HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 19-05RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 19-05
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT APPROVING
AND AUTHORIZING THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE
THIRD ROUND OF THE TITLE XVI WATER RECYCLING
PROJECTS UNDER THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE NATIONS (WIIN) ACT
INCLUDING ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT'S
EFFLUENT REUSE PROJECT; AND THE EXECUTION OF
GRANT DOCUMENTS WITH THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF
RECLAMATION
WHEREAS, the 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 the
Huntington Beach Facility 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 the third-round 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 grant application for the Bureau of Reclamation's Funding
Opportunity Number BOR-D0-19-F018.
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, in response to funding opportunity announcement BOR-D0-19-F018 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,
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to accept financial assistance from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation.
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
June 26, 2019 .
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF ORANGE )
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 19-05 was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of said Board on the 26th day of June 2019, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Bernstein; Chaffee; Collacott; Ferryman; Iglesias; S. Jones;
Kim; Kring; Kuo (Alternate); Massa-Lavitt; R. Murphy; Nguyen;
Parker; Peterson; Shaw; Shawver; Silva; F . Smith; Withers and
Yare
None
None
Avery; Hawkins; M. Murphy; Nagel and Wanke
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal
of Orange County Sanitation District this 26th day of June 2019.
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