HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-27-2016 Steering Committee Agenda Packet.pdf Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday,April 27, 2016
Regular Meeting of the 5:00 P.M.
STEERING COMMITTEE A
Administration Building
Conference Rooms A& B
10844 Ellis Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714)593-7433
AGEND0
CALL TO ORDER
DECLARATION OF QUORUM: Clerk of the Board
PUBLIC COMMENTS: It 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 Chairman and are requested to limit comments to three minutes.
REPORTS: The Committee Chair 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 Any items withdrawn from the Consent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 on March 23, 2016.
NON-CONSENT CALENDAR:
2. SELECTION OF HONOR WALK RECIPIENTS (Jim Herberg)
RECOMMENDATION:
A. Approve nominated retired employees, Blake Anderson and Mary Sue
Thompson, as Honor Walk brick recipients for the year 2016.
B. Consideration of former Board Chair, Troy Edgar as Honor Walk brick
recipient for the year 2016.
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INFORMATION ITEMS:
N/A
CLOSED SESSION:
During the course of conducting the business set forth on this agenda as a regular meeting of the Board,
the Chair may convene the Board in closed session to consider matters of pending real estate
negotiations,pending orpotential 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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Designated Representatives: Laura Kalty, Chief Negotiator from Liebert
Cassidy Whitmore; James Herberg; Robert Ghirelli; Celia Chandler; Rich Spencer;
and Andrew Nau.
Employee Organizations: Supervisor & Professional Management Group (SPMT),
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 501 (Local 501), and Orange
County Employees Association (OCEA).
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, May 25, 2016 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)593-7433 at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Requests must specify the nature of the disability
and the type of accommodation requested.
Aaenda Postina: 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
Clerk of the Board
(714)593-7433
klomaocsd.com
For any questions on the agenda,Committee members may contact staff at:
General Manager Jim Herberg (714)593-7300 iherbern(d)ocsd.com
Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli (714)593-7400 rohirelfliaocsd.com
Director of Engineering Rob Thompson (714)593-7310 rthompsonGDocsd.com
Director of Environmental Services Bob Ghirelli(acting) (714)593-7400 rohirelli(a)ocsd.com
Director of Finance and Lorenzo Tyner (714)593-7550 Itvneraocsd.com
Administrative Services
Director of Human Resources Celia Chandler (714)593-7202 cchandler0ocsd.com
Director of Operations&Maintenance Ed Torres 714 593-7080 etorres ocsd.com
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ITEM NO. 1
MINUTES OF THE
STEERING COMMITTEE
Orange County Sanitation District
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.
A regular meeting of the Steering Committee of the Orange County Sanitation
District was called to order by Chair Nielsen on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at
5:02 p.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation District.
A quorum was declared present, as follows:
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT:
John Nielsen, Chair Jim Herberg, General Manager
Keith Curry, Administration Committee Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
Chair Celia Chandler, Director of Human
John Withers, Operations Committee Resources
Chair Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering
Tom Beamish, Member-At-Large Ed Torres, Director of Operations &
Lucille Kring, Member-At-Large Maintenance
David Shawver, Member-At-Large Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance &
Administrative Services
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Kelly A. Lore, Clerk of the Board
Greg Sebourn, Vice-Chair Jennifer Cabral
Jim Colston
Norbert Gaia
Al Garcia
Tina Knapp
Mark Manzo
OTHERS PRESENT:
Brad Hogin, General Counsel
Mike Markus, General Manager OCWD
Bill Hunt, Director of Special Projects,
OCWD
Patrick Shields, IRWD
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
No public comments were provided.
REPORTS
Chair Nielsen provided information from the March 161"legislative visit to Sacramento
where he, Vice-Chair Seboum and Mr. Herberg met with Senator Hertzberg's office;
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Assembly Member Gordon; State Water Control Board and the Assembly Committee
on Environmental Safety & Toxic Materials offices. Chair Nielsen noted that due to
timing issues, Item No. 2 is on the agenda for this committee rather than Legislative
and Public Affairs.
General Manager Jim Herberg reminded the committee of the upcoming Honor Walk
Ceremony, which will be held on May 25, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Clerk of the Board)
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Approve Minutes of the
February 24, 2016 Regular Steering Committee Meeting.
AYES: Beamish; Curry; Kring; Nielsen; Shawver and Withers
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Seboum
NON-CONSENT CALENDAR:
Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli provided a brief overview of the history of the
proposed bill and noted the time constraints for which this is being brought forward.
2. OPPOSE SENATE BILL 885 (WOLK) (Bob Ghirelli)
MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED TO: Authorize the Chair to sign
a letter of opposition for: Construction Contracts: Indemnity. An act to amend
Section 2782 of the Civil Code, relating to contracts (SB 885).
AYES: Beamish; Curry; Kring; Nielsen; Shawver and Withers
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Seboum
INFORMATION ITEMS:
3. PROPOSED ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT NORTH BASIN
GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE (Bob Ghirelli)
Mr. Ghirelli introduced Mike Markus, General Manager, OCWD who provided
information of the proposed groundwater extraction system. Mr. Markus
distributed documents illustrating the contamination of the aquifer monitoring
wells and generally discussed the following: pending litigation against potential
contributors; urgency of the problem and the proposed preventative measures
to halt contamination; OCSD's discharge fees and a possible partnership for
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initial clean-up efforts. Mr. Markus and General Counsel Brad Hogin fielded
questions from the committee regarding: alternative measures; date certain
deferment of fees; recovering fees from responsible parties; budgeting and
possible Prop. 1 funding. Mr. Markus stated that he will work together with
Mr. Herberg to hopefully find a solution; an Ad Hoc Committee was also
suggested to possibly address this issue.
CLOSED SESSION:
None.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m. to the next Steering
Committee meeting to be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.
Submitted by:
Kelly A. Lore
Clerk of the Board
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Orange County Sanitation District
FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
SUBJECT: SELECTION OF 2016 HONOR WALK RECIPIENTS
GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
A. Approve nominated retired employees, Blake Anderson and Mary Sue Thompson,
as Honor Walk brick recipients for the year 2016.
B. Consideration of former Board Chair, Troy Edgar as Honor Walk brick recipient for
the year 2016.
SUMMARY
The Steering Committee is being asked to consider and act on the nominations for the
2016 Honor Walk.
PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS
June 2008—Board adopted Resolution No. OCSD 08-08 establishing a policy for naming
facilities and placing of monuments and other memorials.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
In 2008, the Steering Committee adopted a resolution that provided a framework for
recognizing past Board Members and retired staff for their outstanding contributions. One
of the results of this resolution and the discussions that followed was the creation of the
Honor Walk in front of the Administration Building at Plant No. 1 in 2009 with the first
honoree recognized in 2010.
Honorees could be past board members or retired staff who made significant
contributions to the Orange County Sanitation District (Sanitation District) and the people
it serves.
The policy and procedures developed by the Steering Committee stipulate that the
General Manager makes recommendations to the Steering Committee for retired staff
nominees and the Steering Committee will deliberate and decide on past Board members.
The criteria adopted by the Board of Directors for selecting an Honor Walk recipients are:
• Have a long standing affiliation with the Orange County Sanitation District.
• Enhanced the quality of operations and/or leadership directly contributing to the
well-being of the District and people served by the District.
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• Made an exceptional contribution to the community through their leadership,
involvement or substantial commitment of time or improvement of the quality of
life.
PAST BOARD MEMBER NOMINEE
This year, former Board Chair Troy Edgar was nominated for the Honor Walk by current
Board Members Richard Murphy and Tom Beamish.
Attached is the nomination form for former Board Chair Troy Edgar submitted for
consideration by the Steering Committee.
RETIRED STAFF NOMINEES
Five employees were nominated for the Honor Walk this year. An employee committee
representing different divisions and various years of service reviewed the five candidates.
Based on the review of the nominees, the employee committee recommended two out of
the five employees to the Executive Management Team (EMT). Based on each
employee's significant, unique and outstanding contributions to the Sanitation District, the
EMT unanimously accepted the following two recommendations.
The Employee Nominees are: Blake Anderson 1980-2005 (25 years)
Mary Sue Thompson 1986-2014 (28 years)
Copies of the nomination forms for these two employee nominees are attached for your
information.
The Honor Walk ceremony will be held on May 25, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.
ATTACHMENT
The following attachment(s) are included in hard copy and may also be viewed on-line at the OCSD
website(www.ocsd.com) with the complete agenda package:
• Honor Walk Nomination Forms
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ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
HONOR WALK NOMINEE FORM
Please complete this form and return it to the OCSD Public Affairs Office.
Name of nominee Blake Anderson
Relationship to OCSD Retired General Manager
On a separate sheet, please describe:
• The length and nature of the nominee's relationship to OCSD;
• How he or she has enhanced the quality of operations and/or leadership;and
• How the nominee has made an exceptional contribution to the District or people served
by the District.
Please use the attached leadership competencies and resolution adopted by the Board of
Directors establishing the program, as reference.
Nominees should be past Board Members or retired employees.
Name of requestor Bob Ooten, Former OCSD employee
Phone/email address 714-338-9896/ Bobbyooten@aol.com
Department head approval' Date
General manager approval* Date
Steering Committee Yes No Date
approval
'Required for employee nominations only.
Recommendation for Blake Anderson to Receive Recognition in the Honor Walk
Blake Anderson served the District as the General Manager,Assistant General Manager or a
Department Director for most of the 25 years he was at the District. He served during a time of
major expansion in facilities;increase in flow;the evolution of disposal of biosolids;and the
conception, planning and design of the Ground Water Replenishment Project.Some of his
major accomplishments are listed below:
Asset Management Strategic Planning envisioned that new facilities Capital Projects would
decrease and the Rehabilitation and Replacement(R/R)costs would dominate the capital
improvement costs. Blake convinced the Board that the Asset Management programs being
developed in Australia could effectively provide analysis and of cost and timing for future R/R
projects. Under his direction staff researched,developed and implemented this program. This
analysis continues to guide the present Engineering Projects vision and budgets.
Employee Training Strategic Planning envisioned that substantial growth and complexity in
facilities would require a well-trained operations staff. Blake guided development of criteria for
hiring new personnel and a 6 month apprentice program that ensured a highly qualified
operations staff.
Proactive with Regulators Blake initiated monthly meetings with local,state and federal
regulators to improve dialogue on the Districts'needs and the potential future regulations.
Waste Discharge Regulation IWDR) Blake and Jerry Thlebalt(CEO of the local Regional Water
Control Board)became concerned about a provision in the 1972 Clean Water Act that required
zero Sanitary Sewer Overflows(SSO). Since there was a potential that the Federal Government
could enforce that part of the law,they foresaw that, if a monitoring system were in place,the
Feds would at least have data on the amount and volume of the SSOs. Consequently OCSD
staff,regulators and others put together the WDR regulation that,in 2004, became required by
the local Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board. The WDR became statewide in 2006.
The State now has data on the number and volume of SSOs. The regulation has substantially
reduced the number and volume of California agency sewer spills.
Competitiveness Blake saw an opportunity to significantly reduce District costs by running the
agency like a private business by automating the plant processes, reducing Operations and
Maintenance(0 and M)personnel,and outsourcing seven internal business practices. He
supported development of an O and M driven in-house plan to implement wide ranging
organizational changes that resulted in agency staff reductions of about 100,which was 1/6 of
the staff in 1995.The implementation of the plan took 5 years. The net result was a$5,000,000
annual decrease in agency costs. The greatest saving came from a decrease of 87 positions in 0
and M most of which were achieved by a switch to 12 hour shifts for the operators. The
operator savings for OCSD continue to increase as the secondary treatment staffing has been
increased.
Strategic Planning Blake was the project engineer for the 1989 Strategic Plan. He was a huge
proponent of the odor control master plan as the neighbors grew more livid with the treatment
plant odors.The Strategic Plan laid out the vision for treatment plant and collection facilities for
the future. The recommended facilities significantly reduced treatment plant odors to the
point where neighbors said the plants were substantially less odorous.
Full Secondary Treatment Blake was the GM when the OCSD Board decided to give up the
Federal waiver and move to full secondary treatment in July of 2002.It was a very controversial
decision. Blake provided the Board with the facts and let the Board make the decision.
Ground Water Replenishment System IGWRSI Blake and Bill Mills(General Manager of the
Orange County Water District)conceived of and got their respective Boards to approve the
GWRS system. They understood that the key to success would be a far-reaching public
education plan. Because of their foresight in educating Orange County citizens,agencies and
the regulators,the project became the world famous and Nobel Prize award winning project.
The project received no negative public opposition and was built,where as other like projects
failed. The project's success has led the present Board to change the OCSD vision from being a
wastewater agency to a water recycling agency.
Other—Blake consistently engaged the Board in Strategic Planning and supported research in
many areas of the plant. He had HR begin to develop succession planning and hired the current
GM and Department heads with the exception of the HR Director. He believed strongly in
personnel safety and developed the first Department safety group in the Operations division,
which was moved to HR to become District wide when he became the General Manager. He
taught staff to refrain from techno speak when addressing the Board. There was,I believe,only
one treatment plant SSO in the 25 years he was there. He understood the need to have
treatment plant data for historical use and encouraged the development of the Treatment
Plant Operating data. He oversaw Source control efforts that significantly improved oversight
of industries and reduced the metals input in the influent water to the District which made the
effluent less toxic. He was a person who could stay on top of dozens of topics at once and keep
all of them moving forward.
I am a technical person so 1 have addressed mostly technical and personnel issues that I had the
privilege of working on with him or watching him work out. I can provide more information or
details if needed. It was a privilege working for Blake. He was a good friend,a mentor,a leader
who truly loved OCSD. He and the agency accomplished a lot over his 25 years in the
organization. I highly recommend him for a brick as an Honor Walk nominee.
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
HONOR WALK NOMINEE FORM
Please complete this form and return it to the OCSD Public Affairs Office.
Name of nominee Mary Sue Thompson
Relationship to OCSD OCSD Employee - Past
On a separate sheet, please describe:
• The length and nature of the nominee's relationship to OCSD;
How he or she has enhanced the quality of operations and/or leadership; and
• How the nominee has made an exceptional contribution to the District or people served
by the District.
Please use the attached leadership competencies and resolution adopted by the Board of
Directors establishing the program, as reference.
Nominees should be past Board Members or retired employees.
Name of requestor Ingrid Hellebrand
Phone/email address 714-713-4063
Department head approval* Date
General manager approval* Date
Steering Committee Yes No Date
approval
*Required for employee nominations only.
Mary Sue Thompson (MST)
The first line of defense for protecting the public,our workers,and the quality of our wastewater that is
recycled back into the ocean or now into drinking water has always been Source Control. Mary Sue was
there from the beginning of this program as it was created and implemented at OCSD (not sure exactly
when-late 70s).The success story we tout of having reduced toxic heavy metals by 80-90 percent is
part of Mary Sue's legacy.Working with businesses and industries to implement pretreatment systems
and help them understand the value of protecting the environment is good business. Mary Sue could
explain the details of the permit regulations and link it to the bigger picture-protecting public health
and the environment.OCSD's mission was Mary Sue's missionl
Mary Sue was a problem solver.Again spending the extra effort to forge excellent relationships with our
permittees to help them do the right things. But she was tenacious if see discovered someone out of
compliance. She headed up many successful investigations to bring violators to justice. During the
summer of 1999,with the beach closure investigations,she led the team on the urban runoff sampling.
She also discovered possible sources by digging deep into the old records of historic treatment plant
locations and changes in the Santa Ana river bed.She worked as a liaison with the County to develop the
urban run-off diversions that are in place today to divert dry weather flows into the treatment plant.
One of Mary Sue's biggest contributions was sharing her knowledge and passion with others.Working
with the Strike Force,giving presentations at conferences and helping at outreach events.She loved to
talk to kids to explain how what we do is interconnected with and impacts the environment.She would
volunteer even on the weekends to talk to school groups about our watershed,many times even
speaking in Spanish.She would set up her equipment and demonstrate how she collected and tested
samples and how to look for where the source of pollution could be coming from and then how to stop
it.
Mary Sue's legacy is large,for a women of small stature working in a field dominated mostly by men-
she stood out,she was a true leader and was greatly respected by many.
Please refer to list of milestone accomplishments and comments provided by others.
Mary Sue Thompson — Honor Walk Nominee
Arnold Chavez,Source Control Inspector II,Source Inspection Division 341
When I started at the District back in 1991, Mary Sue was one of my mentors for becoming a Source
Control Inspector. One of the first things that she told me is that the authority of our position is more
than just enforcement of our Wastewater Discharge Regulations Ordinance.As Source Control
Inspectors,we should focus first on a company's achievement and maintenance of compliance.
In doing so,Source Control Inspectors sought a co-operative relationship with our permitted facilities'
contacts. A relationship to be built on mutual respect,honor and trust would bear more fruit in
compliance than if we approached ourjob as heavy-handed regulators.
Unlike other regulating agencies,which enter into a facility looking for fault, infractions to fine,or causes
to create hardships,OCSD Source Control Inspectors applied a very different approach. Through Mary
Sue's example,Source Control Inspector's protocol is to seek improvements and corrections to assist the
industry in its long-term goal of continual compliance with OSCD requirements.
The fruit of this on-going symbiotic relationship can be seen in the award winning Source Control
program OCSD has, its permitted regulated companies high compliance rates,the long-sustained OCSD
Biosolids program,and OCSD's full compliance with our own permitting authorities.
Because of her self-made approach and teaching of her positon's responsibilities, Mary Sue's fingerprint
can be seen in OCSD's environmental stewardship legacy.
Mike Masterson,2014 retiree
The things I remember most about Mary Sue was her great enthusiasm for challenging tasks. She would
always rally the group to greater achievements. She had the smallest physical size of anyone I knew,yet
she had the biggest heart for people and animals. She seemed to radiate a sense of care and
understanding. She was always keenly interested in whatever someone was doing and motivated them
to carry on with their projects. She would brighten up the day for anyone who spoke with her and if
someone was stuck on a difficult part of a project,she would help them with her vast knowledge and
experience.
She was an inspiration to all who met her and will be greatly missed.
Julie Riddle,Program Assistant, Environmental Compliance Division 790
1 believe Mary Sue to be one of the most honest and trustworthy people I have ever met!She was a
strong woman in her beliefs and yet her heart was SO genuine and delicate to all.She was the perfect,
worker,friend, leader and more. She played many roles for all of us.Talk about a SELFLESS person.She
would do anything for anyone every day.
She cared very much about our environment,so her normal daily routine at work was thrilling for her.
She felt connected to this job in so many ways and the thought that she could make a difference was
exciting for her as it kept her motivated and SHE DID MAKE A DIFFERENCEII I worked with her for 17
years plus as I was a member of the Lab(Sample Receiving—Program Assistant)and I would receive her
samples in the new and old Laboratory and/or sometimes ship samples out to another lab depending
upon the project! I was able to see her work ethics on a daily to weekly basis and we discussed many
things. Until recent,she would still come by with a question or two with Self-Monitoring which is where
I work now.She always made great work decisions,ideas and suggestions.She was extraordinary.
She also held industries responsible for staying in compliance yet she had a gracious side of her when
working with each industry and trying to explain the importance of compliance really excited her. With
every project or idea—she went to great lengths to make it successful.She also made it fun to work with
her.
If Mary Sue believed in something,she believed it to the CORE!!There was NO in between!That is what
I call an honorable woman!! She was true to her beliefs inside and out. No changing her mind, but it is
for the good!
Mary Sue was a true example of success and to know her was a blessing!I She was such a great
communicator and Leader.She expressed so much and was very clear in her ideas.She would always say
it starts with respect! That is the kind of friend we all want!That is what I had in her.
I miss the astrology side of her.The desert side of her. The Indian pow wow side of her.The earth is
precious,side of her. I miss her giggle and seeing her outside of work. Memories,or running into her. I
miss the Mary Sue that I worked with for so many years and the friendship and guidance she gave
me. She made us all feel important in our role at work and in life.
I miss her saying—Julie,Julie,Julie
Yvonne Schwab,Sr.Environmental Specialist, Plant No.1 Operations Division 830
1 had the pleasure and honor of working with Mary Sue during District labor/management negotiations,
pay for performance reviews,compensation and classification studies and the like.
Mary Sue was always professional and had the ability to demonstrate team leadership and all the
District core values. She cared both what was best for the employees and for this agency.
She communicated and listened with integrity and honesty. She was prepared and serious yet never
lost her bright smile and sense of humor. She was someone you could turn to for correct answers and
common courtesy. A wonderful role model at all times. She will be sorely missed.
Glenn Stevens-EHS Administrator,Pioneer Circuits,Inc.
Pioneer Circuits would like to nominate Mary Sue for the"Honor Walk Memorial."
Mary Sue Thompson was our Source Control Inspector here at Pioneer Circuits, Inc.from 2009 to 2013.
She was always a very pleasant person to work with.She nominated Pioneer Circuits for the annual
CW EA Award in 2013 and we won the award.This was a huge accomplishment.We will always
remember Mary Sue for this.
Sincerely,
Reynaldo Sinaguinan—Lab Chemist
Agustin Macapagal -Wastewater Technician
Glenn Stevens-EHS Administrator
3000 S. Shannon St.,Santa Ana,CA 92704 Phone 714-641-3132 Ext. 226 Fax 714-641-3120
Mary Sue Thompson - Milestones
04/14/86 Joined CSDOC as an "Industrial Waste Inspector"
1979 Part of the team that establishes OCSD's Source Control Pretreatment
Program — One of the first inspectors
1997 Source Control Pretreatment Program receives 151 Place Outstanding
Pretreatment Program by US EPA
1999 Lead investigator on Summer Beach Closures
1999 Urban Runoff Diversion Program
2004 CWEA/SARBS P3S Person of the Year
09/24/10 US Environmental Protection Agency- Criminal Investigation Division -
Advanced Environmental Crimes Training Program
09/24/13 Tri-State Conference Presenter— "Changing Roles of Source Control"
Member of OC Hazardous Materials Strike Force— interagency coordinator and case
manager
Member of CWEA/SARBS —Annual involvement in organizing the P3S Conferences.
Participant on review panels for"Plant of the Year" and Pretreatment
Pollution Prevention Industry Awards
OCSD Volunteer—VIP Program
OTHER PROJECTS
OC Strike Force—Jamie to contact
SAWPA— SARI Line
Los Trancos Diversion
Buck Gully Diversion
Goldenwest Circuits— Deon Carrico to write up
OCEA Negotiation Team
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ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
HONOR WALK NOMINEE FORM
Please complete this form and return it to the OCSD Public Affairs Office.
Name of nominee Troy Edgar
Relationship to OCSD Former Board Member/ Past Chairman
On a separate sheet, please describe:
• The length and nature of the nominee's relationship to OCSD;
• How he or she has enhanced the quality of operations and/or leadership;and
• How the nominee has made an exceptional contribution to the District or people served
by the District.
Please use the attached leadership competencies and resolution adopted by the Board of
Directors establishing the program,as reference.
Nominees should be past Board Members or retired employees.
Name of requestor Richard Murphy/Tom Beamish
Phone/email address
Department head approval* Date
General manager approval* Date
Steering Committee yes No Date
approval
*Required for employee nominations only.
Troy Edgar-Honor Walk Nomination
A resident of Las Alamitos, Troy Edgar was elected to the Los Alamitos City Council in 2006,
and served as Mayor in 2009 and 2012. He was appointed to the Orange County Sanitation
District's Board of Directors in 2008 and served until 2014. During his time on OCSD's Board,
he served as Vice-Chair from 2010-2012 and Chairman from 2012-2014.
Troy Edgar was instrumental in the formation of the OCSD-SAWPA Joint Policy Committee
which serves to foster a cooperative business relationship with our Santa Ana River watershed
stakeholders. As chairman, he established the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee in
2013 with the goals of:
• Maximizing OCSD's legislative and public affairs programs' effectiveness at the local,
state, and federal levels;
• Being more proactive as a Board in legislative affairs with a continued focus on
important policy initiatives related to:
o Revenue protection
o Biosolids options
o Energy recovery
o Air Quality Management
• Reconstituting OCSD's brand as a source of water for ground water replenishment and a
resource recovery agency.
Mr. Edgar provided leadership to ensure the successful upgrade of OCSD's facilities to full
secondary treatment to ensure the highest quality water is released into the ocean and as a
source of water for the Groundwater Replenishment System. He lead the Board of Directors to
take an important step and adopt a new policy to expand the treatment of dry weather urban
runoff from four million gallons to ten million gallons per day, improving water quality at local
beaches and saving cities millions of dollars.
Director Edgar also played a key role in OCSD's partnership with the Orange County Water
District to continue the expansion of the Groundwater Replenishment System to 100 mgd of
recycled water. He was instrumental in setting the District's vision to achieve 100 percent
recycling.
Mr. Edgar led the effort to seat the Yorba Linda Water District as a member of OCSD's board of
directors and guided the successful implementation of a leadership succession plan that
included the transition to a new General Manager.
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
Agenda
Terminology Glossary
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
AQMD Air Quality Management District
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand
CARB California Air Resources Board
CASA California Association of Sanitation Agencies
CCTV Closed Circuit Television
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CRWQCB California Regional Water Quality Control Board
CWA Clean Water Act
CWEA California Water Environment Association
EIR Environmental Impact Report
EMT Executive Management Team
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FOG Fats, Oils, and Grease
FSSD Facilities Support Services Department
gpd Gallons per day
GWR System Groundwater Replenishment System (also called GWRS)
ICS Incident Command System
IERP Integrated Emergency Control Plan
LOS Level of Service
MGD Million gallons per day
NACWA National Association of Clean Water Agencies
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NWRI National Water Research Institute
O&M Operations and Maintenance
OCCOG Orange County Council of Governments
OCHCA Orange County Health Care Agency
OCSD Orange County Sanitation District
OCWD Orange County Water District
GOBS Ocean Outfall Booster Station
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PCSA Professional Consultant Services Agreement
POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works
ppm Parts per million
PSA Professional Services Agreement
RFP Request For Proposal
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board
SARFPA Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency
SARI Santa Ana River Inceptor
SARWQCB Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board
SAW PA Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system
SCAP Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works
SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Management District
SOCWA South Orange County Wastewater Authority
SSMP Sanitary Sewer Management Plan
SSO Sanitary Sewer Overflow
SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board
TDS Total Dissolved Solids
TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load
TSS Total Suspended Solids
WDR Waste Discharge Requirements
WEF Water Environment Federation
WERF Water Environment Research Foundation
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 know 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.
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
farm land 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.
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
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!f) - the dilution at which the majority of the people detect the odor
becomes the D(f for that air sample.
Greenhouse gases - 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 (GWR) System - 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 a
day of drinking quality water to replenish the local groundwater supply.
Levels of Service (LOS)-Goals to support environmental and public expectations for performance.
NOMA- N-Nitrosodimethylamine is an N-nitrosoamine 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 (NACWA) and Water Environment Federation (WEF), with advisory support from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). NBP is committed to developing and advancing
environmentally sound and sustainable biosolids management practices that go beyond regulatory
compliance and promote public participation in order 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)- Municipal wastewater treatment plant.
Santa Ana River Interceptor (SARI) Line - A regional brine line designed to convey 30 million
gallons per day (MGD) 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 run-off.
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.
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
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. OCSD's service area is
in the Santa Ana River Watershed.