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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-13-2016 Legislative Committee Meeting Agenda Orange County Sanitation District Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Regular Meeting of the 8:00 A.M. LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC Administration Building AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Board Room 10844 Ellis Avenue Fountain Valley, CA 0. (714) 593-7433 AGENDA PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: DECLARATION OF QUORUM: PUBLIC COMMENTS: If you wish to address the Committee on any item, please complete a Speaker's Form(located at the table at the back of the room) and submit it to the Clerk of the Board or notify the Clerk of the Board the item number on which you wish to speak. Speakers will be recognized by the Chairman and are requested to limit comments to three minutes. REPORTS: The Committee Chair and the General Manager may present verbal reports on miscellaneous matters of general interest to the Committee Members. These reports are for information only and require no action by the Committee. CONSENT CALENDAR: Consent Calendar Items are considered to be routine and will be enacted, by the Committee, after one motion, without discussion. Any items withdrawn from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion will be considered in the regular order of business. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Clerk of the Board) RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes for the Committee meeting held on July 11, 2016. NON-CONSENT CALENDAR: 2. LETTER OF SUPPORT TO THE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE (Bob Ghirelli) RECOMMENDATION: Discuss the request for endorsement received from Congressman Lowenthal and provide direction to staff. 09/13/16 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Page 1 of 2 INFORMATION ITEMS: 3. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE (Rebecca Long) 4. PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE (Jennifer Cabral) OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: ADJOURNMENT: The next Legislative and Public Affairs Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 10, 2016 at 3:30 p.m. Accommodations for the Disabled: Meeting Rooms am wheelchair accessible. If you require any special disability related accommodations, please contact the Orange County Sanitation District Clerk of the Board's office at (714)593-7433 at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Requests must specify the nature of the disability and the type of accommodation requested. Agenda Posting: In accordance with the requirements of California Government Code Section 54954.2, this agenda has been posted outside the main gate ofthe 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 Klore/glocsd.com For any questions on the agenda, Committee members may contact staff at: General Manager James D. Herberg (714)593-7300 iherbera(diocsd.com Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli (714)593-7400 rohirelli[cDocsd.cem Principal Public Affairs Specialist Jennifer Cabral (714)593-7581 icabral(docsd.com Senior Public Affairs Specialist Rebecca Long (714)593-7444 rlonafdocsd.com 09/13/16 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Page 2 of 2 ITEM NO. 1 MINUTES OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Orange County Sanitation District Monday, July 11, 2016 at 3:30 p.m. A regular meeting of the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee was called to order by Chair Nielsen on Monday, July 11, 2016 at 3:31 p.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 John Withers, Director Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering Lucille Kring, Director Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Greg Sebourn, Board Vice-Chair Administrative Services Tina Knapp, Deputy Clerk of the Board COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Daisy Covarrubias None Alfredo Garcia Rebecca Long Mark Manzo Kelly Newell Samir Patel OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel Eric O'Donnell, Townsend Public Affairs Eric Sapirstein, ENS (via Teleconference) Cori Williams, Townsend Public Affairs PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. 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. None. 07/11/2016 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 1 of4 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 June 14, 2016. AYES: Kiley, Kim, Kring, Nielsen, Sebourn, and Withers NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: Beamish ABSENT: None NON-CONSENT CALENDAR: 2. OPPOSE ASSEMBLY BILL 1217 (AB 1217) (Rebecca Long) Senior Public Affairs Specialist Rebecca Long provided a brief overview of Assembly Bill 1217. Cori Williams, Townsend Public Affairs, responded to questions from the Committee as to whether or not the Sanitation District is coordinating with the Orange County Fire Authority and/or its lobbyists. Ms. Williams also responded to questions as to whom is driving and supporting AB 1217 and the intent of the bill and the precedent it may set. MOVED, SECONDED and DULY CARRIED TO: Approve letter of opposition to Assembly Bill 1217—Orange County Fire Authority. (Assembly Member Daly) AYES: Beamish, Kiley, Kim, Kring, Nielsen, Sebourn, and Withers NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: None INFORMATION ITEMS: 3. PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE (Jennifer Cabral) Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli highlighted upcoming events, including the Orange County Sanitation District Open House being held on August 13, 2016 in conjunction with the Orange County Water District. A flyer pertaining to the Open House was distributed to the Committee. Mr. Ghirelli reported that, as part of the Sanitation District's branding efforts, the Sanitation District's website is being redesigned. Mr. Ghirelli introduced Senior 07/11/2016 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 2 of 4 Staff Analyst Daisy Covarrubias to provide a preview of the website and additional details regarding the redesign. Ms. Covarrubias indicated that the content of the website will be unchanged. The goal of the redesign is to make the site more transparent, easier to navigate, and ensure compatibility with mobile devices. Ms. Covarrubias indicated that various mechanisms were used to determine the needs of users of the site. Ms. Covarrubias responded to questions from the Committee regarding the mobile interface and enhanced accessibility to content, especially transparency information. 4. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE (Rebecca Long) Ms. Long reported that the Sanitation District is working on completing the application for the Department of Energy grant for the AquaCritox® project. Eric Sapirstein, ENS Resources, provided an update on water recycling funding efforts; Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) legislation; drought legislation; and the application for the grant for the AquaCritoo project. Ms. Long reported that the Sanitation District continues to monitor SB 163 (Hertzberg) and is working with Senator Hertzberg's office to address the State- wide, water/wastewater industry concerns regarding the bill. Ms. Long responded to a question from the Committee regarding support of the bill. Ms. Long also reported that staff continues to monitor AB 2022 (Gordon) and is working with the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) regarding concerns surrounding the bill. Cori Williams, Townsend Public Affairs, provided a further update on recent amendments to AB 2022 and work being done with the SWRCB. Ms. Williams responded to questions from the Committee as to Assembly Member Gordon's concerns pertaining to AB 2022 and the SWRCB. Eric O'Donnell, Townsend Public Affairs, highlighted several of the measures that will be on the November 2016 ballot. Ms. Williams provided an update on the upcoming Cap and Trade revenues. Ms. Long indicated that additional Open House flyers are available if anyone would like more. Chair Nielsen requested that the flyer be emailed to the Board of Directors. Ms. Long clarified that RSVP's are needed for tours only. General Manager Jim Herberg responded to a question from the Committee regarding hydroponic operations' potential impact on sewage treatment. Ms. Williams responded to a question regarding the tax extension. 07/11/2016 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 3 of 4 OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: Director Withers confirmed that the requestfrom the July 6, 2016 Operations Committee meeting for additional details regarding the proposal process has been addressed. Vice-Chair Sebourn thanked General Manager Jim Herberg and Directorof Engineering Rob Thompson for the recent presentation given to the Fullerton City Council. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Nielsen declared the meeting adjourned at 4:18 p.m. to the next Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Meeting, Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. Submitted by: Tina Knapp Deputy Clerk of the Board 07/11/2016 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 4 at LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Meting Data To ad.of Dir. 09/13/16 AGENDA REPORT ItemNumber Item Number z Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: LETTER OF SUPPORT TO THE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION Discuss the request for endorsement received from Congressman Lowenthal and provide direction to staff. BACKGROUND The Orange County Sanitation District(Sanitation District)has been asked to write a letter of support for the nomination of Congressman Lowenthal to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. RELEVANT STANDARDS • Unified legislative advocacy and public outreach program • Build brand, trust, and support with policy makers and community leaders PROBLEM If the Sanitation District chooses to endorse a particular delegate, this could be viewed adversely by other potential candidates who might be seeking the seat on the committee. PROPOSED SOLUTION Options for the Committee to consider: 1. Support Congressman Lowenthal's request. 2. Support a local Orange County delegate to the committee without committing to a particular delegate. 3. No action. RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKING ACTION If Congressman Lowenthal is not appointed to the committee, Orange County could lose the opportunity of having a member of the Orange County Congressional Delegation serving on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Page 1 of 2 ATTACHMENT The following attachment(s)are included in hard copy and may also be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (www.ocsd.com) with the complete agenda package: Letter of Support Request from Congressman Lowenthal Page 2 of 2 ALAN LOWENTHAL 1CBC mEvH E&Er Buixw 47m DSTRICT.GuIFGRxl. Wiva1 S M 4515 R E(2G2(2257W4 CG ITTEE GN FGNEIGN AFFAIRS FM(")r25726 Sx�i . TxE R.clFic CMUL15B of the Untteb *tateg SuacomnmEE w THE EE WE W4sTETERx FT 10G WEST BRW S $MEET L.TwaR.SunE MlG COMMR EONNAWRALRE OURCE5 we of 3Reprelelrtatibeo L. (E)cA tuW2 R. HG MEMBER,Suer TTEEa ENERGY F" (56214.Tr3R2B rvo MxERu REsaxcEE Fu( �Q7 � SH .F.�TE«,W.,ERCGAER.Avooc. MU"bingtun, 33C20515 SlecansnmEE w FEUEHu Was Iacebwk.cprvAePLwanY+el MMb,.mNRepld.¢'itliel September 2,2016 Jim Herberg General Manager Orange County Sanitation District 10844 Ellis Avenue Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Dear Mr. Heiberg, I write to respectfully ask for your support for my bid to join the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the upcoming 115th Congress. With over 20 years of experience in elected office working on transportation, infrastructure, and goods movement issues at the local, state, and national level, I believe I would be a valuable addition to the Committee. As a former chair of the California State Senate Transportation Committee and as Chair of the California Select Committee on Ports for 14 years, I worked closely with stakeholders from all sectors of the industry to advance forward-looking transportation policy. I have represented the Port of Long Beach since I was first elected to public office in 1992, and played a key role in shaping the transition of the nation's largest port complex to an environmentally-conscious,thriving economic engine for Southern California and the nation. The Port of Long Beach also supports more than 300,000 additional jobs throughout Southern California and generates nearly$16 billion in annual trade-related wages statewide. From my work in California, I came to Congress in 2013 with broad-based community support, environmental support, labor support, and maritime business support forged through years of tough negotiations on transportation and environmental issues. My knowledge of the challenges faced by the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles in the movement of goods through our region and beyond compelled me to develop H.R. 1308, Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act. I introduced this bill with support from members on both sides of the aisle and from across the country. My legislation provides a dedicated and sustainable revenue source to fund multimodal, freight-specific formula grants to states and a multimodal competitive grant program to local, regional and state governments. The bill requires states to develop state freight plans that include environmental goals and strategies for freight projects. I believe we need to build upon the progress of last year's Fixing America's Surface Transportation(FAST)Act and its first-ever dedicated freight funding programs. As a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I would continue to be an advocate for sustainable funding for freight and goods movement and environmentally-conscious transportation policy. I am asking for your help as I seek a position on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. I would deeply appreciate your support for my bid in the form of a letter to the Democratic Leader,Nancy Pelosi. I request that you please send me your letter of support by October I to allow for adequate time to prepare and present these letters. I would be happy to discuss this exciting opportunity with you and thank you again for your consideration of my request. I look forward to continue working with you to advance transportation policy that strengthens our economy,protects our environment, and benefits consumers. Sincerely, Alan Lowenthal Member of Congress LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMTTTEE Mg9/13/16ae To Bd_of W. AGENDA REPORT I em Number I em Number 3 Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS UPDATE GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION Information Only. BACKGROUND The Orange County Sanitation District's (Sanitation District) legislative affairs program includes advocating the Sanitation District's legislative interests, Sanitation District sponsored legislation where appropriate and seeking federal/state funding for projects. Staff will provide an update on recent legislative activities. RELEVANT STANDARDS • Unified legislative advocacy and public outreach program • Build brand, trust, and support with policy makers and community leaders • Use all practical and effective means for recovering wastewater for reuse • Maintain collaborative and cooperative relationships with neighboring agencies • Listen to and seriously consider community inputs 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. ATTACHMENT The following attachment(s)are included in hard copy and may also be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (www.ocsd.coml with the complete agenda package: • Federal Update - ENS Resources • State Update -Townsend Public Affairs • Grant Matrix • Legislative Matrix Page 2 of 2 JIL./i 1WV M E NIORAND U NI TO: Rebecca Long FROM: Eric Sapirstein DATE: August 29, 2016 SUBJECT: Washington Update While Congress has been on recess during the month of August,congressional staff continued to work to find compromises on a number of pending water-related policy matters. Congress returns to work in September and it will work until the end of the month,recessing for the month of October to allow Members to campaign in the final weeks leading up to the November general election. Based upon the current schedule, Congress will return to work as early as November 14 for a Lame Duck Session. At this time,we expect that the organization of both chambers for the new 115th Congress and addressing pending budget matters among other issues will dominate the fall agenda. With a compressed September schedule in the offing,the following summarizes the key issues of interest to the District that may become subject to congressional and Administration attention. WRDA Reauthorization The House and Senate are currently in the process of developing a conference committee to reconcile differences between the two passed versions of WRDA 2016 (S. 2848 and H.R. 5303). According to committee staff,the Senate is expected to consider S. 2848 in September. Assuming this schedule,then the House would likely follow the Senate and approve its version,H.R. 5303. A key point of contention between the two chambers is the Senate bill's provisions to address a number of clean water infrastructure issues. ENS Resuum ,Inc. 110114-Street,N.W. Washingtuq D.C.20005 Phone 202.466.3155/T,Ia.a 202.466.3187 Under S. 2848,the Clean Water Act SRF program and the newly enacted WIFIA program would be provided directives to support green infrastructure and water recycling needs. These provisions would enhance the District's priorities if adopted. Additionally,under the Senate bill,the WIFIA program would be transitioned into a permanent program from its current pilot program status, creating long-term certainty for the availability of innovative financing tools. Our assumption at this writing is the Senate and House will work to find a compromise to allow for some level of agreement to adopt provisions to promote enhanced use of the SRF and WIFIA programs to address alternative water supply project needs. WIFIA Program Implementation Advances We met with USEPA officials in the past month to review the status of implementing WIFIA; the new loan and loan guarantee assistance program for water infrastructure needs. In this meeting, we learned that the agency may have unobligated resources from prior years that could be utilized to help expedite the program's implementation. Even without this funding, it appears that Congress will appropriate as much as $45 million in Fiscal Year 2017,leading to$3 billion in new water project financing. If WRDA is renewed with the Senate-related WIFIA provisions,then another$70 million would be appropriated,and would stimulate another$8 billion in leverage water infrastructure assistance. According to USEPA WIFIA officials, the agency is actively seeking project proposals to be funded by WIFIA. As part of this effort,the agency is expected,according to comments made during CASA's recent meeting,to convene a briefing session in Southern California later this fall.At this meeting the agency will work with potential project sponsors to discuss the program and how to apply for assistance. We will continue to monitor this effort and advise the District in the coming two months of the meeting logistics. Fiscal Year 2017Appropriations Congress is poised to extend the current year spending for ongoing programs,like the SRF, until after the November elections. The key debate that is expected in September is whether the stop gap spending measure should remain in place beyond November. A number of congressional members are seeking an extension that would maintain the budget into March. This would allow the new Congress and Administration to reassess the spending priorities given the election returns. Other Members have come down on the side of extending existing spending levels only until December. This would allow decisions to made by the current Congress but in a less tense political environment,since the outcome of the elections and which party(ies) control Congress and the White House is known. As of this writing,the uncertainty about which party will control the Senate has led many in Congress to suggest that the decision on how long any stop gap spending should last will remain unsettled until November. The encouraging point in the budget debate concerns infrastructure. In both the House and Senate spending bills for fiscal year 2017,language expressing strong support for water infrastructure is voiced. This support addresses both traditional water quality needs and innovative water supply project financing such as water recycling infrastructure needs. ENS Resources,Inc. 110114-Street,N.W. Washington,D.C.20005 Phone 202.466.3155/T,1aas 202.466.3187 Infrastructure Policy Finally,the issue of infrastructure and specifically water infrastructure continues to gain policymakers' attention. On the presidential election trail both candidates have indicated that rebuilding the nation's public works is a post-election priority. This has been echoed by key congressional committees with jurisdiction over water infrastructure policy. To this end,we believe that regardless of which party controls the White House,the priority to address the state of disrepair of the nation's infrastructure will be a major element of the next Congress'policy agenda. ENS Resources,Inc. 110114-Street,N.W. Washington,D.C.20005 Phone 202.466.3155/T,1aas 202.466.3187 T ^ WNSEND LIC AFFAIRS I TPA .... To: Orange County Sanitation District From: Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. Date: August 29, 2016 Subject: Legislative and Public Affairs Agenda Report State Political Update The Legislature returned from Summer Recess on August 1.All attention was placed on passing bills out of the Appropriations Committees before the deadline on August 12. Over 500 bills were taken up by the Appropriations Committees the day before this legislative deadline. The Legislature has approximately two days to address the several hundred remaining bills that are still moving through the legislative process. The Legislature will then adjourn on August 31 and will return in January 2017 to start the first year of a new two-year legislative session. Below is a list of the key remaining deadlines for the legislative session: • August 31 — Last day for any bill to be passed • September 30—Last day for the Governor to sign or veto bills Climate Chance and Cap and Trade A new Public Policy Institute of California poll has found that 68 percent of adults that were surveyed support a proposal that would force the State to reign in its greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2040.This would expand on the existing law created by AB 32 (Nunez, 2006)that required the reduction of statewide greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. The proposal, SB 32 (Pavley), passed the Assembly Floor on August 23 and is now on the Governor's desk. While the bill had been held up in the Legislative process for the past two years, it became one of the main items of focus in the remaining month of the legislation session. SB 32 is seen as a vital step toward the extension of the Cap and Trade program. The Administration has been expecting pushback regarding the extension of the Cap and Trade program,with opponents of the program citing poor auction proceeds in May's quarterly auction as a sign of the program ineffectiveness. The next quarterly auction, held on August 16, also produced poor auction results according to preliminary auction data. The final report from the August 16 auction will not be available until next month, however it is expected that the revenue from the auction will be even less than the $10 million raised in the May auction. Additionally, the legality of the program has been questioned as many state that the program is an unlawful tax on carbon and should be subject to a two-thirds vote in the Legislature instead of the simple majority vote as was required of SB 32. 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)4474086•Fax(916)444-0383 Federal Office•600 Pennsylvania SE•Suite 207•Washington,DC 20003-Phone(202)54"696-Fax(202)5464555 Northern California Office•300 Fronk Ogawa Plam•Suite 204-Oakland,CA 94612•Phone(510)835-9050•Fax(510)835-9030 The Governor has stated he is committed to the Cap and Trade program and will extend the program past 2020 one way or another. Currently, it is unclear whether or not the Cap and Trade program will be extended administratively, legislatively, or through a ballot initiative. As evidence of the Governor's commitment to the extension of the Cap and Trade program,the California Air Resources Board (GARB) has released a proposed draft of new regulations that would extend the Cap and Trade program beyond the current 2020 sunset date. These draft amendments would extend the program to at least 2030, while decreasing the maximum allowable cap for carbon emissions by approximately 3.5 percent per year. Although a CARB vote on this proposal is not expected until spring 2017, opponents of Cap and Trade in the Legislature have re-staled that any extension of this program would need to go through the legislative process and be subject to a two-thirds vote. Little Hoover Commission The Little Hoover Commission is an independent state oversight agency whose purpose is to investigate various activities of state government and provide recommendations to the Legislature. On August 25, the Little Hoover Commission held a public hearing relating to special districts which included four panels focused on healthcare and fire districts, LAFCOs, property taxes, and reserves. The overall message of the hearing was positive as none of the Little Hoover Commissioners expressed negativity toward special districts. The LAFCO panel consisted of CaILAFCO Executive Director Pamela Miller, CaILAFCO Chair John Leopold, and CaILAFCO Executive Officer Stephen Lucas. The panel testified, among other things, that district reorganizations are best when undertaken on the local level, not at the State level, regardless of the State's good intentions. Additionally, the panel encouraged the Legislature to empower LAFCOs instead of looking for ways to go around their authority, such as with special legislation. On the topic of financial sustainability, the panel told the Commission that nearly half of the LAFCOs in the State have identified their budgets as insufficient or barely sufficient for carrying out their duties. In conclusion to their testimony, the panel suggested that the Legislature provide funding for LAFCOs to conduct more extensive local government reviews. There was some concern going into the hearing that the Commission may want to re-examine the reserves held by special districts and whether or not the State should establish rules around them. There were no such proposals discussed by the Commissioners, however numerous speakers both on panels and during public comment attempted to address the common misconceptions about special district reserves by stressing how important they are to the effective operation of special districts. The Little Hoover Commission will now collect, review,and analyze all of the testimony that was provided, including the written comments that have been submitted, and form a draft report. The report will be discussed at a second hearing that the Commission will conduct, currently scheduled for late-October. After that meeting, additional information will be incorporated into the report before it is finalized. The finalized report may contain recommendations for the Legislature or other entities, but no specific proposals were discussed at the August 25 hearing. Q) August 2016 Report 2 California WaterFix On August 10, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee voted to conduct a comprehensive audit of the funding mechanisms proposed by the State's California WaterFix project. The project, which would build two 30-mile long tunnels under the Sacramento-San Juaquin River Delta, is estimated to cost approximately $16 billion. The audit was requested by Assemblymember Susan Eggman and Senator Lois Wolk, who both represent Districts in the Delta. Opponents of the plan cite, among various other issues,the lack of oversight and transparency in regards to the project's high cost and ongoing operations and maintenance. The audit will determine if the proposed funding mechanisms are appropriate for the project, as well as investigate how millions of dollars were spent in the planning phase of the project. The audit is expected to be concluded by mid-year 2017. Additionally, the State Water Resources Control Board (SW RCB) has started a series of public hearings to receive feedback from stakeholders regarding the Department of Water Resource's (DWR) request to add three new points of diversion in the Delta for the California WaterFix Project. The hearings are expected to take place over the next several months and will set the stage for discussions in January 2017 regarding public trust issues such as fish and wildlife preservation and recreation. State Water Use: June 2016 June was the first month in over a year in which California water supplier's no longer had to comply with mandated water conservation standards. Despite this, Californian's reduced their water use by 21.5 percent in June 2016 when compared to water use in June 2013.This is a decrease of about 6.7 percent from May 2016 when the State conserved 28.2 percent. This decrease was expected,as many California water agencies removed conservation requirements and determined they had sufficient water supplies to withstand three additional dry years. Residential gallons per capita per day (GPCD) increased dramatically in June 2016, to 104.9 gallons (an 18 percent increase). In June: • Statewide water savings for June 2016 was 21.5 percent (143,130 acre feet or 46.6 billion gallons), a decrease from May 2016's 28.1 percent savings, and also a decrease from June 2015's 27.5 percent statewide savings (60.6 billion gallons). • Cumulative statewide percent reduction for June 2015 — June 2016 (thirteen months) is 24.2 percent, which equates to 1,752,918 acre-feet(571.2 billion gallons). • Statewide average R-GPCD for June 2016 was 104.9 gallons; (an 18 percent increase) up from 86.7 R-GPCD in May 2016 and also above 98.1 R-GPCD reported for June 2015. Q) August 2016 Report 3 PrioritV Legislation AS 1217(Daly)— Orange County Fire Authority—OCSD Watch AB 1217 was gut and amended on June 23 to eliminate the alternate board members of the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA). While OCFA has already administratively removed alternates from their Board of Directors, this legislation will codify that change. AB 1217 was amended on June 29 in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee to remove intent language stating that the Legislature intends to re-evaluate the composition of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Fire Authority. AB 1217 has passed the Senate Floor and is now on the Governor's desk. 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.AB 2022 has been amended to require the bottler to submit sample labels to the SWRCB for review at least 30 days before bottling advanced purified demonstration water as well as conduct a full sanitation of the bottling and filling equipment immediately after bottling advance purified demonstration water. AB 2022 has passed the Legislature and is now on the Governor's desk. o TPA testified on behalf of OCSD in support of AS 2022 at the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. The measure passed out of committee with a 7-0 vote. o TPA worked closely with Assemblymember Gordon as the author of the legislation including frequent check in meetings and calls with Assemblymember Gordon and his key staff. These meetings largely focused on the amendments for AB 2022 and discussing what amendments the SWRCB wanted and what amendments the supporters of the bill were willing to support. o Most recently, the bill passed off of the Senate Floor on August 1811, with a 38-0 vote. 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 certificate or water treatment operator certificate of the appropriate grade. AB 2890 has passed the Senate Floor and is now on the Governor's desk. Q) August 2016 Report 4 SB 163 (Hertzberg) — Wastewater Treatment., Recycled Water— OCSD Watch SB 163 was amended on June 8 to require, on or before January 1, 2033, the beneficial reuse of at least 50%of treated wastewater that the NPDES permitholder would otherwise discharge though ocean or bay ouffalls relative to the inflow to the treatment plant. Additionally, amendments taken on June 8 make it a waste and unreasonable use of water for urban water suppliers to not take the available treated wastewater. The author has indicated he will not move forward with the bill this year, however is it expected that he will rework the bill and bring it back next legislative session. SB 163 was gut and amended to address bail hearings. SB 661 (Hill)—Protection of Subsurface Installations— OCSD Watch SB 661 enhances the existing enforcement powers of specified 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 661 was amended on August 19 and has been referred back to the Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee. It will need to pass the Assembly Floor by August 31. SB 1069 (Wieckowski) -Land use:zoning— OCSD Watch This bill would change the name of"second units" to accessory dwelling units (ADU) and would restrict a local agency's ability to impose requirements on ADUs. The bill would also require the ministerial approval of an application for a building permit to create an accessory dwelling unit within the existing space of a single family residence or accessory structure. Originally, this bill would have prohibited local agencies from charging any connection or capacity fees for the addition of an ADU. The bill has since been amended to allow agencies to continue to charge connection or capacity fees for ADUs that are "proportionate to the burden of the system". SB 1069 is currently on the Assembly Floor. 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 passed the Assembly Floor and is now on the Governor's desk. Q) August 2016 Report 5 SB 1318 (Wolk) -Local government: drinking water infrastructure or services: wastewater infrastructure or services—OCSD Watch 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 failed to make it out of the Assembly Local Government Committee and is now dead. ® August 2016 Report 6 MD's Grant Funding Tracker Name of Grant Synopsis of Grant Amount of Grant Applying Y/N Project/Program Reason Deadline Authorize$7,12 billion in general obligation bonds for Pry State Water Resources Control Board provides funding for state water supply infrastructure projects.$725 million the planning,design and construction of water recycling for water recycling and advanced water treatment We are looking at applying for the construction projects that offset or augment state fresh water supplies. technology projects. Yes SP-173 grant. Spring 2016 The CPUC's Self-Generation Incentive Program lSGIP) Up to$1.4 million provides incentives to support existing,new,and emerging distributed energy resources.The SGIP provides rebates for qualifying distributed energy systems installed on the customer's side of the utility meter. qualifying We are looking to see if the project fits within the Self-Generation Incentive Program technologies include wind turbines,waste heat to power technologies,pressure reduction turbines,internal specs of the grant combustion engines,microturbines,gas turbines,fuel cells,and advanced energy storage systems. In progress Aquacritox Ongoing This funding opportunity supports technology The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy development plans forthe manufacture of drop-in envisions awarding multiple financial assistance awards in hydrocarbon biofuels,bioproducts,or intermediates in a the form of cooperative agreements.The estimated pilot-or demonstration-scale integrated biorefinery. period of performancefor the design phase of each award will be approximately 1-2 years. Project Definition for Pilot and Demonstration Scale Manufacturing of Biofuels,Bioproducts,and Biopower • Full Application Selection Notification: (PD2B3) 10/31/2016 5:00 PM ET Yes Aquacritox 10/31/2016 Updated:Tuesday,August 30,2016 OCSD Bills of Interest Proposed Legislation 2015-2016 High Priority AS 1217 Daly[D] Orange County Fire Authority. Would prohibit the composition of the Currently on the Governor's Oppose. Sent in ACC-OC-Oppose Board of Directors of the Orange County Fire Authority from including desk. Letter of LOCO-Oppose alternate members.Bill was amended to remove language that stated it Opposition on 8-25 CASA-NYC was the intent of the Legislature to re-evaluate the composition of the 16 NACWA-NYC Orange County Fire Authority. CSDA-Watch AB 2022 Gordon[D] Advanced purified demonstration water:OCSD sponsored Bottling Currently on the Governors Co-Sponsor.Sent ACC-OC-Support Bill.This bill would allow the bottling of advanced purified water for desk. in Letter of Support LOCO-Watch educational purposes. It would also authorize the distribution of small on 8-30-16 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-Support facility in person in order to taste this clean,safe water. AB 2835 Cooper[D] Public employees: orientation and informational programs: Currently on the Senate Floor. Watch ACC-OC-NYC exclusive representatives.This bill requires public employers subject LOCO-Oppose to specified labor relations acts to provide an employee orientation to all CASA-Watch newly hired public employees, requires the orientation to meet specified NACWA-NYC minimum requirements, and authorizes the employees'exclusive CSDA-Oppose representative to make a 30 minute presentation at the orientation. AB 2890 Assembly Drinking water and wastewater operator certification programs Currently on the Governors Watch ACC-OC-NYC Environmental Would require the State Water Resources Control Board to appoint an desk. LOCC-Watch Safety and Toxic advisory committee to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities to CASA-Working Materials examine and certify people to operate water treatment plants and water 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-Watch board.Amendments taken on May 25 were inconsequential. OCSD Bills of Interest SIB 163 Hertzberg(D) Wastewater treatment: recycled water.SIB 163 was amended the last Author has indicated he will be Watch ACC-OC-NYC week of last year's Legislative session to address wastewater treatment. reintroducing the bill next LOCC-Watch The bill would declare that the discharge of treated wastewater from year. SB 163 has been gut CASA- ocean ouffalls,except in compliance with the bill's provisions, is a waste and amended to address bail Oppose/Work with and unreasonable use of water in light of the cost-effective opportunities hearings. Author to recycle this water for further beneficial use.Amendments taken on NACWA-NYC June 8 changed the date of compliance to January 1,2033 to achieve a CSDA-Watch 50%beneficial reuse of treated wastewater.Additionally,these amendments make it a waste of water for water replenishment districts or water districts to not accept this treated water SIB 1069 Wieckowski[D] Land use:zoning.The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes the Currently on the Assembly Watch ACC-OC-NYC legislafive body of a city or county to regulate, among other things,the Floor. LOCC-Oppose intensity of land use,and also authorizes a local agency to provide by CASA-Neutral ordinance for the creation of 2nd units in single-family and multifamily NACWA-NYC residential zones,as specified.That law makes findings and CSDA-Neutral declarations with respect to the value of 2nd units to California's housing supply.This bill would replace the term"second unit"with"accessory dwelling unit"throughout the law.This bill allows a local agency to require a new or separate utility connection directly between the accessory dwelling unit and the utility.This bill originally would have prohibited a local agency from charging a connection fee or capacity charge, however,amendments taken have allowed a local agency to charge a connection fee or capacity charge that is proportional to the burden of the proposed ADU, based upon either its size or the number of its plumbing fixtures,upon the water or sewer system. Additional Legislation AB ifi61 McCarty[D] Local Government, Sexual Harassment Training: 6cisting law Currently on the Governor's Watch ACC-OC-Watch requires all local agency officials to receive training in ethics,at desk. LOCC-Watch specified intervals,if the local agency provides any type of CASA-Watch compensation,salary,or stipend to those officials.This bill would NACWA-NYC additionally require local agency officials,as defined,to receive sexual CSDA-Watch harassment training and 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.Amendments taken on June 13 were minor. OCSD Bills of Interest AS 1749 Mathis[R] California Environmental Quality Act:exemption:City of Porterville. Order to the Senate Inactive Watch ACC-OC-NYC The California Environmental Quality Act exempts from its requirements File LOCC-Watch projects consisting of the construction or expansion of recycled water CASA-Approve pipeline and directly related infrastructure within existing rights of way, NACWA-NYC and directly related groundwater replenishment, if the project does not CSDA-Watch 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 June 15 changed the bill to specifically deal with a water treatment project in Porterville. AS 1979 Bigelow[R] Renewable feed-in tariff:hydroelectric facilities.Would revise the Currently on the Assembly Watch ACC-OC-NYC requirement that an electric generation facility have an effective capacity Floor for concurrence. 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-Watch 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. AS 2257 Maienschein [R] Local agency meetings:agenda:online posting.The Ralph M. Brown Currently on the Governor's Watch ACC-OC-NYC Act requires the legislative body of a local agency to post,at least 72 desk. LOCC-Watch hours before the meeting,an agenda containing a brief general CASA-Watch description of each item of business to be transacted or discussed at a NACWA-NYC regular meeting,in a location that is freely accessible to members of the CSDA-Oppose public and to provide a notice containing similar information with respect to a special meeting at least 24 hours prior to the special meeting.This bill would require an online posting of an agenda for a meeting occurring on and after January 1,2019,of a legislative body of a city,county, city and county,special district,school district,or political subdivision established by the state that has an Internet Web site to be posted on the local agency's primary Internet Web site homepage accessible through a prominent,direct link,as specified. AS 2389 Ridley-Thomas Special districts:district-based elections: reapportionment.Would Currently on the Governor's Watch ACC-OC-NYC [D] authorize a governing body of a special district,as defined,to require, desk. LOCC-Watch by resolution,that the members of its governing body be elected using CASA-Watch district-based elections without being required to submit the resolution to NACWA-NYC the voters for approval.This bill would require the resolution to include a 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 AB 2438 Waldron [R] California Environmental Quality Act:exemption: recycled water Failed to pass out of the Watch ACC-OC-NYC pipelines.Would, until January 1,2020,additionally exempt from Senate Environmental Quality LOCC-Watch CEQA a project for the construction and installation of a new pipeline or Committee and is dead. CASA-Watch the maintenance, repair,restoration, reconditioning, relocation, NACWA-NYC replacement, removal,or demolition of an existing pipeline,not CSDA-Watch exceeding 8 miles in length,for the distribution of recycled water within a public street, highway,or dghtof-way,and would require the lead agency to undertake specified activities,including the fling 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. SB 423 Bates [R] Pharmaceutical and consumer product waste: management.Would, Currently on the Governor's Watch ACC-OC-NYC until January 1,2022,require a pharmaceutical that is offered for sale desk. LOCC-Watch without a prescription,upon discard,to be managed in accordance the CASA-NYC hazardous waste provisions if the pharmaceutical is a hazardous waste, NACWA-NYC or, if the pharmaceutical is not a hazardous waste, in accordance with CSDA-Watch specified medical waste provisions or specified solid waste provisions. The bills also states that following treatment by chemical disinfection, the medical waste may be discharged to the public sewage system if the discharge is consistent with waste discharge requirements placed on the public sewage system by the California regional water quality control board,and the discharge is in compliance with the requirements imposed by the owner or operator of the public sewage system. SB 471 Pavley[D] Water,energy,and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions: Failed to pass out of the Watch ACC-OC-NYC planning:Would include reduction of greenhouse gas emissions Assembly Appropriations LOCC-Watch associated with water treatment among the investments that are eligible Committee and is now dead. 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 Concept and water and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.This bill contains other related previsions. SB 551 Walk(D) State water policy:water and energy efficiency:Would declare the Failed to pass out of the Watch ACC-OC-NYC policy of the state that water use and water treatment shall operate in a Assembly Appropriations LOCC-Watch manner that is as energy efficient as is feasible and energy use and Committee and is now dead. 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 SB 661 Hill [D] Protection of subsurface installations.Current law requires every Currently in 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 after taking CASA-Watch costs of,a regional notification center. Current law requires any person amendments.Will then go NACWA-NYC who plans to conduct any excavation to contact the appropriate regional back to the Assembly Floor. 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. SB 1229 Jackson [D] Home-generated pharmaceutical waste:secure drug take43ack Currently on the Governor's Watch ACC-OC-NYC bins.This bill would provide that a collector,as defined, is not liable for desk. 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-Support 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 Walk[D] Local government:drinking water Infrastructure or services: Failed to pass out of the Watch ACC-OC-Oppose wastewater Infrastructure or services.SB 1318 was amended on Assembly Local Government LOCC-Watch April 12 to remove provisions requiring a Local Agency Formation Committee and is now dead. 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 plan to address the findings.This bill would additionally require a local agency formation commission to enact policies designed to promote the logical and ordedy development of areas adjacent to the sphere of influence of each city and special district. OCSD Bills of Interest WRDA S. Inoire [R] Water Resources Development Act(WRDA) reauthorization 4/28/2016 Marked up and sent Support ACC-OC-NYC 2848 measure. The bill, cited as WRDA 2016,is notable for a decision by to Senate floor for debate and CASA-Support the committee leadership to incorporate a host of new issues focusing vote NACWA-NYC on 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 OCSD Bills of Interest HR 2993 Matsui[D] 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 Murkowskl(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. H.R.5538 Calvert(R) Fiscal Year 2017 USEPA Appropriations: Interior and Environment 5/26/2016 Subcommittee on Watch No staled support Appropriations. Provides funding to support key water infrastructure Interior and Environment at this time as bill 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 W IFIA assistance provided with directives to leverage future date. No corresponding assistance at 125:1 ratio. Corresponding Senate bill is S. 1645, Senate legislation. H.R.8 Upton(R) North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015.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 incorporated House drought and numerous stalled natural resources provisions including drought bill, H.R.2898, into energy bill relief. to force action on drought bill, bypassing usual legislative OCSD Bills of Interest S.2012 Murkowski(R) Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016.A bill to modernize nation's Watch No supporters of energy policy. Legislation expand beyond oil and gas energy focus to note for OCSD include additional focus on energy water nexus by encouraging use of energy efficient technologies in treatment and conveyance of water. 4/20/2016 Passed Senate and referred to House(See H.R.8 Status). House-Senate Conference Committee pending Senate naming conferees. Legend: ACC-OC-Association of California Cities, Orange County LOCC-League of Califomia Cities NYC-Not Yet Considered CASA-California Association of Sanitation Agencies NACWA-National Association of Clean Water Agencies CSDA-California Special Districts Association LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Meting Data To ad.of Dir. 09/13/16 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 inputs 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 August2016 Activity # # of Guests OCSD/OCWD Tours 22 650 OCSD Tours 7 192 Events 2 1700 S eaking Engagements 5 —150 CEQA N/A FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS N/A ATTACHMENTS The following attachments are attached in hard copy and may also be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (www.ocsd.coml with the complete agenda package: • Outreach Calendar August2016 • Media Clips August 2016 Page 2 of 2 OCSD Outreach Report - 8/25/2016 Date Time Organization/Event Location Purpose Attendee Contact 08/01/2016 1015- 1215 Plant Tour A& B Beijing Middle School Xuan Nguyen Tour Cheryl Scott Tour. Approx.40 guests Guide 08/02/2016 1300- 1430 Plant Tour Room A STEMQuesl group lour. Cheryl Scott 08/02/2016 900- 1030 Speaking Engagement Brandman University Gallery Walk- STEM Sam Choi Speaker Cheryl Scott professionals discussions 08/04/2016 930- 1200 Speaking Engagement Brandman University STEM Professionals Sam Choi Speaker Cheryl Scott discuss projects. 08/05/2016 - La Habra Corn Festival El Centro Lions Park OCSD to host Various OCSD Cheryl Scott 08/07/2016 information booth. Employees 08/05/2016 1230- 1400 Plant Tour Boardroom New Jersey residents to Xuan Nguyen Tour Cheryl Scott tour Pl. Approx. 8 Guide guests 08/11/2016 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom Chinese Delegation Mark Esquer Tour Cheryl Scott Tour. Approx. 30 guests. Guide 08/13/2016 1000- 1400 OCSD/OCWD Joint Open OCSD/OCWD Community Open House Various OCSD Cheryl Scott House Event. Outreach booths Employees 08/17/2016 845- 1130 Plant Tour Boardroom B & V Board of Director Jim Herberg tour guide Cheryl Scott Meeting and tours 08/22/2016 1130- 1230 Plant Tour Control Center Operator Training Class Paula Zeller Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Tour 8/25/2016 9:13:23 AM OCSD Outreach Report - 8/25/2016 Date Time Organization/Event Location Purpose Attendee Contact 08/30/2016 1300- 1430 Plant Tour Boardroom Vanguard University Ryal Wheeler Tour Cheryl Scott Tour. Approx. 30 guests. Guide 09/01/2016 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom West Coast Univ. Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Nursing to tour P1. 09/07/2016 1900-2000 Speaking Engagement CSULB CSULB Lisa Rothbart Speaker Cheryl Scott 09/07/2016 1100- 1200 Speaking Engagement Huntington Harbor Huntington Harbor Sea Jennifer Cabral Speaker Cheryl Scott Belles Speaking event. 09/08/2016 1830- 1930 Speaking Engagement HB City Hall Community Emergency Jennifer Cabral Speaker Cheryl Scott Response Team HB Speaking Engagement 09/16/2016 1000- 1130 Plant Tour Boardroom CSUF Health Science Xuan Nguyen Tour Cheryl Scott class to tour P1.Approx. Guide 25 guests. 09/23/2016 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom WestCoast Univ. Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Nursing tour. 17 guests 09/26/2016 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom WestCoast Univ. Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Nursing tour. 17 guests, Gina Tour guide 09/27/2016 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom New Employee/Open Leyla Perez Tour Guide Cheryl Scott tour. 8/25/2016 9:13:23 AM OCSD Outreach Report - 8/25/2016 Date Time Organization/Event Location Purpose Attendee Contact 09/28/2016 1130- 1230 Plant Tour Control Center Operator Training Class Paula Zeller Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Tour 09/29/2016 900- 1200 Plant Tours A& B Coaslkeepers CMHS to Xuan Nguyen Tour Cheryl Scott tour P1. 40 guests Guide 09/30/2016 900- 1200 Plant Tours Boardroom Coastkeepers CMHS Cindy Murra Tour Guide Cheryl Scott Tour 40 Attendees 8/25/2016 9:13:23 AM Monthly News Clippings O�JN�V SAW TgT�oy Q � t C, vwv August 2016 OCSD Public Affairs Office Table of Contents CONSTRUCTION................................................... ................... PAGE 'I July 26, 2016 Noisy sewage pipe repairs to continue in Tustin By: Susan Goulding Orange County Register August 15, 2016 Construction may slow commute to CSUF classes By: Angie Marcos Orange County Register HUMAN INTEREST....................................................................PAGE 5 July 21, 2016 OCSD & OCWD Community Open House-August 13 City of La Palma-Public July 26, 2016 15 Water Management Companies at the Forefront of Innovation Control Solutions Inc. Staff August 2, 2016 Huntington Beach mayor Katapodis opts not to run for re-election By: Greg Mellen Orange County Register August 18, 2016 "Experts to Watch"series meet nine experts helping California increase conservation and efficiency through water reuse technology, policy and regulations. By: Tara Lohan News Deeply, Water Deeply August 24, 2016 Despite CdM Teen's illness, officials not worried about ocean water quality By: Alexia Fernandez Daily Pilot August 26, 2016 County scraps pipeline project at Talbert Regional Park By: Luke Money Daily Pilot HYDROGEN BIO GAS................................................................ PAGE 23 August 1, 2016 Flush, then fill up: Japan taps sewage to fuel hydrogen-powered cars By: Julie Makinen Los Angeles Times TWITTER POSTINGS.................................................................PAGE 28 FACEBOOK POSTINGS.............................................................. PAGE 39 Orange County Register July 26, 2016 OPANGE COUNTY i � FT- [R Noisy sewage pipe repairs to continue in Tustin July 26,2016 Updated 5:15 p.m. By SUSAN CHRISTIAN GOULDING/STAFF WRITER Lucille Young had trouble sleeping Sunday night. No,she wasn't particularly worried about anything—except for keeping her eyes open at her job the next day. Jackhammers pounded outside her Tustin apartment from 9 p.m.to 6 a.m.And they will continue to do so periodically over the next few weeks. "It was like they were right in my bedroom,"Young said."I work 10 hours a day and I'm 69 years old. I need my rest." Young fives on the comer of Newport and Mitchell avenues,right where the Orange County Sanitation District is digging into a major construction project,replacing 50-yearold sewage pipes. Still,why all this racket when residents are trying to get some shut-eye? "Nighttime work is done to mitigate traffic concerns,"said sanitation district spokeswoman Jennifer Cabral. "It's short-term impact for long-term results." The"Red Hill Sewer hnprovements Project"involves replacing or updating 1,100 feet of pipeline and more than 40 manholes along a stretch of Red Hill Avenue between McGaw and Mitchell avenues, as well as the Newport and Mitchell intersection. Six thousand feet will be updated with new lining rather than switched out. But, Cabral said,the other 5,000 feet call for workers to jackhammer through concrete and asphalt. 1 "We are putting in new pipe with a wider diameter in some areas,"she said. "This means demolition and open trenches." Ken Nishikawa, Tustin's deputy director of public works,expressed frustration that the city and the sanitation district could not arrive at a better compromise for the time the work is done. "Originally,the plan was for day work,but OCSD wanted to close the Newport-Mitchell intersection completely for five weeks,"Nishikawa said. "That would be impossible." Ground zero—the 14000 block of Newport Avenue—is located between the 5 and 55 freeways, only blocks from each freeway. Nishikawa said about 29,000 vehicles travel Newport Avenue per day. "There is no way we can detour people around this intersection,"he said. The city proposed closing one lane during non-rush hour periods. "But they told us that alternative would require the use of smaller equipment and would take twice as long, doubling the cost,"Nishikawa said. In late June,a-mails between Nishikawa and Orange County Sanitation District officials show they were still debating the details of a project slated to begin July 5. "We are just not comfortable with complete intersection shutdown and night work given the noise," Nishikawa wrote. In one of his communications,Nishikawa even wondered if the project could be postponed. But sanitation didstrict project manager Hardat Khublall responded that the agency had already committed to a contractor.Furthermore,it's necessary maintenance to prevent future sewage spills, spokeswoman Cabral said. According to the sanitation district,residents near the the intersection can expect more of the same this week, and again the week of Aug. 8-12,when additional demolition is scheduled. The district manages 580 miles of sewer lines in an underground world that those on top rarely consider. "Out of sight, out of mind,"Cabral said. "That's a good thing, until we have a project in your area." Contact the writer: sgoulding@ocregister.com 2 Orange County Register August 15, 2016 ORANGE COUNTY E-�, �I TERlb° Construction may slow commute to CSUF classes Aug. 15,2016 Updated 9:22 a.m. By ANGIE MARCOS/STAFF WRITER With the start of the 2016-2017 academic year at Cal State Fullerton--the fall semester kicks off on Wednesday--back-to-school commuting may be worse this year due to an ongoing sewer replacement project near the campus. 3 The first phase of the roadwork,which is part of the Orange County Sanitation District's Newhope Sewer Replacement Project,began in May and is expected to continue through late 2017. The project focuses on the replacement of a sewer line on State College Boulevard,from Yorba Linda Boulevard into Anaheim. It will be completed in two phases. The first phase of the project will end at the 91 freeway. Phase Two(beginning in winter 2018) will go from the 91 freeway to Orangewood Avenue. Roadwork on Yorba Linda between State College and Associated Road is expected to wrap up in the coming days, as is the work on State College between Dorothy Lane and Nutwood Avenue. However, construction crews and traffic delays can be expected on State College between Yorba Linda and Dorothy through the end of September. In September, crews will begin working on State College between Nutwood and East Santa Fe Avenue. This portion of the project will continue through April 2017. In October,roadwork will begin on State College between Kimberly Avenue and the 91 freeway. This project will continue through July 2017. Lane closures are expected to cause delays. Construction is expected to occur Mondays through Fridays from 7 a.m.to 10 p.m. and Saturdays from 7 a.m.to 7 p.m. Occasional night and Sunday work may occur. For more information on the status of the project, its phases and alternate routes,visit ocsd.com. 4 City of La Palma July 21, 2016 OCSD & OCWD Community Open House - August 13 The Orange County Sanitation District and Orange County Water District will host a Community Open House on Saturday,August 13,2016 from 10 a.m.2 p.m.The free event will feature games, activities, music, giveaways,prizes, food, and more! Don't miss your chance to tour OC's largest wastewater treatment facility and the world's largest advanced water purification facility of its kind,the Groundwater Replenishment System. Tours last approximately one hour and include walking and riding aboard a shuttle bus. Space is limited, so it is very important to RSVP in advance. Children are welcome(recommended for ages 10+). 5 Control Solutions Inc. July 26, 2016 Control Solutions Inc. 15 WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANIES AT THE FOREFRONT OF INNOVATION Posted: 7/26/16 Water: the world's most important resource.Life springs from it, is nourished by it,and quickly dies without it. Experts who clean the world's wastewater and manage its water supplies are found in government agencies,public and private companies,and each is working hard to keep clean water flowing. And not just to drink,bathe and play in, but to use in industrial processing and food manufacturing,too. If you're a water quality professional,you'll likely be attending the upcoming Water Environment Federation's Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference.The largest exhibition of its kind in the world,WEFTEC 2016 is being held in New Orleans in September,and will play host to nearly 1,000 exhibiting companies.A perfect place to network, exhibitors will be bringing their latest technologies and solutions to show(along with technical experts to explain it all). You may see some of the 15 water and wastewater treatment and management companies listed below at WEFTEC. Global or national,big or small,these groups and individuals are making a difference, one community,one facility,one industry at a time. EL PASO WATER Living up to its vision of delivering sustainable water services to the community it serves,El Paso Water is reported by WaterWorld magazine to be purchasing a 26,470-acre ranch as a future source of groundwater. While the pipeline system will not be operational until 2050,at a total estimated cost of $600 million,it is said to secure the future of El Paso's water needs. WATER STANDARD Delivering water treatment services to the energy industry,including offshore facilities,Water Standard offers everything from individualized designs to tum-key and rental systems. With an eye on the bottom line, yet meeting the oil and gas industry's stringent requirements,the company's treatment and management services include membrane systems,filtration,desalination and full cycle. Water management,not treatment, is crucial to the oil industry, Amanda Brock writes in the June issue of Global Water Intelligence. It's also just as crucial for water companies to combine services. She points to the demise of standalone water treatment companies since the 2014 oil industry downturn, and says that oil producers looking to restart and expand in today's healthier climate will actually avoid the cost of treatment if at all possible. DC WATER DC Waterjust launched an interactive online tool allowing its customers to look up whether service lines are lead,copper or galvanized iron.Because the water system dates back to the 1800s and lead was a commonly used pipe-building material through the 1950s,it is quits possible for homeowners to find that their private property pipes do indeed contain lead.DC Water offers free water testing for lead and other resources to help area residents stay safe and remove lead sources. AMERICAN WATER 6 This 130-year-old company provides drinking water and wastewater services to some 15 million people nationwide.Its R&D is impressive,writes Heather Clancy of Green Biz: "Among other things, it is testing technologies including smart meters and acoustic pipeline monitoring systems,demand response systems that automate water pump schedules for improved efficiency and—with more frequency—water reuse strategies and processes." Still,American Water Vice President and Chief Environmental Officer Mark W. LeChevallier,Ph.D., reminds us that all that filtration and purification started with something as old as the earth itself: dirt. NALCO WATER An Ecolab company,NALCO Water has been in the water treatment business for more than eight decades, specializing in industrial applications. Some of its services include: • helping healthcare customers manage risk for waterborne pathogens, • reducing electricity costs by as much as S.15 per square foot through a coil flow program, • and lowering water usage by up to 30 percent through cooling water technology. LINDSAY CORPORATION Today an international water management systems and products provider, Lindsay Corporation started in the 1950s as a farm equipment business. Writing for The Street's Real Money,James Gentile says, "Irrigation,both domestically and internationally, comprises about 80 percent of Lindsay's revenue." And while he notes that sales have been hit by lower spending,global demand for irrigation systems and technology,together with"terrific variable cost management and increasing manufacturing efficiencies,"have kept Lindsay's balance sheet neutral and dividend payouts up. BIOGILL Headquartered in Australia,this private company was founded in 2009,offering above-ground modular and scalable water treatment technology. Developed by researchers at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, BioGill units treat industrial wastewater across industries including sewage,food and beverage and aquaculture. The results are impressive. One customer, a sustainable winery near Toronto called Cave Spring Cellars,reduced the bio-contamination of its wastewater by up to 98%through the use of BioGill technology. AYALA AQUA This Israeli firm operates with a simple goal: "Use natural,energy-free tools to restore balance to the environment."With sustainable solutions implemented in countries all over the world—including Chile,the United States,France,Germany and India, among others—Ayala Aqua is doing just that. ISRAEL21c Associate Editor Abigail Klein Leichman writes about the company's phytoremediation systems,which purify wastewater using plants. Ayala founder and CEO Eli Cohen calls it"active landscaping." "You can treat your own sewage in the park or garden and use the purified water to irrigate,"he explains. "You can produce high-quality water from nature if you create the right environment of plants,gravel and soil, and special natural additives for specific problems such as heavy metals and radioactive elements. If you do it in a natural way,it can last forever." WATER QUALITY SPECIALISTS This full-service water treatment company located just outside of San Diego operates water and wastewater treatment plants and systems throughout Southern California The operators at WQS work closely with a maintenance division that installs and services the equipment. They specialize in the 7 operation of a variety of wastewater treatment plants, including activated sludge,biological filtration, disinfection,pond and lagoon system,and tertiary treatment. WQS also offers services in water treatment,small water systems and reclaimed water. OCSD The Orange County Sanitation District has the`largest `toilet-to-tap' facility on the planet,"writes Bloomberg's Amanda Little. It purifies wastewater to the tune of 100 million gallons, every day, which is enough drinking water for 850,000 people.The filtration technology to make water fit for human consumption uses polymer membranes,which remove contaminants microscopic in size. Why is this technology so crucial?As Tim Quinn,executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies,tells Little: "Recycled wastewater will probably be the single largest source of water for California over the next quarter century.And it isn't just happening here—the same goes for many water-strapped regions of the world." WESTECH An employee-owned company in Salt Lake City, WesTech Engineering designs,refines and manufactures water treatment processes and equipment. These can be used in communities or for industrial purposes,but whatever the use,WesTech senior account manager John Gottschall tells Company Week the company's raison d'etre is to treat water. "We either clean the water of the material that's in it or we capture the solids that are suspended in the water because they are valuable,"the company writes. AERATION INDUSTRIES For more than 40 years,Aeration has been providing wastewater treatment expertise and products to municipalities and industries. Its goal is simple: "to achieve and maintain clean,safe water supplies," because life depends on it. While the largest users of Aeration technologies tend to be industrial and municipal plants, aquaculture-based businesses,like fish farms and commercial ponds and rivers,as well as leisure properties like golf courses,also use thew clean water systems. DMP CORPORATION Since 1971,DMP Corporation has been telling customers to get back to work and let them worry about wastewater issues. With an experienced and expert team,DMP understands the unique nature of wastewater removal,which changes by industry and facility. They have developed continuous flow and batch treatment systems,each modular,adaptable and customizable, designed so that a working system can be up and running fast. DMP deals with process water, which might require a simple filtration or a closed-loop reuse system, sludge dewatering, and designs for zero liquid discharge where necessary. Technologies used include chemical and biological, in addition to filtration and separation. YATES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Water industry professional James Yates is the principal of Yates Environmental Services,a private practice engineering and research firm in Spokane, Washington. Yates provides treatment solutions, process design reviews and system audits. Sometimes he works for third party investment groups, and at times manages projects for large industrial customers. Specific examples of some of his projects include: market research analysis for the Oil Sands of Canada;retrofitting an existing treatment system,and saving his client a costly capital upgrade; and inspecting a municipal wastewater system for operational issues. BIOFILTRO 8 Another wastewater purification company with a natural filtration system is BioFiltro. Started by a biophysicist in Chile 25 years ago,the methods the company developed used earthworms and bacteria. Today,the system is capable of"filtering organic liquid waste at an industrial scale." Those worms in BioFiltro's BIDA system not only remove up to 99%of the water contaminants, but they do it in 4 hours and use some 95 percent less energy than traditional models.Across industries and environments,the modular technology to date has processed billions of gallons of liquid waste, at a rate of millions of gallons per day. 9 Orange County Register August 2, 2016 G ORANGE COUNTY Huntington Beach mayor Katapodis opts not to run for re-election Aug.2.2016 Updated 11:41 p.m mal a ' 4 � 1 By GREG MELLEN/STAFF WRITER In the end,it was an offer too good to pass on. After four years on City Council and the last year as Mayor,Jim Katapodis announced that he will not run for re-election in November to pursue a full-time job as a consultant with the state's Peace Officers Standards and Training in Sacramento. Katapodis said the schedule and travel are such that he couldn't in good conscience devote the time needed for his council duties. "There's just no way I can do both,"he said. 10 Katapodis,60,will also step away from positions with the Orange County Transit Authority and the Sanitation District.He starts the job in Sacramento in December. "I will miss him because I think he's done a wonderful job,"said Mayor Pro Tern Dave Sullivan, who has literally been Katapodis' right-hand man at council sessions. A former mayor himself—and a candidate in the upcoming election—Sullivan had praise for the way Katapodis assumed the mayoral duties that rotate annually. "We got very close,"said Sullivan."He caught on real quick." A retired Los Angeles Police Department sergeant,Katapodis has worked part-time as an instructor with the Peace Officers group and said he had turned down fall-time job offers from it in the past. "It was a tough decision,"he said of leaving."I enjoy what I'm doing,but it's a job I've really wanted to do." Sullivan was also happy for Katapodis. "It's an outstanding opportunity,"he said. With the Peace Officers,Katapodis said he would be in charge of scenario management, which he said is about dealing with situations officers face in the field in everything ranging from burglary calls to suicides. Katapodis already teaches classes in the field and will help develop the curriculum and update literature. He said he will travel to Southern California frequently and plans to keep his Huntington Beach home. Katapodis' departure opens up the race for a crowded field of candidates vying for three council seats that become available in November. Incumbents mayor pro-tem Dave Sullivan and Jill Hardy are seeking re-election,and nine other candidates have officially declared thus far. Katapodis said among his biggest moments so far include cutting the ribbon at the new Senior Center in Central Park, and the opening of the Pacific City mall. And he says he's not finished. "1'm not done yet,"Katapodis said. "People are already putting a nail in my coffin." 11 News Deeply,Water Deeply August 18,2016 In the fourth installment of our "Experts to Watch" series, meet nine experts helping California increase conservation and efficiency through water reuse technology, policy and regulations. A worker at the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center explains how wastewater is treated to drinking water standards.Tara Lohan WHILE CALIFORNIANS MIGHT be tired hearing about the drought, the state's water problems won't go away anytime soon. That was the stark message of Pacific Institute co- founder Peter Gleick in an on-ed published last week. "The problem isn't that we're in a temporary drought: The problem is that we live in a world with all the characteristics of a permanent drought, punctuated —ironically—by extreme floods," Gleick wrote. "We must no longer assume that we have, or can get, enough water everywhere to do all the things we want, and as wastefully as we do them." One of the ways to treat water less wastefully is by efficiently reusing stormwater and gray water. In the fourth installment of our "Experts to Watch" series, we look at nine leaders inspiring water reuse efforts throughout the state. 12 Jim Fiedler Jim Fiedler is the chief operating officer for the Santa Clara Valley Water District's Water Utility Enterprise, leading the water supply program. Fiedler's district owns and operates the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center (SVAWPC), the largest advanced water purification plant in Northern California. Through a process of microfiltration, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet light, SVAWPC turns out 8 million gallons (30 million liters) of purified water a day from wastewater. A civil engineer by training, Fiedler has been working in the field for more than 35 years. He's a board member of the Water Environment and Reuse Foundation and a member of the State Advisory Group for Direct Potable Reuse in California. Neal Shapiro Neal Shapiro oversees water conservation, water efficiency programs and watershed management programs for the city of Santa Monica. Shapiro's also the secretary of the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association and has set the standard when it comes to rainwater harvesting systems in Santa Monica. Rainwater harvesting offers numerous benefits, from reducing flooding and erosion to decreasing combined sewer overflows. But one of its still underutilized advantages, Shapiro explained in a July 2015 article, is that we can directly use rainwater for functions for which we would normally use potable water—such as flushing toilets. Shapiro considers the rainwater harvesting system at Santa Monica's Pico Branch Library a great example of a system that efficiently recycles rainwater for nonpotable uses in a building and even allows for treatment of the rainwater to drinking water quality if necessary. Projects like these, Shapiro says, can help cities become more sustainable and water self-sufficient. Deborah Weinstein Bloome Deborah Weinstein Bloome is senior policy director at TreePeople, a nonprofit focused on fostering sustainable and climate-resilient urban environments. Among its initiatives focusing on water reuse is a 2015 pilot project with the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County and the engineering firm Tetra Tech to retrofit L.A. homes with a high-tech system to capture and store stormwater that ran later be used for irrigation purposes. "It's an old technology but a new mindset," Bloome told Next City at the time. The organization also collaborated on a new set of guidelines for homeowners and businesses, announced in February 2016, on how to use nonpotable water outdoors and indoors. Laura Allen Laura Allen and Cleo Woelfle-Erskine built their first gray-water system in their backyard in 1999. Today, their organization, calledGreywater Action, offers workshops and presentations for individuals and businesses teaching rainwater harvesting, gray-water reuse and composting toilets. They also work with 13 policymakers and water districts to develop codes and incentives for reuse systems for gray water, rainwater harvesting and composting toilets. Allen's book about gray- water systems, "The Water-Wise Home: How to Conserve and Reuse Water in Your Home and Landscaoe." came out in 2015. She's also the lead author of San Francisco's Gawwater Design Guidelines for Outdoor Irrigation. Allen is on Twitter at (o)LauraAllen GWA. Elizabeth Dougherty Elizabeth Dougherty wants to make water conservation the next rage in California. Dougherty's the founder and executive director of Wholly H2O, a Bay Area-based nonprofit running education and outreach campaigns about locally appropriate solutions for water conservation and water reuse. Dougherty practices what she preaches, and gets by on iust 30 gallons (114 liters) of water a day. "If anyone tells you that it's too hard to put in gray-water reuse systems, don't believe them," Dougherty wrote on the Wholly H2O blog. "Conservation is so simple, it's crazy." Sebastian Tilmans Sebastien Tilmans is the director of operations at the William and Cloy Codiga Resource Recovery Center at Stanford University. The center aims to accelerate the commercial development of new wastewater technologies through testing. It considers wastewater not only as an often untapped source for water but also as a resource for energy, nutrients and materials. "The traditional mentality has always been that wastewater is a hazardous waste that we need to mitigate. But we view it as an ore,"Tilmans told Water Deeply in a recent interview. "If you were at an iron mine you're not getting pure iron, you're getting iron ore and you need to take out the impurities before you have something valuable that you can sell," he added. Tilmans is on Twitter at(DSebTilmans. Jeff Mosher Jeff Mosher is the executive director of the National Water Research Institute, a nonprofit sponsoring projects and programs geared toward ensuring safe, reliable sources of water. Mosher's also the administrator of an expert panel investigating whether it is feasible to develop criteria for direct potable reuse (DPR) of wastewater. Mosher told Water Deeply that DPR is attractive because it's local, it's typically water that is already under your control and it's reliable. "We have the technology to do DPR. What we are missing are the criteria or the regulatory approach on how it would be permitted," Mosher said. Mosher previously worked as an environmental consultant, served as the director of research programs at the WateReuse Foundation and as director of technical services for the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies. 14 Erin Mackey Erin Mackey is a drinking water and reuse process engineer atBrown and Caldwell, the largest engineering consulting firm solely focused on the U.S. environmental sector. Mackey has specialized in advanced water treatment, water quality, drinking water treatment, drinking water regulations, water resources, reuse treatment, reuse regulations, microcontaminant control, taste and odor control. Mehul Patel Mehul V. Patel is the director of water production for the Orange County Water District. He has specialized in the use of advanced technologies for water reclamation and recycling and oversees the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS), the largest municipal reuse facility in the world. The GWRS purifies highly treated secondary effluent from the Orange County Sanitation District through a process of reverse osmosis, microfiltration, ultraviolet light and hydrogen peroxide technologies. The purified water is then recharged to the groundwater basin. GWRS can put out 100 million gallons (380 million liters) per day, enough to serve 850,000 people. 15 Daily Pilot August 24, 2016 DAILY y PILOT Despite CdM teen's illness, officials not worried about ocean water quality i Corona del Mar High School's Julianne Bartz,night, plays in a soccer game in February.Julianne was hospitalized this month with a severe case of pneumonia two weeks after participating in a junior lifeguard competition in Huntington Beach. (File photo I Daily Pilot) Alexia Fernandez 8/z4A6 A week after the mother of a 16-year-old Corona del Mar High School student raised questions of whether ocean water played a part in her daughter becoming severely ill, local health experts said they see no cause for concern. 16 Julianne Bartz reportedly was hospitalized this month with a dangerous form of pneumonia about two weeks after participating in a junior lifeguards regional competition at Huntington State Beach on July 22. Her mother, Catherine, would not comment to the Daily Pilot last week about her daughter's condition. But she earlier told KCBS-TV/2 that an infectious-disease doctor had discovered her daughter had been exposed to strep bacteria, possibly contracted orally through ocean water. Catherine Bartz wondered whether bacteria from a sewage spill that occurred in Los Angeles three days before the competition may have caused her daughter's illness. "So the infectious-disease doctor was finally able to get a culture ... and one of the first things she asked us was if she had been swimming," Bartz told the TV station. "And that's when the light kind of came on. She had been very, very healthy up until the day she did that regional competition where she was in the ocean for so long. And in the back of my mind, it had always been a question." Jessica Good, a spokeswoman for the Orange County Health Care Agency, said she knew of no other illnesses possibly linked to the lifeguard competition and that the agency had received no official diagnosis from Julianne's doctor or family. Generally, the agency accepts reports when a person experiences a possibly ocean- related illness. Such bather illness reports have not shown a doctor's diagnosis of pneumonia since 1997, Good said. Samples are regularly taken from ocean water to test them for bacteria, Good said. "There are 140 locations in Orange County oceans and bay waters that samples are taken from," Good wrote in an email. "These samples are taken at least weekly." The Health Care Agency said one water sample from Huntington State Beach was collected at Magnolia Street on July 21, the day before the junior lifeguards regional competition. Magnolia Street is about 1,000 feet from Newland Street, where Good said Julianne and the other junior guards were swimming. 17 The sample was collected because of a higher than acceptable level of enterococci bacteria in that area on July 20, according to Good. Enterococci bacteria are usually found in high concentrations in human feces. They're also used as indicators of fecal contamination in recreational waters, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Enterococci also can be found in soil, storm water, animals and sewage. According to the EPA, enterococci bacteria can cause diseases of the skin, eyes, ears and respiratory tract. They also can cause infections to wounds and the urinary tract, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jennifer Cabral, a spokeswoman for the Orange County Sanitation District, said her agency did not have concerns about local water quality after the Los Angeles sewage spill. "Ocean waters have met our public health state standards," she said. "We do not have any evidence that the L.A. sewage spill reached Orange County waters." Beaches just south of the San Gabriel River and Seal Beach were closed immediately after the spill July 19. The water samples the Sanitation District took during that period did not exceed state standards for bacteria, according to Cabral. Brian O'Rourke,junior lifeguard captain for Newport Beach, said he usually doesn't worry about the possibility of dangerous bacteria in the ocean. The county Health Care Agency regularly updates the Newport Beach Fire Department's Marine Operations about water quality, O'Rourke said. "The water is generally clean," he said. "There's been nothing this summer regarding water quality that gave us cause for concern." O'Rourke said he called Catherine Bartz to ask about her daughter's condition but had not heard back. The Health Care Agency encourages swimmers who might be experiencing an ocean- related illness to call (714) 433-6280 to be interviewed and file a complaint. 18 Daily Pilot August 26, 2016 DAILY County scraps pipeline project at Talbert Regional Park Activists Jay Humphrey, left,and Kevin Nelson stand along the Santa Ana River trail as they discuss the proposed Southwest Costa Mesa Trunk sewage pipeline through Talbert Regional Park in 2015.The Orange County Sanitation District dropped throject this week.(File photo I Daily Pilot) �i like Mon ev Contact Reporter The Orange County Sanitation District has officially scrapped a proposal to install a large sewage pipeline through Talbert Regional Park in Costa Mesa, deciding the project is no longer in the best interest of the district or ratepayers. District board members voted Wednesday to nix the project,which had been effectivelytabled since May because of escalating costs and uncertainties about boring under the Santa Ana River. 19 The latest estimate pegged the cost of the project at $30 million, up from $lg million, district spokeswoman Jennifer Cabral said Friday. The Sanitation District also determined that the pipeline, called the Southwest Costa Mesa Trunk, is no longer needed because the district's current system has enough sewer capacity. Additionally, Cabral said,the pipeline would have been problematic because it was expected to divert about 2 million gallons of wastewater per day, which would have reduced the amount of recycled water produced through the county's groundwater replenishment system. "With these new factors, this project is no longer necessary," Cabral said. County and local officials previously said the pipeline — a joint effort of the Orange County Sanitation District, the Costa Mesa Sanitary District and the city of Newport Beach — would ensure a more reliable system by moving untreated sewage using gravity, as opposed to pressure applied from pump stations. "We still believe it's a good project,but if they're not going to support it, there's really no reason for us to push ahead," said Costa Mesa Sanitary District General Manager Scott Carroll. "We need their cooperation to bring that project to fruition." As proposed, the 4,800-foot4ong pipeline would have started near the west end of West 19th Street and traveled through the southern portion of Talbert Regional Park— about r8o acres of largely open space owned by the county and located inside Costa Mesa city limits. The pipeline then would have gone under the Santa Ana River before ending at a county wastewater treatment facility near the riverbed in Huntington Beach. Kevin Nelson, a longtime project opponent who heads an advocacy group called the Nature Commission, applauded the county district's decision. 20 "I commend the agency for doing the responsible thing— and it is responsible because Talbert is so very important as a piece of relatively untouched wildland,' Nelson said Friday. "That is the kind of place that we, as a society, need to leave exactly as it is." Local residents and environmentalists who protested the pipeline said it would be disruptive to local wildlife and require construction that would effectively close half the park for years. Nelson, who grew up in Costa Mesa but now lives in San Clemente, said he'd like to see Talbert Park eventually combined with land eyed for the Banning Ranch project in Newport Beach to create a larger nature preserve or state park. Perhaps the biggest benefit of canceling the pipeline project, he said, "is that Talbert has a little bit more chance to be left alone." County Sanitation District board members also voted Wednesday to pay the Costa Mesa Sanitary District $192,000 "to offset their costs to support the alignment and the environmental studies associated with this project," Cabral said. Board members in the Costa Mesa district directed Carroll earlier this year to seek some kind of reimbursement from the county, given how much money had already been spent in anticipation of the project. That included 3,252 feet of 12-inch pipe and 116 feet of 15-inch pipe installed in 1991. The cost of the project back then was $250,000.Adjusted for inflation, it would be about $666,000 today, according to Carroll. "We just wanted to get some reimbursement to help make us whole," Carroll said. "We are greatly appreciative that they approved the $192,000." 21 Originally, the Costa Mesa district had planned to decommission five of its pump stations on the Westside that would no longer be needed if the Southwest Costa Mesa Trunk were built. With that option now off the table,the agency will focus instead on refurbishing those stations. The $192,000 from the county district, Carroll said, will go toward covering some of the costs associated with that. 22 Los Angeles Times August 1, 2016 Flush, then fill up: Japan taps sewage to fuel hydrogen-powered cars - +JCS¢iU-9—dmrflJ�JYDF' � 7 J3J 6 Cl� �fr3 C3 An attendant prepares to fill up a Toyota Mirai at a Fukuoka sewage treatment plant,which is creating hydrogen from biogas. (Julie Makinen/Los Angeles Times) Julie Makinen Does the future of driving start with flushing your toilet? When Mutsuro Yuji,chief of the central sewage plant here in this southern Japanese city, first heard about the idea of making hydrogen from biogas—the combination of methane and carbon dioxide produced by the breakdown of stinky matter—he was skeptical. "I thought it was a joke,"he says. But after a$12-million investment from Japan's government,plus research, engineering,design and building work by Mitsubishi,Toyota and Kyushu University, Yuji is no longer laughing. Starting late last year,drivers of vehicles like the Toyota Mirai and Honda Clarity have been able to roll up to the sewage plant and power up their hydrogen fuel cell cars at what you might call the world's first toilet- to-tank filling station. 23 The station is working only 12 hours per day but already is making enough hydrogen to fill 65 cars daily—and that could grow to 600 if all the biogas at the plant was harnessed. After years of fits and starts,Japan is in the midst of a major push to move hydrogen-powered cars off the drawing board and into driveways. The government this year has doubled its funding for fuel cell vehicle subsidies,construction of filling stations and hydrogen energy farms to about$280 million,up from$120 million last year.Meanwhile,camurkers including Toyota are ramping up production plans for the zero-emission vehicles. The effort could have profound ripple effects in California,which along with Japan and Germany is one of the first three places in the world where interest in hydrogen fuel cells and investment in infrastructure look to be approaching a level where the technology could be commercially viable. After years of chicken-and-egg debate about which should come first,the cars or the stations to support them,the numbers of both are mushrooming.Japan now has about 80 stations operating, and Germany has 50. In California,20 retail hydrogen stations are now open,making it possible to drive from the Mexican border to far Northern California,and another 16 are slated to come online this year,according to the California Fuel Cell Partnership. In the U.S.,most hydrogen is produced from natural gas.But a 2014 study by the U.S.Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that biogas from waste water treatment plants, landfills, animal manure and industrial facilities could be used as a major source of hydrogen— enough to support 11 million fuel cell vehicles per year. "Sewage sludge is completely untapped today as a fuel source,"said Yoshikazu Tanaka,chief engineer of the Toyota Mimi. "We believe it's very promising and would bring ultimate self-sustainability to communities." : EST1M{t Yoshikazu Tanaka, chief engineer of the Toyota Mirai, behind the wheel of the hydrogen- powered car. (Julie Makinen / Los Angeles Times) California is one of the most biogas-rich states in the nation,and Los Angeles in particular is well positioned to tap this resource,the Renewable Energy Laboratory's survey indicated. 24 Presumably because of its size,Los Angeles ranked as the top county in the nation in terms of potential to produce hydrogen from landfills. (Orange County was No. 2)Los Angeles was also rated No. 1 in terms of its potential to generate hydrogen from biogas at industrial and commercial facilities ranging from meat-packing plants to hospitals,universities and even jails.The city was ranked No.2 in the nation in potential to produce hydrogen from sewage plants. Californians are adopting hydrogen fuel cell cars faster than initially expected,the state's Air Resources Board said in a report last year. The state is expected to have 10,500 fuel cell cars by the end of 2018 and 34,000 by the end of 2021 —twice as many as anticipated in a 2014 study. The majority of those—some 20,000—will be in Los Angeles and Orange counties. Toyota started offering the Mirai last fall and has sold about 1,000 in Japan and 200 in California, Tanaka said. The company has already received more than 2,000 orders in the U.S., and Americans who reserve vehicles now will have to wait until 2017 to get them. There's an even bigger backlog in Japan. In addition to Toyota, Honda and South Korean automaker Hyundai have offered fuel cell vehicles in California. 1� i 1s n� A hydrogen fuel cell car gets a fill-up at a Tokyo hydrogen station. (Julie Makinen / Los Angeles Times) Phil Fuchs of Irvine is among the early adopters of the Mimi. The 67-year-old project manager for a chair manufacturing and design firm usually fuels up at a station on the UC Irvine campus. There isn't one new his office in Cypress. Though he says he loves the car itself, stations are out of service"more often that you might expect."He keeps abreast of what stations are open via a Facebook group. "It's not like a regular gas car;you have to think about [fueling up] in advance,"he said. He'd like to see stations in Riverside and Barstow so he could drive to Las Vegas. 25 The public interest is prompting the Air Resources Board to warn that California's currently funded hydrogen stations may not be sufficient to support demand after 2018. On average,California's stations can produce half as much hydrogen as Fukuoka's sewage-based filling station already generates. But if the Bay Area and Sacramento tapped all their landfills, sewer plants and other biogas-generating locations to make hydrogen,the region could support 527,300 fuel cell cars,the Renewable Energy Laboratory's survey projected. The pioneers of Japan's toilet-to-tank plant say they're looking to export their expertise. "We hope to be able to take our advanced technology and sell it to Europe and the U.S.,"says Seiichi Hirashita,manager of the Kyushu branch of Mitsubishi Chemical Engineering,which installed the Fukuoka station andhas planned and built around a third of Japan's hydrogen stations to date. 9flAMinan t: That's not to say that the poo-powered hydrogen is cheap. "We're not making any money off this yet," says Sumito Tachibana, chief of the energy and environment section of Fukuoka's startup and investment department. Customers are charged about$11 for a kilogram(2.2 pounds)of hydrogen, and a fill-up requires about five kilograms,making the cost comparable to driving a gasoline car.But producing a kilogram of hydrogen at the sewage plant costs about$100, Tachibana said, and the number of fuel cell vehicles in the city is still so low—30 to 40—that the station is open just one day a week.The Mirai has a range of about 310 miles,and in the U.S.,the purchase price includes three years of complimentary fuel. Takeo Kikkawa,a professor at Tokyo University of Science's Graduate School of Innovation Studies, said even with government subsidies worth thousands of dollars to each buyer,hydrogen fuel cell cars like Toyota's Mirai and Honda's Clarity remain out of reach of middle-class consumers. In the U.S., the suggested retail price of the Mimi is$57,000,but buyers are eligible for about$20,000 worth of incentives,rebates and tax credits. Japan is the most advanced country in terms of developing fuel-cell technology,Kikkawa said,but"we are lagging on infrastructure because we don't yet have a mass market."California,he said,has done a better job of promoting other fuel-cell powered vehicles,including buses and forklifts used in warehouses,ports and airports. 26 But Japan,he said,has an opportunity to catch up by using the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo as a focusing event. On July 1,the city announced it would open a Hydrogen Museum to educate residents and visitors alike about the technology. In addition,the city and national governments have pledged to have 100 hydrogen-powered buses on the city's streets in time for the Summer Games.Those will require four high-capacity hydrogen stations,according to Kikkawa. "This is a major development,"he says. Tanaka,the Toyota engineer,admits that if the price of crude oil stays low,interest in hydrogen fuel cells and all kinds of alternative energy may wane. "We've already seen the sale of hybrids come down with crude oil prices plummeting,"he concedes. "We cannot predict the future. Oil is a commodity, and the price fluctuates." Yet Tanaka says he's determined to push ahead. "It took 20 years for us to establish Prins as a standard choice,"he says of the gasoline hybrid cars. "But regardless of what happens with oil,we should be preparing to transform our society into a more eco-friendly and sustainable place." 27 Twitter Posts August 2016 Twitter Posts for August 2016 Posted 31 limes and Retweeted l limes 6 OC Sewers @OCSewers OC Sewers Retweeted Costa Mesa SD Cute idea for kids. OC Sewers added, Costa Mesa SD @CostaMesaSD What does being green mean to you?.youutube.com/watch?v=lieN1B... #ReduceReuseRecycle #TrashTalkTuesday OOC Sewers @OCSewers Construction & paving still happening in @FullertonCA along st. college, so plan ahead if you're headed that way. 28 4 OC Sewers @OCSewers Aug 29 "There are no shortcuts to any place worth going." -Beverly Sills #MotivationMonday 1 . OC Sewers @OCSewers Aug 29 Did you know that#Disasterpreparedness starts with you? Register for#AlertOC. http://bos.ocgov.com/afertoc/overview.asp ... 00C Sewers @OCSewem Aug 27 Do you care about the#environment and #publichealth?Want to advance your#career? Apply for a #job with @OCSewersi ._ocsd.com/about-ocsd/jab_... ( CWEA Members @CWEAMembers Aug 26 Our Santa Ana section is mtg today at the award winning @OCSewers in Fountain Valley. Do you know#what2flush? 29 60C Sewers @OCSewers Aug 26 #FBF photo from the early 2000's of OCSD's Medical Response team winning an award. http://bit.ly/2 bGm K7m f OC Sewers @OCSewers Aug 25 OCSD was awarded the Gold Peak Performance Award for Plant No. 1 and Plant No. 2 from @NACWA. http://bit.ly/2bErhHz 60C Sewers @OCSewers Aug 25 An interesting article on how 'Living Architecture' tackles global sustainability issues. 191ch Gordon @RichGordon24 Aug 24S4cramento, CA #AB2022 moves onto @GovemorJerryBrown, allows Californians to taste-test clean and delicious recycled water through CA water agencies 60C Sewers @OCSewers Aug 24 30 It's Wednesday, which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's work is: CIP. hftp://bit.ly/2bAg5ao 60C Sewers @OCSewers Aug 23 OC Sewers Retweeted Discovery Channel IN #InternautDay OC Sewers added, Discovery Channel IN @DiscoverylN 25 years ago, Sir Tim Bemers-Lee allowed access of internet to the public. Life without internet? NO. #InternautDay 00C Sewers @OCSewers Aug 22 Names were drawn &winners were notified. Congrats to the six lucky individuals who were the recipients of our#20160penHouse opp drawing! 60C Sewers @OCSewers Aug 22 "The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work."-Harry Golden #MotivationMonday .00 Sewers @OCSewers Aug 21 31 Have you 'liked' OCSD on Facebook yet? Follow our page for news, fun facts & information about wastewater treatment! ._facebook.com/OCSewers 'OC Sewers @OCSewers Aug 19 Talk about#Fbf! OCSD board member, Chad Wanke from @CityofPlacentia found a cookbook from 1982/1983 full of recipes._facebook.com/OCSewers/posts_... 60C Sewers @OCSewers Aug 18 Do you care about the #environment and #publichealth?Want to advance your#career? Apply for a #job w/@OCSewers! hftp://www.ocsd.com/about-ocsd/jobs/job-openings ... t)OCSewers @OCSewers Aug 18 Did you know that OCSD produces enough power onsite to supply 66 percent of our own power needs? Learn more here: --facebook.com/OCSewers/posts_... ... E ss'Sj E� Orange County Water @OCWDWaterNews Aug 17 Did you attend the#OCWD/@ocsewers Community Open House on Saturday? Share your photos with #20160penHouse. 'OC Sewers @OCSewers Aug 17 Want to know more about the work that we do? Come take a tour. You'll be glad that you did! http:/ANww.ocsd.com/programs-student-resources/tours ... 32 JWC Environmental @JWCmonstem Aug 15 Our Monster debuted at the OC Sanitation District open house this weekend! @OCSewers @OCWDWaterNews #wastewater 60C Sewers @OCSewers Aug 16 DYK how to properly dispose of cleaning products, paint, batteries, auto products, and electronics? Learn more here: _oclandfills.com/hazardous 16 OC Sewers @OCSewers Aug 13 Thank you all for coming had a great! #2016openhouse. 33 WOC Sewers @OCSewers Aug 13Fountain Valley. CA Hope to see you here!!! #2016openhouse o_- IWOC Sewers @OCSewers Aug 13Fountain Valley. CA Come on by and see us todaylll Free and fun for all. #2016openhouse 60C Sewers @OCSewers Aug 12 Thank you for having us @CASA_CleanWater! Andustryleaders 34 60C Sewers @OCSewers Aug 11 Are you a college student looking for a fun and rewarding opportunity? Check out our Vocational Internship Program. _ocsd.com. .00 Sewers @OCSewers Aug 10 It's Wednesday, which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's word is: Trickling Filter_faoebook.com/OCSewers/posts_... 60C Sewers @OCSewers Aug 9 OC Sewers Retweeted Public Works Yes toilets aren't trash cans. Do you know#What2Flush? OC Sewers added, Public Works @pwmag Do not flush! Utilities beg people to stop using toilets as trash cans_ow.ly/4yCg302RbMX 60C Sewers @OCSewers Aug 9 Do you have any expired medications? Bring them to our Open House on Sat, where we'll be having a Drug Take Back. .bit.ly/2ay4mfr 6 OC Sewers @OCSewers Aug 8 "The secret of getting ahead is getting started." -Sally Berger#MotivationMonday 35 60CSewers @OCSewers Aug 6La Habra CA Want something fun to do today? Stop by the LA Habra Corn Festival. We're here till 5pm giving out#What2flush swag! yy II ➢S' J •47 an .ert OOC Sewers @OCSewers Aug 5 Thank you for a great event @OCWDWaterNews and the unveiling of the H2O1-earning Center! XI W L. OC Sewers @OCSewers Aug 3 Do you have any expired medications? Bring them to our Open House where we will be having a Drug Take Back booth. _bit.ly/2b2TZOK 36 60C Sewers @OCSewers Aug 3 It's Wed, which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's word is: Digester.bit.ly/2b2TZOK 60C Sewers @OCSewers Aug 2 Interested in a great internship opportunity? To learn about the Vocational Internship Program, visit._ocsd.com. Q)OC Sewers @OCSewers Aug 1 OCSD gave a tour today to students from the Beijing Experimental High School Program. We hope you enjoyed your time! 60CSewers @OCSewers Aug 1 Cool article on how food waste could be recycled! 60CSewers @OCSewers Aug 1 37 "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"-Eleanor Roosevelt #MotivationMonday 38 OCSD Facebook Postings Facebook Posts for August 2016 Posted 48 times and shared 3 times . Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell 3 furs Did you know...? OCSD has spent$2.4 million in the past five years on new equipment&more than $300k in one year to unclog pumps. Just say NO to"disposable"wipes because they really aren't disposable.#What2Flush Be you know what should go down the drain? Home Join other organizations just like yours in educating the public about what they can do to protect sewer systems, public health and the environment. WHAT21FLUSH.COM t Oranne County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell 5 hrs This is such a cute idea for kids.What does being green mean to you?httos://www.voutube.com/watch?v=IIeN180TIME W%QtDoet TrashTalkTuesday It Marl 6 ,r= Green? Teach kids sustainability: What Does it Mean to be Green? htto:/Awnv.littlepickleomss.com Green sustainable storybook about conservation, Protect the earth's precious resources in the am picture book of the... VOUTUBE.COM 39 it Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell 23 hrs OCSD was recently in the Daily Pilot. t-me-talbed- eline-cancele... County scraps pipeline project at Talbert Regional Park The Orange County Sanitation District has officially scrapped a proposal to install a large sewage pipeline through Talbert Regional Park in Costa Mesa,deciding the project is no longer in the best interest of the district or ratepayers. LATIMES.COMIBY DAILY PILOT 16 Orange County Sanitation District added 2 new Photos. Published by Kelly Newell Yesterday at 12:00pm With the first week of school under their belt,the CSUF Titans can enjoy less traffic on State College. Construction and paving on Yorba Linda Blvd.from Associated Road to State College and on State College north to Nutwood is now complete in the City of Fullerton. CA Government.All traffic control barriers have been removed and all lanes are open. The Newhope project has shifted south, construction is now taking place on State College between Nutwood and Chapman so pleas... See More 1 Orange County Sanitation District Published by''%4Amy Straiten Yesterday at 9:00am "There are no shortcuts to any place worth going." -Beverly Sills #MotivationMonday 40 Dramas County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 27 at 9:00am Do you rare about the#environment and#publichealth?Want to advance your#career? Apply for a#job with the Orange County Sanitation District! htto:/AW .ocsd.com/about-ocsd/iobsriob-openings Orange County Sanitation District : Job Openings ®2016 Orange County Sanitation District.All Rights Reserved.Website Created by Vision Internet-The Government website experts OCSD.COM Orange County Sanitation District Published by Tanya Cron c August 26 at 3:00pm Crews will be working late tonight in Tustin at Newport and Mitchell. Businesses are all open and accessible but some lanes will be closed and detours are in place.Thank you for your continued patience while we work to improve our infrastructure. #OCSDRedhill#OCSDConstruction#SorryAboutTheConstruction it Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 26 al2'.00pm Did you know that#Disasterpreparedness starts with you? Register for#AlertOC. http:Hbos.ocqov.com/alertoc/ovewiew.asp Orange County California -AlertOC AlertOC is Orange County's regional public mass notification system designed to keep those who live or work in Orange County informed of important information during emergency events.The system is sponsored and led by the County of Orange in partnership with many Orange County cities. BOS.00GOV.COMISY COUNTY OF ORANGE Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 26 at 11.3lam Happy#Flashbackfriday! Here's a photo from the early 2000's of OCSD's Medical Response team winning an award from the American Red Cross. 41 Did you know that OCSD has their awn Medical Response Team?Our team members respond to medical emergencies at the plants where they work. They are the ones who assess the patient before the Emergency Responders arrive to take over. OCSD thanks all of the employees who are part of our Medical Response Team. Orange County Sanitation District added 35 new photos. Published by Kelly Newell -August 25 at 2:02pm 2016 Community Open House Photos F , je 42 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 25 at 9:30am An interesting article on how'Living Architecture'tackles global sustainability issues. can-rec cle-was.../2950... +u3 is Smart brick' can recycle wastewater Scientists from the University of the West of England(UWE Bristol)have developed smart bricks that are capable of recycling wastewater...Read more here. WWiONLINE.CO.UK Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 25 at 7:55am OCSD was awarded the Gold Peak Performance Award for Plant No. 1 and Plant No. 2.from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA). The Peak Performance Awards recognizes NACWA member agencies for excellence in permit compliance. The Gold Peak Performance Award was presented to facilities with no ocean discharge permit violations for the entire calendar year. PCex.pho... 'erform A W A CIA ON OF CLEAN WA Gold Awards NACWA-a nationally-recognized leader in environmental policy and a sought-after technical resource on water quality and ecosystem protected NACWA.ORG 43 Orange County Sanitation District shared Rich Gordon'sphoto. Published by Kelly Newell August 24 at 11:15am Rich GordonLike Page August 24 at 11:02am Thirsty?Californians could soon get to taste-test advanced,purified, reused water-a critical source of potable water for the future.The California State Le... See More EW Oranae County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell -August 24 at 9:00am Its Wednesday, which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's work is: Capital Improvement Program OCSD's Capital Improvement Program (CIP)is a plan, which identifies capital projects necessary to ensure OCSD's$6.2 billion in assets confinue to be protected and preserved. OCSD evaluates the condition, capacity and lifespan of our infrastructure to properly determine the time frame for replacement and/or rehabilitation. Projects are created from ... _~ a Orange County Sanitation District : Construction Program The Construction Capital Improvement Program(CIP)involves planning,design,construction,commissioning,and closeout for a variety of... OCSD.COM 44 it Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 23 at 1:56pm Do you know why removing#wastewater grit matters?Click the link to learn more. httD:/Aw .hydro-int.com/en-ab/grit-removal Grit Removal *Grit and other solid materials are a costly component of both process water and wastewater,clogging systems, reducing efficiencies and causing abrasion damage and wear that lead to increased cleaning,maintenance and repair. HYDRO-INT.COM Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 23 at 9:00am 25 years ago, Sir Tim Bemers-Lee allowed access of internet to the public. Life without internet? NO. Happy#InternautDay qW Orange County Sanitation District Published by 4Amy Stretten August 22 at 9:00am "The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work." -Harry Golden #MotivationMonday Iffal low Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 21 at 12:00pm Have you 'liked'OCSD on Facebook yet? Follow our page for news, fun facts&information about wastewater treatment! httpsI/www.facebook.com/OCSewers 45 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 20 at 9:00am Are you a college student looking for a fun and rewarding opportunity?OCSD is currently accepting applications for the Vocational Internship Program.The last day to apply is Monday,August 29th. Orange County Sanitation District : Home ®2016 Orange County Sanitation District.All Rights Reserved.Website Created by Vision Internet-The Government website experts OCSD.COM Orange County Sanitation District Published by Rebecca Gorelick Long August 19 at 3:49pm Construction at Newport and Mitchell. Sorry Tustin! Construction is almost over at this intersection. We just need one more night before we can switch to days. Thank you for your patience.#OCSDConstruction#SorryAboutTheTrafc#Constmction!sOnlyTemporary#OCSDRedHill Boost Post 46 qW Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 19 at 2:30pm Names were drawn and winners have been notified. Congrats to the six lucky individuals who were the recipients of two fit bits, two Beats headphones&two phone power packs. Thanks again for coming outl#20160penHouse Orange County Sanitation District added 5 new photos. Published by Kelly Newell August 19 at 9:OOam Talk about#FlashbackFriday...look what OCSD board member, Chad Wanks from the City of Placentia found! Irs a cookbook from 1982/1983 full of recipes submitted by OCSD employees. ...Those Chocolate Mint Parfait bars sound amazing! i Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 18 at 2.43pm Last night of night work at Newport and Mitchell in Tustin! Then it will be day work for about a week to finish up the construction. Final paving will take place shortly after construction is completed. wvw.ocsd.com/redhlll #OCSDRedhill#OCSDConstruction#SorryAboutTheTraffc#ConstructionlsOnlyTemporary#NightWorklsO ver Orange County Sanitation District : Red Hill Sewer Improvements This project will replace and/or rehabilitate portions of the Red Hill Sewer System which consists of two parallel sewer pipelines within the cities of Tustin,Irvine,and Santa Ana.Construction began May 2016 and lasts approximately 18 months. OCSD.COM 47 r. T { Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 18 at 10:OOam Did you know that OCSD produces enough power onsite to supply 66 percent of our own power needs? We are energy producers, producing biogas, a natural byproduct of the treatment process which is used for OCSD's facilities electrical and heating demands. Through this process, OCSD is able to save$6 million per year in electrical costs. However,when temperatures and energy demands run high especially during the summer months, OCSD is doing their part to prepare for power outag... _.. . _. . Flex Alert: energy conservation tips, save energy on high demand days in California California's Energy Conservator, Demand Response and Flex Alert Status campaign FLEXALERT.ORG 1 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 18 at 8:53am 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/lobs/iob-openings Orange County Sanitation District : Job Openings ®2016 Orange County Sanitation District.All Rights Reserved.Webste Created by Vision Internet-The Government website experts OCSD.COM ligh qW Orange County Sanitation District shared Orange County Water District's post. Published by Kelly Newell August 17 at 3:16pm - Orange County Water District August 17 at 10'.31 am 48 Did you attend the#OCWD/Orange County Sanitation District Community Open House on Saturday?Share your photos with 420160penHouse. AQ Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 17 at 8:00am Want to know more about the work that we do?Come take a tour. You'll be glad that you --�,.~- t-resources/tours 1pEl Orange County Sanitation District : Come join us on a tour! OCSD is committed to providing a valuable educational experience that focuses on learning the importance of wastewater treatment in protecting the public health... OCSD.COM Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 16 at 3:00pm Are you living with Household Hazardous Waste(HHW)? Make sure to properly dispose of cleaning products, paint, batteries, auto products, and electronics by taking them to a HHW Center Location in Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Irvine, or San Juan Capistrano. For more info, visithtto://oclandfills.com/hazardous Orange County. California - Household Hazardous Waste Making Orange County a safe,healthy,and fulfilling place to live,work,and play,today and for generations to come,by providing outstanding,cost-effective regional public services. OCLANDFILLS.COM Orange County Sanitation District Published by Rebecca Gorelick Long August 15 at 1:15pm Take a look at our video from Saturday's event! #20160penHouse 49 Orange County Sanitation District updated their cover photo. Published by Rebecca Gorelick Long August 15 a111:40am Orange County Sanitation District Published by Daisy Covarrubias Loaiza August 15 at 11:13am Traffic delays on Yorba Linda Blvd. and Associated Rd. in Fullerton! Please use alternate routes for the next few hours. Now that sewer installation is done the street is being paved and will be opened to traffic shortly. Thanks for your patience as we work to improve the infrastructure. #OCSDNewhope#OCSDConstruction#SorryAboutTheTraffc#ConstructionlsOnlyTemporary Orange County Sanitation District Published by OAmy Stretten August 15 at 9:00am "Don't wish it were easier. Wish you were better." -Jim Rohn #MotivatlonMonday t, Orange County Sanitation District added 3 new photos. Published by Rebecca Gorelick Long August 13 at 2:09pm Had a great day!!! Thank you all for coming.#2016openhouse 50 Orange County Sanitation District added 2 new photos. Published by Rebecca Gorelick Long August 13 at 1123am Come on by and see us today!!! Free and fun for all.#2016openhouse Orange County Sanitation District Published by Jennifer Cabral August 12 at 1:13pm Set up for OCSD and OCWD's Joint Open House is underway.We are looking forward to seeing the community we serve tomorrow from 10-2.Additional info can be found at www.ocsd.com. #2016OpenHouse#ocsewers 51 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 12 at 12:00pm The National Association of Clean Water Agencies(NACWA) is reminding people that their toilets aren't trashcans. Click the link below to learn more. hftp:/A~.nama.org/index.phi)... Toilets Are Not Trashcans Campaign NACWA-a nationally-recognized leader in environmental policy and a sought-after technical resource on water quality and ecosystem protection NACWA.ORG Orange County Sanitation District shared California Association of Sanitation Agencies Dhoto. Published by Kelly Newell August 12 at 11:12am Thank you for having us California Association of Sanitation Agencies Andustryleaders California Association of Sanitation Agencies August 11 at 3:55pm CASA Education Foundation scholarship recipient, Cheyenne Harris,interviews Jim Herberg, General Manager, Orange County Sanitation District.#CASAcon Orange County Sanitation District added 4 new photos. Published by Daisy Covarrubias Loaaa August 11 at 5:28pm Major accomplishment took place last week for Trautwein Construction,the contractor working on the Newhope sewer replacement project on State College in Fullerton. The crew installed 400 feet of pipe in one day, average installation for per day is about 100-115 feet so this is a major feat. In honor of the Olympics, let's give Trautwein a gold medal for a job well done. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to improve our infrastructure. #OCSDNewhope#OCSDConstruction#SorryAboutTheTraffic#ShortTermConstructionLongTermSewem# MakingProgress 52 y. Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 11 at 2:30pnn Are you a college student looking for a fun and rewarding opportunity? OCSD is currently accepting applications for the Vocational Internship Program. To learn more, visit www.ocsd.com. Orange County Sanitation District : Home 0 2016 Orange County Sanitation District.All Rights Reserved.Welbsite Created by Vision Internet-The Government welbsite experts OCSDCOM 6 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 10at 12:00pm Only I more day until our#20160penHouse! Them will be booths, food,games,tours and a Drug Take Back Booth for you to bring your used or expired medication. For more information visit:hftp://www.ocsd.com/Home/Components/News/News/1690/52... Hope to sea you there! -MK 114134il- E 53 Orange County Sanitation District added 2 new photos. Published by Kelly Newell August 10 at 9:00am Its Wednesday,which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's word is:Trickling Filter A trickling filter is 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. OCSD trickling filter tanks(see photo#1)are about 30 feet tall and take up a lot of room. Below is a photo of the plastic media OCSD uses in its trickling filters. i Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 9 at 2:02pm Toilets are not trash cans. Do you know#What2Flush? SubsrrFb,e to our newsletter NEWSLETTER Treatment Solutions.Distribution System Fixes. Flow Analysis. Helping you process water and wastewater more efficiently. Subscribe today. Utility Implores Consumers To Consider The High Costs Of Unflushables Toilets are not trash cans.That's the message the Fargo, ND,wastewater system is trying to send to ratepayers. WATERONUNE.COM 54 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August gat 10:00am Do you have any unwanted or expired medications? Bring them to our Community Open House on Saturday,August 13,where we will be having a Drug Take Back booth. For more information visit:htto:/Aw .ocsd.com/Home/Comoonents/News/News/1690/52... Hope to see you there!#20160penHouse www.ocsd.com The Orange County Sanitation District and Orange County Water District will host a Community Open House on Saturday, August 13,2016 from 10 am.-2 p.m.The free event will feature games,activities, music,giveaways, prizes,food,and more! OCSD.COM Orange County Sanitation District Published by®Amy Stretten August 8 at 9:00am - "The secret of getting ahead is getting started." -Sally Berger #MotivationMonday Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 7 at 9:00am Here's a great video on people trying recycled sewage water.Would you try it? Do you think it would taste better than bottled water/tap water? hftp://bzfd.it/29HqxU People Drink Sewage Water For The First Time "Better than LA tap water any day." BUZZFEED.COMIBV KATE SOSA Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 6 at 11:44am Want something fun to do today? Come check out the LA Habra Corn Festival!We'll be there talking about our Open House and passing out some free#What2Flush swag until 5pm. 55 r� Orange County Sanitation District Published by Rebecca Gorelick Long August 5 at 12:16pm Thank you for inviting us to your H2O Learning Center Dedication Orange County Water District! �Iv Orange County Sanitation District Published by Rebecca Gorelick Long August 5 at 9:00am We are excited about our Community Open House on Saturday, August 13, and we hope you are too. Check out our news release for more information. 56 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 4 at 12:OOpm Did you know what you flush or wash down your sink at home can end up as a soil amendment for farms? By knowing What2Flush,you are helping protect the environment so we can recycle nutrient-rich biosolids that can be used to help improve the quality of soil.#ocsd#funfact#tbt 10 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 3 at 12:OOpm Do you have any unwanted or expired medications? Bring them to our Community Open House on Saturday,August 13, where we will be having a Drug Take Back booth. The event will also have games, food, tours and much more. For more information visit:htto://www.ocsd.com/Home/Comoonents/News/News/1690/52... Hope to see you there! Orange County Sanitation District updated their cover photo. Published by Kelly Newell August 3 at 9:02am Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 3 at 9:00am Its Wednesday, which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's word is: Digester The solid removed during the treatment process are placed in oxygen free B2:B43 tanks, called digesters, and heated to at least 95 degrees Farenheit for between 15 to 20 days. This stimulates the growth of anaerobic bacteria,which consume organic material in the sludge. Unlike the bacteria in the aeration 57 tanks, these bacteria thrive in an oxygen-free or"anaerobic"environment. The digestion process stabilizes the thickened sludge by converting much of the material into water, carbon dioxide and methane gas. M- 1 qW Orange County Sanitation District Published by Rebecca Gorelick Long August 2 at 2:42pm Are you a college student looking for a fun and rewarding opportunity?OCSD is currently accepting applications for the Vocational Internship Program.To learn more, visit www.ocsd.com. Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 1 at 4:10pm Thank you to the second group of students from the Beijing Experimental School Program for coming and taking a tour of OCSD today.We hope you enjoyed your time! Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell August 1 at 1:52pm - This is a cool article on how food waste could actually be recycled. hffo:/Aw .sgvtribune.com/.../your-food-waste-is-clogging-uo- . 58 Your food waste is clogging up California's landfills. Here's how recycling could fix it Each year,Americans throw out 66 billion pounds of food—organic material wasting away at the bottom of a Iandfill.While successful programs recycle tons of... i oranoe County Sanitation District Published by OAmV Stretten August i at 9:00am "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." -Eleanor Roosevelt #MotivationMonday 59 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 COBS 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 SAWPA Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system SCAP Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Management District SOCWA South Orange County Wastewater Authority SRF State Revolving Fund 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 WIFIA Water Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act Activated-sludge process — A secondary biological wastewater treatment process where bacteria reproduce at a high rate with the introduction of excess air or oxygen, and consume dissolved nutrients in the wastewater. Benthos—The community of organisms, such as sea stars, worms, and shrimp, which live on, in, or near the seabed, also known as the benthic zone. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) —The amount of oxygen used when organic matter undergoes decomposition by microorganisms. Testing for BOD is done to assess the amount of organic matter in water. Blogas — A gas that is produced by the action of anaerobic bacteria on organic waste matter in a digester tank that can be used as a fuel. Biosolids — Biosolids are nutrient rich organic and highly treated solid materials produced by the wastewater treatment process. This high-quality product can be recycled as a soil amendment on 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. coil are the most common bacteria in wastewater. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Collections system — In wastewater, it is the system of typically underground pipes that receive and convey sanitary wastewater or storm water. Certificate of Participation (COP) — A type of financing where an investor purchases a share of the lease revenues of a program rather than the bond being secured by those revenues. Contaminants of Potential Concern (CPC) — Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants. Dilution to Threshold (D/T) — the dilution at which the majority of the people detect the odor becomes the D/T for that air sample. Greenhouse gases — In the order of relative abundance water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone gases that are considered the cause of global warming ("greenhouse effect"). Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System — A joint water reclamation project that proactively responds to Southern California's current and future water needs. This joint project between the Orange County Water District and the Orange County Sanitation District provides 70 million gallons a day of drinking quality water to replenish the local groundwater supply. Levels of Service(LOS)—Goals to support environmental and public expectations for performance. NDMA— N-Nitrosodimethylamine is an N-nitrosoamine suspected cancer-causing agent. It has been found in the Groundwater Replenishment System process and is eliminated using hydrogen peroxide with extra ultra-violet treatment. National Biosolids Partnership (NBP) — An alliance of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) and Water Environment Federation (WEF), with advisory support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). NBP is committed to developing and advancing environmentally sound and sustainable biosolids management practices that go beyond regulatory compliance and promote public participation in order to enhance the credibility of local agency biosolids programs and improved communications that lead to public acceptance. Plume—A visible or measurable concentration of discharge from a stationary source or fixed facility. Publicly-owned Treatment Works(POTW)— Municipal wastewater treatment plant. Santa Ana River Interceptor (SARI) Line — A regional brine line designed to convey 30 million gallons per day 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.