HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 14-11RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 14-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT ADOPTING
THE "ONE WORLD, ONE WATERSHED" (OWOW) 2.0
INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, California voters passed "Proposition 84", the Safe Drinking Water,
Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006
(Act), which provides funding (Pub. Resources Code §§ 75001-75130) for Integrated
Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) Implementation; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), requires that a
proposed project under the Act be consistent with, and included in, an adopted IRWMP;
and
WHEREAS, an IRWMP is a collaborative effort to manage all aspects of water
resources on a regional basis, identify and address the major water related objectives
and conflicts within the region, consider all of the resource management strategies
identified in the California Water Plan, and use an integrated, multi-benefit approach to
project selection and design. IRWMP crosses jurisdictional, watershed, and political
boundaries; involves multiple agencies, stakeholders, Individuals, and groups; and
attempts to address the issues and differing perspectives of all entities involved through
mutually beneficial solutions; and
WHEREAS, DWR requires local agencies to adopt and implement an IRWMP; and
WHEREAS, on November 16, 2010, the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
(SAWPA) prepared a IRWMP titled, "One World, One Watershed," to examine water
resource management strategies to protect the Santa Ana River (SAR) Basin and
address regional watershed planning through an integrated and collaborative process.
Management strategies cover water supply and water quality, flood management,
wastewater treatment, recycled water, imported water, groundwater management, land
use, natural habitat and conservation, and other beneficial uses, drought proofed, salt-
balanced, and environmental and economic feasibility; and
WHEREAS, SAWPA's Board of Commissioners invited 13 project proponents to
work with SAWPA staff in preparing an application to DWR for $12 million in IRWMP
implementation funding; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Sanitation District is a local agency as defined in
the IRWMP Grant Program and is a duly organized County Sanitation District existing
pursuant to the County Sanitation District Act, California Health and Safety Code section
4700, et seq., providing for the ownership, operation, and maintenance of wastewater
collection, treatment, and disposal facilities within Orange County, California; and
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WHEREAS, the Orange County Sanitation District's "Sludge Dewatering, Odor
Control, and Primary Sludge Thickening at Plant No. 1", Project No. P1-101 , was one of
13 project proponents selected by SAWPA for a funding portfolio of one million dollars ;
and
WHEREAS , the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District , on
November 17 , 2010, adopted Resolution No. OCSD 10-21 adopting the "One World, One
Watershed" IRWMP and authorizing participation of the Sanitation District for g rant
funding under the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Sanitation District executed a Grant Funding
Contract with SAWPA and entered into a Grant Funding Program under the Act in July
2012 for monetary assistance under the Act for Project No. P1-101 ; and
WHEREAS, in February 4, 2014, SAWPA adopted the "One World, One
Watershed" 2.0 IRWMP to update the 2010 IRWMP and implement strategies leading
towards water demand reduction by providing greater emphasis on implementation
concepts and projects, and revised pillar chapters supplemented with extensive work by
the Bureau of Reclamation associated with climate change impacts to the watershed; and
WHEREAS, the DWR requires that participants in the Act's Grant Program adopt
and implement the updated IRWMP.
NOW THEREFORE , the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation
District, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER:
Section 1. That the "One World, One Watershed" 2.0 IRWMP adopted by SAWPA on
February 4, 2014, be adopted by the Orange County Sanitation District.
Section 2. That the General Manager of the Orange County Sanitation District, or his
designee , is hereby authorized and directed to take all reasonable actions necessary to
carry out the "One World, One Watershed" 2 .0 IRWMP.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors held
September 24, 2014.
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Tom Beamish
Chairman of the Board
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, Kelly A. Lore, Acting Clerk of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation
District, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. OCSD 14-11 was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of said Board on the 24th day of September, 2014, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Beamish; Benavides; Carchio; Choi; Diep; Ferryman;
Hernandez; Kim; Levitt; M. Murphy (Alternate);
R. Murphy; Nagel; Narain; Nelson; Nguyen; Reese;
Sebourn; Shawver; F. Smith; and Withers
None
None
Curry; Jones; Kring; Murdock and Nielsen
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
Orange County Sanitation District this 24th day of September, 2014.
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