HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 17-12 RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 17-12
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT APPROVING
AND AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR THE TITLE
XVI WATER RECYCLING PROJECTS UNDER THE WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE NATION
(WIIN) ACT EFFLUENT REUSE FEASIBILITY STUDIES
PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS AND THE EXECUTION OF
GRANT DOCUMENTS WITH THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF
RECLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Orange County Sanitation District (Sanitation District) Board of
Directors approved a five-year Strategic Plan in November 2013 establishing future water
recycling as a strategic goal; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Strategic Plan, the Sanitation District conducted
an Effluent Reuse Study (SP-173) to assess the feasibility of water recycling at Plant
No. 2 and to evaluate options to improve the region's local water supply reliability by
substituting recycled water for existing potable water demands; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, has
announced grant funding through a program entitled "Title XVI Water Recycling Projects
Under WIIN Act" ("Grant") established under Title XVI of Public Law No. 114-322 to assist
in identifying and investigating opportunities to reclaim and reuse wastewater and
promote the availability of new sources of clean water while promoting water and energy
efficiency and environmental stewardship; and
WHEREAS, this resolution certifies the Board of Directors' approval of the
Sanitation District's application for the Grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of Orange County Sanitation District
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER:
Section 1: The Board of Directors hereby approves the Sanitation District's
application for a Grant to the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation, for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 to support projects identified by the SP-173
Effluent Reuse Study, support water reclamation and reuse, and promote water
efficiency, sustainable water management, and environmental stewardship.
Section 2: The Board of Directors authorizes the General Manager or his
designee to submit an application for the Grant and to negotiate and execute any
documents related to this Grant, including a grant application and cooperative agreement,
to accept financial assistance from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation.
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Section 3. If the application for the Grant is approved, the Sanitation District has
the capability to provide matching grant funds and/or in-kind contributions specified in the
grant requirements.
Section 4. The Sanitation District will work with the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, to meet established deadlines for entering into a
cooperative agreement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors held
July 26, 2017.
G gory t. Mbourn, PE1
Chairman of the Board
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I, Kelly A. Lore, Clerk of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation
District, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. OCSD 17-12 was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of said Board on the 26th day of July 2017, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Barnes; Collacott; Deaton; Delgleize; Ferryman; Hawkins;
Jones; Kim; Krippner; R. Murphy; Nagel; Peotter; Sebourn;
Shaw; Shawver; F. Smith; Steel; Wagner; Wanke; Withers;
and Yarc
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Bernstein; Parker; T. Smith; and Tinajero
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal
of Orange County Sanitation District this 26th day of July 2017.
Kel A r , C C
CI rk o t e Board of Directors
Orange ounty Sanitation Di strict
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