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AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
DECLARATION OF QUORUM: Clerk of the Board
PUBLIC COMMENTS: If you wish to address the Committee on any item, please complete a Speaker’s Form (located at the table at the back of the room) and submit it to the Clerk of the Board or
notify the Clerk of the Board the item number on which you want to speak. Speakers will be recognized by the Chairperson and are requested to limit comments to three minutes. REPORTS: The Committee Chairperson and the General Manager may present verbal reports on
miscellaneous matters of general interest to the Directors. These reports are for information only and
require no action by the Directors.
CONSENT CALENDAR: The Consent Calendar Items are considered to be routine and will be
enacted, by the Committee, after one motion, without discussion. Any items withdrawn from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion will be considered in the regular order of business. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Clerk of the Board)
RECOMMENDATION: Approve Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Steering Committee held December 19, 2018. NON-CONSENT ITEMS:
2. GENERAL MANAGER’S FY 2018-2019 WORK PLAN MID-YEAR UPDATE (Jim Herberg) RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: Receive and file the General Manager’s FY 2018-2019 Work Plan Mid-Year Update. INFORMATION ITEMS: None.
Orange County Sanitation District Regular Meeting of the STEERING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 5:00 P.M. Administration Building Conference Rooms A & B
10844 Ellis Avenue Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 593-7433
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CLOSED SESSION:
During the course of conducting the business set forth on this agenda as a regular meeting of the Board,
the Chairperson may convene the Board in closed session to consider matters of pending real estate negotiations, pending or potential litigation, or personnel matters, pursuant to Government Code Sections
54956.8, 54956.9, 54957 or 54957.6, as noted.
Reports relating to (a) purchase and sale of real property; (b) matters of pending or potential litigation; (c) employment actions or negotiations with employee representatives; or which are exempt from public
disclosure under the California Public Records Act, may be reviewed by the Board during a permitted closed session and are not available for public inspection. At such time as the Board takes final action
on any of these subjects, the minutes will reflect all required disclosures of information. CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION.
(1) CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 16001 Springdale Street, Huntington Beach, CA (APN 146-112-25) Negotiating Party: Springed, LLC Agency Negotiators: General Manager James Herberg; Assistant General Manager
Robert Thompson; Assistant General Manager Lorenzo Tyner; and Engineering Manager Kathy Millea Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment Property: Vacant Land, southwest corner of Graham Street and Edinger Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA Negotiating Party: Orange County Flood Control District Agency Negotiators: General Manager James Herberg; Assistant General Manager
Robert Thompson; Assistant General Manager Lorenzo Tyner; and Engineering Manager Kathy Millea Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment (2) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL RE ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)) Initiation of Litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 Number of Potential Cases: 1
Regarding improvements interfering with pipeline easement at 8192 Willow Drive (APN 262-032-27), 8201 Denni Street (APN No. 262-032-28), 8191 Willow Drive (APN No. 262-032-37), and 8187 Willow Drive (APN No. 262-032-38), in the city of Cypress, CA
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(3) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL RE EXISTING LITIGATION (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Number of Cases: 1 Wesley Bauer v. Orange County Sanitation District, Orange County Superior Court, Central Justice Center, Case No. 30-2017-00956252.
(4) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Government Code Section 54957(b)(1))
Number of Employees: 1
• General Counsel RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION.
CONSIDERATION OF ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS CONSIDERED IN CLOSED SESSION:
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY:
ADJOURNMENT: To the Steering Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.
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Accommodations for the Disabled: Meeting Rooms are wheelchair accessible. If you require any special disability related accommodations, please contact the Orange County Sanitation District Clerk of the Board’s office at
(714) 593-9433 at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Requests must specify the nature of the disability and the type of accommodation requested. Agenda Posting: In accordance with the requirements of California Government Code Section 54954.2, this agenda has been posted outside the main gate of the Sanitation District’s Administration Building located at 10844 Ellis Avenue, Fountain Valley, California, and on the Sanitation District’s website at www.ocsd.com not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting date and time above. All public records relating to each agenda item, including any public records distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting to all, or a majority of the Board of Directors, are available for public inspection in the office of the Clerk of the Board. Agenda Description: The agenda provides a brief general description of each item of business to be considered or discussed. The recommended action does not indicate what action will be taken. The Board of Directors may take any action which is deemed appropriate. NOTICE TO DIRECTORS: To place items on the agenda for a Committee or Board Meeting, items must be submitted to the Clerk of the Board 14 days before the meeting. Kelly A. Lore, MMC Clerk of the Board (714) 593-7433 klore@ocsd.com
For any questions on the agenda, Committee members may contact staff at: General Manager Jim Herberg (714) 593-7300 jherberg@ocsd.com Assistant General Manager Lorenzo Tyner (714) 593-7550 ltyner@ocsd.com Assistant General Manager Rob Thompson (714) 593-7310 rthompson@ocsd.com Director of Human Resources Celia Chandler (714) 593-7202 cchandler@ocsd.com Director of Engineering VACANT Director of Environmental Services VACANT
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MINUTES OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
A regular meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was called to order by Board Chairman David Shawver on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 5:01 p.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation District.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: David Shawver, Board Chair Peter Kim, LaPA Committee Chair Ellery Deaton, Member-At-Large
John Withers, Operations Committee
Chair
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:
Donald Wagner, Member-At-Large Chad Wanke, Administration Committee Chair
VACANT, Board Vice-Chair
STAFF PRESENT: Jim Herberg, General Manager Rob Thompson, Assistant General Manager
Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General
Manager Celia Chandler, Director of Human Resources Jim Colston, Director of Environmental
Services
Ed Torres, Director of Operations and Maintenance Kelly Lore, Clerk of the Board Gilbert Barela
Jennifer Cabral
Mike Dorman Al Garcia Tina Knapp Laura Maravilla
Andrew Nau
Thomas Vu
OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
No public comments were provided.
REPORTS:
Chair Shawver announced that, as the Board Chairman, he will look heavily upon the experienced Committee for their assistance.
ITEM NO. 1
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General Manager Jim Herberg did not provide a report.
CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Clerk of the Board) MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO:] Approve Minutes of the
Regular Meeting of the Steering Committee held on November 28, 2018. AYES: Deaton, Kim, Shawver and Withers
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Wagner and Wanke NON-CONSENT ITEMS
2. LABOR RELATIONS – CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS (Celia Chandler) Director of Human Resources Celia Chandler provided a brief overview and responded to questions regarding the item.
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: Authorize the Board Chair to execute an agreement with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, the external Chief Negotiator selected by the Ad Hoc Committee, for an amount not to exceed $120,000.
AYES: Deaton, Kim, Shawver and Withers
NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Wagner and Wanke CLOSED SESSION
None.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY:
Mr. Herberg announced that this will be the last Steering Committee Meeting for both Director of Environmental Services Jim Colston and Director of Operations and Maintenance Ed Torres.
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ADJOURNMENT: Chair Shawver declared the meeting adjourned at 5:04 p.m. to the next Steering
Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.
Submitted by:
__________________ Kelly A. Lore, MMC Clerk of the Board
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STEERING COMMITTEE Meeting Date 01/23/19 To Bd. of Dir. 01/23/19
AGENDA REPORT Item Number 2 Item Number
Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager SUBJECT: GENERAL MANAGER’S FY 2018-2019 WORK PLAN MID-YEAR UPDATE
GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION Receive and file the General Manager’s FY 2018-2019 Work Plan Mid-Year Update and Memorandum.
BACKGROUND Each year, the General Manager prepares a work plan of activities to be accomplished during the fiscal year. Attached is the mid-year update for the General Manager’s
FY 2018-2019 work plan. RELEVANT STANDARDS
• Maintain a culture of improving efficiency to reduce the cost to provide the
current service level or standard
• Plan for and execute succession, minimizing vacant position times
• Cultivate a highly qualified, well-trained, and diverse workforce
• Maintain and adhere to appropriate internal planning documents: Biosolids, Odor, and Energy Master Plans
• Use all practical and effective means for resource recovery PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS September 2018 - Presentation of the General Manager’s FY 2018-2019 Work Plan to
the Steering Committee and Board of Directors for approval. August 2018 - Draft work plan reviewed by the Steering Committee. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The General Manager’s work plan includes goals for the fiscal year. At mid-year, six items have reached completion and all remaining items are on track to be completed by or prior to the end of the fiscal year and the deadline of the overall work plan.
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FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS All items included in the General Manager’s Work Plan are budgeted in the
FY 2018-2019 Budget.
ATTACHMENT
The following attachment(s) may be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (www.ocsd.com) with the complete agenda package:
• General Manager’s FY 2018-2019 Work Plan Mid-Year Update
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
Memorandum
January 23, 2019
TO: Chairman and Members of the Board of Directors
FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
SUBJECT: General Manager’s Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Work Plan Mid-Year Update
I am pleased to present the mid-year update for my Fiscal Year 2018-2019 work plan. The work
plan includes 19 goals organized under five focus areas including safety and security, succession
planning, resource recovery, reliability, and operational optimization. The draft work plan was
reviewed with the Steering Committee in August 2018 and approved by the Steering Committee
and Board of Directors in September 2018.
1.Safety and Security
•Emergency Preparedness – Develop and conduct an external emergency response
and recovery drill by June 30, 2019 that tests the Integrated Emergency Response
Plan (IERP).
UPDATE: In lieu of developing our own external emergency response and recovery
drill, Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) will participate in the 2019 Orange
Crush Regional Emergency Preparedness and Training Exercise in January 2019. This
county-wide exercise will use a scenario of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake strike along
the San Andreas Fault. A full Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activation will
occur for this functional exercise and give OCSD the opportunity to test the IERP, as
intended.
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• Safety Engineering Solutions – Continue the 11 Safety Improvement Construction
Projects and implement physical site security enhancements as needed to ensure all
facilities remain secure. All identified safety improvement contracts and task orders
are awarded by May 30, 2019.
UPDATE: Risk Management continues to provide support for design and
construction review for the 11 Safety Improvement Construction Projects and
monitor recommended interim measures to ensure safety and security is
maintained.
• Voluntary Protection Plan (VPP) Certification – Complete a full review and audit of
all Safety and Health policies, conduct a third-party VPP readiness assessment, and
draft a VPP implementation plan by June 30, 2019.
UPDATE: A third-party VPP readiness assessment was completed by Arcadis in
August 2018. The audit findings were presented to the Executive Management Team
(EMT) in December 2018. Risk Management will present VPP implementation
strategies to the EMT in January 2019.
• Safety Help Desk – Create a Safety Help Desk Program by June 30, 2019 with
software and in-house telephone extension monitored by Risk Management staff,
intended to provide internal customers with prompt information and support related
to health and safety services. Services include but are not limited to:
troubleshooting safety problems, scheduling contractor orientation, or getting policy
guidance.
UPDATE: The new Medgate/Cority Safety Management (Cority) software module
went live in July 2018. Cority will be the software program used for online safety
requests. Risk Management will continue to work with IT to develop the necessary
forms and incorporate a telephone extension to respond to employee inquiries and
provide customer service on safety requests.
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• Security Committee & Plan – Reconvene the Security Committee to facilitate
development and implementation of a Physical and Cyber Security Plan by March 31,
2019.
UPDATE: In December 2018 the EMT provided direction regarding committee
member composition. Risk Management is developing a Physical and Cyber
Committee policy and will conduct the first Committee meeting in January 2019.
2. Succession Planning
• Realignment of Operations, Maintenance & Engineering (Maintenance Mode) –
Assess the roles and responsibilities of each department and workgroup within the
Operations and Maintenance and Engineering Departments and adjust the structure
and roles to more efficiently support delivery of services to operate, maintain,
refurbish, and replace OCSD assets by November 30, 2018. Make the necessary
adjustments to the organization by March 31, 2019.
UPDATE: An Operations and Maintenance and Engineering realignment effort was
designed by the managers of the two departments. The realignment was designed
around asset management principles with clearer roles and responsibilities between
work groups and improved technical support of craft labor and operations. The plan
was rolled out to staff in November 2018 and will be fully implemented in January
2019.
• Labor Negotiations – Complete successful negotiations with all represented
bargaining units by June 30, 2019.
UPDATE: OCSD has successfully selected a Chief Negotiator and Human Resources
is currently working with management to develop bargaining topics for negotiations.
Letters have been received from two of the three bargaining unit representatives,
Local 501 and Supervisor and Professional Management Team (SPMT), to begin
negotiations. Negotiations are expected to kick off in January 2019.
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• Leadership Development – Provide at least two specialized trainings tailored to the
Supervisory Level by June 30, 2019.
UPDATE: Human Resources is currently working with OCSD's Workers
Compensation Consultant to develop training content targeted for supervisors and
above to provide the tools and resources needed to address issues at the onset.
3. Resource Recovery
• Water Quality for Water Recycling – Update OCSD’s wastewater ordinance to reflect
necessary discharge regulations resulting from alkaline hydrolysis to protect water
quality by June 30, 2019.
UPDATE: The draft amendment language to OCSD’s wastewater ordinance has been
submitted to General Counsel for review. The update of the ordinance is on track to
be updated before the end of the fiscal year.
4. UReliability
• Asset Management Plan – Develop an Asset Management Plan by
October 31, 2018 that includes an inventory of critical assets for each process area,
the collection system, and fleet; an evaluation of their condition and performance;
and a budgeting and implementation plan to maintain, rehabilitate, and replace
these assets to meet the required levels of service at the lowest life cycle cost and
at an acceptable level of risk.
UPDATE: An Asset Management Intranet site with all the required information was
developed in October 2018 and is live. Staff is in the second annual update cycle.
A published annual report will be printed at the completion of the second cycle to
support the budgeting process.
5. UOperational OptimizationU
• OCSD Headquarters Building – Create a final concept plan for the new building
complex north of Ellis Avenue by February 28, 2019.
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UPDATE: Two special meetings of the Headquarters Complex Ad-Hoc Committee
took place in October and November to provide information to Committee
members about the proposed project and the preliminary design concepts leading
up to the current layout. OCSD Managers met in December to review renderings
of the proposed layout. The final concept plan for the new headquarters building
is on track for completion by February 28, 2019.
• Board Meeting Agenda Management Software System – Select and install a new
Board Meeting Agenda Management Software System by June 30, 2019.
UPDATE: The Granicus project kick-off meeting took place on January 7, 2019. The
project is on schedule to be completed by June 30, 2019.
• Document Management – In preparation for creating a more digital workplace and
reducing physical record storage, develop a Scope of Work by November 30, 2018
to issue a Request for Proposals for a Trusted System Needs Assessment and award
a contract by February 28, 2019. Present the records retention schedule to the
Board of Directors for approval by December 31, 2018.
UPDATE: A Scope of Work was developed in preparation for creating a more digital
workplace and reducing physical record storage. The RFP will be advertised in
January 2019 with submittals also due in January 2019. The RFP Award is on
schedule to be completed by February 2019. The Records Retention Schedule was
approved at the December 2018 Board Meeting with a recommendation to adopt
the Records Management Program Policy and Procedures & Updated Records
Retention Schedule, Authorizing Destruction of Obsolete Records.
• Sludge Dewatering and Odor Control Plant No. 1 – Begin production of dewatered
biosolids cake by March 31, 2019.
UPDATE: Commissioning of the dewatering systems has begun. The first
dewatered cake was produced in November 2018. Reliability Acceptance Testing
is scheduled to be complete in March 2019.
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• American Society of Civil Engineers Peer Review – Complete a peer review of the
Engineering Department’s Capital Improvement Program delivery system by the
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) by May 31, 2019.
UPDATE: Arrangements are being made with ASCE for a spring peer review of the
Engineering Department’s Capital Improvement Program delivery system.
• Communications Audit – Develop scope of work and issue RFP by June 30, 2019 to
select a firm to conduct a communications audit to review the effectiveness of
OCSD’s communication efforts to redefine and rescope the program.
UPDATE: Preliminary discussions about scope of work development have
commenced in preparation to issue an RFP by June 2019 to select a firm to conduct
a communications audit to review the effectiveness of OCSD’s communication
efforts.
• Lobbyist Contract – Complete selection and contract implementation of legislative
lobbyist contracts by December 31, 2018.
UPDATE: In November 2018 professional agreements with Townsend Public
Affairs, Inc. for State Legislative Services and ENS Resources for Federal Legislative
Services were approved.
• Return to Work Program – Develop a formal Return to Work Program to
communicate expectations of what is expected of all parties (employees,
supervisors, physicians, etc.) by June 30, 2019.
UPDATE: Human Resources staff completed their research on Return to Work
programs and established a project team to develop program guidelines and
implement a formal Return to Work Policy. The program will be presented to the
EMT in April 2019, and a District-wide training will be offered prior to
implementation in July 2019.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Hon. Chair and Members of the Orange County Sanitation District Steering
Committee
FROM: Bradley R. Hogin, Esq.
General Counsel
DATE: January 16, 2019
RE: Closed Session Items
The Steering Committee will hold a closed session on January 23, 2019 for the purpose
of conferring with its negotiators regarding the purchase of real property. The negotiating parties
and properties are as follows: Springed, LLC, 16001 Springdale Street, Huntington Beach CA. The
District’s negotiators are General Manager Jim Herberg and Assistant General Manager Robert
Thompson. Said closed session will be held pursuant to authority of California Government Code
Section 54956.8.
Respectfully submitted,
By: ___________________________
Bradley R. Hogin, General Counsel
CLOSED SESSION 1
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Hon. Chair and Members of the Orange County Sanitation District Steering
Committee
FROM: Bradley R. Hogin, Esq.
General Counsel
DATE: January 16, 2019
RE: Closed Session Items
The Steering Committee will hold a closed session on January 23, 2019 for the purpose
of conferring with its negotiators regarding the purchase of real property. The negotiating parties
and properties are as follows: Orange County Flood Control District, vacant land on southwest
corner of Graham Street and Edinger Avenue. The District’s negotiators are General Manager Jim
Herberg and Assistant General Manager Robert Thompson. Said closed session will be held
pursuant to authority of California Government Code Section 54956.8.
Respectfully submitted,
By: ___________________________
Bradley R. Hogin, General Counsel
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Hon. Chair and Members of the Orange County Sanitation District Steering
Committee
FROM: Bradley R. Hogin, Esq.
General Counsel
DATE: January 16, 2019
RE: Closed Session Items
The Steering Committee desires to hold a closed session on January 23, 2019 for the
purpose of conferring with its legal counsel regarding potential litigation. Based on existing
facts and circumstances, the Committee is deciding whether to initiate litigation against another
party. The closed session will be held pursuant to the authority of California Government Code
Section 54956.9(d)(4). The facts and circumstances are as follows: the homes, hardscape, and/or
landscaping at the following addresses were improperly constructed on top of the District’s
pipeline easement for the Los Alamitos Sub-Trunk, and interfere with the easement: 8192
Willow Drive, 8201 Denni Street, 8191 Willow Drive, and 8187 Willow Drive, all in the City of
Cypress. The District may need to initiate litigation in order clear the easement and replace the
Los Alamitos Sub-Trunk as part of the Western Regional Sewer Rehabilitation Project.
Respectfully submitted,
By: _________________________
Bradley R. Hogin, General Counsel
CLOSED SESSION 2
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Hon. Chair and Members of the Orange County Sanitation District Steering
Committee
FROM: Bradley R. Hogin, Esq.
General Counsel
DATE: January 16, 2019
RE: Closed Session Items
The Steering Committee desires to hold a closed session on January 23, 2019 for the
purpose of conferring with its legal counsel regarding existing litigation to which the District is a
party. The title of the case is Wesley Bauer v. Orange County Sanitation District, Orange
County Superior Court, Central Justice Center, Court Case No. 30-2017-00956252. The closed
session will be held pursuant to the authority of California Government Code Section
54956.9(d)(1).
Respectfully submitted,
By_________________________________
Bradley R. Hogin, General Counsel
CLOSED SESSION 3
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Hon. Chair and Members of the Orange County Sanitation District Steering
Committee
FROM: Bradley R. Hogin, Esq.
General Counsel
DATE: January 16, 2019
RE: Closed Session Items
The Steering Committee desires to hold a closed session on January 23, 2019 for the
purpose of conferring for the evaluation of the District’s General Counsel. Said closed session
will be held pursuant to authority of California Government Code Section 54957(b)(1).
Respectfully submitted,
By:_________________________
Bradley R. Hogin, General Counsel
CLOSED SESSION 4
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
COMMON ACRONYMS
ACWA Association of California
Water Agencies LAFCO Local Agency Formation
Commission RWQCB Regional Water Quality
Control Board
APWA American Public Works
Association LOS Level Of Service SARFPA Santa Ana River Flood
Protection Agency
AQMD Air Quality Management
District MGD Million Gallons Per Day SARI Santa Ana River
Interceptor
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers MOU Memorandum of Understanding SARWQCB Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board
BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand NACWA National Association of Clean Water Agencies SAWPA Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
CARB California Air Resources
Board NEPA National Environmental
Policy Act SCADA Supervisory Control And
Data Acquisition
CASA California Association of Sanitation Agencies NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations SCAP
Southern California
Alliance of Publicly Owned
Treatment Works
CCTV Closed Circuit Television NPDES National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality
Management District
CEQA California Environmental
Quality Act NWRI National Water Research
Institute SOCWA South Orange County
Wastewater Authority
CIP Capital Improvement
Program O & M Operations & Maintenance SRF Clean Water State
Revolving Fund
CRWQCB California Regional Water
Quality Control Board OCCOG Orange County Council of
Governments SSMP Sewer System
Management Plan
CWA Clean Water Act OCHCA Orange County Health Care Agency SSO Sanitary Sewer Overflow
CWEA California Water Environment
Association OCSD Orange County Sanitation
District SWRCB State Water Resources
Control Board
EIR Environmental Impact Report OCWD Orange County Water District TDS Total Dissolved Solids
EMT Executive Management Team OOBS Ocean Outfall Booster Station TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load
EPA US Environmental Protection
Agency OSHA Occupational Safety and
Health Administration TSS Total Suspended Solids
FOG Fats, Oils, and Grease PCSA
Professional
Consultant/Construction Services Agreement WDR Waste Discharge
Requirements
gpd gallons per day PDSA Professional Design Services
Agreement WEF Water Environment
Federation
GWRS Groundwater Replenishment
System POTW Publicly Owned Treatment
Works WERF Water Environment &
Reuse Foundation
ICS Incident Command System ppm parts per million WIFIA Water Infrastructure
Finance and Innovation Act
IERP Integrated Emergency
Response Plan PSA Professional Services
Agreement WIIN
Water Infrastructure
Improvements for the
Nation Act
JPA Joint Powers Authority RFP Request For Proposal WRDA Water Resources
Development Act
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS – A secondary biological wastewater treatment process where bacteria reproduce at a high rate with the introduction of excess air or oxygen and consume dissolved nutrients in the wastewater.
BENTHOS – The community of organisms, such as sea stars, worms, and shrimp, which live on, in, or near the seabed, also known as the benthic zone.
BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD) – The amount of oxygen used when organic matter undergoes decomposition by microorganisms. Testing for BOD is done to assess the amount of organic matter in water.
BIOGAS – A gas that is produced by the action of anaerobic bacteria on organic waste matter in a digester tank that can be used
as a fuel.
BIOSOLIDS – Biosolids are nutrient rich organic and highly treated solid materials produced by the wastewater treatment process. This high-quality product can be recycled as a soil amendment on farmland or further processed as an earth-like product for
commercial and home gardens to improve and maintain fertile soil and stimulate plant growth.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) – Projects for repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of assets. Also includes treatment improvements, additional capacity, and projects for the support facilities.
COLIFORM BACTERIA – A group of bacteria found in the intestines of humans and other animals, but also occasionally found elsewhere, used as indicators of sewage pollution. E. coli are the most common bacteria in wastewater.
COLLECTIONS SYSTEM – In wastewater, it is the system of typically underground pipes that receive and convey sanitary wastewater or storm water.
CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION (COP) – A type of financing where an investor purchases a share of the lease revenues of a program rather than the bond being secured by those revenues.
CONTAMINANTS OF POTENTIAL CONCERN (CPC) – Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants.
DILUTION TO THRESHOLD (D/T) – The dilution at which the majority of people detect the odor becomes the D/T for that air sample.
GREENHOUSE GASES (GHG) – In the order of relative abundance water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone gases that are considered the cause of global warming (“greenhouse effect”).
GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM (GWRS) – A joint water reclamation project that proactively responds to Southern California’s current and future water needs. This joint project between the Orange County Water District and the Orange County
Sanitation District provides 70 million gallons per day of drinking quality water to replenish the local groundwater supply.
LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS) – Goals to support environmental and public expectations for performance.
N-NITROSODIMETHYLAMINE (NDMA) – A N-nitrosamine suspected cancer-causing agent. It has been found in the
Groundwater Replenishment System process and is eliminated using hydrogen peroxide with extra ultra-violet treatment.
NATIONAL BIOSOLIDS PARTNERSHIP (NBP) – An alliance of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies and Water Environment Federation, with advisory support from the US Environmental Protection Agency. NBP is committed to developing and advancing environmentally sound and sustainable biosolids management practices that go beyond regulatory compliance and promote public participation to enhance the credibility of local agency biosolids programs and improved communications that lead to public acceptance.
PLUME – A visible or measurable concentration of discharge from a stationary source or fixed facility.
PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS (POTW) – A municipal wastewater treatment plant.
SANTA ANA RIVER INTERCEPTOR (SARI) LINE – A regional brine line designed to convey 30 million gallons per day of non-reclaimable wastewater from the upper Santa Ana River basin to the ocean for disposal, after treatment.
SANITARY SEWER – Separate sewer systems specifically for the carrying of domestic and industrial wastewater. Combined sewers carry both wastewater and urban runoff.
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SCAQMD) – Regional regulatory agency that develops plans and regulations designed to achieve public health standards by reducing emissions from business and industry.
SECONDARY TREATMENT – Biological wastewater treatment, particularly the activated sludge process, where bacteria and other microorganisms consume dissolved nutrients in wastewater.
SLUDGE – Untreated solid material created by the treatment of wastewater.
TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS) – The amount of solids floating and in suspension in wastewater.
TRICKLING FILTER – A biological secondary treatment process in which bacteria and other microorganisms, growing as slime on the surface of rocks or plastic media, consume nutrients in wastewater as it trickles over them.
URBAN RUNOFF – Water from city streets and domestic properties that carry pollutants into the storm drains, rivers, lakes, and oceans.
WASTEWATER – Any water that enters the sanitary sewer.
WATERSHED – A land area from which water drains to a particular water body. The Orange County Sanitation District’s service area is in the Santa Ana River Watershed.