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Home My WebLink About04-13-2015 Legislative & Public Affairs Meeting Agenda Orange County Sanitation District Monday April 13, 2015 Legislative and Public 3:30 P.M. Affairs Committee Administration Building Conference Room A& B 10844 Ellis Avenue Fountain Valley, CA (714) 593-7433 COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Tom Beamish (La Habra) Tyler Diep (MCSD) Robert Kiley (YLWD) Lucille Kring (Anaheim) John Nielsen (Tustin) Greg Sebourn (Fullerton) John Withers (IRWD) AGENDA PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: DECLARATION OF QUORUM: PUBLIC COMMENTS: If you wish to speak, please complete a Speaker's Form and give it to the Clerk of the Board. Speakers 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 Committee Members. These reports are for information only and require no action by the Committee. CONSENT ITEMS: 1. Approve minutes for the Committee meeting held on March 9, 2015. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: 2. Public Affairs Update 3. Legislative Updates 04/13/15 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Page 1 d 2 NON-CONSENT ITEMS: 4. A. Take the position of "Oppose" for SIB 355 (Lars) an act to amend Section 32605 of the Public Resources Code, relating to the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles River and Mountains Conservancy; and B. Approve the execution of the Letter of Opposition addressed to Senator Lars. OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: ADJOURNMENT: The next Legislative and Public Affairs Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 11, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. 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. 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, 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. NOTICE TO DIRECTORS: To place items on the agenda for the Committee Meeting,items must be submitted to the Clerk of the Board 14 days before the meeting. Kelly A. Lore Acting Clerk of the Board (714)593-7433 klore(Woosd.com For any questions on the agenda, Committee members may contact staff at: General Manager James D.Hemerg (714)593-7300 iherbem(cDoosd.com Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli (714)593-7400 rohire110,ocsd.com 04/13/15 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Page 2 al ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Orange County Sanitation District Monday, March 9, 2015, at 8:00 a.m. A regular meeting of the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee was called to order by Chair Beamish on Monday, March 9, 2015, at 8:00 a.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation District. Chair Beamish led the pledge of allegiance. A quorum was declared present, as follows: COMMITTEE MEMBERS STAFF PRESENT PRESENT: Jim Herberg, General Manager Tom Beamish, Board Chair Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General John Nielsen, Board Vice-Chair Manager Tyler Diep, Director Nick Arhontes, Director of Facilities Greg Sebourn, Director Support Services John Withers, Director Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering Ed Torres, Director of Operations & COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Maintenance Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Robert Kiley, Director Administrative Services Lucille Kring, Director Kelly A. Lore, Acting Clerk of the Board Jennifer Cabral Tanya Chong Jim Colston Gregg Deterding Norbert Gaia Al Garcia Rebecca Long Kelly Newell Cheryl Scott OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel Eric Sapirstein, ENS (via Teleconference) David French, ENS (via Teleconference) Ian Delzer, Townsend Public Affairs 02/25/2015 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 1 of PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. REPORTS: Chair Beamish announced that he has appointed Director Robert Kiley, Yorba Linda Water District, to the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee but he was unable to attend today's meeting. General Manager Herberg reported that the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Region 9 awarded Orange County Sanitation District Headworks at Plant 2 their Wastewater Project of the Year Award. There was also an infrastructure symposium where Mr. Herberg gave a presentation on water resource recovery. Mr. Herberg also reported that he, Chair Beamish, Vice-Chair Nielsen, and Senior Public Affairs Specialist, Rebecca Long would be traveling to Washington D.C. CONSENT ITEMS: 1. MOVED, SECONDED and DULY CARRIED TO: Approve minutes for the Committee meeting held on February 9, 2015. AYES: Beamish; Clap; Sebourn and Withers NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Kiley, Kring and Nielsen Vice-Chair Nielsen arrived at 8:04 a.m. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: Chair Beamish moved Item No. 3 forward 3. Legislative Updates Eric Sapirstein and David French, ENS Resources reported that Rebecca Long attended the CASA D.C. Conference last week. On March 17, Rebecca Long, Chair Beamish, Vice-Chair Nielsen and General Manager Herberg will also be traveling to Washington D.C. for meetings with: the entire OC delegation, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Director of Civil Works and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about what the district is trying to 02/25/2015 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 2of4 accomplish. Ms. Sapirstein stated that the Department of Energy is doubling its efforts on the hydrogen fuel front, which may lead to funding opportunities in the coming months. Ian Delzer, Townsend Associates reported on: Deadline for bill introduction was February 27, 2293 bills were introduced and 60% of bills introduced were spot bills; SB 119 (Hill) stakeholder meeting and effect to the District's priorities; and Water Bond implementation. 2. Public Affairs Update Principal Public Affairs Specialist, Jennifer Cabral provided an update on recent public affairs activities including: 15 Plant tours including Orange County Coastkeeper who collaborated with Inside the Outdoors; Science, Technology and Math Summit at Sunny Hills High School; Garden Grove Tat Festival. Ms. Cabral further reported on the Honor Walk and construction outreach efforts. Director Sebourn questioned staff as to the responsibility of the recent traffic signal's power cut which was reported in the Daily Pilot. Director of Engineering, Rob Thompson reported that Cal Trans is responsible for marking its conduit. NON-CONSENT ITEMS: Ms. Cabral introduced the Public Affairs Staff, and provided a PowerPoint Presentation of the Public Affairs Strategic Plan, which included a broad overview of board relations, community relations, public education, capital projects and maintenance outreach, traditional and social media relations, external communications and internal communications. She then expanded on new proposals and events for 2015/16. Staff answered questions and heard suggestions regarding: construction news through social media applications/maps; student career opportunities; OC Fair - target audience; workforce planning; possibility of offering grants to technical colleges to develop specific curriculum in line with OCSD's needs; Orange County Business Council strategies; and providing information of OCSD capital projects at City Council meetings during public comments section. 4. MOVED, SECONDED and DULY CARRIED TO: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: Receive and file the Public Affairs 2015/2016 Strategic Plan 02/25/2015 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 3of4 AYES: Beamish; Clap; Nielsen; Seboum and Withers NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Kiley and Kring OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: ADJOURNMENT: Chair Beamish declared the meeting adjourned at 9:03 a.m. to the next Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Meeting, April 13, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. Submitted by: Kelly A. Lore Acting Clerk of the Board 02/25/2015 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 4 of LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS MEETING Meeting Date 04/13/15 AGENDA REPORT Item Number z Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION Information Only. SUMMARY Staff will provide an update on recent public affairs activities. PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS N/A ADDITIONAL INFORMATION March 2015 Activity # # of Guests OCSD/OCWDTours 5 114 OCSD Tours 16 269 Events 5 900 BUDGET/PURCHASING ORDINANCE COMPLIANCE N/A ATTACHMENT The following attachment(s) are included in hard copy and may be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (mm w.ocsd.coml with the complete agenda package: • Outreach Calendar • Media Clips Page 1 of 1 OCSD Outreach Report - 3/3 012 01 5 Date Time Organization/Eve Location Purpose Attendee Contact nt 03/02/2015- 1000- 1130 Plant Tour Boardroom CSUF Nursing to tour P1. Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Approx. 10 guests. 03/04/2015- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom CSUF Nursing Class to Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott tour P1. Approx. 25 guests. 03/04/2015- 1600- 1700 Speaking Orange High School Ron Coss to do video Ron Coss Speaker Cheryl Scott Engagement interview on Coastal Wetlands at Orange 03/05/2015- 1300- 1500 Plant Tour Boardroom Korean Delegation to lour Jin Kim Tour Guide Cheryl Scott P1. Approx. 28 guests 03/05/2015- 900- 1100 Plant Tour Boardroom IRW D Operators to tour Deirdre Bingman Tour Cheryl Scott Pi. Approx. 7 guests. Guide 03/06/2015- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom HBHS To tour P1.Approx. Ingrid Hellebrand and Cheryl Scott 40 guests 2 Tours. Randy Kleinman Tour Guides 03/06/2015- 1300- 1400 Career Day Orange- Linda Vista Career Day at Linda Vista Robert Amaro Speaker Cheryl Scott Elem. Elem. approx. 70 students 03/09/2015- 1030- 1200 Plant Tour Boardroom West Coast University Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Tour.Approx. 25 guests. 3/30/2015 3:17:43 PM OCSD Outreach Report - 3/3 012 01 5 Date Time Organization/Eve Location Purpose Attendee Contact nt 03/10/2015- 900- 1100 Plant Tour GM Conf. Room Yorba Linda Water Dist. Jim Herberg Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Staff and OCSD Board member to tour P1. 03/10/2015- 900- 1200 Plant Tours Boardroom El Modena High School to Mike Zedek&Rebecca Cheryl Scott tour Pi. 2 tours. Approx. Long Tour Guides 60 guests. 03/11/2015- 1245- 1415 Plant Tour A&B Fullerton College to tour Lisa Rothbart Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Pi. Approx. 25 guests. 03/11/2015- 915- 1045 Plant Tour Boardroom CSUF Nursing to tour P1. Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Approx. 25 guests. 03/12/2015- 900- 1100 Plant Tour Room C IRW D Operators to tour Deirdre Bingman Tour Cheryl Scott Pi. Approx. 7 guests. Guide 03/12/2015- 1100- 1200 Plant Tour Control Center Wastewater Technology Ann Crafton Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Auditorium Operator Cart. Training tour. Approx. 17 guest. 03/13/2015- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom CSULB Engineering to lour Lisa Rothbart Tour Guide Cheryl Scott P1. Approx. 18 guests. 03/16/2015- 1245- 1415 Plant Tour Boardroom Fullerton College to lour Mike Zedek Tour Guide Cheryl Scott P1. Approx. 25 guests. 3/30/2015 3:17:43 PM OCSD Outreach Report - 3/3 012 01 5 Date Time Organization/Eve Location Purpose Attendee Contact nt 03/19/2015- 1000- 1130 Plant Tour Admin. Building Humboldt State Grad Cindy Murra Tour Guide Cheryl Scott student to tour P1 with Cindy Murra 03/20/2015- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom Los At High School to tour Tom Meregillano Tour Cheryl Scott Pi. Approx. 25 guests. Guide 03/25/2015- - Speaking CWEA Conf. CW EA SSCSC Collections Ron Coss to present Cheryl Scott Engagement Workshop Lab section. 03/25/2015- - Children's Water UCI OCSD hosting booth at OCSD Staff Cheryl Scott Festival 2015 Water Festival. 03/26/2015- - Children's Water UCI OCSD Hosting Booth at OCSD Staff Cheryl Scott Festival 2015 Water Festival 03/27/2015- 900- 1030 Plant Tour GM Conf. Room New Board Members to Jim Herberg Tour Guide Cheryl Scott tour Pi. 03/27/2015- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom Los At High School to lour Barbara Collins Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Pl. Approx. 25 guests. 03/28/2015- 900- 1500 lWestminster Spring Westminster Civic OCSD Hosting Booth at OCSD Staff Cheryl Scott Festival 2015 Center Festival. 3/30/2015 3:17:43 PM OCSD Outreach Report - 3/3 012 01 5 Date Time Organization/Eve Location Purpose Attendee Contact nt 03/28/2015- 800- 1000 Plant Tour Admin. Building Rancho Santiago College Shabbir Basrai Tour Guide Cheryl Scott to tour P1. Approx. 10 students 03/30/2015- 1200- 1400 Plant Tour Boardroom Baja Sur Tour. Approx. 6 Jim Herberg Tour Guide Cheryl Scott guests. 03/30/2015- 1030- 1200 Plant Tour Boardroom Biosolids Management Leyte Perez Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Company to lour P1. Approx. 5 guests. 03/31/2015- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom New Employee/Open Tour. Paula Zeller Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 04/01/2015- 900- 1200 Plant Tour Boardroom San Clemente High School Kelly Newell Tour Guide Cheryl Scott to tour P1. Approx.40 guests, 2 tours 04/08/2015- 900- 1000 Speaking Newport Beach City Speak up Newport. Rob Thompson Speaker Cheryl Scott Engagement Hall 04/13/2015- 1230- 1400 Plant Tour Boardroom Hope University Tour. Lisa Rothbart Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Approx. 12 guests. 04/15/2015- 1415- 1545 Plant Tour Boardroom OCC To tour P1.Approx. Jeff Armstrong Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 15 guests. 04/16/2015- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Room A OCHCA Nursing to tour Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Pl. Approx. 10 guests 3/30/2015 3:17:43 PM OCSD Outreach Report - 3/3 012 01 5 Date Time Organization/Eve Location Purpose Attendee Contact nt 04/22/2015- - Orange County OC Fair Grounds OCSD staff Judging OCSD Staff Cheryl Scott Science and Science Projects En ineerin Fair 04/22/2015- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom CSUF Nursing Tour. Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Approx. 24 guests 04/22/2015- 1030- 1330 Sustain-A-Palooza Santa Ana College OCSD to host an OCSD Staff Cheryl Scott Event information booth. Over 400 students and staff in attendance. 04/24/2015- 1700- 1900 Speaking UCI Speaker at UCI AAEES Lisa Rothbart Speaker Cheryl Scott Engagement Symposium. Air Quality and Alternative energy. 04/24/2015- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom Vanguard Nursing class to Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott tour P1. Approx. 15 guests 04/27/2015- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom CSULB Microbiology Class Barbara Collins Tour Guide Cheryl Scott to tour P1. Approx. 25 guests. 04/29/2015- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom CSULB Nursing to lour P1. Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Approx. 24 guests. 04/30/2015- 930- 1100 Plant Tour A& B Saddleback College to tour Jeff Armstrong Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Pi. Approx. 30 guests 3/30/2015 3:17:43 PM OCSD Outreach Report - 3/30/2015 Date Time Organization/Eve Location I Purpose Attendee Contact nt 3/30/2015 3:17:43 PM Monthly News Clippings G�JN�V S A N I TgT�Oy = 9 Q 2 c� o � FCTi� �E March 2015 OCSD Public Affairs Office Table of Contents CONSTRUCTION.......................................................................PAGE 1 March 12, 2015 Night Work on Sanitation Project in West Newport after crews find old buried bridge By: Daily Pilot Staff Daily Pilot March 13, 2015 Night Work Required for OCSD's Coast Highway Project By: Newport Indy Staff Newport Beach Independent Online March 13, 2015 City gets update on sewage line project By: OC Register Staff Orange County Register March 19, 2015 Sewer project restricts traffic on Coast Highway By: Staff Reports Daily Pilot March 21, 2015 Environmentalists contest sewer line project through Talbert park By: Bradley Zint Daily Pilot March 27, 2015 Sanitary district oks major Costa Mesa sewer pipeline project By: Bradley Zint Daily Pilot HUMAN INTEREST................................................... .................PAGE 'Ill February 2015 Orange County Sanitation District Celebrates 60 Years! By: The Connection Staff The Connection March 3, 2015 Growth plans come about By: Brandon Lien Coast Report March 23, 2015 Here are the complicated solutions to California's Drought By: Stacey Leasca RYOT News TWITTER POSTINGS................................................... ..............PAGE 22 FACEBOOK POSTINGS................................................... ..........PAGE 27 March 12, 2015 Corona Del Mar Today CORONA DEL MAR TODAY Night Work on Sanitation Project in West Newport After Crews Find Old Buried Bridge Posted: March 12th, 2015 08:59 am Deeply buried concrete and timber,possibly from an old bridge,will require around-the-clock work on Pacific Coast Highway,according to the City of Newport Beach website. The Orange County Sanitation District's contractor,working on replacing a large sewer line, encountered the buried bridge near the Newport Boulevard Bridge,the website states. The crews need to remove the obstruction to get the sewer project on schedule,which requires around-the-clock work. Westbound traffic will be down to one lane, except during peak traffic hours,through the end of the week and possibly into next week,the website states. The southbound Newport Boulevard ramp to Coast Highway will be closed from 7 p.m. to 3 p.m. through March 20. Motorists should take Hospital Road to Superior Boulevard to access Coast Highway. The project, which began in September, is replacing a large sewer line that takes wastewater to a treatment plant in Huntington Beach. The pipe runs along Coast Highway, and crews have shut down Imes and removed on-street parking during construction. In January, crews twice ruptured gas lines, creating even worse traffic problems, and earlier this month,crews accidentally damaged a power line that caused a traffic signal outage. Click here to see a map of the detour. 1 March 13, 2015 Newport Beach Independent Newport Beach , )n NENPORT BEACH IN]EPENDENT 0NL117E Posted On 13 Mar 2015 By:Newport Indy Staff Night Work Required for OCSD's Coast Highway Project The Orange County Sanitation District's contractor (Kiewit Construction) on the Newport Force Main Rehabilitation project is working on Pacific Coast Highway near the Newport Boulevard bridge. During construction, crews encountered deeply buried concrete and timber foundations believed to be from a previous bridge. The contractor's crews must now work around-the- clock to remove the obstruction and get the sewer project back on schedule. Westbound traffic will be down to one lane except during peak traffic hours for the remainder of the week, possibly extending through next week. The southbound Newport Boulevard ramp to Coast Highway will be closed from 7 p.m. to 3 p.m. from March 11 to March 20. Detour to Hospital Road to Superior Boulevard to access Coast Highway. 2 March 13, 2015 Orange County Register ORANGE COUNTY G Top— City gets update on sewage line project March 13, 2015 The Orange County Sanitation District stopped by council chambers Feb. 24 for an update on the sewage line project on Pacific Coast Highway. Rob Thompson,director of engineering on the project, said there's an 80 percent to 85 percent chance they'll hit its estimated completion date in May for the first phase of the project. Workers are replacing a 50-year-old steel pipe on the south side of Pacific Coast Highway. After the completion of the project,the sanitation district will start work in September to replace a sewer line on the north side of PCH, which is estimated to take until May 2016,with a break in work during the holidays. Thompson also addressed four incidents they caused during the construction—two gas main breaks, an interruption of the traffic signal at Riverside Avenue and an accident where they cut their own sewer line. While Councilman Tony Petros said the project was a priority for the city,he said the work has caused major traffic disruption on a main thoroughfare in the city. "Please just be done quickly,"Petros said. The sanitation district will also work on a sewer near Newport Boulevard next spring,which should only affect one lane of traffic, Thomas said. 3 March 19, 2015 Daily Pilot DAILY PILOT From staff reports March 19,zm5 3:18P.m. Sewer project restricts traffic on Coast Highway Westbound traffic on Coast Highway in Newport Beach is reduced to one lane except during peak traffic hours for the rest of this week, and possibly through next week, as Orange County Sanitation District contractor Kiewit Construction continues work on a sewer main rehabilitation project near the Newport Boulevard bridge,the city says. The southbound Newport Boulevard ramp to Coast Highway is closed from 7 p.m. to 3 p.m. daily through Friday. Motorists are advised to detour to Hospital Road to Superior Avenue to access Coast Highway. 4 March 21, 2015 Daily Pilot DAiLyiJPILOT Environmentalists contest sewer line project through Talbert park Sanitation officials say the project is needed for a more reliable system, cost savings and less maintenance. NOW I. i" A man walks his bicycle east,toward Wert rgth Street,along a path in Talbert Regional Park where talks of a proposed sewer pipeline would go.Environmentalists have opposed the project,contending that it would ruin the natural quality ofthe Costa Mesa park(KEVIN CHANG,Daily Pilot/Much q,2015) 5 By Bradley Zint March 21,2015 6:12 p.m. A proposed sewage pipeline that would run under Talbert Regional Park is being challenged by local environmentalists,who contend that the wild spaces within the preserve deserve protection from the"mega-sized" equipment and cement associated with an increasingly urbanized city. Officials,however,say the estimated $23-million project— a joint effort by the Costa Mesa Sanitary District, Orange County Sanitation District and city of Newport Beach— is an essential one that's been discussed since the 198os. Furthermore,they contend,the new line in Talbert will help ensure a more reliable system and avoid the larger disaster of untreated sewage spilling onto city streets. The plans also involve building a new pipeline under a Westaide Costa Mesa residential street and decommissioning a handful of underground pump stations near Talbert in an effort to save costs on maintenance and electricity. There will be some environmental effects, officials say,but they'll be mitigated in a variety of ways, including by planting significant amounts of native vegetation to replace non-native plant species there.They also want to create a barrier that,theoretically,would minimize noise impacts to area birds. "I think,based on what I've seen, it's something that's going to have to be done," said sanitary district President Mike Scheafer of the project. "I'm comfortable with the mitigation measures that OCSD has put forward, and I think the rest of[our]board is too." Still, for Kevin Nelson and his like-minded cohorts,no pipeline belongs in the park.They favor the "leave-it-alone" option. Nelson,who grew up in Costa Mesa and now lives in San Clemente,heads an advocacy group he founded called the Nature Commission. He and others contend that this is the largest project around that no one seems to have heard about. "From the human standpoint, this organic,lightly used place is of great value,"Nelson said. "I'm sorry that it doesn't translate to money... or something you can measure on an Excel sheet." Talbert park pipeline The proposed underground sewer pipeline that would go through Talbert park is designed to be about 4,800 feet long. It would start on Walkabout Circle, a tiny residential street in the Newport Terrace neighborhood of Newport Beach,then go south toward where Balboa Boulevard meets the terminus of West 19th Street before heading west into Talbert park, under the Santa Ana River and eventually into the county wastewater treatment facility in Huntington Beach. 6 The Talbert pipeline would move untreated sewage using gravitational forces,rather than pump stations that apply pressure to the line to move material. It would be maintained, constructed and funded by the Orange County Sanitation District,which is contributing $14.9 million. The Costa Mesa Sanitary District, meanwhile,has tentatively agreed to pay$7.1 million toward its end of the project,which involves constructing a new sewer line under Canyon Drive and decommissioning five of its pump stations.They'll no longer be needed because the new line would move material using gravity. Sanitary district General Manager Scott Carroll has planned a compromise on its end. The district originally wanted to decommission six stations,but decided to leave one of them, on Aviemore Terrace,intact. Keeping the Aviemore station, Carroll said,will save an estimated $1 million and avoid the need to construct a new pipeline through another portion of Talbert park.The Aviemore station only services about 25 homes, Carroll added, so the district felt removing it for a high price wasn't cost-effective for the ratepayers. The city of Newport Beach's portion of the project is the smallest.The city would close its pump station on Walkabout Circle. It would also build a pipe to connect to the county pipe that goes through Talbert. Canyon Drive pipeline According to sanitary district engineer Robin Hamers,there's no other way to put it:The Canyon Drive pipeline would be a major undertaking,potentially involving excavation, drilling and/or tunneling into the Westside residential street. M Follow@bradleyzint bradley.zint@latimes.com 7 March 27 2015 Daily Pilot DAILY PILOT Sanitary district OKs major Costa Mesa sewer pipeline project By Bradley Zint March 27,201.5 2:59P.m. After about 20 minutes of discussion Thursday night, Costa Mesa Sanitary District directors quietly approved the agency's portion of an estimated $23-million sewer pipeline project that will bring major construction work to the city's Westside, including installation of a new pipe under Talbert Regional Park. The unanimous vote solidified the district's plans for its end of the multiagency deal: installing a nearly half-mile pipeline under Canyon Drive, a residential street, and decommissioning several pump stations in the area.The work is estimated to cost $7.1 million. The directors also agreed to the Orange County Sanitation District's $14.9-million plan to install an approximately 4,800400t pipeline under Talbert's southern edge and the Santa Ana River and leading into treatment facilities in Huntington Beach.A vote by the Newport Beach City Council is still needed. The two new pipelines will move untreated sewage using gravitational forces rather than pressure applied from pump stations. Sanitary district officials said the project—which isn't expected to affect sewer rates —will negate the need for expensive upgrades to the antiquated pump stations and guarantee a more reliable system.The current sewer system around the park has failed 16 times since 1999- "There's more expensive sewer infrastructure that has to happen if we don't do the abandonment,"said district engineer Robin Harriers. One failure a year"is a bad deal, as far as I'm concerned," said district President Mike Scheafer. "We're spending a dollar to save thousands of dollars, as I see it potentially." 8 Some Costa Mesa activists,Westside residents and environmentalists protested the plans, arguing that major construction along Canyon Drive would be extremely disruptive and that Talbert — a roughly 18o-acre nature preserve that contains endangered species—would be harmed. "It's one of those rare places—very rare places—that is wild and quiet,"environmentalist Kevin Nelson said of Talbert park. 'It's highly unique. " Erik Meister,president of the Westbluff Village condominium complex's homeowners association, said the Canyon Drive construction would"be devastating to our community and the businesses around it." "Add another dime to my bill,but don't disrupt my life"for years,he added. The project is expected to take as long as two years,though officials stressed that the timeline doesn't necessarily mean two years of constant construction in any particular neighborhood. Now that the plans are approved on Costa Mesa's end, officials said they want to hold meetings to inform residents. No community meetings on the issue had been held before Thursdays vote—a point of contention for the environmentalists who opposed the plans. Director Bob Ooten said he wanted a forum to hear the public's concerns and "keep people from losing sleep over,potentially, a nonproblem." In a follow-up interview Friday, Nelson,who heads the environmentalist group Nature Commission, said he and former Costa Mesa Councilman Jay Humphrey plan to continue lobbying against the Talbert pipeline to outside agencies, including the California Coastal Commission. They also want to speak with county sanitation officials to get more detailed explanations of the nixed alternatives that would have avoided digging under Talbert. "We're gonna get these fleshed out," Nelson said. 9 February 2015 The Connection The Connection February 2015 0 Volume 13,Issue 1 Orange County Sanitation District Celebrates 60 Years! Congratulations to our anniversary buddies,Orange County Sanitation District!They are 60 years old this year......here is what Kelly Newell in their public affairs office shared with us recently: "In 1954,the Orange County Sanitation District was formed. Orange County was an agricultural area with a population of 321,700 and we were serving only a third of that.Today, Orange County is known world-wide for its economy, lifestyle and culture and OCSD has developed and grown along with the County, now serving 2.5 million people.That is more than 8 times of what it used to be in 1954. From our inception through the 1970's our systems were expanded to meet the rapid population growth and urbanization and to handle steadily increasing wastewater flows. We implemented extensive odor control facilities, compliance with AQMD permits began to drive our operations and we expanded our ocean monitoring program to support our first 301 h waiver permit allowing the discharge of combined primary and secondary treated effluent. The 80's were good to us but the 90's really tested us. We saw several high flow events during El Nino winters of 1992, 1995 and 1998 with peak outfall flows of over 500 mgd. We began the planning and public outreach of the GWR System with our partner OCWD. We achieved 100% beneficial reuse of our bio-solids and reuse of our bio-gas to generate electricity in our new central generation facilities. We consolidated our governance from 9 districts to a single district, and we focused on being cost competitive with reinvention and automation, and employee development and training. At the end of the decade beach closures and postings under the requirements of AB 411 renewed the publics and our Board's focus on beach quality.While Y2K had many running around afraid of the unknown, including some of our staff that spent New Year's Eve in the lunch room, getting ready to jump into action if the system crashed,we kicked off the millennium investigating beach bacteria levels and their cause as a result, our Board sprang into action and adopted a policy and got state law changed allowing OCSD to divert dry weather urban runoff into our plants to help get the bacteria levels down. 10 We also entered into a consent decree to treat all of our effluent to secondary standards by Dec 31, 2012 and embarked on $2.7 billion CIP program including$600 million in secondary treatment facilities. We issued bonds, had a series of double digit rate increases and faced more challenges to include counties banning the practice of bio-solids application to crop land and WDR requirements for Sanitary Sewers to prevent spills. Here is the link to our 60m Anniversary video posted on our YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieYTH8lJrXw&list=U U 13giNJ 1n5pOgE83MR11J EA" Congratulations on 60 amazing years! tJ March 3, 2015 Coast Report MLimm Growth plans come about Proposal calls for an expansion of the sailing center and its programs. Photo courtesy of Orange Coast College A design shows the proposed expansion of the School of Sailing and Seamanship across Pacific Coast Highway. Tuesday, March 3, 2015 5:00 pm Brandon Lien, Staff Writer Avast ye sailors, pirates and buccaneers. Orange Coast College's Sailing Center may soon offer an expanded Professional Mariners Program to help students learn the essentials of a career on the inky deeps—and offer it in a remarkable setting. 12 By the end of June the college should know the cost of a parcel of land across the street from the existing sailing center on Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach. The parcel, owned by the Orange County Sanitation District, could hold the future of the mariner's program. Doug Bennett, director of the Orange Coast College Foundation, said the half-acre to one- acre parcel is estimated to be worth between $500,000 and $1 million and the college has an option to purchase it from the sanitation district. "We are working with the sanitation district to get an appraisal on the land right now and when that appraisal comes back they'll have a number. The college district will basically decide whether we're going to buy it or not and hopefully we will," Bennett said. If successful, the college plans to build a parking facility for both the sailing center and the new facility on the bottom of the parcel, and add classrooms above to expand offerings in the Professional Mariners Program. OCC's mariners program offers courses to prepare students for jobs in the maritime industry including seamanship, marine safety, boat handling, navigation, and boat maintenance. Students completing the program receive Professional Mariner Level 1 Certificate and will be qualified to work as deckhand on private yachts or commercial vessels and will have earned their STCW certificate for U.S. Coast Guard Basic Safety Training. The program is open to both students and community members and the proposed facility will allow the college to reach more interested people, Bennett said. In addition to the new facility, the college is also looking at building a bridge from the sailing center's current location on the south side of PCH to the parcel of land on the opposite side of the highway. "The vision is to take the program to the next level by acquiring parking and training the professional mariners," Bennett said. "The sanitation district has their appraiser, we have ours, and they're sort of going back and forth with the numbers so by the time that number pops up and is ready, hopefully we all agree on it." 13 March 23, 2015 RYOT News Here are The Complicated Solutions to California's Complicated Drought 18 hours ago 3123115 By STACEY LEASCA RYOT News Turning on your faucets and having safe, drinkable water come out may one day be a luxury. And that one day may come sooner than you think, if you live in California. California is in its fourth year of severe drought. That part has been well-covered, but it is the solutions to the drought, both near- and far-term, that need to be discussed. The drought is a wildly complicated issue in California, especially when you consider that one town may be in a Stage 3 drought, while the town over isn't in one at all. Neighborhood to neighborhood, house to house, the messaging is different. What's worse is that many in the southern half of the state don't know where their water comes from at all. "I'm assuming people have very little idea of where their water comes from, and I'd dare to say if there was an upside to a drought, it's at least the discussion," Joshua Haggmark, a water resources manager in Santa Barbara, told RYOT while giving us a tour of the desalination plant there. Haggmark added, "There isn't a stupid question out there. I love people asking me because there is so much poor information floating around." 14 Construction equipment along the Calaveras River in the Central Valley, California. Photo via Flickr user Eric Sonstroem. Santa Barbara is currently contemplating bringing the de-sal plant back online for the first time in 23 years to help mitigate the drought crisis in the area. The plant, taken offline in 1992, is one solution California communities are looking at to solve its water problems. It will help to bring more potable drinking water to the thirsty community, if taken back online, within the next few years. Right now, the plant is literally a time capsule from the early '90s. When you enter the plant's control center, there are big, bulky computers lining the wall. One even has a floppy disk still in it. The town will of course update the infrastructure and hardware, and is currently in the bidding process to find the right company to take on the task. Haggmark estimates the plant will cost between $30-$40 million to get back up and running, and then will cost about$5 million a year to operate. The plant works by drawing in seawater right off the coast. It then filters the water through various stages, eventually sending clean drinking water out the other side. In fact, the water is so pure that the plant has to actually add calcium back into the water so it will taste better. 15 "d(r .► k sN4 i}iisp:�+w'i RY�4 ,� /t p But desalination isn't without its problems. The first being cost. Right now, Haggmark estimates that it costs about $300 to produce an acre foot of water in Santa Barbara. The de- sal plant will cost about $1,700 an acre foot. "It's a pretty big difference," Haggmark noted. "In no way would I be promoting 100 percent de-sal, but I think, given climate change and our need to kind of stabilize our water supply, because we've been diversifying for years, I think having a portion of your water come from de-sal is probably a stable alternative idea." The second issue with de-sal is its potentially heavy toll on the environment. Critics of the water-filtration process note that the intake valves can suck up important elements and microscopic marine life into the system, while the salt going back into the ocean may cause its own issues. It takes about 2 gallons of seawater to produce 1 gallon of drinkable water. Essentially, when de-sal takes the saltwater in, it sends about double the salt back out, which is then distributed on the ocean floor. The thing about it is, for Santa Barbara and many other communities around the state, there may not be another option. "This year we've received about 10 inches of rain," Haggmark said. "We usually get about 30 inches, which is an average year for us. We've gotten 10 inches for about the last four years." In fact, Lake Cachuma, one of the area's reservoirs that serves 200,000 people, is only filled to 28 percent of its capacity. This isn't the fault of Santa Barbara residents. They are doing more than their part, according to Haggmark. Santa Barbara asked its citizens to reduce their water intake by 20 percent. So far, Haggmark said, they have been conserving about 24 percent. Not surprising for the town that invented Earth Day. 16 t Lake Oroville looks more like a puddle than a lake these days. (All Photos: California Department of Water Resources) But conservation work may actually be detrimental to the human water supply in the community. "The difference between this drought and last drought is there is requirements to do fish releases," Haggmark said while explaining how the community is releasing a "significant amount of water" to sustaining a small population of steelhead trout. "I think we are still trying to figure out what that looks like, but I think right now we are dumping what equates to enough water for 900 homes in a year, every month is getting dumped down the river to satisfy what I'm thinking is less than 100 trout," he noted. Haggmark further explained that the town took a 55 percent reduction in water for its people, but the fish haven't. The de-sal plant may help, as it will produce about the same amount of water being pushed down the river for fish, according to Haggmark. Haggmark added, "I feel like we are all headed over the cliff together, so there won't be any water for fish, there won't be any water for people if we don't figure out how to manage it." For Haggmark and other water watchers, the question for de-sal then becomes: Do you take the environmental impacts of de-sal, or continue to dump a large amount of water to save a small number of trout? When asked if the community has another option, Haggmark said, "They don't and thats kind of the challenge." 17 In this May 6, 2014 photo, a horse grazes at a ranch near Merced County, California. But de-sal isn't the only water resource in play. Groundwater drilling is another way Californians get their water. Groundwater drilling works exactly like drilling for oil. Companies drill into the soil to find underground aquifers from which to pump water out. It is how California gets about one-third of its water supply. The effects of groundwater drilling are most apparent in California's Central Valley, an area that produces food found in two out of every three meals eaten in the United States, according to the National Post. "The water in the Central Valley accumulated there about 10,000 years ago," said Jay Famiglietti, a hydrologist and the senior water scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "It took thousands and thousands and thousands, if not millions of years, to accumulate, and we are burning through it in really just a few decades. So the point is that we are using it so much faster than the rate at which it can be replenished." Compounding the problem is the fact that the Central Valley produces some of the thirstiest crops in the world. According to The New York Times, there are 6,000 almond farmers in the Central Valley who grow an estimated 600 million pounds of almonds per year. That comprises more than 70 percent of the world's almond supply. The trouble is, it takes 1.1 gallons of water to produce a single almond. And that's just one of the hundreds of different crops grown in the region. "We have to come to terms with how much water it takes to produce the food that we want and decide what we want as a society, as a community or as a state, how much food we want to grow and then try to do that with the least amount of water," Famiglietti said, adding that wiser crop choices will need to be a part of the future of agriculture in California. 18 Other communities besides the Central Valley are also tapping into their groundwater at a rate far too high to maintain. Haggmark noted that because of where Santa Barbara is geographically located, its groundwater supply is low. And even if they do continue to pump, the basins have the potential to be Flooded by seawater, thus ruining them for decades, if not centuries, to come. And until now, groundwater has had little to no oversight. "California is kind of like oily oily oxen free when it comes to groundwater basins. People just kind of pump as much as they want," said Haggmark. "There is no control, no oversight and unfortunately it's gotten a lot of basins in trouble:' 4 y a T GUIN��p t0SAV�R Ali A water conservation sign is shown displayed outside of City Hall in Santa Cruz, California. What may help, Haggmark said, is the new groundwater sustainability plan put forth by the state. It was put in place to help communities all over California responsibly take from the their groundwater supply, while giving them the tools necessary to replenish them. But even the management of groundwater sustainability may get complicated. As one state document on groundwater sustainability notes, "Groundwater management is not easy. The resource is out of sight, which can make it difficult to determine water levels, quality and other factors. Basin boundaries are impossible to see. And the boundaries of a basin don't neatly follow jurisdictional lines. In fact, most of the state's basins underlie more than one county or water agency." The Central Valley is also already seeing the serious effects of groundwater depletion. The ground there is literally sinking about a foot a year, because as Famiglietti explains, taking water out of the ground is like taking the air out of a tire. So if we shouldn't take it from the sea or from deep within the Earth for very long, why not recycle it? 19 Some areas of the state, particularly Orange County, are already combating the groundwater depletion issue with recycled groundwater replenishment systems. According to Orange County's Groundwater Replenishment Systems website, the process works in three steps. Water is first treated at the at the Orange County Sanitation District. It then flows to the groundwater replenishment system, where it "undergoes a state-of-the-art purification process consisting of microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet light with hydrogen peroxide." According to the site, approximately 35 million gallons of water per day are pumped into injection wells to create a seawater-intrusion barrier. An additional 35 million gallons a day are pumped to Orange County Water District's percolation basins in Anaheim where the water naturally filters through sand and gravel to the deep aquifers of the groundwater basin. So far, it has produced over 152 billion gallons of water. ti, s This replenishment system is a huge step forward, according to the water experts we talked with, but it's more of a long-term solution. As Haggmark noted, the water is not drinkable. "We are probably 10 years out from that. What then, can people do right now to help? Simply conserve. And forget about your lawn. Every water expert we spoke with said getting rid of lawns was the biggest way to make a significant immediate impact in our water conservation. Lawn care comprises about 50 percent of the residential water use in California. Many don't even realize how much water they are using to water, or over-water, their lawns. 20 All of the experts suggested moving toward native and drought-resistant landscaping, which can help cut outdoor water use by 90 percent. Most communities in California also allot for significant rebates and tax benefits for tearing out your lawn and planting drought-resistant plants instead. Beyond lawns, the experts also suggest checking your water bill to ensure you aren't paying the price of taking too long of showers, having an old toilet, or running your kitchen faucet for too long while doing the dishes. All of these can add up to huge water, and cash, savings. "For 2014, we were in fact 11 trillion gallons below normal conditions," Famiglietti said. "If we could somehow, magically, get 12 trillion gallons, maybe in part from recycling, in part from de-sal, who knows, maybe we'll buy it from Oregon or something, then we'd be at normal conditions." 21 March 2015 OCSD Tweets Twitter Posts for March 2015 Tweeted 19 times and Re-tweeted 10 times �.00 Sewers((DOC Sewers 6h6 hours ago CASA scholarships available to CA undergrad students who want degrees to work at a local public wastewater facility. http://on.fb.me/1 wAxXKO OC Sewers(c)OC Sewers Mar 28 IF We're at the Westminster Spring Festival today until 3pm. Come stop by our booth to get your W2F swag. OC Sewers HOC Sewers Mar 27 Tonight at 8pm WB PCH will be down to one lane&SB Newport Blvd. ramp to PCH will be closed 24 hrs till Mon @ 3 pm. https://www.facebook.com/OCSewers/posts/10152770639732951:0 ... OC Sewers HOC Sewers Mar 26 IF Another great day at the Children's Water Festival!The kids love learning about Microbes! OC Sewers(a)OC Sewers Mar 25 no We're at the Children's Water Festival today talking to the kids about Microbes! OC Sewers(d OC Sewers Mar 24 IF OCSD has won the 2014 Safety Plant of the Year from SARBS-Santa Ana River Basin Section of the California Water Environment Association. 22 SYNAGRO SYNAGRO - Marti Fox 4 in#KC finds out#biosolids have been a safe resource for local farmers for decades ht(p://youtu.be/PyWh Ou2yfQ EYouTube OC Sewers(@JOC Sewers Mar 23 We're accepting applications for the position of Senior Plant Operator. If you're interested please apply. http://agency.governmentjobs.com/oesd/default.cfm ... OC Sewers(a).00 Sewers Mar 19 mo Congrals to OCSD employee Gilbert Berela who won 2nd place for Mechanic of the Year&for Gimmicks& Gadgets at the March SARBS Banquet. Rebecca Lona Bralaal1969 Mar 18 Met with OC Congressional Staff to talk about water and wastewater issues in the region. @OC_Sewers OC Sewers(@,OC Sewers Mar 18 No OCSD's Plant 2 Headworks Replacement Project wins ASCE award! hftps://www.facebook.com/OCSewers/posts/10152750328027951:0 ... OC Sewers(@ OC Sewers Mar 17 Congrats to Esther Chang who won Operator of the Year&Allan Dumlao who won 2nd place for Operator of the Year at this years SARBS banquet! Ready ReadvOC n@ ReadvOC Mar 16 e,C Hey Android and Apple usersl Do you feel ready in an emergency? Download the ReadyOC app today for all of your#EmergencyPrep needs! 23 I/ Clean Water Services(a.CleanWaterNews Mar 16 RT @nytimes: The wet wipes box says Flush, but the New York City sewer system says don't http://bit.ly/l 8TJ rOS OC Sewers P_OC Sewers Mar 12 IF CASA scholarships available to CA undergrad students who want degrees to work at a local public wastewater facility. http://on.fb.me/1wAxXKO qM TPO Magazine OUPOmag Mar 12 A California Water District Succeeds With Indirect Reuse Of Recycled Wastewater http://bit.ly/1 DgBL3u OC Sewers P-OC Sewers Mar 12 IV We're accepting applications for the position of Electrical Technician I. If you're interested please apply. http://agency.governmentjobs.com/ocsd/default.cfm ... OC Sewers(Jo OC Sewers Mar 12 Night Work on Sanitation Project in West Newport After Crews Find Old Buried Bridge. http://www.coronadelmartoday.com/48571/home/night-work-on-sanitation-project-in-west-newport-after-crews- find-old-buried-bridge/ ... OC Sewers(at.00 Sewers Mar 9 IV Traffic Advisory on PCH and Newport Blvd. Down one lane from at 7 p.m.-3 p.m.for the remainder of the week. https://www.facebook.com/OCSewers/posts/i 0152731027312951 ... OC Sewers(o).00 Sewers Mar 9 no We're accepting applications for the position of Information Tech.Analyst II. If you're interested please apply. http://agency.governmentjobs.com/ocsd/default.cfm ... OC Sewers(Jo OC Sewers Mar 6 no 24 Today, our GM is speaking about Innovate&Sustainable Projects for Water Resource Recovery @ the ASCE Region 9 Infrastructure Symposium. OC Sewers(o).00 Sewers Mar 6 IF Construction Alert: Beginning 3/8, residents near Bayshores community may notice an increase in night work activity. http://bit.ly/1 EmepwB YLWD YLWD Mars 13 The toilet is only meant to Flush the three P's—pee, poop and paper. http://fb.me/1 NvzMNfJK SF Water Power Sewer(a),SFWater Mar 4 Washing#grease down the drain with hot water? See what happens in the bowels of our sewer system if you keep that up http://bit.ly/l CwJywH OYouTube AININA OC Sewers(HOC Sewers Mar 4 no Can people tell the difference between bottled,tap and purified sewer water?@Buzzfeed finds out. http://ow.ly/InLeo OYouTube ONgbOAvoldinaRearet(a),avoidingregret Mar 3 A Sanctuary Among Sewage @ladpw http://bit.ly/18ij7NJ #mydayinLA#LAsewers#japanesegarden F.SAWPA(a)SAWPA OWOW Mar2 Coming Soon! Brine Line video detailing the pipeline's benefit to water quality&support to industry throughout IE. Huntin Son Beach CA P HBSurfCit USA Mar 2 25 RT @LANow:A blanket of hail covers the beach just south of the Huntington Beach Pier-@alschaben Auntingtonbeach OC Sewers(a).00 Sewers Mar 2 This sure is some crazy weather we're having. We have hail at our Plant No. 2 facility! 26 March 2015 OCSD Facebook Postings Facebook Posts for March 2015 Posted 21 times and Re-Shared 7 times 10 Orange County Sanitation District CASA Scholarships Available CASA Scholarships Available As a member of the California Association of Sanitation Agencies(CASA)and recognizing the need to recruit new professionals into the industry,OCSD is helping to promote a scholarship opportunity for California residents for undergraduate students seeking degrees connected to working at a local public wastewater facility. The CASA Education Foundation is offering two-three$5,000 scholarships in 2015 Applications will be accepted until May 1,201... See More Orange County Sanitation District We're at the Westminster Spring Festival today until 3 p.m.Come stop by our booth to get your free What 2 Flush swag! Orange County Sanitation District Work continues on the Newport Force Main Project. Starting tonight at 8 p.m.Westbound Coast Highway traffic will be down to one lane and the southbound Newport Blvd.ramp to Coast Highway will be closed for 24 hours a day, until Monday,March 30th at 3 p.m. To keep the sewer line project on schedule and this phase of work completed before summer when the traffic gets worse,the contractor is working around the clock to remove the obstructions.With the expected weather,ple... See More 27 Orange County Sanitation District via World Toilet Organization 124-year-old patent shows correct way of hanging your toilet roll Over or under-how do you hang your toilet rolls in the bathroom? STRA1TSTWES COM Orange County Sanitation District Another great day at the Children's Water Festival! The kids seem to be having a great time learning about Microbes! Orange County Sanitation District We're at the Cbildren's Water Festival today talking to the kids about Microbes. �e 28 Orange County Sanitation District OCSD has won the 2014 Safety Plant of the Yew from SARBS-the Santa Ana River Basin Section of the California Water Environment Association. c Orange County Sanitation District shared Municipal Water District of Orange County's photo. Municipal Water District of Orange County Starting a compost pile is an easy and cost effective way m tune up any garden or flower bed!Compost is spongy and absorbent allowing the slow,efficient release of water and nutrients to plants.Healthy plants in moist organic material need watering less frequently. Orange County Sanitation District added 3 new photos. Newport Force Main Project team finds more than 16 wood piles buried deeply underground,under the Newport Boulevard bridge. The team is working with different methods to remove the wood piles to make way for the tunnel boring machine to install a new sewer pipeline. Orange County Sanitation District We're accepting applications for the position of Senior Plant Operator. If you're interested please apply.http://agency.govemmentiobs.com/ocsd/default.cftn Orange County Sanitation District 29 Congratulations to OCSD employee Gilbert Barela who won 2nd place for Mechanic of the Year and for Gimmicks &Gadgets at the March(SARBS—Santa Ana River Basin Section)of the Ca.Water Environment Association Banquet. Orange County Sanitation District Our Board Chair,Vice Chair and General Manager are in Washington D.C.to meet with OC Congressional Staff to talk about water and wastewater issues in the region. Orange County Sanitation District Plant 2 Headworks Replacement Project wins ASCE award The Plant No. 2 Headworks Replacement Project,Project No.P2-66 received the American Society of Civil Engineer's Award for Outstanding Wastewater Treatment Project in the State of California for 2014. Based on this Award,the project will be nominated for the National Award to be determined later this year.Previously this project won several local and regional engineering awards and this is a higher level award that t... See More MA no Orange County Sanitation District Congratulations to two of our employees who won awards at the March(SARBS—Santa Ana River Basin Section)of the Ca.Water Environment Association Banquet.Esther Chang won Operator of the Year and Allan Dumlao won 2nd place for Operator of the Year! 30 Orange County Sanitation District http://www.virtual-strategy.com/.../el-ni°/C3°/B I o-weak-drought... El Nino Weak, Drought Deepens: Orange County Calif. Water Recycling Advances Increasingly... Bio-Logic Aqua®Research founder and Sharon Kleyne Hour- Power of Water®radio host Sharon... Orange County Sanitation District shared City of Newport Beach-City Hall's photo. City of Newport Beach-City Hall Mayor Pro Tern Diane Dixon is hosting a Town Hall meeting for West Newport/the Balboa Peninsula on Monday,March 16 at 6:30 p.m.in the former City Council Cha... See More Orange County Sanitation District CASA Scholarships Available As a member of the California Association of Sanitation Agencies(CASA)and recognizing the need to recruit new professionals into the industry,OCSD is helping to promote a scholarship opportunity for California residents for undergraduate students seeking degrees connected to working at a local public wastewater facility. The CASA Education Foundation is offering two-three$5,000 scholarships in 2015 Applications will be accepted until May 1, ... See More www.casaweb.org CASAWEB.ORG Orange County Sanitation District We're accepting applications for the position of Electrical Technician I.If you're interested please apply.http://agency.gove=entiobs.com/ocs(i/default.eftn Orange County Sanitation District 31 http://www.coronadelmartoday.com/.../night-work-on-sanitatio.../ ... CORONA DEL MAR TODAY » Night Work on Sanitation Project in West Newport After Crews Find Old... Deeply buried concrete and timber,possibly from... CORONADFi.MARTODAY.COM 10 Orange County Sanitation District Traffic Advisory:Westbound Coast Highway at Newport Boulevard will be down one lane starting at 7 p.m.through 3 p.m.torsorrow afternoon for the remainder of the week. Southbound Newport Boulevard ramp to Coast Highway closed.Detour to Hospital Road to Superior Boulevard to access Coast Highway. Due to emergency around-the-clock sewer construction on Coast Highway at Newport Boulevard,westbound traffic will be down to one lane except during peak traffic for the remainder... See More Orange County Sanitation District We're accepting applications for the position of Information Technology Analyst II.If youre interested please apply.http://agency.gove=ent obs.com/ocsd/default.cfin AM IV Orange County Sanitation District @OC Sewers GM will be presenting at today's Ninth Annual ASCE Region 9 Infrastructure Symposium. He will be speaking on the Innovative and Sustainable Projects for Water Resource Recovery. MA no Orange County Sanitation District Construction Alert: Starting the week of March 8,residents near the Bayshores community may notice an increase in night work activity over the next several weeks due to a rehabilitation method of lining the sewer pipeline,a process known as cured-in-place pipe(CIPP).Night activity will be periodic. Night work hours are scheduled to start as early as 7 p.m.and end by 6 a.m.,Sunday through Friday. For the most up-to-date information on the project,please contact our designated community liaison through the Newport Beach Program construction hotline at(714)679-2088 or via e-mail at constmctionhotline@ocsd.com. 32 Orange County Sanitation District sharedWatenneisters-A Toastmasters Club's photo. Congrats Lisa on your Second Place finish. Watermeiaters-A Toastmasters Club Lisa Rothbart(2nd place),Lilia Kovac(contestmasler),and Jeremy Davis(1st place).What a tlm Table Topics Contest!And good luck, Jeremy,at the nest level' Orange County Sanitation District shared Association of California Cities,Orange County's album. Thank you ACC-OC for coming to visit the Orange County Sanitation District.We hope you enjoyed the tour of our Plant. R District e between bottled,tap and purified sewer water?@B=feed finds out.http://ow.ly/InLeo People Drink Sewage Water For The First Time 33 Rather drink sewage water than LA tap water any day. Learn more at http://www.gwrsystem.wm Check out more awesome BuzzFeeciBlue videoslhftp://bit.ly/YTbuzzf... YOUTUBECOM 40 Orange County Sanitation District The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada(GFOA)has conferred a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the Orange County Sanitation District,for its biennial budget beginning July 1,2014. In order to receive this award,a governmental unit must publish a budget document that meets program criteria as a policy document,as an operations guide,as a financial plan,and as a communication device. GFOA has also presented a Certificate of Recognition for Budget presentation to John Ralston,OCSD's Accounting Supervisor,the individual designated as being primarily responsible for the District having achieved the award. G� BudgesB Awa.rd,d ion u.ecwn.�� Irma. Orange County Sanitation District This sure is some crazy weather we're having.We have hail at our Plant No.2 facility! Orange County Sanitation District shared a link. 34 How to turn sewage into a product people want DC Water considers sewage a natural resource it can convert to a profitable product MARKETPLACE.ORG 35 LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS MEETING Meeting Date 04/13/15 AGENDA REPORT Item Nonbef 3 Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: LEGISLATIVE UPDATES GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION Information Only. SUMMARY Staff will provide an update on recent federal and state legislative activities. PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS N/A ADDITIONAL INFORMATION N/A BUDGET/PURCHASING ORDINANCE COMPLIANCE N/A ATTACHMENT The following attachment(s) maybe viewed on-line at the OCSD website (AT w.ocsd.coml with the complete agenda package: • Federal Update - ENS Resources, Inc. • State Update - Townsend Public Affairs Page 1 R ESOl1RC E5 MEMORANDUM TO: Jennifer Cabral Rebecca Long FROM: Eric Sapirstein DATE: March 24, 201S SUBJECT: Washington Update The past month focused on a visit by the District's Board Chair, Vice Chair, and General Manager to Washington. The purpose of the visit was to discuss the priority policy items of interest to the District with the congressional delegation and senior Administration officials at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A summary of the meetings is below. In addition to the visit, we continued to monitor activities surrounding the development of water recycling assistance legislation, development of the fiscal year 2016 budget and progress associated with development of general water infrastructure assistance. Washington Visit Identifies Support of District Priorities A series of meetings were arranged with the District congressional delegation. In addition, the District attended a reception hosted by the Chairman and Ranking Democrat of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. At this meeting,the District met with members of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment that hold jurisdiction over the Clean Water Act. At this event, the District was able to discuss with the Subcommittee Chairman, Ranking Democrat and senior committee staff the priority to address the conflict of interest standard of the Clean Water Act. This is the issue that the District has identified to ensure that qualified individuals could be appointed to regional water quality boards. The response to this informal briefing was positive. The District was informed that an effort to develop a legislative response would be pursued and to this end, the District was asked by staff to provide additional background information. ENS Resources,Inc. 110114-Street,N.W. Washington,D.C.20005 Phone 202.466.3755frelcba 202.466.3187 With regard to meetings with the District's congressional delegation, the District found uniform support of its legislative priorities. Each office was very supportive of the ongoing initiative to enhance water supply reliability through the development of an expanded GWRS. To this end, support of the District's pending USER proposal for WaterSMART assistance for a feasibility study was expressed. This included a willingness to transmit a letter of support to the USER Commissioner Estevan Lopez. As a follow-up, the District responded to the delegation request for additional information on the grant proposal in order to follow-up with USBR. The District also took the opportunity to explain how it is working with SAWPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop a collaborative approach to minimize costs associated with the relocation of the SARI Line riprap removal. The delegation was encouraged by this effort. They generally stated a willingness to provide assistance to meet the District's needs, if necessary. As a general update, the District called upon the delegation membership to support continued availability of tax-exempt financing of water infrastructure. This has been an ongoing issue of concern because of proposals to restrict or eliminate such financing through tax reform efforts. The District requested that the Members sign on to a bipartisan letter of support for tax-exempt financing. There was positive interest in the request Finally, the delegation was advised of the importance to maintain support of the Clean Water Act state revolving loan fund to ensure federal support of water infrastructure needs. There was overall agreement that this program is important and needed to be fully funded. In meetings with the Administration, the District was met with constructive and supportive feedback. At USER, meetings with Deputy Commissioners and senior staff allowed for a thorough discussion on the benefits of the proposed feasibility study that the District submitted for WaterSMART assistance. USER staff was impressed by the groundwork the District had undertaken with the regional staff and the Denver Technical Center staff to ensure that the proposal clearly identified the elements of the study that would address USER priorities. At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), a review with the Deputy Director, Civil Works, of the District's effort to move forward on the final stages of the SARI Line relocation and riprap removal was provided. Central to the briefing was the collaborative approach with SAWPA to reuse the riprap to promote ecosystem restoration needs. The proposed approach was well received. In response to questions about how to proceed to ensure no conflicts with permit conditions associated with the riprap installation and removal, the District was directed to contact the South Pacific Division to discuss regulatory concerns and needs. In addition to the potential benefits of the reuse of the riprap, the District also took the opportunity to review some of the logistical matters associated with the removal and ongoing USACE bank armoring activities. The priority to coordinate ENS Resources,Inc. 110114-Street,N.W. Washington,D.C.20005 Phone 202.466.3755frelcba 202,466.3787 activities to avoid needless disruption to the environment was described. On this point,USACE staff recommended also working with the San Francisco Division. Water Supply and Drought The persistent drought continues to ratchet up congressional interest in developing a legislative response. As a starting point, during the District's Washington visit, it was learned that Members of the congressional delegation are communicating their support for the full funding of the WaterSMART program in fiscal year 2016. This should help the District in its effort to secure federal assistance. In addition to this budgetary activity, a number of Members within the California congressional delegation are developing legislative proposals to enhance the development of water recycling projects. A key approach that is under consideration is providing the Secretary of the Interior with general authority to support construction of projects that are deemed feasible by USBR. If adopted, and the District determines its proposed water recycling project is feasible under WaterSMART, such a legislative approach would allow for future project construction, without the time consuming need to secure a separate project authorization. Another approach that is anticipated is waiving the prohibition of using tax-exempt financing in conjunction with WIFIA assistance. If enacted, the District could potentially seek WIFIA assistance without triggering the use of costly taxable financing for 20% of any project. In addition to these specific approaches, Senators Feinstein and Boxer and key House California water leaders are expected to continue to develop a consensus approach to address the California drought that could become part of a larger regional or national drought bill. Waters of the U.S.Rulemaking Congressional calls for USEPA to suspend the rulemaking effort and restart the entire rule development process continue. Nonetheless, the agency continues toward a late spring or early summer final decision on the parameters of any rule. We do not expect the final rule to impact the District. ENS Resources,Inc. 110114-Street,N.W. Washington,D.C.20005 Phone 202.466.3755frelcba 202,466.3187 TOWNS END P U B L I C A F FA I R S 11T TPA rasa MEMO To: Orange County Sanitation District From: Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. Date: April 1, 2015 Subject: Legislative and Public Affairs Agenda Report State Legislative Update After passing the legislative introduction deadline, bills have begun to be assigned to committee for their first hearings. For non-fiscal bills, the deadline to be heard by committee is May 15. With the approaching deadline, a large number of bills are undergoing the 'gut and amend' process, and spot bills are developing language in order to be assigned to committee, or be scheduled for their first hearing. TPA is actively monitoring both the gut and amend process and development of language in spot bills for potential impact to the District. The focus of the Governor and his administration has been on alleviating the impact of the drought on the most severely impacted areas of the state, particularly the Central Valley. Working with the legislature, the Governor passed an emergency drought package that expedites 1 billion in funding from his budget, Proposition 1, and Proposition 1E. A recently released snowpack survey show that the state is only at 13 percent of average water levels for this time of year, making this the lowest reported snowpack in the state's history, worse than the drought conditions of 1977. On April 1, the Governor directed the first statewide mandated water reductions through the State Water Resources Control Board by 25 percent. "Today we are standing on dry grass where there should be five feet of snow. This historic drought demands unprecedented action," said Governor Brown. "Therefore, I'm issuing an executive order mandating substantial water reductions across our state. As Californians, we must pull together and save water in every way possible." The Governors strategy to increase water savings includes increasing incentives for drought tolerant landscape, switching to high efficiency appliances, as well as increased response time for water infrastructure projects and enforcement mechanisms. SB 119 (Hill), Protection of Subsurface Installations On March 19, Senator Hill's office hosted a second stakeholder meeting for SB 119 to follow up on items of concern discussed during the first meeting. The topics reviewed at that meeting included defining a hand tool, clarifying a state holiday, clarifying excavator notification in an Southern California Office•1401 Dove Street•Suite 330•Newport Beach,CA 92660•Phone(949)399-9050•Fax(W9)476-8215 State Capitol Office•925 L Street•Suite 1404•Sacramento,CA 95814•Phone(916)4474086•Fax(916)444-0383 Federal Office•600 Pennsylvania SE•Suite 207•Washington,DC 20003•Phone(202)546-8696•Fax(202)5464555 Northern California Office•300 Frank Ogawa Plaza•Suite 204•Oakland,CA 94612•Phone(510)835-9050•Fax(510)835-9030 emergency and other provisions. Postponed from that meeting until March 31, was discussion on the exemption in current law for nonpressurized subsurface lines, including sewer lines. In attendance at the March 31 meeting were representatives from Sempra, PG&E, SMPUC, LA County, CASA, and other stakeholders. After hearing further concerns related to nonpressurized lines from the stakeholder representatives, staff will be recommending that the Senator reinstate the exemption for nonpressurized laterals that exists under current law in SB 119. The Senator's staff will be working to find a solution to the cross bore threat presented by sewer laterals. The Senator's office understands that to marking requirement for current laterals in SB 119 was not feasible, however they are exploring options involving in the documenting and tracking of future sewer laterals. This proactive approach for future construction would require greater input from cities and builders, who work directly with the installation or relocation of a sewer lateral. SB 355 (Lara) San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy. On March 25, Senator Lara (D-33) amended his previous spot bill, SB 355, to remove one of Orange County's two voting members from the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountain Conservancy (RMC), and would add non-voting members to the Board. Among the cities that are eligible to sit on the Board are Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, La Palma, Placentia, Seal Beach and Stanton. Both the League of California Cities and the Association of California Cities Orange County have taken oppose positions to this bill. Currently the RMC is scheduled to receive funding through Proposition 1 including a direct allocation of $30 million, and is eligible for a portion of the $100 million in urban creek restoration. Jennifer Fitzgerald, the Council Member from Fullerton is currently nominated to fill one of the vacant seats on the RMC Board, and the city is expected to announce their opposition to the bill. TPA is working with District staff to oppose this legislation. SB 355 is currently in the Senate Rules committee where it will be assigned out. The bill will need to be heard before May 15, which is the deadline for committee to hear all non-fiscal bills. Emergency Drought Legislation Package On March 19, the Governor announced with bipartisan support from the legislature, a drought relief package, AB 91, AB 92, to expedite $1 billion to be used for drought relief. The drought package was divided into two bills, AB 91 as the appropriations bill and AB 92 as the policy trailer bill, which guides the implementation of the appropriations from AB 91. The package accelerates the below funding: • $128 million from Governor's Budget — to provide direct assistance to workers and communities impacted by drought o $25 million in emergency drinking water o $17 million in food assistance • $267 million from Proposition 1 — funding for safe drinking water and water recycling programs m March 2015 Report 2 • $660 million from Proposition 1 E—for flood protection in urban and rural areas The bulk of this funding is targeted at those communities in the Central Valley that have been devastated by the ongoing drought. Funding for projects dealing with water use efficiency, which guidelines are aligned with were not expedited in this legislation. On March 24, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Resources and Transportation and Senate Budget committee each convened hearings to discuss the items contained in the drought package. A brief presentation was provided by the Department of Finance regarding the budget appropriations that are being proposed in AB 91 and also to answer any questions regarding the trailer bill provisions contained in AB 92. The presentation regarding AB 91 was straightforward, as the Department of Finance described the $1.059 billion in funding proposed by the Governor. Specifically, the measure accelerates $132 million that was proposed in the Governor's January budget to assist communities and workers impacted by the drought and continue to implement provisions contained in the Governor's Water Action Plan. Additionally, AB 91 directs $267 million from the water bond to the existing Safe Drinking Water program, including $66.3 million for Wastewater Treatment projects that will be targeted to disadvantaged communities (DACs), and $69.2 million for Drinking Water in Small Disadvantages Communities; additionally, the Water Recycling programs under the State Water Resources Control Board will receive $131.7 million in expedited funding. The bill also accelerates $660 million in funding from Proposition 1E (2006) for flood protection in urban and rural areas. The Budget committees also heard from the Department of Finance on the policy changes necessary to implement the Governor's drought package. Much of the conversation on the drought package centered on provisions in AB 92 which give the Department of Fish and Game the authority to impose civil penalties for illegal water diversions which obstruct fish passages, an issue which is largely being caused by illegal marijuana grows. Republican members expressed concern about granting the Department the authority to access private property and levy fines to violators. Ultimately, no Republicans in the Assembly or Senate voted in favor of AB 92. Additional concerns were expressed that the penalty authority is not tied to an emergency drought proclamation, so the authority to levy fines will continue even after the drought it over. A representative from the Department of Fish and Game spoke at the hearings and indicated that the Department would report back to the Legislature annually regarding the fining authority. Ultimately, the Senate approved AB 91 on a 35-1 vote (Senator Moorlach was the only no vote) and approved AB 92 on a 24-14 party-line vote. In the Assembly, AB 91 was passed on a vote of 74-0, while AB 92 was approved on a 50-27 vote. Both bills were signed by the Governor on March 27, 2015. Water Bond Implementation 0 March 2015 Report 3 The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) released the draft guidelines for their Water Recycling program in early March. The guidelines allow for both planning and construction funding, including feasibility studies, for projects that offset or augment state fresh water supplies. Funding under the current draft guidelines allows for 75 percent of a planning project, or feasibility study, to be covered, up to $75,000, and for construction, up to 35 percent of capital costs, or $15 million, whichever is less. Workshops for the guidelines will be held in April, which TPA will attend and provide an update to staff of any developments. A full summary of the Water Recycling draft guidelines has been sent to staff to determine OCSD priorities in consideration of applying for funding. The Department of Water Resources is expected to release their Water Recycling guidelines in December 2015. OWOW 2.0: Proposition 84 Round 3 Funding (IRWM) The One Water One Watershed Pillar group met twice in March to discuss recommendations to the steering committee for Proposition 84, round 3 funding guidelines. This will be the final round of funding under Proposition 84, and $63 million will be made available for the Santa Ana funding region. The Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) region stretches from the Orange County coast, up along the Santa Ana River and major tributaries, to the mountains north of Rancho Cucamonga, east to the San Bernardino National Forest, and south of Hemet to portions of the San Jacinto Mountains. SAWPA has indicated that projects should have a regional impact with multi-agency collaboration or participation. TPA is working with staff to identify large District infrastructure projects that meet the system-wide goals established by the OWOW committee. As of the writing of this report, a maximum grant amount has not been established; however, because this is the last round of funding for Proposition 84 IRWM funds, it is expected that the cap for individual projects will be higher than previous rounds of funding. ® March 2015 Report 4 Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, April 01, 2015 AB 83 (Gatto D) Information Practices Act of 1977. Current Text: Amended: 3/26/2015 odf mmi Introduced: 1/6/2015 Last Amend: 3/26/2015 Location: 3/26/2015-A. P. &C.P. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Deskl Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House I Conc. Summary: Current law requires a person or business that owns, licenses, or maintains personal information about a California resident to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information, to protect the personal information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure. This bill would define "reasonable security procedures and practices" for purposes of these provisions as requiring, at a minimum, the encryption of private data to the degree that any reasonably prudent business would provide, as specified. Organization Position OCSD AB 168 (Maienschein R) Local government finance. Current Text: Introduced: 1/22/2015 >'d< n�mi Introduced: 1/22/2015 Location: 1/22/2015-A. PRINT Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Desk I Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Summary: Current law requires the county auditor, in the case in which a qualifying city becomes the successor agency to a special district as a result of a merger with that district as described in a specified statute, to additionally allocate to that successor qualifying city that amount of property tax revenue that otherwise would have been allocated to that special district pursuant to general allocation requirements. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the provision pertaining to property tax revenue allocations to a qualifying city that merges with a special district. Organization Position OCSD AB 199 (Eagman D) Alternative energy: recycled feedstock. Current Text: Introduced: 1/29/2015 z htmi Introduced: 1/29/2015 Location: 3/25/2015-A. REV. &TAX Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Desk I Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current law establishes the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority to provide financial assistance for projects that promote the use of alternative energies and authorizes the authority to approve a project for financial assistance in the form of a sales and use tax exclusion. This bill would expand projects eligible for the sales and use tax exclusion to include projects that process or utilize recycled feedstock, but would not include a project that processes or utilizes recycled feedstock in a manner that constitutes disposal. Organization Position OCSD A6 291 (M in D) California Environmental Quality Act: local agencies: notice of determination: water. Current Text: Introduced: 2/11/2015 >'df hsml Introduced: 2/11/2015 Location: 2/23/2015-A. NAT. RES. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Desk I Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Calendar: 4/13/2015 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 447 ASSEMBLY NATURAL RESOURCES, WILLIAMS, Chair Summary: Would authorize a local agency, for certain water projects, to file the notice with the county clerk of the county in which the local agency's principal office is located in lieu of the county clerk of each county in which the project is located and would, if the local agency exercises this authorization, require the local agency to file the notice with the Office of Planning and Research. This bill contains other existing laws. Page 1/7 Organization Position OCSD AB 300 (Alejo D) Safe Water and Wildlife Protection Act of 2015. Current Text: Amended: 3/5/2015 air himl Introduced: 2/12/2015 Last Amend: 3/5/2015 Location: 3/23/2015-A. APPR. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Summary: Would enact the Safe Water and Wildlife Protection Act of 2015, which would require the State Coastal Conservancy to establish and coordinate the Algal Bloom Task Force, in consultation with the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, and would prescribe the composition and functions and duties of the task force. The bill would require the task force to review the risks and negative impacts of toxic blooms and microcystln pollution and to submit a summary of its findings and recommendations to the secretary by January 1, 2017. Organization Position OCSD AB 307 (Mathis R) Graywater: groundwater recharge. Current Text: Introduced: 2/12/2015 ,L himi Introduced: 2/12/2015 Location: 2/12/2015-A. PRINT Deski Policy FiscallFloorl Deski Policyl Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House I 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would state the Intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to explicitly permit the usage of residential, commercial, and industrial graywater for the recharge of a groundwater basin or aquifer. Organization Position OCSD AB 308 (Mathis R) Graywater: agricultural use. Current Text: Introduced: 2/12/2015 ,L himi Introduced: 2/12/2015 Location: 2/12/2015-A. PRINT Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Desk I Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Would state the Intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to explicitly permit incorporated and unincorporated communities to sell graywater for agricultural purposes and agriculture to use graywater for agricultural purposes. Organization Position OCSD AB 311 (Gallagher R) Environmental quality: Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014. Current Text: Amended: 3/17/2015 „a< lsml Introduced: 2/12/2015 Last Amend: 3/17/2015 Location: 3/23/2015-A. NAT. RES. Deski Policy I Fiscal I Floor Desk I Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Cha ptered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Summary: Would require a public agency, in certifying a environmental impact report and in granting approvals for specified water storage projects funded, in whole or in part, by Proposition 1, to comply with specified procedures. Because a public agency would be required to comply with those new procedures, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would authorize the public agency to concurrently prepare the record of proceedings for the project. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Organization Position OCSD AB 356 (Williams D) Oil and gas: groundwater monitoring. Current Text: Amended: 3/17/2015 r'af himi Introduced: 2/17/2015 Last Amend: 3/17/2015 Page 2/7 Location: 3/18/2015-A. NAT. RES. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Desk I Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Summary: Would authorize the State Oil and Gas Supervisor to require a well operator to implement a monitoring program for belowground oil production tanks and facilities, and disposal and injection wells,. Because a failure to comply with this requirement would be a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Organization Position OCSD AB 434 (Garcia. Eduardo D) Drinking water: point-of-entry and point-of-use treatment. Current Text: Amended: 3/19/2015 >sf_ lsml Introduced: 2/19/2015 Last Amend: 3/19/2015 Location: 3/23/2015-A. E.S. &T.M. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Desk I Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Calendar: 4/14/2015 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 444 ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC MATERIALS, ALEJO, Chair Summary: Would require the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt regulations governing the use of point-of-entry and point-of-use treatment by public water systems in lieu of centralized treatment where It can be demonstrated that centralized treatment Is not immediately economically feasible, with specified limitations. The bill would exempt the regulations from the Administrative Procedure Act and would require that the regulations and any amendments to the regulations remain in effect until revised by the state board. This bill contains other related provisions. Organization Position OCSD AB 47 (Harper R) Desalination. Current Text: Introduced: 2/23/2015 „df n�mi Introduced: 2/23/2015 Location: 2/23/2015-A. PRINT Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Desk I Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Summary: Current law provides that is it the intention of the Legislature that the Department of Water Resources shall undertake to find economic and efficient methods of desalting saline water so that desalted water may be made available to help meet the growing water requirements of the state. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change in these provisions. Organization Position OCSD AB 888 (Bloom D) Waste management: plastic microbeads. Current Text: Introduced: 2/26/2015 oar htmi Introduced: 2/26/2015 Location: 3/16/2015-A. NAT. RES. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Calendar: 4/13/2015 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 447 ASSEMBLY NATURAL RESOURCES, WILLIAMS, Chair Summary: Would prohibit, on and after January 1, 2020, a person, as defined, from selling or offering for promotional purposes in this state a personal care product containing intentionally added plastic microbeads, as specified. The bill would exempt from those prohibitions the sale or promotional offer of a product containing less than 1 part per million (ppm) by weight of plastic microbeads, as provided. This bill contains other related provisions. Organization Position OCSD AS 954 (Mathis R) Water and Wastewater Loan and Grant Pilot Program. Current Text: Amended: 3/26/2015 z nimi Introduced: 2/26/2015 Last Amend: 3/26/2015 Location: 3/26/2015-A. W.,P. &W. Page3/7 Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Desk I Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Cha ptered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Summary: Would require the State Water Resources Control Board to establish a pilot program to provide low-interest loans and grants to eligible applicants for specified purposes relating to drinking water and wastewater treatment. This bill would prohibit the board from issuing these loans or grants on or after January 1, 2026. This bill would create the Water and Wastewater Loan and Grant Fund and provide that the moneys in this fund are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the board for expenditure for the pilot program. Organization Position OCSD AB 957 (Mathis R) Water Quality,Supply,and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014. Current Text: Amended: 3/26/2015 psf himi Introduced: 2/26/2015 Last Amend: 3/26/2015 Location: 3/26/2015-A. W.,P. &W. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Cha ptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary:The Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 requires specified water recycling and advanced treatment technology projects to be selected on a competitive basis, considering specified criteria, including, among other criteria, water supply reliability improvement and public health benefits from improved drinking water quality or supply. This bill would include in the water supply reliability improvement criterion whether the project is proposed by a community that is heavily dependent on groundwater from a basin in overdraft, and would include in the public health benefits criterion whether the project is proposed by a community that has extended, or is in the process of extending, its water service delivery to entities reliant on either contaminated groundwater or groundwater wells that have run dry. Organization Position OCSD AS 1077 (Holden D) Mutual water companies: open meetings. Current Text: Introduced: 2/27/2015 air mmi Introduced: 2/27/2015 Location: 3/19/2015-A. L. GOV. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Cha ptered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Summary: Would prohibit a mutual water company from meeting solely in an executive session without holding a meeting. The bill would require a board of directors of a mutual water company to allow an eligible person to personally attend a meeting of the board, if the eligible person gave the board at least 24 hours advance written notice of his or her intent to personally attend the meeting. This bill contains other existing laws. Organization Position OCSD AB 1144 (Rendon D) California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: unbundled renewable energy credits. Current Text: Introduced: 2/27/2015 r'af himi Introduced: 2/27/2015 Location: 3/19/2015-A. U. & C. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Desk I Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Summary: Would provide, under the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, that unbundled renewable energy credits may be used to meet the first category of the portfolio content requirements if(1) the credits are earned by electricity that is generated by an entity that, if it were a person or corporation, would be excluded from the definition of an electrical corporation by operation of the exclusions for a corporation or person employing landfill gas technology or digester gas technology, (2) the entity employing the landfill gas technology or digester gas technology has a first point of interconnection with a California balancing authority, a first point of interconnection with distribution facilities used to serve end users within a California balancing authority area, or are scheduled from the eligible renewable energy resource into a California balancing authority without substituting electricity from another source, and (3) where the electricity generated that earned the credit is used at a facility owned by a public entity. Organization Position OCSD Page 4/7 AB 1454 (Wg R) State policy for water quality control: California Ocean Plan. Current Text: Amended: 3/26/2015 �f nfmi Introduced: 2/27/2015 Last Amend: 3/26/2015 Location: 3/26/2015-A. W.,P. &W. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Cha ptered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Summary:The Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act requires the State Water Resources Control Board to formulate and adopt a water quality control plan for ocean waters of the state, which is known as the California Ocean Plan, and requires the plan to be reviewed at least every 3 years. This bill would instead require the plan to be reviewed at least every 4 years. Organization Position OCSD SB 119 (Hill D) Protection of Subsurface installations. Current Text: Introduced: 1/14/2015 psf hfmi Introduced: 1/14/2015 Location: 2/5/2015-S. B., P. &E.D. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Cha ptered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Calendar: 4/6/2015 1 p.m. and upon adjournment of Floor Session - Room 3191 SENATE BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HILL, Chair Summary: Would require the Contractors' State License Board to adopt a program to enforce violations of provisions relating to excavation. The bill would authorize the board to require a contractor to undergo training, levy a fine, and suspend a contractor's license for a violation. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Organization Position OCSD SB 122 (lackson D) California Environmental Quality Act: record of proceedings. Current Text: Amended: 3/26/2015 paf nfmi Introduced: 1/15/2015 Last Amend: 3/26/2015 Location: 3/26/2015-S. E.Q. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Desk I Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chap[ered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Calendar: 4/15/2015 9:30 a.m. - Room 3191 SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, WIECKOWSKI, Chair Summary: CEQA establishes a procedure for the preparation and certification of the record of proceedings upon the filing of an action or proceeding challenging a lead agency's action on the grounds of noncompliance with CEQA. This bill would require the lead agency, at the request of a project applicant and consent of the lead agency, to prepare a record of proceedings concurrently with the preparation of a negative declaration, mitigated negative declaration, EIR, or other environmental document for projects. This bill contains other related provisions. Organization Position OCSD SB 127 (Vidak R) Environmental quality: Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014. Current Text: Introduced: 1/20/2015 z hfmi Introduced: 1/20/2015 Location: 2/5/2015-S. E.Q. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Desk I Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Cha ptered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Calendar: 4/15/2015 9:30 a.m. - Room 3191 SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, WIECKOWSKI, Chair Summary: CEQA establishes a procedure by which a person may seek judicial review of the decision of the lead agency made pursuant to CEQA and a procedure for the preparation and certification of the record of proceedings upon the filing of an action or proceeding challenging a lead agency's action on the grounds of noncompliance with CEQA. This bill would require the public agency, in certifying the environmental impact report and in granting approvals for projects funded, in whole or in part, by Proposition 1, including the concurrent preparation of the record of proceedings and the certification of the record of proceeding within 5 days of the filing of a specified notice, to comply with specified procedures. Organization Position Page 5/7 OCSD SB IS (Committee on Governance and Finance) Local government: omnibus bill. Current Text: Introduced: 2/9/2015 r•af htmi Introduced: 2/9/2015 Location: 2/19/2015-S. RLS. Deski Policy] Fiscal I Floor Desk I Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Cha ptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Summary: Current law requires the legislative body of a local entity to annually file with the auditor a list of lots or parcels of land subject to specified fees or charges for water, sanitation, storm drainage, or sewerage system services and facilities and the amounts of the installments of the fees or charges to be entered against the affected lots or parcels of land. Current law requires the auditor to enter on the assessment roll the amounts of installments of these fees or charges. Current law defines the auditor, for the purposes of these provisions, as the financial officer of the local entity. This bill would clarify that the above-described provisions relating to the authority and duties of the auditor apply only to the county auditor. The bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Organization Position OCSD SB 208 (Lara D) Integrated regional water management plans: grants: advanced payment. Current Text: Introduced: 2/11/2015 z ht.i Introduced: 2/11/2015 Location: 3/24/2015-S. E.Q. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Desk I Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Cha ptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Calendar: 4/15/2015 9:30 a.m. - Room 3191 SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, WIECKOWSKI, Chair Summary: Would require a regional water management group, within 90 days of notice that a grant has been awarded, to provide the state entity administering the grant with a list of projects to be funded by the grant funds where the project proponent is a nonprofit organization, as defined, or a disadvantaged community, as defined, or the project benefits a disadvantaged community. This bill contains other existing laws. Organization Position OCSD SB 226 (Pavia D) Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: groundwater rights. Current Text: Introduced: 2/13/2015 >'df hhtm Introduced: 2/13/2015 Location: 2/26/2015-S. N.R. &W. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Desk I Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Cha ptered 1st House I 2nd House I Conc. Calendar: 4/14/2015 9:30 a.m. - Room 112 SENATE NATURAL RESOURCES AND WATER, PAVLEY, Chair Summary: Would provide, under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, that a groundwater sustainability plan or coordinated groundwater sustainability plans establishes a timely method for determining rights to groundwater in furtherance of the objectives of the act. This bill would require the process to be available to any court of competent jurisdiction. This bill would require the boundaries of a basin to be as identified in Bulletin 118, unless other basin boundaries are established, as specified. Organization Position OCSD SB 385 (Hue so D) Primary drinking water standards: variances: hexavalent chromium. Current Text: Introduced: 2/24/2015 z htmi Introduced: 2/24/2015 Location: 3/12/2015-S. E.Q. Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Deski Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Cha ptered 1st House 2nd House Conc. Calendar: 4/15/2015 9:30 a.m. - Room 3191 SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, WIECKOWSKI, Chair Summary: Would authorize, until January 1, 2020, the State Water Resources Control Board, at the request of a public water system, to grant a variance from the primary drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium if the public water system prepares and submits a compliance plan, the state board approves the compliance plan, the public water system provides specified notice requirements regarding the compliance plan to its customers, and the public water system sends annual reports to the state board that updates the status of the approved compliance plan. Page 6/7 Organization Position OCSD Total Measures: 24 Total Tracking Forms: 24 Page 7/7 LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS MEETING Meeting Date 04/13/15 AGENDA REPORT Item Number 4 Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: LETTER OF OPPOSITION FOR SB 355 GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION A. Take the position of "Oppose" for SB 355 (Lara), an act to amend Section 32605 of the Public Resources Code, relating to the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy; and B. Approve the execution of the Letter of Opposition addressed to Senator Lara. SUMMARY On February 24, 2015, Senator Lara from the 33r'State Senate District proposed SB 355. This proposed legislation would remove one of Orange County's two representatives on the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC) Board. If this legislation were to pass, it would result in a reduction of half of the Orange County voting representation. This could reduce Orange County s ability to acquire Proposition 1 Water Funds. Many of those funds, including a $30 million direct allocation for watershed improvements, and a share of$100 million for urban creek restoration will be allocated through the RMC. This legislation does not have a direct effect on OCSD however, it does have an effect on our region/watershed and many of our member agencies including: Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, La Palma, Placentia, Seal Beach and Stanton Currently,the League of California Cities and the Association of California Cities—Orange County have taken an oppose position on this bill. PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS N/A Page 1 of 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION It is recommended that in support of our member agencies, local associations and watershed that we take an oppose position on SB 355. This bill does not fall within the current Legislative Plan and is why action is being requested by the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee. BUDGET/PURCHASING ORDINANCE COMPLIANCE N/A ATTACHMENT The following attachment(s) am included in hard copy and may be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (mm w.ocsd.com) with the complete agenda package: Draft Opposition Letter for SB 355 Page 2 of 2 Orange County Sanitation District SerAn- 108"Ellis lane,Fountain Valley,CA 92708 Anaheim 714.962.2411 • www.ocsewes.com Brea Buena Park Cypress April 13, 2015 FullertonFountain Valley The Honorable Ricardo Lara Garden Grove California State Assembly, District 33 State Capitol, Room 5050 Huntington Beach Sacramento, CA 95814 lNne I-a Habra RE: SB 355 (Lava) Orange County Sanitation District Opposition to San Gabriel La Palma and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy Los,Alamitos Dear Senator Lara: Ne�iport Beach The Orange County Sanitation District(OCSD) would like to express its opposition to Orange SB 355 (Lara), which would strip Orange County of half of its voting representation Placenta on the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy SantaAna (RMC) Board. SealBeach The OCSD is the primary wastewater agency in Orange County, serving 2.3 million people in a 479 square mile area. Many of our member cities are directly affected by this legislation, including Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, Villa Parlk La Palma, Placentia, and Seal Beach. SB 355 would greatly decrease Northern Orange County's ability to participate in discussions, and receive its share of County of Orange Proposition 1 funds that have been specifically set aside for RMC. This includes a _ $30 million direct allocation, and a share of the $100 million Urban Creek Restoration • 'Districtfunding allocated through the RMC. MIdwayCity Sanitary 'strict Dstrict OCSD sees no reason why the current Board arrangement would be problematic to lNine Ranch the mission of the RMC, and for these reasons opposes SB 355. Thank you for Water District taking the time to hear our concerns. Water District Sincerely, Tom Beamish Orange County Sanitation District Board Chair CC: Assembly Member Kim Assembly Member Chang Assembly Member Harper To protect public health and the environment by providing effective wastewater collection, treatment,and recycling. CC: Continued Assembly Member Wagner Assembly Member Daly Assembly Member Allen Senator Nguyen Senator Moorlach 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 POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works ppm Parts per million RFP Request For Proposal RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board SARFPA Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations SARI Santa Ana River Inceptor SARWQCB Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board SAWPA 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. 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. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations 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 DrT 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. NDMA— 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. 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. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations 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.