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MINUTES
BOARD WORKSHOP
August 8,2007
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
10844 ELLIS AVENUE
FOUNTAIN VALLEY,CALIFORNIA 92708-7018
Minutes for Board Workshop
08/08/07
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ROLL CALL
A workshop meeting of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District was held
on August 8,2007 at 5:00 p.m.,in the District’s Administrative Offices.Active and alternate
Directors present were as follows:
ACTIVE DIRECTORS ALTERNATE DIRECTORS
X James M.Ferryman,Chair X Bob Ooten
X Doug Davert,Vice Chair Jim Palmer
Steve Anderson X Tom Beamish
X Charles Antos Gordon Shanks
X Don Bankhead Sharon Quirk
A Jon Dumitru Carolyn Cavecche
X Steven Choi Sukhee Kang
X Larry Crandall X GusAyer
A Bill Dalton Mark Rosen
X Richard Freschi X Brad Reese
X Cathy Green Don Hansen
X Phil Luebben Prakash Narain
X Patsy Marshall Jim Dow
X Darryl Miller Douglas Reinhart
X Roy Moore Ron Garcia
X Joy Neugebauer X Al Krippner
X Chris Norby Janet Nguyen
X Ken Parker X Catherine Driscoll
X David Shawver David Cadena
A Harry Sidhu Lucille Kring
A Sal Tinajero David Benavides
X Constance Underhill Joseph Aguirre
X Mark Waldman Ralph Rodriguez
A Don Webb
X
Leslie Daigle
X Jim Winder John Anderson
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT Jim Ruth,General Manager;Penny Kyle,Clerk of the Board;
Nick Arhontes;Bob Ghirelli;Jim Herberg;Ed Torres;Lorenzo Tyner;Jim Burror;Angie
Anderson;Layne Baroldi;Mike Moore;John Linder;Paula Zeller
OTHERS PRESENT Brad Hogin,General Counsel;Rus Miller;Eileen Murphy;Nancy
Donovan;Jim Marx;Merle Moshiri;Jon Hay;Pat McCarthy;Jeff Mosher;Ann Tobin;Pat
Goodman;John Scott;Mike Markus
Minutes for Board Workshop
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
REPORT OF THE CHAIR
Chair Ferryman welcomed the active and alternate Directors to the second of the four
workshops that will assist the Sanitation District to implement appropriate policies in order to
provide a level of service for the community.
OVERVIEW
Jim Ruth,General Manager,provided a brief overview of the Sanitation District’s biosolids
management program,and noted that Phase I of the Groundwater Replenishment System
program was coming to a close.
BIOSOLIDS
Director of Technical Services,Ed Torres,reviewed the current process of biosolids
management and the limited options and alternatives available,and the potential associated
costs.He also encouraged the application of the Sanitation District’s biosolids within Orange
County.
GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM
Jim Herberg,Director of Engineering,provided an overview of Phase I of the Groundwater
Replenishment Program,and the challenges the Sanitation District could face in supplying the
Orange County Water District with a minimum mgd per day of water;potential SARI line risks
that could contaminate that water;and possibly planning for a GWR system expansion for flow
increases.
Q&A AND WRAP UP
Consultant Brent Ives,moderated discussion with the Directors and staff.
ADJOURNMENT The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6:59 p.m.
PennyM.K~/0
Clerk of the Board
Orange County Sanitation District