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06-12-2017 Legislative Committee Meeting Agenda
Orange County Sanitation District Monday, June 12, 2017 Meeting of the 12:00 P.M. LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC Administration Building AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Board Room 10844 Ellis Avenue Fountain Valley, CA 0. (714) 593-7433 AGENDA PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: DECLARATION OF QUORUM: PUBLIC COMMENTS: If you wish to address the Committee on any item,please complete a Speaker's Form(located at the table at the back of the room) and submit it to the Clerk of the Board or notify the Clerk of the Board the item number on which you wish to speak. Speakers will be recognized by the Chairman and are requested to limit comments to three minutes. REPORTS: The Committee Chair and the General Manager may present verbal reports on miscellaneous matters of general interest to the Committee Members. These reports are for information only and require no action by the Committee. CONSENT CALENDAR: Consent Calendar Items are considered to be routine and will be enacted, by the Committee, after one motion, without discussion. Any items withdrawn from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion will be considered in the regular order of business. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Clerk of the Board) RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes for the Committee meeting held on May 8, 2017. INFORMATION ITEMS: 2. LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS UPDATE (Rebecca Long) 06/1212017 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Page 1 of 3 NON-CONSENT CALENDAR: 3. CO-SPONSOR H.R. 2510 LETTER AND H.R. 2510 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER (Bob Ghirelli) RECOMMENDATION: A. Approve H.R. 2510 Co-Sponsorship Request Letter—Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017 (DeFazio) for Congressman Ed Royce, Congresswoman Walters, Congressman Rohrabacher, and Congressman Lou Correa; and B. Approve H.R. 2510 Sponsorship Acknowledgement Letter — Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017 (DeFazio) for Congressman Alan J. Lowenthal and Congresswoman Napolitano. INFORMATION ITEMS: 4. POSITION LETTER DISTRIBUTION (Bob Ghirelli) 5. INSIDE THE OUTDOORS YEAR-END PRESENTATION (Bob Ghirelli) 6. PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE (Jennifer Cabral) OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: ADJOURNMENT: The next Legislative and Public Affairs Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 10, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. 06/1212017 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Page 2 d 3 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 Postino: In accordance with the requirements of California Government Code Section 54954.2, this agenda has been posted outside the main gate of the Sanitation District's Administration Building located at 10844 Ellis Avenue, Fountain Valley, California, and on the Sanitation District's website at www.ocsd.com, not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting date and time above. All public records relating to each agenda item, including any public records distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting to all,or a majority of the Board of Directors,are available for public inspection in the office of the Clerk of the Board. Acenda Description: The agenda provides a brief general description of each item of business to be considered or discussed. The recommended action does not indicate what action will be taken. The Board of Directors may take any action which is deemed appropriate. NOTICE TO DIRECTORS: To place items on the agenda for the Committee Meeting, items must be submitted to the Clerk of the Board 14 days before the meeting. Kelly A.Lore Clerk of the Board (714)593-7433 Klore(&,ocsd.com For any questions on the agenda, Committee members may contact staff at: General Manager James D. Herberg (714)593-7300 iherberefa ocsd.com Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli (714)593-7400 rohirelli0ocsd.com Principal Public Affairs Specialist Jennifer Cabral (714)593-7581 icabralaocsd.com Senior Public Affairs Specialist Rebecca Lon 714 593-7444 rlon ocsd.00m 06/1212017 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Page 3 of 3 ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Orange County Sanitation District Monday, May 8, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. A meeting of the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee was called to order by Chair Sebourn on Monday, May 8, 2017 at 12:01 p.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation District. Chair Sebourn led the pledge of allegiance. A quorum was declared present, as follows: COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT: Greg Sebourn, Board Chair Jim Herberg, General Manager Allan Bernstein, Member-At-Large Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Peter Kim, Member-At-Large Jim Colston, Director of Environmental Chad Warlike, Member-At-Large Services John Withers, Member-At-Large Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering Ed Torres, Director of Operations & COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Maintenance David Shawver, Board Vice-Chair Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Donald P. Wagner, Member-At-Large Administrative Services Tina Knapp, Deputy Clerk of the Board Jennifer Cabral Al Garcia Rebecca Long Kelly Newell Man Nguyen OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel David French, ENS Resources (via teleconference) Eric O'Donnell, Townsend Public Affairs Eric Sapirstein, ENS Resources (via teleconference) Cori Williams, Townsend Public Affairs PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. 05/08/2017 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Pagel d 5 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. General Manager Jim Herberg did not provide a report. Chair Sebourn briefly reported on the recent lobbying trip to Washington, DC, which was successful and provided a good opportunity to meet with various key stakeholders. General Manager Jim Herberg asked Ed Torres, Director of Operations&Maintenance, to provide an update on the recent gas odor at Rocky Point Pump Station in Newport Beach. Mr. Torres indicated that the emergency command center has been in operation since last week in response to these concerns. Jennifer Cabral, Public Affairs Supervisor, reported that staff has been in communication with local residents and the City of Newport Beach. CONSENT CALENDAR: Consent Calendar Items are considered to be routine and will be enacted, by the Committee, after one motion, without discussion. Any items withdrawn from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion will be considered in the regular order of business. Consent Calendar Item No. 5 was added to the agenda via a supplemental agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Clerk of the Board) MOVED. SECONDED, and DULY CARRIED TO: Approve minutes for the Committee meeting held on March 13, 2017 and the Special Joint meeting of the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee and the Steering Committee held on April 26, 2017. AYES: Bernstein, Kim, Sebourn, Wanke, and Withers NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Shawver and Wagner 2. OPPOSE ASSEMBLY BILL 1479 (AB 1479) (Rebecca Long) MOVED. SECONDED. and DULY CARRIED TO: Approve letter of opposition to Assembly Bill 1479 — Public Records: Custodian of Records: Civil Penalties (Assemblymember Bonta). AYES: Bernstein, Kim, Sebourn, Wanks, and Withers NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Shawver and Wagner 05108!2017 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 2 of 5 5. SUPPORT ASSEMBLY BILL 574 (AB 574) (Bob Ghirelli) MOVED. SECONDED. and DULY CARRIED TO: Approve letter of support for Assembly Bill 574 — Direct Potable Reuse (Assemblymember Quirk). AYES: Bernstein, Kim, Seboum, Wanks, and Withers NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Shawver and Wagner NON-CONSENT CALENDAR: None. INFORMATION ITEMS: 3. LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS UPDATE (Rebecca Long) Rebecca Long, Senior Public Affairs Specialist, indicated that the Board Chair and Vice-Chair will be in Sacramento for a lobbying day on June 271h and that the State of the District event will be held on October 13, 2017. Ms. Long indicated that the event will be held at a Mile Square Regional Park facility to accommodate a larger number of attendees. Tours of the Sanitation District will be provided after the event. Cori Williams, Townsend Public Affairs (TPA), provided an informative PowerPoint presentation that included an update on activities in the State government and the status of various bills that, given the calendar of the current legislative session, are currently in the Appropriations Committee. Ms. Williams' presentation included an overview of various legislation and key decision makers of same, including AB 851 (Caballero); SB 212 (Jackson); AB 1250 (Jones- Sawyer); AB 18 (Garcia) and SB 5 (De Leon), which are the park bond bills and are recommended for support or support if amended; AB 968 (Rubio); SB 231 (Hertzberg); AB 967 (Gloria); and transportation funding, including the gasoline excise tax. Staff will provide an update to the Committee in the future on the potential increase in costs that might be seen in the biosolids hauling contracts due to the increase of the gasoline excise tax. Director Withers left the meeting at 12:20 p.m. Ms. Cabral and Ms. Long indicated that the Sanitation District has invited key legislative stakeholders to visit the Sanitation District and indicated that we will ensure that constitutional officers, such as the Lieutenant Governor, are invited as well. O510812017 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 3 of 5 Eric O'Donnell, TPA, concluded the PowerPoint presentation by providing an update on cap and trade funding and SB 775 (Wieckowski), AB 151 (Burke), and AB 378 (C. Garcia); long term drought regulations; and the discussion regarding special districts being had by the Little Hoover Commission and the upcoming Little Hoover Commission roundtable meeting in June with key stakeholders. Ms. Cabral provided an updated State legislative matrix and indicated that, based on the Sanitation District's legislative plan, letters are being sent regarding several other bills besides those on today's meeting agenda. David French, ENS Resources, provided an overview of the recent lobbying days in Washington, DC. Eric Sapirstein, ENS Resources, reported that during the recent lobbying days, the Sanitation District was told that the project for the expansion of the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) is eligible for additional federal assistance, notwithstanding Title 16 assistance. Mr. Sapirstein also provided information regarding the budget and water infrastructure. Ms. Cabral indicated that the recent article from "Time" magazine, that included information regarding the Sanitation District, and bottled GWRS water were given to those people that staff met with during the lobbying days' meetings. Staff will provide the Committee with a list of professional organizations to which OCSD belongs or maintains a partnership. Ms. Cabral indicated that staff will be reaching out to the Committee as legislation progresses through the legislature to see what relationships exist between Board Members and influential stakeholders for further support. Ms. Cabral also reported that talking points on key activities of the Sanitation District will be provided monthly to Board Members so that the Directors may communicate this information to their agencies or to the public. Chair Sebourn suggested that further support be garnered by Board Members through collaboration with each other in the local areas and meeting with legislative officials in their home district offices. 4. PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE (Jennifer Cabral) Ms. Cabral provided an overview of public outreach activities during the month of April. Ms. Cabral reported that outreach is continually made to the Sanitation District's influential public, including elected officials, staff members of local agencies, and a variety of State and Federal representatives. Ms. Cabral indicated that public outreach activities and efforts have almost doubled in FY 2016-17 compared to FY 2014-15 and FY 2015-16. Ms. Cabral indicated that the Sanitation District contracts with an organization called Inside the Outdoors to connect with students at local schools through curriculum regarding the Sanitation District and its processes. The Committee expressed an interest in ensuring that the Sanitation District is reaching children and perhaps collaborating with other organizations, especially for cost sharing O5/0812017 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 4 of 5 purposes, to offer a demonstration installation at the Discovery Cube, or other similar opportunities. Ms. Cabral advised the Committee that an article regarding the OCSD source control program was recently published in "The Source" magazine and the article will be provided to the Committee in the near future. The Board Chair expressed an interest in having TPA coordinate with member agencies regarding the positions taken by the Sanitation District on legislation and perhaps obtain position letters from the member agencies as well. OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: None. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Sebourn declared the meeting adjourned at 1:19 p.m. to the next Legislative and Public Affairs Committee meeting, Monday, June 12, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. Submitted by: Tina Knapp, CMC Deputy Clerk of the Board O5/0812017 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 5of5 LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE N1eeling Dace To Bd_of Dir. AGENDA REPORT ItemNumber Item Number z Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Robert P. Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS UPDATE GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION Information Only. BACKGROUND The Orange County Sanitation District's (Sanitation District) legislative affairs program includes advocating Sanitation District legislative interests, Sanitation District sponsored legislation (where appropriate), and seeking Federal/State funding for projects. Staff will provide an update on recent legislative activities. RELEVANT STANDARDS • Unified legislative advocacy and public outreach program • Build brand, trust, and support with policy makers and community leaders • Use all practical and effective means for recovering wastewater for reuse • Maintain collaborative and cooperative relationships with neighboring agencies • Listen to and seriously consider community input on environmental concerns PROBLEM Without a strong advocacy program, elected officials may not be aware that the Sanitation District is more than a wastewater treatment plant — treating and sending water to the ocean. The Sanitation District is an environmentally engaged organization which recycles more than 50 percent of its wastewater. Additionally, to help meet the goal of 100 percent recycling, the Sanitation District uses the byproducts from the wastewater treatment process to produce biosolids and energy used to help run the two plants in Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach. PROPOSED SOLUTION Work with Local, State, and Federal officials to advocate the Sanitation District's legislative interests. Help to create/monitor legislation and grants that would benefit the Page 1 of 2 Sanitation District, the wastewater industry, and the community as a whole. To assist in our relationship building activities, we will continue to reach out to our elected officials providing facility tours, one-on-one meetings, and trips to D.C. and Sacramento. RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKING ACTION If we do not work with Local, State, and Federal elected officials, legislation could be passed that negatively affects the Sanitation District and the wastewater industry as a whole. Additionally, this could affect our chances of receiving grant funding. ATTACHMENT The following attachment(s)are included in hard copy and may also be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (www.ocsd.coml with the complete agenda package: • Federal Update & Legislative Matrix - ENS Resources • State Update & Legislative Matrix - Townsend Public Affairs • Grant Matrix Page 2 of 2 LL �V RESOURCES MEMORANDUM TO: Rebecca Long FROM: Eric Sapirstein DATE: May 22,2017 SUBJECT: Washington Update Over the past month, Congress and the Trump Administration continued to address budget,infrastructure,and regulatory streamlining policy matters. In addition, consideration of Senate confirmable positions for the federal departments and agencies began to emerge. The following summarizes issues of interest to OCSD. Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Transmittal Readied The Administration put the final touches on the fiscal year 2018 budget request to fund the federal government for the budget year that begins October 1, 2017. The budget will be transmitted to Congress on May 23,setting in motion a series of congressional hearings into the request. As anticipated,the budget will adhere to the prior"skinny budget" that outlined a number of priorities to reduce federal support for domestic spending programs,seeking close to$400 billion in cuts on top of$800 billion in Medicaid spending over ten years. The decision to seek these significant cuts has generated bipartisan concerns in Congress that the reductions are unrealistic within the current congressional environment. For OCSD,the spending reductions would avoid touching on the water infrastructure programs at USEPA with at least$2.3 billion being sought under the White House budget. However, other programs such as programs to support beaches and coastal waters are expected to be eliminated under the request. The recently implemented WIFIA program will continue to be funded. It is important to note that Congress will not begin the effort to develop and approve federal spending bills until June at the earliest and this is several months behind schedule. 11Page Given this delay,some congressional staff and Members have intimated that a year- long Continuing Resolution for FY 2018 is highly likely. If this does occur,then most domestic spending would continue without the impact of the administration's recommended budget reductions. Infrastructure Policymalring As part of the budget request,we anticipate that the outlines of the administration's approach to rebuilding America's public works will be unveiled. According to unofficial statements, $200 billion in direct assistance will be requested,but it appears that this will be dedicated to roads and other transportation-related needs. On the congressional front,the House Committee on Transportation& Infrastructure saw a bipartisan bill to rebuild the nation's clean water systems. The fact that the bill enjoys Republican and Democratic sponsorship may indicate that the committee will move later this summer to address water infrastructure policy separate from any administration proposal. Under the measure,the Water Quality Protection&Job Creation Act of 2017 (H.R. 2510),the clean water SRF would be renewed at$20 billion over five years with additional funding authorized to support climate resiliency needs such as sea level rise impacts to clean water facilities. OCSD staff was provided a complete analysis of the measure and proposed letter of support. In the Senate,the Committee on Environment and Public Works continues to examine the needs of the nation's water infrastructure,building a record to support a Senate bill. During a recent committee hearing into options to address water infrastructure, the City of Los Angeles' Mayor Eric Garcetti testified that public private partnerships might offer a mechanism to help bridge the funding gap. However,he called for support of the Conference of Mayors' Infrastructure Incentives Initiatives (In3). Under this approach water infrastructure assistance would be allocated to support innovative technology use,avoiding deferred maintenance,and offering incentives for communities to use their own revenues beyond the existing federal-state cost sharing arrangements. However, the ability to respond effectively requires a commitment to support existing infrastructure assistance programs like the SRF and WIFIA. As of this writing, committee staff indicate that prospects for a Senate water infrastructure bill remain positive with the hope of releasing a proposal later this summer. Water Recycling Project Assistance Following OCSD's Washington meetings where it was learned that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has determined that its new competitive grants program will consider the expansion of GWRS to be eligible for funding notwithstanding the current GWRS project receiving Title XVI funding assistance. This decision offers the potential of leveraging the OCSD completed feasibility study on the technical feasibility of treating the final volume of effluent to support federal assistance to construct the final GWRS expansion. Administration Appointments The ongoing effort to appoint senior management into the federal agencies resulted in a couple of important actions. First,the Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior nomination of David Bernhardt received a Senate confirmation hearing. The hearing illustrated that adequate support for the nomination exists, setting the stage for a Senate floor vote in the coming weeks. Upon expected confirmation, Bernhardt will manage the department on a daily basis which includes water recycling programs. The White House also announced a decision to nominate Susan Bodine to become the next Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance. Bodine currently serves as the Committee on Environment and Public Works'chief counsel. Prior to this role,she served as Counsel to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure where she managed clean water policy issues, including citizen suits liability under the Clean Water Act. As a respected staffer to the Committee on Environment and Public Works,her nomination is likely to receive a positive reception from the committee when a confirmation hearing is convened. If confirmed by the Senate, Bodine would be in a position to address policy concerns associated with frivolous litigation as well as other compliance related needs of the regulated community. Regulatory Reform The priority to address regulatory impacts on communities and business,the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs approved a trio of measures approved earlier by the House of Representatives. Among the bills approved was the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act(S. 21) that would require congressional approval of any rule that would impose costs in excess of$100 million, Midnight Rules Relief Act (S.34) that would allow for congressional repeal of rules issued in a final year of an Administration's tenure,and the Regulatory Accountability Act(S. 951) that would require enhanced public input in the development of significant rulemakings,specify procedures to develop and issue rules and guidance, and require the burden of proof for any rulemaking to be demonstrated by the issuing agency. The measures passed,generally,along party lines throwing into question whether the votes will be found during Senate Floor debate to reach the critical 60 vote margin that will allow for passage. 31Page OCSD Federal Bills of Interest RANYU H.R.1071 Paul Tonko (D- Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017 Amends the Introduced 2113/17 Watch No supporters of NY) Safe Drinking Water Act to increase assistance for States, water Referred to the House note for OCSD systems, and disadvantaged communities; to encourage good Committee on Energy and financial and environmental management of water systems; to Commerce 2/15/17 strengthen the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to enforce the requirements of the Act; and for other purposes. H.R.1066 Frank Pallone (D- Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017 To enable Introduced in House Watch No supporters of NJ) needed drinking water standards, reduce lead in drinking water, 2/15/17, Referred to note for OCSD plan for and address threats from climate change, terrorism, and Subcommittee on source water contamination, invest in drinking water Environment 2/17/17 infrastructure, increase compliance with drinking water standards, foster greater community right to know about drinking water quality, and promote technological solutions for drinking water challenges. H.R. 1663 Robert Wittman (I Water Resources Research Amendments Act Amends the Introduced 3121/17 Watch No supporters of Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize grants for Referred to Committee on note for OCSD and require applied water supply research regarding the water Natural Resources- resources research and technology institutes established under 3/21/17 that Act. H.R. 1579 Scott H. Peters Secure and Resilient Water Systems Act To require drinking Introduced in House Watch No supporters of (D-CA) water systems to assess and address their vulnerabilities to 3/16/17, referred to note for OCSD climate change, source water degradation, and intentional acts to Committee on Energy and ensure seculty and resiliency. Commerce H.R. 1647 Earl Blumenauer Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2017 To establish a Introduced 3/21/2017 Watch No supporters of (D-OR) Water Infrastructure Trust Fund, and for other purposes Referred to Subcommittee note for OCSD on Water Resources and Environment H.R. 434 Jeff Denham (R- New WATER Act Authorizes the Department of the Interior, for Introduced 1/11/17 Watch No supporters of CA) 15 years after this bill's enactment, to provide financial Referred to Subcommittee note for OCSD assistance, such as secured loans or loan guarantees, to entities on Water, Power, and that contract under federal reclamation law to carry out water Oceans-2/7/17 projects within the 17 western states served by the Bureau of Reclamation, other states where the Bureau is authorized to provide project assistance, Alaska, and Hawaii. OCSD Federal Bills of Interest H.R. 448 Jared Huffman Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act amends the Internal Introduced 1/11/2017 Support ACWA and (D-CA) Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for energy Referred to Committee on CASA Support conservation subsidies provided by public utilities to exclude from Ways and Means- 1/11/17 gross income subsidies provided: (1) by a public utility to a customer, or by a state or local government to a resident of such state or locality, for the purchase or installation of any water conservation or efficiency measure; and (2) by a storm water management provider to a customer, or by a state or local government to a resident of such state or locality, for the purchase or installation of any storm water management measure. S. 692 Deb Fischer(R- Water infrastructure Flexibility Act provides for integrated plan Introduced 3/21/17 Support NACWA Supports NE) permits, to establish an Office of the Municipal Ombudsman, to Referred to Committee on promote green infrastructure, and to require the revision of Environment and Public financial capability guidance. Works, Order to be Reported with an amendment-4/05/2017 H.R. 1654 Tom McClintock Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act To authorize the Introduced 3/21/17 Watch No supporters of (R-CA) Secretary of the Interior to coordinate Federal and permitting Referred to Committee on note for OCSD processes related to the construction of new surface water Natural Resources, storage projects on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Ordered to be Reported the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture and to designate the (Amended)-4/27/2017 Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for permit processing, and for other purposes. H.R.998 Jason Smith (R- SCRUB Act SCRUB would institutionalize a process to identify Passed House 3/1/17 240- Support No supporters of MO) those regulations that are eligible to be repealed. Under the 185, Received in Senate - note for OCSD measure, a bipartisan review commission would examine rules referred to Committee on fifteen years or older that are determined to be not necessary and Homeland Security and should be repealed immediately, or given to the appropriate Governmental Affairs agency for the purposes of prioritizing the rule for repeal. H.R. 1653 Robert E. Latta Drinking Water Affordability Act amends certain provisions of Introduced 3/21/2017 Watch No supporters of (R-OH) the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Subcommittee note for OCSD on Environment H.R. 1269 Doug LaMalfa (R- Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act directs Introduced 3/10/2017 Watch No supporters of CA) the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to support non- Referred to Subcommittee note for OCSD Federal investments in water infrastructure improvements in the on Water, Power and Sacramento Valley, and for other purposes Oceans 3/10/2017 OCSD Federal Bills of Interest H.R. 1807 Louie Gohmert Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of Introduced 3/30/2017 Watch No supporters of (R-TX) 2017 amends the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of Ordered to be Reported note for OCSD 1981 by exempting certain water transfers between public water (Amended)4/27/2017 supplies located on, along, or across the boundaries of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from prohibitions on illegal trade of plants and wildlife. Specifically, the prohibitions do not apply to covered water transfers containing a prohibited species if: (1)the species are present in both public water supplies before the transfer and the water is transferred directly between them; or(2) the water is transferred in a closed conveyance system (a closed system that collects, contains, and transports the flow of water, such as pipe systems)and sent directly to treatment facilities where the species will be destroyed. H.R. 1579 Scott H. Peters Secure and Resilient Water Systems Act requires drinking Introduced 3/16/2017 Watch No supporters of (D-CA) water systems to assess and address their vulnerabilities to Referred to Subcommittee note for OCSD climate change, source water degradation, nad intentional acts to on Environment ensure security and resiliency. H.R. 1769 David G. Valadao San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act to affirm an agreement Introduced 3/28/2017 Watch No supporters of (R-CA) between the United States and Westlands Water District dated Orded to be Reported note for OCSD September 15, 2015, and for other purposes. (Amended)4/27/2017 S. 896 Richard Burr(R-N A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Introduced and referred to Watch No supporters of Conservation Fund Committee on Energy and note for OCSD Natural Resources 4/07/2017 H.R. 1971 Lloyd Smucker Water Infrastructure Flexibility Act to provide for integrated Introduced and referred to Support NACWA Supports (R-PA) plan permits, to establish an Office of the Municipal Ombudsman, Subcommittee on Water to promote green infrastructure, and to require the revision of Resources and financial capability guidance. Environment-4/07/2017 S. 880 Tammy Baldwin Made In America Water Infrastructure Act to ensure the use of Introduced and referred to Watch No supporters of (D-W I) American iron and steel in public water systems, and for other the Committee on note for OCSD purposes Environment and Public Works 4/07/2017 H.R. 2001 Grace Napolitano FRESHER ACT of 2017 Amends the Federal Water Pollution Introduced 4/06/2017 No Impact No supporters of (D-CA) Control Act and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a Referred to Subcommittee note for OCSD study with respect to stormwater runoff from oil and gas on Water Resources and operations, and for other purposes. Environment 4/07/2017 OCSD Federal Bills of Interest H.R. 2116 Stephen Knight Perchlorate Reclamation and Water Replenishment Act Introduced 4/25/2017 Monitor NACWA Supports (R-CA) amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study Referred to Committee on and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to Natural Resources participate in a series of water reclamation projects to provide a new water supply to communities previously impacted by perchlorate contamination plumes. H.R. 1647 Earl Blumenauer Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2017 to establish a Introduced 3/21/2017 Watch No supporters of (D-OR) Water Infrastructure Trust Fund, and for other purposes Referred to Subcommittee note for OCSD on Environment H.R. 2510 Peter DeFazio (D Clean Water and Jobs Creation Act of 2017 to renew the Introduced 5/19/2017 Support CASA Supports OR) Clean Water SRF Program and to provide grants to support resiliency needs S. 1137 Ben Cardin (D- Clean Safe Reliable Water Infrastructure Act to provide for a Introduced 5/16/2017 Monitor No supporters of MD) robust funding of SRF programs and to establish a Referred to Committee on note for OCSD WaterSense Program to promote water efficiency Environment and Public Works S. 21 Paul Rand (R- Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of Reported to Senate from Monitor No supporters of KY) 2017 to provide for congressional approval of regulations Committee on Homeland note for OCSD with impacts of$100 million or greater Security and Governmental Affairs H.R. --- N/A Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Budget to be Referred to Monitor Presidential Committee on Budget Appropriations Transmitted to (House/Senate) Congress 5/23/2017 Legend: ACC-OC-Association of California Cities, Orange County LOCC-League of California Cities NYC-Not Yet Considered CASA-California Association of Sanitation Agencies NACWA- National Association of Clean Water Agencies ACWA-Association of California Water Agencies CSDA-California Special Districts Association TOWNSEND TPA To: Orange County Sanitation District From: Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. Date: May 22, 2017 Subject: Legislative and Public Affairs Agenda Report State Political Update Legislative attention has shifted from policy topics to appropriations in May. Over 650 bills failed to pass out of their policy committees before the April 28 and May 12 deadlines and are now two- year bills, making them ineligible for consideration until January 2018. The Legislature has shifted their focus on passing bills out of the appropriations committees before the deadline on May 26. All bills that fail to pass from the appropriations committees to their respective floors before this deadline will be two-year bills. Below is a list of key upcoming deadlines in the Legislature: May 26— Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report bills to the floor June 2—Last day to pass bills out of their house of origin June 15—Last day to pass the Budget May Revise On May 11, Governor Brown presented his revised budget proposal for 2017-18, known as the May Revise. The May Revise is the start of final budget negotiations between the Governor and Legislature, taking into account much more accurate revenue forecasts based on actual tax returns. In January, Governor Brown projected a$1.6 billion deficit in the coming fiscal year and proposed a budget of$179.5 billion with little new spending and cuts to various programs. Throughout the Spring, Democrats in the Legislature have argued revenue forecasts are much more positive and have braced for a showdown with the Governor on spending priorities. The Legislative Analyst's Office recently reported that April's income tax collections were $922 million below projections, effectively eliminating the roughly $1 billion in excess revenues originally projected in early April and putting the total State tax collections at $136 million below January projects. This negative revenue trend confirms the Governor's forecast from January. I Pa ge The Govemor's presentation on May 11 focused on a tight fiscal situation and the need to curtail new spending. Below are a few highlights from his revised $183.4 billion proposal: • Modest increase in revenue projections based on capital gains revenues. • Increase in school funding for the Local Control Funding Formula of$1.4 billion. • Reduces the $600 million impact to counties of realigning In-Home Supportive Services. • Restores$500 million in child care provider rate increases. • Supplemental payment to CalPERS of$6 billion to reduce unfunded liabilities and stabilize State contribution rates. • Provides funding for the increase in the State minimum wage. • Increases funding for cannabis-related activities by$43.2 million. • $6.5 million and 31 new positions for the Office of the Attorney General in anticipation of a higher workload on issues related to the Trump Administration. The Legislature will now focus on the budget committee process while legislative leadership negotiates with the Governor on their priorities. The Budget needs to be approved by June 15. Lonc Term Water Conservation Proposals Several pieces of legislation have been introduced to implement the Governor's executive order on April 7, which ended the drought in most counties across the street and called for long term water efficiency/conservation standards. These bills differ in their approach to long term water conservation, and some have been met with heavy resistance from a variety of stakeholder groups.There is disagreement among the stakeholder community as to whether the policy should be heard through the legislative process or be addressed in a budget trailer bill. Below is a snapshot of the legislation that would implement these new water efficiency/conservation standards. AB 968 (Rubio) and AB 1654 (Rubio) AB 968 would require each urban retail water supplier to develop a water efficiency target for 2025 in its 2020 urban water management plan.The bill would also authorize an urban retail water supplier to adjust and update the water efficiency target when the supplier reports its compliance in achieving the water efficiency targets. AB 968 (and AB 869 by Assembly Member Rubio) also continues the exemption of recycled water from water budget calculations. AB 1654 would require new drought shortage response procedures in urban water management plans and protects water suppliers that are in compliance with their plans from any state action during droughts. AB 1668 (Friedman) and AB 1669 (Friedman) ® May 2017 Report 2 AB 1668 would create anew drought response plan by making numerous changes to water supply planning and drought planning to incorporate climate change, enhance water supply analysis, and strengthen the enforceability of urban water management plans and drought contingency planning. AB 1668 also requires a drought risk assessment to be included in an urban water management plan as part of information considered in developing demand management measures and water supply projects. AB 1669 would require the State Water Resources Control Board, in consultation with the Department of Water Resources, to adopt long-term standards for urban water conservation and water use by May 20, 2021. AB 1669 also requires the long-term standards be adopted in accordance with the regular rulemaking process, and establishes penalties for any violation of these regulations. AB 1668 and AB 1669 are closely aligned with budget trailer bill language that the Administration released last month. In total, there are seven policy bills and one budget trailer bill that directly relate to long-term efficiency and drought response. Most of these bills, including the five mentioned above, are currently in the Assembly Appropriations Committee's Suspense File and will be taken up on May 25 ahead of the May 26 deadline. Priority Legislation AB 574 (Quirk) - Potable reuse—OCSD Support AB 574 would require the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), on or before June 1, 2018, to establish a framework for the regulation of potable reuse projects that includes specified elements. The bill would require the SWRCB, on or before December 31, 2021, to adopt uniform water recycling criteria for potable reuse through raw water augmentation and would allow the board to extend this date if certain criteria is met. AB 574 has been referred to the Assembly Appropriations Committee's Suspense File. AB 851 (Caballero)—Local agency design-build projects AB 851 would authorize the Santa Clara Valley Water District to use the design-build procurement process when contracting for the construction of a building or buildings and improvements directly related to the construction of a building or buildings. Previously, the bill was written in such a way that would have allowed special districts such as the Orange County Sanitation District to also use design-build for additional projects such as wastewater facilities, water treatment facilities, water recycling facilities,and solid waste management facilities. On May 10,the bill was amended and narrowed to now only apply to Santa Clara Valley Water District. AB 851 is currently in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. SB 5 (De Leon) — California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018—Support if Amended ® May 2017 Report 3 SB 5 would enact the California Drought,Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize the issuance of bonds in an amount of $3,500,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law to finance a drought, water, parks, climate, coastal protection, and outdoor access for all program. SB 5 was recently amended to increase the total bond amount to $3.5 billion and remove an additional $500 million in waterfunding, bringing the total waterfunding down to$500 million. The latest round of amendments also removed the funding that was designated for the Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Program. The Assembly version of this bill, AS 18, has passed the Assembly Floor and is now in the Senate. AB 1 is focused on park and recreation funding and does not include specific money for water projects. SB 5 is currently in the Senate Appropriations Committee's Suspense File. SB 231 (Hertzberg)—Local government: fees and charges— Watch SB 231 is similar to the final version of Senator Hertzberg's SB 1298(2016), which failed to pass the legislature last year. Unlike SB 1298, SB 231 does not mention conservation, efficiency fees, or lifeline water rates, as these were topics that eventually led to the amending and killing of SB 1298. SB 1298 (2016) was sponsored by the Water Foundation, and was supported by several local chapters of the Coastkeepers as well as the Sierra Club. SB 231 is once again being sponsored by the Water Foundation. SB 231 amends state law to clarify the statutory authority of cities, counties, and local water agencies to finance stormwater projects through property-related fees for sewer and water. This bill changes the definition of"sewer service"to include stormwater, allowing local governments to charge property owners for the construction and operation of stormwater management projects. This clarification makes it clear that local governments may build projects necessary to manage and reuse stormwater. SB 231 has passed the Senate Floor and is currently in the Assembly Rules Committee. ® May 2017 Report 4 OCSD State Bills of Interest MU.I I RZOM AB 18 Garcia [D] California Clean Water, Climate, and Coastal Protection and Passed the Assembly Floor Support if Guiding Watch- Submit ACC-OC -Watch Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018.Would enact the California Clean and currently in the Senate Amended Priorities: Funding request to include LOCC-Support Water, Climate, and Coastal Protection and Outdoor Access For All Act Rules Committee to be assistance for water funding in CASA-Work with of 2018, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize the issuance assigned to Committees OCSD projects the final version of Author of bonds in an amount of$3,005,000,000 pursuant to the State General through grants, the Bond. NACWA- NYC Obligation Bond Law to finance a clean water, climate, and coastal appropriations, or CSDA-Support protection and outdoor access for all program. other means AB 151 Burke [D] California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: market-based Referred to the Assembly Watch State Tactics: Watch ACC-OC-Watch compliance mechanisms Would state the intent of the Legislature to Appropriations Committee's Ensure wastewater LOCC-Watch enact legislation that authorizes the State Air Resources Board to utilize suspense file interests are CASA-Watch a market-based compliance mechanism after December 31, 2020, in protected within NACWA- NYC furtherance of the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit of at least climate change CSDA-Watch 40% below the 1990 level by 2030. This is seen as the vehicle to goals and reauthorize the Cap and Trade program. programs AS 574 quirk [D] Potable reuse The bill would require the state board, on or before June Currently in the Assembly Support Legislative and Support ACC-OC-Watch 1, 2018, to establish a framework for the regulation of potable reuse Appropriations Committee's Regulatory LOCC-Watch projects that includes specified elements. The bill would require the state suspense file Policies: Support CASA-Support board, on or before December 31, 2021, to adopt uniform water recycling measures that NACWA- NYC criteria for potable reuse through raw water augmentation, as specified, promote and CSDA-Watch and would allow the board to extend this date if certain criteria is met. provide for the use of reclaimed water AB 851 Caballero (D) Local agency design-build projects Current law authorizes a city or Currently in the Assembly Support State Tactics: ACC-OC-NYC county or a special district that falls within the definition of a local agency Appropriations Committee and Development and LOCC-Watch to use the design-build procurement process for specified types of public will be heard on May 24 advocacy for CASA-Watch works projects. This bill would modify the definition of"local agency"for design-build NACWA- NYC those purposes to include special districts that provide or operate legislation targeted CSDA-Support specified types of services or facilities. This bill would expand the list of at OCSD projects public works projects for which a local agency may utilize the design- build procurement process to include Water treatment facilities, wastewater facilities, solid waste management facilities, and water recycling facilities. AB 967 Gloria [D] Human remains disposal: alkaline hydrolysis: licensure and Currently in the Assembly Watch Legislative and Watch ACC-OC-NYC regulation Would require the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau to license Appropriations Committee's Regulatory LOCC- NYC and regulate hydrolysis facilities, as defined, and would enact suspense file Policies: Support CASA-Work with requirements applicable to hydrolysis facilities substantially similar to (generally) Author those applicable to crematoria. AS 967 would require the Hydrolysis measures that NACWA- NYC facilities to transport the end product known as hydrolysate to an provide for CSDA- NYC anaerobic water treatment facility where the hydrolysate will be utilized improved public for the cogeneration of bioenergy. By expanding the definition of crimes health through relating to the disposition of human remains and creating new crimes, regulation this bill would impose a stale-mandated local program. OCSD State Bills of Interest AB 979 Lackey[R] Local agency formation commissions: district representation Currently on the Assembly Watch State Priorities: ACC-OC-Watch Would simplify the process for special districts to gain representation on Floor Support the State's LOCC-Watch county local agency formation commissions(LAFCOs).Allows special efforts to increase CASA-Watch districts to obtain representation on LAFCOs with a majority vote of the the effectiveness NACWA- NYC county's independent special district selection committee, consisting of and efficiencies of CSDA-Sponsor the presiding officer of the legislative body of each independent special Local Agency district in the county. AB 979 also allows the independent special district Formation selection committee to combine the vote on special district Commissions. representation with any other meeting of the selection committee.A vote on representation may be requested by one or more members of the selection committee representing districts having 10 percent or more of the assessed value of taxable property within the county. AB 1250 Jones-Sawyer[D] Counties and cities: contracts for personal services Would establish Currently in the Assembly Oppose Legislative and ACC-OC-Oppose specific standards for the use of personal services contracts by counties Appropriations Committee's Regulatory LOCC-Oppose and cities. Beginning January 1, 2018, the bill would allow a county or suspense file Policies: Support CASA- NYC county agency, or a city or city agency,to contract for personal services legislation and NACWA- NYC currently or customarily performed by county employees, as applicable, regulation that CSDA- NYC when specified conditions are met.Among other things, the bill would allow public require the county or city to clearly demonstrate that the proposed agencies to contract will result in actual overall costs savings to the county or city procure goods and and also to show that the contract does not cause the displacement of services in county or city workers. manners similar to private industry, thereby reducing overall costs of delivery AB 1479 Bonta [D] Public records: custodian of records: civil penalties Would require Currently in the Assembly Oppose Legislative and ACC-OC-NYC public agencies to designate a person or office to act as the agency's Appropriations Committee's Regulatory LOCC-Oppose custodian of records who is responsible for responding to any request suspense file Policies: Oppose CASA- NYC made pursuant to the California Public Records Act and any inquiry from the imposition of NACWA- NYC the public about a decision by the agency to deny a request for records. unfunded, CSDA-Oppose The bill would also authorize a court that finds that an agency or the mandated custodian improperly withheld from a member of the public, public programs on local records which were clearly subject to public disclosure, unreasonably governments delayed providing the contents of a record subject to disclosure in whole or in part, assessed an unreasonable or unauthorized fee upon a requester, or otherwise did not act in good faith to comply with these provisions, to assess a civil penalty against the agency in an amount not less than$1,000 nor more than$5,000. SB 5 De Leon [D] California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Currently in the Senate Watch Guiding Support ACC-OC-Watch Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018.Would enact the California Appropriations Committee's Priorities: Funding LOCC-Watch Drought,Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access suspense file assistance for CASA-Work with For All Act of 2018, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize the OCSD projects Author issuance of bonds in an amount of$3,000,000,000 pursuant to the State through grants, NACWA- NYC General Obligation Bond Law to finance a drought,water, parks, climate, appropriations, or CSDA-Support coastal protection, and outdoor access for all program. SB 5 contains$1 other means billion for water recycling, drinking water, groundwater cleanup, and integrated regional water management. SB 5 was amended on March 15 to reduce the water funding by$500 million OCSD State Bills of Interest SB 229 Wieckowski [D] Accessory dwelling units. The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes Currently on the Senate Floor Watch Legislative and Watch ACC-OC-NYC the legislative body of a city or county to regulate the intensity of land Regulatory LOCC-Watch use, and also authorizes a local agency to provide by ordinance for the Policies: Track CASA-Work with creation of accessory dwelling units in single-family and multifamily pending legislation Author residential zones. Current law requires the ordinance to designate areas to ensure OCSD NACWA- NYC within the jurisdiction of the local agency where these units may be remains in CSDA-Watch permitted and impose specified standards on these units This bill would compliance with authorize the ordinance to include more permissive maximums of the government increased floor area and total floor space.This bill would prohibit a code as it pertains special district from considering an accessory dwelling unit a new to wastewater residential use for purposes of calculating connection fees or capacity system user fees charges for utilities.The bill also requires any other connection fee or capacity charge levied by a special district to be proportionate to the burden of the proposed ADU. SB 231 Hertzberg [D] Local government: fees and charges. Articles XIII C and XIII D of the Currently in the Assembly Watch Legislative and Watch ACC-OC-Watch California Constitution generally require that assessments,fees, and Rules Committee waiting to be Regulatory LOCC-Watch charges be submitted to property owners for approval or rejection after assigned to Committees. Policies: Track CASA-Work with the provision of written notice and the holding of a public hearing. Would pending legislation Author define the term"sewer"and would recast the definition of"water"to to ensure OCSD NACWA- NYC mean "water service,"for these purposes, in order to fund stormwater remains in CSDA-Watch capture projects through property taxes. compliance with the government code as it pertains to wastewater system user fees and property lax revenues and the investment of public funds. SCA 4 Hertzberg [D] Water conservation. The California Constitution requires that the water Currently in the Senate Rules Watch Legislative and Watch, future ACC-OC-NYC resources of the state be put to beneficial use to the fullest extent of Committee Regulatory amendments LOCC-Watch which they are capable and that the waste or unreasonable use or Policies: Support pending CASA-Work with unreasonable method of use of water be prevented.This measure would legislation and Author declare the intent of the Legislature to amend the California Constitution regulation that NACWA- NYC to provide a program that would ensure that affordable water is available necessitate the CSDA-Watch to all Californians and to ensure that water conservation is given a responsible use of permanent role in California's future. water in residential, commercial, and industrial areas. OCSD State Bills of Interest AB 168 Eggman [D] Employers: salary information Would prohibit an employer, including Currently on the Assembly Watch Legislative and Watch ACC-OC - Watch state and local government employers,from seeking salary history Floor Regulatory LOCC-Watch information about an applicant for employment, except as otherwise Policies: OCSD is CASA- NYC provided. The bill would require an employer, except state and local committed to the NACWA- NYC government employers, upon reasonable request,to provide the pay exercise of and CSDA-Watch scale for a position to an applicant for employment. provision of orderly procedures for the administration of employer- employee relations, including, but not limited to, meeting and conferring in good faith with recognized employee organizations regarding the wages, hours of work, and other terms and conditions of employment. AB 277 Mathis [R] Water and Wastewater Loan and Grant Program This bill would, to Referred to the Assembly Watch Legislative and Watch ACC-OC-NYC the extent funding is made available, authorize the State Water Appropriations Committee's Regulatory LOCC-Watch Resources Control Board to establish the Water and Wastewater Loan suspense file Policies:Support CASA-Approve and Grant Program to provide funding to eligible applicants for specified the protection of NACWA- NYC purposes relating to drinking water and wastewater treatment. This bill public health CSDA-Support would authorize a county to apply to the board for a grant to award loans through the or grants, or both, and a qualified nonprofit organization to apply to the construction and board for a grant to award grants to residents and to small water implementation of systems advanced wastewater treatment technology. AB 355 Chu [D] Water pollution: enforcement. Current law permits the Stale Water Referred to the Senate Watch Legislative and Watch ACC-OC-NYC Resources Control Board or regional board, in lieu of assessing all or a Environmental Quality Regulatory LOCC-Watch portion of the mandatory minimum penalties against a publicly owned Committee Policies: Support CASA-Watch treatment works serving a small community, as defined, to elect to measures that NACWA- NYC require the publicly owned treatment works to spend an equivalent provide funding CSDA-Watch amount towards completion of a compliance project proposed by the and support to publicly owned treatment works if the state board or regional board publicly owned makes certain findings. Current law,for these purposes, defines"a treatment works publicly owned treatment works serving a small community."This bill,for and sewage purposes of the exception, would instead define publicly owned collection systems treatment works serving a small community as a publicly owned treatment works serving a population of 20,000 persons or fewer or a rural county,with a financial hardship. OCSD State Bills of Interest AS 869 Rubio [D] Sustainable water use and demand reduction: recycled water. Currently in the Assembly Watch Legislative and Watch ACC-OC-NYC Current law imposes various water use reduction requirements that apply Appropriations Committee and Regulatory LOCC-Watch to urban retail water suppliers, including a requirement that the state will be heard on May 24 Policies: Support CASA-Watch achieve a 20% reduction in urban per capita water use by December 31, measures that NACWA- NYC 2020. This bill would require recycled water delivered within the service promote and CSDA-Watch area of an urban retail water supplier or its urban wholesale water provide for the use supplier for either nonpotable or potable use or that replenishes a of reclaimed water groundwater basin and supplements the groundwater supply available to an urban retail water supplier be excluded from the calculation of any urban water use target or reduction in urban per capita water use. AS 968 Rubio [D] Urban retail water use:water efficiency targets. Would require the Currently in the Assembly Watch Legislative and Watch ACC-OC-NYC Department of Water Resources to submit to the Legislature by Appropriations Committee's Regulatory LOCC-Support December 31, 2018, a report that states preliminary water efficiency suspense file Policies: Support CASA-Watch targets for 2025 for each of the state's hydrologic regions with per capita legislation and NACWA- NYC daily water use targets based on and considering specified factors.The regulation that CSDA-Support bill would require the department to consult with a representative task promote improved force with members designated by the department by July 1, 2018. water use efficiency through state and federal assistance AS 1654 Rubio [D] Water shortage: urban water management planning. Would require Currently in the Assembly Watch Legislative and ACC-OC-NYC each urban retail water supplier to report annually by June 15 to the Appropriations Committee's Regulatory LOCC-Support Department of Water Resources the status of its water supplies for that suspense file Policies: Support CASA-Watch year and whether the supplies will be adequate to meet projected legislation and NACWA- NYC customer demand, as prescribed. The bill would require the urban retail regulation that CSDA-Support water supplier to implement the appropriate responses as described in promote improved its water shortage contingency analysis if the urban retail water supplier water use reports that all available water supplies for the applicable water year will efficiency through not be adequate to meet projected customer demand. state and federal assistance AS 1668 Friedman [D] Water management planning. Current law,the Urban Water Currently in the Assembly Watch Legislative and ACC-OC-NYC Management Planning Act, requires every public and private urban water Appropriations Committee's Regulatory LOCC-Watch supplier that directly or indirectly provides water for municipal purposes suspense file Policies: Support CASA- NYC to prepare and adopt an urban water management plan and to update its legislation and NACWA- NYC plan once every 5 years on or before December 31 in years ending in 5 regulation that CSDA-Oppose and zero, except as specified. This bill would require an urban water promote improved unless amended management plan to be updated on or before July 1, in years ending in 6 water use and one, incorporating updated and new information from the 5 years efficiency through preceding the plan update. state and federal assistance OCSD State Bills of Interest AB 1669 Friedman [D] Urban water conservation standards and use reporting Would Currently in the Assembly Watch Legislative and ACC-OC-NYC require the State Water Resources Control Board, in consultation with Appropriations Committee's Regulatory LOCC-Watch the Department of Water Resources, to adopt long-term standards for suspense file Policies: Support CASA- NYC urban water conservation and water use by May 20, 2021. The bill would legislation and NACWA- NYC authorize the board, in consultation with the department, to adopt interim regulation that CSDA-Oppose standards for urban water conservation and water use by emergency promote improved unless amended regulation.The bill would require the board, before adopting an water use emergency regulation, to provide at least 60 days for the public to review efficiency through and comment on the proposed regulation and would require the board to stale and federal hold a public hearing. assistance SB 80 W ieckowski [D] California Environmental Quality Act: notices The California Referred to the Assembly Watch State Priorities: • Watch ACC-OC-NYC Environmental Quality Act requires the lead agency to mail certain Natural Resources Committee Support efforts to LOCC-Watch notices to persons who have filed a written request for notices.The act reform the CASA-Watch provides that if the agencys offer to provide the notices by email, upon California NACWA- NYC filing a written request for notices, a person may request that the notices Environmental CSDA-Concerns be provided to him or her by email.This bill would require the lead Quality Act(CEQA) agency to post those notices on the agency's Internet Web site. The bill to streamline would require the agency to offer to provide those notices by email. current procedures and regulations SB 189 Bradford [D] Workers' compensation: definition of employee. Existing law Currently on the Senate Floor Watch Legislative and Watch ACC-OC-NYC establishes a workers'compensation system, administered by the Regulatory LOCC-Watch Administrative Director of the Division of Workers' Compensation, within Policies: OCSD is CASA- NYC the Department of Industrial Relations, to compensate an employee for committed to the NACWA- NYC injuries sustained in the course of his or her employment.This bill would exercise of and CSDA-Watch expand the scope of the exception described above to apply to an officer provision of orderly or member of the board of directors of a quasi-public or private procedures for the corporation who owns at least 10% of the issued and outstanding stock administration of and executes a written waiver, as above. employer- employee relations, including, but not limited to, meeting and conferring in good faith with recognized employee organizations regarding the wages, hours of work, and other terms and conditions of employment. OCSD State Bills of Interest SB 212 Jackson [D] Medical waste. Current law,the Medical Waste Management Act, Currently in the Assembly Support State Priorities: Support ACC-OC-NYC administered by the State Department of Public Health, regulates the Environmental Safety and Support legislation LOCC-Watch management and handling of medical waste, as defined.This bill add to Toxic Materials Committee or regulations that CASA-Watch the act a definition of"home-generated pharmaceutical waste"as a would prevent the NACWA- NYC prescription or over-the-counter human or veterinary home-generated disposing of drugs CSDA-Watch pharmaceutical that is waste and is derived from a household, including, down the drain but not limited to, a multifamily residence or household. This bill is a follow-up/cleanup bill for Senator Jackson's SB 1229 (2016),which provides that certain collectors who are authorized under federal law to engage in drug take-back collection with limited protection from civil and criminal liability. SB 302 Mendoza [D] Joint powers agencies: fire protection:funds—Legislation will Currently on the Senate Floor Watch State Priorities: Watch ACC-OC-Watch address how property tax revenues of a County are allocated by that Continue to LOCC-Watch County to a Joint Powers Authority. The bill amends existing law monitor the state CASA- NYC restricting property taxes received by a JPA from the county, so that they budget and actively NACWA- NYC "shall" be appropriated for fire protection services. Whereas existing law protect local CSDA-Watch indicates that those funds"may only' be appropriated for fire services. property taxes Legislation is likely to be amended to include more specific language SB 740 Wiener [D] Onsite treated water Would, on or before December 1, 2018, require Currently in the Senate Watch Legislative and Watch ACC-OC-NYC the State Water Resources Control Board, in consultation with other Appropriations Committee's Regulatory LOCC-Watch state agencies,to adopt regulations for a comprehensive risk-based suspense file Policies: Support CASA-Work with framework to assist local jurisdictions in developing oversight and measures that Author management programs for onsite treatment of water for nonpotable use. promote and NACWA- NYC The bill would require the framework to be Flexible to adapt to new water provide for the use CSDA-Watch sources, end uses, and advances in approaches and methodologies to of reclaimed water estimate the risk of onsite water treatment to public health.The bill would specify that a local jurisdiction is not required to adopt the practices set forth in the framework. SB 780 Wiener[D] Water Conservation in Landscaping Act. Would require state and Currently in the Senate Watch Legislative and Watch ACC-OC-NYC local agencies to adhere to specified principles of the watershed Appropriations Committee's Regulatory LOCC-Oppose approach in landscaping. The bill would require the Department of Water suspense file Policies: Support CASA- NYC Resources to develop watershed approach-focused landscaping policies legislation and NACWA- NYC and incentives, including an enhanced model water efficient landscape regulation that CSDA-Watch ordinance.The bill would also require the Department of Water provide for the Resources to promote watershed approach-focused education and development of the training for homeowners, contractors, certified community conservation watershed corps, and other landscape professionals who plan, develop, or approach, including implement projects complying with the enhanced model ordinance. watershed management plans and watershed- based permitting Legend: ACC-OC-Association of California Cities, Orange County LOCC- League of California Cities NYC- Not Yet Considered CASA-California Association of Sanitation Agencies NACWA- National Association of Clean Water Agencies OCSO's Grant and Loan Funding Tracker 2016-2017 Name of Grant/Loan Synopsis of Grant/Loan Amount of Grant/Loan Amount Applying Y/N Project/Program Reason Match Deadline Category Rcvd Grant/ Applying for Financing Y/N STATE Administered by the Department of Water Resources and Proposition 84: Yes Proposition 84: OCSD was eligible Integrated Regional Water managed by Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Under Proposition 84, OCSD applied for$1 and applied. SAWPA . million. Proposition 1: The projects found Management (IRWM) Grant ( ) in OCSD's CIP do not match up Proposition 1:The projects found in the o Newhope-Placentia Trunk Proposition 84: 25/a Program In Proposition 1, $63 million was allocated to with IRWM funding priorities and District's CIP do not match up with Proposition 84: In 2016, OCSD was awarded funding in $1 million Sewer Replacement Project 7/1/2015 Water Yes the Santa Ana funding region. Approximately guiding principles. TPA is IRWM funding priorities and guiding the third and final round of Proposition 84 funding. 2-72 Proposition 1: TBD Proposition 84 and Proposition 1 $43 million will be used to fund implementation prepared to advocate for funding principles. TPA is prepared to Proposition 1: Additional funding for this program was Projects. Funding will be broken up into two guidelines to be updated to advocate for funding guidelines to be included in Proposition 1, which will be available in 2017. rounds. include criteria that would match updated to include criteria that would OCSD priority projects. match OCSD priority projects. The purpose of this competitive grant program is to lower overall greenhouse gas emissions by expanding existing capacity or establishing new facilities in California to reduce the amount of California-generated green $24,000,000 is available for fiscal year (FY) materials, food materials, or alternative daily cover being 2016-17. An applicant can request up to sent to landfills. Eligible projects include: Construction, Cal Recycle Organics Grant $2,400,00o for compost projects and No. Did not meet renovation, or expansion of facilities to increase in-state $5 million Yes - Applied Digesters Applied for grant. None 3/9/2017 Energy/Solids Program infrastructure for the digestion or composting of organics expe$3,20nses a afor digestion projects for capital all qualifications. e into compost, soil amendments, biofuels, or bioenergy or expennd other eligible expenses for the for the preprocessing of organics when providing infrastructure portion of the project preprocessed materials to an in-state digestion or composting facility that is using the waste to make compost, soil amendments, biofuels, or bioenergy. The CPUC's Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) provides incentives to support existing, new, and emerging distributed energy resources. The SGIP provides rebates Self-Generation Incentive for qualifying distributed energy systems installed on the Program customer's side of the utility meter. Qualifying Up to $1.4 million N/A No Aquacritox receive funding under this program. program Project was not an eligible expense to N/A, incentive Ongoing Energy N/A technologies include wind turbines, waste heat to power technologies, pressure reduction turbines, internal combustion engines, microturbines, gas turbines, fuel cells, and advanced energy storage systems. OCSD was eligible to receive a planning grant, however, the $75,000 Proposition 1 authorixed $7.12 billion in general maximum award was determined to obligation bonds for state water supply not be an effective use of staff Approved through Proposition 1 in November 2014, the infrastructure projects. resources nor a sufficient amount of Water Recycling Funding State Water Resources Control Board provides funding for funding ($75,000). In mid-2016, the Program the planning, design and construction of water recycling $625 million is available for water recycling program became heavily and advanced water treatment technology N/A No SP-173 oversubscribed. Based on the o Ongoing Water N/A projects that offset or augment state fresh water supplies. projects. Sanitation District's Capital Project Grant: 50/o Proposition 1 Improvement Program (CIP), the Program has project and planning grants avaialble. Planning Grant Maximum: $75,000 Sanitation District does not have projects that fit the current Project Grant Maximum: $15 million guidelines.As funds begin to replenish, this will continue to be a funding opportunity. Updated 05/22/2017 OCSD's Grant and Loan Funding Tracker 2016-2017 Name of Grant/Loan Synopsis of Grant/Loan Amount of Grant/Loan Amount Applying Y/N Project/Program Reason Match Deadline Category Rcvd Grant/ Applying for Financin Y/N STATE Continued The purpose of this program is to provide accessible low- California Infrastructure and cost financing to eligible borrowers for a wide range of Program funding is available in amounts infrastructure and economic expansion projects. Eligible Economic Development Bank ranging from $50,000 to $25 million, with loan Multiple (possible projects). Water/Energy/ CA0272 Infrastructure State activities generally include designing, acquiring, planning, terms for the useful life of the project up to a TBD Evaluating Evaluating the program. Might be for smaller projects. N/A, loan program Rolling Infrastructure TBD permitting, entitling, constructing, improving, extending, maximum of 30 ears. Revolving Fund (ISRF) Program restoring, financing, and generally developing eligible y facilities within the state of California. OCSD would not be eligible to apply for the vast majority of this money. While most of the Cap and Trade $900 million from the Cap and Trade program (Greenhouse spending plan is not connected to the Unknown at this Cap and Trade Funding Gas Reduction Fund) was appropriated in the last $900 million TBD TBD TBD services OCSD provides, the funding TBD Energy TBD legislative session. did include $40 million for waste time diversion projects. Staff and TPA will closely monitor the development of this program. $1.5 billion in overall water funding. If SB 5 passes the legislature and TPA and OCSD will advocate for the SB 5 (De Leon) includes $375 million for each of the follow is signed by the Governor, it will inclusion of this funding in the final categories: Integrated Regional Water Management $375 million for Water Recycling and $375 2018 Proposed Park Bond (IRWM),Water Recycling Groundwater Sustainability Clean, million for Intergrated Regional Water TBD be placed on the statewide ballot N/A version of the parks bond legislation. If TBD TBD Water No Safe, Reliable Drinking Water Management (IRWM) to be funneled into the in 2018. Funds will likely not be funding becomes available, TPA and available until 2019. staff will evaluate the opportunity. existing programs. FEDERAL Project Definition for Pilot and The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable This funding opportunity supports technology development Energy envisions awarding multiple financial Demonstration Scale OCSD Staff applied however, we plans for the manufacture of drop-in hydrocarbon biofuels, assistance awards in the form of cooperative Energy/ Manufacturing of Bio bioproducts, or intermediates in a pilot- or demonstration- agreements. The estimated period of $15 million Yes Aquacritox were notified that we did not receive 10/31/2016 Biosolids No BiOprOduCtS, and BiOpoweOwer scale integrated biorefinery. performance for the design phase of each the grant. (PD2B3) award will be approximately 1-2 years. The purpose of this program is to support established We do not fit within their guidelines: watershed groups in implementing on-the-ground To be eligible, applicants must be a watershed management projects. Projects should be grassroots, nonregulatory watershed W aterSMART Cooperative collaboratively developed by members of the watershed group that addresses water availability Watershed Management group, and address critical water supply needs, water Award Ceiling: $100,000 N/A No SARI/Santa Ana River and quality issues within the relevant 2/15/2017 Water N/A quality, and ecological resilience. Plans should ultimately watershed, represent a diverse group help water users meet competing demands and avoid of stakeholders, and can promote the conflicts over water. sustainable use of water resources within the watershed. The Energy Department (DOE) and the Department of OCSD will not currently pursue this Concept papers Energy Department Partners with Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant. Grant focuses on biorefineries are due Feb 6 Department of Agriculture for (USDA-NIFA)jointly announced $22.7 million to support .(liquid products) The first topic area $22.7 million N/A No Aquacritox/Biosolids and full Energy/Solids N/A Integrated Biorefinery the optimization of integrated biorefineries (IBR). DOE is mentions biosolids, but the topic is Optimization providing majority funding with up to $19.8 million and about feed handling systems, not applications are USDA-NIFA is providing up to $2.9 million in funding. about biosolids . due April 3. Updated 05/22/2017 OCSO's Grant and Loan Funding Tracker 2016-2017 Name of Grant/Loan Synopsis of Grant/Loan Amount of Grant/Loan Amount Applying Y/N Project/Program Reason Match Deadline Category Rcvd Grant/ Applying for Financin Y/N FEDERAL Continued Senator Feinstein included $50 million to support construction of projects that have a final and deemed feasible study of a recycling The Sanitation District will not be The Water Infrastructure The enactment of the Water Infrastructure Improvements project. In securing this new competitive Final Expansion of GWRS applying for grants related to the Water/ Improvements Act (S. 612/Public Act (S. 612/Public Law#114-322/WIIN) contained grants program at the U.S. Bureau of TBD Yes-OCW D (planning, design and expansion of the GWRS, but will TBD N/A Law #114-322/W IIN) important assistance for water recycling and desalination. Reclamation, Senator Feinstein highlighted the construction) support OCWD in their efforts to Infrastructure identification of several water and wastewater obtain available financing. agencies that would benefit from the assistance. OCSD is one of these agencies. The LUST program receives approximately The USEPA Leaking $100 million annually to prevent, detect, and Underground Storage Tank The fund addresses petroleum releases from regulated clean up releases. Assistance is provided TBD Evaluating Cleanup of contaminated soils We will review the grant to determine TBD Infrastructure TBD underground storage tanks. through grants. Eligible activities include at Plant No. 1 if it is a fit for the project. (LUST) Trust Fund removal of tanks and cleanup of contaminated areas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture through its health watersheds program offers public-owned wastewater A total of$100 million is funded annually and Reviewing the funding agencies funding through collaboration with agricultural the opportunity to design a watershed program opportunity to see if there is a We will review the possible funding US Department of Agriculture interests where funding would be provided to the TBD TBD opportunity to determine if it is a fit for TBD Water TBD might offer OCSD with the chance to advance fit for OCSD. (Restoration of agricultural entity that would contribute to efforts to protect its priority to reduce regulatory burdens. beaches and estuaries) the Sanitation District. the watershed and minimize regulatory burdens on the point source. Project Funding Opportunity: A minimum of$20 million to as much as $100 Energy production to reduce million based upon prior years' budgets. USBR costs of recycled water could receive as much as $130 million in through innovative The Department of Energy (DOE), The DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency is likely to continue support of the WaterSmart (due to increased technologies like Aquacritox, We will review the possible funding to be funded by Congress to support such efforts as funding under W IIN) during the next several TBD TBD. We will monitor for possibleInnovative water monitoring opportunity to determine if it is a fit for TBD Energy TBD USBR and USEPA biogas, biosolids and green energy. years. USBR will issue solicitations for funding opportunities technology that can produce the Sanitation District. innovative approaches to managing water and efficient real time monitoring water treatment through technology and and data analysis, Biogas processes. Management and Use Improvements. It is unclear how the incoming administration may revise existing programs that address energy and water efficiency needs. However, the effort to support Project Funding Opportunity: communities develop approaches that improve the quality TBD. Based on the funding SCADA System and Network of life in communities might continue to receive funding. If funding becomes available we will Unknown at this Smart Cities and Security TBD TBD opportunities and OCSD's Upgrades, Seismic Hazard Energy/Water TBD OCSD might able to leverage such program assistance projects/needs Evaluation (FEMA Mitigation evaluate the opportunity. time to support innovative .approaches to security. Funding may Assistance) also be available through Department of Homeland Security to assist communities to protect against cyber- threats. Possible projects: GWRS The WIFIA program accelerates investment in our nation's Final Expansion, District 6 water infrastructure by providing long-term, low-cost Trunk Sewer Relief Project, supplemental loans for regionally and nationally significant Rehabilitation/Expansion The Sanitation District does not plan projects. To qualify for funding assistance a project must Rehabilitation/Expansion to borrow funds to complete projects. Water/ W IFIA cost at least $20 million. The USEPA has expressed an $2 billion N/A No Headquarters Complex, Site The Water District might qualify for 4/10/2017 Infrastructure N/A interest in projects that deliver multiple benefits that might and Security/Entrance these loans and OCSD will support capture water recycling as well as projects that address Realignment, Western them if they choose to do so. stormwater and other"large project" needs. Regional Sewers—Planning and design and construction Updated 05/22/2017 OCSD's Grant and Loan Funding Tracker 2016-2017 Name of Grant/Loan Synopsis of Grant/Loan Amount of Grant/Loan Amount Applying Y/N Project/Program Reason Match Deadline Category Rcvd Grant/ Applying for Financin Y/N COUNTY Fourth Cycle of the Regional Recycling and Waste Reduction Grant. This competitive grant provides potential This is a $3 million competitive grant This was in conjunction with Waste P. with grant funding to develop sustainable $600,000 per Food waste digestion. OC Waste and Recycling programs that support compliance with state-mandated opportunity. Up to $600,000 per Supervisorial Supervisorial District NO Digesters. Management and they have decided None 5/19/2017 Energy/Solids No waste diversion goals and promote increased regional District is available. to not submit for this grant. recycling and diversion efforts. Updated 05/22/2017 LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE N1eeling Dace To Bd_of Dir. AGENDA REPORT Item Item Number 3 Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Robert P. Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: CO-SPONSOR H.R. 2510 LETTER AND H.R. 2510 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION A. Approve H.R. 2510 Co-Sponsorship Request Letter—Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017 (DeFazio)for Congressman Ed Royce, Congresswoman Walters, Congressman Rohrabacher, and Congressman Lou Correa; and B. Approve H.R. 2510 Sponsorship Acknowledgement Letter — Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017 (DeFazio) for Congressman Alan J. Lowenthal and Congresswoman Napolitano. BACKGROUND There is a large demand for infrastructure investment, including the need to invest in water recycling/wastewater infrastructure and clean energy facilities. H.R. 2510 would provide funding for these types of projects. RELEVANT STANDARDS • 1, 5, 20 year planning • Protection of Orange County Sanitation District assets • Secure outside funding (grants) for recycled water or other capital programs PROBLEM The increasing challenges of aging infrastructure, growing demands from an increasing population, and climate impacts continue to stress our ability to finance infrastructure needs. H.R. 2510 is a bipartisan effort to address the critical water infrastructure needs of agencies like the Orange County Sanitation District (Sanitation District). Under H.R. 2510, the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF)would be renewed at$20 billion over five years. Additionally, the bill provides provisions for water recycling grant assistance, which could help the Sanitation District meet its future growth projections and goal of 100 percent recycling. Page 1 of 2 PROPOSED SOLUTION For the consideration of the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee, staff has written a letter requesting the Orange County Congressional Delegation sign onto this bipartisan bill, H.R. 2510. Additionally, staff has written an acknowledgement letter for Congressman Alan J. Lowenthal and Congresswoman Napolitano thanking them for their swift action signing onto H.R. 2510 as a co-sponsor. TIMING CONCERNS It is important that the Sanitation District requests the Orange County Delegation sign on as a co-sponsor as soon as possible to ensure that the Sanitation District's concerns are recongnized. RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKING ACTION There may be limited funding opportunities for the Sanitation District. PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS December 2016 - The position proposed by staff is in alignment with the 2017 Board- approved Legislative and Regulatory Plan. ATTACHMENTS The following attachments are included in hard copy and may also be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (mm w.ocsd.coml with the complete agenda package: • Co-sponsorship Request Letter for H.R. 2510 • Sponsorship Acknowledgement Letter H.R. 2510 • H.R. 2510 Page 2 of 2 June 12, 2017 For: Congressman Ed Royce, Congresswoman Walters, Congressman Rohrabacher, and Congressman Lou Correa Re: H.R. 2510 (DeFazio) Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017—CO- SPONSOR Dear Representative: The Orange County Sanitation District(OCSD)writes to request that you co-sponsor the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017 (H.R. 2510). H.R. 2510 is a bipartisan effort to address the critical water infrastructure needs of agencies like OCSD. It is notable for its focus on building upon the successful State Revolving Loan Fund Program by providing for a sustainable funding level over the next five years. For OCSD, this commitment is vital to ensure cost-effective financing for our ratepayers. The increasing challenges of aging infrastructure, growing demands from an increasing population, and climate impacts continue to stress our ability to finance infrastructure needs. Confronted with these realities, there is clear demand for increased infrastructure investment, including the need to invest in water recycling infrastructure and clean energy facilities derived from the wastewater treatment process. H.R. 2510 would provide the ability to focus on these needs. Under H.R. 2510, the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF)would be renewed at$20 billion over five years. This authorization represents a critical down payment towards the nation's water infrastructure needs. According to a US Environmental Protection Agency report, the financial burden to simply meet water quality and water-related public health goals of the Clean Water Act (CWA) in California was in excess of$26 billion in 2012. Due to the previous drought conditions and other strains on our wastewater systems, that figure has only increased over the last five years. Additionally, OCSD also supports the bill's provisions to authorize grant assistance for water recycling. In Orange County, we have demonstrated that federal assistance can be leveraged to construct important sustainable water infrastructure like the Groundwater Replenishment System. H.R. 2510 signals a commitment to such projects. As you and your colleagues work to develop a comprehensive water infrastructure policy for the nation, we look forward to working with you to advance meaningful federal policies, like H.R. 2510, to ensure that communities like Orange County will have the financing tools to construct important water infrastructure. Sincerely, Gregory C. Sebourn, PLS Board Chairman Orange County Sanitation District June 12, 2017 Representative Napolitano and Lowenthal Re: H.R.2510 Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017—COSPONSOR Dear Representative: The Orange County Sanitation District(OCSD)writes to express our support of legislation of which you are an original co-sponsor: the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017 (H.R. 2510). H.R. 2510 offers a commonsense approach to address the critical water infrastructure needs of agencies like OCSD by relying upon the success of the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund. It is notable that the bill enjoys bipartisan support. For OCSD, this commitment is vital to ensure cost-effective financing for our ratepayers. The increasing challenges of aging infrastructure, growing demands from an increasing population, and climate impacts continue to stress our ability to finance infrastructure needs. Confronted with these realities, there is clear demand for increased infrastructure investment, including the need to invest in water recycling infrastructure and clean energy facilities derived from the wastewater treatment process. H.R. 2510 would provide the ability to focus on these needs. Under H.R. 2510, the Clean Water State Revolving Fund would be renewed at$20 billion over five years. This authorization represents a critical down payment towards the nation's water infrastructure needs. According to a US Environmental Protection Agency report, the financial burden to simply meet water quality and water-related public health goals of the Clean Water Act(CWA) in California was in excess of$26 billion in 2012. Due to drought conditions and other strains on our wastewater systems, that figure has only gone up over the last five years. Additionally, OCSD also supports the bill's provisions to authorize grant assistance for water recycling. In Orange County, we have demonstrated that federal assistance can be leveraged to construct important sustainable water infrastructure like the Groundwater Replenishment System. H.R. 2510 signals a commitment to such projects. As you and your colleagues work to develop a comprehensive water infrastructure policy for the nation, we look forward to working with you to advance meaningful federal policies, like H.R. 2510, to ensure that communities like Orange County will have the financing tools to construct important water infrastructure. Sincerely, Gregory C. Sebourn, PLS Board Chairman Orange County Sanitation District {�/ 1 I 115TII CONGRESS H• Re 251O 1ST SESSION To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropria- tions for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 18, 2017 Mr. DEFAzio (for himself, Mr. DuN*CA.N* of Tennessee, and Mrs. NA om- TANO) introduced the following hill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to au- thorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 5 "Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 6 2017". 7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 8 this Act is as follows: See. 1. Short title; table of contents. 2 Sec. 2. Amendment of Federal Water Pollution Control Act. TITLE I—WATER QUALITY FINANCING Subtitle A—Technical and Management Assistance See. 101. Technical assistance. See. 102. State management assistance. See. 103. Watershed pilot projects. See. 104. Nonpoint source management programs. Subtitle B—State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds Sec. 121. Capitalization grant agreements. Sec. 122. Water pollution control revolving loan fiords. Sec. 123. State planning assistance. Sec. 124. Intended use plan. Sec. 125. Technical assistance. Sec. 126. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE II ALTERNATIVEWATER SOURCE AND SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORbIWATER GRANTS See. 201. Pilot program for alternative water source projects. See. 202. Sewer overflow control grants. 1 SEC. 2.AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CON. 2 TROL ACT. 3 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 4 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 5 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi- 6 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 7 section or other provision of the Federal Water Pollution 8 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). •®t 2510 IH I TITLE I—WATER QUALITY 2 FINANCING 3 Subtitle A—Technical and 4 Management Assistance 5 SEC. 101.TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 6 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR RuRm, AND SMALL 7 TREATMENT WORKs.—Section 104(b) (33 U.S.C. 8 1254(b)) is amended- 9 (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph 10 (6); 11 (2) by striking the period at the end of para- 12 graph (7) and inserting `; and'; and 13 (3) by adding at the end the following: 14 "(8) make grants to nonprofit organizations- 15 "(A) to provide technical assistance to 16 rural, small, and tribal municipalities for the 17 purpose of assisting, in consultation with the 18 State in which the assistance is provided, such 19 municipalities and tribal governments in the 20 planning, developing, and acquisition of financ- 21 ing for eligible projects described in section 22 603(c); 23 "(B) to provide technical assistance and 24 training for rural, small, and tribal publicly 25 owned treatment works and decentralized •®L 2510 n1 4 1 wastewater treatment systems to enable such 2 treatment works and systems to protect water 3 quality and achieve and maintain compliance 4 with the requirements of this Act; and 5 "(C) to disseminate information to rural, 6 small, and tribal municipalities and municipali- 7 ties that meet the affordability criteria estab- 8 lished under section 603(i)(2) by the State in 9 which the municipality is located with respect to 10 planning, design, construction, and operation of 11 publicly owned treatment works and decentral- 12 ized wastewater treatment systems.". 13 (b) AUTHORIZATION of ArrxorxaATioNs.—Section 14 104(u) (33 U.S.C. 1254(u)) is amended- 15 (1) by striking "and (6)" and inserting "(6)"; 16 and 17 (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 18 following: "; and (7) not to exceed $100,000,000 for 19 each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 for carrying 20 out subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and (g), except that 21 not less than 20 percent of the amounts appro- 22 priated pursuant to this paragraph in a fiscal year 23 shall be used for carrying out subsection (b)(8)". •®t 2510 111 5 1 SEC. 102. STATE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE. 2 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 3 106(a) (33 U.S.C. 1256(a)) is amended- 4 (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph 5 (1); 6 (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of 7 paragraph (2) and inserting "; and"; and 8 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- 9 lowing: 10 "(3) such sums as may be necessary for each 11 of fiscal years 1991 through 2017, and 12 $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 13 2022;". 14 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.-Section 106(e) (33 15 U.S.C. 1256(e)) is amended by striking "Beginning in fis- 16 cal year 1974 the" and inserting "The". 17 SEC. 103.WATERSHED PILOT PROJECTS. 18 Section 122(c) is amended to read as follows: 19 "(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 20 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 21 $120,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 22 2022.". 23 SEC. 104.NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. 24 Section 3190) (33 U.S.C. 13290)) is amended by 25 striking "$70,000,000" and all that follows through "fis- •®t 2510 III 6 1 cal year 1991" and inserting "$200,000,000 for each of 2 fiscal years 2018 through 2022". 3 Subtitle B—State Water Pollution 4 Control Revolving Funds 5 SEC. 121. CAPITALIZATION GRANT AGREEMENTS. 6 Section 602(b) (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)) is amended- 7 (1) in paragraph (13)(B)(iii), by striking ` 8 and" and inserting a semicolon; 9 (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at 10 the end and inserting "; and"; and 11 (3) by adding at the end the following: 12 "(15) the State will use at least 15 percent of 13 the amount of each capitalization grant received by 14 the State under this title after September 30, 2017, 15 to provide assistance to municipalities of fewer than 16 10,000 individuals that meet the affordability cri- 17 teria established by the State under section 18 603(i)(2) for projects or activities included on the 19 State's priority list under section 603(g), to the ex- 20 tent that there are sufficient applications for such 21 assistance.". 22 SEC. 122. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN 23 FUNDS. 24 Section 603(d) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)) is amended— •®t 2510 n1 7 1 (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph 2 (6); 3 (2) by striking the period at the end of para- 4 graph (7) and inserting a semicolon; and 5 (3) by adding at the end the following: 6 "(S) to provide grants to owners and operators 7 of treatment works that serve a population of 8 10,000 or fewer for obtaining technical and planning 9 assistance and assistance in financial management, 10 user fee analysis, budgeting, capital improvement 11 planning, facility operation and maintenance, equip- 12 ment replacement, and other activities to improve 13 wastewater treatment plant management and oper- 14 ations, except that the total amount provided by the 15 State in grants under this paragraph for a fiscal 16 year may not exceed one percent of the total amount 17 of assistance provided by the State from the fund in 18 the preceding fiscal year, or 2 percent of the total 19 amount received by the State in capitalization grants 20 under this title in the preceding fiscal year, which- 21 ever amount is greatest; and 22 "(9) to provide grants to owners and operators 23 of treatment works for conducting an assessment of 24 the energy and water consumption of the treatment 25 works, and evaluating potential opportunities for en- •®t 2510 n1 8 1 ergy and water conservation through facility oper- 2 ation and maintenance, equipment replacement, and 3 projects or activities that promote the efficient use 4 of energy and water by the treatment works, except 5 that the total amount provided by the State in 6 grants under this paragraph for a fiscal year may 7 not exceed one percent of the total amount of assist- 8 ance provided by the State from the fund in the pre- 9 ceding fiscal year, or 2 percent of the total amount 10 received by the State in capitalization grants under 11 this title in the preceding fiscal year, whichever 12 amount is greatest.". 13 SEC. 123. STATE PLANNING ASSISTANCE. 14 Section 604(b) (33 U.S.C. 1384(b)) is amended by 15 striking "1 percent" and inserting "2 percent". 16 SEC. 124.INTENDED USE PLAN. 17 (a) INTEGRATED PRIORITY LIST.—Section 603(g) 18 (33 U.S.C. 1383(g)) is amended to read as follows: 19 "(g) PRIORITY LIST.- 20 "(1) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2019 and 21 each fiscal year thereafter, a State shall establish or 22 update a list of projects and activities for which as- 23 sistance is sought from the State's water pollution 24 control revolving fund. Such projects and activities 25 shall be listed in priority order based on the method- -® 2510 111 9 1 ology established under paragraph (2). The State 2 may provide financial assistance from the State's 3 water pollution control revolving fund only with re- 4 spect to a project or activity included on such list. 5 In the case of projects and activities eligible for as- 6 sistance under subsection (c)(2), the State may in- 7 dude on such list a category or subcategory of 8 nonpoint sources of pollution to be addressed. 9 "(2) METHODOLOGY.- 10 "(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 11 after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 12 and after providing notice and opportunity for 13 public comment, each State shall establish a 14 methodology for developing a priority list under 15 paragraph (1). 16 "(B) PRIORITY FOR PROJECTS AND AC- 17 TIVITIES THAT ACHIEVE GREATEST WATER 18 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.—In developing the 19 methodology, the State shall seek to achieve the 20 greatest degree of water quality improvement, 21 taking into consideration- 22 "(i) the requirements of section 23 6O2(b)(5); •®t 2510 n1 10 1 "(ii) whether such water quality im- 2 provements would be realized without as- 3 sistance under this title; and 4 "(iii) whether the proposed projects 5 and activities would address water quality 6 impairments associated with existing treat- 7 went works. 8 "(C) CONSIDERATIONS IN SELECTING 9 PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.—In determining 10 which projects and activities will achieve the 11 greatest degree of water quality improvement, 12 the State shall consider- 13 "(i) information developed by the 14 State under sections 3O3(d) and 3O5(b); 15 "(ii) the State's continuing planning 16 process developed under sections 2050) 17 and 3O3(e); 18 "(iii) whether such project or activity 19 may have a beneficial impact related to the 20 purposes identified under section 3O2(a); 21 "(iv) the State's management pro- 22 gram developed under section 319; and 23 "(v) conservation and management 24 plans developed under section 320 with re- •®t 2510 n1 11 1 spect to an estuary lying in whole or in 2 part within the State. 3 "(D) NONPOINT SOURCES.—For categories 4 or subcategories of nonpoint sources of pollu- 5 tion that a State may include on its priority list 6 under paragraph (1), the State shall consider 7 the cumulative water quality improvements as- 8 sociated with projects or activities carried out 9 pursuant to the listing of such categories or 10 subcategories. 11 "(E) EXISTING METHODOLOGIES.—If a 12 State has previously developed, after providing 13 notice and an opportunity for public comment, 14 a methodology that meets the requirements of 15 this paragraph, the State may use the method- 16 ology for the purposes of this subsection.". 17 (b) INTENDED USE PLAN.—Section 606(c) (33 18 U.S.C. 1356(c)) is amended- 19 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 20 inserting "and publish" after "each State shall an- 21 nually prepare"; 22 (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 23 following: 24 "(1) the State's priority list developed under 25 section 603(g);"; •®t 2510 11 12 1 (3) in paragraph (4), by striking "and" at the 2 end; 3 (4) by striking the period at the end of para- 4 graph (5) and inserting "; and"; and 5 (5) by adding at the end the following: 6 11(6) if the State does not fund projects and ac- 7 tiAties in the order of the priority established under 8 section 6O3(g), an explanation of why such a change 9 in order is appropriate.". 10 (e) TRANSITIONAL PROVISION.—Before completion 11 of a priority list based on a methodology established under 12 section 603(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 13 (as amended by this section), a State shall continue to 14 comply with the requirements of sections 6O3(g) and 15 6O6(c) of such Act, as in effect on the day before the date 16 of enactment of this Act. 17 SEC. 125.TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 18 Section 607 is amended to read as follows: 19 "SEC. 607.TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 20 "(a) SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES.—Not later than 1 21 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Ad- 22 ministrator shall assist the States in establishing sim- 23 plified procedures for treatment works to obtain assistance 24 under this title. •6R 2510 n1 13 1 "(b) PUBLICATION OF MANUAL.—Not later than 2 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section, and 3 after providing notice and opportunity for public comment, 4 the Administrator shall publish a manual to assist treat- 5 ment works in obtaining assistance under this title and 6 publish in the Federal Register notice of the availability 7 of the manual.". 8 SEC. 126.AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 9 Title VI (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by add- 10 ing at the end the following: 11 "SEC. 609.AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 12 "There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 13 the purposes of this title $4,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 14 years fiscal year 2018 through 2022.". 15 TITLE II-ALTERNATIVE WATER 16 SOURCE AND SEWER OVER- 17 FLOW AND STORMWATER 18 GRANTS 19 SEC. 201. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER 20 SOURCE PROJECTS. 21 (a) SELECTION of PROJECTS.—Section 220(d) (33 22 U.S.C. 1300(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 23 redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 24 (b) COMMITTEE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE.—Section 25 220 (33 U.S.C. 1300(e)) is amended by striking sub- •®L 2510 n1 14 1 section (e) and redesignating subsections (f) through (j) 2 as subsections (e) through (i), respectively. 3 (e) DEFINITIONS.—Section 220(h)(1) (as redesig- 4 nated by subsection (e) of this section) is amended by 5 striking "or wastewater or by treating wastewater" and 6 inserting ", wastewater, or stormwater or by treating 7 wastewater or stormwater". 8 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 9 220(i) (as redesignated by subsection (c) of this section) 10 is amended by striking "$75,000,000 for fiscal years 2002 11 through 2004" and inserting "$75,000,000 for each of fis- 12 cal years 2018 through 2022". 13 SEC. 202. SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL GRANTS. 14 Section 221 (33 U.S.C. 1301) is amended- 15 (1) by amending the section heading to read as 16 follows: "SEWER OVERFLOW AND STORMWATER 17 REUSE MUNICIPAL GRANTS"; 18 (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol- 19 lows: 20 "(a) IN GENERAL.- 21 "(1) GRANTS TO STATES.—The Administrator 22 may make grants to States for the purpose of pro- 23 viding grants to a municipality or municipal entity 24 for planning, design, and construction of treatment 25 works to intercept, transport, control, treat, or reuse •®L 2510 III 15 1 municipal combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer 2 overflows, or stormwater. 3 "(2) DIRECT MUNICIPAL GRANTS.—Subject to 4 subsection (g), the Administrator may make a direct 5 grant to a municipality or municipal entity for the 6 purposes described in paragraph (1)."; 7 (3) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol- 8 lows: 9 "(e) ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.—A project 10 that receives assistance under this section shall be carried 11 out subject to the same requirements as a project that 12 receives assistance from a State water pollution control 13 revolving fund under title VI, except to the extent that 14 the Governor of the State in which the project is located 15 determines that a requirement of title VI is inconsistent 16 with the purposes of this section. For the purposes of this 17 subsection, a Governor may not determine that the re- 18 quirements of title VI relating to the application of section 19 513 are inconsistent with the purposes of this section.' 20 (4) by amending subsection (f) to read as fol- 21 lows: 22 "(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.- 23 "(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 24 appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 25 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. •®t 2510 n1 16 1 "(2) MINIMUM ALLOCATIONS.—To the extent 2 there are sufficient eligible project applications, the 3 Administrator shall ensure that a State uses not less 4 than 20 percent of the amount of the grants made 5 to the State under subsection (a) in a fiscal year to 6 carry out projects to intercept, transport, control, 7 treat, or reuse municipal combined sewer overflows, 8 sanitary sewer overflows, or stormwater through the 9 use of green infrastructure, water and energy effi- 10 ciency improvements, and other environmentally in- 11 novative activities."; and 12 (5) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol- 13 lows: 14 "(g) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.- 15 "(1) FISCAL YEAR 2018.—Subject to subsection 16 (h), the Administrator shall use the amounts appro- 17 priated to carry out this section for fiscal year 2018 18 for making grants to municipalities and municipal 19 entities under subsection (a)(2) in accordance with 20 the criteria set forth in subsection (b). 21 "(2) FISCAL YEAR 2019 AND THEREAFTER.- 22 Subject to subsection (h), the Administrator shall 23 use the amounts appropriated to carry out this sec- 24 tion for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year there- 25 after for making grants to States under subsection •®t 2510 In 17 1 (a)(1) in accordance with a formula to be established 2 by the Administrator, after providing notice and an 3 opportunity for public comment, that allocates to 4 each State a proportional share of such amounts 5 based on the total needs of the State for municipal 6 combined sewer overflow controls, sanitary sewer 7 overflow controls, and stormwater identified in the 8 most recent survey conducted pursuant to section 9 516 and any other information the Administrator 10 considers appropriate.". O •®t 2510 III LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE N1eeling Dace To Bd_of Dir. AGENDA REPORT ItemNumber Item Number a Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Robert P. Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: POSITION LETTER DISTRIBUTION GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION Information Only. BACKGROUND During the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee on May 8, staff was asked to create an avenue for distributing the Orange County Sanitation District (Sanitation District) legislation position letters to our member agencies. Following are the recommended distribution methods. RELEVANT STANDARDS • Unified legislative advocacy and public outreach program • Build brand, trust, and support with policy makers and community leaders • Maintain collaborative and cooperative relationships with neighboring agencies PROBLEM The Sanitation District is seen as a leader in the community. Currently, our member agencies are not receiving our legislation position letters and may not be aware of a position we have taken and the effect it may have on their agencies/community. PROPOSED SOLUTION Staff has created the following avenue to share the position letters. The position letters will be distributed in the General Manager Monthly Report, which is received by all Sanitation District Board Members. Through this mode of communication, Board Members can share the position letters with their respective cities and agencies. TIMING CONCERNS N/A Page 1 of 2 RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKING ACTION The Sanitation District member agencies may not be aware of our position and how it could affect their cities/agencies. PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS N/A ATTACHMENTS The following attachment(s) may be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (www.ocsd.com) with the complete agenda package: N/A Page 2 of 2 LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE No6iig1I7a ro ed_of Dir. AGENDA REPORT Item Number I em Number s Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Robert P. Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: INSIDE THE OUTDOORS YEAR-END PRESENTATION GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION Information Only. BACKGROUND The Orange County Sanitation District(Sanitation District) entered into a contract with the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) in March 2015 to enhance our environmental education outreach to students in elementary school and high school. The programs include: • Drip Drop Traveling Scientist is a water education session for fifth grade students that includes the Sanitation District's "What 2 Flush" program." • Scientists of the Sewer is a weeklong wastewater treatment laboratory program for high school students. It is a hands-on application of science, teaching wastewater treatment principles. The program meets the California Science Content Standards and promotes career development. RELEVANT STANDARDS • Maintain collaborative and cooperative relationships with neighboring agencies • Unified legislative advocacy and public outreach program PROBLEM Without this type of program, children may not have the opportunity to explore wastewater treatment and expand their knowledge, understanding, and stewardship of the environment. PROPOSED SOLUTION By providing this educational program, students learn about the watershed and develop ways to conserve water in their neighborhoods. Additionally, students learn about the roles scientists play in wastewater treatment through hands-on lab stations and tours of Plant No.1. Page 1 of 2 TIMING CONCERNS N/A RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKING ACTION N/A PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS February 2015 — The Legislative and Public Affairs Committee approved a Cooperative Agreement with Orange County Department of Education for Educational Services with Inside the Outdoors for a one-year term, with four one-year renewal options. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION N/A CEQA N/A FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS The contracted amount was $11,065 in FY 14-15; $24,365 per year in FY 15-16 and FY 16-17; and will not exceed $24,365 for each of the remaining two years. This request complies with authority levels of the Sanitation District's Purchasing Ordinance. This item has been budgeted for FY 16-17 and FY 17-18 (Section 6, Page 12). ATTACHMENT The following attachment(s)are included in hard copy and may also be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (www.ocsd.corn with the complete agenda package: • Inside the Outdoors Year-End Report Page 2 of 2 dwtk Orange County Sanitation District/Inside the Outdoors Year 3: 2016/2017 August 2016-May 2017 Year 3: 2016/2017 Target Enrollment Contracted Students to Contracted Number of Serve Schools to Attend Drip Drop(5th Grade) 1000 1762 20 Scientists of the Sewers 700 845 8 (High School Total 1700 2607 28 Year 3 Notes: Drip Drop(5th grade)-Water education that includes Orange County Sanitation Districts"What 2 Flush"concepts and other water conservation education. Scientists of the Sewers(High School)-Adapted sewer science curriculum and provided resources for students to explore engineering and wastewater careers. All students received"What 2 Flush"information stickers,provided by MD. Field Trip to OCSD-Schools will contact OCSD directly to sign-up for field trips -Contracted data. Final enrollment will be provided at the end of the fiscal school year Participating Schools College Park School(Irvine) Brea-Olinda High School (Brea) Danbrook School(Anaheim) Dana Hills High School(Dana Point) Henry School(Anaheim) Fountain Valley Ed. Center(Fountain Valley) Jefferson School (Anaheim) Harbor Learning Center(Fountain Valley) Lincoln School(Anaheim) Los Alamitos High School(Los Alamitos) Mann School (Anaheim) San Clemente High School(San Clemente) Mariners School(Newport Beach) Santa Ana High School (Santa Ana) Marshall School(Anaheim) Sunburst Academy(Los Alamitos) McPherson Magnet School(Orange) Newport Heights School(Newport Beach) Olive Street School(Anaheim) Revere School(Anaheim) Roosevelt School(Anaheim) Ross School(Anaheim) Schweitzer School (Anaheim) St. Bonaventure School(Huntington Beach) St. Jeanne de Lestonnac School (Tustin) Stone Creek School(Irvine) Westmont Elementary(Anaheim) Youth Resource Center(Anaheim) Inside the Omdooa Repo.-5/23/2017 LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Meb 1Ing/Date To Bd_of Dir. AGENDA REPORT Item Item Number 6 Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Robert P. Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION Information Only. BACKGROUND Staff will provide an update on recent public affairs activities. RELEVANT STANDARDS • Unified legislative advocacy and public outreach program • Build brand, trust, and support with policy makers and community leaders • Use all practical and effective means for recovering wastewater for reuse • Maintain collaborative and cooperative relationships with neighboring agencies • Listen to and seriously consider community input on environmental concerns PROBLEM Many Californians are not aware of the Orange County Sanitation District (Sanitation District) and the important work we do to keep the environment clean by using the wastewater byproducts to create energy, water recycling, and the use of biosolids. Additionally, they are not aware that more than 50 percent of the wastewater is recycled and used to replenish the Orange County Groundwater Basin. In general, the community and businesses do not realize that when they improperly dispose of waste into the sanitation system, it can negatively affect the work we do and the quality of water we supply for the Groundwater Replenishment System. PROPOSED SOLUTION By providing tours, community outreach education, and general communication via the Sanitation District's website, social media outlets, and mainstream media, we have the ability to educate the community, local agencies, and businesses on the What2Flush program, energy production, water recycling, biosolids, and our source control program. This, in turn, results in a better quality of wastewater. Page 1 of 2 TIMING CONCERNS N/A RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKING ACTION If we do not educate the community, local agencies, and area businesses about the Sanitation District, we lose an opportunity to educate thousands of people about our plants, source control, and the wastewater industry as a whole. PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS N/A ADDITIONAL INFORMATION May 2017 Activity # # of Guests OCSD/OCWDTours 3 50 OCSD Tours 10 210 Speak!i Engagements 5 185 Events 2 —1500 CEQA N/A FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS N/A ATTACHMENTS The following attachments are attached in hard copy and may also be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (www.ocsd.coml with the complete agenda package: • Outreach Calendar May 2017 • Media Clips May 2017 Page 2 of 2 OCSD Outreach Report 5/25/2017 Date Time Or anization/Event I Location Purpose Attendee Contact 5/1/2017 1330- 1500 Plant Tour Boardroom Cypress College tour. 16 Ryal Wheeler Tour Guide Cheryl Scott guests. 5/2/2017 900- 1100 Plant Tour Boardroom Chavez HS Coastkeeper Randy Kleinman and Tom Cheryl Scott Tours 40 students Meregillano Tour Guides 5/5/2017 1000- 1130 Plant Tour Boardroom OCC Tour, 25 guests. Brian Bingman Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 5/6/2017 1300- 1800 Eco Challenge Anaheim Eco Challenge at Anaheim Various OCSD Employees Cheryl Scott Stadium 5/9/2017 800- 1100 Plant Tour Boardroom Saddleback College Tour. Mark Esquer Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 25 guests. 5/10/2017 1030- 1400 Plant Tour Purchasing P2 tour for OCSD Shabbir Basrai Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Building P1 Purchasing Group. Meet at Purchasing building 5/11/2017 1400- 1600 Speaking Engagement Citrus College Dickie Fernandez to speak Dickie Fernandez Speaker Cheryl Scott at Citrus College Engineering Fair 5/12/2017 1300- 1430 Plant Tour Boardroom Fullerton College Tour. Lisa Frigo Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Approx. 30 guests. 5/12/2017 1900-2100 Speaking Engagement Orange, CA AAAEA-CA Speaking Jim Herberg Speaker Cheryl Scott Engagement 5/15/2017 830- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom Santa Ana College Tour. Ann Crafton Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 30 guests 5/25/2017 10:20:24 AM OCSD Outreach Report 5/25/2017 Date Time Or anization/Event Location Purpose Attendee Contact 5/17/2017 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom Fullerton College Tour. 26 Mark Esquer Tour Guide Cheryl Scott guests. 5/18/2017 1300- 1400 Speaking Engagement Huntington Speaking engagement for Jennifer Cabral Speaker Cheryl Scott Beach Hydro Warrior group. 15 guests 5/18/2017 1730- 1930 Speaking Engagement UCI UCI Industry Networking Sam Choi, Luis Ruiz and Cheryl Scott Night. Canh Nguyen Speakers 5/18/2017 1700-2000 Speaking Engagement UCI AAEES UCI Cindy Murra and Sharon Cheryl Scott Yin Speakers 5/18/2017 900- 1033 Plant Tour P2 Plant 2 Tour. Elsinore Mike Barrett tour guide Cheryl Scott Valley Water District staff, 6 guests 5/18/2017 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom West Coast Univ. Nursing Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Tour. 26 guests 5/19/2017 1300- 1500 Plant Tour GM Conf. Room Jim Herberg to take out Jim Herberg Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Board members from East OC Water. District for a plant tour. 3 guests 5/19/2017 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom American Univ. of Health Brian Bingman Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Science Tour. 17 guests 5/20/2017 1000- 1400 OC Public Works Open Orange OCSD to host a booth Various OCSD Employees Cheryl Scott House 5/25/2017 10:20:24 AM OCSD Outreach Report 5/25/2017 Date Time Or anization/Event Location Purpose Attendee Contact 5/23/2017 830- 1000 Plant Tour GM Cont. Room Direct Hawkins and Jim Herberg Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Councilmember Haney to tour P1. 5/23/2017 1300- 1500 Plant Tour Room B Korean Delegation Tour. 8 Jin Kim Tour Guide Cheryl Scott guests. 5/30/2017 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom New Employee/Open to Ann Crafton Tour Guide Cheryl Scott the Public Tour 5/31/2017 830- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom Santa Ana College Tour. Jeff Armstrong Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 30 guests. 6/1/2017 1000- 1200 Plant Tour Boardroom La Paz Mexico engineering Leyla Perez Tour Guide Cheryl Scott tour. 15 guests 6/1/2017 1800- 1900 Speaking Engagement Bahia Corinthian Newport Beach Rotary Jennifer Cabral Speaker Cheryl Scott Yacht Club Club. 20 attendees 6/6/2017 900- 1200 Plant Tour Boardroom Godinez HS Tours 50 Brian Bingman and Paula Cheryl Scott Students Zeller Tour Guides 6/6/2017 830- 1230 Speaking Engagement Costa Mesa High Coastkeeper WHALES Various OCSD Employees Cheryl Scott School Panel 6/8/2017 900- 1200 Plant Tour Boardroom Godinez HS Tours 50 Jamie Malpede and Leyla Cheryl Scott Students Perez Tour Guides 6/9/2017 1000- 1130 Plant Tour Boardroom Edison Special Ed Class to Belen Carrillo and Edna Cheryl Scott tour P1. 17 guests. Aguilar Tour Guides 5/25/2017 10:20:24 AM OCSD Outreach Report 5/25/2017 Date Time Or anization/Event Location Purpose Attendee Contact 6/9/2017 830- 1230 Speaking Engagement Costa Mesa High Coastkeeper WHALES Various OCSD Employees Cheryl Scott School Panel 6/21/2017 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom Vanguard Nursing Tour. Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Approx. 15 students 6/22/2017 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom North Orange County Dickie Fernandez and Cheryl Scott Chamber Tour. 25 guests Chris Cervellone Tour Guides 5/25/2017 10:20:24 AM Monthly News Clippings G�JN�V S A N I TgT�Oy = 9 Q 2 c� o � FCTi� �E May 2017 OCSD Public Affairs Office Table of Contents DESALINATION................................................... .....................PAGE 1 April 20, 2017 Savior or Albatross By: Ryan McDonald Easy Reader News GWRS...................................................................................PAGE 12 May 11, 2017 Orange County Water District pioneers water recycling By: Colleen Janssen News Enterprise/Anaheim Independent/OC News May 13, 2017 Opinion: The Value of water independence By: Carolyn Cavecche Orange County Register May 15, 2017 Orange County tries new pathways for water resilience By: Environment Guru Staff EnvironmentGuru.com HUMAN INTEREST....................................................................PAGE 23 May 5, 2017 The full-bodied approach to odor control By: Peter Chawaga Water Online HUMAN INTEREST CONT................................................... ........PAGE 26 Spring, 2017 High-Flow Preparedness By: Jim Force Wastewater Professional Spring, 2017 Beyond Treatment By: Mark Kawamoto, James Colston and Jennifer Cabral Source Magazine TWITTER POSTINGS ................................................... .............PAGE 33 FACEBOOK POSTINGS ............................................................PAGE 43 Easy Reader News April 20, 2017 EasylIt•UU41N1{ei $ Savior or Albatross? Proposed desalination plant could decrease South Bay's dependence on imported water, but has raised environmental concerns Mai The location of West Basin Municipal Water District's proposed ocean water desalination plant.In the distance is the existing P1 Segundo NRG power plant.Photo by Brad Jacobson APRIL 20,2017 BY RYAN MCDONALD In April 2015,the City of Manhattan Beach made a sudden announcement that shook the twin pastoral pillars of suburbia,the automobile and lawn.Effective immediately,residents could not wash their cars at home,and instead had to take them to a commercial car wash.Watering lawns was permitted only on one designated day a week,and had to be done by hand or with sprinklers,not a hose. The restrictions had kicked in automatically because of a law the city passed in 2009,but the restrictions flowed from a much larger stream.Gov.Jerry Brown had just issued the first mandatory urban water-use restrictions in California history.Brown's April t, 2015 order instructed cities to reduce water usage across the state by 25 percent.Among other provisions,the order required cities to impose fines for those who engaged in ongoing violations,like washing a car at home. 1 The specter of fines,and the fact that Manhattan had already made significant progress in curtailing water use,irked some residents.But residents continued to conserve,and the city met ongoing reduction targets. In September of that year,the City Council tweaked the requirement to allow watering two days per week at seven-and-a-half minutes per session.A few weeks later,the council again took water supply-related action.This time,however,the vote was quite different. The council asked staff to draft a letter opposing a proposed ocean water desalination plant near the city's northern border.The proposal,council members said,had catastrophic implications. "This will ruin the South Bay,"said then-Mayor Mark Burton."We need to oppose this as soon as possible." Earlier this month,almost two years to the day after issuing the mandatory cutback order and following the wettest California winter since record keeping began,Brown declared the drought all but over. (A state of emergency remains in place for four Central Valley counties,which significantly drew down their local ground water stores during the drought.)But,in keeping with the adult-in-the-room tone of Brown's second stint as governor,the optimistic announcement was tempered with a stern reminder: reporting requirements and a prohibition on"wasteful practices,"like watering after a rainstorm,aren't going away. And neither is the debate over desalination.The West Basin Municipal Water District,the water supplier for the broader South Bay area,has proposed building an ocean water desalination plant near the NRG power generation campus off Vista del Mar.Two possible plants—one producing 6o-million gallons-per- day,the other 20 million—are under consideration.An environmental impact report has been in the works since August 2o15,and is set to be released sometime this year. Spurred by concerns from local environmentalists,the Beach Cities have formed an opposition block to the project.Hermosa Beach and Manhattan have both submitted letters against the project,and Bill Brand, Redondo Beach's recently elected mayor,has been an outspoken critic.But several other South Bay cities included in West Basin's service area—including those with more moderate incomes and no coastal land —are supporting it. The disagreement over desal has created bitterness among some environmentalists toward West Basin,a water agency long regarded as both active and visionary for its stewardship of natural resources.The intensity of the debate is a reflection of the fact that the dispute is over much more than just the plant: the ability of government agencies to pursue multiple complex agendas,the future of technology to produce clean water,and the acceptability of continued limits on water use. It is fitting that desalination should push and pull on such tautly wound strings:water delivery here is both obvious and hidden,essential yet taken for granted.Addressing Southern California,its geography but also its identity,Carey McWilliams wrote,"Basically the region is a paradox: a desert that faces an ocean." rr'S CHINATOWN In a less populated era,South Bay cities got all of their water from wells dug in the ground.But with the beginning of the Baby Boom following World War II,residents began to notice their lawns turning yellow. Without realizing it,they had drawn down the ground water enough that the ocean was beginning to intrude in the water table.The area's population had grown to the point where it was consuming groundwater faster than it could be replaced,allowing the sea to seep in.They would need to find another source. West Basin Municipal Water District was created in 1947 and became one of the constituents of the Metropolitan Water District(MWD).Created in 1928 and based in Los Angeles,MWD is an imported 2 water wholesaler that provides water to nearly 20 million people in Southern California,making it the largest distributor of treated water in the United States.It draws its water from two primary sources:the Colorado River Aqueduct,and rivers and deltas in Northern California. West Basin has grown since being annexed into MWD, and now encompasses 19 cities containing about 900,00o people.Throughout this growth,imported water has continued to dominate its portfolio. Although numbers vary within individual cities,the average glass of water in West Basin's service area is 8o percent imported water and 20 percent ground water. As the South Bay grew in population,so did the rest of Southern California.And not only did they need water,they needed somewhere for their wastewater to go.And so,like generations of people before them, they turned to the largest body of water they could find.In 1892,the city of Los Angeles bought zoo coastal acres where the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant now sits,and used it as a site to dump raw sewage into the Santa Monica Bay until 1925,when screening began.Treatment became more advanced as the population grew,with the facility's current iteration finishing construction in the 199os. West Basin opened the Edward C.Little Water Recycling Facility in El Segundo in 1995.At the time the Little facility was erected,Hyperion was sending ago million gallons of treated wastewater per non-rain day into the Pacific.Today,that number is down to about 250 million gallons.Of that loo million-gallon decline,between 35 and qo million is due to a partnership with the Little facility,which takes in treated wastewater and puts it through a variety of further processes. West Basin and the Little facility have been hailed by environmentalists for both their innovation and positive impact on the ocean water quality of the South Bay.The sticking point is whether further recycling, in any number of forms,could make desalination unnecessary,and in turn whether the desalination project represents a continuation,or an abrogation,of its tradition of environmental protection. `I want to make them heroes for what they do well,'said Craig Cadwallader,head of the South Bay chapter of the Surfrider Foundation."What they've done with recycled water,they went out on a limb to do that. They were pioneers in that era,and it's still a smarter alternative.' At current levels,Edward C. Little could handle a total of 90 million gallons.The City of Los Angeles Sanitation Department,which operates Hyperion,is committed to reducing the flow of water from Hyperion into the Santa Monica Bay.According to Los Angeles'Sustainable City Plan,the sanitation department is exploring a variety of ways of doing this. Bruce Reznick,director of the nonprofit Los Angeles Waterkeeper,said that pursuing desalination makes further reductions from Hyperion less likely. `If more desal plants are built,that would reduce demand for Hyperion water,which would mean more wastewater is going into the Santa Monica Bay,'Reznick said. Rich Nagel,general manager of West Basin,disagrees.He said that the pursuit of desalination will have no impact on its recycling goals. "We're going to try to double that input regardless.Desal is completely independent of our pursuit of recycling,'Nagel said. S FROM BITTER TO SWEET A rendering of the proposed plant.West Basin officials say that the plant's water would be cost-competitive with recycled water,but environmentalists are concerned about energy use.Image courtesy West Basin Municipal Water District Desalination is an old idea.In the book of Job,the title character is wallowing in misery when he is visited by a mysterious man named Elihu.Seeking to prove God's infinite wisdom to the beleaguered Job,Ehhu points to Cod's ability to take water from the sea and make rain,"which the clouds do drop and distill on man abundantly."(They are his only lines in scripture.)The non-miraculous approach seems to have begun in the Mediterranean. Roman polymath Pliny the Elder wrote of sailors boiling seawater and collecting the condensed evaporation against sheep's wool. Then as now,a key part of desalination's appeal has been the independence it provides,from the whims of a politicized water system and the swings of a changing climate.Cities and water districts across Southern California are increasingly promoting"water independence,'and West Basin regularly highlights this aspect of the proposal in presentations. "Having desal means Southern California gains water independence from Northern California.You can't waive that off as insignificant.That can be quite important,"said Yoram Cohen,a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability,in an interview."It certainly helps to move forward to a sustainable water supply.It can provide a buffer.If there is a lower level of water supply elsewhere,then it can fill in the need." And while significant strides in desalination technology over the years have made it a more economically viable,and less energy-dependent option,limitations inherent in the process remain,and leave some environmentalists skeptical. In most modern desalination plants,the"thermal"method—an updated version of the distillation technique described by Pliny—has been set aside in favor of membrane systems,which use a semipermeable filter to remove salt and other unwanted components.Among membrane methods,the most popular,and the method that would be used in West Basin's proposal,is reverse osmosis,which separates a volume of water into two streams,then uses electrically powered pumps to"reverse"the natural tendency of the streams to equalize their salinity.Instead,one stream becomes purer,while the other gets steadily saltier.The pure stream is for use,while the salty brine is sent back out into the ocean. West Basin began considering desalination almost immediately after coming into existence,Nagel said.In 1948,the district looked at three possible sources to supplement the area's groundwater: desalination, reclamation or recycling,and imported water.At the time,desalted water cost 30 times as much by volume as imported water. 4 Today,desalination is around twice as expensive as imported water.This reduction is the result of considerable technological progress,including techniques that recover energy from heat and motion expended in the process.But a significant portion of the costs of desalination come from the energy required to separate salt from water,and there is a limit to how much more energy efficient the process can become. (The technology that would be employed in West Basin's desalination plant is substantially similar to that used in water reclamation,but the addition of salt from seawater creates a complication not present in recycled water.) Henry Vaux,a professor of resource economics at UC Berkeley and the emeritus chair of the Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy,said engineering improvements are unlikely to significantly improve the power cost associated with desalination,because increasing the purity of water from a fixed level of salinity requires exponentially more energy. "There are theoretical limits that have been spelled out as to how much energy it's going to take to separate salt from water.We have been approaching those theoretical limits pretty rapidly,'Vaux said. Energy-use figures for desalination vary.In a 2o16 report on desalination in California,the Natural Resources Defense Council pegged the figure at just over 5,000 kilowatt-hours per acre-foot. (A five-person household averages about one acre-foot of water per year.)In the book"Thirst for Power',Michael Webber,deputy director of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas,said desalination ranges between about 3,2oo and 5,40o kilowatt-hours per acre-foot,noting that it was dependent on local conditions like sea temperatures and salinity level.West Basin estimates that the proposed plant would operate at a rate of 4,2oo kilowatt-hours per acre-foot. But there is little disagreement that desalination is one of,if not,the most energy-intensive methods of water delivery.The concern is that great reliance on desalination would complicate efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions. "Looking at desal as an option is perfectly legitimate.Maybe in 20 or 100 years from now,costs will go down,and we'll all be relying on renewable energy. But at this time it doesn't make sense,"said Jim Kennedy,a water policy advisor and former candidate for the Water Replenishment District of Southern California. Other methods of water delivery,however,are hardly free of energy use.The energy involved in transporting water over hills and mountains in the state water project approaches the lower end of what is required for desalination.And any difference between the energy use required for the desalination plant and that of importation,Nagel said,would be made up for with carbon-neutral energy sources. Beyond that,proponents argue that desalination's reliability makes it worth the added energy and cost. West Basin projects that a desalination plant would in the future provide about 11 percent of the area's water supply.Their internal projections indicate that building and operating the plant would add about$3 dollars per month to the average single-family home's water bill. THE OTHER`E' The energy challenges associated with desalination have produced many environmental critiques,but they can be ultimately boiled down to slogan size:desalination adds a needless step.It makes more sense to recycle treated wastewater,they say,rather than dumping that wastewater into the Pacific,then drawing it out and desalinating it. 5 "What we're really talking about is putting wastewater into the ocean,then taking it back out,with the added obstacle of salt,"Tracy Quinn,a water program policy analyst with the NRDC,said at a forum on desalination last year. Whether increased recycling is an adequate replacement for what desalination would provide—a drought- proof supply of drinking water—is disputed,and involves looking into the future. At the core of the disagreement is a concept called direct potable reuse,in which wastewater is treated, purified and reintroduced into the drinking water supply.(For obvious reasons,direct potable reuse,or DPR,has become the preferred nomenclature over the former"toilet-to-tap.")A recent report from the state Water Resources Control Board(WRCB)has said that direct potable reuse could safely form part of the state's water portfolio.But research,as well as legislative and regulatory tinkering,is still needed. "Purified water taken directly to people's drinking water systems:that's the last part of the drinking water distribution system.And it's many years off,"said Jennifer West,the managing director at WateReuse California,a nonprofit organization focused on alternative water supplies. Direct potable reuse is already occurring in several parts of the world.According to Webber,deputy director of the Energy Institute,Singapore's NewWater facility uses reclaimed wastewater to produce 30 percent of the nation's drinking water,with plans to triple its capacity in the coming decades.And the U.S. military has invested in similar technology to provide water for troops in isolated combat zones. In California,public support for direct potable reuse is hampered by the gross-out factor.That can be altered,experts say, through public education.In a public opinion poll from 2o14,WateReuse found support hovering around 5o percent,but that figure shifted with further information about the technology. "Initially they're concerned.But once they understand the treatment process,it moves into that 65 percent support range,"West said. In February of this year,Assemblymember Bill Quirk(D-Hayward)introduced a bill to advance the process.The bill establishes a"continuum"of four categories of potable reuse,with increasing research and regulation required for each level.The first two of these categories,groundwater augmentation and reservoir augmentation,are already taking place.And the bill sets a deadline of Dec.2021 for the water board to write regulations for the third,raw water augmentation,which involves introducing recycled water into a point in fire water supply where further treatment awaits. But only the fourth category,introducing recycled water directly into the treated-water supply,would truly replace the water that desalination could provide,Nagel said.And while this is still years away,the agency will work to advance direct potable reuse in the interim "We don't have our head in fire sand.We're leaders on this issue.We've drafted legislation,we've supported potable reuse studies to the tune of millions of dollars,"Nagel said. Project opponents question whether the significant environmental and regulatory hurdles associated with desalination mean that it would distract from its support of potable reuse. Starting last year,West Basin convened a Recycled Water Working group to produce a report on the future of water recycling in the district.Though not formed to address desalination,the working group contained a mix of project supporters and opponents,and discussions on water recycling invariably led back to the need for a desalination plant. Opponents pointed out that Texas is working on DPR at its Big Springs facility,and that California technically has the authority to permit the practice on a case-by-case basis. 6 Kurt Sousa,a principal engineer with the state Water Resource Control Board's Division of Drinking Water,acknowledged that the permitting authority existed.But he said it probably did not make sense to create short-term regulations for such a hypothetical facility. "When we're writing a regulation,we're not writing it for two or three years to get us through a situation. We're writing it for people to drink that water for 70 years of their life,"Sousa said. NOTES FROM THE DNDERGROUND A photo of West Basin's Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility.The facility,which opened in 1995,has been hailed by local environmentalists for its contributions to conservation and ocean water quality.Photo courtesy West Basin Municipal Water District. The Edward C. Little Facility produces five different grades of water.Three of these are for industrial use at nearby refining plants.The remaining two are"fit for purpose"water,the"purple pipe'water used in irrigation along the Green Belt and elsewhere,and"barrier water." Barrier water is a solution to the problem that prompted the formation of West Basin in the first place: It is injected back into the ground to push back seawater and prevent it from seeping into the groundwater table.Between Los Angeles International Airport and Palos Verdes,there are 153 injecting`straws"going nearly T000 feet underground. But there are other possible applications for the water produced at the Little facility—applications that do not face the same regulatory hurdles as direct potable reuse—including possibly enhancing the drinking water supply. "The absence of approval for direct potable reuse is not a barrier to expanding the recycled water program," said Mayor Justin Massey of Hermosa. And just as DPR requires looking to the future,other kinds of water recycling may mean looking elsewhere. Cohen,of UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability,noted that although desalination can help with water independence,countries that rely heavily on desalination often have advanced water recycling programs. 7 "If you look at Israel,they reuse 80 to 85 percent of municipal wastewater.California usually does no better than 10 to 15 percent,"he said. There is also an example closer to home: Orange County. The Groundwater Replenishment System,a joint project between the Orange County Sanitation District and the Orange County Water District,functions similarly to the arrangement between Hyperion and Edward C.Little.The sanitation district does preliminary treatment,including removing some solids and organic material,and the water district takes further steps,including reverse osmosis and ultraviolet disinfection. The difference is one of scale.Orange County's facility is the largest of its kind in the world,taking in 185 million gallons of wastewater every day and producing ion million gallons of water for indirect potable reuse.About 35 million gallons are used as barrier water.The remainder is diverted to a series of basins in Anaheim.It gradually percolates into the groundwater,with the water district employing sensors to check for quality.After about six months,the result is an affordable and environmentally friendly source of drinking water. This difference in scale,say officials,is due to having a common aquifer,and an administrative overlap that is not found in Los Angeles County,where the county,the city of Los Angeles,West Basin and others all bring different bureaucracies to interconnected problems. "In the late`gos,we went from being a bunch of small sanitation districts to becoming OC Sanitation.Our boundaries almost exactly match the Orange County Water District's area.We thought,`Hey,let's work together on a better outcome,find a way to maximize the benefit to our common ratepayers,"said Rob Thompson,director of engineering for Orange County Sanitation. Thompson said that state law does not obligate water districts to track and report reclamation rates,but he doubts any other agency in the state matches Orange County.And the district is currently studying further expansion to eventually reach 130 million daily gallons of indirect potable reuse water. Whether Orange County's model can be replicated locally is unclear.Los Angeles County has two principal, separate basins of groundwater:the"West"basin and the"Central"basin.Although they are hydrologically connected,they are under different jurisdiction.And not only are there administrative differences,there may be geologic ones too.The rate at which treated water seeps into the alluvial plain in Orange County is, in the water district's phrasing,"exceptional."It is not clear that the soil found in West Basin's service area is adequate to handle similar efforts. Nonetheless,desalination opponents say,the idea is worthy of exploration. "With the enormous price of desalination,it's always talked about as being a'reliability premium,"said Joe Geever,a former water programs manager for the Surfrider Foundation. "But really,the way you get reliability is more responsible groundwater management." Looming over the administrative difficulties holding back enhanced groundwater filtration is a proposal from the one agency that does link everyone together:the Metropolitan Water District.In the fall of 2015, MWD released a plan to build a recycled water plant in Carson.Though still tentative,early projections indicate the plant would be capable of producing about 15o million gallons of potable water per day—50 percent more than Orange County's existing operation. 8 Water district engineers around Southern California are still evaluating the proposal. But the plant got a recent boost when Brown included it in a list of infrastructure projects for which the state is seeking federal dollars. THE LOCAL SCENE Among the South Bay companies supporting desalination is Body Glove International. Body Glove President Russ Lesser said he first became interested in the issue when he noticed the strong opposition from the city councils of Manhattan and Hermosa. Environmental groups have raised concerns about the plant's impact on marine ecosystems in the South Bay. Heal the Bay cited a 2013 report from the Pacific Institute that examined reverse osmosis desalination in California.The report notes risks about the impact on marine ecosystems of both the mechanisms used to draw in water,and the brine discharge from the reverse osmosis process.(West Basin,for its part,said that plans for low intake velocity,filters and brine diffusion all effectively mitigate these risks.) As a committed member of Heal the Bay,and the head of a surfing and diving brand,Lesser felt compelled to learn more. He became convinced of the project's merits,and said he is at a loss over why local officials have come out so strongly against desalination. "We live in a desert.We're going to have ongoing droughts.The only reliable source of water we can count on is the ocean,"Lesser said. Lesser may find himself the odd man out in Manhattan and Hermosa,but he has plenty of company a bit further inland.Other cities served by West Basin,including Hawthorne,Inglewood and Lomita,have backed the plan. The division is not as simple as inland and coast or rich and poor.(Rancho Palos Verdes has also backed the plan.)But one possible explanation for the disparity in support between the affluent beach cities and elsewhere is that people in historically disadvantaged communities tend to experience more issues with drinking water quality,and in polling are consistently more skeptical of recycled water. Last year,at the height of the water crisis in Flint,Mich.,Nagel and Gloria Gray,the secretary of the West Basin board of directors,gave a presentation to the Inglewood City Council.During public comment, resident Carolyn Fowler urged the council to support the desalination proposal. Fowler,who is running for secretary of the California Democratic Party,said that environmental issues were often neglected in minority communities and,quoting Billie Holiday,said that approving desal would help assure water independence. "A lot of people will know this phrase:`God bless the child/that's got his own,"'she said. The council unanimously endorsed the project. Desalination continues to make inroads elsewhere in Southern California.A long-contested facility opened in Carlsbad in 2o15.According to figures provided by Bob Yamada,director of Water Resources for the San Diego County Water Authority,costs for the plant are comparable to West Basin's projections,and the energy usage is lower,at 3,50o kilowatt-hours per acre-foot.The agency's contract with Poseidon Water, the private company that operates the plant,obligates San Diego to purchase at least 48,000 acre-feet of water from the plant for the next 30 years,regardless of prevailing water conditions. 9 Poseidon is also in line to operate a desalination plant proposed for Huntington Beach,which was included in a recently leaked list of President Donald Trump's infrastructure priorities.Environmental concerns have dogged the proposal through the regulatory process. Among Southern California cities,Santa Barbara has perhaps the longest history with desalination.During a drought that stretched from 1989 to 1992,the city invested in a desalination plant.The project operated for one year before being shuttered when the drought ended and desalination became cost prohibitive once more.Although now out of the recent drought,Santa Barbara sought permission from the governor's office earlier this month to reopen the facility,with plans to eventually triple its capacity. THE WEIGHT AND THE NEED 1.Monterey Bay Regional Water Project ].Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project a.Ocean View Plaza Desalination Facility 4.Wast Basin Ocean Water Desalination Project S.Huntington Beech Deealinatlon Project 6.Dohany Ocean Deealinatlon Plant y.Grep Pendleton Deealinatlon Pilot Project 8.Cadebad Desalination Project I 2 -L3 4 .6 6 7 0 A listing of proposed new or expanded desalination plants along the California coast.The map does not show a plant in Santa Barbara,which has recently sought permission from the state to reopen its plant. Image courtesy State Water Resources Control Board The story of Santa Barbara reveals a key truth in the debate over desalination: cost is relative.Although the actual number may not change,how good of an idea it seems depends in large part on how desperate South Bay residents are for water. Climate change is likely to create periods of both intense rain and prolonged drought,complicating conservation efforts.But it maybe even more dire than that,Nagel said,because the zoth century was 10 unusually wet.In other words,the conditions that informed the design of much of the state's water infrastructure may not be reflective of the real water challenges the state faces. Recent work in dendrochronology,the study of tree rings to examine natural history,offers mild support for this idea. David Meko, a professor at the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona, is currently working on a historical precipitation reconstruction for California's Department of Water Resources.Meko said that the zoth century was likely the wettest in the last 500 years,though it averaged only about 7 percent more precipitation than the driest. But the dearth of water cuts both ways.Desalination opponents argue that the likelihood of future droughts means the state must increasingly focus on conservation.Geever said the recent mandatory cutbacks in urban water usage required by the drought show further conservation need not be onerous. "For too long we haven't really prepared for these droughts.They're as predictable as the sun coming up. But every time they happen,we declare a state of`emergency,and say`Who knew?"'he said. West Basin,for its part,has long focused on conservation.Its legacy can be seen throughout the South Bay, including at the drought tolerant garden rimming the Dewey Weber statue at the Hermosa Beach Community Center.The agency hosted frequent workshops throughout the drought offering advice on how to reduce water consumption.This conservation emphasis will continue as desalination winds its way through the regulatory process,Nagel said;as with water recycling,desalination will not impact the agency's commitment to conservation. Remick,of LA Waterkeeper,is not convinced that an"all of the above"approach will work.He previously spent Il years heading up San Diego Coastkeeper,a good portion of which was devoted to combatting the Poseidon plant in Carlsbad.His time there convinced him that water districts throughout the state tend to embrace desalination because it allows their customers to avoid having to confront hard questions about ingrained,but perhaps unsustainable,lifestyle choices. "People think`I want desal so I can water my lawn;without asking the obvious question,`Should you have a lawn in Southern California?'"Remick said. 11 News Enterprise/OC News/Anaheim Independent May 11, 2017 NEwSuws� �wr...ynew ENTERPRISE Orange County Water District pioneers water recycling Colleen Janssen Thu May 11,2017 09:17pm Alf I� f ` 12 <_ Gs Whether by nature or science, all water is recycled water. In large areas of Orange County, much of the water is recycled through science, allowing residents to have a more sustainable water supply. At the Orange County Water District (OCWD), located in Fountain Valley, something new is happening. The District is approved to bottle and distribute recycled water for demonstration purposes. The water is purified to state and federal drinking water standards. "AB 2022 passed in September 2016, and became effective January 1, 2017," said James Vanderbilt, OCWD board member and City of Anaheim Council Member. 'This bill permits public utilities to bottle purified re-used water. We are the only agency in the western hemisphere to receive approval." "Water is collected from showers, sinks, toilets, laundry, and dishwashers," said Sandy Scott-Roberts, P.E., Groundwater Replenishment System Program Manager. "The Orange County Sanitation District puts the water through two cleaning processes, then we purify it through three more processes before putting it into the groundwater basin." The purifying removes human and animal waste products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and anything else that is not pure water. Purifying processes include: microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and UV advanced oxidation, then it is sent to the groundwater basin. "The groundwater basin is used like a storage tank. It is a natural filter using sand," Scott- Roberts continued. "The water moves through the basin with a travel time of two months." 13 At this point, a total of 19 cities and water agencies collect the water from the basin, and may add chlorine, fluoride, and other substances before it is delivered to the consumer. Areas supplied with this water are outlined on the OCWD website, but, in general, include: Anaheim, Buena Park, Fullerton, Cypress, Stanton,Westminster, Orange, Santa Ana, Tustin, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, and Irvine. The new bottling program, approved in 2016, allows OCWD to collect some of the purified water before it goes into the groundwater basin, and bottle it. They may then distribute the bottled water at community events, street fairs, conferences and other places to demonstrate the quality of the recycled water. Water in Orange County comes from three sources: rainfall, Santa Ana River, and the groundwater replenishment system which uses recycled water. Rainwater is diverted from the Santa Ana River to replenishment basins for treatment. The Prado Dam, built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, holds seven billion gallons of water, which is stored until ready for recharging. When it gets too full, water is released into the river to go to the Pacific Ocean. "We can't capture it from the Santa Ana River during a release since the water is traveling too fast," said Scott-Roberts. "That water is lost." "Since 2006, we have been in a depletion trend due to the drought. We are now on an upward trend. Our storage was at 40% in January, but the recent rains have helped it increase," said Scott-Roberts. "The board just voted to add a surplus of 22,000 acre feet of additional water. We are being proactive." "This has been a huge learning curve," said Vanderbilt, who joined the board in January. "We live in a desert; everyone wants to live here. We need to manage growth and be inventive." "This facility is a popular field trip location," shared Scott-Roberts. "We get nursing students, science classes and classrooms." One of the most important issues that faced the agency was how to prevent seawater intrusion to the groundwater replenishment basin. 14 Since the 1970s, an innovative system creates a water wall to block the seawater contamination of the basin. Constant monitoring of the basin, treatment facility, water sampling and more, keeps the drinking-water quality consistent. Should monitoring equipment find problems outside normal levels, the processing shuts down completely until analysis can be conducted and corrections made. One time, a company dumped a large amount of chemicals into a sewer and the monitoring system caught the problem with staff shutting down all processing. The advisory panel complimented the facility for their fast response and for following procedures. Also, thanks to the location of monitoring equipment throughout the service area, the source of the dumped chemicals was identified. The facility currently processes 100 million gallons or more of recycled water per day. They are in the design phase for expansion and expect to be processing 30 million more gallons daily by 2023. For those interested in learning more about recycled water and the groundwater replenishment project, public tours are held the first Friday of each month at 10:00 am. Those wishing to take the tour must register in advance. Registration information is online: www.ocwd.com/gwrs. Special group tours may be arranged on other days. At the end of the tour, visitors get to try a sample of the purified water. If you expect it to taste different from your tap water at home, it doesn't. Those wishing to learn more about water, may attend the 10th Annual OC Water Summit on June 16. Tickets are $130. Go to the website: OCWaterSummit.com for details. 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The project—which would be known as the Groundwater Replenishment System—was not without opposition, much of it surrounding the cost of the project and the water it would produce. I served on the OCSD board at the time in my position as a council member in the city of Orange and I took my position of fiscal responsibility seriously. Being fiscally responsible means forecasting not just the value of the project in today's dollars,but the value of building infrastructure for future generations. Admittedly,when GWRS came online in 20o8,the cost of the water it produced was more expensive than the alternative of buying imported water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. However, as imported water continued to increase in cost over the past decade,the GWRS water became less expensive and we now have local reliability at a lower cost. Today, Orange County is considering the same investment with seawater desalination, and there is a value to building a project that will provide drought-proof, reliable,high-quality drinking water. In Carlsbad, Poseidon Water built a 50 million gallon per day seawater desalination plant for $1 billion in private financing.The Carlsbad Desalination Plant has produced and 18 delivered over 20 billion gallons of drinking water since December 2015 at a cost of approximately$.007(just over half-a-penny)per gallon.The public-private partnership project delivery method allowed for the San Diego County Water Authority to develop new, capital-intensive public-serving infrastructure without incurring debt or negatively affecting bond ratings. Successful delivery of the project without significant impact to water rates or debt burden was a factor that led to improvement in the San Diego County Water Authority's credit rating. On the flip side,because the price of desalinated water was determined prior to construction of the plant,public water agency customers have a greater certainty in projecting long-term water rates. In contrast, since 1978,the cost of water imported into Southern California by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has escalated annually by average of 6.4 percent. The San Diego ratepayers only pay for that water if it is produced at the quality and quantity specified in Poseidon's contract with the San Diego County Water Authority.While it is slightly more expensive than imported water today,by 2025 — after to years of operation—that water is expected to be less expensive than treated imported water. In addition to providing an affordable new local water supply,the project would create more than 300 on-site jobs over its three-year construction process and nearly to times that amount in indirect jobs.The project would also provide tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue to the city of Huntington Beach and the county of Orange.At a time when companies are fleeing California,we need to embrace companies willing to invest in quality infrastructure projects that benefit us all. As the CEO and president of the Orange County Taxpayers Association, I will be looking closely at the final water purchase agreement between Poseidon Water and the Orange County Water District to ensure the protection of the ratepayers. But— as with GWRS —it is critical to understand the difference between cost and value.And there is a significant value to Orange County becoming more water independent and less susceptible to California's `boom and bust"climate that is prone to long-term droughts. Carolyn Cauecche is CEO andpresident of the Orange County Taxpayers Association. 19 EnvironmentGuruxom May 15, 2017 Orange County tries new pathways for water resilience model for other water-stressed regions © EnvironmentGuru.com 5/15/17 The impact of drought in California since 2014: Lake Oroville State Recreation Area's dramatically receding water line Photo: Ray Bouknight via Flicks In the face of the Southern California's semi-arid Mediterranean climate, compounded by several years of drought throughout the state, the region has developed local resilience through state-of-the-art groundwater management. The State has long faced water security challenges, marked by physical water scarcity, increasing economic expansion, and reliance on imported water. Traditionally water-strapped regions such as Orange County are faced with the difficult task of delivering safe and sustainable water to more than 3 million inhabitants. Situated on the coast of Southern California, Orange County includes many economically successful cities and draws the majority of its water resources from the large groundwater basin that underlies Northern and Central Orange County. Now, Orange County authorities must venture beyond conventional water management solutions towards integrated and long-term water strategies to resolve their water insecurity. Paving the way for a more resilient water system, authorities in northern and central Orange County have partnered to develop imaginative approaches to reducing dependence on imported water. The main goal is to protect the groundwater. To this end, the Orange County Water District (OCWD)was created as a collaborative effort to manage the aquifer on behalf of their client agencies, and now focuses on adapting local water systems to meet future projected needs. There are two key features of OCWD's multifaceted strategy to efficiently use every drop: wastewater reuse and groundwater basin governance. Wastewater reuse Boasting the largest planned indirect potable reuse system in the world, OCWD's Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) captures and reuses recycled water that has been treated to exceed federal and state drinking water standards. The System was implemented after carefully weighing the tradeoffs between collaboration and avoiding the costly construction of a second pipeline that disposes treated wastewater into the ocean several hundred feet below the water surface. The Orange Country Sanitation District (OCSD) served as a key partner in helping Orange County fund the System instead of building a second ocean disposal pipeline. To overcome the hurdle of the negative perception of reusing wastewater, a community education campaign was developed to help rethink the concept of recycled water. OCWD also enhances water resilience with an integrated approach that includes: monitoring and 20 regulation of groundwater levels; investing in regional stormwater capture projects; preventing seawater intrusion by injecting water[1] along the coast to build a water barrier between freshwater and seawater, to protect water quality, and to maximize the ability to capture as much stormwater as possible during large storm events, to prevent storm water from flowing into the Santa Ana River; and offering financial incentives to encourage groundwater producers to reduce pumping. Groundwater basin govemance The creative case of pursuing water sustainability in Orange County may serve as an example of an integrated water paradigm that presents tools and guidance to other urban centers, particularly including cities in developing countries. OCWD's focus on groundwater basin governance through a diversified recharge strategy not only protects the quality of water in the aquifer from seawater intrusion, but also increases the storage capacity of the basin overtime. The Orange County case is an example of alternative water management approaches through an innovative blend of technology, local source development projects, policy, and enhanced stakeholder coordination driven by two critical factors: Collaboration among regional stakeholders through a unifying authority devoted to groundwater basin management, as well as cooperation between regional water and sanitation districts, to yield fruitful water management results. Diversification and development of local water resources to reduce demands on water import, improve the water portfolio, and decrease the financial and energetic cost of water delivery. The World Bank's Water Scarce Cities (WSC) Initiative is designed to build on successful case studies of water resilient urban spaces to move technical and institutional solutions forward to client countries. Recognizing the common global challenge of increasing urban water stress, this initiative generates knowledge on urban water management approaches to facilitate knowledge cooperation between diverse global voices and provide technical assistance through World Bank engagement with water scarce cities. Orange County is sharing successful strategies, technologies, and approaches to water resilience with developing countries through the Water Scarce Cities Initiative. WSC is enabling North-South knowledge exchange and innovation to maintain the momentum toward a water secure world. WSC is documenting cases, such as that of Orange County, and sharing the successes and challenges of with cities in water scarce regions in the global South. The WSC initiative invites cities and interdisciplinary teams to join together to push the boundaries of urban water innovation to create a more secure and resilient global water future. [11 Refers to projects that will use reclaimed wastewater and inject it, through wells drilled along the coastline, to create an underground barrier against seawater intrusion into the fresh groundwater aquifer. The reclaimed water injection wells are placed at point (onshore) to create a "transition zone" between the sea and freshwater. Source: http://www.environmentguru.com/pages/elements/element.aspx?id=4914781 © EnvironmentGuru.com 21 Water Online May 5, 2017 The Full-Bodied Approach To Odor Control M By Peter Chowaoa Associate Editor,Water Online May 5, 2017 One of the prevalent problems at wastewater treatment plants that continues to escape solution does not involve crumbling infrastructure or newly-emerging contaminants. Yet it is a problem that directly affects the public,that unfairly inundates wastewater operations with negative attention. It is the persistent issue of foul odors. A natural byproduct of the waste and chemical agents found at these plants, foul odors often reach neighbors and can cause wastewater operators many headaches as they try to solve them.Their root often comes from a combination of smells, each with its own source and requirements for removal. It can be an overwhelming problem to solve. To offer a helping hand, researchers from technology provider CH2M and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)joined forces and developed a holistic approach.The research was motivated by the fact that at many plants,solving for the most typical odor contributor was not enough. "We found that several wastewater treatment plants were still having community nuisance odor impacts, even after treating traditional odorants like hydrogen sulfide,"said Jay Witherspoon, a CH2M senior fellow 22 technologist and lead of the research team."Typically, hydrogen sulfide is the predominate odorant that causes nuisance odor impacts to the community. However, at these wastewater treatment plants, other non-hydrogen sulfide compounds were causing these community impacts." The research team worked with the Orange County Sanitation District(OCSD)and the Philadelphia Water Department(PWD)to fine-tune its approach. "At OSCD,the main odorant was hydrogen sulfide,which was targeted and removed effectively, but it still had a community odor nuisance issue,"Witherspoon said. "For PWD, it had a canned-corn odor that was fleeting, but at levels that caused a nuisance odor impact" v�• To get a better handle on what,exactly,was contributing to those smells, researchers utilized UCLA's odor profile method.They approached neighbors with an"odor wheel"that would allow them to match their understanding of the smell (rotten eggs or canned corn)to its chemical contributor(hydrogen sulfide or dimethyl sulfide). "The odor wheel was developed by UCLA,with fine-tuning from PWD and OCSD,"said Witherspoon."The outer wheel has the chemicals that are associated with the odors described in the inter-wheel spokes.The public can 23 use the simple odor descriptors in the inter-wheel to describe the odors they smell and the team then knows the chemical type of odorant and how to effectively remove it to below nuisance levels." Once the odors were identified,the researchers used an air dispersion model to quantify their impact and "electronic noses" and other handheld devices to capture them. It then analyzed samples in laboratories using a mass spectrometer and other detection devices, and had a human panel determine how strong and offensive each smell would be to neighbors of the plants. Once the team got a full handle on what was causing each smell and how powerful it really was, it could determine what combination of chemicals, scrubbers, and biofilters were necessary to control it. Of course,the average wastewater utility won't be able to send samples out for laboratory testing, much less convene a panel of human smellers to offer their expertise.Still,the odor wheel seems to be a relatively affordable and neighbor-friendly way of identifying the source of odor issues. "Use the odor wheel to screen the chemical type of odors being smelled,then focus a removal program on those chemicals,"Witherspoon said. Then,when it comes to solving for the odors that are identified, it is a matter of identifying and investing in the necessary technology or technologies. "Proven and innovative technologies are available for the removal of a full suite of odorants seen at wastewater treatment plants,"said Witherspoon. "Depending on the odorant,the right technology solution can be found. One technology usually can't address all odorants seen at the plant" Finally,Witherspoon has one piece of advice for the treatment plants out there that are looking to solve their odor issues. "Don't think that once you've treated your hydrogen sulfide issue that you won't have any additional odors that cause a nuisance to your community," he said. Image credit: "bad smell"Jeremy Torling ®2013 used under an Attribution 2.0 Generic license: httos://www.wateronline.com/doc/the-fu I I-bod i ed-auoroach-to-odor-control-0001 24 Wastewater Professional Spring, 2017 WET WEATHER "ALLTHE UPFRONT PLANNING, REVIEW OF 35 0 BILLION PROCEDURES,THE STORAGE FACILITIES,ANOTHE GALLONS EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT— hwalee"'I MO Cali(omaS bggnl -FO TIAI IFIR 0fl fL1M Of 61EP11IEFS ANN YANifNINT1 rvotrs-boon...lneinmcage m rs,tort...dam opealnl ou"I water 1.Huce Remaen Cecba 101E and Fb ,2017r oenia aweraged Ro iaRy 27.811NCHE3 -HI{UR1Y['RS e "(precipna on.rM FigFex rages vdownota began bang brute I895,according W dale Meaud by 1M AA`e ul Cemare For Emimnmemal lnlormeunq pan.1lhe aM Nauonal Weather 5a- NanonelOcxniurdAn,ey,onclWminialryth- mlaedlhatamcaJantL17 M MAINTAINS ^^ LAKE TAHOE Th...e.tar A.Ao.oguC twg rdanmuned nx saixdav rQuEimgauow maturbao CLllom omnger ienls mwateoreanah—aw of water over a 2 day,pened A.5pea an,fnJanuary.an lncreaee four,the 112 percent env ng J ,MI6,.an tl wd naerval on -lDRBFR 110(111 jug who p Them Id rng:hom June Il 1.cc tt'I7 17 Spe rem uTHIS PROVIDEDM RAINY SEHREETIS 2.51MILLIONACRE-FEET PROVIDED MDRE THAN THREE TIMES THE AVERAGE RAINFALL." of aterna=been,e.ed-enough water to,appNm m E.,12 s minion Mopla-approaclnng a Airid1M 0 NOTIM 4cm ouFtNF of OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE Panels Vopalatian-Fat a year. 25 HIGH - FLOW PREPAREDNESS AT ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT RyRM FRaR aREGARING FOR NICK-FLOW EMERGENCIES. THE OCSO RE OCSO GROGRAM The OCSO[peons ewo wastewal, saw ledfluelan Reas that had t when Uichnra water and ocammunt plants.reliving a combined ladoacno. mng used 1.managing saccomdryweith.,Iof185mgd er than normal along came combined nation capece,o W must a Ineepple Erpnei and me mon, The Simiommo[Rano sane:III tlmoa F rs with lint. ing, 36 million people,unc ompas of Zir wanes have had to adapt to high Rows aw whose miles.and mantem whom caused bythe seemrnghendless wool am mAee of separated I-,hips and of re enn across the state. TS off site pump rtauons Treated eHwent 0.ange Countyutypicel m.The mid- fro th D e -lnp4foumainValleyRedma- a fiteffirl could handle th; Janumrstormnunped mom than con Nold povided to the nearby .maravedurned fl.and(Cl saw Inches of Rancertain areas of GoomiZater Replenishment System ceff twil To comm,Th.,miss the County-mom than ommally falls IGVERS)-a pint effort hetween the Unit calendar year during the multi E.DirtnR and the Orange Gunty Wabr System would continue ywr coal D'mnct phinwing'Indirect potable water o Booths res ponse by the Or". BSu.OW Orange County residents. County Sanitation Dltuie(OCSelm 'The pamr my season has provided the wet weatMrmay not be III word,then three Emes The avenge ralnfell Themiuti Dump Son has theodolitic! in the last fine wi says Ed Torres,OCS[a,Icowe system of sob.coded Director of Operations a rid Marmomeno. mt pries for manw,sm,highm flows "Ile is h.h.new p..digm for w, spas peolded in kessechThe system includes dedAuts and rergee staff-eepeciallyinoperad-ns.hseems Oka han preparedne,to action to rtmvery awrywaek there is a new,storm woundo Gil _Ml Training and cmnmumcatwn tedimgues Van haw Red to take a different peopopow moumnat everyone-onboard. on Eigh-Row.powhillmon" 26 /1/"` 4& e "THE OCSO SYSTEM CONSISTS OF CODE BLUE FOR PREPAREDNESS; 16 YELLOW, ORANGE, RED, FOR VARIOUS WET WEATHER CONDITIONS; AND FINALLY PURPLE FOR RECOVERY." Thal ore the colmcodes mine OCW also reader Rs flea of portable wan we are brought down to then if TM1e OCSDsystemcomiasalcWe purnmandhotts-scmeonorls.larger Iowen eve is,Sti despatched to blue for preparednesm ge low.oran , owle. -Wege st tthwealinned ohkal btanonas,xl,asthe Sama Ane red for wriom wet.-,he,mndiom;t al cal area,'Tones enplains. Rleer when the Army Corp of E,meeo and finally 111.for r¢orery The color Yei the threat phase ends relnnz Lignite Now from Rado Dam codes nl are cammunimred na a call flow nde-depent'Whe getlo nwil . he iier. bah system,ten,messages aM smalls 125 mgd ab.m.mn..mal It—form Red means the systemic at..has lboughwT The OCSD plinteuR and Line of the day,we notify and coodards exeeded cepaoty-All main sewage manegememm wrioua tlepervnema, wN other agennm that can send water pumps would be operating,"notlmm taus,or that we rely on to provide relict,' Torms,'and we would be trying to gel COLORd D Tones says Thati.eludss the Orange every ens ou-e of water into the Tones eaplaim the coding. County Water Distrait,Irvin¢Ranch Water plant"The Sanitarian DisNq would 'Corp,blue riggers a mres of acres Dinda,aM the Seta Am Maintained also ltrepere to deal with a potential in pepannon no,high flows.'he specs, project Amhaity member agencas. ,It a to bring..emergenry o . Thal ind.dee mating sure Tunnels are ^We n.I."ese agennm of iisog ll.— inerm.oudalh into play -We would andbags a.e on hand,gate and in our dal and adore them not to "to rninnese the dvblk heallh and .elm actuators are staged and in working no waterro re linaironnuertill impao wfi;le ens.nng mder.'Wrw prepare all sundry batire Change triggen s.m'.1 anions,as the .[.able opeaE•on of our(.mini¢" and tanks to racewefew for storage, sourr nses above 125 nni m, he Torres srys. we w Facto Dam wronenq nornal an.Standby um,A such as the The purple code cominerthe storm proesel makes ha ra m..s pr ince and-,onAny clarifiers at has paced and he Sam on Dlgtt n ,o any conlranor snev we has. and pm W r line provinces,plants should be bough, a putrng ib fraphies back into m en am, ance su ta fl on anmy' m ope.arion,ovir.1m0uen,and ou ll normal opeatlon V �fen. we � OCSO TGYS WORKED WILL INTO TIE NAIL IIAIYI TIE STORWf. 27 MAO MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING Depending upon the sadden of the shomp an ICS IlncMent Command Sheri may be traded induGng fondue.. d an Emeri Operations Caner to providemanagement and coordinated of di Nee Tra�oirg 1s a A,7var and a heN year ay—Imeeted in a three-day mining program.InvNmg real life exerases: says To,— -We really bmught tM whale ICSa pwd ime der We...dudvarlous bMs and praNced how to read and interact dwo,amergende4' I>going to,ning'u a challenge because of staff run,he notes. -We do idea top etrodue conLuded by and risk management group Iwo or three I roes a year Our gmmYom si goes *rmgh the emergency response plan.and we look at critical prottues,making we"ones, mergenry generators enetors and our mnp pumps are readyto go IOSR TMS ROkRIp IR THE RAIL Leroy says the Shut...Dr.% ICS haining has been cenduseed prounh ham In.CCSD heatmena rystem. Top.says ais not enouni he hove FEMA(Federal Emergmq Marugemem otrdwul the GWiHe wi-we Ley people available_You should bring Agi with senihcauon through dw would he-had to use our emxgen, Mom and,the site prod nuff,'Vpiru, Depannanrof Homeland Security oudall during the Jan.18-22 uorm. a Fah hour travel time during stoma," Other training,,handled irvhduse. Thus would have weaulW in dosing of he says 1,any swm emm,Mve your bexFes due b FigF bacteria levels ..on weld people M fe plant.refer FORESIGHT PAYS off ohm ju t od of I-5 In addition tc emer,n,prodareedeu, LESSONS LEARNED terms cedih Iles OCSD board of As R shifted from lowflow,to h"Is-Aw dnedow for hunkh uponmg the amdldn,whet velwhlelred-has "WE'VE LEARNED THAT OUR temptmon to spoke bad fedeies In view OC SD Waned fromlbe wettest winter cideecem true r se,appr hland n distant recorded his'our f PREPARATION HAS REALLY ubbani n dm dunsm flow. They hew 'kilearned ma rpreparatlon been mmmmad to rehabmozNy fadht¢s hasportypeidox•says Tmrt, ^Auden PAID OFF:' SAYS TORRES. tothecy.,suldesgncapx,ry,"he a it.,plei review of procedures, .,a -With fedmittrpoeowninr, the smregefaeNues and heemergenq ,.ALL THE UPFRONT PLANNING, end he eonomua of wxer purveyors, egaipnent-ins ned".luable" poles thrown,..to news made fadlniee Some lessons are mare spears REVIEW OF PROCEDURES, smaller,bur dory have mminued he inveg 'During the January T&n steam., nmrragruchre- was hedsomeshallengesgetting THE STORAGE FACILITIES,AND Torres also applauds the partnership penplein'n the plan'and nwaroreng THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT with the GWlls-as not cnN a gran pancsulidy at pu,dati ,where roe for payable water'm the area, the emergenrygeneratm failed and all IT ISAEALLYVALUABLE." but as a sort of rotor valve for huff,A.— power was last' 28 Source Magazine Spring, 2017 ------------------------------------------------ TREATMENT: BuildsOCSD Customized Sol f 'Nib By Mark Kawamoto,James E Colston and Jennifer Cabral To prepare forthe Groundwater Replenishment System,Orange County Sanitation District enhanced its federally mandated Pretreatment Program with Nonindustrial Source Control. Its experience is valuable foragancies considering potable reuse. RANGECOUNTY SANITATION District(OCSD)currentlyprovides 140million gallons a day (MGD)of secondary crested Spec wafer to the joint OCSD and Orange County Water District (OCWD)Groundwater Replenishment System(GWRS)where it undergoes eaemntg,micro filtration,inverse osmosis,and ultraviolet light disinfection with advanced oxidation. _> .i . 31 ---------------------------------------------------- Be®uee evm bw levels of wrwfib were Iikely mnd.&Ue m base unim een be pmbl®lane,R b ernrelTHE GOAL OF . .a . waeiewalc b®fmmt fedlity nt- fhd OCSD have depmdebk wok owls d. M ww mlleckd and w1nigam m verify and respond halo fd shwm. 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The ®tpiled dam tar pogomnm with Oe 1he goal of N6C permitting oral read god was m measure the mnftra the pads d l l Servdm L,,b nor a th. progame k m cannol ponuleM of mtmntuenb with Dow rate from tlm Levek m Arddval Adviany 4veb that at die source.OCSD tom employed vew cnllmtlon sysmm and ewes 06D ad madmrued mchviqu®macrmcpliArtltle OC'wD treetmmt ud[ pmmaxe ro de- mak Enavrpkhb C-: t d b how a mnanmem wet removed Radfamr Shop CerNfird Iv pmg PolWmnm�SC(SC! "Sourre CmtimY) ' rug mar, a d .— met- �Jxsnng kquias, W and gmue, spent watch list of Yl ramdnratm wee edab- n[a/cOdan[,md areodemdhavrd- lialiod(nor m he cmduaedwhh die fdmel ou+wmtea,slaps Met rebuild aid repay Priority F&R ttier)for bug demitam- raWam moa biauddly madly nut rw pliancy Dtla list was made Obaolee with a idushid wastewater m apart entlheese/ flw,M6mhdmlevabatimrmdad%p m t b diadurged m fire..Pbm Ofrew LOml Limits, d mustbepervunmtlysmkdan4se- Oimdealhmert0ry.0(5Dhwmutmdy awed from spills oremldmttal dlerbargm, THIS FINAL OF THREE ARTICLES ON GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AND RECHARGE in northern Orange County focuses on the customized source control the Orange County Sanitation District(OCSD) developed for the joint OCSD-OCWD (Orange County Water District) Groundwater Replenishment M SOURCEapring M 17 30 --------------------------------------------------- vWwamrxsycling ayeh:memuatbedosc Ise chloride,u detailed in thin dwluxge elevatedkwolsoflgdimmueweremra- loopM wish on cooceton to the sews. pe®imieauclma¢mduux w]NSubpen eared at an apeetiona]m box[pain at Shape most maintain their waste hauling O d de fedeal Pluemiesud«i kfenodac the GWltg,an inv«dgationwu hdtukd aerordsosim aM mats lhenavailable for ruing Pohn SoursGhegory(9017R439). 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For sample, when ammudnely irepxkd. inabon by padd««ahylas efiltntim, the pmpam rods solvent ueege mM fe- dity---"p m pmvent d-,futW of •1. aolventmdawng wutu, aM e nplm- uvae preps diePwal of ceutamkm� wets henr tM solves/wato aeparahv _ waste hauling offsie or perfuming .tv evap«atior,The program retain® mmual srt&eemr stet no waste ent oot is disdmrged to do sews,dry down ng drinking water constituents. maddnm and ausmkry equipment am na mnnecmd to the sewer, floor drains MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES are aecu,M f,mh spJb aM sad®kl dmrgea,eolwit wash k ogeite vs aauden«with ell appliowWe 000leminmoot eepuatu wmen k waste hauuled avd/«evaporated . farmeeR mailedmelldry dwoog faaatias at ee begimmeg d tM atmval cycle followed by audit hmpec time m verify vufomuatimv Wasm hauling systems to comply vvith limits and requirements. m arch mhutbe mair,t duarl nut vW be awe Atffiongt for review roving i,upecton. colt a h ell ecdve facilities ,e ui,, t - - - ss and make mtistien fadlitin visa midte equipment oecaw a mtifi®tioh fo m only peNdo' long-term compliance. medrykrevaxamein,o k Pbomarevfiral meo, tam•. rim masuticd menWadmem&at far is plurmesut,caM by rsb n mmpuM laboratories; • D mg and (umukmg opeatios have Escalating levels of enforcement. V.1 is discharge.1mdb f«five sped& dumdrmla,including acenvm aM methy_ System,cumentlythe world's largest groundwater recharge project.See SOURCE Fall 2016 for a hlstoryof OCWD's groundwater management and Winter 2017 forThe SOURCE Interview with Tyson Neely,OCWD Operations Manager and Jon Bradley,OCSD Chief Plant Operator. ro 31 ------------------------------------------------- OCSD PERMITS • �S I PERMITS:issued to Significart industrial Users(This 40 Code of Federal Regulations),dischargers subject to federal categorical requirements or that discharge pollutants tinhich have a significant cousintial to cause saw Ahrough or Inumfinsom with OCSDa facilities.Using both concentration and mass limits help manage influent taking by drecouraging events easier dilution to achieve compliance with concentration limits. • �S 11 PEWITS:�D asessisess whether a facilkars issal charge for on of the sursiver based on flow,biochemical oxygen demand or total suspended solids is greater noun dw special assessment Oat)rec:eivens on the county property U.bill.Examples:�d scorpions.with hi,hi-sterth~.,scamcits,universities. • SPECULFURPOSE DIS4�IhUIRGE PERMITS:Coast,nor covered by other permits.e.g.,short-duradon.one-tim discharges to lon"rim groundwater mmedission projects,groundwater cleanup projects at former rollhary bases or gas entire. • URBAN RUNOFF PERMITS: Anne individual parnifte iislablish discharge limits, consfitunim monitoring, and fois metering requirements,prohibit ancern mrsolf and limit discharge to dry weather. • WASTE HAULER PERMITS:Issued to washe M.I.that discharge domestic sopt.g.9 0CSIY.annate hir.l.,sted1cm, Residential Outreach developed a dialogue above personal cass produce,household O munbe able to eruct reductimubom commercial and havandnrw want,ad ads, mir,,hspw°Mm.06UProvidod the residential disdurps that may not be currently segrdakd bye n'a�iae ton'®d'aa aRw1O®load"ta'b"t'O1 ti'an"Bi'^B"'s�aa'a• k dca"my.Due to the namMn mvdad,ansfitioned aml asbill ireee,andouageuywebsta. medurtlmnauchapoakead cetigcatiormareimpcactimland 3ke9hrre Pe.O[�'e PuNicA�im(Ngredeanlapedtbewlet3 OCSD Wn d In dwatim and wheach in adman a fressent 1'ivdr umpag.r urrdec rM ab�n T1ue P1(fm'Paa•""PmP�aa� waMem of public outrmch progrems—that tlry runes on what tuilet P°,r).This pro ram was daig,r d to be vmpk,bus,dire; not W do without pmsertkg pannaed wab my m mongoose and smerobe,attrxilve m peopk of all slice, Ioml cities and agacas an the Countywide Pollution Prevention mrpha®se epmitive meaoge,end uaapomemeaetirg"'mi4® Parmeship Program(C4P),which ducean gm public so proper under eu gaeril umballa unusually.This would at tune support diapotal of wastes maPAnPdata he an,sewer eyue r and bee de own level d dune deviled managing about what out to Flash anal why,ind dvtg fats ails and grass,plemumrtirals,and dio- pmable(bun nor[Flu+heble)wipes.A logo was developed m etme- :5:�—v:i. pkn ert the messaging,ekg with a webmte Collavuv l material wastedinpacnrtiore.atmmmmrd maunga enritsm gin - — uudem.Aetirlvx wim de cmrpnign logo nn dw faent along with Y9Rrar dry meateg ev m Re bark si tan ea bM an suss imet anrd mounting Banal Dde program beebarhugely au�ae(ullothe Whcocrat 2Fusadonol5offiverodcaputhe;nces. ardi cur it wlnt2 Mvlh lee geremmd di ar the c witbk our rmmruelty n, a hatandeasysesegem eert the�vmatian Wyou lumw "whdmtl,an Pee,Oils and C,reaee 7nic POC outieedrproghe D d- unk resdare and rod service espractibmwrb rest erne Dr. di Not ,Dump"and explain best Practices for residential rho ditpceel,including soaping IpRnver matwkls from platy in the kith ad�reinmivngwatk POG withuteri mgre saw or dittyliter POCRaidepid Ha3dayO priRogamiaremn- dvemdin POG troubloepae.b gnourgjuetpriorm but than parr �/'�. PROVIDING tluough dresupeamvlin7mmary/Pebruary.00SOM1aealwpacl- SOLUTIONS FOR °orad with erapanmreaman"ggia'mnt group m us,city ofT h m diunbum Nero Rddarn MwHn Kin m tvaidme who move in wemaN CLEANERWATER beinvounmulhwouarachevals. OCSds N1SC Program continua W evolve.1n Fail=6,OCSD PCL partners with munici panties and water end OCWD mafvd approval W wRand tlu OwR5 m 130 btt;D. districts in California and Nevada to provide Thi,will "hO that fiedtnecv✓xsmveofanwaseewa- uniquesolutionstothecomplexwaterchallenges Wit fly rereves ad awe and expand fix,.from whicch communities are facingtoday. me sane wine is colt .OCSD is wady for the chi 11a oulzue adnow'aigeNlSC P moesmNws and Oes,win t 3utaikihieaM'deard OCSD ekf/md pv6rwemb®iefeAmfhe TOGETHER EBUILD SWCESS dallopnmsf and eoficson elan ao6mnrmrt Frans.♦ Wotdi us b0d nun Pit 34 SOURCE spring 2017 32 Twitter Posts May 2017 Twitter Posts for May 2017 Tweeted 39 times 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 25 Meet Sr. Mechanic Gilbert Barela. He's a mechanic, a Union Shop Steward, Medical Response team member&a part of our BLAST team. #NPW W I 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 25 There is traffic due to construction on Edinger at Red Hill in @CityofTustin. Please use alternate routes to avoid the congestion.Thank you. eOC Sewers @OCSewers May 24 Reminder, paving continues on St College Blvd. between YL Blvd. & Commonwealth Ave. in @FullertonCA for the rest of the week. #OCSDNewhope 33 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 23 Thank you @BethHaneyDNP, @HawkinsPWR for coming and taking a tour of our facility today.We hope you enjoyed learning about OCSD. �I IWOC Sewers @OCSewers May 23 Meet Rob Morris, a Sr. Plant Operator at our Plant in HB. He's been doing his job to protect public health & environment for 30 yrs.#NPW W 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 23 Meet Quynh Nguyen who has been w/OCSD for 25-years&is an Engineering Associate. Quynh's responsible for issuing permits for projects.#NPW W 34 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 22 'We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated"- Maya Angelou #MotivationMonday eOC Sewers @OCSewers May 20 We're at the @OCpublicworks event today from 10am-2pm. Come stop by our booth and get your free #what2flush swag! A M � v t$OC Sewers @OCSewers May 19 T.G.I.F.! It's Friday which means it's time for this week's#OCSDatWork! -bit.ly/2gCfLC9 OC Sewers @OCSewers May 18 Interesting read! Our#What2Flush campaign reminds folks about the 3P's&what should only go down the toilet. httus://t.co/aT6BKt4UQM 35 OC Sewers @OCSewers May 18 DYK that on Jan. 20,1964 OCSD's Headquarters opens in FV?The facility was built by J. Ray Construction Company at a cost of$135,000.#tbt 7 yg R t� > k,• I V. 1 eOC Sewers @OCSewers May 17 Do you have any plans this wknd? OCSD will have a booth at the OC Public Works event this Sat from 10am-2pm. Come stop by and say hi! eOC Sewers @OCSewers May 16 Do you care about the#environment and#publichealth?Want to advance your#career?Apply for a#job with @OCSewers! _ocsd.com/about-us/jobs/—... IMENUM OC Sewers @OCSewers May 16 It's#TriviaTuesday! Can you answer this question?What is a digester and how is digester gas produced? 36 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 15 "All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them." -Walt Disney#MotivationMonday 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 15 Source Mag. mentions OCSD in an article titled "Beyond Treatment: OCSD Builds a Customized Source Control Program."_bit.ly/2pPYpOG eOC Sewers @OCSewers May 15 OCSD employees love the way biosolids compost helps their gardens grow. .bit.ly/2gJcm5m #thecompoststory#ICAW OOC Sewers @OCSewers May 13 Construction work happening today&tomorrow on St. College in @FullertonCA from 7am-7pm. For more info call (657)208-7900. #OCSDNewhope eOC Sewers @OCSewers May 12 Think you can't use OCSD biosolids for your plants? Check out the photos of these plants grown w/biosolids compost..bit.ly/2gb2tML 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 11 Did you know that OCSD uses three compost manufacturers in Kern and San Bernardino Counties? ocsd.com/biosolids#thecompoststory#ICAW 37 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 11 An awesome photo by one of our talented employees! How do you like that"office window?" #HuntingtonBeach #Plant2 OC Sewers @OCSewers May 11 Did you know that about half of OCSD's biosolids were used to create about 100,000 tons of compost in 2016 for CA&AZ farms?#funfact IWOC Sewers @OCSewers May 10 Big news! OCSD&#OCWD were recently mentioned in Time Mag article titled "What it Will Take to Rebuild America." bit.ly/2pkYOYC IWOC Sewers @OCSewers May 10 This is well Philadelphia recently uncovered its plumbing from 1812 ¬iced that it was totally made out of wood. httns://t.co/vv4PtsmFkl 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 9 It's#TriviaTuesday! Can you answer this question?Why does the Orange County Sanitation District disinfect wastewater? 38 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 9 Did you know that OCSD has partnered with compost educators to create The Compost Story? Check out the new video! -compostfoundation.org/compost-story OOC Sewers @OCSewers May 8 DYK this week is International Compost Awareness Week(#ICAW)? OCSD's biosolids contractors create compost at 3 manufacturing facilities. OM 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 8 "Beauty is being the best possible version of yourself."-Audrey Hepburn#MotivationMonday OOC Sewers @OCSewers May 7 DYK...?OCSD has spent$2.4 million in the past five years on new equipment&more than $300k in one year to unclog-pumps.what2flush.com 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 6 We're at the Eco Challenge Fiesta event @angelstadium today until 6pm. Stop by our booth and get some free#w2f swag! 39 J OC Sewers @OCSewers May 5 Happy Cinco de Mayo from the Orange County Sanitation District! pACFY OC Sewers @OCSewers May 4 Any plans this weekend?OCSD will be at the Eco Challenge Fiesta Event at Angel Stadium on May 6 from 1-6 pm. bit.ly/2gE8ZJM OC Sewers @OCSewers May 3 We thought we would share this funny but informational video. Enjoy! htms://t.co/GeKESIalU8 OC Sewers @OCSewers May 2 OCSD and @GWRS bottled water were highlighted in #Anaheimindependent.ow.ly/Y4E530blbKl & #OrangeCountyNews-ow.ly/7j6Q30blbLb. 40 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 2 Today, OCSD's GM & Board Chairman are in Washington D.C. talking w/Congressional members about water recycling and infrastructure programs. eOC Sewers @OCSewers May 2 It's#TriviaTuesday! Can you answer this question?What are the effects of flushing pharmaceuticals down the toilet/drain? 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 1 Have you 'liked'OCSD on Facebook yet? Follow our page for news,fun fads & information about wastewater treatment! .facebook.com/OCSewers OC Sewers @OCSewers May 1 "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."-Eleanor Roosevelt #MotivationMonday 41 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 1 What an interesting article. Did you know that OCSD currently has a program that captures Urban Runoff? httos://t.co/hVFvRGXcdh 42 Facebook Posts May 2017 Facebook Posts for May 2017 Posted 41 times and Shared 1 time 6 Orange Countv Sanitation District Published by Jennifer Cabral May 25 at 7:00am City of Tustin-Increased traffic due to construction on Edinger at Red Hill. Please use alternate routes to avoid the congestion and allow extra time to reach your destination. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve Orange County's infrastructure. #SonyAboutTheTraffic#OCSDConstmction Orange Countv Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 24 at 12:00pm- During Public Works Week,we would like to thank all our employees for all that they do.They are the unsung heroes.During this important week,we will be highlighting one of our employees each day. Meet our multi-faceted Senior Mechanic Gilbert Barela.In addition to his regular duties as a mechanic,he is also a Union Shop Steward,Medical Response team member and a member of our Building Leaders Abilities&Skills for Tomorrow(BLAST)team. 1W 43 6 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Daisy Covarrubias Lantz May 23 m 7:56pm Reminder,paving continues on State College Blvd.between Yorba Linda Blvd. and Commonwealth Ave.in Fullerton for the remainder of the week.Please use alternate routes to avoid the congestion and allow extra time to reach your destination. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve Orange County's infrastructure. #SorryAboutTheTraffic#OCSDNewhope#OCSDConstruction 6 Orange County Sanitation District shared Dr.Beth Hancv Yorba Linda City Councilmember's oast. Published by Kelly Newell May 23 at 2:l 1pm Thank you Dr. Beth Haney.Yorba Linda City Councilmember and Phil Hawkins for coming and taking a tour of our facility today.We hope you enjoyed leaming more about the work we do here at OCSD. 1 � 4 Dr.Beth Haney,Yorba Linda City Commilmember added 2 new photos—at Crime County Sanitation District Like Page May 23 at 1:17pm Fountain Valley' Fascinating tour of the Orange County Sanitation plant this moming.I learned about how our water is cleaned and recycled.Tours are open to the public and well worth the time' 44 6 Orange Countv Sanitation District Published by Kelly Ncwcll May 29 at 12:OOpm During Public Works Week,we would like to thank all our employees for all that they do.They are the unsung heroes.During this important week,we will be highlighting one of our employees each day. Rob Morris is a Senior Plant Operator for our Plant No.2 in Huntington Beach and has been doing his job to protect the public health and environment for over 30 years. Orange Countv Sanitation District Published by Kelly Ncwcll May 22 at 12:OOpm During Public Works Week,we would like to thank all our employees for all that they do.They are the unsung heroes.During this important week,we will be highlighting one of our employees each day. Meet Quynh Nguyen she has been with the Orange County Sanitation District for 25-years and is an Engineering Associate.Quynh's major responsibility is to issue permits for proposed projects. Thank you Quynh for all you do! ON 45 16 Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 22 at 9u0am "We may encounter many defeats,but we must not be defeated."-Maya Angelou#MotivationMonday 6 Oranee Countv Sanitation District Published by Daisy( -urutias Loaiza May 22 at 729am Construction Alert Paving this week on State College Blvd.between Yorba Linda Blvd.and Commonwealth Avenue in Fullerton.Traffic delays expected,please allow enough time to reach your destination.Thanks for your patience, we are almost done! For more info please visit www.ocsd.com/newhone. hope#SonyAboutTheTraffic Oranee Countv Sanitation District : Newhope Sewer Replacement Final paving is scheduled for State College Blvd.between Yorba Linda Blvd.and Commonwealth Avenue in the City of Fullerton for the week of Oranee lenty Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 21 at 12a0pm Did you know that OCSD has been around for 60 plus years?Check out our history video! OCSD 60th Anniversary History Video - YouTube 46 Celebrating an important part of OC's past,present,and future YOUTUBE.COM 6 Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Tanya Chou e-May 20 at 123spm Construction activity taking place new Red Hill Avenue between Edinger Aveue and Warner Avenue all weekend. Alternate mutes are Tustin Ranch Road and the 55 Freeway. #SorryAboutTheTraffic#OCSDConstruction#OCSDRedHill Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 20 at 10:37am O arge Want something fun to do today?Come stop by the OC Public Works event from I Oam-2pm.We are talking to folks about OCSD and handing out some free#what2flush swag! 1 Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 19 at 9p0am T.G.LF.! It's Friday which means it's time for this week's#OCSDatWork! Inside the digesters there is a liner that separates the sludge from the inner concrete wall.In this picture,mechanical staff attempted to change out a suspected bad valve,according to OCSD Senior Mechanic,Gilbert Burets.The team 47 discovered that a huge piece of liner had tom away,overlapped on itself like lasagna,and run 30 feet of itself through suction piping and 5 valves. Here are(Left to rig... See More Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell-May 18 at 3:18pm- What an interesting article to read.As part of our What 2 Flush campaign we remind folks about the 3 P's(Pee,Poop an T it t Pa ran It w the should be the only three things flushed down the toilet.Do you ""es-investigates-enerav-f.../3594... 1 Thames investigates energy from fatbergs Thames Water hasjoined forces with renewables firm Argent Energy to investigate the possibility oftransforrning fats,oil and grease... Read more here. W WTONLINE.CO.UK IF Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell-May 18 at 9o0am Did you know that on January 20, 1964 OCSD(The Districts)Headquarters opens in Fountain Valley?The facility is designed by William Jordan and built by J.Ray Construction Company at a cost of$135,000.#ocsd#funfact#tbt 48 t a. T Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 17 at 4:02pm Do you have any plans this weekend?OCSD will be participating in the OC Public Works event on Saturday from 10 a.m.®2 p.m.Come stop by this free event and pick up some cool swag! Hope to see you all there! Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 16 at 1:44pm Do you care about the#environment and#publichealth?Want to advance your#career`? If you're interested,apply for a#job with the Orange County Sanitation District! htto,//www.ocsd.com/about-us/iobs/iob-openin2s Orange County Sanitation District : Job Openings OCSD.COM 49 16 Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 16 at 9:00am It's#TriviaTuesday! Can you answer this question? What is a digester and how is digester gas produced? 6 Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 15 at 12uOpm OCSD was recently mentioned in Source Magazine a publication by American Water Works Association in an article titled"Beyond Treatment: OCSD Builds a Customized Source Control Program." Big shout out to OCSD employees Mark Kawamoto,and Jim Colston for working with staff from our Source Control Program(Resource Protection)to share our approach with the industry.Check it out! h"n//www.anogeepublications.com/.../mubDa.../mobile/index.htm... Shared Publication Welcome to mobile emag Q[prW.vers] APOGEEPUBLICATIONS.COM Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 15 at 9:00am "Forget yesterday-it has already forgotten you.Don't sweat tomorrow-you haven't even met. Instead,open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift-today." -Steve Maraboh#MotivationMonday Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 13 at 12:00pm OCSD employees love the way biosolids compost helps their gardens grow. https://www.ocsd.coni/.../Common.../PhmmAlbmn/PhmoAlbum/l6/275... 50 #thecompostsmry#ICAW OCSD Employee Users of Compost We don't just help turn wastewater solids into biosolids,we are proud to use the resulting composted bmsolids to make our lawns lush and our gardens gorgeous! OCSD.COM O Orange County Sanitation District Published by Daisy Covarrubias Loaiza May 12 at 5:42pm Construction Alert: Weekend Work on State College Blvd.in Fullerton As part of the Newhope Sewer Project crews will be working at the intersections between Yorba Linda Blvd and Commonwealth Avenue in preparation for upcoming street paving.Work will take place Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m.to 7 p.m.,please use alternate routes if possible. ...See More IF Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 12 at 12:00pm Think you cant use OCSD biosolids for your plants?Check out the photos of these plants grown with biosolids compost.httos://www.ocsd.com/.../Comnon.../PhotoAlbum/PhotoAlbum/17/275...#thecompoststory#ICAW What are the benefits of biosolids (aka treated sewage sludge)? This photo album includes various images of Orange County Sanitation Districts(OCSD)Biosolids Program.About half of our biosolids,(aka treated sewage sludge)are used to fertilize farmland,and half creates compost for agriculture and other uses.This album helps to explain how our biosolids ar... OCSD.COM 0 Oranee County Sanitation District Publishedby Kelly Newell Mey12m9:00am Every Friday,we're sharing photos of OCSD employees hard at work and we're calling it#OCSDatWork. In this photo we have Gilbert Barela,a Senior Mechanic at our Plant 2 facility in Huntington Beach preparing to make a confined space entry into a tunnel below the Gas Compressor Building.You will notice that Gilbert is using a 51 self contained breathing apparatus.A self-contained breathing apparatus,or SCBA,is a device worn to provide breathable air in an"Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health"atmosphere. Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May I I at 2:27pm Did you know that OCSD uses three compost manufacturers in Kern and San Bernardino Counties?hfo://www.ocsd.com/biosolids#thecompoststory#ICAW Orange County Sanitation District : Biosolids Proeram Biosolids(a.k.a.treated sewage sludge)are treated organic matter recovered through the treatment of wastewater.Biosolids are valued for their energy and agricultural properties.Find more information in our OCSD COM 5 Oranne County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May I I at 9:00am An awesome photo by one of our talented employees! How do you like that"office window?"#HuntingtonBeach#Plant2 l 52 6 Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Ncwcll May 10 at I2:00pm Happy Wednesday! Did you know that about half of OCSD's biosolids were used to create about 100,000 tons of compost in 2016 for California and Arizona farms?#funfact#compostlife Boost Post 6 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 10 at 9:01 am Isn't this the coolest thing ever?Philadelphia recently uncovered its plumbing from 1812 and noticed that it was totally made out of wood. hUu//wano.st/2rwC1dM Discovered: Philadelphia's hieh-tech, totally natural plumbine of 1812 City utility workers just uncovered wooden water mains that were installed more than 200 years ago. WASHINGTONPOST COM Oran¢e County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 9 at lBpm We have some big news! OCSD and OCWD were recently mentioned in Time Magazine in an article titled"What it Will Take to Rebuild America,"which highlights agencies,companies and projects that are leading the way with "transformative infrastructure projects".We are proud to be leading the way as a utility of the future.Read the full articI e It s://www.ocsd.comfHome/ShowDocument?id—I9382(article on the third page,fourth full paragraph). 53 6 Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 9 at 9:00am w that OCSD has cantered wi 91compost educators to create The Compost Story?Check out the new t-sto COMPOSTSTORY laa Y.LAUNCH-.A,P' "The Compost Story" Video The Composting Council Research and Education Foundation supports initiatives that enhance the stature and practices ofthe composting industry by supporting scientific research,increasing awareness,and educating the public to advance... COMPOSTPOIINDATION.OR0 Oranne County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newel l May 8 at 12:00pm Did you know this week is International Compost Awareness Week(#ICAW)?OCSD's biosolids contractors create compost at three Kern and San Bernardino manufacturing facilities. 5 Oranee Cw try Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 8 at 9:00am "Beauty is being the best possible version of yourself."-Audrey Hepburn#MotivationMonday Boost Post 54 0 Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May?at 9:00am Did you know...? OCSD has spent$2.4 million in the past five years on new equipment&more than$300k in one year to unclog pumps. Just say NO to "disposable"wipes because they really aren't disposable.#What2Flush ...See More Home .Human waste and toilet paper should be the only thing going down the toilet Unfortunately,over the years,people have turned the toilet into a trash can.From medications and sanitary,products to deceased pet fish and cigarette butts,if it fits,... WHAT2FI ITII COM 6 Oranee County Sanitation District added 3 new Photos. Published by Kelly Newell May 6 at I:Sgpm Anaheim Happy Saturday! Today OCSD is at the pro Challenge Fiesta event at#AngelStadium unfit 6pm. Come stop by our booth and grab your free#what2flush swag! 7 1 � t Oranee County Sanitation District added 3 new photos. Published by Kelly Newell May 5 at 12:00pm Touring Tomorrow's Engineers 55 Yesterday morning we had our very own show and tell activity at the Newhope Sewer Project in Fullerton.A group of engineering students from Cal Poly Pomona toured the jack and bore operation to see a public works project in action.The students were onsite to see the process behind installing a 48-inch pipe within a 72-inch steel casing on State College Blvd.with as little as possible impact to the commuting public accessing the 91 freeway.The... See More _ v Orange County Sanitation District Publ Isbcd by Kelly Nwvcll May 5 at 9:o0am Happy Cinco do Mayo from the Orange County Sanitation District! 0 Orange County Sanitation District shared OC Hco Challenges event. Published by Kell. ^ 'irvam Do you have any plans this weekend? If not,come visit us on Saturday,May 6th from 1-6 p.m.at the OC Hco Challenge Fiesta event located at Angel Stadium. h"s://www.facebook.com/events/775961265916091/ 6 Orange County Sanitation District 56 Published by Kelly Newell May 3 at 12:00pm We thought we would share this funny but informational video.Enjoy! atch?v--X-FB46km7bo Can't flush this! New research*shows that our customers across the North West are throwing millions ofpounds down the drain by flushing the wrong things down the loo.One in... YO=BBCOM 0 Oranee County Sanitation District Published by KeIIY Newell May 2 at 12Mpm OCSD and the Groundwater Replenishment System were highlighted in#Anaheimindependent httu://ow.lv/Y4E530blbKi and#OrangeCountyNewshtto://ow.ly/7i6O30blbLb regarding the bottling of#GWRS water. Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 2 at 10:21 am Today,OCSD's General Manager and Board Chairman are in Washington D.C.talking with Congressional members about water recycling and infrastructure programs. 57 16 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 2 at 9:OOam It's#TriviaTuesday! Can you answer this question? What are the effects of flushing pharmaceuticals down the toilet/dmin? Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell-May I at 12:OOpm Have you'liked'OCSD on Facebook yet?Follow our page for news, fun facts&information about wastewater treatment! httms://www.facebook.com/OCSewers II� , Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 1 at 9:OOam "Your talent determines what you can do,your motivation determines how much you are willing to do and your attitude determines how well you do it."-Lou Holtz#MotivationMonday 58 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 CARS California Air Resources Board CASA California Association of Sanitation Agencies CCTV Closed Circuit Television CEQA California Environmental Quality Act CIP Capital Improvement Program 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 US Environmental Protection Agency FOG Fats, Oils, and Grease gpd gallons per day GWRS Groundwater Replenishment System ICS Incident Command System IERP Integrated Emergency Response 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 & Maintenance OCCOG Orange County Council of Governments OCHCA Orange County Health Care Agency OCSD Orange County Sanitation District OCWD Orange County Water District OOBS Ocean Outfall Booster Station OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PCSA Professional Consultant/Construction Services Agreement PDSA Professional Design Services Agreement POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works ppm parts per million PSA Professional Services Agreement RFP Request For Proposal RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations SARFPA Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency SARI Santa Ana River Interceptor SARWQCB Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board SAW PA Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority SCADA Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition SCAP Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Management District SOCWA South Orange County Wastewater Authority SRF Clean Water State Revolving Fund SSMP Sewer System 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 W ERF Water Environment & Reuse Foundation WIFIA Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act WIIN Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act W RDA Water Resources Development Act Activated sludge process — A secondary biological wastewater treatment process where bacteria reproduce at a high rate with the introduction of excess air or oxygen and consume dissolved nutrients in the wastewater. Benthos —The community of organisms, such as sea stars, worms, and shrimp, which live on, in, or near the seabed, also known as the benthic zone. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) — The amount of oxygen used when organic matter undergoes decomposition by microorganisms. Testing for BOD is done to assess the amount of organic matter in water. Biogas—A gas that is produced by the action of anaerobic bacteria on organic waste matter in a digester tank that can be used as a fuel. Biosolids—Biosolids are nutrient rich organic and highly treated solid materials produced by the wastewater treatment process. This high-quality product can be recycled as a soil amendment on farmland or further processed as an earth-like product for commercial and home gardens to improve and maintain fertile soil and stimulate plant growth. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Capital Improvement Program (CIP) — Projects for repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of assets. Also includes treatment improvements, additional capacity, and projects for the support facilities. Coliform bacteria—A group of bacteria found in the intestines of humans and other animals, but also occasionally found elsewhere, used as indicators of sewage pollution. E. coli are the most common bacteria in wastewater. Collections system— In wastewater, it is the system of typically underground pipes that receive and convey sanitary wastewater or storm water. Certificate of Participation (COP)—A type of financing where an investor purchases a share of the lease revenues of a program rather than the bond being secured by those revenues. Contaminants of Potential Concern (CPC) — Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants. Dilution to Threshold (DIT) — The dilution at which the majority of people detect the odor becomes the D/T for that air sample. Greenhouse Gases (GHG) — In the order of relative abundance water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone gases that are considered the cause of global warming ("greenhouse effect'). Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) — A joint water reclamation project that proactively responds to Southern California's current and future water needs. This joint project between the Orange County Water District and the Orange County Sanitation District provides 70 million gallons per day of drinking quality water to replenish the local groundwater supply. Levels Of Service (LOS) — Goals to support environmental and public expectations for performance. N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) — A N-nitrosamine suspected cancer-causing agent. It has been found in the Groundwater Replenishment System process and is eliminated using hydrogen peroxide with extra ultra-violet treatment. National Biosolids Partnership (NBP)—An alliance of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies and Water Environment Federation, with advisory support from the US Environmental Protection Agency. NBP is committed to developing and advancing environmentally sound and sustainable biosolids management practices that go beyond regulatory compliance and promote public participation to enhance the credibility of local agency biosolids programs and improved communications that lead to public acceptance. Plume — A visible or measurable concentration of discharge from a stationary source or fixed facility. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) —A municipal wastewater treatment plant. Santa Ana River Interceptor(SARI) Line —A regional brine line designed to convey 30 million gallons per day of non-reclaimable wastewater from the upper Santa Ana River basin to the ocean for disposal, after treatment. Sanitary sewer—Separate sewer systems specifically for the carrying of domestic and industrial wastewater. Combined sewers carry both wastewater and urban runoff. South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) — Regional regulatory agency that develops plans and regulations designed to achieve public health standards by reducing emissions from business and industry. Secondary treatment — Biological wastewater treatment, particularly the activated sludge process, where bacteria and other microorganisms consume dissolved nutrients in wastewater. Sludge—Untreated solid material created by the treatment of wastewater. Total Suspended Solids (TSS)—The amount of solids floating and in suspension in wastewater. Trickling filter — A biological secondary treatment process in which bacteria and other microorganisms, growing as slime on the surface of rocks or plastic media, consume nutrients in wastewater as it trickles over them. Urban runoff—Water from city streets and domestic properties that carry pollutants into the storm drains, rivers, lakes, and oceans. Wastewater—Any water that enters the sanitary sewer. Watershed—A land area from which water drains to a particular water body. The Orange County Sanitation District's service area is in the Santa Ana River Watershed.