HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1987 - 0120RESOLUTION NO.87-120
DECLARING A POLICY PERTAINING TO WASTEWATER
MANAGEMENT FOR PRESERVING ORANGE COUNTY’S
COASTAL OCEAN WATERS
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS NOS.1,2,3,5,6,
7,11,13 AND 14 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA,
DECLARING A POLICY PERTAINING TO WASTEWATER
MANAGEMENT FOR PRESERVING ORANGE COUNTY’s
COASTAL OCEAN WATERS
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WHEREAS,the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County
provide for sewage collection,treatment and disposal for
over two million citizens in the 23 cities and unincorporated
areas which comprise the metropolitan portion of Orange County;
and,
WHEREAS,in order to provide such wastewater sewerage
services for the residential,commercial and industrial
communities in metropolitan Orange County,and to achieve the
goal of protecting public health and the marine environment
off Orange County’s coastline,the County Sanitation
Districts have constructed and operate wastewater treatment
facilities,administered by a professional management team
and staff of licensed and certified personnel;currently
collecting,treating and safely disposing of more than•
250 million gallons of wastewater per day,five miles off-shore
at a depth of 200’thr~ough an ocean outfall with a multi-port
6,000’diffuser;and,
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WHEREAS,the Districts’wastewater collection,treatment and
disposal operations are conducted in,accordance with conditions
established by a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES)Permit issued jointly by the California Regional Water
Quality Control Board,Santa Ana Region,pursuant to the California
Ocean Plan as adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board;
and the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act;and,
WHEREAS,the Districts’construction and operational
activities are also conducted in accordance with air pollution
control requirements and land disposal requirements administered
and enforced by federal and state regulatory agencies;and,
WHEREAS,the Districts’NPDES permit issued in 1985 and
renewable in 1990,is in accordance with the provisions of
Section 301(h)of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
which provides that a high quality,but less than full secondary
treated effluent,may be discharged because the County
Sanitation Districts of Orange County have consistently
demonstrated their ability to meet the stringent standards and
strict requirements established by federal and state.regulatory
agencies based upon considerable scientific and technical data;
and,
WHEREAS,the Congress of the United States has strengthened
and reconfirmed in its.1987 Amendment to the Federal Clean Water
Act,the Section 301(h)provisions of the Federal Cleean Water Act;
and,
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dollar master planned construction,joint treatment and disposal
works program to satisfy anticipated regulatory requirements,
increased population needs,additional treatment requirements,
conservation,energy and other resource savings considerations,
odor control improvements,and air and water quality protection
needs,in all estimated’to cost over $400 million during the
next decade;and,
WHEREAS,the Districts have historically been committed
to sound,cost-effective,total environmental management based
on supportable scientific data and site-specific conditions;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED:That the Boards of
Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,
11,13 and 14 of Orange County,California,DO HEREBY DECLARE the
following policy pertaining to wastewater management:
1.That the commitment to protect the public health and the
marine environment off Orange County’s coastline pursuant to a
policy of cost—effective total environmental management and
standards based upon supportable scientific data and site-specific
conditions,is hereby reaffirmed;and,
2.That the commitment to sound,total environmental
management must and shall include a careful weighing of the
relative merits of all alternatives and trade-offs including,
but not limited to,technical and scientific findings of
environmental effects;economic considerations,energy and other
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resource allocations,sludge management and disposal,land use
requirements,and relative benefits and cost-effectiveness of
incremental advancements to treatment levels and standards;and,
3.That an ongoing commitment is hereby made to scientific
research and development including analysis of public health and
safety and environmental questions,and the submittal of technical
data from the Districts’research’and monitoring programs to
regulatory agencies,in the belief that it is wise to invest funds
for research to provide valid information upon which to develop
responsible,long-term waste management programs for the future;
and,,
4.That an ongoing commitment is hereby made to the policy
of preparing and periodically updating long-range master plans
for construction of facilities and operations improvements for the
optimum treatment level to protect the public health,water,
land and air quality,and other necessary resources to ensure the
Districts’ability to operate and maintain existing and future
facilities to comply with all the requirements of the Districts’
NPDES permit;and,
5.That planning for the future will include appropriate
legislative,regulatory and public activities to adequately
address the issues and the community’s best interests and assure
that the Districts continue their responsible program of balanced
and scientifically-based total environmental management;and,
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6.That the Districts’programs and NPDES permit renewal
procedures are acknowledged as dynamic and ongoing,and the
Districts will continue to evaluate and assess all alternatives
when decidingon such programs and procedures and that
appropriate public notification and input will be obtained prior
to the final decision by the Boards of Directors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a:regular meeting of said Boards on
the 9th day of September,1987.
Rita J.Brown,Secretary
Boards of Directors of County
Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,
5,6,7,11,13 and 14 of Orange
County,California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
SS.
COUNTi OF ORP~ME
I,RITA J.BROWN,Secretary of the Boards of Directors of County
Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,11,13 and 14 of Orange County,
California,do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No.87-120 was
passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said Boards on the 9th day of
September,1987,by the following vote,to wit:
AYES:Ben Bay,Roland E.Bigonger,A.B.“Buck”Catlin,John C.Cox,
Jr.,Richard B.Edgar,James H.Flora,Don R.Griffin,Robert
Hanson,Evelyn Hart,Ronald B.Hoesterey,Philip Maurer,Tan
Mays,Sally Anne Miller,J.Todd Murphy,James Neal,Carrey J.
Ne]~son,Bob Perry,Richard T.Polis,Sal Sapien,J.R.“Bob”
Siefen,Wayne Silzel,Don E.Smith,Roer R.Stanton,John H.
Sutton,Peer A.Swan,Charles E.Sylvia,James A.Wahner,Edna
Wilson,Grace Winchell
NOES:None
ABSENT:Dan Griset,John Kanel,Arthur G.Newton
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of County Sanitation District No.1 on behalf of itself and Districts
Nos.2,3,5,6,7,11,13 and 14 of Orange County,California,this 9th day
of September,1987.
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Rita J.Brown,~cretary
Boards of Directors,County
Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,
6,7,11,13 and 14 of Orange County,
California