Temp. (deg. C) E 10 5 —Y— Total Cofdorm a 20 t0 E. soli 8 + 20 f T Enterococcus 30 13 15 10 10000 13 1510 10000 RGUHE 3. Top: Wastewater plume on November 27,2000 as indicated by the concentration of E co/iiMPN/100 ml.) at the bottom of the water column at water quality stations (indicated by •J. The area outside the grid is represented by blue. Small panels: Depth profiles of too more (°C) and indicator bacteria (MPN/1g0 ml.) along a U sct through the plan (desbad line). Mows connect pmfi' to stations where they were measured: the most offshore station is oa die bottom left aad the most ouhom at"-- r. -- .a_ -- Offshore Surveys * Horizontal position of plume* - Upcoast of ouffall (May 9, May 30) - Onshore of ouffall (May 18, November 27) * Vertical position of plume* - Near ouffall, observed at depth in relatively cold water - Onshore of ouffall, observed in cold water layer near the bed (13-15 OC) * Based on E. coff May 15, 2002 Brea F. Sanders, UC Irvine a zz o a o o: o : o o o o o ; o 0 0 t [ . z . 1 m U i .. Is- z = 15m �1 t. d 14 .._ _._-_. ... .. . . ...... i z = 48m 10 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Fib Mr Apr May Jun 0 ! iJjf 0 20 i;�w z= tm v 14 z = 15 m g 11°C 30 h- 12 . . . ._.._..i.....__"---... z = 48m 40 May 1 May 6 Mey l l Mry 16 May 21 May 26 May 31 May 1 May 3 May 5 HGUBE 4. Top: Year-long temperature observations at 1, 15, and 48 m at station P, located in 61 m of water near OCSD's outfall, and the lunar record. Bottom, left Temperature variability during May at the same location, and depths and sea surface level. Bottom, right: Expanded contour plot of temperature from May 1 through May 5, along with sea surface level and lunar record. Note that the scale for the surface tide is magnified by a factor of 5 compared to the scale for the internal tide. Open circles (0) represent full moons and solid circles (•) represent new moons. Temperature Observations Above Outfall Diffuser • Internal tides energized from late April, 1999 through November, 2000 (when ocean is strongly stratified) - 10 m displacement at depths of 10-30m • Upwelling events occurred late July, 1999; late August, 1999; mid September, 1999; mid May, 20000 May 15, 2002 Brett F. Sanders,UC Irvine 20 Station C 18 16 14 12 10 20 Station R: — 5 m— -7.5 m—10 m-14.8 m U8y��, , 16 J � dim 14 k' Q m 12 H 10 20 Stations B (—) and P (—) 18 16 14 12 10 May 1 May 6 May 11 May 16 May 21 May 26 May 31 FIGURE 5. . .aperatures recorded at station: C, R, B, and P dun May 2000. Temperature Observations Onshore of Outfall • Cooling effect of internal tides observed between outfall and breaker line at HB. • Cold water (13- 15°C) observed in surf-zone May 15, 2002 Brett F. Sanders, UC Irvine 2 0 0 L 3T/31, -U 3T/8X, -4 -v 3T/3y ('C/s) t may 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May RGUNE 6. The local time rate of change of temperature at C[07at(red)]with the cross-shelf[—val/ax,(black)]and alongshore[—tallay, (blue)] advective contributions from May 1 to 6. 2000. Cross - shelf Transport • Heat budget shows that near-bed cooling in near-shore (15 m isobath) dominated by cross-shelf advection. May 15, 2002 Brett F. Sanders, UC Irvine Conclusions • OCSD plume observed shoreward of outfall (near bed at depths < 20 m) • OCSD plume not observed in surf-zone • Cold water regularly mixed cross-shelf by internal tides - 13-15 °C water observed at breaker line • Cannot rule out the possibility that the OCSD plume occasionally reaches the surf-zone. May 15, 2002 Brett F.Sanders, UC•Irvine Acknowledgements • SAIC/OCSD, M&N/HB - Data sharing - Feedback on manuscript • University of California - Salary support for ABB, BFS, CDW • U.S. EPA (STAR Grant) - Support for BFS May 15, 2002 Brett F. Sanders, UC Irvine ',ORANGE COUNTI Lp1'^3 F 2 Park Nvq$Wk 100.4WIle,CaOkrNa 92614-5904 BUSINESS COUNCIL phone:949.476.2242•fax:949.476.9240•HvkuroRxacbuorg FSf"M1rv.Wmml 1EE .!Ikkv May 15, 2002 aw or�r�a� awxH.rsox vucr Oum'irc Mem lW.Oq. Mmul,PMO+b PdIPIO+.(/P uwEnwEvuTawaH�n Board of Directors I Orange County Sanitation District 10844 Ellis Avenue r Fountain Valley, CA 92708-7018 Emp 61'ou,g Ladies/Gentlemen: vnwwcomiAVHFxr Fu[en xmme xl//lo,uul,lq The Orange County Business Council (Business Council/OCBC), an organization dedicated to Orange County's economic vitality and quality of a life, has been very engaged on behalf of Orange County's business VI!¢GWEH4Y, community on the District's activities relative to ocean water quality and, specifically, the process of updating the District's strategic plan and determining appropriate levels of treatment for the future. The Business "¢GWaNM. Council's interest in these proceedings is two-fold: 1) protection of our vmuvao)QCTs ji�e� coastal resources, which are key to our countywide economic prosperity and quality of fife; and 2) financial and operational impacts upon our member company businesses and others in the county as a result of your impending decisions. In this regard, the Business Council wishes to offer the following comments and requests. moaxvoaaRevnvwrr n:m,Iv 1. Coastal protection. The Business Council believes that Orange County's beaches must be protected. It is simply unacceptable for F\FGRAS},AFF Orange County residents and visitors to the county to witness beach raeaonnaao postings and beach closures due to bacterial contamination in the surf zone. In our view, a deliberative process honoring the principles of cost-effectiveness; a demonstrated nexus between selected forms of weucNTNM lwJe n,mlc treatment and desired results; and common sense, will lead to this VI(EMBWFn[ protection for our valued coastal resources. IXVEt'R,PPWIIQ`S M"a°""" 2. Disinfection. In light of the above, the Business Council supports the `,RESID,.. District's short-term proposal to disinfect the sewage effluent. This x " interim measure will ensure that discharged sewage is not responsible for bacterial contamination in the surf zone. Moreover, a reasonable test period for this process will aid our community's collective efforts to determine the source or sources of pollution leading to beach postings. The Business Council believes that disinfection should commence as soon as possible. SHAVING ORANGE COUNTY'S ECONOMIC FUTURE Orange County Sanitation District May 15, 2002 Page 2 3. Treatment selection and cost. The Orange County Sanitation District must be able to demonstrate a nexus between selected levels or forms of treatment and protection of our ocean water quality. If higher levels of treatment are warranted to protect ocean water quality, they must be implemented and we must find ways to pay for them. Yet, it is only reasonable to consider cost-effectiveness as well if alternatives are equal in effectiveness for protecting ocean water quality. Required changes in business operations and/or increases in costs to business must be justifiable on the basis of determinable results— in this case, a cleaner shoreline. Orange County residents and business owners must not find themselves in the position of paying higher fees for higher levels of treatment that fail to remedy the sources of coastal pollution. Additionally, the Business Council believes that the Sanitation District must be willing to apply its own reserves or a portion thereof toward increased costs of higher levels of treatment, if those are warranted. 4. Long-term considerations. The Business Council recommends that regardless of the Board's final decision in November of this year on the 301(h) waiver, the District anticipate the longer-term need to move toward secondary treatment. The Sanitation District and Orange County's tourism industry are suffering due to the beach postings as well as the perception, correct or not, that the District's effluent is the source of the problem. Ultimately, both of these factors have the potential to adversely affect our county's economy. The Orange County Business Council has a strong, ongoing interest in this issue and in your upcoming decisions. We appreciate the opportunities for engagement that the District has provided to the business community and to the public at large, and request that you continue to engage us in your decision-making processes going forward. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Stan Oftelie Julie Puentes President & CEO Executive V.P. Public Affairs May 15,2002 .J Norman Eckemoad, Chairman OCSD Board of Directors RE: OCSD Science, Regulation,Treatment and Disposal Strategy. In the past,Blake Anderson characterized me as the District's most ardent cheerleader, as well as its strongest critic. As Chief Scientist in late 1996, 1 was tasked to summarize the preliminary findings in the now infamous Memo, "The 20-Meter Coliform Study"(for details see my Eckemoad letter of August 22, 2001). 1 considered it my honor and duty to provide an expert opinion,based on thirty years experience in marine pollution issues, of the findings and their implication for future treatment and disposal. My analysis was concurred in by our Oceanographer(Dr. Michael Rozengurt)and has since received support of other professional scientists. The first response I received was"a good talking to" by the TSD Head and ECM Division manager. They strongly argued the memo was pure speculation and lacking in supporting evidence. This was followed by other personal restrictions totally unbecoming a public agency. Since then over$10,000,000 has been spent on studies partially vindicating my expert opinion as additional means of shoreward transport were documented. I now believe that I was rather prescient in my predictions. Nevertheless, I was treated much like the good doctor in Henrik Ibsen's political drama, "An Enemy of the People,"as management tried to kill the messenger rather than consider the message. I was not unique in suffering this science-bashing approach-the rest are also history. (A recent and relevant example involves the protocol for the Peer Review Panel, the findings of which most of us will hear for the first time tonight. I was neither invited nor allowed to attend and observe the meetings held April 23-26 at USC, although the District was given two slots for staff. Were all the key questions asked and answered honestly? Maybe tonight we will have the first hints?) At that time in 1997,the District was engaged in discussion with the RWQCB over the conflict between Santa Ana Basin Plan and State Ocean Plan Bacterial Standards. The OCSD discharge was likely in "technical violation"of an additional Basin Plan rule that Bacterial Standards be met throughout the water column, not just in nearshore waters. Monthly water quality results clearly demonstrated this contamination in the vicinity of the drifting, subthermocline plume. For years Annual Monitoring Reports routinely stated "the discharge seldom(if ever)reaches the shoreline". At that time, and now still, monthly lab reports opined that rainfall runoff or dry weather urban flows caused most of the occasional shore"exceedences". So what has changed? The RWQCB later voted to change the Basin plan to conform to the State Ocean Plan. I believe this vote was an "opportunity lost,"especially after they later(with EPA) approved the 301(h) waiver and accepted a reduced shoreline bacterial monitoring and reporting protocol in 1998. An El Nino (1998) was followed by La Nina(1999). This event reduced thermocline strength exacerbated water column stability and fed the"perfect swarm of bacteria"that brought extensive closures to the beaches that summer. No other source has been found that accounts for such widespread contamination. I presented urgent calls to action to the Districts in August and September of 1999. 1 believe the real opportunity was lost? When I arrived as Compliance Division Manager in 1989,the District's wastewater discharge was 250MGD, having grown steadily from 170MGD in 1974. At that time I was a strong Waiver supporter for pipeline disposal into deep,rapidly mixed and well flushed ocean waters with seasonal themocline"capping"during maximal summer beach usage. By 1995, 1 found it more difficult to attribute all shoreline bacterial exceedences solely to rainfall and urban runoff. This situation was exacerbated when the State's new AB411 Enrerococcus Standards began to be enforced in summer of 1998, and more widespread patterns of contamination became apparent. In combination with high concentrations of total and fecal contamination, AB411 led to the widespread closure of Huntington Beach in summer of 1999. These findings only strengthened my 1996 opinion that it was time to consider further treatment and/or disinfection measures to assure continued public health protection throughout the year. I wrote two letters expressing this concern and asking for immediate action. Such a concerted action on my "speculation"might have alleviated the pain and lost trust the District has since suffered from OOG,several City Councils,other political leaders,and the local, statewide and national news sources. Why was nothing done in 1996? As the Compliance Division Manager from 1989— 1995,my primary duty was to lead the ocean investigations and assure compliance follow-up and reporting to EPA and the RWQCB. At that time there was awareness of but little thought given to measuring such esoteric processes as upwelling, internal waves,or even urban flows. The sharp differences between normal, El Nino and La Nina oceanographic conditions only came on the outfall radar in the past decade. It was not until,as Chief Scientist,I wrote the "20-Meter Study"that I became aware of the promise to the RWQCB that a disinfection safeguard was included in the 1972 outfall design,because of engineers'predictions of plume surfacing during thermocline breakdown in winter. We now know from satellite photos of SST(sea surface temperature)that such breakdown can often occur in spring, fall and summer as well. By the time my 1996 memo was written,the District had already demolished the old chlorination station, leaving in its place a promise to research newer, safer disinfection protocols for the future. At that time there was the unwarranted complacency they would never be needed. And now we have the recent OCSD Board fire drill committing millions to aBand-Aid-approach. Is this how to do the public's business? I propose that you vote tonight. "DO US A FAVOR,GET RID OF THE WAIVER." TTy�hi\ern I predict you will leave all of these aforementioned problems behind the District. (cerely, Irwin Haydock,Ph.D. CC: OCSD Board of Doctors Dr.Jan Vandersloot,DOG 2 Qc`c,Zz-r ` Qom. S/jy/o� �ptCe� �y CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH 2000 Main Street P . O . Box 190 California 92648 Robert F. Beardsley, P.E. Department of Public Works Director (714) 536-5431 May 15, 2002 Mr. Robert P. Ghirelli, Director of Technical Services Orange County Sanitation District 10844 Ellis Avenue Fountain Valley, California 92708 Dear Bob, Subject: Phase III Final Report of OCSD On-Shore Investigation I have had an opportunity to briefly review your Huntington Beach Shoreline Contamination Investigation—Phase ll- Onshore Investigation Final Report. We have begun to compile the issues that fall within our jurisdiction and have already scheduled a meeting with the Regional Water Quality Control Board staff tomorrow, in order to begin an action plan to carry out the appropriate recommendations in your report. Last summer, you shared with us that you were well underway with this onshore investigation and asked that we provide any information that would help facilitate your study. I provided points of information in my August 20, 2001, letter to you. Since we were not given a draft of the final report until its formal release on April 19. 2002, 1 will provide our city's comments here. Pa e EST The Huntington Beach Treatment Plant discussed in the report has not existed for 50 years. I would have expected a much stronger statement than merely concluding, "None of the information reviewed leads (you) to believe there is a potential for bacteria contribution from the abandoned plant..." Pacie E : At your August 15, 2001, press conference, to unveil the preliminary onshore investigation findings, I made a formal presentation of all the work Huntington Beach has underway to actively address urban runoff issues. A major element of this work is the installation of clarifier units to capture debris from 12 storm drains, including the ones mentioned in your report. This work is being done under the auspices of the California Water Resources Control Board and the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board; but, neither your discussions nor your recommendations make any mention of this effort. Pace ES8: The recommendations with regard to the outdoor beach showers and restrooms are noted; however, again, your source control staffs discussions with City staff certainly should have revealed that all our beach restrooms are being completely replaced under two multi-million dollar contracts. Phase I is nearing completion while Mr. Robert P. Ghirelli Phase III Final Report May 15, 2002 Page Two Phase II is to be under construction this fall. It would seem relevant that this would have been mentioned in the report, keeping in mind that the facilities around the pier are some 10 thousand feet away from what has been regarded as the chronic "hot spot" in the vicinity of the AES plant (Station 9 North). Page 25: No recommendations are given with regard to the findings from the AES outfall dye tests (Task 3). Page 42: It should have been clarified that the Adams Pump Station located at the head of the Huntington Beach Channel is owned, operated and maintained by the County of Orange. Page 27: No recommendations are given with regard to the findings from the groundwater elevation studies (Task 6). Page 44: No recommendations are given with regard to the various pump station and channel diversion installations (Task 7). Page 48: While our drainage interceptor projects now funded and under design do not intend to provide diversions to the sanitary sewer system, your discussions and recommendations should have taken our work into account, as it will help address your observations. (See our comments above regarding Page ES8.) Page 49: The recommended sewer line testing, including conductivity monitoring and sampling in the vicinity of 1 P and 18s Streets should have been clarified to refer to Newport Beach. Page 59: Under Task 12, the report has deferred geological review until such time as there is "...substantial justification to conduct a further investigation." In contrast to this statement, it seems relevant to reiterate the findings, concerns and recommendations made by Komex in its November 2000 Final Report. This was a product of our agencies' cooperative investigations after the summer of 1999, and issues raised by Komex as needing further study are glaringly absent. Specifically, with regard to OCSD Plant#2, Komex commented that"although this site had already been investigated...(it)focused primarily on the marine outfall and sewage collection infrastructure. Detailed investigation of on-site piping and related structures had not been carried out and was considered necessary." Of further concern, Komex found particularly elevated nitrate concentrations at the southeast comer of OCSD Plant#2 and specifically recommended that there needs to be a thorough groundwater investigation to rule out wastewater seepage from the OCSD facilities. Mr. Robert P. Ghirelli Phase III Final Report May15, 2002 Page Three I submitted these concerns to you in an August 20, 2001, letter. You responded on September 25, 2001, that further groundwater testing would be done with dewatering related to an impending project and we would be informed of the results at that time; I never received any further information. If such information is now available, I would request that you retain Komex to corroborate your test results and eliminate the major unanswered questions that were outside Komex' original scope of work. Paces 63 through 65: It should have been clarified that the 21-inch sewer line in question is neither owned by nor is it the responsibility of the City of Huntington Beach. Page 67: The findings should have clearly stated the correct ownership of the 21-inch sewer rather than imply that it is a City of Huntington Beach responsibility. Page 70: Comments on the findings for Task 14 on the Huntington Beach Treatment Plant were discussed above with regard to Page EST Pages 71 through 76: The constructive comments with regard to the downtown Huntington Beach storm drain runoff systems are noted and, as mentioned above, we are actively addressing the appropriate corrective actions. The statement on Page 75, that the City staff made "...no speck commitments...to address most of the concerns pointed out by Source Control staff" could mislead a reader to completely and inaccurately conclude that the City is ignoring the issues. Again, it must be recognized that these facilities are a minimum of 10 thousand feet away from the recognized "hot spot" at Station 9 North. Page 77: It would have seemed pertinent for the report to state why the OCSD sewer lines running under the Santa Ana River were not investigated as part of Task 16. S' Robert F. Beardsley, P.E. Director of Public Works RFB:cEIm c Ken Theisen,SARWCCB — Peer Review Panel Members— ,L��� S��xb- r CYNTHIA CUDABACK Oceanographer University of California, Santa Barbara EDUCATION: Ph.D., Geophysics, University of Washington B.A., Physics, with honors, University of California, Berkeley (CAL) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE • Post-graduate Researcher, University of California, Santa Barbara • Post-graduate Researcher, Scripps Institution of Oceanography • Summer Intern, Naval Undersea Warfare Center • Researcher, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pack Marine Environmental Laboratory Programmer, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Munich RESEARCH VESSEL OPERATIONS • Research Assistant, University of Washington, • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Corps Officer, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans AWARDS AND ASSOCIATIONS • Member Sigma Xi -scientific research society • Office of Naval Research Graduate Student Fellowship • Vice President, Geophysical Society of the University of Washington • Student Member, Geophysics Program Admissions Committee • Member American Geophysical Union • Charter Member, UC Berkeley chapter Sigma Pi Sigma-physics honors society Dr. Cudaback has studied inner-shelf dynamics and transport processes for the past three years. For the last two years, she has analyzed physical data from the PISCO project,a consortium of researchers from three west-coast universities, at UCSB. The project is studying the effects of coastal physical processes on the transport and settlement of larval fish and invertebrates. The UCSB branch of PISCO is concerned with species distributions and range boundaries around the Santa Barbara Channel. The physical oceanographic aspect of this study is built around moored instrumentation over the inner shelf, measuring currents and temperatures to understand along-shelf and cross-shelf transport. The processes under study and the techniques used are quite similar to those in Phase III of the Huntington Beach Contamination Study. Page 1 of 10 HB Pill Peer Re New Petrel Member CVs.d -- Peer Review Panel Members -- JUDITH LEMUS University of Southern California Education: Ph.D. Biology, University of Southern California (USC) M.A. Biology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) B.S. Biology, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Dr. Lemus has bachelor's and master's degrees in Biology from UCLA, and a doctorate in Biological Sciences from USC, where she studied the interactions between microbial and invertebrate symbiotic partners. She has also been involved in research investigating the molecular biology of plant symbionts, as well as the ecological physiology of marine algae. She is currently studying the biochemical and molecular physiology of the invasive alga Caulerpa taxifolia. Dr. Lemus is well acquainted with the history of the Huntington Beach contamination investigations, having served as an ex-officio member of the Huntington Beach Phase I Review, in which she helped to organize the review process, as well as develop and co- author the Huntington Beach Closure Investigation Technical Review (October 2000). She has been involved in the professional and public outreach of Sea Grant funded research for the past 3 years. Page 2 of 10 HB Pllf Peer Review Panel Membar CVS.dw —Peer Review Panel Members— JOHN S.ALLEN College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Oregon State University EDUCATION: Ph.D. Princeton University, Aerospace& Mechanical Sciences B.S.E. Princeton University, Aeronautical Engineering EXPERIENCE: • Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps • Faculty member, The Pennsylvania State University • Faculty member, Oregon State University PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES(RELEVANT): • Member of Advisory and Review Board for MMS funded work by Raytheon Service Company on "Central California Coastal Circulation Study" • Member of Quality Review Board for MMS funded project by EG&G on the "Northern California Coastal Circulation Study" • Member, Modeling Review Board, MMS, Environmental Studies Program • Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, MMS Louisiana-Texas Physical Oceanography Program (LATEX) • Member, Quality Review Board, MMS Santa Barbara Channel-Santa Maria Basin Circulation Study, SIO • Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Coastal Ocean Circulation, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: • Author or co-author of 74 publications, • John S. Allen has been conducting research on coastal oceanography since the early 1970's. • Contributions have been made to the study of continental shelf circulation processes through theoretical work, geld experiments, data analysis and interpretation, and numerical modeling. HONORS: Fellow of the American Geophysical Union Page 3 of 10 HS Pill Peer Review Panel Member CVsdoc — Peer Review Panel Members— JACK A.BARTH College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Oregon State University Education: B.A., Physics, University of Colorado Ph.D., Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography, 1988 POSITIONS: • Research Associate (Postdoctoral), College of Oceanography, Oregon State University • Assistant Professor(Senior Research), College of Oceanic&Atmospheric Sciences, OSU • Associate Professor(Senior Research), COAS, OSU • Associate Professor, COAS, OSU, 1996-2001. • Professor, COAS, OSU FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION: • Coastal physical oceanography • Geophysical fluid dynamics • High-resolution in situ ocean observations MEMBERSHIPS&PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: • Member, Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) Northeast Pacific Program, Executive Committee • Member, National Science Foundation Coastal Ocean Processes (CoOP) Steering Committee, 2000-present • American Meteorological Society • American Geophysical Union • The Oceanography Society Page 4 of 10 HB P111 Peer Review Panel Member CVs.dDc —Peer Review Panel Members— PATRICIA HOLDEN University of California, Santa Barbara EDUCATION: Ph.D., Soil Microbiology, University of California, Berkeley (CAL) M.S., Civil/Environmental Engineering B.S., Civil/Environmental Engineering Patricia (Trish) Holden is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Microbiology in the Bran School of Environmental Science & Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara. At the Bran School, Dr. Holden teaches courses in Environmental Microbiology, Microbiology for Engineers, Bioremediation, and Environmental Biotechnology: Science & Policy. Her research program is along two lines. First, she studies bacteria in the vadose zone, focusing on bacterial ecology and factors that influence natural bioattenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons. Her lab is currently involved in a collaborative effort to understand how resources (C and N) and stress (water and temperature) influence bacterial community structure and function along a depth gradient (0 - 4 m) in a California grassland. This project is also towards understanding the occurrence of bacterial biofilms in the vadose zone. Dr. Holden's interest in biofilms in dry systems, i.e. "unsaturated biofilms", includes understanding the production, chemistry and physics of the exopolymer matrix surrounding bacteria and how these attributes affect biodegradation of low solubility hydrocarbons (e.g. hexadecane). Microscale processes of colonization and inter-colony communication in the vadose zone are longer term interests with research projects currently underway. Holden's lab also studies the application of DNA fingerprinting (T-RFLP) to understanding the presence of human sewage in coastal creeks, lagoons and estuaries along the south coast, California. Recent studies in Santa Barbara indicate that historically contaminated creek sites harbor similar bacterial communities, that creek bacterial communities are related to urbanization, and that urban bacterial communities are similar to those found in sewage. Research in the Holden lab is funded by the NSF (Microbial Observatories Program, and the Bioengineering Program), the EPA (Bloavailability and Bioremediation Program, and the Ecological Indicators of Estuarine Ecosystem Health Program), and the UC Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program. Her lab is an active research participant in the PEEIR, or Pacific Estuarine Ecosystem Indicator Research program funded by EPA and conducted jointly by UCD and UCSB. Page 5 of 10 Hs PIII Peer Review Panel Member Cvs.Coc -- Peer Review Pane/Members -- WALTER E.FRICK US Environmental Protection Agency Regulatory Support Branch Ecosystems Research Division EDUCATION: Ph.D., Civil Engineering Oregon State, University, Corvallis M.S., Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis B.A., Physics, University of California, Riverside; POSITIONS HELD: • Research Oceanographer, Regulatory Support Br., ERD, Athens, GA. Maintain Visual Plumes and documentation, research compressible Flow and turbulence, develop numerical plume, tide, and hydrodynamical models, and model aquatic pathogen response to stress; conduct milting zone technical assistance program; plan, prepare, and teach mixing zone workshops; develop and administer cooperative agreements • Research Oceanographer, Coastal Ecology Branch, WED, Newport, OR Developed plume models and manual, managed mixing zone technical assistance program, plume modeling and scientific software, expert witness, supervised contractor, Principal Investigator, managed and designed ocean field experiments • Research Assistant, Wind Resource Assessment Lab, Oregon State Univ Analyzed wind data, developed strategy to effectlab transition from mainframe to micro computers, developed programs for transition and binary tree data base management system for Wind REAP (Regional Energy Assessment Program) • Environmental Engineer, Tetra Tech, Inc., Corvallis, OR Developed plume model Merge, reviewed diffuser 301(h) applications, prepared air quality analyses for Environmental Impact Statements • Sr. Air Quality Engineer, Oregon Dept. of Transportation, Salem, OR Assessed air quality impacts of major highway projects in Oregon, conducted air quality field experiments • Meteorologist, USEPA, CERL, Corvallis, OR Developed atmospheric and aquatic plume models • Environmentalist, USEPA Region 9, San Francisco, CA Reviewed Environmental Impact Statements, modeled industrial air pollution problems and performed environmental studies • Meteorologist, USEPA, CERL, Corvallis, OR Helped develop plume models, conduct cooling tower field experiments • Captain, weather officer, US Air Force. Weather forecasts and briefings. Page 6 of 10 Ha Pill Peer Review Panel Member CVxdx -- Peer Review Pane/Members-- PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: Sigma XI,American Society of Limnology & Oceanography(ASLO), International Association for Hydraulic Research (IAHR), Western Society of Naturalists (WSN) PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES: • Workshop Organizer, "Hydraulics of diffusers and diffusion: an evaluation of the available calculation tools," International Conference Marine Waste Water Discharges 2000, Genoa, Italy, 28 Nov-1 Dec 2000 • Secretary, Task Committee for Coupling and Evaluation of Near-Field and Far-Field Hydrodynamic/Transport Models,ASCE Water Resources Engineering Division, 1996 INSTRUCTION: Seminars • 'The Bernoulli equation &turbulence, compressible in low Mach number flow?" Oregon State Univ., College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, Oregon, 20 Feb 2001 • "Modeling, mixing science and society" Univ. of California at Davis, Davis, California, 1 Feb 2001 Invited instructor: • EPA Mixing Zone Model Training • Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Anchorage, Alaska, 17-28 Sep 2001 • Washington State Dept. of Ecology, Lacey, Washington, 7-8 Dec 2001 • Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality, Portland, Oregon, 5-6 Dec 2001 • USEPA Region 9 San Francisco, California, 16-17 Jan 2001 • California State Water Resources Control Board. Sacramento, CA, 14-16 Feb 2000 Invited speaker/Instructor. Plume models. Faculdade de Engenharia, Dept de Engenharia Civil, Rua dos Bragas, 4099 Porto Codex, Portugal • EPA Mixing Zone Model Training, Univ. of Georgia, Athens • EPA Mixing Zone Workshop, Comell Univ., 1991, Univ.of Portland, Portland, Oregon • Ocean Engineering Program Seminar: Plume modeling. Dept. of Civil Engineering, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, Oregon • Red Valve Diffuser Technology Seminar. Portland, Oregon • General Meteorology, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, Oregon FORMAL CONSULTATION: • Invited Speaker Page 7 of 10 HB Plll Pear Review Panel Member CVs.dm — Peer Review Panel Members— EPA plume modeling, First Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ocean Model Workshop, December 9-12, 1997, Taipei, Taiwan • Federal consultant EPA Region 2, Caribbean Petroleum Corp. Application for Mixing Zone Authorization • Federal consultant EPA Region 9, Outer Continental Shelf(OCS) Mixing Zone Development • Federal consultant EPA Region 9 in the matter of Louisiana Pacific and Simpson pulp mills treatment process requirements AWARDS AND RECOGNITION: • FLC Award of Merit for Excellence in Technology Transfer. Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer, May 7, 1996. (In recognition of plume modeling technology transfer.) • Visual Plumes (see Peer-reviewed Publications)featured in: Davis, L.R., 2001. "Thermal Pollution in Water," an in-depth theme (or chapter), draft, to be included in the UNESCO-sponsored encyclopedia of ecologically sustainable science, technology, and management of natural and human resources necessary for life support. See htto:/Avww.eolss.co.uW Page 8 of 10 HB PIII Peer ReviewPamI Member CVs.dac —Peer Review Panel Members— Roger S. Fujioka Researcher, Water Resources Research Center, Professor of Public Health; Graduate Faculty, Dept. of Microbiology EDUCATION: Ph.D. Virology, University of Michigan M.S. Microbiology, University of Hawaii B.S. Medical Technology, University of Hawaii EXPERIENCE • Researcher, Water Resources Research Center, University of Hawaii • Postdoctoral Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine,Houston, Texas • Research Microbiologist, University of Hawaii • Clinical Laboratory Officer, U.S. Army PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS • American Society for Microbiology • American Association for the Advancement of Science • Water Environment Federation • American Water Works Association • Society for Applied Bacteriology • International Association on Water Quality • American Academy of Microbiology AREAS OF RESEARCH • Environmental, Public Health and Water Quality Microbiology • Development of methods and standards to assess the microbial quality of water • Evaluation of various disinfectants to produce safe water for different uses • Use of gene probe methods to identify sources/movement of microorganisms • Assessing impact of sewage pollution on fresh water, coastal water, and ocean • Treatment and reuse of wastewater for irrigation and groundwater quality • Environmental assessment for sources and transmission of leptospirosis • Microbial quality of marine waters and impact on marine mammals • Assessing the quality and appropriate use of aquaculture effluents • Assessing point-source versus non-point source pollution of water • Assessing the stability of bacteria and viruses in water and soil • Developing simple means to disinfect water and measure its quality • Microbial movement in soil and quality of groundwater • Sunlight inactivation of microorganisms • Implications of Staphylococcus and Vibiro bacteria in water JEWS PINEDA Associate Scientist, Biology Department Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Page 9 of 10 HB PIII Peer Review Panel Member CVadoe — Peer Review Panel Members— EDUCATION: Ph. D. Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University ofCalifomia, San Diego M.S. in marine ecology, CICESE, Ensenada, Mexico B.S. in biological oceanography, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico POSITIONS • Associate Scientist, Biology Department,Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. • Assistant Scientist, Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. • Postdoctoral Scholar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS(RELEVANT) • Pineda, J., Lopez, M., in press. Temperature, stratification and barnacle larval settlement in two Californian sites. Continental Shelf Research. • Pineda, J., 1999. Circulation and larval distribution in internal tidal bore warm fronts. Limnology and Oceanography 44, 1400-1414. • Pineda, J. 1994. Internal tidal bores in the nearshore: warm-water fronts, seaward gravity currents and the onshore transport of neustonic larvae. Journal of Marine Research 52, 427-458. • Pineda, J., 1991. Predictable upwelling and the shoreward transport of planktonic larvae by internal tidal bores. SCIENCE (WASH.) 253: 548-551. Page 10 of 10 HB P/II PaerReview Panel Member CVs.dw -- Principal Investigators -- PETER HAMILTON Oceanographer Science Applications International Corporation Raleigh, North Carolina EDUCATION: Ph. D. Physical Oceanography, University of Liverpool (U.K.) Dr Hamilton received his Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography from the University of Liverpool (U.K.). Subsequently, he was a research assistant at the Department of Oceanography in the University of Washington where he conducted research on upwelling systems. In 1978, he joined the Raleigh office of SAIC as a Senior Oceanographer, and in this position he has been a principal investigator on many observational and modeling studies. These include observational studies of the Gulf Stream on the east coast, circulation studies for the continental slopes and deep basin of the Gulf of Mexico, modeling of disposal sites on the west coast, circulation modeling of estuaries, and outfall studies in Hawaii (Mamala Bay) and Orange County. BURTON JONES Oceanographer University of Southern California Hancock Institute for Marine Studies EDUCATION: Ph.D., Biological Engineering, Duke University B.S., Biological Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Burton Jones is an oceanographer who focuses on the interaction of physical and biological processes in the ocean environment. His research includes both open ocean and coastal processes, including the interaction on mixing processes, nutrient fluxes, phytoplankton productivity, and ocean optics. These studies incorporate a variety of towed, moored and profiling sensor systems. Dr. Jones and his colleagues have been studying the impactof coastal pollution processes since 1984, during which they have applied and integrated physical, chemical, and optical measurements to improve our understanding of the interaction between coastal ocean processes and contaminant release and dispersion in the coastal ocean. Some of the topics on which these studies have focused include physical and biological processes associated with sewage outfalls, bottom resuspension of toxic sediments, the impact of stonnwater runoff on the coastal ocean, and other nonpoint sources of contamination.These studies have utilized a variety of tools including moored physical/bio-optical moorings, bottom tripods for bottom boundary processes, towed physical/bio-optical packages for high resolution spatial mapping, remote sensing tools, tracer studies using both natural and introduced tracers,and numerical modeling. Dr. Jones has extensive experience in towed mapping studies. Towyo methodology has been used for the study of POTW discharge plumes from the Los Angeles County White's Point Ocean Outfall and from the City of Honolulu Sand Island Outfall. During the study of the Whites Point outfall we implemented pumped sampling with the towyo for continuous Page 1 of 6 HB Plll Principal lmesHgsor CVs.doc Principal Investigators -- measurements of nutrients at either fixed depths or from vertical profiles. The towyo methodology has also been used for the mapping of stonnwater plumes in Santa Monica Bay. Our experience also includes collaboration with the Woods Hole Seasoar group for large scale studies of open ocean processes in the Arabian Sea and Sea of Japan. These measurements include the addition of state-of-the-art spectral optical instrumentation for the mapping of inherent optical properties. These measurements are important for the interpretation of remote sensing ocean color data and for in situ mapping of particulate fields derived from various sources. In addition to the mapping studies using towyo and seasoar technology, we have also worked with mooring and bottom tripod data sets to examine the physical dynamics associated with ocean outfalls. We have deployed a bottom mounted tripod on the Palos Verdes Shelf for measurement of resuspension and dispersion processes. JOHN LARGIER Oceanographer University of California, San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography EDUCATION: Ph.D., Oceanography, University of Cape Town, South Africa B.S., Physics and Applied Math, University of Cape Town John Largier has been on the faculty of Scripps Institution of Oceanography (University of California) since 1988. His specific research interests are the movement of water near to the shore and in bays and estuaries, as well as the importance of this water motion to ecological and environmental issues. Over 20 years in oceanography, and through experiences in research, teaching and consulting, Dr Largier has developed an integrated view of the coastal ocean and an active dialogue with non-academic people and agencies similarly concerned with the health of coastal waters. He is presently involved in research throughout California and in Chile and southern Africa, with relevance to issues such as water quality, marine reserves, fisheries, and the effects of climate change. Last year he was awarded an Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellowship in recognition of his role in linking science with society. Largier has recently developed a strong portfolio in coastal water quality activities in California, in recognition of persistent problems and the existence of important gaps in our knowledge that can be effectively addressed by research science. He maintains an active dialogue through the Clean Water Task Force (initiative of mayor of San Diego), the Clean Beach Advisory Group (advisory group for the state Clean Beach Initiative) and the Center for the Coastal Environment at Scripps (established to develop research in the environmental arena). Present water quality research activities include an innovative CODAR-based coastal observing system addressing Imperial Beach bacterial contamination, determination of contaminant dispersion patterns in Mission Bay and Bodega Harbor, and assessment of the rate of exchange of surf zone and ocean waters. Page 2 of 6 He Pill Principal lnmstgaa CVs.doc — Principal Investigators — MARLENE A. NOBLE Oceanographer United States Geological Survey(USGS) EDUCATION: Ph.D., Physical Oceanography, University of Rhode Island M. Sc, Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) M. Sc, Physics, Princeton University B. So, Physics, University of Washington PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: American Geophysical Union, American Meteorology Society, the Oceanography Society, Eastern Pacific Oceanic Conference EXPERIENCE: • Research oceanographer, U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park CA Duties include leading teams of USGS, university, and agency scientists to develop and undertake research projects that have the ultimate goal of understanding and predicting the structure and dynamics of currents and associated processes that transport resuspended sediment and pollutants in diverse environments: estuaries, continental shelves and slopes, submarine canyons and deep-ocean seamounts. These studies involve extensive field programs that deploy arrays of complex instruments; some developed specifically for those environments, and require the development of state-of-the-art analysis techniques. One of theprojects we have undertaken in the past decade has been investigating sediment and pollutant transport processes in the Southern California Bight, in Santa Monica Bay, off the Palos Verdes peninsula and in San Pedro Bay. • Research oceanographer, U. S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole, MA. Duties include designing and implementing research programs to study circulation on the continental shelf and within submarine canyons. RECENT SIGNIFICANT OFFICES AND AWARDS: • Ocean Sciences editor of EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union. 1997- 2001 Associate editor, Estuaries • Certificate of commendation from the U. S. Department of Justice for outstanding performance and invaluable assistance in support of the Environmental and Natural Resources Division, June 2001 • Publication Award: Best paper published during 1994 in the Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists. Page 3 of 6 HB PIII Prindpal lnvesllgao CVs.do — Principal Investigators -- LESLIE ROSENFELD Oceanographer United States Naval Postgraduate School EDUCATION: Ph.D., Physical Oceanography, Joint Program in Oceanography: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution -Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) A.S., Oceanographic Technology, Florida Institute of Technology B.S., Physical Oceanography, University of Washington PRESENT POSITIONS: • Naval Postgraduate School, Research Associate Professor • Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Adjunct Scientist PREVIOUS POSITIONS: • Oceanographer, Naval Oceanographic Office • Assistant Staff Oceanographer, Chesapeake Bay Institute, The Johns Hopkins University • Specialist, R & D, Environmental Center, Martin Marietta Laboratories • Postdoctoral Associate, Cooperative Institute forMarine and Atmospheric Studies, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami • Assistant Scientist, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute • Adjunct Professor, Naval Postgraduate School • Research Assistant Professor, Naval Postgraduate School RECENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES • NPS representative on Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Research Advisory Panel Chaired session on waves in the ocean at Feb. 1998 Ocean Sciences meeting. • Chaired session on internal waves, mixing and turbulence at 1998 Eastern Pacific Ocean Conference. • Served on the Committee on the Assessment of Regional Marine Research Programs, for the Ocean Studies Board of the National Research Council Resultant publication: Bridging Boundaries through Regional Marine Research, published by National Academy Press, 2000. Page 4 of 6 he Pill Pdwipel lnvestlpeor CVs.dw -- Principal Investigators — • Program committee, Gordon Research Conference on Coastal Oceanography, 2001. KEY OCSD STAFF GEORGE ROBERTSON Senior Scientist Orange County Sanitation District EDUCATION: M.S., Environmental Studies from California State University, Fullerton B.A.,Applied Ecology from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) As a Senior Scientist with the Orange County Sanitation District, Mr. Robertson is responsible for managing the District's NPDES required ocean monitoring and research programs. As a senior scientist, Mr. Robertson assigns and oversees the work of 8-12 in-house scientists and technicians, and several consulting firms. He develops monitoring and research programs including specifications for contracts and sets short- and long-term goals and objectives for the project. Mr. Robertson reports monitoring results and compliance determinations to federal and state regulators. He conducts various Quality Assessment and Quality Control functions such as field audits and Quality Control review of data and results. He also produces reports and contributes to the publication of scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals utilizing statistical, database, graphics and word processor computer programs. Fieldwork includes collecting ocean-monitoring data, using in situ recording instruments such as CTDs and ADCPs and bottoms samplers such as VanVeen grabs and otter-trawl nets. He is also responsible for observing field collection procedures for quality assurance. He has been with the Orange County Sanitation District for 13 years conducting ocean monitoring. CHARLES D.MCGEE Laboratory Supervisor Orange County Sanitation District EDUCATION: B.S., Microbiology, Louisiana State University,Baton Rouge Mr. McGee has worked in the field of environmental microbiology and virology since 1972. He holds degrees from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Charles received environmental virology training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Page 5 of 6 HB Pill Principal lnveslipew CVs.doc I — Principal Investigators -- / Since 1972, Charles' has worked as a member of an environmental virology-consulting group In the private sector and as a virologist and bacteriologists in the public sector. He is currently the Laboratory Supervisor in charge of microbiology at the Orange County Sanitation District, Orange County California. ACCOMPLISHMENTS/MEMBERSHIPS • Serves on several state committees; • QA officer for the Southern Cal'Ifomia Regional Bacteriology Monitoring Project; • Co-author of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project Epidemiology Study upon which state recreational water bacteria standards were based • Participant in the World Health Organization/EPA Expert Consultation on Safety of Recreational Waters which met in Annapolis, Maryland; • Member of Water Environment Research Foundation's project subcommittee providing advice, guidance and selection of research projects; • Member of the Clean Beach Advisory Group to the State Water Resources Control Board for distribution of Proposition 13 funds. Note: Other staff biographies are available from communiations Page 6 of 6 HB PIII Principal lnmstigaor CVs.doc Preliminary Report to OCSD from the Review Panel of the Phase III Huntington Beach Studies May 15, 2002 University of Southern California Sea Grant Program and University of California at Santa Barbara Marine Science Institute Sea%nt University of Southern California Members of the Review Panel John Allen,PhD, Oregon State University Jack Barth, PhD, Oregon State University Walter Frick, PhD,Environmental Protection Agency Roger Fujioka,PhD,University of Hawaii Trish Holden, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara Jesus Pineda,PhD, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Co-chairs: Cynthia Cudaback, University of California, Santa Barbara Judy Lemus, University of Southern California Sea Grant Program 1 Abstract The Panel is impressed with the size and completeness of the data set collected in Phase III of the Huntington Beach Contamination Study.The research is of high quality,and the analyses are progressing well considering the brief time available to date. The Panel considers the basic conclusion"We have not yet found a substantial connection between the coastal ocean processes and bacterial contamination on the beaches" as reasonable based on the PI's preliminary analyses. However,this conclusion is supported by temporal and spatial patterns that could be artifacts of the data collection and analysis methods. The Panel has some specific recommendations to further the analyses.The scientific work is generally of very high quality and can stand alone. Introduction The study objectives, as originally stated in the Huntington Beach Shoreline Contamination Investigation,Phase III Workplan are: "1)characterize the physical oceanographic processes involved in possible cross-shelf transport of the wastewater plume in the vicinity of the AES thermal discharge outfall; 2)determine if there is a causal link between offshore and surf zone bacteria and related plume constituents;and 3)determine if the conditions during the summer of 2001 are similar to those of 1999 and other years with unusual surf zone bacteria levels". The PI's listed several hypothesized processes that could transport bacteria from the OCSD plume to the shore. For each type of physical process,the scientists asked the following questions: 1. Does the hypothetical physical process exist? 2. Can this process transport the plume? 3. Can this process account for bacterial contamination on Huntington Beach? The processes under study are: a) Subsurface transport i) internal tides ii) high frequency internal waves and solitions iii)upwelling. b) Surface transport c)Upwelling into Newport Canyon d) Sediment transport processes e)Interactions with the AES outfall and intake pipes 2 Experimental Design The physical oceanography design was sensible given the time and resources. The study is on par with other substantial shelf programs,and OCSD deserves credit for funding this program. The spatial and temporal coverage of this data is generally adequate to address the study questions. However,the areas in the immediate vicinity of the AES intake and outfall,and within the AES power plant itself are undersampled,and the Panel hopes that AES will be more helpful in future studies. The panel recognizes the difficulty of collecting and analyzing bacterial data,but notes that the study was limited by the lower spatial and temporal resolution of those data. While this study well exceeded previous studies in sampling intensity, and the number of bacterial samples processed by OCSD was extraordinary,the bacterial monitoring data is still a limitation: monitoring can provide weight of evidence,but cannot provide proof of a hypothesis,especially when samples are negative for measured parameters. The shore- based bacterial sampling, at ankle depth, is appropriate for regulatory purposes,but may not elucidate a connection between bacterial contamination and offshore processes. Water at ankle depth may be contaminated by suspended particles on the beach(see recommendations below). Answers to scientific study questions concerning transport processes 1.Does the hypothetical physical process exist? Panel supports the PI's conclusions(listed below)except where otherwise noted. a) Subsurface transport i) internal tides—yes,but the analysis of the characteristics of internal tides is incomplete; a spring to neap internal tidal cycle was neither investigated or documented(see recommendations for further analyses of existing data below) ii) high frequency internal waves—this process is undocumented so far;the investigators assigned lower priority due to time constraints and initial impressions of the data iii)upwelling—there is evidence for this process in mean time series data (upward sloping isotherms). However,there was no differentiation between the potential sources: wind driven,remotely forced,or modulation of the internal tide. b)Surface transport—this process was not highly prioritized, and therefore not addressed,by the investigators because the plume is almost never detected at the surface. However, see recommendations under future studies. c)Upwelling into Newport Canyon—yes,but the data did not demonstrate upwelling over lip of canyon onto the shelf 3 d) Sediment transport processes—not clear;the investigators claim that the near bottom shear stress is insufficient to resuspend sediment,but that variable has not been accurately determined. e)AES influence—there is insufficient information to date. 2. Can the hypothetical process transport the plume toward the beach? Again,the Panel supports the PI's conclusions on most points. a) Subsurface transport i) internal tides—yes. ii) high frequency internal waves—unknown. iii)upwelling—yes;especially in conjunction with an internal tide b)Surface transport—PIs did not address this;the panel suggests more investigation of possible onshore transport forced by the sea breeze. c)Upwelling into Newport Canyon—yes,the shipboard tow-yo data shows this mechanism. d) Sediment transport processes—since there is no evidence,the panel cannot evaluate this as a transport mechanism. 3.Can this process account for bacterial contamination on Huntington Beach? The PI's conclude that they have "Not yet found a substantial connection between the coastal ocean processes and bacterial contamination on beach." The PI's support their conclusion by two pieces of evidence: 1)there is a temporal disconnect between individual contamination events and times when physical processes are most likely to drive cross-shelf transport,and 2)there is a spatial disconnect between high bacterial concentrations near the OCSD outfall and high bacterial concentrations at the beach.The Panel considers the central conclusion that a substantial connection has not been found as reasonable based on the PIs preliminary analyses, but has some concerns about the completeness of the analyses.The panel suggests continuation and extension of the analyses to more thoroughly document and understand relevant shelf circulation processes and plume behavior in relation to possible beach contaminations: Presentation and analysis of temporal relationships: a)Temporal resolution of bacterial measurements is not sufficient to draw a definitive conclusion(except during intensive sampling,when the temporal resolution is marginally adequate). However,the panel recognizes the intensive effort needed for actual bacterial sampling(see recommendations for future studies below about sampling a plume proxy). b)The analysis should be expanded to use all of the bacterial data,instead of just single day exceedances(see recommendations for further analyses of existing data below). 4 Presentation and analysis of spatial patterns: a)The data should be shown as cross shelf section or plan view—3D plots obscure the spatial relationship of data across the shelf and the interpolation used in these 3D plots is undocumented. b)A spatial connection cannot be discarded with the current information—evidence in support of spatial disconnection is uncertain in at least one event as presented. However,this does not preclude the possibility of two different sources/processes: nearshore and offshore. c) Analysis is preliminary and PI's need to check internal consistency of data (e.g. compare behavior of temperature/velocity data with that of the plume data; see recommendations for further analyses of existing data below) d)Panel recognizes that the analysis is incomplete but data set is good Discussion of other sources needing further investigation: The Panel agrees with PIs that OCSD plume is not the only possible source of contamination on the beach: a)AES: potential as source, pathway and amplification of bacteria is understudied. Better cooperation from AES is needed. PIs did as much as they could with limited resources and inadequate cooperation. b) SAR and Talbert Marsh: additional potential sources of beach contamination c)Beach sources: potentiality of local beach sources (e.g., sediments,dogs,birds) Underlying ambiguity: There seem to be several definitions of the plume, and the definitions are not equivalent. The physical plume is identified by a salinity anomaly relative to the T- S relationships in the ambient water;generally T<12°C and S<33.6 psu.The plume may also be identified by high concentrations of ammonium,which may be a passive tracer,or bacteria,which are probably not passive tracers. The study did not model the flux of the bacteria(incorporating currents and transport,plus kinetics of die-off)from plume to shore. Panel Recommendations Recommendations for further analyses of existing data(before August meeting) The"plume"needs to be better defined: Need to relate temp/salinity anomaly,and ammonium data with bacteria counts. Sensitivity of assays used and methods of measurement need to be addressed. Re-analyze the beach contamination events in relation to oceanographic processes using all the bacterial data,instead of just the single day exceedences. Analyze cross-shelf transport mechanisms on this shelf(using the time series measurements from the arrays). -Could also include possible across-shelf flux in the bottom Ekman layer. 5 Analyze the characteristics of the internal tides(e.g., strength, intermittence, spatial and temporal variability). This data set is ideally suited to help characterize the internal tide from the slope to the surf zone. Recommendations for future studies Explore the transport of buoyant particles by the sea breeze and look for particles at the surface Better temporal sampling of a plume proxy(e.g.,ammonium) Adaptive sampling of the internal tidal bore(including dye study with optical measurements near the beach) Circulation modeling including bacterial transport and assessment of diffusion vs. mortality of bacteria Repeat intensive bacterial sampling during neap tides to look for beach contamination events Attempt to get better cooperation from AES for instrumentation of their plant 6 Coastal Runoff Impact Study (CRIS) Phase II.- Sources and Dynamics of Pollutants in the Lower Santa Ana River Watershed Alexandria Boehm, Jeremy Redman, Semsi Ensari, Joon Kim, Ryan Reeves, Robert Mrse, and Stanley Grant (Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences, UCI) Brett Sanders, Allyson Chu, Hai-Yong Kang (Dept. Civil & Environ. Eng., UCI) Sunny Jiang (Dept. Environ. Analysis & Design, UCI) Catherine Clark (Division of Natural Sciences, Chapman U.) Jim Noblet and Martha Sutula (Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, SCCWRP) Funded by the National Water Research Institute, Orange County Public Facilities and Resources Department, Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, and Orange County Sanitation District r Cs( URBAN a SOURCES I �-1 Environmental TR LEAKING SOURCES aT1ON SEWER LINES DIRECT GROUND AND TIDAL WATER INPUT FLOW HB SURFZONE OCSD WASTEWATER PLUME Figure 1-1. Possible pathways for the transport of indicator baceria to the surf zone at HSB and HCB. CaOlartJa L ^e Newpm Baetl� SwNwm Lafbmu aiglll ❑ •San Diego 41 WN ro a upmaq �� Figure 2 Boehm et a]. . . y . . \ . . . . 6 . a . � . . . « \ \ »» \ ��� �� R « \« 1 F y6nolS gBnois y. J•MolT. uvs �E saeW , en. a } Olt ell .� Fenno u 46noIS Jeaan IS as do y . S `/lN SAR Study Design: Sampling Approach Overall Approach: Measure flow and water quality at critical junctions in the lower SAR for a three week dry weather period in June/July 2001 — 2 stations at the SAR outlet (on PCH bridge) — 2 stations at the outlets of two SAR tidal salt water marshes (sloughs) — 1 station at the outlet of the Talbert Marsh SAR Study Design: Consensus Building and Added Value • Added Value — $1 million EPA study funded collaboration with Professor Mark Sobsey at UNC (F+ coliphage typing) — $5 million offshore study lead by Dr. Marlene Noble at the USGS (oceanographic observations during study) — OCSD high frequency sampling study in the surf zone at Huntington Beach • • • "dCD 0aa � � , • go CD CPO CD o C b a Fecal Indicator Bacteria (FIB): Cons • Natural sources exist (estuarine sediments, bird droppings, marine vegetation) • Usually not human pathogens • Can die-off more rapidly than human viruses in marine waters F+ (male-specific) coliphage or Fecal Indicator Viruses (FIV): Pros • Present at high concentrations in raw (and partially treated) sewage • Can also derive from non-human fecal matter (e.g., dogs, cats, birds), but should not be growing in the environment • Resistance patterns are more similar to human viruses F+ (male-specific) coliphage or Fecal Indicator Viruses (FIV): Cons • More difficult to assay • No epidemiological evidence (yet) to link them to bather illnesses • Not used to make decisions regarding surf zone postings and/or closures • Ecology may not be that of human viruses F+ (male-specific) coliphage or Fecal Indicator Viruses (FIV): Cons • More difficult to assay • No epidemiological evidence (yet) to link them to bather illnesses • Not used to make decisions regarding surf zone postings and/or closures • Ecology may not be that of human viruses Question Is surf zone water quality impairment at Huntington Beach caused by fecal pollution from onshore sources (runoff, groundwater, wetlands) or offshore sources (offshore discharges of treated wastewater, power plant cooling water) ? Answer 1 At the Santa Ana River study site, Fecal Indicator Bacteria (FEB) appear to be generated locally. There is no evidence to suggest that they are coming from offshore. k '�• ` '� 12 ,11 ,�:_� / % ��' !\• fit^ \ VL .117 y / Q , � STORM DRAIN AT PCH BRIDGE STORM DRAINS, STREETS AND WATERSHED BOUNDARIES � o ` Answer 2 • Fecal indicator viruses (FIV), on the other hand, appear to be transported to the Santa Ana River study site with cold ocean water. • The cold ocean water also appears to trigger phytoplankton blooms. • One possibility is that offshore upwelling of deeper/colder ocean water brings FIV and nutrients into the study area. Implications for Postings & Closures at Huntington Beach • The results do not support the idea that FIB in the surf zone are from the OCSD outfall, at least for the area around the SAR outlet. • The results do support the idea that FIB in the surf zone are from land-based sources of fecal pollution (storm drains, runoff, marsh effluent) Implications of Virus Testing ® The study results suggest that FIV in the surf zone may be from offshore sources, possibly the OCSD plume. • However, the human health significance of FIV in the surf zone is unknown. ® Under current practice, surf zone posting & closure decisions are based on FEB concentrations, not FIV concentrations. What about recent postings/closures at 6N? • The Newport Shores storm drain cannot account for the recent closures/postings at 6N (currently shut off from ocean exchange) • Could be caused by ebb flow from SAR/Talbert Marsh outlets (possible), groundwater contamination (unlikely), or OCSD plume (possible) .., � I I �x.-.� � �. �.� I_I .� k i l �� �� •s• n � �.;_. �. ti '� :� u� ' „��, w , ' .. ...., . .: e .. • yw•� ' .�. _2h1 LAFCO '� Local Agency Formation Commission Orange County CoP`t re 6 A-&µ May 8, 2002 CeQ-( Tom+ CL'4F9AB1L1 Caul r-o 30ARO R-I.WtkS CHAIR PETER HRR C The Honorable Tom Harman COUNCILMAN CITY OFLAREFOREST California State Assembly State Capitol, Room 5158 E ARLRERC NESC HAFER Sacramento, CA 95814 DIRECTOR OSTAM COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT SUBJECT: AB 1892 (Harman)—Support RANDALJ.BRESSETTE COUNCILMAN CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS Dear Assembly Member Harman: CYNTHIA P. SUP RVIISORCOAD Orange County LAFCO is pleased to announce its support for your Assembly Bill FOURTH DISTRICT 1892, which would amend the enabling act of the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) to expand OCSD's powers to include the authority to engage in CHARLES V. SUPERVISOR SMITH urban runoff management. A similar bill, AB 810 (Chapter 209, Statutes of FIRST DISTRICT 2001), was chaptered last year and expanded the powers of two other Orange WILSON County agencies, the Irvine Ranch Water District and Santa Margarita Water SUSAN REPRESENTATIVE GENERAL PUBLIC OF District, to include urban mnoff management. GENERAL PUBLIC JOHN B.WITHERS Urban runoff continues to be a critical environmental issue in Orange County that DIRECTOR requires the collaborative attention and efforts of Orange County's local agencies IDISTRICT IISE�CH WATER TR to regionally address this growing problem. Composed of 25 member agencies, including 21 cities, 3 sanitary districts, and the County of Orange, OCSD is in an ALTERNATE ideal position to tackle the urban runoff issue from a regional perspective. While ROBERT MAYOR BOUER LAFCOs generally do not get directly involved in water quality issues, Orange CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS County LAFCO is supportive of your efforts in AB 1892 to further local ALTERNATE endeavors to address a regional problem affecting Orange County's quality of life. RHONDA REPRESENTATIVE RENERALPUBLIC OF If you, or our staff, have an questions, lease contact Ken Lee b e-mail at GENERAL PUBLIC Y Y Y q P Y kleenorange.lafco.ca.Roy or by phone at (714) 834-2556. ALTERNATE DAMES W.SILVA SUPERVISOR Resp tfully, SECOND DISTRICT ALTERNATE CHARLEY WILSON DIRECTOR NTA MARGARITA ` " Dana M. Smith SA -Ct*" WATER DISTRICT �ecutive Officer DANA M.SMITH CC' Peter Detwiler,Consultant,Senate Local Government Committee EXECUTIVE OFFICER Assembly Members Campbell,Correa,and Daucher Senators Door,and Johnson Orange County Sanitation District Peter Herzog,Chair,Orange County LAFCO 12 Civic Center Plaza,Room 235,Santa Ana,CA 92701 (714)834-2556 FAX(714)834-2643 hup://W ww.orange.lafw.ca.gov �l �i7 w fT _ p j 0 _ 5 apMzq Igo-DE2] 1 ro 44nlwel To �IISIP_ PUBLIC AFFAIRS. INC. MEMORANDUM �. . TO: Virginia Grebbien, General Manager, OCWD Blake Anderson, General Manager, OCSD FROM: Sean Fitzgerald, Client Manager SUBJECT: Proposition 13 Groundwater Storage Construction Grant Update DATE: May 10, 2002 TO: Ron Wildennuth, OCWD Lisa Murphy, OCSD The Department of Water Resources released today the staff recommendations regarding funding levels for the Proposition 13 Groundwater Storage Construction Grant applications. The Groundwater Replenishment System was recommended to receive $30,000.000 The GWR Project ranked sixth out of the forty-three projects that were submitted and is one of only twelve that have been recommended for funding. It is the largest single grant amount included in the initial recommendations, representing over 30% of the funding appropriated this year for the entire state of California. As a comparison, Kem County, with a total of four projects, received only $27,006,000, which makes Orange County the largest recipient county in the state. Now that the staff recommendation has been secured, Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. will shift the focus of our advocacy to protecting and possibly increasing this level of funding throughout the remaining steps in the grant cycle. First, the Department of Water Resources will hold a public hearing in Sacramento on May 21`r, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM, to receive input from the public. This could be an opportune time to reemphasize publicly the strengths of this project. Subsequently, the recommendations go before CALFED, before returning to Director Hannigan's office. The final decisions, after review by the Governor's office, are expected by mid-June. Throughout this entire remaining process, we will need to aggressively protect this $30,000,000. In addition to direct engagement with the Governor's office, we must also reinforce the GWR Project's strong, unified, bipartisan local base of support within the Orange County State Senate and Assembly delegations. ORANOE COUNTY 2pa,k Plans,Suite 100•Irvine,California 92614-5904 BUSINESS COUNCIL phone:949.476.2242•fax:949.476,9240-art.anew"bc.oeg F]WGRIVCCOMMRM (RNRIUS May 15, 2002 RW Ross IXroRarJAwr/ awnvvmoN Hccr OUWne OlennlW.P.p. M.wI.vNMq¢vNNW+,u, INNmure exRGwNux Board of Directors Mur Orange County Sanitation District 10844 Ellis Avenue v.laa Fountain Valley, CA 92708-7018 5mrtbYwng Ladies/Gentlemen: ¢oxoRlcoercweRWxr Poben II , Aura.", "aSatun ,. The Orange County Business Council (Business Council/OCBC), an F� organization dedicated to Orange County's economic vitality and quality of na"a,caa life, has been very engaged on behalf of Orange County's business MCM1J UA. community on the District's activities relative to ocean water quality and, W1BuC a= specifically, the process of updating the District's strategic plan and RBeCopni""r¢'°*^M determining appropriate levels of treatment for the future. The Business AacuummtI, Council's interest in these proceedings is two-fold: 1) protection of our sv®Nvagrcrs coastal resources, which are key to our countywide economic prosperity and "®"wRNM quality of life; and 2) financial and operational impacts upon our member RIRNF°ICHMMHE company businesses and others in the county as a result of your impending M Mq as decisions. In this regard, the Business Council wishes to offer the following "aGN comments and requests. woRvoRaoere.ovloar 1. Coastal protection. The Business Council believes that Orange County's beaches must be protected. It is simply unacceptable for v>mmvv aTNP Orange County residents and visitors to the county to witness beach vRainFNfEaO postings and beach closures due to bacterial contamination in the surf M O " zone. In our view, a deliberative process honoring the principles of Rre"reePre10°"• cost-effectiveness; a demonstrated nexus between selected forms of YIIRHC NiNRS loi�ewe,aa treatment and desired results; and common sense, will lead to this "a"W510 . protection for our valued coastal resources. DE ROPRGTE INASIOR RRNRUNS A° N°"'" 2. Disinfection. In light of the above, the Business Council supports the WaDistrict's short-term proposal to disinfect the sewage effluent. This R�maN^ a interim measure will ensure that discharged sewage is not responsible for bacterial contamination in the surf zone. Moreover, a reasonable test period for this process will aid our community's collective efforts to determine the source or sources of pollution leading to beach postings. The Business Council believes that disinfection should commence as soon as possible. SHAPING ORANGE COUNTY'S ECONOMIC FUTURE Orange County Sanitation District May 15, 2002 Page 2 3. Treatment selection and cost. The Orange County Sanitation District must be able to demonstrate a nexus between selected levels or forms of treatment and protection of our ocean water quality. If higher levels of treatment are warranted to protect ocean water quality, they must be implemented and we must find ways to pay for them. Yet, it is only reasonable to consider cost-effectiveness as well if alternatives are equal in effectiveness for protecting ocean water quality. Required changes in business operations and/or increases in costs to business must be justifiable on the basis of determinable results — in this case, a cleaner shoreline. Orange County residents and business owners must not find themselves in the position of paying higher fees for higher levels of treatment that fail to remedy the sources of coastal pollution. Additionally, the Business Council believes that the Sanitation District must be willing to apply its own reserves or a portion thereof toward increased costs of higher levels of treatment, if those are warranted. 4. Long-term considerations. The Business Council recommends that regardless of the Board's final decision in November of this year on the 301(h) waiver, the District anticipate the longer-term need to move toward secondary treatment. The Sanitation District and Orange County's tourism industry are suffering due to the beach postings as well as the perception, correct or not, that the District's effluent is the source of the problem. Ultimately, both of these factors have the potential to adversely affect our county's economy. The Orange County Business Council has a strong, ongoing interest in this issue and in your upcoming decisions. We appreciate the opportunities for engagement that the District has provided to the business community and to the public at large, and request that you continue to engage us in your decision-making processes going forward. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, (3 # "p- , �r, _� G Stan Oftelie Julie Puentes President & CEO Executive V.P. Public Affairs 7 LAFCO Local Agency Formation Commission Orange County COPY ris 84 c µ May 8, 2002 COP-( 'w 4Ltt/u'cl CCp,i i-o 30ARp FeLol2s CHAIR PETER HEREOG The Honorable Tom Harman Cm0LAEFAK FOREST California State Assembly State Capitol, Room 5158 VICECHAIR Sacramento, CA 95814 ARLENCSCHAPER DIRECTOR SANINITARYOSTA SDISTRICT SUBJECT: AB 1892 (Harman)—Support RANDAL r.BRESSETTC COUNCILMAN CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS Dear Assembly Member Harman: CYNTHIA P.MAD Orange Count LAFCO is leased to announce its support for our Assembly Bill SUPERVISOR g y p pP y ssem y FOURTH DISTRICT 1892, which would amend the enabling act of the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) to expand OCSD's powers to include the authority to engage in SCHARUE UPERVIIS00.5MITH urban runoff management. A similar bill, AB 810 (Chapter 209, Statutes of FIRST DISTRICT 2001), was chaptered last year and expanded the powers of two other Orange County agencies, the Irvine Ranch Water District and Santa Margarita Water SUSAN REPRESWILSOENTATIVE District, to include urban runoff management. RENEMIL P'ATNE OF B GENERAL PUBLIC Urban runoff continues to be a critical environmental issue in Orange County that DIRECTOR WITHERS requires the collaborative attention and efforts of Orange County's local agencies D DISTRICT RANCH WATER to regionally address this growing problem. Composed of 25 member agencies, including 21 cities, 3 sanitary districts, and the County of Orange, OCSD is in an ALTERNATE ideal position to tackle the urban runoff issue from a regional perspective. While ROBERT BOUER MAYOR LAFCOs generally do not get directly involved in water quality issues, Orange CITYOFLAGUNAWOODS County LAFCO is supportive of your efforts in AB 1892 to further local ALTERNATE endeavors to address a regional problem affecting Orange County's quality of life. R PRESE TATIV L REPRESENTATIVE PUBLIC of If you, or our staff, have an questions, lease contact Ken Lee b e-mail at GENERAL PUBLIC y y y q p y kleenn.orange.lafco.ca.Roy or by phone at(714) 834-2556. ALTERNATE SUPERVISORLVA Res tfully, SECOND DISTRICT ALTERNATE C CHARLEYWILSON SANTAMR f -. Dana M. Smith SA DIRECTOR ARITA -CP' WATER DISTRICT �F ecutive Officer DANA M.SMITH E%ECUTIVE OFFICER cc: Peter Detwiler,Consultant,Senate Local Government Committee Assembly Members Campbell,Correa,and Daucher Senators Dunn and Johnson Orange County Sanitation District Peter Herzog,Chair,Orange County LAFCO 12 Civic Center Plena,Room 235,Santa Ana,CA 92701 (714)834-2556 FAX(714)834-2643 hup.//w ,omge.lafco.ca.gov , �oMzn I��-®grLS Imsent RUOLIC AFFAFRS, INC. MEMORANDUM TO: Virginia Grebbien, General Manager, OCWD Blake Anderson, General Manager, OCSD FROM: Sean Fitzgerald, Client Manager SUBJECT: Proposition 13 Groundwater Storage Construction Grant Update DATE: May 10, 2002 TO: Ron Wildennuth, OCWD Lisa Murphy, OCSD The Department of Water Resources released today the staff recommendations regarding funding levels for the Proposition 13 Groundwater Storage Construction Grant applications. The Groundwater Replenishment System was recommended to receive $30,000,000. The GWR Project ranked sixth out of the forty-three projects that were submitted and is one of only twelve that have been recommended for funding. It is the largest single grant amount included in the initial recommendations, representing over 30% of the funding appropriated this year for the entire state of California. As a comparison, Kern County, with a total of four projects, received only $27,000,000, which makes Orange County the largest recipient county in the state. Now that the staff recommendation has been secured, Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. will shift the focus of our advocacy to protecting and possibly increasing this level of funding throughout the remaining steps in the grant cycle. First, the Department of Water Resources will hold a public hearing in Sacramento on May 21', from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM,to receive input from the public. This could be an opportune time to reemphasize publicly the strengths of this project. Subsequently, the recommendations go before CALFED, before returning to Director Hannigan's office. The final decisions, after review by the Governor's office, are expected by mid tune. Throughout this entire remaining process, we will need to aggressively protect this $30,000,000. In addition to direct engagement with the Governors office, we must also reinforce the GWR Projects strong, unified, bipartisan local base of support within the Orange County State Senate and Assembly delegaftons. ROLL CALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT MEETING DATE: S//J l'D ' TIME: "orrt (MURPHY)........................ALVAREZ...................... �G — (SIMONIAN) ....................ANDERSON................... �G — (FLORY) .......................... BANKHEAD.................... G — (LARSON) ....................... BOYD............................ — (MILLER).......................... 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NAME: (please print) HOME ADDRESS: (num ree� (city/zip code) TELEPHONE: REPRESENTING: (self/name of organization) May 15, 2002 SURVEY TO: Board of Directors FROM: Penny Kyle q ' Board Secretary \ SUBJECT: 5/15/02 Special Meeting Video If you would like a copy of the video for tonight's special meeting, please complete the information below and leave in your meeting folder. ❑ No, I don't need a copy. ❑ Yes, I would like a copy. Director's Name: PK G:\wp.d\a\adm1nSS\Cort pondenm 2001Mm.diredom.081601.dm AGENDA Orange County Sanitation District Summer 2001 Huntington Beach Shoreline Contamination Investigation Wednesday, May 15, 2002 6:00 p.m. OCSD Board Room 6:00 p.m. — 6:10 p.m. Introduction Robert P. Ghirelli, Director of Technical Services 6:10 p.m. — 6:30 p.m. OCSD Onshore Investigation Kelly Christensen 6:30 p.m. — 6:45 p.m. Santa Ana River Study Stanley Grant 6:45 p.m. — 7:00 p.m. Cross-shelf Transport Paper Brett Sanders 7:00p.m. - 7:10p.m. Q & A (Board of Director's & Presenter's) 7:10 p.m. — 8:10 p.m. OCSD Offshore Investigation Marlene Noble 8:10 p.m. — 8:40 p.m. Peer Review Panel Report Cynthia Cudaback 8:40 p.m. — 9:10 p.m. Q & A and Discussion (approximate time) (Board of Director's & Presenter's) 9:10 P.M. Public Comments (approximate time) Huntington Beach Shodline contamination lovesllgeflon Phase fit Onshore Investigation July—October 2001 Final Report Kelly Christensen Source Control Division Orange County Sanitation District h' , *ion: Find Problems and Fix Them ♦ July—October 2001 ♦ Phase I Review ♦ Identify Unresolved Problems ♦ Work on Solutions R�strnoif Dye Test D abansport mechanism exist j �, bt entM1 ndthe sM1 shoreline, .l Gy \� Project Lac at n: hunn sl ngton ate as Nawlantl to to Magnora SL 1 V ch Restrooms Findings: ♦ A transport mechanism exists between the sewer and the shoreline ♦ Transport occurs in less than 48 hours ♦ Restroom#8 sewer loses water r T ch Restrooms rim Recommendations: ♦ Abandon the Restroom#8 sewer and connect directly to OCSD Coast Trunk ♦ Advise Stale to periodically test sewers ♦ Conduct more tests of lifeguard station and Restrooms#9,10 $ ch Observations V Birds: Quantify the number of birds between 6 North and 9 North, and determine patterns ♦ No birds on the beach above shoreline after dark ♦ Birds feeding on shoreline or resting beyond Me breakers at night,600.900 birds observed ♦ Daylight distribution follomx!pla¢ment of trash containers and other food sounoes 2 6T Street Stan Drain ,a. Huntington Beach Pier Rasnaoms *9h: t. aeach Observations, Findings: ♦ Large offshore bird populations overnight ♦ No active runoff sources between Santa Ana River and 15S(Newport Beach) ♦ Active runoff sources observed north of HB Pier ♦ City of HB reports 4.5 seal burials/week p;'i �$ ch Observations,—w Recommendations: ♦ Recommend diversion of active surface runoff north of HB Pier ♦ Study effects of bird populations ♦ Ask State to keep records of burials 3 Opel up Purchase Sewer Three Sections: • Beach Blvd.—repaired • Salt Marsh—in progress • Mobile home RV park repaired r bile Home/RV Parks Findings: ♦ Local sewer conditions largely unknown ♦ Proximity to the beach increases risk Recommendations: ♦ Inspect and repair ♦ Sewer diversion ru, <, S7ta Ana River,..., Findings: ♦ Newport Slough not a strong source ♦ Site at south end of PCH Bridge contaminated by local sources 5 to Ana River,—,o Recommendations: ♦ Divert dry weather flow from Seashore Drive storm drain to sewer ♦ Control bird nesting to reduce contamination 6 Huntington Beach Shoreline Contamination Study — Phase III by Peter Hamilton Science Applications international Corporation Burt Jones University of Southern Califorrila John Largier Scripps Institution of Oceanography Madene Noble US Geological Survey Leslie Rosenfeld US Naval Postgraduate School Presentation to the Orange County Sanitation District May 15, 2002 Experimental Design • Transport pathways. • Linkage to beach contamination? • Emphasis on spring tides. 1 Hypothesized Transport Pathways • Spring tides and subtidal current events. • Internal tides. • Newport Canyon. Tied to • Nearshore processes. bacteria • AES outfall. patterns. Subtidal Plume Events • Specific patterns that occur in coastal ocean might carry the outfall plume to the shore: — Stalled alongshore currents at the outfall plume depth. — Reversing currents at outfall. — Mixing to surface. 2 11"W 111-11 Newport Canyon Hypothesis $ E 2 F S x ' •q�in�w 03 Nro� � F F M07 a row m•s•.w Internal Tides • Onshore and alongshore currents. • Can occur every 12 or 24 hours. jea'.c Ocean y F ® -fimniu"JI111 m l Ocean 11 3 HB PIII Beach Stations, Hydro Stations, Towyo Transacts and Mooring Locations \ IT �. R e t b.o.m Example Mooring Array AXP .d n.I bea senores Oeswre Y 4 Offshore and Surfzone Sampling W1 Surfzone " CTD Towyo Method Used to Determine Hypothesized Processes • Did we observe the process? • Could the process transport plume water to the surfzone? • Did we observe an association between the process and contamination events onshore? 5 Our Understanding to Date "We have not yet found a connection between coastal ocean processes and bacterial contamination on the beaches." Surfzone Bacteria Patterns • Type 1 Localized total and fecal coldorm events {7 LI • Type 2 Large-scale Enterococci events 0 rot col = 500.00i 39,000 ft _._._. ..... __ ...... ....... ...._._._._. »__._.___._.._�_._._._._ Fc, 50.000 Dist.from _ T _ Santa Ma R. - .. -39,0000 __._._._._ Ent.=500 ..« ... ww. ...w e 5101101 Time ..M 11/01/01 6 Beach bacterial events denoted by vertical bars: type 1, type 2, both CNISeS I bact. samples,., R 1 1E1.5 t 1.2 WNtNI f) ORlplgl 0&Olg1 1pg1R1 Pacific Standard Time AB411 Exceedances f F 2.3 sample limes sin 0 p I E G N Y N u I a « � f 1 m J W O I' • N o ` , x ti �rs mrs �T0.45 min•. 7 Modeled Plume Depth TemgrnWw Tire$ref at M N12(0 61-1=Ml) GEGpp dA fr.MarrA � �• G6pMq Examples of Plume Location for Three Situations • Minimal flow near outfall. • Simultaneous flow in changing directions (sheared flow) over outfall and nearshore cooling event. • Downcoast flow with plume observed in Newport Canyon. 8 Minimal Flow Average Current Vector.07/05(19:00)-07/07(19.00)UT m.x — sx� y4 uem mm .a 125ft. Sf 144fl. Y g1ft. m.e 68fl as. 28ft. a.4 nu.r nu nn.e mze .nn Longitude CE) Where is the Bacterial Plume? "anig:NbitawAdi biiv miona.aa-qew�:e.nnroM.•w uein:iroiiawm'6i eG-vi3ie re.e S ac m (F(� aw nn m .mar °w arzw m urs w nu am • n�ea� am aw asu �uww n v nw- nmmw u¢ewrm a umrw w..a.� 9 Connection with Surfzone? . . ..... . .. •n ,"M ., Cooling Event and Sheared Flow Te ......trusses.ei M01 - �.. 01 -P Temperature lime eerlea elyM03 Its � l� � �I ,�' • T � 1 m>�om rd �r{ aaae mna T sm ma op ' av 0.b m0tIM 10 Sheared Currents at Outfall Average Current Vectora,07/19(19:00)-07/E1 (19:00)UT —�aum —mmm ma — nrom —.eam oam M's r > upm aem E99 aem . 12511 -esmm 144ft. sJ. es.e gift. r rtm...i 2511. MA -11e.2 .ve.r qre -0D.e .117.e n]] Longitude(-E) Where is the Bacterial Plume? �b �y �n �oP of P�tlm 11 Connection with Surfzone? % ' `4+ i 1 Effluent Plume in Newport Canyon Average Ceeere VacM.09115(19:00)-09/17(19:00)UT a] vyS ao. v55 nea: •o. m sm 125fl" _°an 5 a R _ g ms 91 . fl. arr nlal .lv -1' 7 3 -0172 -117Y Lon9flUde l tl 12 Where is the Bacterial Plume? gb Connection with Surfzone? !;moo 13 Newport Canyon Hypothesis F r� M1MM e fE� w 03 N.' aS F F p M07 Mir r Possible Canyon Event 1 July 1 -4.2001 Alongshore flow at M07. M13 and M03 20 M^`^"^ gne.rYer /ue 0.b Y] � WSerwr�vhu�n W,w,NO 10 c�^0 • MT tSi uY� DOWR aoerm 10 Pbb —i 20 u,rP, MI>I vj�"m � Irm OTa mr on MumOer of outlellb C..'.. shoreline ahonll. GotenOal NewaOrl Sanb Ma EFceeEancea EFw4npa Comment Evenb Canyon R1. 214ay a 5 4 e 2 enude4 14 Plume Observation Summary • Plume observed during spring tides under various flow and stratification regimes. • AB411 exceedances observed during all 6 cruises. • Plume came nearshore only in Newport Canyon. • Observations showed no obvious connection between the plume and beach contamination. Newport Canyon Hypothesis Conclusions • Some downcoast flows last long enough that water near the outfall might reach Newport Canyon. • Nearshore current reversals can occur. • No AB411 exceedance events were measured while the windows associated with these events were open. 15 Nearshore Transport Processes & AES Power Plant • Is cold sub-thermocline water transported into surfzone? — Wave-driven circulation (rip current). — Internal tide runup (swash). — Power plant (entrainment & thermal plume). Internal Tide Hypothesis • Internal tides generated at the shelf break transport plume bacteria toward the coast along a path that remains below the thermocline. • Over the inner-shelf, the shoaling of the internal tides may enhance shoreward transport. • Once bacteria reaches 10 - 15 m, other process bring the material to the beach, such as: —Surfwne exchange —AES oulfall 16 Cooling Events %,1101 mft— Wli6am MW 6,m1Yn 16 / III/Y M Gnu 1 I6 V 11 m aw n d!. VJ DJI 31W A—Cooling due to tidal surges B— Longer term cooling events 27 Jul-2009 07 00 00 o 10 M03TI a S I ¢8 5..... ...... Cross-sl I 135.3 I 1 Alomg-s oast .. 17 Beach bacterial events denoted by vertical bars: type 1. type 2, Loth Cruises cold water nearshore w • w•• • r i bact. samples % R �.E •' `m m 3 L 1.5 f d L m L .. 1.R °Mimi Pacific galr and Time 1pt I11,01A / Conclusion for Cold Events • Internal tides exist. • Not usually associated with measured contamination events on the beach. • Survey data always showed a break between offshore and surfzone bacteria. 18 Internal Tide Runup Cold, sub-thermocline water can swash inshore beyond 10m,and even cooling the surfzone at times. But, cross-shore pulses of cold water are not routine inshore 10m, &do not explain observed temperature changes (Boehm at al). Further, no correlation between surfzone cool events& observed bacteria events. Bottom temperature at 10m, 7.5m, ,0.5m 25 @ q I1 JJ @ di F + 11 rl ,Iflj1, I , s 5 b temperatures:5102(b),T5(c),eR(y),s16(r) } 1119 230 232 [!4 4t LAI 24U 242 2 2/4 216 17 August to 5 September,2002 Bottom temperature at 10m,7.5m, ,O.Sm � I�1 Aa y' ` ' ul/ I 2a x ���p���J{{� 1 i O August l0 5 eeplem eq O��Y Power plant ... cold, sub-thermocline water may be entrained by intake or discharge jet more easily than it can penetrate surfzone. On discharge, it forms a warm surface plume.tey But, ... 21 no correlation between warm water in the nv7ly.' surfzone& observed zn mw,1,� 1 sEln bacteria events. Cbunw.n m ins ve.�!Iml ,� 19 Lop TOTAL COLIFORM and WATER SALINITY a t° a_ But, ... .. • c Power plant was , initially offline and increased F—owitaq,R ' �M,� ' operation FLOW RATE and MAX OAI LY TEMPERATURE through summer! A � n miuiuumuluuiuiimiumiuuuuuluulll�ll ��I Nearshore Conclusions • Internal tide cool events can be detected in surfzone. • No correlation between nearshore cool events and beach contamination events. • No correlation between nearshore warm events and beach contamination events. 20 Summary • A colossal amount of data was collected in this study. • We've seen that a number of the hypothesized processes do exist in the coastal ocean. • Hydrographic surveys that mapped bacterial concentrations at low levels always showed a gap between offshore and surfzone bacteria. Summary • Cold events, internal tidal swashing and Newport Canyon processes were not associated with AB411 exceedances on the beach. • There are other known sources for bacterial contamination of the beach. 21 Understanding to Date "We have not yet found a connection between coastal ocean processes and bacterial contamination on the beaches." Future Work — Existing Data • Continue examination of present data sets to confirm our initial findings • Use this extensive data set to: — develop better models for plume tracking. — determine the best location for any continued ocean monitoring moorings. 22 Future Work — New Studies • Expand bacterial measurements at the beach and in nearshore waters. • Measurement of nearshore circulation • Employ new technology. • Examine more land source possibilities. 23 Purpose of the Par Review Panel: Detioninc wheWerdau aolle<ron and malynswere mpm ifine to mews the acimrfic queuims shout phynol overeat praassa, does,the Process mis son it nmupon the Plume ooshow? on it acanunt for bacunot wmmomuies an Ns,bash? Expertise ended for Panel: •Phystal--soaphy •transport and dilution ptrcawa •bxtmal reawmrumt and modeling Members of the Par Review Panel: •John Allen,pbD,Oregon Sae Universe, eoanal physical acwogrephy •lack Bents MD,Owes.Stoe University soonest physol noanography •Welter Fn*,MiD,Pntimoreebl Processes Agary wamewner ddotim recasts •Roger Fujicka PhD,University of Hawaii baeaial waterq "t,reonitonng •Trots HOWm,Po ,University of Cetifcmia,Seta Barbara vobiobgy •Jesus Pined,PhD,Woods Hde Ocunogaphic Wtimtian cross sbelfnmpart by imarual ructions •Cynthia Cudabdr,PhD.Uaiwcaty WCalifmnu Santa Bobea •lady teat,PhD,Universe,of Southern When. PI's Primary Conclusion: Wnnecdon not Y e found basso MD plume and bash cmtanioation evab Supporting Evidence: ..,on..during mntmnmation evmb entumocci co ...on.at both higher rem at edge ofM •xpnol disconts.benvan plume baGeria and boil,bacteria Panel's Comment •North is,of very,high quality •Pi's cgnd.i..is.,sated by the pmliwmary oatyocs made to shoe smne fMef anilyra ere nod W Panel's Comments on Experimental Design n"ical Oonnographic Meemremmr: sensible dodge •gruel spatial and ranpmd comet c •A plena ouHdl and videily under-soolled Bacterid Measuremena: groal comet,with existing teehni,ce smnp ling appropriate for regulatory monitming •higher midatiun wmdd be better •ankle dop samples mar melnde bcadd and may rim indicate own Innwmt Panel Comments and Recommendations: Tampered relationships •there may W Iwman from plume at[sums lower then M411 •wnsida I.,cutoffs to defincbaaerinl ewe •Dm Holden.Fujioka and Bemh will consult gpadd parson •separate noMote and affshore.wurus possible different premers w of darn might a how commas m •cheek strand enndstenry of data: e.g,behavior of temp and veracity dam with plume dam •relateoemilom will wm wncml`ms enneam and emrpom •Der Pin<dn ad BaM lt More Panel Commonness De(ing the planes: multiple,mm m uiwdmt definiEons mum be m=d]W •mnpa surreaslinity mmnaly,boomers wmn,nmmonimn •mmiel tomcod mnspmt and domy in fn me sandy •Dm Holden and Frisk will consult Nmibemurm rmdugmat muffle ion beach nand A ouddl •d1 pmdists arc Interested in th«rlwtiws Oppenwi4o for physical oceanographic study. mdya cbare edmica of let.al tide malyaeaces-Awf rmmnmmeehanivns •Dm Allen and Broth mnll consult 2 Conclmions Good pwph doinh pood wmh with eaxi dma. Panel recppnixn that analyse are preliminary. Closer inuxvngatian afPaasible wnnalicna u needei. lined will canmh on fuMa analym. Nest PVPVIed maclin8 in We AupuaL fined Imparts in Onabu. 'w Chair's Report Board Meeting of May 15'", 2002 GOOD EVENING. A SPECIAL WELCOME TO OUR VISITING PANEL OF EXPERTS AND TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO MAY BE HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME. 1. TONIGHT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR TWO REASONS: FIRST, THE LONG-AWAITED SCIENCE REGARDING OUR OCEAN DISCHARGE WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE RESEARCHERS AND BY AN INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW PANEL OF EXPERTS. THESE RESEARCHERS AND EXPERTS WHO HAVE LOOKED AT THE DATA REPRESENT SOME OF THE MOST RESPECTED AND WELL- KNOWN OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE COUNTRY. SECOND, TONIGHT BEGINS THE DIALOGUE THAT THIS BOARD MUST UNDERTAKE REGARDING A CRITICAL PUBLIC POLICY DECISION, NAMELY: "WHAT LEVEL OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY SHOULD THE SANITATION DISTRICT BUILD AND OPERATE IN THE FUTURE THAT WILL ADEQUATELY PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT?" V BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH NEXT MONTH, THIS BOARD WILL HEAR ABOUT: 1. THE SCIENCE: WHAT DID LAST SUMMER'S $5 MILLION OCEAN STUDIES TELL US? 2. THE TECHNOLOGY: WHAT TREATMENT PROCESS ALTERNATIVES ARE AVAILABLE FOR OUR CONSIDERATION? 3. THE FINANCES: WHAT ARE THE COST AND USER FEE IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE ALTERNATIVES? 4. THE REGULATIONS: WHAT ARE THE FEDERAL AND STATE RULES THAT GOVERN US? AND, FINALLY, 5. THE PUBLIC: WHAT HAVE WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC IN THE FORM OF OPINION POLLS, LETTERS, E-MAILS AND PHONE CALLS? TONIGHT, WE WILL HEAR FROM THE SCIENTISTS. THEY WILL TELL US ABOUT THE RESEARCH WORK THAT WAS CONDUCTED LAST SUMMER. 2. 1 NEED TO MAKE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING NEXT WEEK'S REGULARLY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING: THIS IS A TIME CHANGE. THE MEETING WILL START A HALF HOUR EARLY AT 6:30. WE WILL START WITH A CLOSED SESSION THAT SHOULD LAST NO LONGER THAN 30 MINUTES. THEN WE'LL OPEN THE MEETING UP TO REGULAR BUSINESS, PROBABLY AT 7:00 AS WE NORMALLY DO. STATE OF CALIFORNIA) I ) SS. COUNTY OF ORANGE ) Pursuant to California Government Code Section 64964.2, 1 hereby certify that the Notice and Agenda for the Regular Board Meeting of Orange County Sanitation District to be held on ` , 200,�,2 was duly posted for public inspection in the main lobby of the Districts'offices on , 200 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this day of mom, 200,2. Penny�Seecretary Board of Directors Orange County Sanitation District G:MP.DTA\ADMIN\BS\FDRMS\AGENDA CERTIFICATION.DOC