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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes 1986-08-27COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS NOS.1,2,3,5,6,7,11,13 AND 14 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED ON AUGUST 27,1986 - REGULAR MEETING 7:00 P.M. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES 10844 ~T.LT~AVENUE FOUNTAIN VALLEY,CALIFORNIA S. .3. S a ti S ROLL CALL •An adjourned regular meeting of the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,11,13 and 14 of Orange County,California,was held on August 27,1986, at 7:00 p.m.,in the Districts’Administrative Offices.Following the Pledge of Allegiance and invocation the roll was called and the Secretary reported a quorum present for Districts Nos.L, 2,3,5,6,7,11,13 and 14 as follows: ACTIVE DIRECTORS ALTERNATE DIRECTORS DISTRICT NO.1: DISTRICT NO.2 xRonald B.Hoesterey,Chairman xRobert Hanson,Chairman pro tern a Dan Griset xRoger Stanton xBuck Catlin,Chairman xRichard Buck,Chairman pro tern a Dan Griset xCarol Kawanarni _William D.Mahoney xJ.Todd Murphy x James Neal xBob Perry x Don Roth x Don Smith xRoger Stanton John H.Sutton Donald J.Saltarelli Orma Crank _Robert Luxembourger Harriett Wieder _Chris Norby _George Ziegler _Robert Luxernbourger Wayne Silzel x Dorothy Wedel _Michael 3.Beverage _George Scott Norman Culver E.Llewellyn Overholt,Jr. Gene Beyer Rarriett Wieder xCarrey Nelson I DISTRICT NO.3: DISTRICT NO.5: DISTRICT NO.6: DISTRICT NO.7: DISTRICT NO.11 xRichard Partin,Chairman xRichard Polls,Chairman pro tern xRuth Bailey x Buck Catlin x Frank Clift x Norman Culver x Don Griffin a Dan Onset _William D.Mahoney x James Neal xCarrey Nelson x Don Roth xSal Sapien xJ.R.“Bob”Siefen xRoger Stanton xCharles Sylvia xEvelyn Hart,Chairman xPhilip Maurer,Chairman pro tern xRoger Stanton xJames Wahner,Chairman xRuthelyn Plummer,Chairman pro tern xRoger Stanton xRichard Edgar,Chairman xSally Anne Miller,Chairman pro tern a Dan Onset xPhilip Maurer x Don Smith xRoger Stanton x James Wahner xRuth Bailey,Chairman xRoger Stanton,Chairman pro tern a John Thomas Otto 3.Lacayo Keith Nelson _Robert Mandic,Jr. Chris Norby Joyce Risner Bob Perry Lester Reese _Robert Luxembourger xDorothy Wedel _George Scott John H.Sutton _E.Llewellyn Overholr~Jr. Mike Pace _Dewey Wiles Harriett Wieder Anthony Selvaggi John Cox,Jr. John Cox,Jr. Harriect Wieder Eric C.Johnson John Cox,Jr. Harriett Wieder Donald 3.Saltarelli Larry Agran _Robert Luxembourger John Cox,Jr. Gene Beyer Harniett Wieder Harry Green _Robert Mandic,Jr. Harriett Wieder _Ruth Finley DISTRICT NO.13 _John H.Sutton,Chairman xMichael 3.Beverage,Chairman pro x Don Roth x Don Smith xRoger Stanton x Carrey Nelson tern _J.Todd Murphy _E.Llewellyn Overholt,Jr. Gene Beyer Harriet Wieder DISTRICT NO.14 xSally Anne Miller,Chairman xPeer A.Swan,Chairman pro tern zUrsula Kennedy x Don Smith xRoger Stanton _Larry Agran Darryl Miller _Donald J.Saltarelli Gene Beyer Harriett Wieder -2— L.._ 08/27/86 STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:.J.Wayne Sylvester,General Manager,Rita Brown,Board Secretary,William N.Clarke, Thomas M.Dawes,Blake Anderson,Bill Butler,Hilary Baker,Corinne Clawson,Judy Bucher,Jim Benzie OTHERS PRESENT:Thomas L.Woodruff,General Counsel,Harvey Hunt,Bill Knopf,Ray Lewis,Ted Rauh,Mark Galloway,Sue Sher,Jerry Clifford,Brian Ullensvang,Sandra Carroll,Robert Shotes ************* ALL DISTRICTS The Joint Chairman intr.oduced Mr.Ted Briefing by the State Department of Rauh of the Department of Health Health Services on a draft report Services (DOHS)who then introduced re Stringfellow Facility Remedial other DOHS and EPA representatives in Investigation/Feasibility Study attendance that have been working on the Development and Initial Screening~Stringfellow Study:Mark Galloway and Sue Sher from DOHS;Jerry Clifford,Brian E~I JII~ Ullensvang,and Sandra Carroll of the Environmental Protection Agency;and Robert Shotes from Science Applications International Corporation. The purpose of the recently completed draft report entitled “Stringfellow Facility Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study:Development and Initial Screening of Alternatives”is to formulate broad alternative long—term remedial actions to prevent or minimize the migration of contaminated groundwater from the Stringfellow site,and to prevent or minimize the impact of contaminants which have already migrated from the site.The report screens the alternative remedial 0aàtionsfortechnicalfeasibility,environmental/public health impacts,and environmental suitability.The clean—up effort is to protect the underground drinking water basins of the Santa Ana River.The report is a working document and will be used for discussion at future conununity meetings involving the DOHS, EPA and the public.The report represents an intermediate step in the complete long—term feasibility process. Mr.Rauh reviewed the history of the Stringfellow hazardous waste site which was operated as a hazardous waste disposal facility from 1956 to 1972.It is located in the middle of a narrow box canyon one—half mile north of Highway 60 in Riverside County near Glen Avon.Approximately 34 million gallons of liquid industrial waste from Los Angeles,Orange and other surrounding counties were deposited at the site.Mitigation measures began in 1980.EPA looked at interim alternatives for managing the groundwater until a final decision could be made on the ultimate,long—term solution. The interim remedial plan selected was the construction of an on—site pretreatment system to treat the water to Districts’standards prior to discharge into the Districts’sewerage system.Conditional permission was granted in late 1984 by the Boards of Directors after having considered the suitability of the project.In December 1985 the interim remedial plan was executed when discharge commenced.The pretreatment plant produces three wastestreams:(1)the plant effluent treated to Districts’standards which is discharged to the Districts’ facilities via the Santa Ana River Interceptor (SARI);(2)the sludge from the treatment process that is hauled to a Class I dump in Casmalia;and (3)the spent activated carbon in the treatment plant filters that is trucked to Pennsylvania —3— 08/27/86 for regeneration.Daily analyses of the treated groundwater has shown that the discharge is consistently in full compliance with the stringent limitations of the discharge permit issued by the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA), as authorized by the Districts.The interim three—year permit allows up to 187,000 gallons per day,however,the plant is currently operating at approximately 25,000 to 40,000 gallons per day and approximately 4,000,000 gallons have been removed since it was started up in December.It is too soon to determine what impact the removal of the contaminated groundwater has had on the overall problem and the DOHS/EPA representatives speculated that it could be some time before a determination could be made. DOHS then reviewed the more apparently feasible long—term remedial alternatives being considered which included: —Interception of the clean surface water and groundwater prior to its entry into the Stringfellow site.(Virtually all of the options include this alternative as an element.) —Excavation of all the contaminated soil and waste mixture from Stringfellow site,and then either treat it on—site and rebury it or remove it to an off—site location. —Intercept the contaminated groundwater after it leaves the Stringfellow site,treat it,and provide final disposal to a POTW or on on—site solar evaporation. Final evaluation of all of these alternatives is subject to development of a groundwater model and completion of the final remedial report which is due in late 1986. The Directors then entered into a lengthy discussion relative to various alternatives and the important points to be included in the final feasibility study report. In response to questions regarding the volume of waste that had been removed from the site and the remaining volume to be removed,DOHS and EPA representatives stated that they do not have good information on that and it will probably be very difficult to quantify although they are attempting to do so as part of the study.It was also stated that it will be difficult to ascertain over what length of time it will be necessary for clean—up action to take place to remove the contaminants,or if the contaminants can,in fact,be totally removed. However,to,a certain degree it will depend upon the remedial alternative selected. Board members pointed out to DOHS and EPA representatives that although the interim remedial solution was to build a treatment plant to pretreat the extracted groundwaters and discharge them to the Districts’sewerage system through the Santa Ana River Interceptor,the study of utilizing this method as a long—term alternative should not preclude discharge to a POTW other than the Orange County Sanitation Districts;nor should the alternative of excavating the material and hauling it to another approved site be summarily eliminated because of difficulties encountered at other Superfund sites for this method.Further, in the evaluation of all the various alternatives in the final analysis, considerable weight should be given to the cost per unit—of—measure of clean—up in determining the most economical alternative. —4— 08/2 7/86 In response to a question on funding of the clean—up program for Stringfellow, DOHS and EPA representatives explained the program as a cooperativeeffort between DOllS and EPA and reviewed the funding responsibilities of the’ respective agencies. A public meeting to receive comments on the draft report will be held on September 18,1986,at 7:00 p.m.at Mile Square Park Community Center in Fountain Valley. DISTRICT 1 Moved,seconded and duly carried: Adj ournment That this meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.1 be adjourned.The Chairman then declared the meeting so adjourned at 8:35 p.m.,August 27,1986. DISTRICT 2 Moved,seconded and duly carried: Adj ournment That this meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.2 be adjourned.The Chairman then declared the meeting so adjourned at 8:35 p.m.,August 27,1986. DISTRICT 3 Moved,seconded and duly carried: Adj ournment That this meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.3 be adjourned.The Chairman then declared the meeting so adjourned at 8:35 p.m.,August 27,1986. DISTRICT 5 Moved,seconded and duly carried: Adj ournment That.this meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.5 be adjourned.The Chairman then declared the meeting so adjourned at 8:35 p.m.,August 27,1986. DISTRICT 6 Moved,seconded and duly carried: Adj ournment That this meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.6 be adjourned.The Chairman then declared the meeting so adjourned at 8:35 p.m.,August 27,1986. DISTRICT 7 Moved,seconded and duly carried: Adj ournment That this meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.7 be adjourned.The Chairman then declared the meeting so adjourned at 8:35 p.m.,August 27,1986. DISTRICT 11 Moved,seconded and duly carried: Adj ournment That this meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.11 be adjourned.The Chairman then declared the meeting so adjourned at 8:35 p.m.,August 27,1986. DISTRICT 13 Moved,seconded and duly carried: Adj ournment That this meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.13 be adjourned.The Chairman then declared the meeting so adjourned at 8:35 p.m.,August 27,1986. —5-- 08/27/86 DISTRICT 14 Moved,seconded and duly carried: Adjournment That this meeting of the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No.14 be adjourned.The Chairman then declared the meeting so adjourned at 8:35 p.m.,August 27,1986. Secretary,Boards of Directors County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3, 5,6,7,11,13 and 14 —6— S S S