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Home My WebLink About06-14-2016 Legislative Committee Meeting Agenda Orange County Sanitation District Tuesday, June 14, 2016 Regular Meeting of the 8:00 A.M. LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC Administration Building AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Board Room 10844 Ellis Avenue Fountain Valley, CA (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 Any items withdrawn from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion will be considered in the regular order of business. 1.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 10, 2016. NON-CONSENT CALENDAR: 2. SUPPORT SENATE BILL S. 2848 and REQUEST CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR H.R.2993 (Rebecca Long) RECOMMENDATION: Approve letters of support: A. Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (S. 2848). Senator Dianne Feinstein 06/14/16 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Page 1 of 2 B. Congressional Support Letter for the Water Recycling Acceleration Act of2015 (H.R.2993). Congresswoman Doris Matsui. INFORMATION ITEMS: 3. INSIDE THE OUTDOORS PRESENTATION (Jennifer Cabral) 4. PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE (Jennifer Cabral) 5. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE (Rebecca Long) OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: ADJOURNMENT: The next Legislative and Public Affairs Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 11, 2016 at 3:30 p.m. Accommodations for the Disabled: Meeting Rooms are wheelchair accessible. If you require any special disability related accommodations, please contact the Orange County Sanitation District Clerk of the Board's office at (714)593-7433 at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Requests must specify the nature of the disability and the type of accommodation requested. Agenda Postina: In accordance with the requirements of California Government Code Section 54954.2, this agenda has been posted outside the main gate of the Sanitation District's Administration Building located at 10844 Ellis Avenue, Fountain Valley, California, and on the Sanitation District's website at www.ocsd.com, not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting date and time above. All public records relating to each agenda item, including any public records distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting to all,or a majority of the Board of Directors,are available for public inspection in the office of the Clerk of the Board. Agenda Description: The agenda provides a brief general description of each item of business to be considered or discussed. The recommended action does not indicate what action will be taken. The Board of Directors may take any action which is deemed appropriate. NOTICE TO DIRECTORS: To place items on the agenda for 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 KloreRocsd.com For any questions on the agenda, Committee members may contact staff at: General Manager James D. Hartung (714)593-7300 iherberoralomd.com Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli (714)593-7400 rahirelli(c3ocsd.com Principal Public Affairs Specialist Jennifer Cabral (714)593-7581 icabmlfa)ocsd.com Senior Public Affairs Specialist Rebecca Long (714)593-7444 rlorm0.ocsd.com 06/14/16 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Page 2 of 2 ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Orange County Sanitation District Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. A regular meeting of the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee was called to order by Chair Nielsen on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 8:03 a.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation District. Director Withers led the pledge of allegiance. A quorum was declared present, as follows: COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT: John Nielsen, Board Chair Jim Herberg, General Manager Tom Beamish, Director Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Robert Kiley, Director Celia Chandler, Director of Human Peter Kim, Director Resources Lucille Kring, Director Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering John Withers, Director Ed Torres, Director of Operations & Maintenance COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Greg Sebourn, Board Vice-Chair Administrative Services Tina Knapp, Deputy Clerk of the Board Jennifer Cabral Tanya Chong Jim Colston Daisy Covarrubias Alfredo Garcia Rebecca Long Mark Manzo Kelly Newell OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel Eric Sapirstein, ENS (via Teleconference) Cori Williams, Townsend Public Affairs PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. 06/10/2016 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 1 of 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 reported that Director of Engineering Rob Thompson recently presented an overview of the Sanitation District, highlighting some of the Capital Improvement Program projects, to the City of Brea. Mr. Herberg will be making a similar presentation at the Association of California Cities — Orange County City Managers' meeting on May 11, 2016. 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) MOVED, SECONDED and DULY CARRIED TO: Approve minutes for the regular Legislative and Public Affairs Committee meeting held on April 11, 2016. AYES: Beamish, Kiley, Kim, Nielsen, and Withers NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Kring and Sebourn Director Kring arrived at 8:05 a.m. NON-CONSENT CALENDAR: None. INFORMATION ITEMS: 2. PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE (Jennifer Cabral) Principal Public Affairs Specialist Jennifer Cabral indicated that staff will be presenting an overview of the Sanitation District to the City of Tustin next week and arrangements are being made with the City of Fullerton. Ms. Cabral introduced Daisy Covarrubias, Sr. Staff Analyst, and Tanya Chong, Sr. Staff Analyst, who are capital outreach program liasons. Ms. Covarrubias and Ms. Chong provided an informative PowerPoint presentation regarding Capital Project Outreach, highlighting how communities affected by Sanitation District projects are engaged through a variety of means, providing information ahead of construction, and providing response to questions from the public within 24 hours. W10/2016 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 2 at Ms. Chong reported on the public outreach made to residents and businesses in affected areas for the Newhope Sewer Replacement and Red Hill Sewer Improvements projects. Ms. Cabral, Ms. Chong, and Ms. Covarrubias responded to questions from the Committee regarding details of the outreach done on these projects. Ms. Cabral provided dates for upcoming community outreach events and indicated that progress is being made to update the Sanitation District's video portfolio as identified in the Public Affairs Strategic Plan. Ms. Cabral reported that August 13, 2016 is the tentative date for the joint open house with the Orange County Water District, which will highlight the Groundwater Replenishment System. Ms. Cabral reminded the Committee of the Honor Walk ceremony on May 25tn 3. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE (Rebecca Long) Senior Public Affairs Specialist Rebecca Long announced that Friday, October 14, 2016 from 8:00-10:00 a.m. is the tentative date/time for the State of the District. Ms. Long provided a brief update on SB 885 Wolk (oppose) and SB 163 Hertzberg (support). A trip to Sacramento is being coordinated for the next couple of weeks to focus on AB 2022 Gordon (support). Letters of support are also being worked on for the Matsui bill, Water Resources Development Act bill, and HR 2993. The Sanitation District will also be applying for a Department of Energy grant for AquaCritox® in the next several weeks. Eric Sapirstein, ENS Resources, provided an update on the highlights over the last month, which included a trip to Washington, DC in late April where General Manager Herberg provided testimony to the House Committee on Natural Resources. The visit also included meetings with members of the delegation and committee staff at the Bureau of Reclamation and Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Sapirstein reported that he has recently responded to questions surrounding the rule that the Internal Revenue Service has published that would redefine what sub-governmental units are eligible to issue tax-exempt bonds and the potential need for the Sanitation District's General Counsel to review the rule and determine future activity. Mr. Sapirstein also reported that the California League of Cities wrote a letter of support for Senator Feinstein's drought bill (S.2533). Cori Williams, Townsend Public Affairs, provided an update on state legislative activity including: an executive order made by the Governor yesterday requiring that the SWRCB extend water conservation regulations through January 2017 and mandating new targets be made for permanent conservation while 06/10/2016 Legislative and Public Affairs Commi6ee Minutes Page 3 of 4 recognizing different conditions throughout the state, the Governor's May revise of the state budget is expected in the next week, concerns and amended bill language have been proposed to Senator Hertzberg's office regarding SB 163 and work continues on this bill, and AB 2022 passed the Assembly and will next be heard by the Senate (Environmental Quality). Ms. Williams responded to questions from the Committee regarding SB 163. OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: Ms. Cabral indicated that Sanitation District name badges/lapel pins have been provided today to the Directors. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Nielsen declared the meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m. to the next Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Meeting, Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. Submitted by: Tina Knapp Deputy Clerk of the Board O6/10/2016 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 4 at LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Mg"I gD6ce TO ad.of Dir. AGENDA REPORT ItemNumber Item Number z Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: SUPPORT SENATE BILL S. 2848 & REQUEST CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR H.R.2993 GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION Approve letters of support: A. Water Resources Development Act of 2016(S. 2848). Senator Dianne Feinstein B. Congressional Support Letter for the Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 (H.R.2993). Congresswoman Doris Matsui. BACKGROUND At the direction of the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee, staff has crafted letters of support for the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (S. 2848) and the support of Congress for the Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 (H.R.2993). Water Resources Development Act of 2016 IS. 2848) — This bill addresses the deteriorating condition of our water/wastewater infrastructure and focuses on the development of sustainable solutions. Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015(H.R.2993)—To authorize funding for water recycling projects in areas experiencing severe, extreme, or exceptional drought. Orange County Water District and Orange County Sanitation District (Sanitation District) have partnered for over 20 years to plan, design, build, and operate one of the world's most advanced water reuse facilities, the Groundwater Replenishment System. This project would not have been possible without federal support. Senate Bill S. 2848 and the House of Representative bill H.R.2993 would provide for enhanced federal support of such projects through various federal agencies leveraging existing programs as well as creating new and innovative approaches to develop vital water recycling projects that can help to supplement potable water supplies. RELEVANT STANDARDS • Build brand, trust, and support with policy makers and community leaders • Use all practical and effective means for recovering wastewater for reuse Page 1 of 2 • Maintain collaborative and cooperative relationships with neighboring agencies • Listen to and seriously consider community input on environmental concerns PROBLEM Without financial assistance from outside sources, such as grants and loans, the Sanitation District may not be able to complete the needed infrastructure to support a resilient water supply for our region. These projects and infrastructure help to bring the Sanitation District one step closer to the goal of 100% recycling. PROPOSED SOLUTION Take a support position on the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (S. 2848) and request Congressional support for the Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 (H.R.2993). TIMING CONCERNS It is important that we take position on both of the bills as soon as possible to ensure that funding will be available for future projects. RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKING ACTION The Sanitation District may not receive the money needed to complete upcoming infrastructure projects. ATTACHMENTS The following attachments are included in hard copy and may also be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (www.ocsd.coml with the complete agenda package: • Support letter for the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 IS. 2848) • Congressional support letter for the Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 (H.R.2993) Page 2 of 2 Orange County Sanitation District service 10844 Ellis Avenue,Fountain Valley,CA 92708 Anaheim na 714.962.2411Se ry Fountain Valley www.ocsewem.com Brea Buena Park Cypress June 14, 2016 Fullerton Gard,n Grove The Honorable Jim Inhofe Huntington Beach Chairman Committee on Environment and Public Works Invine United States Senate La Habra Washington, DC 20510 La Palma Dear Chairman Inhofe: NewportLosAlamitos On behalf of the Orange County Sanitation District, I am writing in strong support Orange.. of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (S. 2848). This bill addresses the Placentia deteriorating condition of our drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and Santa Ana focuses on the development of sustainable solutions. We urge immediate action by the Senate on this bill. SealBeach Of specific note are several provisions in the bill which, if enacted,would lead to an Stanton improved quality of life for our community. This bill would allow for critical Tustin investment in the country's aging drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. Villa Park Reinvigorating our core infrastructure program and the State Revolving Fund are County of Orange critical priorities for our ability to deliver safe and reliable sanitation services. We Costa Mesa support S. 2848's attention to this policy objective. Sanitary District We are optimistic that the Senate floor discussion and vote will be swift so that Midway City sanitary District S.2848 can proceed to conference with the House of Representatives. It is our hope Irvine Ra nch that this bill will be enacted in this session. Water Sincerely, DistrictWater Yorba istrict John Nielsen I Chairman of the Board Orange County Sanitation District To protect public health and the environment by providing ii effective wastewater collection, treatment,and recycling. Orange County Sanitation District 10944 Ellis Avenue,Fountain Valley,CA 92708 Anaheim 714.962.2411 • www.ocsewemcom Brea Buena Park Cypress June 14, 2016 Fountain ValleY Fullerton I Garden Grove The Honorable Barbara Boxer Ranking Member Huntington Beach Committee on Environment and Public Works Irvine United States Senate Las Habra Washington, DC 20510 La Palma Dear Ranking Member Boxer: LosAlamilos Nevriport On behalf of the Orange County Sanitation District, I am writing in strong support , , .. of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 IS. 2848). This bill addresses the deteriorating condition of our drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and Placentia focuses on the development of sustainable solutions. We urge immediate action Sant.Ana by the Senate on this bill. SealBeach Stanton Of specific note are several provisions in the bill which, if enacted,would lead to an improved quality of life for our community. This bill would allow for critical Tustln investment in the country's aging drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. Villa Park Reinvigorating our core infrastructure program and the State Revolving Fund are County of Orange critical priorities for our ability to deliver safe and reliable sanitation services. We support S. 2848's attention to this policy objective. Costs Mesa Sanitary District We are optimistic that the Senate floor discussion and vote will be swift so that MidwaySanitary, S.2848 can proceed to conference with the House of Representatives. It is our hope that this bill will be enacted in this session. RanchIrvine Water District Yorke Linda Sincerely, Water District John Nielsen Chairman of the Board Orange County Sanitation District To protect public health and the environment by providing effective wastewater collection, treatment,and recycling. Orange County Sanitation District 10844 Ellis Avenue,Fountain Valley,CA 92708 Anaheim 714.962.2411Fountain Valley • www.ocsewers.com Brea Bosun Park Cypress (236 une 14, 2016 BeachFullerton Ganden Grove he Honorable Mimi Walters Huntington nited States House of Representatives Irvine Cannon House Office Building La Habra ashington, DC 20515 La Palma ear Representative Walters: NewportLosAlamiLas Thank you for meeting with us when the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) Orange recently visited Washington, DC to provide testimony on the Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 (H.R.2993) and reviewing OCSD's activities. As requested Placentia in our meeting with you and staff, we hope that you will cosponsor this important Santa Ana legislation. SealBeach Stanton As discussed in our meeting, H.R.2993 provides an approach to facilitate water recycling projects. If passed,this bill would allow OCSD to continue to pursue such Tustin efforts as the Groundwater Replenishment System expansion. We are optimistic Villa Park that the Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 might be marked-up and voted OrangeCounty of on before Congress adjourns later this year. CSanitary osts Mesa istrict Again,thank you for the opportu nity to discuss the progress that OCSD is making to Midywy City ensure that Orange County's economic vitality and quality of life remains strong. Sanitary District Please let us know if we can provide any further information. [Nin Ranch .rDistrict Sincerely, Yorb.Water Linda istrict John Nielsen Chairman of the Board Orange County Sanitation District N iMF NJ To protect public health and the environment by providing effective wastewater collection,treatment,and recycling. Orange County Sanitation District Serving: 10844 Ellis Avenue,Fountain Valley,CA 92708 Anaheim 714.962.2411Fountain Valley • wrnv.ocsewers.com Brea Buena Park cypress June 14, 2016 Fullerton Garden Gmee The Honorable Loretta Sanchez Huntington Beach United States House of Representatives Irvine 1211 Longworth House Office Building i,a Habra Washington, DC 20515 La Palma Dear Representative Sanchez: Los Alamitos Neevinort Thank you for meeting with us when the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) Orange recently visited Washington, DC to provide testimony on the Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 (H.R.2993). As requested in our meeting, we hope that Placentia you will cosponsor this important legislation. Santa Ana Seal Beach As discussed in our meeting, H.R.2993 provides an approach to facilitate water recycling projects. If passed,this bill would allow OCSD to continue to pursue such Stanton efforts as the Groundwater Replenishment System expansion. We are optimistic Tustin that the Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 might be marked-up and voted Villa Park on before Congress adjourns later this year. countyoforan- Again,thank you for the opportunity to discuss the progress that OCSD is making to Gost'� ensure that Orange County's economic vitality and quality of life remains strong. sanitary istrict Please let us know if we can provide any further information. MidwayCty Sanitary District Irvine Ra nch Sincerely, Water istrict Yorb.�Linda Water istrict John Nielsen Chairman of the Board Orange County Sanitation District o� x e �� iNF NV To protect public health and the environment by providing effective wastewater collection, treatment,and recycling. Orange County Sanitation District 10844 Ellis Avenue,Fountain Valley,CA 92708 Anaheim 714.962.2411Fountain Valley • www.ocsewers.com Brea Buena Park cypress June 14, 2016 Fullerton Garden Grove The Honorable Ed Royce Huntington United States House of Representatives Irvine 310 Rayburn House Office Building La Habra Washington, DC 20515 La Palma Dear Representative Royce: NewportLosAlamitoa Thank you for meeting with us when the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) Orange recently visited Washington, DC to provide testimony on the Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 (H.R.2993). As requested in our meeting, we hope that Placentia you will cosponsor this important legislation. Santa Ana Seal Beach As discussed in our meeting, H.R.2993 provides an approach to facilitate water Stanton recycling projects. If passed,this bill would allow OCSD to continue to pursue such efforts as the Groundwater Replenishment System expansion. We are optimistic Tustin that the Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 might be marked-up and voted Villa Park on before Congress adjourns later this year. Countyoforange Again,thank you for the opportunity to discuss the progress that OCSD is making to chase Mesa ensure that Orange County's economic vitality and quality of life remains strong. Sanitary istrict Please let us know if we can provide any further information. Mil Sanitary District Irvine Ranch Sincerely, DistrictWater Yom.Water Linda istrict John Nielsen Chairman ofthe Board Orange County Sanitation District �xtV 5 Nlrq ixaN 4 xd2 ixF MV\ To protect public health and the environment by providing effective wastewater collection, treatment,and recycling. Orange County Sanitation District 108"Ellis Avenue,Fountain Valley,CA 92708 Anaheim 714.962.2411Fountain Valley • wwwocsewers.com Brea Buena Park Cypress June 14, 2016 Fullerlon Garden Grove The Honorable Alan Lowenthal Huntington Beach I United States House of Representatives Irvine 108 Cannon House Office Building La Habra Washington, DC 20515 to Palma Dear Representative Lowenthal: Los Alamitos Newport Beach Thank you for meeting with us when the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) Oran.e recently visited Washington, DC to provide testimony on the Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 (H.R.2993). As requested in our meeting, we hope that Placentia you will cosponsor this important legislation. Same Ana Seal Beach As discussed in our meeting, H.R.2993 provides an approach to facilitate water recycling projects. If passed,this bill would allow OCSD to continue to pursue such Stanton efforts as the Groundwater Replenishment System expansion. We are optimistic Tustin that the Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 might be marked-up and voted Villa Park on before Congress adjourns later this year. Countyoforange Again,thank you for the opportunity to discuss the progress that OCSD is making to Cost',istrict ensure that Orange County's economic vitality and quality of life remains strong. SanitaryMdwayCty Please let us know if we can provide any further information. Irvine Sanitary District Sincerely, Water D Yorla.Water ,Linda istrict John Nielsen Chairman ofthe Board Orange County Sanitation District To protect public health and the environment by providing effective wastewater collection,treatment,and recycling. Orange County Sanitation District 10944 Ellis Avenue,Fountain Valley,CA 92708 Anaheim 714.962.2411Fountain Valley • www.ocsevrers.com Brea Buena Park Cypress (2300 ne 14, 2016 Fuderron Garden Grove he Honorable Dana Rohrabacher Huntington Beach nited States House of Representatives Irvine Rayburn House Office Building La Habra ashington, DC 20515 La Palma ear Representative Rohrabacher: LosAamftos Newport Beach Thank you for meeting with us when the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) Orange recently visited Washington, DC to provide testimony on the Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 (H.R.2993). As requested in our meeting, we hope that Placentia you will cosponsorthis important legislation. Santa Ana Sei As discussed in our meeting, H.R.2993 provides an approach to facilitate water StanWn recycling projects. If passed, this bill would allow OCSD to continue to pursue such efforts as the Groundwater Replenishment System expansion. We are optimistic Teeth that the Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015 might be marked-up and voted Villa Park on before Congress adjourns later this year. orangeCounty of Again,thank you for the opportunity to discuss the progress that OCSD is making to CSanitary osta Mesa istrict ensure that Orange County's economic vitality and quality of life remains strong. MidwayCifty Please let us know if we can provide any further information. Sanitary District lNine Ra nch Sincerely, Water istrict Yorb.Water Linda istrict John Nielsen Chairman of the Board Orange County Sanitation District :E To protect public health and the environment by providing effective wastewater collection,treatment,and recycling. LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Mg"I gD6te TO ad.of Dir. AGENDA REPORT Item Item Number 3 Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: INSIDE THE OUTDOORS 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 educational outreach programs to elementary schools and high schools. The programs include: • Drip Drop Traveling Scientist is a water education session for fifth grade students which 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. This 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 PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS February 2015 —The Legislative and Public Affairs Committee approved the cooperative agreement for Education Services with Inside the Outdoors for education services through June 30, 2015, with four one-year renewal options, to educate youth on behalf of the Sanitation District. 1) The contract amount for FY 14/15 was not to exceed $11,065. 2) The contract amount for the remaining three years is not to exceed $24,365 per renewal year. Page 1 of 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The Public Affairs Office previously conducted Sewer Science for approximately three years on a very limited basis due to staffing resources, reaching only 2-3 high schools and approximately 100 students a year. Through this agreement, double the students are reached, plus an additional 700 students come through the Sanitation District for a tour. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS N/A ATTACHMENTS 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: • Inside the Outdoors Annual Report—Year 2: 2015/2016 • Inside the Outdoors Presentation Page 2 of 2 Orange County Sanitation District/Inside the Outdoors Year 2: 2015/2016 Final Report Year 2: 2015/2016 Target Enrollment Students Served Number of Schools Attended Drip Drop(5th Grade) 1000 1117 13 Scientists of the Sewers (High 700 610 6 School) Total 1700 1727 19 Year 2 Notes: *Drip Drop(5th grade)-Water education that includes Orange County Sanitation District's"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 OCSD. *Field Trip to OCSD-Schools will contact OCSD directly to sign-up for field trips Feedback from Teachers,Students,and Staff I will take shorter showers to save more water. --5th Grade Student I learned that you should only flush the 3 P's. This will help the sanitation process. --5th Grade Student I have participated with Inside the Outdoors for many years. I like the revisions and additions to this program. It makes it more relevant for the students. The"What 2 Flush"sticker will allow the conversation to go home and the students will get to tell their parents what they learned. --5th Grade Teacher These students learned the value of sanitation in Orange County. It was amazing how many never thought of the process before today's lesson. Thank you for the opportunity. --High School Teacher My students enjoyed the hands-on stations and are looking forward to the sanitation plant field trip.-- High School Teacher I enjoy teaching this program to the local high school students. Many don'trealize the career pathways and how they can get involved. Water education,including the sanitation process,seems to be a great opportunity for them. I am excited to see where some of the students will go with this knowledge. -- Inside the Outdoors Program Naturalist Schools Served Ambuehl School(Capistrano) Jefferson School (Anaheim) Anaheim High School(Anaheim) King School(Cypress) Anaheim Hills School(Orange) Lincoln School(Newport Beach) Dana Hills High School(Dana Point) Newport Coast School(Newport Beach) East Regional Unit School-Alt.Education(Tustin) Newport Heights School(Newport Beach) Fountain Valley-Alt.Education(Fountain Valley) Schweitzer School(Anaheim) Harbor Day Elem. School(Corona del Mar) Sunburst Academy(Los Alamitos) Harbor Learning Center(Fountain Valley) St.Norbert School(Orange) Henry School(Anaheim) Thorpe Fundamental School(Santa Ana) Heritage School(Garden Grove) Inside the Ounksirs Fi,ul Reined-6/6a016 Inside the Outdoors Investing in the Future of Southern California Youth 1 y�D E ry AM I OGrDOO�y a�• e t .2' Sie ` - - • L• • • • 0&)4 Noi-osynlhesis O +H 0 H .q+0 q00 z z z z Pe q Is ILrgT�� ScierY� urctatdS ^ 80-IP � � restive 1 r Lk, 'V Inside the Outdoors Programs Traveling Scientist Field Trips Service Learning lr` _ - - Traveling Scientist Drip Drop • 51h Grade Scientists of the Sewers • High School Introduction Drip Drop — 51h Grade • Where on Earth is water located • Review of the water cycle • Water in three states of matter • How pollution within a watershed can affect bodies of water • Aquifers and where we get our local water • What 2 Flush! o��ZI SANIT4j- � N 2 � c 9 C C o ti r�cr/N0 THE Drip Drop - 51h Grade • Aquifer • Weather Maps • Pollution vs. Precipitation • TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Loads) • Non-point Source Pollution • Watershed • Gutters and Drains • What 2 Flush • Conservation Pledge Baby Wipes E99 Shells Paper What 2 Flush rowels What to do: Vegerraatappble Human Waste Look at the station card,decide the best way to get rid Scr tpeea neen> of each item(compost,trash/recycle,drain/flush). Old 1113 Medlcatlon Flip the picture to check your answer. Cloth Ras Pet Fish Coffee Ground Questions: 46 What items should you flush/put down the drain? LM No If you flush other items,what could happen to the drains? 46 Whet Is the Mat way W Yet rhl of each Mae? 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'� � o •• a n . �r � y � i .\ , � � � �� ?� �� Testing Knowledge What 2 Flush Direct Recycled Water OCSD 11 100 100 100 11 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 OCSD for • • Question : Where does treated waste water go after it leaves OCSD (there are 2 places name one) ? Answer: • The Ocean • GWRS (Ground Water Replenishment System ) 04 Scientists of the Sewers — High School • Education • Employment Orange County Sanitation Distritt iq�losm,i 2014, ap.w.nm 683 .mamr..+ Data at a Gli I tw a .Hi t<u wasm $90,088 $43,700 Rmenmm,an«m.e aisn El Santiago Canyon College $61,530,290 ® $29,437,114 • pKaiavm l «x.u.rm mo.�mo�wo. �.- Attivity.._ �_ l ----- Historical Drtr.l w..w sea ,ea_ w m W Wer Utility 3°lenm o AB IDt° ID11 2112 3113 AH _- - _---- --- Average hourly wage: _ - > $43.00 / hour y�D E �, ? Sig► i Q y INSIDE THE OUTDOORS G� D O D+ 714.708.3885 www.insidetheoutdoors.org LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Mg"I gD6ce TO ad.of Dir. AGENDA REPORT ItemNumber Item Number a Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION Information Only. 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 2016 Educational Activity # # of Guests OCSD/OCWD Tours 7 153 OCSD Tours 11 221 Events 3 _550 Speaking Engagements 2 70 Construction Outreach Efforts May Comm. Notifications Calls Emails Website Social Mt 2-72(Fullerton) 1 (10) 2(5,000) Less than 0 2 1 10 7-37 Tustin 1 (2,800) 4 0 1 1 ATTACHMENTS The following attachments)are included in hard copy and may also be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (www.ocsd.coml with the complete agenda package: • Outreach Calendar June 2016 • Media Clips June 2016 Page 2 of 2 OCSD Outreach Report - 513112016 Date Time Organization/Event Location Purpose Attendee Contact 05/02/2016- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom CSULB to tour P1. Approx. Leyte Perez Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 23 guests. 05/03/2016- 830- 1000 Plant Tour Boardroom Saddleback College tour. Jeff Armstrong Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Approx. 29 guests. 05/04/2016- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom West Coast Univ. Nursing Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott tour. Gina tour guide. 28 guests 05/06/2016- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom Chavez HS lour, 42 guests Xuan Nguyen Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 2 tours 05/09/2016- 830- 1100 Plant Tour Boardroom Santa Ana College tour. Cindy Murra Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Approx. 26 guests. 05/11/2016- 830- 1000 Plant Tour Boardroom Santa Ana College Tour. Jeff Armstrong Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Approx. 25 guests. 05/11/2016- 1230- 1330 Plant Tour Admin. Building KHDTV Reporter to tour Rob Thompson Tour Guide Cheryl Scott P1. 05/14/2016- - Korean Festival Irvine Civic OCSD to host information Various OCSD volunteers Cheryl Scott Center booth. 05/16/2016- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom West Coast Univ. Nursing Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott tour. 28 guests 05/17/2016- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom Vanguard University Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Nursing to tour P1. 5/31/2016 11:56:59 AM OCSD Outreach Report - 513112016 Date Time Organization/Event Location Purpose Attendee Contact 05/18/2016- 830- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom Fullerton College Tour 25 Eros Yong Tour Guide Cheryl Scott guests 05/19/2016- 1300- 1430 Plant Tour Boardroom Fullerton College Tour - Randy Kleinman tour Cheryl Scott 24 Students Guide 05/21/2016- 1000- 1400 OC Public works Annual Glassell St. OCSD to host information Various OCSD volunteers Cheryl Scott Open House Orange booth 05/21/2016- 1000- 1300 Leisure Word Community Seal Beach OCSD to host information Various OCSD volunteers Cheryl Scott Expo 2016 booth. 05/23/2016- 1000- 1130 Plant Tour Boardroom World Bank Group to tour Jim Herberg Tour Guide Cheryl Scott P1. Approx. 3 guests. 05/23/2016- 900- 1200 Plant Tours Boardroom Godinez HS Tours. 2 Randy Kleinman and Paula Cheryl Scott groups of 26. Zeller Tour Guides 05/24/2016- 900- 1200 Plant Tours Boardroom Godinez HS tours. 2 Randy Kleinman and Paula Cheryl Scott groups of 27 Zeller Tour Guides 05/27/2016- 1300- 1430 Plant Tour Boardroom Santa Ana College Tour. Ryal Wheeler Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Approx. 25 guests. 05/31/2016- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom New Employee/Open to Tom Meregillano Tour Cheryl Scott the Public bi-monthly tour Guide 06/03/2016- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom OC School of Arts class Xuan Nguyen Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Tour.Approx. 25 guests 5/31/2016 11:56:59 AM OCSD Outreach Report - 513112016 Date Time Organization/Event Location Purpose Attendee Contact 06/03/2016- 1900-2100 Speaking Engagement Cabrillo Marine From Sewers to Sanddabs, Jeff Armstrong Speaker Cheryl Scott Aquarium speaking engagement 200 attendees 06/05/2016- 1100- 1730 Tustin Street Fair and Chili Tustin-Old Town OCSD to host information Various OCSD volunteers Cheryl Scott Cookoff Tustin booth. 06/07/2016- 830- 1230 Science Fair CMHS Coastkeepers WHALES Dindo Carrillo Panelist Cheryl Scott program presentations. 06/08/2016- 830- 1230 Science Fair Orange High Coastkeepers WHALES Leyla Perez Panelist Cheryl Scott School presentations 06/09/2016- 900- 1100 Plant Tour Eng. Cont. Room City of Riverside Deirdre Bingman Tour Cheryl Scott Wastewater Resources to Guide tour biosolids. 2 guests 06/10/2016- 800- 1130 Career Fair Anaheim OCSD volunteers to speak Various OCSD volunteers Cheryl Scott at Thomas Edison Elementary School Career Day. 06/14/2016- 1000- 1130 Plant Tour Boardroom CA School of Health Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Science Tour. 20 guests. 06/15/2016- 1100- 1230 Plant Tour Boardroom OC ASSE group tour. 30 Cindy Murra Tour Guide Cheryl Scott guests 5/31/2016 11:56:59 AM OCSD Outreach Report - 513112016 Date Time Organization/Event Location Purpose Attendee Contact 06/16/2016- 1430-400 Plant Tour Room B Home School group to lour Ryal Wheeler Tour Guide Cheryl Scott P1. Approx. 10 guests 06/20/2016- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom UCI Tour.Approx. 25 Sharon Yin Tour Guide Cheryl Scott guests. 06/21/2016- 1430- 1600 Plant Tour Boardroom Home School group to tour Ryal Wheeler Tour Guide Cheryl Scott P1. 06/24/2016- 900- 1030 Plant Tour A&B OCHCA Nursing tour. Xuan Nguyen Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Approx. 18 guests 06/24/2016- - FV Summerfest Miles Square OCSD to host information Various OCSD volunteers Cheryl Scott 06/26/2016 Park Booth 06/29/2016- 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom CSULB Nursing tour. Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Approx. 12 Guests 5/31/2016 11:56:59 AM Monthly News Clippings G�JN�V S A N I TgT�Oy = 9 Q 2 c� o � FCTi� �E June 2016 OCSD Public Affairs Office Table of Contents CONSTRUCTION.......................................................................PAGE 1 May 23, 2016 Sewage pipeline proposal through Talbert nature preserve put on indefinite hold By: Bradley Zint Los Angeles Times FINANCE.................................................................................PAGE 4 April 27, 2016 Moody's upgrades to AAA OCSD, CA's COP rating; stable outlook assigned Moody's Investor Service HUMAN INTEREST................................................... .................PAGE 5 May 25, 2016 City officials deal with Seal Beach Pier aftermath By: Emily Thornton Long Beach Gazette HYDROGEN CELL................................................... .................PAGE S May 24, 2016 Quadrogen makes ultraclean fuel from dirty gas By: Randy Shore Vancouver Sun TWITTER POSTINGS................................................... ..............PAGE 12 FACEBOOK POSTINGS................................................... ..........PAGE 26 May 23, 2016 Los Angeles Times cos,At leles Mimed Sewage pipeline proposal through Talbert nature preserve put on indefinite hold A man walks his bike in Talbert Regional Park,the site of a proposed sewer line that has been put on hold indefinitely.(File photo/Da ++Pilot) 6 4'14BradleyZint Contact Reporter An Orange County Sanitation District proposal to install a large sewage pipeline through a Costa Mesa nature preserve is off the agency's to-do list for the foreseeable future. Though discussions on the project's future are ongoing and no final decision has been made, sanitation officials said the Southwest Costa Mesa Trunk has been pulled from discussion because of escalating costs now pegged at nearly$30 million for the district,up from$15 million and the uncertain prospect of boring beneath the Santa Ana River. Construction was tentatively scheduled to start in 2020. 1 The decision is being hailed by a group of environmentalists that lobbied against the project, arguing that the 4,800-foot pipeline through Talbert Regional Park in Westside Costa Mesa would be disruptive to wildlife and construction would effectively close half the park for years. County and local officials have said the pipeline—a proposal first floated in the 1980s—would ensure a more reliable system by moving untreated sewage on its own using gravity rather than pressure applied from pump stations,which can fail. The plan was for the pipe to start near the western terminus of West loth Street before traveling through the southern portion of Talbert Regional Park and then below the Santa Ana River. The pipe would eventually end at the county wastewater treatment facility in Huntington Beach,new the riverbed. Sanitation district spokeswoman Jennifer Cabral said the Southwest Costa Mesa Trunk also is problematic because it was expected to divert 1 million gallons of wastewater per day,which would reduce the amount of much-needed recycled water produced through the county's groundwater replenishment system. Kevin Nelson,who heads an advocacy group called the Nature Commission, lobbied for years against the pipeline alongside former Costa Mesa Councilman Jay Humphrey,who is again running for a council seat this year. Nelson,who grew up in Costa Mesa but now lives in San Clemente, said their efforts aimed to protect a"very rare and small wild area." Talbert Park, owned by the county but located inside Costa Mesa city limits, is about 180 acres and divided into two sections north and south of Victoria Street. The park has few modern improvements and no parking lot of its own,making it a relatively isolated preserve in an otherwise heavily urbanized area. "Jay and I's contention from the start was that there must be another way to accomplish the engineering goals while not damaging both the habitat in Talbert and, almost more importantly, the ability for people to experience places that are not touched by structures and other additions,"Nelson said in an email. Along with the city of Newport Beach,the Costa Mesa Sanitary District was part of the effort. The district had pledged to contribute about$7 million. Those funds were earmarked to install a nearly half-mile pipeline under Canyon Drive and decommission several Westside pump stations, which would no longer be needed to move untreated sewage. The Canyon Drive pipe would feed into the Talbert line. Costa Mesa Sanitary District General Manager Scott Carroll said the Southwest Costa Mesa Trunk remains a "worthy project" because it would reduce the risk of sewage overflows and save ratepayers money on maintenance and energy costs. The district is working to upgrade the stations it had originally planned to abandon. 2 An estimate for the stations'upgrades could be ready next month,Carroll said,and while it will be in the millions,it shouldn't be near the $7-million figure needed to decommission the stations. bradley.zint(i0atimes.com 3 April 27, 2016 Moody's Investors Service MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE Rating Action: Moody's upgrades to Aaa Orange County Sanitation District, CA's COP rating; stable outlook assigned Global Credit Research - 27 Apr 2016 New York, April 27, 2016 -- Summary Rating Rationale Moody's Investors Service has upgraded to Aaa from Aa1 the rating on the Orange County Sanitation District, CA's Refunding Certificates of Participation, Series 2007A with $91.9 million outstanding; Certificates of Participation, Series 2007B with $7.1 million outstanding; and Refunding Certificates of Participation, Series 2008B with $8.8 million outstanding as of April 1, 2016. The certificates are secured by a senior lien on net system revenues, on parity with nine other outstanding wastewater revenue bonds totaling $1.0 billion, which are not rated by Moody's but considered in our analysis. The district has $1.1 billion of total debt outstanding as of April 1, 2016. The upgrade to Aaa reflects the continued strength of the district's credit profile. The district has a large and stable service area that continues to grow in population and economic strength and will likely continue to undergo growth in the long term. The upgrade also reflects the steady rate increases implemented by management through fiscal 2018, which have resulted in improving debt service coverage. We anticipate some rate increases after fiscal 2018 to help fund the district's ongoing capital improvement plans. The upgrade also incorporates projections for strong debt service coverage moving forward and the expectation that the district will issue very little future debt, despite planned capital improvement projects. While the district has issued a large amount of total debt to fulfill its capital improvement plan, all of the district's outstanding obligations are fixed-rate with relatively stable debt service payments, primarily paid by stable property tax revenues. We feel the district will manage its extensive capital improvement plan prudently, ensuring a healthy financial profile, and will be at the forefront of addressing any regulatory changes required of the sector. 4 Long Beach Gazette GAZETTES- owuminkywomw City Officials Deal With Seal Beach Pier Aftermath By Emily Thornton Staff Writer _" t —Gazette photo by Kevin Oules The aftermath of the blaze at the old Ruby's Diner on the Seal Beach Pier. Smoke fills the sky from the Ruby's Seal Beach fire as seen from Alamitos Bay. The Ruby's fire at Seal Beach Pier from Ocean Avenue in Seal Beach Seal Beach city officials still are dealing with the fallout from the blaze last Friday inside the closed Ruby's Diner at the end of the Seal Beach Pier. And the damage cost and cause haven't been determined. Orange County Fire Authority public information officer Capt. Larry Kurtz said Tuesday the damage assessments and investigation for the fire's cause are ongoing. "It's going to take longer than usual to be determined," Kurtz said. "And there's really no change in the investigation." Kurtz said an electrical engineer was going to assess the pier Tuesday afternoon. "It was built in 1906, so everything on that pier is a little on the old side," Kurtz said. "Things are taking a little longer to do." He said they wanted to ensure the cause of the fire was correct before releasing anything. "They will get the job done, but we just want to get it done right," Kurtz said. At the Seal Beach city council meeting Monday night, community development director Jim Basham presented what had been done so far, acting public information officer Sgt. Mike Henderson said.A local emergency resolution in connection with the fire was adopted at the meeting, Henderson said. Among the items in Basham's presentation, Henderson said city staff had met with U.S. Coast Guard officials, Orange County Sanitation District and Orange County Health Department to assess pollution and debris. The sewer had been empty and beach cleanup initiatives would be taken if needed to clear any debris, Henderson said. An engineering firm had assessed the damage Monday morning, he said. The firm also met with the city's water division to discuss repairing a water valve break. "Portions at the end of the pier will have to be removed," Henderson said. "But not all of it." When the assessment is complete, officials will determine if the pier is structurally sound, Henderson said. Additionally, the city's insurance adjuster was assessing the damage cost, Henderson said, and cost of demolition. City staff also coordinated with Southern California Edison to discuss replacing a damaged transformer, Henderson said. The city is in discussion with restaurants that contacted officials prior to the blaze, he said, but the city is focusing on other things now. "Currently our focus is on the investigation and re-opening the pier," Henderson said. "Those goals include an eventual new restaurant." The Seal Beach Pier blaze burned for more than an hour last Friday morning, and spread below to the pier itself. Henderson said his department responded to reports of smoke at about 7:32 a.m. on May 20. Kurtz said fire crews responded to the blaze at about 7:45 a.m. at 900 Ocean and knocked down the fire at about 9 a.m. Seventy firefighters from four agencies, including Long Beach, were on scene. 6 The blaze started inside the restaurant, and firefighters were pumping water through standpipes at the end of the pier to try to contain the fire inside the restaurant, but it spread below the pier, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi said. Two rescue boats and two fireboats—including the new one—from Long Beach Fire Department responded. Three from Los Angeles County and one Orange County Sheriffs Department fireboat also responded to assist the fire attack from the ocean. Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Los Angeles County and Seal Beach fire departments, also had trucks on scene. Kurtz and Henderson said they were unsure whether homeless people had begun living at the restaurant since its closure in January 2013. A firefighter was injured while battling the blaze and taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A fire badly burned the pier May 15, 1992, after electrical wiring shorted under the wooden planks. The Seal Beach Pier is the second longest wooden pier in California, according to the Seal Beach website. Emily Thornton can be reached at ethornton@gazettes.com. 7 May 24, 2016 Vancouver Sun Quadrogen makes ultraclean fuel from dirty gas ®Randy Shore Published on: Ma 24, 2016 Last U dated: Ma 24, 2016 4:44 PM PDT Alakh Prasad is the founder of Quadrogen,which is installing a system in Delta that will convert landfill gas into six separate products, from food-grade CO2 to biodiesel. Vancouver Sun 8 When B.C.'s clean energy pioneer Quadrogen Power Systems was founded,producing four useful products from sewage or landfill gas was world-beating technology,thus the inclusion of"quad"in its name. "At that time in 2007, the most anyone had done in the world was three—trigeneration—but we are now going to make six products in Delta,"said founder and CEO Alakh Prasad. "Some people are calling it sexgeneration,but I think it needs a new name." Quadrogen has created a system to clean gas from the City of Vancouver's landfill for a$7.5-million quadgeneration project nat by FuelCell Energy at Village Farms' massive greenhouse complex in Delta. At the time of its conception, Prasad called the quad"game-changing."Well, the game has changed again. "We originally designed the Delta plant to produce four products electricity,heat,hydrogen and carbon dioxide—to enrich the atmosphere inside the greenhouses,"he said. "That's quadgeneration. Now are going to add biodiesel and biomethane" The plant is designed to produce up to 250 kilowatts of renewable electricity, enough heat for 50 homes, five tonnes of food-grade carbon dioxide and 125 kilograms of pure hydrogen, enough to fuel six fuel cell buses. Using CO2 to enhance growth,the greenhouse produces premium quality tomatoes,peppers and cucumbers for Canadian and U.S. markets. Village Farms will be able to stop burning natural gas for CO2 when the Quadrogen plant is installed this summer. The environmental benefits of burning landfill and sewage gases rather than burning it off or allowing it to enter the atmosphere has generated intense interest in biogas technologies. Such gases are often at least 50 per cent methane, a greenhouse gas 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide. "Power is generated electrochemically rather than via combustion, almost completely avoiding the creation of pollutants that cause smog, acid rain and that can aggravate asthma,"said Tony Leo, vice- president of technology at FuelCell Energy. The potential to produce multiple revenue streams from an industrial-scale scrubbing process is something of a Holy Grail. But there is value trapped in dirty gas in addition to the energy it provides. Gas recovered from landfills and sewage may also contain oxygen and nitrogen that can be recovered for industrial use. The BC Bioenergy Network has supported the Village Farms pilot with a$I-million loan to Quadrogen and has another$500,000 on offer should the project meet performance thresholds, said BCBN executive director Michael Weedon. Provincial regulations require that Metro Vancouver's landfill gas must be captured and it is usually flared into the atmosphere,but Weedon regards that as a wasted resource. 9 "Industrial gases can be made competitively with this technology and biodiesel made from methane is actually carbon negative,"he said. "This is a totally integrated environmental and energy solution." Quadrogen has plenty of company in the biogas sector,but Prasad is confident that his process will win over a biogas cogeneration industry that is struggling with fuel purity and profitability issues. Biogas naturally contains a complex mix of sulphur,volatile organic compounds,water and other contaminants that put excessive wear on generators, leading to expensive engine burnouts. Siloxanes silicone compounds from detergents and shampoos often found in waste water literally turn to sand during combustion. "Our technology can clean biogas, landfill gas or any dirty gas to ultraclean levels,"he said. "The levels of contaminants are very high,but we can reduce them to just a few parrs per billion.No other biogas technology can do that; it's what sets us apart." To date,most of Quadrogen's work has been south of the border with one more significant U.S. project in the planning stages. The Quadrogen installation at Orange County's waste water treatment plant has been running since 2012, cleaning biogas for FuelCell Energy's sewage-to-energy hydrogen fuel cell plant in Fountain Valley, producing electricity,heat and hydrogen for vehicle fuel. Quadrogen t This installation is at Orange County Sanitation District Waste Water Treatment Plant in California. Vancouver Sun "None of the other systems they had tried worked for more than a few months and they tried a lot of systems over about 20 years," said Prasad. "The requirements are very stringent for FuelCell's applications,to below 20 parrs per billion. After three years, they are convinced our system works" 10 The Fountain Valley plant treats nearly 400 million litres of waste water each day,but yields about 500,000 cubic metres of digester gas a year, some of which is cleaned to ultraclean standards for use in fuel cells. The project also produces 16,000 kilograms of hydrogen and generates 2.4 million kWh of electricity annually. The contaminants remaining after all the valuable elements have been removed from biogas are typically incinerated or concentrated and placed in landfill. The federal and provincial government have provided supportive grants to Quadrogen over the years to develop the technology through a variety of innovation funding bodies, including the Innovative Clean Energy Fund,the National Research Council and the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program. "We have had a lot of support to make it this far," said Prasad. rshore(n.postmedia.com 11 OCSD Tweets Twitter Posts for May 2016 Posted 47 times and Retweeted 5 times OC Sewers @OCSewers 4s5 seconds ago It's #TriviaTuesday! Can you answer this question? What are some ways you can stop sewer blockage at home 60C Sewers @OCSewers 20h20 hours ago Happy Memorial Day from the OCSD. Thank you to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in fighting for our nation OC Sewers @OCSewers 21h21 hours ago "You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream." -C.S. Lewis #Motivation Monday 12 eOC Sewers OCSewers May 27 OCSD's Administrative Offices will be closed on Monday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day. is IWOC Sewers OCSewers May 27 Check out the new OC Sewers Biosolids Newsletter! bit.ly/Mar2016News #biosolids treated #sewagesludge eOC Sewers OCSewers May 26 Do you care about the #environment and #publichealth? Want to advance your #career? Apply for a #job at OCSD! ocsd.com/about-ocsd/job . . . OC Sewers `?,OCSewers May 25 The Orange County Sanitation District selects a new Director of Environmental Services. bit.ly/1 OXymQW 13 eOC Sewers OCSewers May 25 It's Wednesday, which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's word is: Zoogleal Slime facebook.com/OCSewers/posts . . . 60C Sewers OCSewers May 24 OC Sewers Retweeted Las Virgenes MWD This is great! Do you know #what2flush? OC Sewers added, Las Virgenes MWD @LVMWD Please keep grease OUT of our sewer system: Ivmwd.info/flush-this-not... eOC Sewers OCSewers May 24 Congrats @csuf Class of 2016! Summer break begins but construction is just starting on #Newhope Sewer Replacement. ocsd.com/newhope. 14 60C Sewers ,,yOCSewers May 23 Thank you @EasternMuni for visiting OCSD today. Looking forward to future collaboration efforts. OC Sewers @OCSewers May 23 "A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others." -Ayn Rand #MotivationMonday 60C Sewers OCSewers May 21 We're @ Leisure World in #SealBeach sharing #nodrugsdownthedrain message & project info on Seal Beach Pump Station. ®Barry Orr yourturnorr May 19 15 2016 London-Middlesex Children's Water festival. Children know toilets are not garbage cans, do you know#what2flush t$OC Sewers @OCSewers May 20 Do you care about the #environment and #publichealth? Want to advance your#career? Apply for a #job with OCSDI _ocsd.com/about-ocsd/job_... t$OC Sewers @OCSewers May 20 In honor of National Public Works Week, OCSD will be posting some fun facts. Check out today's interesting fact. _facebook.com/OCSewers/posts. .. ___... OC Sewers @OCSewers May 20 9th Annual OC Water Summit. Water talk today. Proud to be part of the discussion. #OCWaterSummit #GWRS OOC Sewers @OCSewers May 19 16 In honor of National Public Works Week, OCSD will be posting some fun facts. Check out today's interesting fact. _facebook.com/OCSewers/posts...... Ready ic�c ReadyOC @ReadyOC May 19 #Earthquakes don't have to be as scary if you're #prepared. Make a kit, and have a plan for your family: readyoc.org/prepare/index. ... 5 OC Sewers @OCSewers May 19 Construction begins on 5/23 for the Newhope Sewer Replacement Project on YL Blvd & State College in @FullertonCA. facebook.com/OCSewers/posts ... IWOC Sewers 'OCSewers May 18 In honor of#NPWW, OCSD will be posting fun facts. Check out today's interesting fact..-facebook.com/OCSewers/posts ... OC Sewers @OCSewers May 18 Thanks @CityofTustin for having us come talk about resource recovery & OCSD's regional sewer project in your city. -bit.ly/1YCQvUe 16 OC Sewers @OCSewers May 18 It's Wednesday, which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's word is: Grit Chamber facebook.com/OCSewers/posts__... 17 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 18 Yesterday OCSD was in Sacramento walking the halls to help support water sustainability AB 2022. #GWRS 01 eOC Sewers @OCSewers May 17 It's #TriviaTuesday! Can you answer this question? Why are fats, oils and grease (F.O.G.) a problem in our sewer system? eOC Sewers OCSewers May — In honor of #NPWW, OCSD will be posting fun facts. Check out today's interesting fact. facebook.com/OCSewers/posts . . . eOC Sewers - OCSewers May 16 In honor of#NPWW, OCSD will be posting fun facts. Check out today's interesting fact. .facebook.com/OCSewers/posts_ ... 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 16 18 A question for the ages: Can Congress pass a California water bill? eOC Sewers @OCSewers May 16 It's National Public Works Week! Thanks to our staff who help keep our sewer systems working every day! #NPWW PP eOC Sewers OCSewers May 16 "What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." - Ralph Marston #Motivation Monday eOC Sewers @OCSewers May 140ra^qe. CA We're at OC Public Works Day until 2pm. Come stop by our booth and gel your free #What2flush swag! eOC Sewers @OCSewers May 14 19 Enjoying the Korean Festival @cityofirvine eOC Sewers @OCSewers May 141rvine, CA Come see us today at the Irvine Korean Festival @cityofirvine #what2flush OC Sewers @OCSewers May 13 Every Friday, we're sharing photos of OCSD employees hard at work and we're calling it #OCSDatWork. _facebook.com/OCSewers/posts._..... OC Sewers @OCSewers May 12 Do you care about the #environment and #publichealth? Want to advance your #career? Apply for a #job with @OCSewers! ocsd.com/about-ocsd/job . . . low OC Sewers @OCSewers May 11 20 Today is #workoutwednesday! OCSD staff gets their exercise by walking around our plant. How do you workout? Tell us your favorite activity. it OC Sewers @OCSewers May 11 It's Wednesday, which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's word is: Control Center.bit.ly/1TQDNQj eOC Sewers OCSewers May 10 It's #TriviaTuesday! Can you answer this question? What methods does OCSD use to control the odor in the wastewater we collect? OOC Sewers @OCSewers May 10 OC Sewers Retweeted Cease The Grease Thanks for helping us spread the word! Do you know #what2flush? OC Sewers added, Cease The Grease @CeaseTheGrease Flush only the#3Ps: poo, pee and (toilet) paper. Toss wipes in the trash along with everything else.#NoWipes in....fb.me/la2aJTGtj OC Sewers @OCSewers May 10 21 OC Sewers Retweeted SAWS Flushable wipes aren't flushable. Please throw them in the trash. Do you know #what2flush? OC Sewers added, i SAWS @MySAWS Catch of the day in our#sewer system! Wipes are NOT Flushable. Toss in trash! #WipesClogPipes#satx eOC Sewers @OCSewers May 9 Congratulations to Pinky Burke, OCSD's IT Staff Analyst on 20 years of service. facebook.com/OCSewers/posts . . . 60C Sewers .,OCSewers May 9 "Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough." -Og Mandino#MotivationMonday 22 *CWEA Members CWEAMembers May CWEA Members Retweeted OC Sewers Cool, that's CWEA leader& P3S Conference Committee member Jonathan Powell doing a pretreatment inspection CWEA Members added, OC Sewers @OCSewers Every Friday,we're sharing photos of OCSD employees hard at work and we're calling it#OCSDatWork. facebook.com/OCSewers/posts—.... eOC Sewers OCSewers May 6 Every Friday, we're sharing photos of OCSD employees hard at work and we're calling it #OCSDatWork. _facebook.com/OCSewers/posts__ ... OC Sewers @OCSewers May 5 Happy Cinco de Mayo from the Orange County Sanitation District! #4 e0C Sewers @OCSewers May 4 It's Wednesday, which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's word is: Bar Screen facebook.com/OCSewers/posts _ ... 23 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 3 It's #TriviaTuesday. Can you answer this question? What is the major cause of wastewater odor and how is it produced? 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 3 Congrats to Dean Fisher, OCSD's Engineering Manager for his 25 years of service with OCSD. facebook.com/OCSewers/posts . . . t eOC Sewers @OCSewers May 2 Construction is about to begin on Phase A of the Newhope Sewer Replacement Project in the City of Fullerton. . oesd.com/residents/curr ... OC Sewers @OCSewers May 2 The CASA Education Foundation is offering up to $5,000 scholarships in 2016. Applications are now due May 9th. .bit.ly/1QO4n7Y 24 60C Sewers @OCSewers May 2 "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." -Charles R. Swindell #MotivationMonday OC Sewers @OCSewers May 2 It's "Melanoma Monday" —the first Monday in May so it's time to check yourself. Click to learn more. .on.today.com/1SV1vKZ 25 OCSD Facebook Postings Facebook Posts for May 2016 Posted 37 times 16 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Amy Stretten 10-MS Ifs#TriviaTuesdav1 Can you answer this question? What are some ways you can stop sewer blockage at home? 19 O a ge County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newd 20hrs Happy Memorial Day from the Orange County Sanitation District. Thank you to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in fighting for our nation. MEMORIAL 200 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Am Snettear Yesterday at 9:00am- "You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream." -C.S.Lewis #MotivationMonday 26 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Rebecca Gorelick Lone May 27 at 12:00pm Check out the latest OC Sewers Biosolids Newsletter!htto://bit.lv/Mar20l6News#biosolids treated#sewagesludge OC Sewers Biosolids Newsletter Orange County Sanitation District MYCMAILCONSTANTCONTACT.COM Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 27 at 9:00am Just a reminder that OCSD's Administrative Offices will be closed on Monday,May 30th in observance of Memorial Day. Orange County Sanitation District Published be Fdy \e� ell May 26 at I I:OOam Do you care about the#environment and#publichealth?Want to advance your#career? Apply for a#job with the Orange County Sanitation District!htto://www.ocsd.com/about-ocsd/iobs/iob-ooenings Orange County Sanitation District : Job Openings C 2016 Orange County Sanitation District.All Rights Reserved.Website Created by Vision Internet-The Government website experts OCSD.COM AM Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell - May 25 at 12:00pm 27 The Orange County Sanitation District(OCSD)recently selected Jim Colston,OCSD's Environmental Compliance and Regulatory Affairs Manager to serve as the new Director of Environmental Services.Colston started his career with the Sanitation District in 1989 when it was known as the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County (CSDOC)as an Industrial Waste Inspector. "My passion is compliance,both with our permits and rules and simply by doing the right thing for the agenc... See More Orange County Sanitation District added 2 new Photos. Published by Kelly Newell May 25 at9:00am It's Wednesday,which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's word is:Zoogleal Slime Zoogleal Slime is a complex population of organisms that form a slime growth on the trickling filter media and break down the organic matter in wastewater. These slimes consist of living organisms feeding on the wastes in wastewater, dead organisms,silt, and other debris.As the organic material in the water is absorbed by the slime it aerobically decomposes.Over time as the slime layer thickens,it loses its hold on the plastic and sloughs away. IBM 10 Orange County Sanitation District added 2 new Photos. Published by Kelly Newell May 24 at 226pm Congratulations to the California State University,Fullerton Class of 20161 The students are on summer break but construction is getting started on the Newhope Sewer Replacement Project.This week K-mil has been set up on Yorba Linda Blvd.between State College and Associated Rd.Read more about the project at www.ocsd.com/newhop .#OCSDNewhope#CityofFullemm Have construction questions?Call the Newhope Sewer Construction Hotline at 657.208.7900. 28 ftbia Orange County Sanitation District Published by Amy Suetten May 24 at 12:OOpm It's#TrlviaTuesdayl Can you answer this question? What is the proper way to dispose of fats,oils and grease(F.O.G.)? 10 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 23 at 4:34pm Thank you Eastern Municipal Water District for visiting OCSD today. Looking forward to future collaboration efforts. ft Orange County Sanitation District Published by Amy Strcttcn May 23 at 9:00am "A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve,not by the desire to beat others." -Ayn Rand #MotivationMonday 29 Orange County Sanitation District added 2 new photos. Published by Jennifer Cabral May 21 at 12:12pm Thank you Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce for having us today. NNW III Orange County Sanitation District Published by Jennifer Cabral May 21 at 9:24am Spending our day @ Leisure World in Seal Beach sharing the#nodrugsdow ldledrain message and project information on the Seal Beach Pump Station and the Rehabilitation of the Western Sewers projects.#what2flush 10 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 20 at 12:010pm Do you care about the#environment and#publichealth?Want to advance your#career? Apply for a#job with the Orange County Sanitation District!http://www.ocsd.com/about-ocsd/iobs/iob-openings Orange County Sanitation District : Job Openings C 2016 Orange County Sanitation District.All Rights Reserved.Website Created by Vision Internet-The Government website experts OCSD.COM 30 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 20 at 9:OOam In honor of#NPW W,we will be posting an interesting fact everyday about OCSD or sanitation.Today's fun fact:Did you know that on January 20, 1964 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. Orange County Sanitation District at Westin South Coast Plaza. Published by Jennifer Cabral May 20 at 8:46am-Costa Mesa 9th Annual OC Water Summit.Water talk today.Proud to be part of the discussion.#OCWaterSummit#GWRS AM IF Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell - May 19 at 12:OOpm In honor of#NPW W,we will be posting an interesting fact everyday about OCSD or sanitation.Today's fun fact:Did you know that in 1938 a severe storm with flooding occurs,resulting in the destruction of the screening plant(No. 1 at Ellis Avenue and Santa Ana River).Miraculously,the plant foreman's life was spared when he climbs to the top of the control building.The plant is reconstructed during 1938 and 1939 under a Works Progress Administration project. AM qW Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 19 at 9:OOam Construction is starting on Phase A of the Newhope Sewer Replacement Project for Yorba Linda Boulevard and State College Boulevard in the City of Fullerton. Starting May 23,construction will take place near Cal State University Fullerton(CSUF).As part of the project, construction has already started on a City of Fullerton water pipeline on State College Boulevard between Chapman Avenue and Norwood Avenue. The water line will be relocated to construct the new sewer line... See More 31 Orange County Sanitation District : Newhope Sewer Replacement This project will replace a sewer line along State College Boulevard from Yorba Linda Boulevard to Orangewood Avenue in the cities of Anaheim and Fullerton.... OCSD.COM 10 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 18 at 12:00pm In honor of#NPW W,we will be posting an interesting fact everyday about OCSD or sanitation.Today's fun fact Did you know what you flash or wash down your sink at home can end up as a soil amendment for farts?By knowing Wbat2Flush,you are helping protect the environment so we can recycle nutrient-rich biosolids that can be used to help improve the quality of soil. Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 18 at 9:00am It's Wednesday,which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's word is:Grit Chamber The Cant Chamber is part of the preliminary treatment process here at OCSD.Following the bar screens the water travels to the grit chambers where smaller materials such as sand,rocks,bottle caps,egg shells and coffee ground that can pass through the but screen are removed.Most of this material is called"grit",or non-organic,which means that our biological processes can't remove it. Grit Chambers slow down the flow just enough to let the grit drop out.After it's been removed from the process,it's disposed of and taken away to the landfill. 32 Orange County Sanitation District at Sacramento-State Capital of CA- Published by Jennifer Cabral May 17 at 5:1 Opm Ending the day after walking the halls to support water sustainability AB 2022.#GWRS 0 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 16 at 2:00pm In honor of National Public Works Week we will be posting an interesting fact everyday about OCSD or sanitation. Today's fun fact: Did you know in 1921 the Orange County Joint Outfall Sewer(JOS)was organized and an agreement was made between the cities of Santa Ana and Anaheim? Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 16 at 12:00ptn Thank you to the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists for recognizing the Orange County Sanitation District and the Orange County Water District!We appreciate the honors: •#GWRS Initial Expansion in the design category. •OCSD Critical Assessment of Process Odorants in the research category. SIL Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 16 at 11:25am It's National Public Works Week! Thanks to our staff who help keep our sewer systems working every day! #NPW W 33 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 14 at 1 h25am- We're at the OC Public Works Day today until 2pm. Come stop by our booth and get your free#What2flush swag! L' Fm Orange County Sanitation Distrito Published by Rebecca Gorelick Lone May 14 at 11:24am Having a great time at the Korean Festival City of Wine City Hall. tom, Orange County Sanitation District Published by Rebecca Gorelick Lone May 14 at 9:48am Come join us today at the Irvine Korean Festival City of Irvine Ct Hall#what2flush. 34 M- 0 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 13 at 9:00am Every Friday,we're sharing photos of OCSD employees hard at work and we're calling it#OCSDatWork. As part of the Odor Control Muster Plan,OCSD's Ted Vitko is collecting foul air samples from all odor causing plant process areas to obtain the concentration of the most important odorants. By knowing at what concentration these odorants have a nuisance effect on the public,OCSD can determine the level of treatment needed to avoid odor complaints. AM IV Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell - May 12 at 9:24am Do you care about the#environment and#publichealth?Want to advance your#career? Apply for a#job with the Orange County Sanitation District!htm://www.ocsd.com/about-ocsd/iobs/iob-openingss Orange County Sanitation District : Job Openings ®2016 Orange County Sanitation Dinner.All Rights Reserved.Website Created by Vision Internet-The Government website experts OCSD.COM Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell Mayllat9:00am 35 It's Wednesday,which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's word is:Control Center Did you know that OCSD has a 24 hour Control Center?There are two Control Centers(one in Fountain Valley and one in Huntington Beach)that operate 24 hours a day,7 days a week. From one room OCSD's Control Center technicians and treatment plant operators can monitor everything that goes on at the plants and at the offsite pumping stations. The Control Center is the first point of contact for all spills,odor complaints and it also functions as OCSD's emergency command center. Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newcll May 9 at 12:00pm Congratulations to Pinky Burke,OCSD's IT Staff Analyst on 20 years of service.Pinky was hired by OCSD in 1991 as a Clerk for our Operations and Management Division,but left in 1997 to attend to personal matters in the Philippines. She rejoined the Sanitation District in 2002 as an Administrative Assistant for IT.In 2007 Pinky became an IT Staff Analyst overseeing IT operating and CIP budgets as well as IT metrics;IT Procedures and business processes. Pinky has a Bachelo... See More r Orange County Sanitation District added 2 new Photos. Published by Kelly Newell May 6 et 9:OOa Every Friday,we're sharing photos of OCSD employees hard at work and we're calling it#OCSDatWork. Here are a couple of pictures of our Lead Source Control Inspector,Jonathon Powell,while conducting a site inspection of one of our wastehauler station dischargers.Jonathon is looking at the chemicals being used on site to clean chemical toilets to make sure they would not contain anything that could hurt our processes at OCSD when discharged. •t• 36 See More Orange County Sanitation District Published be Kelly Newell-May 5 at 2:24pm Happy Cinco de Mayo from the Orange County Sanitation District! Orange County Sanitation District Publisbed by Kelly Newell May 4 at 9Anam It's Wednesday,which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's word is:Bar Screen The Bar Screens are the first part of the Preliminary Treatment process where OCSD starts removing trash and other solids from the water. Each bar screen has a series of metal bars spaced about%inch apart through the wastewater flows. ...See More 37 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell May 3 at 2:44pm Congratulations to Dean Fisher,OCSD's Engineering Manager for his 25 years of service with OCSD.Deanjomed OCSD in 1991 as an Associate Engineer in Construction,but soon moved over to our Operations&Management (O&M)Division as an Engineer. Soon after being with O&M,he realized that his first love was construction, so he made the move back to construction management and was promoted to Senior Engineer and then Supervising Engineer.After several years,Dean was promote... See More Orange County Sanitation District Published by Amy Stretten May 3 at 12:OOpm- It's#TriviaTuesday.Can you answer this question? What is the major cause of wastewater odor and how is it produced? 38 LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Mg"I gD6ce TO ad.of Dir. AGENDA REPORT ItemNumber Item Number s Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: LEGISLATIVE UPDATE GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION Information Only. BACKGROUND The Orange County Sanitation District's (Sanitation District) legislative affairs program includes advocating the Sanitation District's legislative interests, 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 Orange County 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 the 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. Page 1 of 2 PROPOSED SOLUTION Work with Local, State, and Federal officials to advocate the Sanitation District's legislative interests. Help to create legislation and grants that would benefit the 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-one-one meetings, and trips to D.C. and Sacramento. RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKING ACTION If we do not work with the 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. ATTACHMENTS The following attachments)are included in hard copy and may also be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (mm w.ocsd.com) with the complete agenda package: • Federal Update — ENS Resources • State Update—Townsend Public Affairs • Grant Matrix Page 2 of 2 iJi �V RESOURCES MEMORANDUM TO: Rebecca Long FROM: Eric Sapirstein DATE: May 26,2016 SUBJECT: Washington Update During the past month,Congress made considerable progress in advancing a number of policy matters of interest to the OCSD. From funding of key infrastructure programs to drought relief, both the House and Senate took actions that appear to position Congress to finalize key bills by the end of the session and offer opportunities for OCSD going forward. Also,the U.S. Department of Energy released a funding announcement related to biopower that might assist OCSD in its efforts produce energy from its wastewater treatment operations. The following summarizes the past month's activities of interest to OCSD. Drought Relief The ongoing debate on how to provide a federal response to the western drought picked up new momentum. In the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power convened a hearing into legislative proposals to create a federal response to what has been characterized as the new normal of water scarcity. Senator Dianne Feinstein testified on her legislation S.2533. S.2S33 includes specific language identifying OCSD as a priority for funding assistance to develop water recycling projects. During her testimony, the Senator reiterated her priority to ensure that federal support for alternative water supply projects be part of any final drought legislation. Her position appeared to receive support within the subcommittee. At the hearing a number of Senators highlighted their priorities for a western drought relief bill, providing a sense that any Senate measure ENS Resources,Inc. 110114-Street,N.W. Washington,D.C.20005 Phone 202.466.3755/Telefax 202.466.3787 would address western water needs beyond California's needs. Nonetheless, Senator Feinstein's commitment to her legislation may mean that if a broader bill is drafted,it could include a California specific title. While the Senate committee appears to be putting in place the foundation to consider west-wide drought legislation,a second front opened up this past month. The House continued to press for its drought bill,H.R.2898,that has attracted a veto threat from the Administration because of provisions that would dramatically alter the manner in which the Endangered Species Act would apply with regard to water supply allocations. The House took two actions, one of which may fast forward a conference with the Senate. The first action involved adding H.R. 2898's provisions to revamp the way in which ESA and other federal environmental mandates are applied to water supply delivery decisions to the Department of the Interior's spending bill for FY 2017. Because of the contentious nature of "authorizing on a spending bill", the White House immediately issued a veto threat throwing into doubt the ultimate disposition of the spending bill. The second effort involves the pending national energy policy bill. The House stripped the Senate provisions from S. 2012 and inserted its own provisions, and called for a conference with the Senate to reconcile the bills. This customary practice took on important significance because in taking this action,the House incorporated the provisions of the contentious drought bill H.R. 2898. The action means that the Senate is in a position of having to address drought relief for California as part of the imminent energy bill conference negotiations. Again,the White House has indicated that it opposes this effort to force congressional action on H.R. 2898. Nonetheless, aside from the ongoing Senate committee consideration of a western drought bill,it now appears that the multiple pathways for a drought bill to be voted on might finally force congressional action in the coming months. Water Infrastructure Assistance and WRDA Both the House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over the Water Resources Development Act(WRDA)completed consideration of their respective bills to renew WRDA. The Senate bill,S.2848,as described previously,is an important step toward increased federal support of water infrastructure needs. The House version, H.R. 5303,is limited in its approach to water infrastructure,but provides for a subtle shift in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' mission by identifying that environmental infrastructure projects could be considered for support. Such projects, prior to the earmark ban's implementation,included water and wastewater infrastructure assistance. Because both bills enjoy significant bipartisan support in their respective chambers,it now appears highly likely that Congress will be in a position to complete action on WRDA by the end of the session. As part of any final agreement, we are hopeful that a renewed commitment to supporting water ENS Resources,Inc. 110114-Street,N.W. Washington,D.C.20005 Phone 202.466.3755/Telefax 202.466.3787 infrastructure needs would be included in the final bill, including support for water recycling and general wastewater infrastructure. As to timing, we anticipate that both the Senate and House leadership will seek to bring the S.2848 and H.R. 5303 to the floor for debate and passage in June to allow for a final compromise to be ironed out during the fall. Fiscal Year 2017 Water Infrastructure Program Funding Efforts to finalize spending for water infrastructure remains in varying states of progress. The House Committee on Appropriations unveiled its spending bill for USEPA and the Subcommittee on Interior and Environment approved the measure, setting the stage for full committee action the second week of June. In a positive sign, the bill effectively maintains funding of the Clean Water SRF program at current year level of $1.0 billion, providing approximately $75 million to California, if appropriated. In a marked change, the bill also provides for significant funding of the WIFIA program, providing $45 million to support low interest loans and loan guarantees to construct wastewater infrastructure. At first look,this would seem to be a paltry amount, but the committee expects that USEPA will be able to leverage this funding on 125:1 ratio or approximately$5.6 billion in new water infrastructure spending. USEPA expects to issue rules later this summer providing the guidance to agencies to seek funding under WIFIA. This program may offer OCSD a new option to secure its capital needs. Additionally, the bill carries the traditional policy statements, including the continuation of the prohibition on the implementation of the Clean Water Rule and greenhouse gas emissions regulations. The Senate Committee on Appropriations has not released its bill and is not expected to move on a bill for several weeks. With regard to drought assistance and water recycling, the Senate and House approved their versions of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations that funds a number of water supply programs, including water recycling. The Senate version of H.R. 5055 would continue to allocate a significant increase for the WaterSmart program, providing $100 million to support drought relief assistance that might allow OCSD to continue its progress in developing a water recycling option through competitive grants assistance. The House-passed H.R.5055 does not include the increased spending level for WaterSmart programs, maintaining funding at $25 million. Since Senator Feinstein will sit as the senior Democrat on the conference committee reconciling these differences,we expect that an agreement will be reached increasing the WaterSmart program. USDOE Issues Funding OpportunityAnnouncemenG USEPA Readies WIFIA Rules After months of speculation, USDOE released a formal notification that it will accept proposals to develop promising alternative energy technologies that focus on ENS Resources,Inc. 110114-Street,N.W. Washington,D.C.20005 Phone 202.466.3755/Telefax 202.466.3787 biopower. OCSD is reviewing this funding announcement to develop an appropriate response to leverage its commitments to develop sustainable energy solutions. According to the USDOE announcement,the department it has allocated$90 million to allow for awards to projects it determines to be responsive to the announcement. USEPA continues to move its WIFIA program from concept to actual activity. The agency announced that it intends to issue proposed rules this summer. It intends to finalize the rules in early 2017. We expect that the agency will use the intervening months to review potential project opportunities to allow for speedy implementation once the program rules are in place. OCSD should consider advancing projects for consideration by this new program since it may offer path to secure extremely low cost loans that compete with the public marketplace and the SRF program. ENS Resources,Inc. 110114u Street,N.W. Washington,D.C.20005 Phone 202.466.3755/Telefax 202.466.3787 T ® WNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS EST TPA ,. 8 To: Orange County Sanitation District From: Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. Date: May 27, 2016 Subject: Legislative and Public Affairs Agenda Report Attached to this report is a summary of ballot initiatives that have thus far qualified for the ballot in November 2016. State Political Update For the past month, the Legislature has been focused on passing bills out of the appropriations committees before the deadline on May 27. All bills that fail to pass from the appropriations committees to their respective floors before this deadline will be dead. Below is a list of key upcoming deadlines in the Legislature: • May 27— Last day for fiscal committees to hear and report bills in their house of origin to the floor • June 3—Last day for each house to pass bills introduced in that house • June 15—Last day to pass the budget • July 1 —Last day for policy committees to hear and report bills in their second-house May Revise On May 13, the Governor held a press conference to release his May Revise budget proposal. The main theme that the Governor spoke about during the release of the May Revise was the need for the State to prepare for a likely economic downturn. To that end, the May Revise does not contain any proposals that would require new ongoing General Fund spending and continues to allocate significant resources to the State's budget reserves and rainy day fund. In total, the May Revise proposes $122.2 billion in General Fund expenditures, which is approximately$450 million less than was proposed in the Governor's January budget. In April the California Franchise Tax Board suggested that for the first time since 2012, income tax receipts will come up short in relation to the Governor's January revenue forecast. This is reflected in the May Revise, as it anticipates that the State will collect nearly$1.9 billion less in revenue than was included in the January Budget proposal. With the passage of legislation that made California the first state in the nation to raise the statewide minimum wage to $15 per hour, General Fund costs are expected to increase by an estimated $3.4 billion, with $39 million of that increase in 2016-17. Additionally, Proposition 30, the 2012 temporary income tax increase, is set to expire in December 2016. Voters will be given the choice in November to extend a portion of the Proposition 30 income tax rate for another 12 years, but until that time, the Governor has stated that no new ongoing spending commitments should be made. The majority of the revenue loss Southern California Office•1401 Dove Street•Suite 330•Newport Beach,CA 92660•Phone(949)399-9050•Fax(949)47"215 State Capitol Office•925 L Street•Suite 1404•Sacramento,CA 95814•Phone(916)447-4086•Fax(916)444-0383 Federal Office•600 Pennsylvania SE•Suite 207•Washington,DC 20003•Phone(202)546.8696•Fax(202)5464555 Northern California Office•300 Fronk Ogawa Plam•Suite 204•Oakland,CA 94612•Phone(510)835-9050•Fax(510)835-9030 is addressed in the May Revise through lowered required budget reserves (reduction of budget reserves by$1.6 billion). The May Revise did not make significant changes to several of the initiatives that the Governor put forth in his January Budget; most notably, the May Revise still anticipates funding from a comprehensive transportation infrastructure funding plan, as well as a comprehensive spending plan for Cap and Trade funding. Both of these proposals will need review by the Legislature and are likely to be significantly altered before they sent to the Governor for his consideration. Based on the politics within the Legislature, it is likely that a comprehensive Cap and Trade funding proposal can be included as part of the budget, however a transportation funding proposal is unlikely to come together over the next month in time to be included as part of the budget. The Legislature will now hold several Budget Committee hearings to discuss the components of the Governor's revised budget, as well as to develop proposals of their own. This process will culminate with a budget conference committee between the Senate and Assembly to hash out the final details of the budget, as well as a number of closed door meetings between the Governor and Legislative Leadership. The Legislature will ultimately approve the budget and a series of trailer bills on June 15th in order to meet their constitutional obligation. Public Water System Consolidation Trailer Bill Last year's SB 88 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review)granted the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) limited authority to order the consolidation of water systems that are unable to provide safe and reliable drinking water. This gave the SWRCB a mechanism to force a failing water system to be consolidated with a nearby system in an economical fashion. Since then, the SWRCB has started the consolidation process of several failing water systems. During these consolidation processes the SWRCB identified specific circumstances where consolidation makes sense from both a public health and economic standpoint, however they do not have consolidation authority. A specific circumstance, identified as a "donut-hole", occurs when certain failing water systems of a community are located completely within a city, such as a mobile home or trailer park community with their own well and distribution system.The Governor has proposed trailer bill cleanup language to address problems with the State's authority to consolidate. This language will: • Address the "donut hole' circumstance • Provide for similar authority to address non-community water systems, such as schools and labor camps serving disadvantaged communities located in cities • Allow for the most economical consolidations to proceed, because these are water systems already surrounded by infrastructure for an existing public water system • Maintain existing financial and legal protections for public water systems that would be ordered to consolidate with a failing system. Executive Order B-37-16 On May 9, Governor Brown issued an executive order outlining long-term water conservation goals and restrictions with the intent of making water conservation a way of life. This executive order directs state agencies to shift their temporary emergency water conservation measures to permanent water conservation measures. The executive order was released in partnership with a SWRCB staff proposal, which will allow for more local control in regards to water conservation Q May 2016 Report 2 and will replace the mandatory conservation tiers with a target conservation based on local supply and conditions. Local water agencies would be expected to self-assess their water supply conditions and ensure they can withstand three dry weather years.Additionally, monthly reporting requirements will remain in place for urban water retailers. Details of the Governor's Executive Order are below: Use Water More Wisely • SWRCB shall adjust emergency water conservation regulations through January 2017 that recognize the differing water supply conditions across the State. • SWRCB shall develop, by January 2017, a proposal that builds off the mandatory 25% conservation regulations, in the event of continued drought. • Department of Water Resources (DWR) shall work with SWRCB to develop new water use targets as part of a permanent framework for urban water agencies. DWR and SWRCB must consult with stakeholders and issue a proposed draft framework by January 10, 2017. o Targets should build upon existing state law that requires the state to achieve a 20% urban water usage by 2020. o Targets shall be customized to unique conditions of each water agency and shall generate more statewide conservation than existing requirements. o Shall be based on strengthened standards for: • Indoor residential per capita use • Outdoor irrigation • Commercial, industrial, and institutional water use • Water lost through leaks Eliminate Water Waste • SWRCB shall permanently prohibit the following practices: o Hosing off sidewalks, driveways, and other hardscapes o Washing automobiles without a hose with a shut-off nozzle o Using non-recirculated water in a fountain or decorative feature o Watering lawns in a manner that causes runoff within 48 hours after measureable precipitation o Irrigating ornamental turf on public street medians • SWRCB and DWR shall direct actions to minimize water system leaks. Loans from the State Revolving Fund shall be used to prioritize projects that reduce leaks and water system losses. • Accelerated data collection for urban and agricultural water suppliers. • The California Energy Commission shall certify water conservation and water loss detection and control technologies. Strengthen Local Drought Resilience • DWR shall strengthen requirements for urban Water Shortage Contingency Plans to include adequate actions to respond to drought lasting at least five years. The updated requirements shall also create common statewide standards. • DWR shall work with urban water suppliers, local governments, and other stakeholders to update requirements for Water Shortage Contingency Plans. o Updated requirements shall be public-ally released by January 10, 2017. ® May 2016 Report 3 o DWR shall work with areas not covered by Water Shortage Contingency Plans for improved drought planning. Improve Agricultural Water Use Efficiency and Drought Planning • DWR shall work with CDFA to update requirements for Agricultural Water Management Plans. • DWR shall permanently require water suppliers with over 10,000 irrigated acres of land to complete an Agricultural Water Management Plan. • DWR and CDFA shall work with water suppliers, local governments and stakeholders to update requirements for Agricultural Water Management Plans. o The updated requirements shall be publically released by January 10, 2017. State Water Resources Control Board At their May 18 meeting, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted a proposal similar to the staff proposal released simultaneously with the Governor's Executive Order. The new regulations closely parallel the goals set in the Governor's Executive Order above, and will be in effect starting June 1, 2016 through January 2017. In brief,the SWRCB took the following actions: • Water agencies will now be required to self-certify that they have water supplies to meet customer demands for three additional dry years using 2013-2014 as the baseline year. • Water agencies will be required to determine the level of conservation necessary to meet the three-year dry year supply requirement based off their self-certification and implement conservation measures necessary to meet the anticipated shortfall. • The SW RCB will continue to require water districts to report water use on a monthly basis. • Urban water suppliers and wholesale suppliers must submit the data and calculations used to determine their water supply assessments by June 22. • Suppliers that do not submit a water reliability certification and supporting information would retain their current conservation standard in almost all cases. • Water waste prohibitions previously adopted by the board, such as outdoor landscaping runoff and hosing down sidewalks and driveways, will remain in place. • The SW RCB may intervene again in the future to renew mandatory conservation if water conservation statewide fails to meet state conservation goals. State Water Use: March 2016 Californian's reduced their water use by 24.3 percent in March 2016, when compared to water use in March 2013.The cumulative water savings from June 2015—March 2016, when compared to the same months in 2013, amounts to 1.3 million acre-feet of water. Additionally, Californian's reduced their residential water use to 66 gallons per capita per day (GPCD), one of the lowest figures since the Governor's executive order in April 2015. © May 2016 Report 4 In March: • Cumulative statewide percent reduction for June 2015— March 2016 (ten months) is 23.9 percent, which equates to 1,295,703 acre-feet (422.2 billion gallons). • Statewide water savings for March 2016 was 24.3 percent (107,468 acre feet or 35.0 billion gallons), more than double February 2016's 12.0 percent savings rate. • Associated with higher monthly savings, and due to the adjustments and credits included in the extended emergency regulation, March 2016 saw an increased level of compliance with 71 percent of suppliers meeting their conservation standards Statewide average water use was 66 residential gallons per capita per day (R-GPCD)for March 2016, which was lower than 67 R-GPCD in February 2016 and 82.5 R-GPCD in March 2015. Priority Legislation AB 1989 (Jones)— Water, energy, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions— OCSD Watch AS 1989 would require the State Water Resources Control Board, in coordination with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission,the Public Utilities Commission, and the Department of Water Resources, to develop and implement a grant and low-interest loan program for water projects that result in the net reduction of water-related greenhouse gas emissions. AS 1989 has been referred to the Assembly Appropriations Committee's suspense file. AB 2022 (Gordon)—Advanced purified demonstration water— OCSD CO-Sponsor AS 2022 would allow the bottling of advanced purified demonstration drinking water for educational purposes to promote water recycling. This water cannot be sold and will be used as a means to further educate broad audiences about the cutting-edge technology that is being used to purify wastewater to near-distilled water quality in their community. AS 2022 was amended to reduce the maximum amount of water per bottle to 8oz and the maximum gallons per year from 2,500 to 1000. AB 2022 has been referred to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee. o In May, TPA and OCSD conducted advocacy meetings in preparation for the bill to be heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee, including but not limited to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee Consultant, and Members of the Committee. In addition, TPA and OCSD participated in a meeting with the State Water Resources Control Board to discuss their concerns on AS 2022. AB 2890 (ESTM Committee) - Drinking water and wastewater operator certification programs- OCSD WATCH AB 2890 would require the State Water Resources Control Board to appoint an advisory board to assist it in carrying out their responsibilities to examine and certify people to operate water treatment plants and water distribution systems. Additionally, this bill would require a person who operates a nonexempt wastewater treatment plant to possess a valid, unexpired wastewater © May 2016 Report 5 certificate or water treatment operator certificate of the appropriate grade. AB 2890 has been referred to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee and will be heard on June 8. SB 163 (Hertzberg)— Wastewater Treatment:Recycled Water— OCSD Watch This bill, on or before January 1, 2026, would require a wastewater treatment facility discharging through an ocean outfall to achieve at least 50% reuse of the facility's actual annual flow. It also would require a wastewater treatment facility to achieve 100% reuse by January 1, 2036. TPA and OCSD are working with the author on various amendments to SB 163, while using OCSD as the gold standard for the State. Senator Hertzberg's office has revealed they intend to keep metrics such as percentage of actual annual flow and target dates in the bill, however the specifics have yet to be determined. TPA continues to work with Senator Hertzberg's office to provide feedback on draft amendments and language to be incorporated into the legislative proposal. SB 163 has not moved this year, amendments are pending. SB 661 (Hill)—Protection of Subsurface Installations-OCSD Watch SB 661 enhances the existing enforcement powers of specked state entities, revises liability provisions that apply to the pre-excavation notification and subsurface installation marking requirements for operators and excavators, and establishes the California Underground Facilities Safe Excavation Advisory Committee to enforce laws relating to the protection of underground infrastructure. SB 661 does not change current law regarding responsibility of sewer laterals. SB has been referred to the Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee and will be heard on June S. SB 885 (Wolk) - Construction contracts:indemnity— OCSD Oppose SB 885 specifies,for construction contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2017,that a design professional only has the duty to defend claims that arise out of or relate to, negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the design professional. A design professional would not have a duty to defend claims against any other person or entity arising from a construction project, except that entity's reasonable defense costs arising out of the design professional's degree of fault. SB 885 eliminates the ability of a public agency to contract with design professionals for upfront legal defense costs against claims related to a project's design work. SB 885 was amended on May 10 to prohibit the bill's provisions from being construed to affect any duty of a design professional to pay a reasonable allocated share of defense fees and costs with respect to claims and lawsuits alleging negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the design professional. SB 885 has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee and Is now on the Senate Floor. SB 1213 (Wieckowski)-Renewable energy.,biosolids:matching grants— OCSD Support SB 1213 would require the State Energy Resources Conservation Commission to develop and implement the Biosolids to Clean Energy Grant Program to provide 50% matching funds to local Q May 2016 Report 6 wastewater agencies for biosolids to clean energy capital projects. The bill would continuously appropriate $20,000,000 annually from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the commission for purposes of the program. SB 1213 has been amended to remove the $12,000,000 earmark for the Bay Area Biosolids Coalition. The program would start in FY 16-17. SB 1213 has been referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee's suspense file. SB 1229(Jackson)-Home-generated pharmaceutical waste:secure drug take-back bins—OCSD Watch Amended on April 19, 2016, SB 1229 states that a collector who maintains a secure drug take- back bin shall not be liable in a civil action, or be subject to criminal prosecution, for maintaining a secure drug take-back bin as long as the collector takes specified steps to ensure safety and health. This immunity would not apply in the case of personal injury or wrongful death resulting from the collector's gross negligence or willful misconduct. SB 1229 has been referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee and will be heard on June 8. SB 1316 (Wolk) - Local government: drinking water infrastructure or services: wastewater infrastructure or services— OCSD Watch SB 1318 was amended on April 12 to remove provisions requiring a Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to extend drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and services to disadvantaged communities within their sphere of influence before extending drinking water and wastewater infrastructure services elsewhere. SB 1318 would require LAFCO's to conduct service reviews every 5 years to identify disadvantaged communities that lack drinking water or adequate wastewater services. This bill would also require the LAFCO's to recommend and implement a plan to address the findings. SB 1318 has passed the Senate Appropriations Committee and is now on the Senate Floor. Q May 2016 Report 7 T ® WNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS — TPA -- MEMORANDUM To: Orange County Sanitation District From: Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. Date: May 27, 2016 Subject: Summary of qualified ballot initiatives 2016 Summary This memo is intended to serve as an overview of the qualified statewide ballot measures scheduled for the November 2016 Election. In an attempt to remain as accurate as possible to the official information developed by the Attorney General and Legislative Analyst's Office, and distributed by the Secretary of State, the majority of this information has been obtained directly from those sources. Please note, one measure is on the June 7, 2016, election ballot and eight measures are on the November 8, 2016, ballot. The ballot measures qualified for the June 7, 2016 are as follows: . Legislative constitutional amendment for the suspension of legislators. The ballot measures qualified for the November election are as follows: • Adult film actors and required condom use. • Statewide voter approval for revenue bonds. • Statewide bond program for school facilities. • Referendum overturning the ban on plastic bag use. • Increasing the voting requirement for legislature to place fees on hospitals. • Repeals Prop 227 of 1998, thus allowing for bilingual education in public schools. • Pricing standards for State prescription drug purchases. • Increases the minimum hourly wage to$15 by 2021. Q May 2016 Report 8 Suspension of Legislators Constitutional Amendment—Proposition 50 Qualified through legislatively referred constitutional amendment (Senate Constitutional Amendment 17). The amendment would prohibit a suspended legislator from exercising any of the rights, privileges, duties, or powers of his or her office, or from utilizing any resources of the legislature while the suspension is in effect.Additionally,the suspended member could have his or her salary and benefits forfeited during the suspension period if such a provision is included in the suspension resolution. A two-thirds vote would be required to end the suspension unless a suspension termination date was included in the original suspension vote. • Support: Arguments in support state that this would allow lawmakers the authority to police their own, which is the right next step to holding all lawmakers accountable for serving the public interest. o The League of Women Voters California. o California Forward. • Opposition: Opponents argue that this amendment would result in California citizens having to face years of taxation without representation while their representatives sit in indefinite periods of suspension. Additionally, this would allow the majority party to use suspension as a tool for political retribution to punish members who question authority. o State Senator Joel Anderson (R-38) • Fiscal Impact., o No information available. Adult Films—Condoms. Health Requirements Qualified through voter initiative. Requires performers in adult films to use condoms during filming of sexual intercourse. Requires producers of adult films to pay for performer vaccinations, testing, and medical examinations related to sexually transmitted infections. Requires producers to obtain state health license at beginning of filming and to post condom requirement at film sites. Imposes liability on producers for violations, on certain distributors, on performers if they have a financial interest in the violating film, and on talent agents who knowingly refer performers to noncomplying producers. Permits state, performers, or any state resident to enforce violations. Support:Arguments in support state this protects the health and safety of performers working in the industry. o For Adult Industry Responsibility. o AIDS Healthcare Foundation. ® May 2016 Report 9 • Opposition:Arguments in opposition note that regulations like the ones contained in this initiative would force porn production out of the state or underground. o The Free Speech Coalition—a trade organization representing the pornography industry. • Fiscal Impact: As a result of such industry responses to the law, tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars of annual economic activity and hundreds of full-and part- time adult film industry jobs likely would be: o (1) Eliminated from the California economy or (2) "driven underground" in the California economy, thereby evading state and local regulation and, potentially, taxation. o Some adult film industry employees and contractors may(1)move out of California following the relocation of parts of their industry out of the state, (2)find new jobs, or (3) become unemployed. In total, these changes likely would reduce annual state and local tax revenue by millions or tens of millions of dollars per year. o There is also expected to be enforcement costs to state agencies. Revenue Bonds—Statewide Voter Approval. Initiative Constitutional Amendment Qualified through voter initiative. This initiative would require statewide voter approval before any revenue bonds can be issued or sold by the state for projects that are financed, owned, operated, or managed by the state or any joint agency created by or including the state, if the bond amount exceeds $2 billion. Prohibits dividing projects into multiple separate projects to avoid statewide voter approval requirement. This initiative has the ability to affect many large-scale state projects, including transportation projects, college facilities projects, and the proposed Delta tunnels project. • Support., Arguments in support state that his measure aims to address issues of state debt and limiting future debt. o Dean Cortopassi—a businessman and farmer from the Stockton area who is responsible for putting forward the initiative. • Opposition:Arguments in opposition claim that the measure is misleading, as taxpayers or the State General fund does not repay revenue bonds, but rather revenue generated by a financed project. o California Chamber of Commerce. o State Building and Construction Trades Council. o Governor Jerry Brown, as well as a number of elected officials and interest groups. • Fiscal Impact: o It is estimated that some existing state debts would be paid down faster, resulting in long-term savings for the state. Q May 2016 Report 10 o In addition, there would be changes in the level of state budget reserves, which would depend on the economy and future decisions by the Governor and the Legislature. Reserves kept by some school districts would be smaller. School Bonds—Funding for K-12 and Community College Facilities. Statutory Amendment Qualified through voter initiative. Authorizes $9 billion in general obligation bonds: $3 billion for new construction and $3 billion for modernization of K-12 public school facilities; $1 billion for charter schools and vocational education facilities; and $2 billion for California Community Colleges facilities. Bars amendment to existing authority to levy developer fees to fund school facilities, until new construction bond proceeds are spent or December 31, 2020, whichever is earlier. Bars amendment to existing State Allocation Board process for allocating school construction funding, as to these bonds. Appropriates money from the General Fund to pay off bonds • Support.,Arguments in support state investments made through the bond will provide for career technical education facilities to provide job training for many Californians and veterans who face challenges in completing their education and re-entering the workforce. o Californians for Quality Schools. o California Building Industry Association. • Opposition: Arguments in opposition state that this is blunderbuss effort that promotes sprawl and squanders money that would be far better spent in low-income communities c Governor Jerry Brown • Fiscal Impact o The cost to the state of issuing these bonds would depend on the timing of the bond sales, the interest rates in effect at the time they are sold, and the time over which they are repaid. o The state would likely issue these bonds over a period of about five years and make principal and interest payments from the state's General Fund over a period of about 35 years. o If the bonds were sold at an average interest rate of 5 percent, the cost would be $17.6 billion to pay off both principal ($9 billion) and interest($8.6 billion). o Under these assumptions, the average payment would be about $500 million per year. Annual debt service payments would ramp up in the initial few years, peak at$585 million per year, and ramp down in the final few years. Referendum—Overturn Ban on Single-Use Plastic Baas Qualified through voter initiative. This petition will place on the statewide ballot a challenge to a state law— Senate Bill 270 previously approved by the Legislature and the Governor. The challenged law must then be ® May 2016 Report 11 approved by a majority of voters at the next statewide election to go into effect. The law prohibits grocery and certain other retail stores from providing single-use bags but permits sale of recycled paper bags and reusable bags. Seeing as this measure is a veto referendum; this means that a "yes"vote would be a vote to uphold or ratify the contested legislation, while a "no"vote is a vote to overturn Senate Bill 270. • Support for "yes"vote:Supporters of the plastic bag ban argue that out-of-state plastic companies who are not invested in protecting California's environment fund the campaign fighting the ban. They say the ban will help protect the environment without hurting low- income consumers or decreasing job creation. o California vs. Big Plastic leads the campaign in support of the statute. • Opposition to "yes"vote:Opposition claims that this particular piece of legislation seeks to ban a 100 percent recyclable product and put fees on consumers for other bag alternatives. o The campaign attempting to overturn the measure through a "no"vote is being led by the American Progressive Bag Alliance. • Fiscal Impact., o According to the Office of Senate Floor Analyses, this would create a $2 million special fund appropriation to Cal Recycle to establish a loan program for reusable plastic bag manufacturing machinery and facilities conversion and worker training. o Significant one-time costs and ongoing costs to CalRecycle, potentially in the $1 million to$1.4 million range to oversee and implement the program. o $500,000 or more for evaluation, bag testing, and data compiling requirements. State Fees on Hospitals—Federal Medi-Cal Matching Funds. Initiative Statutory and Constitutional Amendment Qualified through voter initiative. Increases required vote to two-thirds for the Legislature to amend a certain existing law that imposes fees on hospitals (for purpose of obtaining federal Medi-Cal matching funds) and that directs those fees and federal matching funds to hospital-provided Medi-Cal health care services, to uncompensated care provided by hospitals to uninsured patients, and to children's health coverage. Eliminates law's ending date. Declares that law's fee proceeds shall not be considered revenues for purposes of applying state spending limit or determining required education funding. • Support., Arguments in support state that this is the only way to ensure that the fees contributed by hospitals are used for their intended purpose is through a voter-approved ballot initiative. This will prohibit the Legislature and Administration from diverting the money for non-health care purposes. o The California Hospital Association developed the initiative. o Solano County Supervisors. ® May 2016 Report 12 • Opposition:Opponents argue that several other ballot measures have already been filed with the Attorney General's office, which would potentially put billions of dollars at the disposal of hospital executives with little accountability around access, affordability, and quality. • Service Employees International Union. o United Health Care Workers West. • Fiscal Impact., o For each year, the exact amount of fiscal benefits to state and local governments would depend on the total amount of fee revenue collected, the amount of quality assurance payments made to hospitals, and the resulting calculation of net benefit. o As these factors are currently, unknown and their estimation subject to some uncertainty. We estimate that the General Fund offset for children's coverage would be around $500 million during the last six months of 2016-17, reach more than $1 billion by 2019-20, and grow between 5 to 10 percent annually thereafter. o Will also eliminate quality assurance payments to state and local public hospitals would be around $90 million during the last six months of 2016-17, reach around $250 million by 2019-20, and grow between 5 percent to 10 percent annually thereafter. SB 1174(Chapter 753, Statutes of 2014). Lara. English language education Qualified through legislatively referred state statute (Senate Bill 1174). The measure would repeal the sheltered English immersion requirement and waiver provisions required by Proposition 227, and instead require that school districts and county offices of education shall provide English learners with a structured English immersion program. • Support.,Arguments in support assert that public perception has changed on the value of multilingual education programs,given the diversity of California,the vast body of research on the benefits of language-immersion programs, and the growing popularity of these schools. o State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-33). o California Teachers Association, California Language Teachers Association, National Association of Social Workers, as well a number of other elected officials, school districts, and organizations. • Opposition: Opponents criticize the legislative referral and argued the proposal is ridiculous considering the fact that the academic performance of over a million immigrant students roughly doubled in the four years following the passage of Proposition 227. o Ron Unz—developer of Proposition 227. o U.S. English Chairperson Mauro E. Mujica, U.S. ® May 2016 Report 13 • Fiscal Impact: o No information available. State Prescription Drug Purchases. Pricina Standards. Initiative Statute Qualified through voter initiative. Prohibits state agencies from paying more for a prescription drug than the lowest price paid for the same drug by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, an organization that falls under certain state laws regarding drug price negotiations. • Support: Arguments in support state that the initiative would lower drug prices and increase transparency in the pharmaceutical industry. o AIDS Healthcare Foundation is leading support for the measure and provided major funding for the Californians for the Californians for Lower Drug Prices campaign. • Opposition: Opponents argue that the initiative would be hard to implement and would drive up drug prices overall, reduce the availability of some drugs, and cost taxpayers millions of dollars in lawsuits triggered by the measure. o Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America o Johnson &Johnson, Inc. o Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. o California Life Sciences Association. • Fiscal Impact: o It is the opinion of the Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance that the measure, that this may result in a substantial net change in state or local finances. o A reasonable estimate of the net impact of this proposed initiative measure cannot be prepared within the 50-day period from the date this proposed initiative was received. Minimum Wage. Increases and Future Ad i ustments. Initiative Statute Qualified through voter initiative. This measure increases the minimum wage to $11.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2017, and by$1.00 each of the next four years, to $15.00 per hour on January 1, 2021. However,this could be withdrawn due to the passage of Senate Bill ?r the Legislature's alternative $15 per hour minimum wage legislation that was signed into law on April 4, 2016. Support: Arguments in support address this as a critical and fundamental step in addressing income inequality. o SEIU United Healthcare Workers West Controller. o Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom. ® May 2016 Report 14 • Opposition:Arguments in opposition raise concems that the higher minimum wage does economic damage to the very people that they are intending to be helping. o The Employment Policies Institute. • Fiscal Impact: o Change in annual state and local tax revenues potentially ranging from a loss of hundreds of millions of dollars to a gain of more than $1 billion. o Changes in state revenues would affect required state budget reserves, debt payments, and funding for schools and community colleges. Increase in state and local government spending totaling billions of dollars per year. Q May 2016 Report 15 OCSD Bills of Interest OkFACTION . POSITION POSITIONS Proposed Legislation 2015-2016 AS 83 Gatto[D] Personal data.Current law requires a person or business that owns, Moved to Senate Inactive File. Watch ACC-OC-NYC licenses, or maintains personal information ,as defined,about a LOCC-Watch California resident to implement and maintain reasonable security CASA-NYC procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information,to NACWA-NYC protect the personal information from unauthorized access,destruction, CSDA-Watch use,modification,or disclosure.This bill would expand the definition of "personal information"for purposes of these provisions to include any unique government-issued identification number,an individual's geophysical location, health insurance,or biometric information,or an individual's signature. AS 581 Gomez[D] Water Quality,Supply,and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014. Amended on January 4th. Watch ACC-OC-NYC The Water Quality,Supply,and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 Passed Assembly Floor on LOCC-Watch provides that it is the intent of the people that,to the extent practicable,a January 25.Referred to CASA-Watch project supported by the funds made available by the act will include Senate Natural Resources and NACWA-NYC signage informing the public that the project received funds from the act. Water Committee CSDA-Watch This bill would require certain recipients of funding pursuant to the act to post signs acknowledging the source of funds in accordance with guidelines that the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency would be required to develop. AS 647 Egg num [D] Groundwater:Would declare that the stoning of water underground Held in Senate Natural Watch ACC-OC-NYC constitutes a beneficial use of water if the diverted water is used while it Resources and Water LOCC-Watch is in underground storage for specified purposes.This bill would state the Committee CASA-NYC intent of the Legislature that this storage of water underground not injure NACWA-NYC any legal user of the water involved.This bill would provide that the CSDA-Watch period for the reversion of a water right does not include any period when the water is being used in the aquifer or storage area or is being held in storage for later application to beneficial use,as prescribed OCSD Bills of Interest AB 954 Mathis[RI Water and Wastewater Loan and Grant Program.Would require the Held in Senate Appropriations Watch ACC-OC-NYC State Water Resources Control Board to establish a program to provide Committee LOCC-Watch low-interest loans and grants to local agencies for low-interest loans and CASA-NYC grants to eligible applicants for specified purposes relating to drinking NACWA-NYC water and wastewater treatment.This bill would create the Water and CSDA-Support Wastewater Loan and Grant Fund and provide that the moneys in this fund are available,upon appropriation by the Legislature,to the board for expenditure for the program.This bill would transfer to the Water and Wastewater Loan and Grant Fund$10,000,000 from the General Fund. This bill contains other related provisions.AS 954 is intended to provide assistance to individual homeowners and renters to undertake actions necessary to provide safer,cleaner, and more reliable drinking water and wastewater treatment.This bill is similar to AS 1588. AB 1144 Rendon[D] Renewable Portfolio Standard Program.The Renewable Portfolio Held in Senate Appropriations Support ACC-OC-NYC Standard(RPS)Program would allow public agencies to finance energy Committee LOCC-Watch related infrastructure by selling renewable energy credits(REC) CASA-Support generated by methane gas.Some wastewater utilities,such as OCSD, NACWA-NYC put methane to use for energy generation within their own facility. CSDA-Watch However,smaller facilities without the supporting energy infrastructure, under this bill would be able to sell RECs for credits under FPS Category 1,which is the largest category with the most demand for credits. Currently, unbundled RECs are categorized in'bucket 3'by the Public Utilities Commission, regardless of their source. AB 1217 Daly[D) Orange County Fire Authority.Would,as of January 1, 2017, require Held in Senate Governance Oppose ACC-OC-Oppose the Board of Directors of the Orange County Fire Authority,a joint and Finance Committee LOCC-Oppose powers agency,to consist of 13 members,each serving a term of 2 CASA-NYC years.The bill would create the Orange County Fire Authority City NACWA-NYC Selection Committee to select 11 of those board members from cities CSDA-Watch that contract with the authority for fire protection services,as specified. The bill would additionally require 2 of the members of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Fire Authority to be members of the board of supervisors of the County of Orange,as specified.This bill contains other related provisions. OCSD Bills of Interest AB 1463 Gatto[DI Onsite treated water.Would require the Stale Water Resources Control In Senate Environmental Watch ACC-OC-NYC Board, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health,the Quality Committee LOCC-Watch California Building Standards Commission,and stakeholders,to CASA-Oppose establish water quality standards and distribution, monitoring,and NACWA-NYC reporting requirements for onsite water recycling systems prior to CSDA-Watch authorizing the use of onsite treated water in internal plumbing of residential and commercial buildings.This bill would require onsite treated water to be considered the same as recycled water that is produced on site. AB 1550 Gomez[D] Greenhouse gases: Investment plan:disadvantaged communities. Referred to the Assembly Watch ACC-OC-NYC Existing law requires the Department of Finance,in consultation with Appropriations Committee's LOCC-Watch ARB,to develop a 3-year investment plan for the moneys deposited in Suspense File CASA-NYC the GGRF. Existing law requires the investment plan to allocate a NACWA-NYC minimum of 25%of the available moneys in the GGRF to projects that CSDA-Watch provide benefits to disadvantaged communities(DACs)and a minimum of 10%to projects located in DACs.This bill would increase the percentage of moneys in the GGRF allocated to projects located within DACs from 10%to 25%.This bill would require a separate and additional allocation of an unspecified percentage for low-income communities. Amendments taken on April 11 changed the additional allocation from 25%to unspecified. AB 1555 Gomez[D] Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Would appropriate$800,000,000 Re-Referred to the Assembly Watch ACC-OC-NYC from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for the 2016-17 fiscal year to Budget Committee LOCC-Watch various state agencies in specified amounts for various purposes CASA-Watch including, among other things,low carbon transportation and NACWA-NYC infrastructure,clean energy communities,wetland and watershed CSDA-Watch restoration, and carbon sequestration.The bill would state the intent of the Legislature to reserve$150,000,000 from the fund to fund future legislative priorities.Amendments taken on April 11 reduced the appropriation from$1,700,000,000 to$800,000,000. AB 1588 Mathis[R] Water and Wastewater Loan and Grant Program Would require the Referred to the Assembly Watch ACC-OC-NYC State Water Resources Control Board to establish a program to provide Appropriations Committee's LOCC-Watch low-interest loans and grants to local agencies for low-interest loans and Suspense File CASA-Approve grants to eligible applicants for specified purposes relating to drinking NACWA-NYC water and wastewater treatment.This bill would transfer to the Water CSDA-Watch and Wastewater Loan and Grant Fund$10,000,000 from the General Fund.This program will be focused on individual homeowners.March 16 amendments were not substantial. OCSD Bills of Interest AS 1649 Sales[D] State water policy: priority:surface water storage projects and joint Referred to the Assembly Watch ACC-OC-NYC powers authorities. Previously a bill stating intents of the Legislature Appropriations Committee's LOCC-Watch and the prioritization of California Water Commission funding,AS 1649 Suspense File CASA-NYC was amended on April 5 to make the Department of Water Resources NACWA-NYC develop a state water policy that gives priority to the formation of joint CSDA-Watch powers authorities that are formed to address critical surface water storage needs and to the funding of the joint powers authorities'surface water storage projects. AB 1661 McCarty[D] Local Government,Sexual Harassment Training: Existing law Referred to the Assembly Watch ACC-OC-Watch requires all local agency officials to receive training in ethics, at specified Appropriations Committee's LOCC-Watch intervals,if the local agency provides any type of compensation,salary, Suspense File CASA-Watch or stipend to those officials.This bill would additionally require local NACWA-NYC agency officials,as defined,to receive sexual harassment training and CSDA-Watch education if the local agency provides any type of compensation,salary, or stipend to those officials,and would allow a local agency to require employees to receive sexual harassment training or information. Amendments on April 11 require entities that develop this criteria to consult with the Attorney General's office to ensure accuracy and sufficiency of the content. AB 1738 McCarty[D] Building Standards: Dark Graywater Would define"dark graywater"as Referred to the Assembly Watch ACC-OC-NYC a specified wastewater that comes from kitchen sinks and dishwashers. Appropriations Committee's LOCC-Watch This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Suspense File CASA-Oppose Development,at the next triennial building standards mlemaking cycle, NACWA-NYC to adopt and submit for approval building standards for the construction, CSDA-Watch installation,and alteration of dark graywater systems for indoor and outdoor uses. AS 1749 Mathis[R] California Environmental Duality Act:exemption: recycled water On the Assembly Floor Watch ACC-OC-NYC pipelines.The California Environmental Quality Act exempts from its LOCC-Watch requirements projects consisting of the construction or expansion of CASA-Approve recycled water pipeline and directly related infrastructure within existing NACWA-NYC rights of way,and directly related groundwater replenishment, if the CSDA-Watch project does not affect wetlands or sensitive habitat,and where the construction impacts are fully mitigated,and undertaken for the purpose of mitigating drought conditions for which a state of emergency was proclaimed by the Governor on a certain date.Amendments on April 27 state the bill would provide that this exemption remains operative until the state of emergency is terminated or until January 1,2018,whichever occurs first.Also,exempt from the act's requirements projects for the construction of recycled water treatment facilities and directly related pipelines approved or carried out by a public agency prior to July 1,2017 OCSD Bills of Interest AB 1755 Dodd[D] The Open and Transparent Water Data Act Would enact the Open and Referred to the Assembly Watch ACC-OC-NYC Transparent Water Data Act.The act would require the Department of Appropriations Committee's LOCC-Watch Water Resources to establish a public benefit corporation that would Suspense File CASA-NYC create and manage(1)a statewide water information system to improve NACWA-NYC the ability of the state to meet the growing demand for water supply CSDA-Watch reliability and healthy ecosystems,that, among things,would integrate existing water data information from multiple databases and(2)an online water transfer information clearinghouse for water transfer information that would include a database of historic water transfers and transfers pending responsible agency approval and a public forum to exchange information on water market issues.Amendments taken on April 5 refer to privacy concerns for corporations. AB 1979 Bigelow[R] Renewable feed-In tariff: hydroelectric facilities.Would revise the On the Assembly Floor Watch ACC-OC-NYC requirement that an electric generation facility have an effective capacity LOCC-Watch of not more than 3 megawatts to additionally authorize a hydroelectric CASA-NYC facility with a nameplate generating capacity of up to 5 megawatts to NACWA-NYC participate in the renewable feed-in tariff if the facility delivers no more CSDA-NVC than 3 megawatts to the grid at any time,was operational on January 1, 1990, and complies with specified interconnection and payment requirements.Amendments on May 23 made technical changes to the bill. AB 1989 Jones[R] Water,energy,and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Referred to the Assembly Watch ACC-OC-NYC Previously,this bill would require the Department of Water Resources Appropriations Committee's LOCC-Watch and the SWRCB to conduct an annual survey of public and private water Suspense File CASA-NYC suppliers relating to water supply reliability in the event of a drought. NACWA-NVC Amendments taken on March 14 Would require the State Water CSDA-NVC Resources Control Board, in coordination with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission,the Public Utilities Commission, and the Department of Water Resources,to develop and implement a grant and low-interest loan program for water projects that result in the net reduction of water-related greenhouse gas emissions.Amendments taken on March 30 remove the annual$200 million appropriation from the GGRF. AB 2022 Gordon [DI Advanced purified demonstration water:OCSD sponsored Bottling Referred to the Senate Co-Sponsor ACC-OC-NYC Bill.This bill would allow the bottling of advanced purified water for Environmental Quality LOCC-Watch educational purposes. It would also authorize the distribution of small Committee CASA-Support amounts of this advanced purified water for free for educational NACWA-NYC purposes. Under current law, consumers must visit a water recycling CSDA-NVC facility in person in order to taste this clean,safe water.Amendments taken on March 31 prevent each bottle from containing more than 8 Fluid ounces. OCSD Bills of Interest AS 2040 Melendez[R] Outdoor Water Efficiency Act of 2016:personal income tax credits: Referred to the Assembly Watch ACC-OC-NYC outdoor water efficiency.Would revise the requirement that an electric Appropriations Committee's LOCC-Watch generation facility have an effective capacity of not more than 3 Suspense File CASA-NYC megawatts to additionally authorize a hydroelectric facility with a NACWA-NYC nameplate generating capacity of up to 5 megawatts to participate in the CSDA-NYC renewable feed-in tariff if the facility delivers no more than 3 megawatts to the grid at any time,was operational on January 1, 1990, and complies with specified interconnection and payment requirements. Amendments on May 23 made technical changes to the bill. AB 2257 Malenscheln[R] Local agency meetings:agenda:online posting.Would require an In the Senate Rules Watch ACC-OC-NYC online posting of an agenda by a local agency to have a prominent direct Committee LOCC-Watch link to the current agenda itself.The bill would require the link to be on CASA-Watch the local agencys Internet Web site homepage,not in a contextual menu NACWA-NYC on the homepage,and would require the agenda to be posted in an open CSDA-NVC format that meets specified requirements, including that the agenda is platform independent and machine readable.The bill would make these provisions applicable on and after January 1,2019.Amendments taken on May 11 would exempt a city,county, and special district from this requirement if it has an integrated agenda management platform that meets specified requirements, including that the current agenda of the legislative body of the local agency is the first agenda available at the top of the integrated agenda management platform. AS 2304 Levine[DI California Water Market Exchange.Previously would establish the Referred to Assembly Watch ACC-OC-NYC California Water Market Exchange, amendments on May 11 would Appropriations Committee LOCC-Watch require the clearinghouse,on or before December 31,2018,to create a CASA-NYC centralized water market platform on its Internet Web site that provides NACWA-NYC ready access to information that has been provided about water available CSDA-NYC for transfer or exchange and information about the process for transferring or exchanging water.The bill would require the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to convene a Water Market Clearinghouse Task Force,composed as prescribed,and would require the task force to make recommendations to the clearinghouse,as specified. AS 2389 Ridley-Thomas Special districts:district-based elections: reapportionment.Would Referred to the Senate Watch ACC-OC-NYC [DI authorize a governing body of a special district,as defined,to require, by Governance and Finance LOCC-Watch resolution,that the members of its goveming body be elected using Committee and the Senate CASA-Watch district-based elections without being required to submit the resolution to Elections and Constitutional NACWA-NVC the voters for approval.This bill would require the resolution to include a Amendments Committee CSDA-Watch declaration that the change in the method of election is being made in furtherance of the purposes of the California Voting Rights Act of 2001. Amendments on May 9 were insignificant OCSD Bills of Interest AS 2415 Garcia[D] California Clean Truck,Bus,and Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Referred to the Assembly Watch ACC-OC-NYC Technology Program.The California Clean Truck, Bus,and Off-Road Appropriations Committee's LOCC-NYC Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program, upon appropriation from Suspense File CASA-NYC the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund,funds zero-and near-zero- NACWA-NYC emission truck,bus,and off-road vehicle and equipment technologies CSDA-Watch and related projects.This bill, between January 2,2018,and January 1, 2023,would require no less than 50%of the moneys allocated each year for technology development,demonstration,pre-commercial pilots, and early commercial deployments of zero-and near-zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty truck technology be allocated and spent to support the commercial deployment of existing zero-and near-zero-emission heavy- duty truck and heavy-duty bus technology that meets or exceeds a specified emission standard,with at least 2/3 of these funds to be allocated to heavy-duty truck projects. AS 2438 Waldron [R] California Environmental Quality Act:exemption: recycled water In Senate Rules Committee Watch ACC-OC-NYC pipelines.Would,until January 1,2020,additionally exempt from CEQA LOCC-Watch a project for the construction and installation of a new pipeline or the CASA-Watch maintenance,repair,restoration,reconditioning,relocation, replacement, NACWA-NYC removal,or demolition of an existing pipeline,not exceeding 8 miles in CSDA-NYC length,for the distribution of recycled water within a public street, highway,or right-of-way and would require the lead agency to undertake specified activities,including the filing of a notice of exemption for the project with the Office of Planning and Research and the office of the county clerk of each county in which the project is located. AS 2470 Gonzalez Municipal water districts:water service:Indian tribes.Previously a On the Assembly Floor Watch ACC-OC-NYC waste discharge requirement bill, AS 2470 was amended on April 11 to LOCC-Watch require, upon the request of an Indian tribe and the satisfaction of certain CASA-Watch conditions,a district to provide service of water at substantially the same NACWA-NYC terms applicable to the customers of the district to an Indian tribe's lands CSDA-NYC that are not within a district,as prescribed,if the Indian tribe's lands meet certain requirements. AS 2890 Assembly Drinking water and wastewater operator certification programs Amended on 5/25/16. Watch ACC-OC-NYC Environmental Would require the State Water Resources Control Board to appoint an Referred to the Senate LOCC-Watch Safety and Toxic advisory committee to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities to Environmental Quality CASA-Working Materials examine and certify people to operate water treatment plants and water Committee with Author Committee distribution systems.This bill would require the advisory committee to NACWA-NYC review all proposed regulations and make recommendations to the CSDA-NYC board.Amendments taken on May 25 were inconsequential. OCSD Bills of Interest SIB 122 Jackson [D] California Environmental Quality Act: record of proceedings.CEQA Held in Assembly Suspense Watch ACC-OC-NYC establishes a procedure for the preparation and certification of the record File LOCC-Watch of proceedings upon the fling of an action or proceeding challenging a CASA-NYC lead agency's action on the grounds of noncompliance with CEQA.This NACWA-NYC bill would require the lead agency, at the request of a project applicant CSDA-Watch and consent of the lead agency,to prepare a record of proceedings concurrently with the preparation of a negative declaration,mitigated negative declaration, EIR,or other environmental document for projects. This bill contains other related provisions. SIB 163 Hertzberg(D) Wastewater treatment:recycled water.SB 163 was amended the last Held in Assembly Rules Watch ACC-OC-NYC week of the Legislative session to address wastewater treatment.The bill Committee LOCC-Watch would declare that the discharge of treated wastewater from ocean CASA- ouffels, except in compliance with the bill's provisions, is a waste and Oppose/Work with unreasonable use of water in light of the cost-effective opportunities to Author recycle this water for further beneficial use.This bill,on or before NACWA-NYC January 1,2026,would require a wastewater treatment facility CSDA-Watch discharging through an ocean ouffall to achieve at least 50%reuse of the facility's actual annual Flow, as defined,for beneficial purposes. SIB 471 Pavlov[D] Water,energy, and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions: In Assembly Appropriations Watch ACC-OC-NYC planning: Would include reduction of greenhouse gas emissions Suspense File LOCC-Watch associated with water treatment among the investments that are eligible CASA-NYC for funding from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.The bill would NACWA-NYC also make legislative findings and declarations, and a statement of CSDA-Support in legislative intent,with regard to the nexus between water and energy and Concept water and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.This bill contains other related provisions. SIB 551 Wolk(D) State water policy:water and energy efficiency:Would declare the None Watch ACC-OC-NYC policy of the state that water use and water treatment shall operate in a LOCC-Watch manner that is as energy efficient as is feasible and energy use and CASA-NYC generation shall operate in a manner that is as water efficient as is NACWA-NYC feasible.This bill would require all relevant state agencies to consider CSDA-Watch this state policy when revising,adopting,or establishing policies, regulations,and grant criteria when pertinent to these uses of water and energy. OCSD Bills of Interest SIB 661 Hill [D] Protection of subsurface installations.Current law requires every Referred to the Assembly Watch ACC-OC-NYC operator of a subsurface installation,except the Department of Utilities and Commerce LOCC-Watch Transportation,to become a member of, participate in, and share in the Committee CASA-Watch costs of,a regional notification center.Current law requires any person NACWA-NYC who plans to conduct any excavation to contact the appropriate regional CSDA-Watch notification center before commencing that excavation,as specified. Current law defines a subsurface installation as any underground pipeline,conduit,duct,wire,or other structure.This bill,the Dig Safe Act of 2016,would declare the need to clarify and revise these provisions. The bill would define and redefine various terms relating to a regional notification center.Gut and Amended on January 4,2016.SB 661 does not change current law regarding the responsibility of sewer laterals. SIB 814 Hill [D] Drought: excessive water use:urban retail water suppliers: Would Referred to the Assembly Watch ACC-OC-NYC declare that excessive water use,as defined by each urban retail water Water, Parks,and Wildlife LOCC-Watch supplier, is a waste or unreasonable use of water.This bill would Committee CASA-NYC authoni as a method to identify and restrict excessive water use the NACWA-NYC establishment of a rate structure that includes block tiers,water budgets, CSDA-NYC penalties for prohibited uses,or rate surcharges over and above base rates for excessive water use by residential customers.Amendments taken on March 30 removed the disclosure requirement on local governments. SB 885 Walk[D] Construction contracts: Indemnity.Would specify,for construction Amended on 5110/16.On the Oppose ACC-OC-NYC contracts entered into on or after January 1,2017,that a design Senate Floor LOCC-Watch professional, as defined,only has the duty to defend claims that arise out CASA- of,or pertain or relate to, negligence, recklessness,or willful misconduct Oppose/Work with of the design professional.Under the bill,a design professional would not Author have a duty to defend claims against any other person or entity arising NACWA-NYC from a construction project,except that person or entity's reasonable CSDA-Oppose defense costs arising out of the design professional's degree of fault,as specified.Amendments taken on May 10 would prohibit the provisions of the bill from being construed to affect any duty of a design professional to pay a reasonable allocated share of defense fees and costs with respect to claims and lawsuits alleging negligence,recklessness,or willful misconduct of the design professional. OCSD Bills of Interest SB 1170 Wieckowski[D] Public Works Projects:Water Pollution Prevention Plans Requires Referred to the Senate Watch ACC-OC-NYC special districts and other local agencies to directly manage and Appropriations Committee's LOCC-Oppose implement a stormwater pollution prevention plan on every public works Suspense File CASA-Oppose project exceeding one acre in size.Allows for the agency to contract this NACWA-NYC work with a design professional,but prohibits doing so with the CSDA-Oppose contractors managing and implementing the day-to-day construction of the project.Amendments on April exempted Design-Build, Best Value, and Construction Manager at risk contracts from certain provisions. SB 1213 Wieckowski[D] Renewable energy:blosolids: matching grants.Would require the Referred to the Senate Support ACC-OC-NYC State Energy Resources Conservation Commission to develop and Appropriations Committee's LOCC-Watch implement the Biosolids to Clean Energy Grant Program to provide 50% Suspense File CASA- matching funds to local wastewater agencies for biosolids to clean SupporVWork with energy capital projects.The bill would continuously appropriate Author $20,000,000 annually from the fund to the commission for purposes of NACWA-NYC the program.Amendments taken on April removed the$12,000,000 CSDA-NYC appropriation for the Bay Area Biosolids Group. SB 1229 Jackson [D] Home-generated pharmaceutical waste:secure drug take-back Referred to the Senate Watch ACC-OC-NYC bins.This bill would provide that a collector, as defined, is not liable for Judiciary Committee LOCC-Watch civil damages,or subject to criminal prosecution,for maintaining a CASA-Support secure drug take-back bin on its premises if the collector,in good faith NACWA-NYC and not for compensation,takes specified steps,including that the CSDA-NYC collector regularly inspects the area surrounding the secure drug take- back bin for potential tampering or diversion,to ensure the health and safety of consumers and employees and the proper disposal in the waste stream of home-generated pharmaceutical waste,as defined,contained in the bins.Amendments taken on April 19 were insignificant. SB 1318 Wolk[D] Local government:drinking water infrastructure or services: On the Senate Floor Watch ACC-OC-NYC wastewater Infrastructure or services. SB 1318 was amended on April LOCC-Watch 12 to remove provisions requiring a Local Agency Formation CASA-Oppose Commission(LAFCO)to extend drinking water and wastewater NACWA-NYC infrastructure and services to disadvantaged communities within their CSDA-Oppose sphere of influence before extending drinking water and wastewater infrastructure services elsewhere. SB 1318 would require LAFCO's to conduct service reviews every 5 years to identify disadvantaged communities that lack drinking water or adequate wastewater services. This bill would also require the LAFCO's to recommend and implement a SB 1374 Lam[D] Lower Los Angeles River.Would require the conservancy to identify Referred to the Senate Watch ACC-OC-NYC projects,consistent with those limitations and the Los Angeles River Appropriations Committee's LOCC-Watch Master Plan,that would maximize the capture of atormwater along the Suspense File CASA-NYC Lower Los Angeles River. NACWA-NYC CSDA-NYC OCSD Bills of Interest WRDA S. Inofe[R] Water Resources Development Act(WRDA)reauthorization 4/28/2016 Marked up and sent Watch ACC-OC-NYC 2848 measure. The bill,cited as WRDA 2016, is notable for a decision by the to Senate floor for debate and CASA-Support committee leadership to incorporate a host of new issues focusing on vote NACWA-NYC water infrastructure(clean water and drinking water including lead in CSDA-NYC water). WRDA H.R. Shuster(R) House version of WRDA 2016.Provides for a limited scope of activities 5/25/16 Marked up and sent to Watch ACC-OC-NYC 5303 compared with Senate version. Provides for extension of traditional House floor for debate and CASA-Support USACE flood protection activities including the ability to store water at vote NACWA-NYC USACE flood protection facilities. Provides authorization to consider CSDA-NYC funding of environmental infrastructure. HR 3353 Hunter[R] To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit attorney 07/30/2015 Referred to the Support ACC-OC-NYC fees and penalties In citizen suits,and for other purposes.To Subcommittee on Water CASA-Support provide affirmative defenses including acts of God,war,or third parties Resources and Environment NACWA-NYC and to allow for proportional assessment of legal fees. CSDA-NYC S.2533 Feinstein[D] California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term 5/25/2016 Senate Support ACC-OC-NYC Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act. Provide critical federal Subcommittee on Water and CASA-Support assistance to mitigate the ongoing drought conditions and help alleviate Power held hearing NACWA-NYC the water supply challenges. CSDA-NYC HR 2993 Matsui [DI Water Recycling Acceleration Act of 2015.To authorize funding for 04/20/2016 House Natural Support ACC-OC-NYC water recycling projects in areas experiencing severe,extreme,or Resources Subcommittee CASA-Support exceptional drought. Hearing. NACWA-NYC CSDA-NYC S.2012 Murkowski(R) Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016. A bill to modernize nation's 4/20/2016 Passed Senate and Watch No supporters of energy policy. Legislation expand beyond oil and gas energy focus to referred to House(Sea H.R.8 note for OCSD include additional focus on energy water nexus by encouraging use of Status). House-Senate energy efficient technologies in treatment and conveyance of water. Conference Committee pending Senate naming conferees. H.R. Calvert(R) Fiscal Year 2017 USEPA Appropriations: Interior and Environment 5/26/2016 Subcommittee on Watch No stated support Appropriations. Provides funding to support key water infrastructure Interior and Environment at this time as hill assistance SRF and W IFIA programs. Draft subcommittee bill approved approves by voice vote and not formally providing current year spending for clean water SRF funding at$1.0 sends bill to full Committee on numbered billion. Support for water recycling used provided. Additionally,$45 Appropriations for action at million for WIFIA assistance provided with directives to leverage future date. No corresponding assistance at 125:1 ratio. Senate legislation. OCSD Bills of Interest H.R.8 Upton(R) North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 201 S.A 5/24/16 House bill version Watch No supporters of bill to reauthorize the national energy policy. Legislation is important for replaces Senate version,S. note for OCSD two policy areas. First it creates a WaterSense program that could 2012 in order to advance bills encourage use of water softeners that might impact influent salt content to House Senate conference. levels. Second, House agreed to conference with Senate version,S. In process, House 2012,but stripped S.2102 provisions and inserted H.R. 8 provisions and incorporated House drought numerous stalled natural resources provisions including drought relief. bill, H.R.2898,into energy bill to force action on drought bill, bypassing usual legislative process. S.2012 Murkowski(R) Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016.A bill to modernize nation's 4/20/2016 Passed Senate and Watch No supporters of energy policy. Legislation expand beyond oil and gas energy focus to referred to House(See H.R.8 note for OCSD include additional focus on energy water nexus by encouraging use of Status). House-Senate energy efficient technologies in treatment and conveyance of water. Conference Committee pending Senate naming conferees. 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In p g Ip-from g g This fumtlle$opportunity supports technology The OMm of Energy E/Ruenor and Removable away development plans for the ate ufetu re of drop in envlaboy awarding multiple/Id suit assumanm awards M1ytlroorMn Marrs,doprNUM,or l ntmra lutes Ina In the Arm of[mostly,agreements,live estimated pilot-ordemonsneioe lelnlegealedblorebnery, p.m.of .-an.Ave Me design phase of exM1 awartl will R approdmarelyf xmr., Cousept Paper Submteeon Wadline:6/61NIG DOlmeon br Plbtanaoeed,and amemm Menu/aeNny of Bloluelx BiopMuds,and Blopower S:W PM ET (PoxB3) FUIIAppliolion 5ubmioion oeatlline'.7/21/106 S:W PM ET Ye mummas updated'.or May 31,xD16 ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT Agenda Terminology Glossary Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations AQMD Air Quality Management District ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand CARB California Air Resources Board CASA California Association of Sanitation Agencies CCTV Closed Circuit Television CEQA California Environmental Quality Act 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FOG Fats, Oils, and Grease gpd Gallons per day GWR System Groundwater Replenishment System (also called GWRS) ICS Incident Command System IERP Integrated Emergency Control Plan LOS Level of Service MGD Million gallons per day NACWA National Association of Clean Water Agencies NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NWRI National Water Research Institute O&M Operations and Maintenance OCCOG Orange County Council of Governments OCHCA Orange County Health Care Agency OCSD Orange County Sanitation District OCWD Orange County Water District GOBS Ocean Outfall Booster Station OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PCSA Professional Consultant Services Agreement POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works ppm Parts per million PSA Professional Services Agreement RFP Request For Proposal Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board SARFPA Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency SARI Santa Ana River Inceptor SARWQCB Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board SAW PA Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system SCAP Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Management District SOCWA South Orange County Wastewater Authority SSMP Sanitary Sewer Management Plan SSO Sanitary Sewer Overflow SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board TDS Total Dissolved Solids TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load TSS Total Suspended Solids WDR Waste Discharge Requirements WEF Water Environment Federation WERF Water Environment Research Foundation Activated-sludge process — A secondary biological wastewater treatment process where bacteria reproduce at a high rate with the introduction of excess air or oxygen, and consume dissolved nutrients in the wastewater. Benthos — The community of organisms, such as sea stars, worms and shrimp, which live on, in, or near the seabed, also know as the benthic zone. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)—The amount of oxygen used when organic matter undergoes decomposition by microorganisms. Testing for BOD is done to assess the amount of organic matter in water. Biosolids — Biosolids are nutrient rich organic and highly treated solid materials produced by the wastewater treatment process. This high-quality product can be recycled as a soil amendment on farm land or further processed as an earth-like product for commercial and home gardens to improve and maintain fertile soil and stimulate plant growth. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) — Projects for repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of assets. Also includes treatment improvements, additional capacity, and projects for the support facilities. Coliform bacteria—A group of bacteria found in the intestines of humans and other animals, but also occasionally found elsewhere used as indicators of sewage pollution. E. coli are the most common bacteria in wastewater. Collections system — In wastewater, it is the system of typically underground pipes that receive and convey sanitary wastewater or storm water. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Certificate of Participation (COP) -A type of financing where an investor purchases a share of the lease revenues of a program rather than the bond being secured by those revenues. Contaminants of Potential Concern (CPC) - Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants. Dilution to Threshold (D!f) - the dilution at which the majority of the people detect the odor becomes the D(f for that air sample. Greenhouse gases - In the order of relative abundance water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone gases that are considered the cause of global warming ("greenhouse effect"). Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System - A joint water reclamation project that proactively responds to Southern California's current and future water needs. This joint project between the Orange County Water District and the Orange County Sanitation District provides 70 million gallons a day of drinking quality water to replenish the local groundwater supply. Levels of Service (LOS)-Goals to support environmental and public expectations for performance. NOMA- N-Nitrosodimethylamine is an N-nitrosoamine suspected cancer-causing agent. It has been found in the Groundwater Replenishment System process and is eliminated using hydrogen peroxide with extra ultra-violet treatment. National Biosolids Partnership (NBP) - An alliance of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) and Water Environment Federation (WEF), with advisory support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). NBP is committed to developing and advancing environmentally sound and sustainable biosolids management practices that go beyond regulatory compliance and promote public participation in order to enhance the credibility of local agency biosolids programs and improved communications that lead to public acceptance. Plume-A visible or measurable concentration of discharge from a stationary source or fixed facility. Publicly-owned Treatment Works (POTW)- Municipal wastewater treatment plant. Santa Ana River Interceptor (SARI) Line - A regional brine line designed to convey 30 million gallons per day (MGD) of non-reclaimable wastewater from the upper Santa Ana River basin to the ocean for disposal, after treatment. Sanitary sewer - Separate sewer systems specifically for the carrying of domestic and industrial wastewater. Combined sewers carry both wastewater and urban run-off. South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) - Regional regulatory agency that develops plans and regulations designed to achieve public health standards by reducing emissions from business and industry. Secondary treatment - Biological wastewater treatment, particularly the activated-sludge process, where bacteria and other microorganisms consume dissolved nutrients in wastewater. Sludge - Untreated solid material created by the treatment of wastewater. Total suspended solids (TSS)-The amount of solids floating and in suspension in wastewater. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Trickling filter — A biological secondary treatment process in which bacteria and other microorganisms, growing as slime on the surface of rocks or plastic media, consume nutrients in wastewater as it trickles over them. Urban runoff — Water from city streets and domestic properties that carry pollutants into the storm drains, rivers, lakes, and oceans. Wastewater—Any water that enters the sanitary sewer. Watershed —A land area from which water drains to a particular water body. OCSD's service area is in the Santa Ana River Watershed.