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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-11-2017 Legislative Committee Meeting Agenda Orange County Sanitation District ,+ Monday, December 11, 2017 Meeting of the `u ' 12:00 P.M. LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC Administration Building AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Board Room 10844 Ellis Avenue �+ Fountain Valley, CA (714) 593-7433 AGENDA PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: DECLARATION OF QUORUM: PUBLIC COMMENTS: If you wish to address the Committee on any item, please complete a Speaker's Form(located at the table at the back of the room) and submit it to the Clerk of the Board or notify the Clerk of the Board the item number on which you wish to speak. Speakers will be recognized by the Chairman and are requested to limit comments to three minutes. REPORTS: The Committee Chair and the General Manager may present verbal reports on miscellaneous matters of general interest to the Committee Members. These reports are for information only and require no action by the Committee. CONSENT CALENDAR: Consent Calendar Items are considered to be routine and will be enacted, by the Committee, after one motion, without discussion. Any items withdrawn from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion will be considered in the regular order of business. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Clerk of the Board) RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes for the Committee meeting held on November 13, 2017. NON-CONSENT CALENDAR: 2. LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY PLAN AND YEAR-END REVIEW (Bob Ghirelli) RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: Approve the Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative and Regulatory Plan. INFORMATION ITEMS: 3. LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS UPDATE (Rebecca Long) 4. PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE (Jennifer Cabral) 12/11/2017 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Page 1 of 2 OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: ADJOURNMENT: The next Legislative and Public Affairs Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 5, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. Accommodations for the Disabled: Meeting Rooms are wheelchair accessible. If you require any special disability related accommodations, please contact the Orange County Sanitation District Clerk of the Board's office at (714)593-7433 at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Requests must specify the nature of the disability and the type of accommodation requested. Agenda 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(dlocsd.com For any questions on the agenda, Committee members may contact staff at: General Manager James D. Herberg (714)593-7300 iherbem(@oced.com Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli (714)593-7400 rghirelli(clocsd.ccm Director of Environmental Services James Colston (714)593-7450 icolston(doced.com Public Affairs Supervisor Jennifer Cabral (714)593-7581 icabral(domd.com Senior Public Affairs Specialist Rebecca Lon 714 593-7444 rlon ocsd.com 12/11/2017 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, November 13, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. A meeting of the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee was called to order by Chair Sebourn on Monday, November 13, 2017 at 12:03 p.m. in the Administration Building of the Orange County Sanitation District. Director Bernstein led the pledge of allegiance. A quorum was declared present, as follows: COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT: Greg Sebourn, Board Chair Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager David Shawver, Board Vice-Chair Jim Colston, Director of Environmental Services Allan Bernstein, Member-At-Large Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering Peter Kim, Member-At-Large Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance & Chad Wanke, Member-At-Large Administrative Services John Withers, Member-At-Large Tina Knapp, Deputy Clerk of the Board Jennifer Cabral COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT: Tanya Chong Donald P. Wagner, Member-At-Large Daisy Covarrubias Alfredo Garcia Rebecca Long Kelly Newell Man Nguyen Tyler Ramirez OTHERS PRESENT: Brad Hogin, General Counsel Eric O'Donnell, Townsend Public Affairs Cori Williams, Townsend Public Affairs David French, ENS Resources (via teleconference) Adam Link, California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) PUBLIC COMMENTS: None. REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR: Chair Sebourn did not provide a report. 11/13/2017 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 1 of REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER: Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli reminded the Committee that the Board of Directors and Steering Committee meetings are a week early this month, on Wednesday, November 15. He also reminded the Committee of the State of the District event being held on Friday, November 17 at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley. CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Clerk of the Board) MOVED. SECONDED. and DULY CARRIED TO: Approve minutes for the Committee meeting held on October 9, 2017. AYES: Bernstein, Kim, Seboum, Shawver, Wanke, and Withers NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Wagner NON-CONSENT CALENDAR: None. INFORMATION ITEMS: 2. CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SANITATION AGENCIES (CASA) PRESENTATION (Jim Colston) Jim Colston, Director of Environmental Services, introduced Adam Link, Director of Government Affairs from the California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA). Mr. Colston indicated that staff actively participates in CASA in many capacities and on various committees. Mr. Link provided a PowerPoint presentation that reviewed the 2017 legislative year and specific legislation, highlighted upcoming goals for 2018, and provided upcoming meeting and event dates. In response to a question from the Committee, Mr. Link indicated that participation in CASA committees is typically staff oriented due to the technical nature of the matters handled; however, Board Members are always welcome and the conference is a good way to sample what the committees do. Chair Sebourn reordered Item No. 3 to follow Item No. 5. 3. CONSTRUCTION COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM UPDATE (Jennifer Cabral) 4. LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS UPDATE (Rebecca Long) Rebecca Long, Senior Public Affairs Specialist, introduced David French, ENS Resources, who provided a general update on current tax reform, specifically reporting on the status of municipal bonds. Mr. French also provided an update on 11/13/2017 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 2 of the infrastructure policy proposal and changes made to Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) and the potential that this program be transitioned from a pilot program to permanent program. Ms. Long indicated that 104 individuals have registered for the State of the District event and that the Legislative Plan will be presented to the Committee next month and will include the proposed legislative concepts. Ms. Long indicated that staff will provide the attendance list to the Committee following today's meeting. Eric O'Donnell, Townsend Public Affairs (TPA), provided a PowerPoint presentation pertaining to this item that included a recap of the 2017 legislative session and a recap on major topics of interest (potable reuse, hydrolysis, public records, and parks bond). The presentation also included a preview of the upcoming 2018 legislative session and what might be expected (long term water conservation regulations, tax on water, medical waste, and leadership in the Senate). The presentation also provided information on tours to various legislators. Cori Williams, TPA, continued the presentation, providing an update on the OCSD legislative concepts, as determined by the Committee at the October meeting, that might be developed into proposed legislation: • Legislative Concept 1: Amend Public Contracting Code for Sanitation District to increase the threshold for contracting and/or bidding / Proposed Date to Introduce Legislation: January 2019 • Legislative Concept 2: Amend Public Contracting Code for Sanitation Districts to modify the bid advertising requirement to post construction bid notices in a newspaper/ Proposed Date to Introduce Legislation: January 2019 The Committee indicated that Proposition 218 noticing does not need to dictate the timing of introducing this legislation and requested that staff change the introduction to January 2018, even if initially draft language. • Legislative Concept 3: Design Build Authorization for future OCSD Administration Buildings / Proposed Date to Introduce Legislation: to be determined based on construction timing. The Committee provided a suggestion to monitor this topic to determine the timing of introducing this legislation. 5. PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE (Jennifer Cabral) This item was not discussed. Chair Sebourn reordered Item No. 3 to follow Item No. 5. 3. CONSTRUCTION COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM UPDATE (Jennifer Cabral) Public Affairs Supervisor Jennifer Cabral introduced Senior Staff Analysts Tanya Chong and Daisy Covarrubias, who provided a PowerPoint presentation that 11/1 312 01 7 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 3of4 included an overview of the construction community outreach program, ways in which outreach is made, and examples of recent construction and the outreach done. Staff indicated that construction outreach is coordinated with odor concerns/incidents. OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY: Chair Seboum reminded the Committee that this month's Steering Committee and Board of Directors meetings are this Wednesday, November 15. It was mentioned that these meetings conflict with an Association of California Cities-Orange County meeting and event. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Seboum declared the meeting adjourned at 1:22 p.m. to the next Legislative and Public Affairs Committee meeting, Monday, December 11, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. Submitted by: Tina Knapp, CMC Clerk of the Board 11/13/2017 Legislative and Public Affairs Committee Minutes Page 4 of LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE rez 11117 TO12/20/17r AGENDA REPORT IWmNumber Item Number z Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Robert P. Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY PLAN AND YEAR-END REVIEW GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION Approve the Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative and Regulatory Plan. BACKGROUND Annually, staff provides a legislative and regulatory year-end review. Additionally, the Orange County Sanitation District (Sanitation District) Board of Directors consider approval of the annual Legislative and Regulatory Plan (Plan)which provides a list of key issues for staff, management, Board of Directors and legislative advocates to follow during the legislative year. The Plan provides direction to staff and management on how to coordinate advocacy efforts with wastewater associations and state and federal legislative bodies. RELEVANT STANDARDS • Unified legislative advocacy and public outreach program Build brand, trust, and support with policy makers and community leaders PROBLEM Without a strong advocacy program, elected officials may not be aware that the Sanitation District is more than a wastewater treatment plant — treating and sending water to the ocean. The Sanitation District is an environmentally engaged organization which recycles more than 50 percent of 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. PROPOSED SOLUTION Approve the 2018 Legislative and Regulatory Plan. Advise staff to work with Local, State and Federal officials to advocate the Sanitation District's legislative interests and help to pursue grants and create/monitor legislation that would benefit the Sanitation District, the wastewater industry and the community as a whole. To assist in our relationship building Page 1 d 2 activities, we will continue to reach out to our elected officials providing facility tours, one- on-one meetings and trips to D.C. and Sacramento. RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKING ACTION If we do not work with 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: • OCSD 2018 Legislative & Regulatory Plan Page 2 of 2 ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT 2018 Legislative and Regulatory Plan 0 � oaa HE Mi Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative&Regulatory Plan Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Team OCSD Staff Rebecca Long (714)593-7444 rlong@ocsd.com Senior Public Affairs Specialist Jennifer Cabral (714)593-7581 jcabral@ocsd.com Public Affairs Supervisor Robert Ghirelli (714)593-7400 rghirelli@ocsd.com Assistant General Manager Jim Herberg (714)593-7110 jherberg@ocsd.com General Manager Federal Lobbying Team Eric Sapirstein (202)466-3755 esap@ensresources.com ENS Resources State Lobbying Team Cori Williams (949)399-9050 cwilliams@TownsendPA.com Townsend Public Affairs Eric O'Donnell (949)399-9050 eodonnell@TownsendPA.com Townsend Public Affairs Christopher Townsend (949)399-9050 ctownsend@TownsendPA.com Townsend Public Affairs Regulatory Advocacy Team James Colston,Director of Environmental (714)593-7450 jcolston@ocsd.com Service Tom Meregillano,Senior Regulatory Specialist (714)593-7457 tmeregillano@ocsd.com 2 January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan Introduction The Orange County Sanitation District(OCSD) recognizes the need for an active local,state and federal legislative and regulatory advocacy program to ensure that the interests of the ratepayers and the Board of Directors (Board)are protected and supported.Towards that end,the legislative and regulatory team actively engages, pursues,and monitors activities in California and Washington, D.C. and takes appropriate action in support of or opposition to legislative and regulatory initiatives. Each year,the Board of Directors adopts a legislative and regulatory plan,which is a summary of OCSD's goals, key issues, and policy positions. The legislative and regulatory policies in this document were developed taking into consideration OCSD's priorities, the wastewater industry, and OCSD's member agencies and policy needs. These Board-approved policies serve as OCSD's official positions of support or opposition on issues of importance to the agency.The legislative and regulatory plan is a dynamic document, adopted annually and is modified to meet the needs of OCSD as federal,state,and local policymaking agendas change throughout the year. The legislative and regulatory team,in conjunction with the Board,may take appropriate action consistent with the legislative and regulatory plan, including, but not limited to, drafting letters, lobbying legislators, regulators, staff, and crafting bills and proposing legislation and regulations. Procedure for Taking Positions on Bills and Proposed Regulations 1. Staff will track bills and proposed regulations of greatest interest to OCSD,particularly those that fall within the goals and objectives identified by the Board and included in this plan. Staff will monitor bills and proposed regulations being watched by similar agencies in Orange County (Irvine Ranch Water District, South Orange County Water Authority, Orange County Water District, Municipal Water District of Orange County,etc.)as well as state,federal and national associations such as California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA), The Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works (SCAP), California Special Districts Association (CSDA),Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA),National Association of California Water Agencies (NACWA), Association of California Cities Orange County (ACC-OC), and the League of California Cities(LOCC). 2. For those bills and proposed regulations that are being tracked,where there is clear policy direction stated in the Board-adopted legislative and regulatory plan or adopted goals, staff can send letters to legislators and regulators and give direction to the lobbyists to advocate that position. 3. Where a particular issue is not urgent, all legislative letters will be hand-signed by the Board Chair or Vice Chair. If a matter is urgent,staff may use the electronic signature, so long as a clear policy direction exists and the General Manager or Designee approves the letter. 4. When a bill does not fall within the scope of the legislative and regulatory plan or is a controversial issue, staff will seek direction from the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee. 5. If a bill does not fall within the scope of the legislative plan, but the Association of California Cities Orange County (ACCOC), California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA), the California Special Districts Association(CSDA)or the National Association of Clean Water Agencies(NACWA)has an adopted position, staff may follow this position but must inform the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee of such action at the next regularly scheduled meeting. 3 January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan Guiding Priorities • Seek funds for OCSD projects through grants, appropriations,or other means; • Maintain local control over governance of special districts and other local entities; • Oppose redundant regulatory requirements; • Support regulatory streamlining that promotes public health and the environment. Federal Priorities • Advocate for funding of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN)Act including water infrastructure provisions. • Identify and work to secure general federal grants assistance,Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (W IFIA)Act assistance,green infrastructure, renewable energy, and water recycling project assistance. • Work with Congress and United States EPA to advance implementation of the Watersense Program to increase the use of energy efficient technologies at the Sanitation District while protecting against OCSD treatment cost increases. • Monitor federal agency grants for funding of alternative renewable energy, bioenergy, water recycling, biosolids beneficial use, and beach protection. • Work with Administration and Congress to advance commonsense permitting processes including ten year National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits and programmatic permits issued by United States EPA and the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers to promote reduced costs to ratepayers. • Work with OCSD's congressional delegation and administration officials to advance resiliency and infrastructure policies that promote the funding of OCSD's water recycling and other conservation projects. Seek to secure adequate funding of programs authorized in drought relief legislation to facilitate funding of OCSD's project priorities. • Support legislation, policies and regulations that offer to provide below market bonding rate assistance to construct treatment facilities, including credit assistance and infrastructure banks. Focus should be on energy recovery technologies,core infrastructure assistance related wastewater treatment,funding of final stage of water recycling needs, and related demonstration of evolving technologies to address brine line needs. • During the fiscal year 2019 appropriations, identify opportunities to secure federal support of Sanitation District project needs as part of any budget decision making process for the coming fiscal year. • Oppose federal tax reform initiatives that would eliminate state and local tax payment deductibility and/or elimination or restriction on the use or availability of tax-exempt financing for public infrastructure. • Support at least$3 billion in annual federal appropriations for the Clean Water Act State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). Work with Congress and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to streamline the Clean Water Act permitting processes. Provide assurances that CWSRF appropriations are not transferred to State Drinking Water State Revolving Fund(SRF)needs.Additionally,support legislation to revise the SRF allocation formula to allow for appropriate and fair share of funding to California consistent with United States EPA study(20%increase in share). • Support removal of private activity Bond State Volume Cap on water and wastewater facilities to allow for innovative financing options such as public private partnerships. • Work with the EPA on emerging regulatory issues of concern including integrated plans and monitoring effluent limitations and guidelines including but not limited to the dental amalgam program. 4 January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan • OCSD will continue to advocate for federal policies that minimize regulatory burdens imposed upon communities and public agencies that seek to adopt programs for the giveback of pharmaceuticals that will result in the reduction of disposal of pharmaceuticals through wastewater treatment facilities. Additionally, OCSD will advocate for federal funding of programs currently authorized that support the development of pharmaceutical management programs including education. • Support development of infrastructure assistance legislation and policies that support projects and programs addressing resiliency needs that protect OCSD investments. • Work with U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to identify and support efforts to secure funding assistance for OCSD energy water nexus project demonstrations. • Oppose EPA's reform to change the cellulosic biofuel value of the co-digestion of organics,which will lower Renewable Identification Number(RIN)credit. State Priorities • Secure funding through grants and legislation for the final expansion of the Groundwater Replenishment System as well as infrastructure, collection improvements and alternative renewable energy at the Fountain Valley, Plant No. 1 and Huntington Beach, Plant No.2. • Promote a regional distribution/statewide equity approach to the disbursement of State Revolving Fund monies. • Oppose legislation or any regulations that would mandate volumetric pricing of wastewater. • Continue to monitor the state budget process and actively protect local property taxes. • Work with legislators who introduce legislation such as SB 163(Hertzberg,2015) in order to ensure that no unrealistic regulations are placed on wastewater treatment facilities, including OCSD. • Oppose state mandates,regulations,or legislation such as AS 1217(Daly,2015)that set,alter,or otherwise modify the governance structure of special districts,joint powers authorities, or other local government entities. • Support efforts to competitively seek funding for projects that meet the State's goals of expanded water supply and energy reduction. • Where appropriate, pursue State funding for critical aging infrastructure, through funding sources made available through any agency including but not limited to the State Water Resources Control Board and the Department of Water Resources. • Support and participate in Integrated Regional Water Management planning efforts in the Santa Ana River watershed. • Oppose additional and redundant regulatory requirements for biosolids. • Support the creation of a Statewide Organics Management Plan that includes the beneficial uses of biosolids. • Support funding through grants and legislation for a Food Waste/Organic Co-Digestion facility at OCSD. • Support legislation or regulations that would prevent the disposing of drugs down the drain and would provide for alternative safe disposal of unwanted/unused medications. • Monitor pension reform legislation for clean-up bills and relevant proposed regulations. • Support the State's efforts to increase the effectiveness and efficiencies of Local Agency Formation Commissions. • Support efforts to reform the California Environmental quality Act(CEQA)to streamline current procedures and regulations for projects to refurbish or replace existing infrastructure facilities. 5 January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan • Actively monitor the Little Hoover Commission hearings and reports related to climate change adaptation, special districts and other topics as it relates to OCSD. • Support the inclusion of recycled water credits during the development of long-term water conservation legislation and regulations. • Support legislation or regulations that restrict the use of microplastics in any product that is disposed of through the sewer system. • Support legislation or regulations that discourage the flushing of wipes through the sewer system. Appendix A. Federal Tactics B. State Tactics C. Legislative and Regulatory Policies 6 January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan Appendices January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan ' rr � Federal Tactics Initiative Action 1. Identify and advise on federal • Schedule meetings with federal agency stakeholders and senior funding opportunities for OCSD officials in Washington D.C.and district offices to build support for infrastructure projects OCSD priority projects • Develop white papers etc.tojustify requested assistance 2. Seek funding assistance to • Meet with federal agency officials to discuss funding opportunities advance recovery of energy and and options related to the energy water nexus other resources from biosolids 9 Workwith U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies to advance energy and water efficient technologies related to WaterSense 3. Seek Infrastructure assistance • Develop priorities and disseminate to OCSD congressional delegation A. Robustfundingof State 9 Advocate before Congressional Infrastructure Committees and RevolvinglyingFuandd (SRF)and applicable Executive Branch officials to provide enhanced revise SRF Allocation Formula alternative water infrastructure financing including credit, loans, B. Innovative Financing public-private-partnerships and grants C. Project Streamlining • Work to secure legislation and policies that expedite the National Environmental Policy Act and related reviews and approvals • Work with Washington-based stakeholders to support policies • Work with Congress and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on proposals to provide enhanced alternative water infrastructure financing 4. Support tax reform that • Work with NACWA and CASA in support of continued use of tax- protects public agencies exempt financing and feasible innovative financing approaches such as infrastructure banks to supplement traditional funding approaches • Work with state and local government stakeholders to preserve state and local tax deductibility and advocate before congressional delegation • Submit testimony and transmit communications on tax-exempt financing and where possible present testimony S. Support resiliency legislation • Work with delegation and regulators to ensure incorporation of and policies that support new programs for water recycling assistance protection of OCSD investments and promote water recycling Work with NACWA,CASA and ACWAto advance priority assistance • Work with congressional infrastructure committees to secure assistance for resiliency projects 8 January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan 6. Work with federal agencies on • Work with U.S. Department of Energy on alternative energy permitting issues permitting issues • Work with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on environmental site assessment issues • Advocate to extend the term of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits from 5-years to at least 10- years • Seek introduction of amendment to Clean Water Act to address conflict language to allow qualified candidates to serve on California Water Boards 9 January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan State Tactics Initiative Action 1. Develop a proactive legislative • Identify legislation that has potential to benefit or impact OCSD, as and regulatory advocacy legislation is introduced and amended agenda • Identify proposed federal,state,and local regulations that are introduced that have potential to benefit or impact OCSD • Recommend positions on identified legislation and proposed regulation in alignment with OCSD's legislative and regulatory plan • Create and continually update a legislative and regulatory matrix to track identified pieces of priority legislation and proposed regulations • Schedule advocacy days in Sacramento with legislators and committee staff and regulators • Continue an active letter writing campaign in support or opposition of priority legislation and proposed regulations • Schedule meetings with legislators, regulators,stakeholders and senior officials in Sacramento and district offices to build support for OCSD priority projects • Participate in CASA's legislative committees and Regulatory Workgroup and SCAP's water and biosolids committees 2. Compile a comprehensive list • Meet with EMT to discuss future capital projects and priorities of Capital Improvement • Match capital improvements with funding opportunities based on projects project eligibility 3. Monitor and advise on possible • Proactively engage in the drafting of grant funding guidelines and funding opportunities, provide input to drafting agency or committee to ensure eligibility including but not limited to and competitiveness of OCSD projects and priorities funding through Statewide bonds Proactively engage on proposed legislation and regulations that would have an impact on the implementation of funding programs • Identify funding opportunities and provide recommendations for eligible projects. Create an advocacy and outreach schedule on the planning and execution of efforts to seek funds 4. Monitor and advise on funding • Monitor the rollout of the$40 million included in the 2017 Cap and available through Cap and Trade Expenditure Plan for waste diversion projects. Continue to Trade advocate for additional funding in future Cap and Trade Expenditure Plans that OCSD is eligible for • Identify eligible and competitive projects and programs 10 January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan • Create a schedule on planning and execution of efforts to seek funds, including outreach and advocacy strategy 5. Monitor and advise on energy • Track energy related grant opportunities or other resource recovery • Identify potential projects for funding, including, but not limited to: related funding opportunities alternative renewable energy, biosolids to energy conversion, organic waste(high strength food waste and fats, oils,and grease) to energy conversion,and greenhouse gas reduction projects • Ensure wastewater interests are protected as significant decisions are made related to renewable energy production financing, mandates, climate change goals, programs and continued efforts to extend the state's emissions reduction target • Schedule meetings with local delegation as well as key members to discuss project benefits and funding opportunity • Support initiatives that helps OCSD strive for energy independence by minimizing energy utilization and maximizing useful energy recovery from the sewage it receives • Support renewable energy initiatives that are reasonable and fair 6. Schedule and attend advocacy • Educate current administration, key staff and agencies on priority and outreach meetings to projects and advocate for funding allocations that align with OCSD provide OCSD project updates priorities • Schedule stakeholder meetings to build support for projects • Hold advocacy meetings in coordination with funding opportunities and project timelines • Work with relevant budget committees, budget sub-committees, policy committees and their staff to advocate for funding allocations that align with OCSD priorities • Provide full briefings and updates to Orange County legislative delegation and relevant members on OCSD priority projects 7. Regulatory relief to allow for • Outreach with the California Environmental Protection Agency, water recycling and expansion Department of Toxic Substances,State Water Resources Control of GWRS Board, Regional Water Quality Control Board,the governor's office, legislative leadership and other appropriate stakeholders 8. Development and advocacy for • Support and advocate for legislation that will expand the approved design-build legislation uses of design-build for OCSD specific projects targeted at OCSD projects Schedule briefings and updates with Orange County legislative delegation to discuss potential design build legislation 9. Development and • Work in conjunction with CASA and SCAP to outreach,educate and implementation of a statewide develop an advocacy strategy for regulatory framework that will biosolids land application support statewide objectives to manage biosolids land application management policy 11 January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan 10. Development and • Work with relevant legislators and committees to draft legislation implementation of a strategy to that will lessen the cost burden on OCSD of complying with relieve OCSD of cumbersome outdated bid advertising requirements and outdated bid advertising 0 Conduct outreach with various other Sanitation Districts across the costs State to form a coalition to support any efforts 11. Development and advocacy for • Meet with local labor groups to initially present the issue legislation to raise the • Brainstorm proposed solutions that will give OCSD and other contracting and bid threshold Sanitation District's more flexibility to complete small scale public for Sanitation Districts works projects in house • Work in conjunction with CASA to outreach,educate,and develop an advocacy strategy that will target all Sanitation Districts affected by the current threshold limitations • Develop and advocate for legislation that will raise the threshold for work that can be performed in house as well as work that is required to be bid 12 January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan Legislative and Regulatory Policies 1. Air Quality:OCSD is committed to complying with federal,state,and local air quality laws, rules, regulations,and policies. a. Support air quality legislations, regulations,rules,and policies that emphasize the use of advanced technologies and promote greater flexibility and financial incentives to reduce air emission. b. Support measures that maintain and enhance local decision-making authority,where appropriate, in the development and implementation of air quality attainment strategies. c. Support legislation and regulations to ensure greater consistency between the California and Federal Clean Air Acts. d. Support strategies that clearly demonstrate and provide for the most cost-effective means for meeting air quality goals. e. Continue to commit to adhere to OCSD's odor policy to assure that OCSD is a good neighbor to the surrounding communities. f. Monitor legislation and regulations that would mandate OCSD to act as an air quality regulator and enforcer 2. Biosolids:OCSD strives to beneficially use biosolids through multiple management options performed at reasonable costs that are protective of public health and the environment and offer cost-effective alternatives to land application. a. Support legislation, regulations and policies that support the beneficial use of biosolids on agricultural lands, landscape, horticulture,California Healthy Soils Initiatives, mine reclamation, fire ravaged lands,superfund sites, brownfields, overgrazed lands,carbon sequestration and wetland restoration. b. Supportthe promotion and funding of local pilot programs,studies and research forthe beneficial use of biosolids. c. Oppose legislation, regulations,and policies that imposes bans or restrictions on use of biosolids for land application in any region,county,or state. d. Support alternative energy legislation, regulation and policies that encourage use of biosolids as a renewable energy resource. 3. Grant Funding:OCSD is committed to advancing the state of knowledge in the treatment and management of wastewater through the application of innovative and alternative technologies. To this end,OCSD supports grants assistance to offset its research, special projects and capital improvement projects. 13 January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan a. Support legislation, bonds,programs and projects that provide funding for: infrastructure construction and rehabilitation,special studies and research or projects relating to security, environmental education,water quality,wastewater processing, urban runoff,wastewater recycling, biosolids and organics management,water quality improvement, resource recovery,or alternative energy. b. Support projects that provide for public benefit over projects that are primarily intended for private benefit or gain. c. Oppose proposals placing further requirements on grant recipients that return low value for high administrative costs. 4. Innovative Funding: OCSD is committed to supporting programs that provide the highest quality services to its ratepayers. a. Support programs to leverage federal assistance such as credit assistance and highly subsidized loan assistance. b. Support Public-Private-Partnerships, Public to Public and other financing approaches that can reduce costs. c. Support the fully funding of the Clean Water Act-State Revolving Fund Program at$3 billion annually. d. Seek federal assistance to support water conservation projects such as water recycling,green infrastructure through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act(WIFIA)and direct grants to reduce project costs. S. Labor Relations:OCSD is committed to employer-employee relations including, but not limited to: meeting and conferring in good faith with recognized employee organizations regarding the wages, hours of work and other terms and conditions of employment. As Congress considers reforming the federal tax code,many of the provisions subject to reform may impact labor relations. a. Support measures to reform current workers compensation formulas that rely on a proportionate exposure formula. b. Support health insurance reform that does not create additional financial burdens on special districts. c. Support measures to ease applicability of the Fair Labor Standards Act(FLSA)on public agencies. d. Oppose any measure imposing compulsory and binding arbitration with respect to public employees. e. Oppose any measure that imposes upon local government mandated employee benefits that are more properly decided at the local bargaining table. f. Oppose efforts reducing local control over public employee disputes and imposing regulations on an outside agency. g. Oppose any measure granting public employees the right to strike. It. Oppose a new mandatory Social Security tax for public employers and public employees. 14 January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan 6. Planning:OCSD ensures the long-range planning of capital improvement programs in order to deliver the highest quality facilities. a. Support reform of existing state, regional and local planning processes only if directly linked to reforms in the current revenue and tax structure of state and local governments. b. Support measures that provide new revenues for growth management and the public facilities necessary to support expected growth. c. Support proposals encouraging regional, sub-regional or countywide cooperation in planning urban development strategies,especially those that provide funding for effective implementation of agreed upon goals. d. Oppose legislation consolidating special districts that fail to address the concerns of cities affected by the proposed consolidation. e. Oppose measures that prevent or restrict the ability of cities or special districts to participate in the Southern California Association of Governments' (SCAG)sub-regional process. 7. Public Health: Protection of public health is OCSD's core mission. OCSD will work cooperatively with county and state health officers to assure local health protection. a. Support hazard mitigation,emergency response,planning,and recovery through direct legislation, policy directives,and funding toward floodplain security within the Santa Ana River watershed. b. Support(generally)measures that provide for improved public health through regulation. c. Support the protection of public health and environment through the construction and implementation of advanced wastewater treatment technology. d. Support sharing critical information and data from state and county agencies in the interest of protecting the public health and saving taxpayer dollars. 8. Public Works:OCSD is committed to the achievement of effective and efficient projects that provide wastewater treatment services that benefit its ratepayers. a. Support measures that provide funding and support to publicly owned treatment works and sewage collection systems. b. Support legislation and regulation that allow public agencies to procure goods and services in manners similar to private industry,thereby reducing overall costs of delivery. c. Support legislation and regulation that improve the Utility Underground Service Alert Program in order to improve coordination, identification, minimize damage, minimize environmental risks, and minimize cost exposure to publicly owned facilities when contractors are performing sub- surface work. 15 January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan d. Support a comprehensive response to the state's electricity and natural gas shortages that provide a stable energy supply, respects the ability of municipalities to provide power,recognizes that infrastructure (i.e.emergency and standby generators)exists that could be employed temporarily during periods with minimal air quality impact and protects ratepayers(including cities and special districts)against dramatic rate increases and statewide power outages. e. Support legislation and regulation that allow OCSD to utilize the Best Value Design/Build option for the construction of public works projects. f. Oppose Buy American mandates legislation that would increase project costs or prevent the use of the most innovative technologies. g. Monitor legislation that would require the inspection and possible repair of sewer laterals at the time of sale in residential,commercial,and industrial areas 9. Tax Reform/Revenue and Taxation:Track pending legislation to ensure OCSD remains in compliance with the government code as it pertains to wastewater system user fees and property tax revenues and the investment of public funds. a. Support measures leading to a greater financial independence from the state that would result in greater stability and predictability in local government budgeting. b. Oppose measures that impose mandated costs for which there is no guarantee of local reimbursement or offsetting benefits. c. Oppose legislation that shifts tax revenues away from local governments without the adequate provision of a constitutionally guaranteed backfill to offset the lost revenues of those local governments. d. Oppose measures that shift existing local revenue sources back to the state,including the special district share of property tax,sales tax,vehicle license fees,and rate payer fees. e. Oppose the use of revenues traditionally used to fund the delivery of municipal services to fund programs for which the state is responsible, particularly the courts, health,and welfare programs. f. Oppose elimination or restriction of state and local tax deduction from federal tax liability of local taxpayers. g. Oppose elimination or restriction on the availability of municipal tax-exempt financing for public infrastructure projects. 10. Special Districts:OCSD supports the maintenance of special districts to provide specific services, in response to citizen's demands, in a cost effective manner. a. Support outreach to local, regional,and state elected officials to foster a greater understanding regarding the critical relationship between adequate reserves and the successful short-and-long- term operation of water and wastewater agencies. b. Support the work of the Association of California Water Agencies(ACWA), California Association of Sanitation Agencies(CASA), and California Special Districts Association(CSDA)in any future discussions or negotiations pertaining to the legislative and budget issues relative to preserving control of members' reserves. c. Oppose further state regulations that adversely impact special district financing and operations. 16 January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan d. Oppose measures that create or grant powers to sub-regional or regional bodies that would result in an infringement on clearly local concerns. e. Oppose any administrative or legislative efforts to access or transfer any reserve funds held by water and wastewater districts. f. Oppose the imposition of unfunded, mandated programs on local governments. g. Oppose efforts that diminish OCSD's ability to govern efficiently and effectively, including expanding the size of the Board of Directors. 11. Water Quality and Supply:OCSD is committed to participating collaboratively in the protection of regional water resources for the benefit of the people we serve. a. Support(generally)measures to increase water supply and improve water quality in the region, including drought relief legislations and regulations. b. Support measures that would increase funding for water reuse technologies,including support for the Groundwater Replenishment System project by the Orange County Water District and OCSD to create new water supplies through wastewater recycling. c. Support measures that promote and provide for the use of reclaimed water. d. Support policy development,funding, and research for addressing urban runoff,stormwater, and beach closures, including funding for studies that identify the sources of bacterial,viral and other microbial contaminants and human pathogens. e. Support measures to evaluate water quality standards,as needed,to ensure the objectives are appropriately protecting the designated use. f. Support legislation and regulation that would direct U.S. EPA levied fines to remain in the region. g. Support legislation and regulation that clarifies the use of Clean Water Act citizen suits that are frivolous and/or abusive of congressional intent. h. Support measures addressing non-point source pollution in order to protect our ocean water quality and provide funding to mitigate its effects,including integrated permitting approaches that can reduce costs and achieve water quality improvements while allowing permits to be tailored to the needs of Orange County and its watershed. i. Support national aspirational goal through legislation that promotes improved water use efficiency in construction of water efficient buildings and communities. j. Support legislation and regulation that promote improved water use efficiency through state and federal assistance in evaluating and implementing new programs and technologies and increasing public awareness of water use efficiency. k. Support legislation and regulation that provide for the development of the watershed approach, including watershed management plans and watershed-based permitting. I. Support legislation and regulation that necessitate the responsible use of water in residential, commercial,and industrial areas. m. Support environmental guidelines on government agencies that would safeguard the region while providing increased protections. 17 January 2018 Orange County Sanitation District 2018 Legislative 8 Regulatory Plan n. Oppose the imposition of statewide/nationwide fees for environmental cleanup that is privately caused or regional in nature(e.g.,when the nexus between those responsible for environmental abuse and those required to pay for cleanup or mitigation is absent). o. Support approaches to reduce compliance costs associated with stormwater controls including the use of integrated plans. 18 January 2018 LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE M zngDa�1111le TO ad.of Dir. AGENDA REPORT emNumber Item Number 3 Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Robert P. Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS UPDATE GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION Information Only. BACKGROUND The Orange County Sanitation District's (Sanitation District) legislative affairs program includes advocating the Sanitation District's legislative interests, sponsoring 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 • Maintain collaborative and cooperative relationships with neighboring agencies • Listen to and seriously consider community input on environmental concerns • Use all practical and effective means for recovering wastewater for reuse PROBLEM Without a strong advocacy program, elected officials may not be aware that the Sanitation District is more than a wastewater treatment plant — treating and sending water to the ocean. The Sanitation District is an environmentally engaged organization which recycles more than 50 percent of its wastewater. Additionally, to help meet the goal of 100 percent recycling, the Sanitation District uses the byproducts from the wastewater treatment process to produce biosolids and energy used to help run the two plants in Fountain Valley and Huntington Beach. PROPOSED SOLUTION Work with Local, State, and Federal officials to advocate the Sanitation District's legislative interests. Help to create/monitor legislation and grants that would benefit the Sanitation District, the wastewater industry, and the community as a whole. To assist in Page 1 of 2 our relationship building activities, we will continue to reach out to our elected officials providing facility tours, one-on-one meetings, and trips to D.C. and Sacramento. RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKING ACTION If we do not work with Local, State, and Federal elected officials, legislation could be passed that negatively affects the Sanitation District and the wastewater industry as a whole. Additionally, this could affect our chances of receiving grant funding. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION N/A. ATTACHMENT The following attachment(s)are included in hard copy and may also be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (www.ocsd.coml with the complete agenda package: • Federal Update & Legislative Matrix - ENS Resources • State Update & Legislative Matrix - Townsend Public Affairs • Grant Matrix Page 2 d 2 LL �V RESOURCES MEMORANDUM TO: Rebecca Long FROM: Eric Sapirstein DATE: November 25, 2017 SUBJECT: Washington Update Congress recessed for the Thanksgiving holiday and returns to work November 28 for what promises to be a demanding legislative calendar for the closing four weeks of the year.The must-do legislation centers on the tax bill, finalizing a fiscal year spending agreement and setting the agenda for the second session of the 115' Congress that begins in January that is likely to include infrastructure policy.The following summarizes the status of policy matters of interest to OCSD. Tax Policy Moves Out of House with Senate Action Next Up As expected,the House voted on an almost party line vote 227-205 to approve the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act(H.R. 1) that would,if enacted,reduce corporate and individual taxes. Representatives Rohrabacher,Lowenthal,and Correa voted against H.R. 1. Representatives Walters and Royce voted for passage.The bill is notable because it contains provisions that would impact fiscal operations of state and local governments. H.R. 1 would eliminate the deductibility of state and local taxes from federal tax liability. Property taxes would remain deductible up to an annual total of $10,000.An important financing tool,advanced refunding bonds would be eliminated.This financing tool allows an agency to refund a tax-exempt bond that is temporarily ineligible to be"called"by an agency.The refunding bond's proceeds are essentially put into escrow until an agency could pay-off the outstanding bond. According to proponents of eliminating advanced refundings,the priority is to reduce revenue losses to the federal treasury attributable to increased tax-exempt borrowings. 11Page The Senate will begin floor debate on its unnumbered tax bill when Senators return to Washington the week of November 27.The Senate bill is similar to the House bill, but with an important distinction.State and local tax deductibility would be eliminated and property tax deductions would also be terminated,unlike the House bill's$10,000 cap.Similarly, advanced refunding of bonds would be eliminated.The basis of the decision to eliminate advanced refundings is grounded in an analysis that the prohibition would generate almost$17 billion in new revenues to help offset revenue losses from tax cuts. OCSD should consider the potential impacts of this loss and whether any existing bonds should be advanced refunded prior January 1, 2018 to avoid the elimination of current refunding authority. Passage of a Senate tax bill is considered highly likely. However,there continues to be some uncertainty due to bipartisan concerns over a number of provisions ranging from the elimination of deductions and the impact upon the federal deficit. If Senate passage occurs,the next challenge will be to develop a consensus bill between the two chambers by year's end. If this proves elusive,the debate over taxes will slide into 2018 and potentially disrupt the schedule to address infrastructure needs. White House Signals Infrastructure Policymaking Priority Assuming Congress completes action on a tax bill this year, infrastructure policy is expected to be the next legislative priority.The cornerstone of the administration's articulated infrastructure priority has been to secure a one-time infusion of$200 billion of federal assistance through repatriation of off-shore profits. However,this seems to be at risk The ongoing legislative effort to reduce tax rates is now expected to rely on the use of repatriated revenue streams to help offset revenue losses from tax cuts.This circumstance,in turn,is likely to increase pressure on the administration and Congress to rely upon existing water infrastructure programs to provide assistance.To this end,we anticipate,at this writing, that any administration infrastructure plan will support continuing the SRF and The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act(WIFIA) programs. It is also possible that an administration water infrastructure plan might establish a new WIFIA program that would be dedicated to the states to capitalize the State Revolving Fund (SRF) operations.Under any scenario to legislate infrastructure assistance next year,there is likely to be significant efforts within Congress to increase funding assistance for the SRF program. Senate Committee Releases U.S.Environmental Protection Agency Funding Priorities for Final Spending Agreement The Senate Committee on Appropriations released its proposed fiscal year 2018 spending plan for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of the Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill.Under the draft measure,the State Revolving Fund (SRF) program would be funded at$3.6 billion,an increase of approximately $620 million. 21Page The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act(WIFIA) program would be appropriated$30 million ($5 million is reserved for administrative costs). The bill,if enacted as part of a final spending agreement for fiscal year 2018 in December,would mean that California would receive approximately$80 million to support clean water needs.Additionally,the bill would reserve ten percent of the SRF funding to support green infrastructure,water or energy efficiency improvements and other innovative activities. The proposed bill is expected to be the basis for the Senate to negotiate with the House on final spending levels in December.An actual Senate vote on the measure is not anticipated according to reports. KeyAdministration Nomination Advances After weeks of delays,a Senate hold on a number of nominations,including Brenda Burman to be USBR Commissioner,was liked. Shortly after this action,the Senate approved Burman's nomination.The action means that U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) now has formal leadership in place.USBR is responsible for implementation of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act(WIIN)water recycling program that OCSD has sought funding assistance for the treatment of additional wastewaters that could be used at GWRS. In the coming weeks,we expect the Senate will vote to approve the nomination of David Ross to become the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water. Ross was approved by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in October. Justice Department Issues Use of Guidance Directive Finally,Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued an important policy directive to all federal agencies detailing the use of guidance.The directive is notable because it sets out a clear policy that federal agencies can no longer issue guidance to achieve desired results in lieu of, or in addition to,regulations.The directive further clarifies that any issued guidance must be related to the implementation of rules directly related to statutory obligations.The only exception would involve judicial decisions where guidance would support compliance with a judgement. The Sessions action is notable given past U.S. Environmental Protection Agency practices to rely on guidance to achieve desired outcomes,without issuing a formal rulemaking. The directive is also targeted to prevent an existing rule's scope from being expand beyond the original intent of the rulemaking.The contentious Waters of the United States initiative is a recent example of such guidance use when,several years ago,the agency attempted to impose a new definition of waters subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act through guidance rather than a formal rulemaking. In addition to the directives focus on future agency actions,the Department of Justice has pledged to reverse prior guidance that violates the directive. It is unclear how such a review might impact existing water quality program operations.A copy of the directive and its implications can be found at https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/10 I 2271/download 31Page OCSD Federal Bills of Interest PriorityBILL AUTHOR SUMMARY LATEST ACTION OCSD OTHER POSITIONS POSITION Proposed Federal Legislation 2017-2018 H.R.1071 Paul Tonko (D-NY) Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2017. Amends the Safe Introduced 2113/17 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Watch No supporters of Drinking Water Act to increase assistance for States, water systems, and Commerce 2115/17 note for OCSD disadvantaged communities; to encourage good financial and environmental management of water systems; to strengthen the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to enforce the requirements of the Act; and for other purposes. H.R. 465 Bob Gibbs (R-OH) Water Quality Improvement Act. Amends the Clean Water Act to allow for Introduced 1/12/2017 Referred to House Committee on Transportation Watch NACWA integreated plan permits for CSO's and related wet weather compliance & Infrastructure 1/13/17 Supports/Could needs in association with traditional discharge mandates to allow for priority become vehicle for setting permit term extensions to ten years from five years H.R.1068 Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2017. To enable needed Introduced in House 2115/17, Referred to Subcommittee on Watch No supporters of drinking water standards, reduce lead in drinking water, plan for and Environment 2117/17 note for OCSD address threats from climate change, terrorism, and source water contamination, invest in drinking water infrastructure, increase compliance with drinking water standards, foster greater community right to know about drinking water quality, and promote technological solutions for drinking water challenges. H.R. 1663 Robert Wittman (R-VA) Water Resources Research Amendments Act. Amends the Water Introduced 3/21/17 Referred to Committee on Natural Resources - Watch No supporters of Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize grants for and require 3/21/17 note for OCSD applied water supply research regarding the water resources research and technology institutes established under that Act. H.R. 1579 Scott H. Peters (D-CA) Secure and Resilient Water Systems Act. To require drinking water Introduced in House 3/16/17, referred to Committee on Energy and Watch No supporters of systems to assess and address their vulnerabilities to climate change, Commerce note for OCSD source water degradation, and intentional acts to ensure secuity and resiliency. H.R. 1647 Earl Blumenauer (D- Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2017 To establish a Water Introduced 3/21/2017 Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources Watch No supporters of OR) Infrastructure Trust Fund, and for other purposes and Environment note for OCSD H.R. 434 Jeff Denham (R-CA) New WATER Act. Authorizes the Department of the Interior, for 15 years Introduced 1111/17 Referred to Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Watch No supporters of after this bill's enactment, to provide financial assistance, such as secured Oceans- 2/7/17 note for OCSD loans or loan guarantees, to entities that contract under federal reclamation law to carry out water projects within the 17 western states served by the Bureau of Reclamation, other states where the Bureau is authorized to provide project assistance, Alaska, and Hawaii. H.R. 448 Jared Huffman (D-CA) Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act. Amends the Internal Introduced 1/11/2017 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means- Support ACWA and CASA Revenue Code to expand the tax exclusion for energy conservation 1/11/17 Support subsidies provided by public utilities to exclude from gross income subsidies provided: (1) by a public utility to a customer, or by a state or local government to a resident of such state or locality, for the purchase or installation of any water conservation or efficiency measure; and (2) by a storm water management provider to a customer, or by a state or local government to a resident of such state or locality, for the purchase or installation of any storm water management measure. S. 692 Deb Fischer(R-NE) Water infrastructure Flexibility Act provides for integrated plan permits, Approved by Senate without objection on Unanimous Consent on Support NACWA Supports to establish an Office of the Municipal Ombudsman, to promote green 10/10/17 and referred to House Committee on Transportation & infrastructure, and to require the revision of financial capability guidance. Infrastructure OCSD Federal Bills of Interest H.R. 1654 Tom McClintock (R- Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act To authorize the Secretary of Introduced 3/21/17 Referred to Committee on Natural Resources. Watch No supporters of CA) the Interior to coordinate Federal and permitting processes related to the Passed/agreed to by the House on 6/22/17 with a vote of 233- 180. note for OCSD construction of new surface water storage projects on lands under the Received in Senate and referred to Committee on Energy and Natural jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture Resources 6/26/17 and to designate the Bureau of Reclamation as the lead agency for permit processing, and for other purposes. H.R.998 Jason Smith (R-MO) SCRUB Act SCRUB would institutionalize a process to identify those Passed House 3/1/17 240-185, Received in Senate - referred to Support No supporters of regulations that are eligible to be repealed. Under the measure, a bipartisan Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs note for OCSD review commission would examine rules fifteen years or older that are determined to be not necessary and should be repealed immediately, or given to the appropriate agency for the purposes of prioritizing the rule for repeal. H.R. 1653 Robert E. Latta (R-OH) Drinking Water Affordability Act amends certain provisions of the Safe Introduced 3/21/2017 Referred to Subcommittee on Environment Watch No supporters of Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes. note for OCSD H.R. 1269 Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act directs the Introduced 3/10/2017 Referred to Subcommittee on Water, Power and Watch No supporters of Secretary of the Interior to take actions to support non-Federal investments Oceans 3/10/2017 note for OCSD in water infrastructure improvements in the Sacramento Valley, and for other purposes H.R. 1807 Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017 amends Introduced 3/30/2017 Ordered to be Reported (Amended)4/27/2017 Watch No supporters of the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 by exempting certain note for OCSD water transfers between public water supplies located on, along, or across the boundaries of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from prohibitions on illegal trade of plants and wildlife. Specifically, the prohibitions do not apply to covered water transfers containing a prohibited species if: (1)the species are present in both public water supplies before the transfer and the water is transferred directly between them; or(2)the water is transferred in a closed conveyance system (a closed system that collects, contains, and transports the flow of water, such as pipe systems)and sent directly to treatment facilities where the species will be destroyed. H.R. 1579 Scott H. Peters (D-CA) Secure and Resilient Water Systems Act requires drinking water systems Introduced 3/1 612 0 1 7 Referred to Subcommittee on Environment Watch No supporters of to assess and address their vulnerabilities to climate change, source water note for OCSD degradation, nad intentional acts to ensure security and resiliency. H.R. 1769 David G. Valadao (R- San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act to affirm an agreement between Introduced 3/28/2017 Orded to be Reported (Amended)4/27/2017 Watch No supporters of CA) the United States and Westlands Water District dated September 15, 2015, note for OCSD and for other purposes. S. 896 Richard Burr(R-NC) A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Introduced and referred to Committee on Energy and Natural Watch No supporters of Fund. This bill amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 Resources 4/07/2017 note for OCSD to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The greater of 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount or$10 million shall be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes. H.R. 1971 Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) Water Infrastructure Flexibility Act to provide for integrated plan permits, Introduced and referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Support NACWA Supports to establish an Office of the Municipal Ombudsman, to promote green Environment-4/07/2017 infrastructure, and to require the revision of financial capability guidance. S. 880 Tammy Baldwin (D-W I) Made In America Water Infrastructure Act to ensure the use of American Introduced and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Watch No supporters of iron and steel in public waters stems, and for other purposes Works 4/07/2017 note for OCSD H.R. 2001 Grace Napolitano (D- FRESHER ACT of 2017 Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Introduced 4/06/2017 Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources Watch No supporters of CA) and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study with respect to and Environment 4/07/2017 note for OCSD stormwater runoff from oil and gas operations, and for other purposes. OCSD Federal Bills of Interest H.R. 2116 Stephen Knight (R-CA) Perchlorate Reclamation and Water Replenishment Act amends the Introduced 4/25/2017 Referred to Committee on Natural Resources Watch NACWA Supports Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in a series of water reclamation projects to provide a new water supply to communities previously impacted by Perchlorate contamination plumes. H.R. 1647 Earl Blumenauer (D- Water Infrastructure Trust Fund Act of 2017 to establish a Water Introduced 3/21/2017 Referred to Subcommittee on Environment Watch No supporters of OR) Infrastructure Trust Fund, and for other purposes note for OCSD H.R. 2510 Peter DeFazio (D-OR) Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2017 to renew the Introduced 5/19/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Support CASA Supports Clean Water SRF Program and to provide grants to support resiliency Resources and Environment S. 1137 Ben Cardin (D-MD) Clean Safe Reliable Water Infrastructure Act. Provides for a robust Introduced 5/16/2017 Referred to Committee on Environment and Watch No supporters of funding of SRF programs and to establish a WaterSense Program to Public Works note for OCSD promote water efficiency S. 21 Paul Rand (R-KY) Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017. This Reported to Senate from Committee on Homeland Security and Watch No supporters of bill will provide for congressional approval of regulations with impacts of Governmental Affairs note for OCSD $100 million or greater H.R. 3266 Michael Simpson (R-ID) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Reported to House without amendment 07/17/2017. Placed on the Watch No supporters of Act, 2018. This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for: the civil works Union Calendar, Calendar No. 163 note for OCSD projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation and Central Utah Project; the Department of Energy (DOE); and several independent agencies, including the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. S. 1696 Tom Udall (D-NM) Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act provides for language protecting Introduced 8/1/17 and referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Watch No supporters of against certification of technologies that migh impair water treatment or Natural Resources note for OCSD but increase costs. anticipate CASA and WateReuse will support H.R. 3275 Jerry McNerney(D-CA) Water and Energy Sustainabllity through Technology Act provides for Introduced and referred to Committees on Energy and Commerce, Watch No supporters of assistance to support innovation in water treatment and water use Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science Space note for OCSD efficiency. and Technology, Agriculture 8/8/17 H.R. 3354 Kenneth Calvert (R- Department of the Interior, Envirnment, and Related Agencies The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure Watch No supporters of CA) Appropriations Act, 2018. This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for the on 7/21/17. Passed/agreed to in House on 9/14/17 note for OCSD Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Clean Water SRF is related agencies. The bill provides annual appropriations for most of the funded at$1.3 billion Department of the Interior, including: the Bureau of Land Management, the (current level) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program (PILT), the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Bureau of Indian Education. S. 1609 Lamar Alexander (R- Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Introduced in the Senate on 7/20/17. Placed on Senate Legislative Watch No supporters of TN) Act, 2018. This bill provides FY2018 appropriations for: the civil works Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. note for OCSD projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the Department of the Strong funding for Interior's Bureau of Reclamation and Central Utah water recycling project assistance under Title XVI and WIN OCSD Federal Bills of Interest S. 1622 Bob Menendez (D-NJ) Beach Act of 2017. This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Introduced in the Senate- 07/24/2017 Read twice and referred to the Watch No supporters of Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act)to revise and reauthorize Committee on Environment and Public Works. note for OCSD through FY2021 a grant program for monitoring, and notifying the public of, any pathogens in coastal recreation waters bordering public beaches. H.R. 2755 Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Beach Act of 2017. Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Introduced in the House - 05/26/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Watch No supporters of (commonly known as the Clean Water Act)to revise and reauthorize Water Resources and Environment note for OCSD through FY2021 a grant program for monitoring, and notifying the public of, any pathogens in coastal recreation waters bordering public beaches. H.R. 1 Kevin Brady(R-TX) Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce tax Introduced in the House 1112/17. Passed House 11/16/17 on a NACWA/CASA rates and modify policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and recorded vote of 227- 205. oppose SALT and businesses. Advanced Refunding Bonds elimination Legend: ACC-OC-Association of California Cities, Orange County LOCC- League of California Cities NYC- Not Yet Considered CASA-California Association of Sanitation Agencies NACWA-National Association of Clean Water Agencies ACWA-Association of California Water Agencies CSDA-California Special Districts Association T ^ WNSEND IC Arr ' TPA To: Orange County Sanitation District From: Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. Date: November 24, 2017 Subject: Legislative and Public Affairs Agenda Report State Political Update The Legislature will return from Interim Recess on January 3, 2018 to start the second year of the current two-year session.When they return, they face quick deadlines to pass all legislation from last year that did not make it out of its house of origin. The second year of a two-year session is slightly condensed, resulting in quicker policy and appropriations deadlines for bills. Due to Senator Kevin De Leon's announcement of his candidacy for U.S. Senate, it is likely that we will see a change in the Senate leadership this year. Senator De Leon is currently the Senate President Pro Tempera however, it is expected that the Senate Democratic Caucus will at least explore the option of choosing a new Senate Pro Tempore before the year is over. Department of Finance— Economic Update California continued to grow in the month of September according to economic reports released by the California Department of Finance. California's personal income grew by 3.4 percent in the second quarter of 2017 which beat the U.S. growth of 2.9 percent, but fell short of improving on the 4.1 percent growth as seen in the first quarter of 2017. September is also the first significant income tax collection month for the current fiscal year. In September, the Department of Finance collected approximately$190 million above the projected amount as laid out in the 2017-2018 Budget. The majority of the excess revenue is attributed to corporation taxes, where $125 million above the projected amount was collected. Year to date revenues for the State are approximately$666 million above the projected amount in the Budget. The Department of Finance has historically been conservative in their projection estimates, so it is not surprising that the State is above forecast. Cap and Trade California held its final Cap and Trade auction of 2017 on November 14. Similar to the auction in August 2017 when the State received more than $600 million for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, emissions credits during the November 2017 auction sold out. All available permits, including advance permits for 2020, sold at above floor price due to high demand among energy producers. The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund received approximately $862 million from the November 2017 auction. Southern California Office•1401 Dove Street-Suite 330•Newport Beach,CA 92660•Phone(949)399-9050-Fax(949)476-8215 State Capitol Office•925 L Street•Suite 1404•Sacramento,CA 95814•Phone(916)4474086•Fax(916)444-0383 Federal Office•600 Pennsylvania SE•Suite 207•Washington,DC 20003-Phone(202)546-8696-Fax(202)5464555 Northern California Office•300 Frank Ogawa Plaza•Suite 204•Oakland,CA 94612•Phone(510)835-9050•Fax(510)835-9030 The reemergence of strong Cap and Trade auctions can be tied directly to both the extension of the Cap and Trade program to 2030, as well as a key court decision that legitimized the concept in 2017. It is expected that the Legislature will develop another Cap and Trade expenditure plan during the 2018 legislative session. 2018 OCSD Sponsored Legislation TPA is continuing to work to implement the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee's directive to pursue OCSD sponsored legislation in 2018. TPA has begun to meet with potential bill authors to discuss the introduction of the chosen legislative concept in 2018. TPA and staff have also produced draft bill language and one-page fact sheets to distribute to potential bill authors that demonstrate the need for OCSD sponsored legislation in 2018. 21 Pa ge OCSD Bills of Interest AUTHORLEGISLATIVE BILL SUMMARY LATEST ACTION OCSID POSITION PLAN Proposed State Legislation 2017-2018 High Priority AB 574 Quirk[D] Potable reuse The bill would require the state board, on or before June Signed into law by the Support Legislative and 1, 2018, to establish a framework for the regulation of potable reuse Governor. Regulatory projects that includes specified elements. The bill would require the state Policies: Support board, on or before December 31, 2021, to adopt uniform water recycling measures that criteria for potable reuse through raw water augmentation, as specified, promote and and would allow the board to extend this date if certain criteria is met. provide for the use This bill would specify that"direct potable reuse' includes"raw water of reclaimed water augmentation"and"treated drinking water augmentation." AS 851 Caballero(D) Local agency contracts Current law authorizes a county, until January Signed into law by the Watch Stale Tactics: 1, 2018,with approval of the board of supervisors, to utilize construction Governor. Development and manager at-risk construction contracts for the erection, construction, advocacy for alteration, repair, or improvement of any building owned or leased by the design-build county, subject to certain requirements, including that the method may legislation targeted only be used for projects that are in excess of$1,000,000.This bill would at OCSD projects extend that authorization described above until January 1, 2023.AB 851 also allows the Santa Clara Valley Water District to use the design-build process for various types of projects. Before taking amendments,AB 851 would have allowed OCSD to use deign build on their administration buildings. AB 869 Rubio [D] Sustainable water use and demand reduction: recycled water. Two-year Bill Watch Legislative and Current law imposes various water use reduction requirements that apply Regulatory to urban retail water suppliers, including a requirement that the stale Policies: Support achieve a 20% reduction in urban per capita water use by December 31, measures that 2020.This bill would require long-term standards for urban water promote and conservation and water use to include a credit for recycled water, as provide for the use specified. of reclaimed water AB 967 Gloria[D] Human remains disposal:alkaline hydrolysis: licensure and Signed into law by the Watch Legislative and regulation Would, commencing July 1, 2020, require the Cemetery and Governor. Regulatory Funeral Bureau to license and regulate hydrolysis facilities, as defined, Policies: Support and hydrolysis facility managers, and would enact requirements (generally) applicable to hydrolysis facilities substantially similar to those applicable measures that to crematoria. Hydrolysis facilities may dispose of this hydroslate in the provide for municipal sewer system ONLY with a permit from the local permitting improved public agency. Last minute amendments to AB 967 ensured that only health through wastewater agencies would have the authority to approve or deny the regulation acceptance of hydrolysate into the sewer system. OCSD Bills of Interest AB 979 Lackey[R] Local agency formation commissions: district representation The Signed into law by the Watch Stale Priorities: Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 Governor. Support the State's provides for the selection of representatives of independent special efforts to increase districts on each local agency formation commission by an independent the effectiveness special district selection committee pursuant to a nomination and election and efficiencies of process. This bill would additionally require the executive officer to call Local Agency and hold a meeting of the special district selection committee upon the Formation adoption of a resolution of intention by the committee relating to Commissions. proceedings for representation of independent special districts upon the commission pursuant to specified law. AB 1250 Jones-Sawyer[D] Counties: contracts for personal services Would establish specific Held in the Senate Rules Oppose Legislative and standards for the use of personal services contracts by counties.The bill Committee. Two-year Bill. Regulatory would allow a county or county agency to contract for personal services Policies: Support currently or customarily performed by employees, as applicable, when legislation and specified conditions are met. The bill would exempt certain types of regulation that contracts from its provisions, and would exempt a city and county from allow public its provisions. By placing new duties on local government agencies, the agencies to bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill also would procure goods and provide that its provisions are severable.This bill was amended to services in exclude cities, and does NOT apply to special districts. manners similar to private industry, thereby reducing overall costs of delivery AB 1479 Bents [D] Public records: custodian of records: civil penalties Would, until January Vetoed by the Governor Oppose Legislative and 1, 2023, require public agencies to designate a person or persons, or Regulatory office or offices to act as the agency's custodian of records who is Policies: Oppose responsible for responding to any request made pursuant to the the imposition of California Public Records Act and any inquiry from the public about a unfunded, decision by the agency to deny a request for records. The bill also would mandated make other conforming changes.The bill was amended to remove the programs on local penalty for non-compliance governments OCSD Bills of Interest 5B 5 De Leon [D] California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Signed into law by the Support Guiding Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018. Would enact the California Governor. Priorities: Funding Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access assistance for For All Act of 2018, which, if approved by the voters, would authorize the OCSD projects issuance of bonds in an amount of$4,000,000,000 pursuant to the Slate through grants, General Obligation Bond Law to finance a drought, water, parks, climate, appropriations, or coastal protection, and outdoor access for all program. SIB 5 contains other means $1.2 billion for flood protection and water programs. SB 229 Wieckowski [D] Accessory dwelling units.Would authorize a local agency to provide by Signed into law by the Watch Legislative and ordinance for the creation of accessory dwelling units in areas zoned to Governor. Regulatory allow single-family or multifamily use.The bill would authorize the Policies: Track ordinance to prohibit the sale or other conveyance of the unit separate pending legislation from the primary residence. The bill would extend the use of the to ensure OCSD maximum standards to a proposed accessory dwelling unit on a lot remains in zoned for residential use that includes a proposed single-family dwelling. compliance with the government code as it pertains to wastewater system user fees SIB 231 Hertzberg [D] Local government:fees and charges.Articles XIIIC and MID of the Signed into law by the Watch Legislative and California Constitution generally require that assessments, fees, and Governor. Regulatory charges be submitted to property owners for approval or rejection after Policies: Track the provision of written notice and the holding of a public hearing. Current pending legislation law, the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act, prescribes to ensure OCSD specific procedures and parameters for local jurisdictions to comply with remains in Articles XIIIC and MID of the California Constitution and defines terms compliance with for these purposes. This bill would define the term "sewer'for these the government purposes. The bill would also make findings and declarations relating to code as it pertains the definition of the lens"sewer'for these purposes. to wastewater system user fees and property tax revenues and the investment of public funds. OCSD Bills of Interest SB 623 Monning [D] Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund Would establish the Safe Held in the Assembly Rules Watch State and Federal and Affordable Drinking Water Fund in the State Treasury and would Committee. Two-year Bill. Tactics: Work with provide that moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the CASA in support of State Water Resources Control Board.The bill would require the board continued use of to administer the fund to secure access to safe drinking water for all tax-exempt Californians,while also ensuring the long-term sustainability of drinking financing and water service and infrastructure. The bill would authorize the state board feasible innocating to provide for the deposit into the fund of federal contributions, voluntary financing contributions, gifts, grants, bequests, and settlements from parties approaches. responsible for contamination of drinking water supplies. The bill was amended on August 21 to include a public goods charge on water, identified as $0.95 per month fee for customers with water meters up to one inch or customers without water meters. The feees increase depending on the size of the water meter, up to$10 per month for customers with water meters greater than four inches. SCA 4 Hertzberg [D] Water conservation.The California Constitution requires that the water Currently in the Senate Rules Watch Legislative and resources of the state be put to beneficial use to the fullest extent of Committee Regulatory which they are capable and that the waste or unreasonable use or Policies: Support unreasonable method of use of water be prevented.This measure would legislation and declare the intent of the Legislature to amend the California Constitution regulation that to provide a program that would ensure that affordable water is available necessitate the to all Californians and to ensure that water conservation is given a responsible use of permanent role in California's future. water in residential, commercial, and industrial areas. OCSD Bills of Interest AB 168 Eggman [D] Employers: salary information Would prohibit an employerfrom relying Signed into law by the Watch Legislative and on the salary history information of an applicant for employment as a Governor. Regulatory factor in determining whether to offer an applicant employment or what Policies: OCSD is salary to offer an applicant. The bill also would prohibit an employer from committed to the seeking salary history information about an applicant for employment and exercise of and would require an employer, upon reasonable request, to provide the pay provision of orderly scale for a position to an applicant for employment. The bill would not procedures for the prohibit an applicant from voluntarily and without prompting disclosing administration of salary history information and would not prohibit an employer from employer- considering or relying on that voluntarily disclosed salary history employee relations, information in determining salary, as specified. including, but not limited to, meeting and conferring in good faith with recognized employee organizations regarding the wages, hours of work, and other terms and conditions of employment. AB 277 Mayes [R] Water and Wastewater Loan and Grant Program This bill would, to the Signed into law by the Watch Legislative and extent funding is made available, authorize the State Water Resources Governor. Regulatory Control Board to establish the Water and Wastewater Loan and Grant Policies:Support Program to provide funding to eligible applicants for specified purposes the protection of relating to drinking water and wastewater treatment.This bill would public health authorize a county to apply to the board for a grant to award loans or through the grants, or both, and a qualified nonprofit organization to apply to the construction and board for a grant to award grants to residents and to small water systems implementation of advanced wastewater treatment technology. OCSD Bills of Interest AB 355 Chu [D] Water pollution: enforcement. Current law permits the State Water Signed into law by the Watch Legislative and Resources Control Board or regional board, in lieu of assessing all or a Governor. Regulatory portion of the mandatory minimum penalties against a publicly owned Policies: Support treatment works serving a small community, as defined,to elect to measures that require the publicly owned treatment works to spend an equivalent provide funding amount towards completion of a compliance project proposed by the and support to publicly owned treatment works if the state board or regional board publicly owned makes certain findings. Current law,for these purposes, defines"a treatment works publicly owned treatment works serving a small mmmunity."This bill, for and sewage purposes of the exception, would instead define publicly owned treatment collection systems works serving a small community as a publicly owned treatment works serving a population of 20,000 persons or fewer or a rural county, with a financial hardship. AB 1654 Rubio [D] Water shortage: urban water management planning.AB 1654 would Two-year Bill. Watch Legislative and have required each urban retail water supplier to report annually by June Regulatory 15 to the Department of Water Resources the status of its water supplies Policies: Support for that year and whether the supplies will be adequate to meet projected legislation and customer demand.The Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee regulation that amended all language out of this bill all other related bills. The promote improved Committee and stakeholders negotiated a new urban water management water use plan (AB 1668), however they were unable to pass the bill. efficiency through state and federal assistance AB 1668 Friedman [D] Water management planning. Current law requires the state to achieve Two-year Bill. Watch Legislative and a 20% reduction in urban per capita water use in California by December Regulatory 31, 2020. Current law requires each urban retail water supplier to Policies: Support develop urban water use targets and an interim urban water use target, legislation and as specified. This bill would require the State Water Resources Control regulation that Board, in coordination with the Department of Water Resources,to adopt promote improved long-term standards for the efficient use of water, as provided, and water use performance measures for commercial, industrial, and institutional water efficiency through use on or before June 30, 2021.This issue will be discussed again in state and federal 2018. assistance OCSD Bills of Interest SIB 80 Wieckowski [D] California Environmental Quality Act: notices The California Vetoed by the Governor Watch Stale Priorities: Environmental Quality Act requires the lead agency to mail certain Support efforts to notices to persons who have filed a written request for notices. The act reform the provides that if the agencys offer to provide the notices by email, upon California filing a written request for notices, a person may request that the notices Environmental be provided to him or her by email. This bill would require the lead Quality Act(CEQA) agency to post those notices on the agency's Internet Web site. The bill to streamline would require the agency to offer to provide those notices by email. current procedures and regulations SIB 189 Bradford [D] Workers' compensation: definition of employee. Would expand the Signed into law by the Watch Legislative and scope of the exception from the definition of an employee to apply to an Governor. Regulatory officer or member of the board of directors of a quasi-public or private Policies: OCSD is corporation, except as specified,who owns at least 10%of the issued committed to the and outstanding stock, or 1%of the issued and outstanding stock of the exercise of and corporation if that officer's or member's parent, grandparent, sibling, provision of spouse, or child owns at least 10% of the issued and outstanding stock orderly of the corporation and that officer or member is covered by a health care procedures for service plan or a health insurance policy, and executes a written waiver, the administration as described above.The bill would expand the scope of the exception to of employer- apply to an owner of a professional corporation, as defined,who is a employee practitioner rendering the professional services for which the professional corporation is organized, and who executes a document, in writing and relations, under penalty of perjury, both waiving his or her rights under the laws including, but not governing workers'compensation, and stating that he or she is covered limited to, by a health insurance policy or a health care service plan. meeting and conferring in good faith with recognized employee organizations regarding the wages, hours of work, and other OCSD Bills of Interest SB 212 Jackson [D] Medical waste. Current law,the Medical Waste Management Act, Two-year Bill Support Stale Priorities: administered by the State Department of Public Health, regulates the Support legislation management and handling of medical waste, as defned.This bill add to or regulations that the act a definition of"home-generated pharmaceutical waste"as a would prevent the prescription or over-the-counter human or veterinary home-generated disposing of drugs pharmaceutical that is waste and is derived from a household, including, down the drain but not limited to, a multifamily residence or household. This bill is a follow-up/cleanup bill for Senator Jackson's SB 1229(2016), which provides that certain collectors who are authorized under federal law to engage in drug take-back collection with limited protection from civil and criminal liability. SB 302 Mendoza [D] Joint powers agencies:fire protection:funds—Would require,with Signed into law by the Watch Stale Priorities: regard to transfers of structural fire fund property tax revenues allocated Governor. Continue to by the County of Orange to a joint powers agency and required by monitor the state existing law to be used to provide fire protection, that the transfer be budget and actively approved by the county, a majority of member cities, and the agency protect local currently receiving the funds. This bill contains other related provisions. property taxes OCSD's Grant and Loan Funding Tracker 2016-2017 Name of Grant/Loan Synopsis of Grant/Loan Amount of GranVLoan Amount Applying V/N Project/Program ram Reason Match Deadline Category Rcvd Grind/ Applying for j g g ry Financing YIN NONE L STATE Administered by the Department of Water Resources Proposition 84:Yes Proposition 84:OCSD was eligible Integrated Regional Water and managed by Santa Ana Watershed!Project Authority Under Proposition 84,OCSD applied for$1 and applied. million. Proportion 1:The projects found Management(IRWM)Grant (SAWPA) in OCSD's CIP do not match up Proportion l:The projects found in Newhope-Placentia Trunk Proposition 84:26% Program In Proposition 1,$63 million was allocated to with IRWM funding priorities and Me Districts CIP do not match up Proportion 84: In 2016,OCSD was awaked funding in ql million Sewer Replacement Project 7/1/2015 Water Yes the Santa Ana be funding to region.Approximately preparedto advocate for wiMIRWMfuples. PAis es prepared Me fM1ik and final round of Proposition 84 funding. $43 million will be used to fund prepared b advocate for funding 2-02 guiding principles.TPA is re aretl to Proposition 1:TBD Proposition 84 and Proposition 1 Pr Pa 9 9 9 efo P P P Proposition l:Atldifionalfunding for this program was implementation projects.Footling will be guidelines to be updated to advocate for footling guidelines to be included in Proportion 1,which will be available in 2017. braked up Into two rounds. Include alone that would match updated to Include cuisine Mat would OCSD priority projects. match OCSD priority projects. The purpose of Mir competitive grant program is to lower overall greenhouse gas emissions by expanding existing capacity or establishing new facilities In California to reduce the amount of California-generated green materials,food materials,or alternative daily cover being 2016-17. An aavailablenrequ far lt up ar V) sent to landfills.Eligible projects include:Construction, $2,400,0 Anapplicantcon requestup to Cal Recycle Organics Grant gi proles $3,200,000 for compost projects and No. Did not meet renovation,eror the d expansion estion rcomp Increase of In-state $5 million Yes-ApPlled Digesters Applied for grant None 3/g/2017 Energy/Solids Program into compost, orl a digestion ,Icempostingofori or expenses and eonbleexpensesfects be ot all qualifications. intocompostsoilamendments,bwhens,oriding my or expensesand othereligibleexpenses for the for the preprocessing of organics when providing Infrastructure portion of the project preprocessed materials to an instate digestion or composting facility Mat is using the waste to make compost soil amendments,binfuele or bioenergy. The CPUC's Self-Generation Incentive Program(SGIP) provides incentives to support existing,new,and emerging distributed enemy resources.The SGIP provides rebates for qualifying distributed enemy Protect was not an eligible expense Self-Generation Incentive systems installed on the customer's side of the utility NIA,Incentive Program meter. Qualifying technologies include wind turbines, Up W$1.4 million N/A No Aquacrimx to receive funding under tie pram Ongoing Energy WA waste heat to pow giee er technole pressure reduction program' turbines,internal combustion engines,microfurbines,gas turbines,fuel cells,and advanced energy storage systems. OCSD was eligible to receive a planning grant,however,the$75,000 Proposition 1 authorixed$7.12 billion in maximum award was determined to general obligation bonds for some water not be an effective use of died Approved through Proposition 1 in November 2014,Me supply infrastructure projects. resiounces,nor a sufficient amount of Water Recycling Funding SWM Water Resources Control Board provides funding funding($75,000). In mid-2016,the Program for the planning,design and construction of water $625 million is available for water recycling program became heavily recycling projects that offset or augment state fresh and advanced water treatrsent technology N/A No SP-173 oversubscribed Based on the Ongoing Water N/A wafer supplies. projects. Sanitation District's Capital Project Grant:50% Proposition 1 Improvement Program(CIP),the Program has project and planning grants avaialble. Planning Grant Maximum:$75,000 Sanitation District does not have projects that fit the current Project Grant Maximum:$15 million guidelines.As funds begin to replenish,this will continue to be a funding opportunity. The purpose of Mis program is to provide accessible low- Callfomialnfrastructureand cost financing to eligible bonowers for a wide range of Program funding is available in amounts infrastructure and economic expansion projects.Eligible Economic Development Bank ranging from$50,000 to$25 million,with loan Multiple(possible projects). Water/Energy/fcture CA0272 Infrastructure State planting generally include designing,sting imp terms for the useful life of the project up toe TBD Evaluating Evaluating the program. Might be for smeller projects. WA,loan program Rolling TBD Revolving Fund ISRF Program Planning,permitting,entitling,constructing,Improving, maximum of 30 years. Infrastructure 9 ( ) exgible facilities fithe state and generally developing eligible facilities within Me state of California. wdamm 11/:7a017 OCSD's Grant and Loan Funding Tracker 2016-2017 Name of Grant/Loan Synopsis of Grant/Loan Amount of GranVLoan Amount Applying V/N Pro'ecVPro ram Reason Match Deadline CategoryRcvd Grant) Applying for j g Financing YIN STATE Continued 11 OCSD would not be eligible to apply for the vast majority of this money. While most of the Cap and Trade $900 million from the Cap and Trade program spending plan is not connected to the Unknown at this Cap and Trade Funding (Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund)was appropriated in $900 million TBD TBD TOO services OCSD provides,the funding TBD Energy TBD Me last legislative session. did include$40 million for waste time diversion projects.Staff and TPA will closely monitor the development of this Program. $1.5 billion in overell walerfunding. If SB 5 passes Me legislature TPA and OCSD will advocate far the SB 5(De Leon)includes$Reg75 ional for each of emthe follow and is signed by the Governor,It Inclusion of this funding in Me final 2018 Proposed Park Bond categories:Integrated Regional Water Management $3T5 million er Water Recycling and$3]5 TBD will be laced on Me statewide NIA version of the parks bond p (IRWM)Clean,RecyclingReliable Groundwater Water ability millionManagement ntt jIRWetl Regional Water P If palegislation.e TP TBD TBD Water NO Clean,Sate,Reliable Drinking Water Managemegrams. tobefunneled into Me not availa.e Funds will likely and becomes available,the oppoPA existing programs. not be available until antl staff will evaluate the opportunity. FEDERAL The Office of Energy Efficiency and Project Definition for Pilot and Renewable Energy envisions awarding Demonstration Scale This funding opportunity supports tachnology multiple financial assistance awards in to OCSD Staff applied however,we development plans for the manufacture of drop-in Energy/ Manufacturing of Biofu¢IS, hydrocarbon blofuels,bloproducts,or intermediates ins lots of cooperative agreements.The $15 million yes Aquacrtox were notified Mal we did not receive 10/31/2016 Biosolids NO Bioproducts,and Biopower pilot-or demonstration-scare fuems,integ rIntered mediateme, estimated period of performance for the Me grant. (PD2B3) design phase of each award will be approximately 1-2 years. We tla not fit within their guidelines: bea The watershed g of this program is to support established To be eels,n,applicants must rs a watershed groups in implementing oriedle mundshould grassroots,addresses tiorysat watershed watershed management projects.Projects should be group that atltlresaea water WaterSMART Cooperative collaboratively developed by members oflhe watershed Award Ceiling: $100,000 N/A No SARI/Santa Ana River availability and quality issues within 2/16/2017 Water N/A Watershed Management group,and address altical water supply needs,water Me relevantwatershed,represents quality,and ecological resilience.Plans should ultimately diverse group of stakeholders,and help water users meet competing demands and avoid can .more Me sustainable use of conflicts over water. water resources within Me watershed. The Energy Department(DOE)and the Department of OCSD will not currently pursue this Concept papers Energy Department Fanners with Agdcultare's National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant.Grant focuses on biorefineres are due Feb Department of Agriculture for (USDA-NIFA)jointly announced$22.7 million to support (liquid products).The first topic area $22.]mlllion N/A No AquacritowHlosolids and full Energy/Solids N/A Integrated Biorennery Me optimization o indi gwit up ton$19. gBR).DOE is mentions !handlin systems, tems,topicis Optimization providing Is pr providing up 2.9$19.B million about feeelfids handling systems,not applications are USDA-NIFA Is provitling up to$2.9 million In footling. about biosolitls. due April 3. Senator Feinstein induced$50 million to support construction of projects that have a final and deemed feasible study of a recycling Received The enactment of Me Water Infrastructure Improvements project In secutlng this new competitive The Sanitation District Is applying for The Water Infrastructure Final Expansion otGWRS Title l0 will u to notification of Act important assistance for ter he dIIN)containetl giants program tithe U.S.Bureau of Heatlwp to Segregation project Met pay P water/ Improvements Act(5.612/Public $1.5 Million yes (planning,design and sell help25 peroent of Me 8/15/2017 award on Law#114-322fJIIN domino assistance for water recyclingand Me Senator Feinsteinwater and construction) Headworks GWRS. to bring more wa[erw[he available money Infrastructure 11/27/17 for j desalination. Me itewatra agenci of es ttwoulerantl GWRS. wastewater agencies tat would of Dene@from $1,325,000.00 Me assistance. OCSD is one of these agencies. The LUST program receives approximately The USEPA Leaking $100 million annually to prevent,detect,and Underground Storage Tank The fund addresses petroleum releases from regulated clean up releases. Assistance is provided TBD Evaluating Cleanup ofcontamimmad soils Wewillreviewthegmnttodetermine TBD Infrastructure TBD (LUST)Thal Fund underground storage tanks. throughgrants. Eligible activities include at Plant No if it is a fit for the project. removal of tanks and cleanup of contaminated areas. Updates ulzlnov OCSD's Grant and Loan Funding Tracker 2016-2017 Name of Grant/Loan Synopsis of Grant/Loan Amount of GranVLoan Amount Applying V/N Project/Program ram Reason Match Deadline CategoryRcvd Grant/ Applying for j g Financing YIN FEDERAL Continued The U.S.Department of AgnculNre through he health watershed spmgramomen;public-maned wastewater Atotal of$100 million is funded annually and Reviewing the funding agencies funding through collaboatlon with agricultural the opportunity to design a watershed We will review the possible funding US Department of Agriculture interests where funding would be provided to the program might offer OCSD with the chance to TBD TBD opportunity to see H there is a opportunity to determine if it is a fit for TBD Water TBD agricultural entity that would conbibute to efforts to advance its pnomy to reduce regulatory the Bergeron District. protect fire watershed and minimize regulatory humans burtlens. beaches and estuaries) on the Point source. Project Funding Opportunity: A minimum of$20 million W as much as$100 Energy production to reduce million based upon prior years'budgets. costs of recyGad water USBR could receive as much as$130 million through Innovative The DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency is likely to in support of the WaterSmart(due to technologies like Aquaatox, We will review the possible funding The Department of Energy TBD.we will monitor for possible continue t the lbiom,bic by Congress to support such increased tlfus.USBR will WIINUsue during next TBD Innovative water that ca pitoring opportunity to tlettrict. HRisafit for TBD Energy TBD (DOE), USSR and USEPA affords as biogea,biosolida and green enemy. several yea re.USBRwill issue solicilagona funding opportunities technology that can protluce the Sanitation District. for Innovative approaches to managing water efficient real time monitoring and water treatment through(ethnology and and data analysis,Siegal processes. Management and Use Improvements. It Is unclear how the Incoming administration may revise existing programs that address energy and water eficlency needs. However,the effort to support communities develop approaches that improve the Project Funding Opportunity: TBD. Based on the funding SCADAU,md Seismic and Networtc quality of life In communities might continue to receive If funding becomes available we will Unknown at this Smart Cities end Security funding. OCSD might be able to leverage such program TBD TBD opporWnitiesandds. Upgrades,(FEM cHazati evaluate the opportunity. time Energy/yyater TBD assistance to support Innovative approaches to security. projectslneeds. Evaluation(FEMA Mitigation Funding may also be available through Department of Assistance) Homeland Security to assist communities to protect against cyber-threats. Possible projects: GWRS The W IFIA program accelerates investment in our Final Expansion,District 6 nation's water Infrastructure by providing long-term,low- Trunk Sewer Relief Project, coal supplemental loans for regionally and nationally Headeseft The Sanbsficn District does not plan significant projects.To quality for funding assistance a Rehabilitation/Expansion to borrow funds to complete projects. Water/ WIFIA project must cost at least$20 million.The USEPA has $2 billion N/A No Headquarters Complex,Site The Water District might quality for 4/10/2017 Infrastructure N/A looseed an interest in prejecla that deliver multiple and Security/Entrance these loans and OCSD will support benefits that might capture water recycling as well as Realignment,Western them if they choose to do an. projects that address stonmvater and otber'large Regional Sewere—Planning project'needs. and design and construction COUNTY Fourth Cycle of the Reopened Recycling and Waste Reduction Gant.This competitive grant provides This is a$3 million competitive grant $001 per This was in conjunction with Waste potential partners with grant funding to develop Food waste digestion. OC Waste and Recyclingnablethattal opportunity.Up to$500,000 per Supervisodal Supervisodal No. Management and they have decided None 5/19/2017 Energy/Solids No mataial waste support mpfiancewithased! Dmi Is available. District Digestere. to not submit for this grant. regio a l r waste and diversion goads and promote increasetl regional recycling and diverelon efforts. wdatad 11/:7a017 LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE M zngDa�1111le TO ad.of Dir. AGENDA REPORT IWmNumber Item Number a Orange County Sanitation District FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager Originator: Robert P. Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager SUBJECT: PUBLIC AFFAIRS UPDATE GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION Information Only. BACKGROUND Staff will provide an update on recent public affairs activities. RELEVANT STANDARDS • Unified legislative advocacy and public outreach program • Build brand, trust, and support with policy makers and community leaders • Use all practical and effective means for recovering wastewater for reuse • Maintain collaborative and cooperative relationships with neighboring agencies • Listen to and seriously consider community input on environmental concerns PROBLEM Many Californians are not aware of the Orange County Sanitation District (Sanitation District) and the important work we do to keep the environment clean by using the wastewater byproducts to create energy, water recycling, and the use of biosolids. Additionally, they are not aware that more than 50 percent of the wastewater is recycled and used to replenish the Orange County Groundwater Basin. In general, the community and businesses do not realize that when they improperly dispose of waste into the sanitation system, it can negatively affect the work we do and the quality of water we release to the ocean and 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 November 2017 Activity # # of Guests OCSD/OCWD Tours 10 171 OCSD Tours 10 115 Events 1 200 S eaking Events 3 290 CEQA N/A FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS N/A ATTACHMENTS The following attachments am attached in hard copy and may also be viewed on-line at the OCSD website (mm w.ocsd.com) with the complete agenda package: • Outreach Calendar November 2017 • Media Clips November 2017 Page 2 of 2 OCSD Outreach Report 11/27/2017 Date Time Organization/Event Location Purpose Attendee Contact 11/1/2017 930- 1100 Plant Tour Room A CSUF Nursing Tour. 15 Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott nests 11/1/2017 1000- 1130 Plant Tour Boardroom Japanese Delegation Tour. Jim Herberg Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 12 guests 11/2/2017 900- 1030 Plant Tour Room A CSULB Nursing Tour. 13 Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott nests. 11/3/2017 900- 1200 Speaking Engagement Wrigley Marine CSULB Marine Science Jeff Armstrong Speaker Cheryl Scott Science Center Speaking Engagement 90 Catalina Island students. 11/4/2017 800- 1100 Eco Challenge with Honda Center OCSD to host Various OCSD Employee Cheryl Scott Anaheim Ducks informational booth. volunteers 11/7/2017 900- 1030 Plant Tour A& B CSULB Nursing Tour. 25 Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott nests. 11/8/2017 730- 1430 Speaking Engagement Hilton OC/Costa 2017 Federal Business Dean Fisher Presenter Cheryl Scott Mesa Opportunities Symposium Sr)eakin,q En a ement. 11/9/2017 1530- 1630 Plant Tour Boardroom HB LEGO League Tour. 9 Brian Bingman Tour Guide Cheryl Scott nests 11/9/2017 1900-2100 Speaking Engagement Newport Beach Improving Water Quality in George Robertson Speaker Cheryl Scott Greater Newport Beach. 175 attendees 11/11/2017 900- 1100 Plant Tour Plant 2 Plant 2 Walking tour for Shabbir Basra! Tour Guide Cheryl Scott SCC Wastewater Class. 10 quests 11/13/2017 1100- 1300 Plant Tour Rooms A& B Korean Delegation Tour. Jin Kim Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 25 guests 11/13/2017 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom CSULB Nursing Tour. 15 Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott nests. 11/16/2017 1500- 1630 Plant Tour A& B CSULB to tour P1. 20 Ann Crafton Tour Guide Cheryl Scott nests 11/16/2017 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom CSUF Nursing Tour. 25 Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott nests 11/27/2017 9:16:27 AM OCSD Outreach Report 11/27/2017 Date Time Organization/Event Location Purpose Attendee Contact 11/17/2017 930- 1100 Plant Tour Plant 2 Plant 2 Neighborhood Tour Chris Cervellone Tour Cheryl Scott Guide 11/22/2017 1000- 1130 Plant Tour Boardroom AUHS Nursing Tour. 20 Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott students. 11/28/2017 1100- 1230 Plant Tour Boardroom SC Sanitation Brazil Tour. Chris Cervellone Tour Cheryl Scott 3 guests Guide 11/28/2017 900- 1030 Plant Tour Boardroom New Employee/Open Tour. Ann Crafton Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 11/29/2017 900- 1200 Plant Tour Boardroom Dana Hills High School Brian Bingman and Dickie Cheryl Scott tours. 36 quests. Fernandez Tour Guides 11/30/2017 1000- 1130 Plant Tour Boardroom AUHS Nursing Tour. 20 Gina Tetsch Tour Guide Cheryl Scott nests 12/1/2017 900- 1200 Plant Tours Boardroom CSUF tours. 40 guests. Chris Cervellone and Cheryl Scott Dickie Fernandez Tour Guides 12/4/2017 1400- 1530 Plant Tour Boardroom Saddleback College Tour. Jeff Armstrong Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 26 quests. 12/5/2017 900- 1030 Plant Tour A& B CMHS Tour. 30 guests Brian Bingman Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 12/6/2017 1330- 1500 Plant Tour Cont. Room A CSULB Tour. 17 guests. Jeff Armstrong Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 12/7/2017 930- 1100 Plant Tour Room A Edison HS Special Ed Tour Belen Carrillo Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 15 quests 12/8/2017 900- 1200 Plant Tour Boardroom Dana Hills High School Randy Kleinman Tour Cheryl Scott Tours. 36guests. Guide 12/15/2017 1000- 1130 Plant Tour Boardroom Home School Group Tour. Brian Bingman Tour Guide Cheryl Scott 20 auests 12/20/2017 1500- 1700 Plant Tour Boardroom Board of Directors to tour EMT Tour Guides Cheryl Scott Pi. 11/27/2017 9:16:27 AM Monthly News Clippings G�JN�V S A N I TgT�Oy = 9 Q 2 c� o � FCTi� �E November 2017 OCSD Public Affairs Office Table of Contents GW RS...................................................................................PAGE t November 20, 2017 Securing Southern California's Water Future By: Alanna Maya WaterWorld HUMAN INTEREST................................................... .................PAGE 9 October 31, 2017 OCSD becomes first to have nationally accredited municipal laboratory California Water News Daily November 10, 2017 Journalist meets politician By: Tomoya Shimura OC Register November 17, 2017 Orange County business honors local government for cutting red tape to jobs creation Orange County Business Council TWITTER POSTINGS ................................................... .............PAGE 18 FACEBOOK POSTINGS ............................................................PAGE 34 WaterWorld November 20, 2017 SECURING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S WATER FUTURE Utilities' water reuse projects aim to expand dwindling supplies By Alanna Maya 11/20/17 Severe drought, dwindling local water supplies and the high costs associated with imported water have many utilities looking for new ways to increase their local drinking water supplies to fill future needs. In Southern California, several public and private utilities have chosen water reuse as the answer to these problems. "In California, these treatment processes are called AWT's, or advanced water treatment plants," said Mehul V. Patel, P.E., Orange County Water District's (OCWD) director of water production. He oversees the operations, maintenance and staff responsible for the day-to-day activities of the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) facility and has been with the District for 18 years. "Our[state] regulations now require that any indirect potable reuse project—which is what these kinds [of processes] are considered —follows this same treatment train: microfiltration, then reverse osmosis, and finally UV light and chemical treatment." Since the mid-1970s, OCWD has been a leader in the reuse of municipal wastewater. In 1975, the district opened Water Factory 21 (WF 21), which took treated wastewater from the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD), blended it with deep well water and injected it into the basin at a local ocean outall. The facility was the first in the world to use reverse osmosis to purify wastewater to drinking water standards in 1977, treating a maximum of 15 million gallons a day (MGD) while offsetting the total amount of wastewater effluent being discharged into the Pacific Ocean. By 1990, WF 21's 15 MGD capacity was not enough to meet the needs of the growing population and the district began looking at expansion. The ocean ouffall in use by OCSD was also near capacity, and so, the two agencies collaborated on a solution and expanded their reuse efforts together. 1 "It was a perfect storm because the Sanitation District needed to get rid of its treated wastewater, we needed to find another source of replenishment water to fill our aquifer and we needed to upgrade the old seawater intrusion barrier plant. So that all came together and we partnered up to build the GWRS," Patel said. The GWRS facility, which repurposes 100 MGD of municipal wastewater through microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultraviolet light with hydrogen peroxide before returning it to the drinking water supply, has been the poster-child for AWT in the state since coming on-line in 2008. "The partnership [between OCWD and OCSD] is what made the program really unique," Patel said. "By the sanitation district needing us to help decrease its ocean discharge levels, [and our needs for] more flow, they literally were a financial partner [as well]" In fact, about $200 million of the total $481 million in construction costs for the initial 70 MGD GWRS facility came from OCSD. Currently, the sanitation district "gifts" its treated wastewater to OCSD and takes back all of the waste stream from the GWRS facility at no cost. The relationship provides a significant cost savings for the water district, Patel said. In 2015, the GWRS completed a $143 million, 30 MGD expansion project. In addition to increasing local potable water supply, the program has significantly decreased the amount of wastewater discharged into the Pacific Ocean —all while providing enough water for about 850,000 people. The Groundwater Replenishment System Final Expansion Project (GWRSFEP)will increase the program's treatment capacity to 130 MGD, and is expected to be completed by December 2023. And the partnership between OCWD and OCSD is ongoing. While most wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have a collection system that routinely scans for oils, grease and environmental contaminants, OCSD's enhanced source control tests for drinking water contaminants before sending water to GWRS for treatment. OCWD then screens for over 400 contaminants during its process. If plant managers find something they believe to be coming from the WWTP, they communicate and the two agencies work together to find the source of the contaminant and a treatment solution. 2 r The OCWD's Groundwater Replenishment System currently repurposes 100 MGD of municipal wastewater. At full build-out, the program will supply 130 MGD of advanced treated water to Orange County residents. Photo courtesy OCWD. "Our [treatment] model and [interagency] cooperation is something that other[utilities] are trying to follow," Patel said, "realizing that they need to work together because the wastewater treatment plant has an influence on what happens at the reclamation plant." As the area's major success story, OCWD has worked with other agencies to set up their own AWT programs, hosting engineers and utility representatives from agencies in Southern California and as far as Australia and Singapore. While visitors are of course curious about the treatment process, Patel said the agencies broad public acceptance and minimal community pushback seems to be the biggest draw. "What we share with a lot of other agencies, more than just our treatment process, is that before we even put pen to paper on a preliminary design, we had already started our community outreach," Patel said. "The message was very honest in terms of telling people, literally, that this is treated wastewater that we are going to turn into beyond drinking water quality and it is going to mix with the other drinking water supplies, but none of it will go directly to your house. It will be part of the water supply indirectly, and it is what we have to do in order to keep up with demand in this area." Patel underscored the importance of not only being up front and honest but also having the staff do all of the outreach and the presentations rather than consultants or PR firms. "We tell everyone that they need to use the staff that actually run the plant, teach them how to speak publicly, be honest and not to use a lot of jargon." 3 s _<.aff§ ki6m4",t-- 77 'T Water at the GWRS goes through several treatment processes before being sent to be mixed in with the local drinking water supply. Photo courtesy OCWD. OCWD has hosted hundreds of facility tours and "tastings" at the GWRS, and is a staple at community fairs and outreach programs. "A big part of our ongoing outreach is conducting tours of our facility," Patel said. "We don't turn anyone down, even if a single person calls, we will give them a tour where they get a chance to taste the water here." Patel noted the recent passing of state legislation that allows the facility to bottle a small portion of the water produced there. "So we have been able to bring the water to events like festivals and community fairs so that people who cannot come to the plant can see the water, taste it and see that it is safe," he said. "We are a big believer that the outreach can never stop, and that it has to be early and often." 4 BUILDING MORE LOCAL SUPPLIES About an hour or so north of OCWD, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan) delivers an average of over 2 billion gallons of water a day to 19 million customers across Southern California. About 55 percent of water provided to Metropolitan customers comes from outside sources like the Colorado River. Recently, Metropolitan launched a water recycling program in conjunction with the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County and broke ground on a 500,000-gallon-per-day demonstration facility. The Advanced Purification Center is expected to begin operations by the end of 2018. a Tastings conducted at the PURE Water Program demonstration facility allow visitors from the community to sample the water that will become part of their drinking water supply. Photo courtesy City of San Diego. Jeffrey Kightlinger, who is the general manager and chief executive officer for Metropolitan said the Regional Recycled Water Program is one of the agency's largest undertakings in its history. "Early on, we came to the realization that our imported supply was not growing; and if anything [these water sources] are getting more constricted over time, while our region is continuing to grow in population," he said. "So, we had to come up with a plan to serve our region on a Flat baseline of imported water."According to Kightlinger, Metropolitan had to do 5 two things: ensure the continued reliability of the baseline imported supply by continuing to invest in it and maintain it; and develop new local supplies to accommodate growth in the area through conservation, demand management reduction and local resources. In the early 1990s, Metropolitan began supporting local reuse projects through subsidies to offset the cost of imported water. Subsidies are designed to make local projects cost- competitive with Metropolitan's imported water, which is relatively inexpensive because of the large volume of water being moved by the agency. The money comes from a public goods charge Metropolitan calls its water stewardship rate, a fee attached to each drop of imported water the agency sells. Today, about 400,000 acre-feet of water a year is recycled in Southern California annually through its local resources project plan program, including OCWD's GWRS facility, which partnered with Metropolitan on subsidizing the early stages of development for its water recycling program. "We have now subsidized over three dozen projects throughout Southern California, and the program has worked quite well," Kightlinger said, "but we are seeing that we have already picked off some of the low hanging fruit, and the easier projects have been [addressed]." t . v , OCWD has been a leader in the reuse of municipal wastewater since the mid-1970s. Photo courtesy OCWD Kightlinger said the projects Metropolitan is now considering are more complex and difficult. "A subsidy alone hasn't really been enough to push them over the top to make them a viable [option for our member agencies]," he explained. "Through the Regional Recycled Water Program, we would become the project developer and operator ourselves ... for the next wave of water projects that are multi-jurisdictional, big, complex projects —too big for one 6 small city to handle on its own." A regional agency like Metropolitan would have the ability to facilitate, he noted. Under the Regional Recycled Water Program, Metropolitan would purify treated wastewater from the Sanitation Districts' Joint Water Pollution Control Plant in Carson, Calif., to produce a safe, high-quality water source. "At full build-out, this would be the largest recycled water facility in the nation at up to 150 MGD and it would enable us to replenish three different groundwater basins to keep [them] filled with water and take away the need for using imported water to replenish those basins," Kightlinger said. "Assuming everything works well with the demonstration plant, we would hope to be moving into design within a couple of years." But for Kightlinger what's more important than the treatment process or the cost and design of the facility is the communication with water customers. "For a project like this, you have a large community that is eventually going to be getting their water from us, and you have a lot of communities that don't necessarily traffic in social media or watch the local news," he noted, "so we are going to have to find different ways to reach out to them to make sure that they are involved because we have to make people comfortable." He noted the success of OCWD's public outreach campaign. "Orange County Water was the poster child for this —they spent several years attending every meeting possible in the community, blanketing the area with information, so that when they finally rolled out their project, there was broad community acceptance. We want to replicate that." COMMUNICATION IS CRITICAL The City of San Diego knows firsthand the undesirable impacts of poor communication. This public utility has been operating an advanced water treatment demonstration facility for the last 11 years to showcase the PURE Water Program, as it is called today. "When this program first came about [in the mid 1990s], some very negative monikers like 'toilet to tap' were being thrown around in regard to the regional reuse efforts we wanted to explore,' recalled Brent Eidson, the city's external affairs deputy director. "Though these terms did not adequately describe the treatment process, the city council did not move forward at the time," Eidson recalled. "When we decided to come back to this project in the mid-2000s, we realized that public outreach was essential to the success. [When] we constructed the demonstration plant, we also included contracts for outside consultants to help us develop our messaging and outreach efforts on the program. So, we have really been working on that nonstop since 2010." The City of San Diego has hosted more than 12,500 people for tours of its PURE Water demonstration facility, and continues to work closely with city government to get its message —that AWT is the future of drinking water supply in the area —to the community. Just last year, a public opinion poll, conducted by another agency but focusing on San Diegans showed a 73 percent approval rate when respondents were asked if they would support the use of highly treated advanced water in their drinking water supply. 7 The PURE Water program is expected to deliver about 1/3 of the drinking water needs for San Diegans by 2035. The program will take tertiary treated water from the North City Water Reclamation Plant and purify it before transferring the water to the Miramar reservoir, which has a capacity of 6,682.4 acre-feet. From the reservoir, it will go to the city's drinking water plant for additional treatment, and finally enter the potable water distribution system. The challenge today is that, because of early setbacks, the program is still in the design phase, so keeping the project in the news with little to report has been a daunting task. "Sometimes, when you go through the design of things, there's not really a lot to talk about. Engineers are just working at their [CAD stations] and we don't see anything for months and months; there is nothing 'new' to show anyone, so we have tried to be creative to keep our name in the public eye,' Eidson said. e.. w�w�ee. The City of San Diego's PURE Water program demonstration facility went online in 2011. While the city designs the ultimate program, it is still in operation today. Photo courtesy City of San Diego. "Even though our demonstration facility was designed to run from 2011-2012 for the purposes of state reporting, we've never stopped operating and that has been an important tool as a way to provide awareness and outreach to our customers," he said. Last October, an open house there attracted more than 400 people for tours and tastings. As both San Diego and Los Angeles move forward with their AWT programs, Patel said the message needs to be consistent and honest. "Our message all along has been that these advanced water treatment programs are an option for areas where drought is an issue, like in Southern California, and they can be done safely and effectively," he said. "It's a matter of getting people to understand that our supplies are limited and finding an alternative supply is something we will all have to do eventually." 8 California Water News Daily October 31, 2017 Abate aqua va&,, zecad na4 Orange County Sanitation District becomes first to have nationally accredited municipal laboratory By California Water News Daily on October 31, 2017 1' Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) announced last week that they have become the first public agency in California to receive accreditation from the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Council's (NELAC) and The NELAC Institute (TNI) by meeting TNI's national standards. 9 OCSD has always been accredited by the state of California but last week's national accreditation acknowledges the Fountain Valley-based sanitation district as the only municipal laboratory— out of 631 stated accredited laboratories in the state—to have received this distinction. "Protecting the public health and the environment is at the core of OCSD's existence. The nationally accredited program provides reassurance that we are in line with the most current standards. To be accredited at the national level, and to be the first public agency in California, is a testament to our commitment to the public. Our team of scientists, technicians and data analysts do an incredible job in helping keep the environment safe," said OCSD Board Chairman Greg Sebourn, PLS. Although TNI is already the sanitation industry standard in 13 other states, California began the process of revising its laboratory accreditation standards in 2014. Proposed new standards will be presented to the State Water Resources Control Board in 2018 and will be based on the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Council (TNI) standards. Four other states are currently in the process of adopting these standards. While California's accreditation standards are in transition, OCSD's laboratory voluntarily began transitioning to the TNI standards for laboratory operations. Accreditation is considered to be essential for the protection of public health and the environment. Laboratory tests are critical for the efficient control of wastewater treatment plants as well as for the ocean monitoring program requirements as part of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit. OCSD conducts over 100,000 lab analyses per year. Wastewater laboratories provide much of the information needed to troubleshoot problems in the treatment process; a wastewater laboratory is one of the most valuable assets a wastewater operator can have. "We are thrilled to achieve this accreditation, said Jim Colston, OCSD director of Environmental Services. To be accredited, quality control and quality assurance programs must be in place for all aspects of the laboratory operations. All facilities and equipment are tightly scrutinized to assure adequacy for intended applications. During this process our team passed two proficiency studies that TNI conducted on the first try! Both times we passed with a 100 percent." OCSD provides wastewater collection, treatment and recycling for some 2.6 million people in central and northwestern Orange County. The district has two operating facilities for wastewater treatment from residential, commercial and industrial sources. 10 OC Register November 10, 2017 ox vGE COUNTY IRMISV19M Journalist meets politician : The day I reunited with my childhood friend 5,500 miles from home 4 _ 3 It indeed is a small world after all. Having grown up in Japan, I recently volunteered to interview a delegation of young political leaders from Japan visiting Southern California. 11 When I received a list of the delegates' names, I was more than surprised. On there was Takahisa Oda, my close childhood friend, with whom I had walked to school everyday. Our homes were about 100 yards apart. He is now a councilman of our hometown, the city of Sagamihara, on the outskirts of Tokyo. On Oct. 31,we reunited, 5,500 miles away from our hometown in a hotel lobby in Orange, as a U.S. journalist and a Japanese politician.There was no way we, or anyone, could have imagined that such a day would come, and I couldn't help but feel proud of our careers. Takahisa was among six Japanese officials tapped by their respective political parties to establish connections with and learn about the U.S. through an exchange program between the two countries,just before President Trump's visit to Asia. These up-and-comers, 40 years and younger, are expected to lead Japan in the future. I asked them what they thought about the U.S. and its relationships with Japan. The delegation first slopped in Washington, D.C. during their 10-day stay, which had been cut short because of a snap election in Japan. There, they visited the U.S. Department of State and the Democratic National Committee while also leaming about political lobbying. "I was relieved to find out State Department officials know very well about Japan,"said Koichiro Yorimitsu, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Kochi Prefectural Assembly. Despite what happened in World War 11, most Japanese and the country as a whole consider the United States to be a key partner.And that partnership is more important to Japan than ever, as North Korea develops its missile systems.A big debate in Japan is whether the country should amend its pacifist constitution and beef up the military. Although we hear news about Kim Jong-un's threats to attack the United States, most of us here, even on the West Coast, don't think much about it in our everyday lives. The fear, however, is real in Japan. Whenever North Korea launches a ballistic missile that flies over Japan, people receive a government warning, known as the J-Alert, on loudspeakers,TV and cell phones. Imagine all the cell phones beeping simultaneously on infamously packed trains in Tokyo, like they did across Orange County during a recent wildfire. Residents in Sagamihara, my hometown, are especially worried, Takahisa said, because it has a U.S. military base,which they think could become a target. "I hope that America is on the same page as Japan, sharing the goal of disarming North Korea of nuclear weapons,"said Toru Kawabata, the chief of Chugoku Branch for the Komei Press, a media organization of the Komeito Party. The delegation came to Orange County last week, meeting county and state politicians, getting a tour of Orange County Water District's groundwater replenishment system and visiting Richard Nixon Library and UC Irvine. Rieko Fukuda, a Liberal Democratic Party member of the Shunan City Council, said she was inspired to see women, such as board supervisors Michelle Steel and Lisa Bartlett, both of whom are Asian, serving as top-ranking officials. It's still rare to see women in politics in Japan, particularly at the local level, she said. 12 La Palma City Councilman Peter Kim served as the delegation's host in Orange County. Kim, 33, traveled to China and Taiwan in 2014 through a similar exchange program by the American Council of Young Political Leaders, whose local alumni include Congressmen Ed Royce and Dana Rohrabacher. "It was great to meet young political leaders from both countries," Kim said, reflecting on his 2014 trip. "A lot of our alum are now in the federal government and they are able to leverage those relationships." Kawabata agrees. "An exchange program like this may not have an immediate effect," he said. "But I believe that an accumulation of such experiences will lead to an even stronger U.S.-Japan relationship." One thing they want the Americans to know, delegates said, is how much the Japanese love the United States. It's not hard to sense that affinity, or even admiration, when you see the abundance of American retailers and restaurants in Tokyo,where people proudly wear New York and Los Angeles caps and T-shirts as fashion. Their interest in the United States appears to have grown after Donald Trump was elected as president. Japanese media have reached out to me to write and talk about how Americans feel about this past presidential election and how they view Japan. "It's probably the foreign country we feel closest to,"said Kawabata, who lives in Hiroshima, where the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb. "Japan and the U.S. have overcome some conflicts, such as trade frictions, to build a strong relationship." Takahisa said he was impressed by global perspectives held by many lop-ranking officials he met during the trip. That experience has taught him to think about domestic issues from a broader point of view even at the city level, he said. "I was only thinking about Sagamihara's education only within a domestic context, but I should also compare our system to that of the U.S., China, Korea and other countries," he said. As a journalist, I hope to do the same. While the world is a small place, it also is huge, full of things waiting to be discovered. I cannot wait to meet Takahisa again one day, and hope that by then we will have both contributed to making this world a better place. 13 Orange County Business Council November 17, 2017 T A Its •�� -0 ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS COUNCIL Tfie Lead;nq Vore of 13 _j.,n� ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS HONORS LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR CUTTING RED TAPE TO JOBS CREATION Irvine, Nov. 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IRVINE, Calif. — Orange County Business Council is pleased to announce the winners of the 711 Annual Turning Red Tape Into Red Carpet Awards, presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The awards program recognizes leaders, policies and programs in local government eliminating barriers to economic growth and private sector jobs creation. This year's program saw a record 39 nominations, with winners selected by a diverse committee of business and city leaders, chaired by Dan Miller, Senior Vice President, Entitlement and Public Affairs, The Irvine Company. Winners were announced and honored at last night's reception at The Center Club. The award winners are: Award for Business Retention and Expansion City of Anaheim: Code Streamlining and Improvement Program In order to reduce the regulatory burden on existing and much-needed prospective development throughout the city, the Anaheim Planning and Building Department evaluated and updated the Zoning Code on a continuous basis in response to market and business trends. Over the past five years, this program implemented numerous zoning code amendments to create flexibility, provide clarity, and streamline the process—aiding to the overall economic development of the city. The County of Orange received an honorable mention award in the category of Business Retention and Expansion for its Orange County Information Technology Shared Services Initiative. Award for Real Estate Redevelopment and Reuse City of Tustin: FLIGHT and Legacy Park FLIGHT is an innovative office campus, delivering a product that reflects the housing and office space demands of a new workforce. FLIGHT will foster approximately 4,500 employees working in groundbreaking fields including high tech and biotechnology. Legacy Park will feature walking and biking trails, recreation areas and other amenities for FLIGHT employees. With a central location, a focus on mixed use space and a commitment to the communities around the development these projects are examples of the real solutions to the challenges facing Orange County. The City of Garden Grove received an honorable mention award in the category of Real Estate Redevelopment and Reuse for its Wesley Village Project. Award for Sustainable and Green Development Orange Coast College: Recycling Center The Orange Coast College Recycling program generates approximately $200,000 annually in profit, which supports extensive student programming throughout the Associated Student Body and contributes to the construction of a campus children's center, tutorial center, and athletics facilities. Furthermore, the funds support the operation of the school newspaper, scholarships, student life activities, and have aided "green initiatives" on campus. Overall, the Recycling Center supports local economic development by returning approximately $1 million annually to the local community in redemption of recycled material. The Orange County Sanitation District received an honorable mention award in the category of Sustainable and Green Development for its Urban Runoff Diversion Program. Award for Responding to Globalization There are two winners in the category of Responding to Globalization. 15 Port of Los Angeles: Trade Connect Program Trade Connect is a trade education program for regional businesses to more conveniently access resources to expand and diversify into global markets. The Port of Los Angeles led the planning and implementation of the program, carried out in cooperation with The Port of Los Angeles, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. SBA, U.S. Export-Import Bank, the District Export council of Southern California, California International Trade Development Centers, the LA Customs Brokers and Freight and the Bar Association International Section. City of Garden Grove: Expanding Borders through International Trade The City of Garden Grove's Expanding Border's Initiative has cultivated economic development in the Garden Grove community by introducing businesses to the global market, offering international trade resources including workshops, trading seminars, and small business assistance loans. It has been successful in developing a strong relationship with the Port of Los Angeles and their Trade Connect Program, which seeks to educate business on international trade. By partnering with federal, state, and non-governmental organizations, the initiative has impacted over 1,000 individuals from businesses in Garden Grove. Award for Public-Private Partnership City of Irvine: Orange County Great Park Sports Park The City of Irvine and FivePoint Holdings LLC have partnered together to develop approximately 688 acres of the Orange County Great Park. Within the development, the first 53-acre phase of the highly anticipated 175-acre Sport Park, has been built. When complete, the park will include a dedicated softball complex with five fields, including a championship stadium and four batting cages; a baseball complex with seven baseball fields, plus four basketball courts, six more soccer fields and "flex fields" that can be used for soccer, rugby, cricket and lacrosse. In addition, the park will feature one of the country's largest state-of-the- art public ice rinks, thanks to the Irvine Ice Foundation—an Anaheim Ducks affiliate. Leadership Award Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett Supervisor Bartlett currently serves as the Fifth District Supervisor for the County of Orange and Chairwoman of the Board of Supervisors. She has served eight years on the council, with many accomplishments under her belt, including advancing in a Public Private 16 Partnership model for the Dana Point Harbor Revitalization project. The County selected the P3 partner in October 2017, which will allow the County to Complete the more than $250M project, invest in private sector construction jobs, spur commercial retail growth, and reduce use of public funding. For more on the award winners, nominees, and program visit: :tp://www.ocbc.org/ocbc- i n itiatives/econom i c-develop ment/red ca rpet/. 17 Twitter Posts November 2017 Twitter Posts for November 2017 Tweeted 31 times and Retweeted 12 times eOC Sewers @OCSewers 1 hi hour ago Woo-Hoo!!! OCSD's Urban Runoff Diversion Program has won a OC Business Council Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet Award in the Sustainable and Green Development category. Click the link to view press release... ocsd.com/Home/ShowDocum ... WOC Sewers @OCSewers 3h3 hours ago Check out OCSD's latest video! We hope you enjoy learning about how OCSD is Reliable, Resourceful and Innovative. eOC Sewers @OCSewers 6h6 hours ago OC Sewers Retweeted ACWA Thanks @ACWAWater for helping us spread the word about our#GWRS bottled water! It tastes like water because it is waster! #GetOverlt @OCWDWaterNews OC Sewers added, 18 ft ACWA @ACWAWater Advanced purified water helps keep#CAWaterStrong AND its tastes great! Check out ACWA staff enjoying water from @OCWDwaternews#GWRS#GetOverlt#waterreuse OC Sewers @OCSewers 23h23 hours ago Your future might be with the Orange County Sanitation District! We are currently looking for a Engineer- Industrial Source Control. If you think this might be a good fit check out thejob posting at-ocsd.com/jobs 60C Sewers @OCSewers 24h24 hours ago Just a reminder that OCSD's Administrative offices will be closed on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24 in observance of the Thanks ivin Holida . OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 20 This Thanksgiving don't put grease down your kitchen sink because your pipes could end up looking like this. Put Fats, Oils and Grease in a can, let it cool until it becomes a solid, put it in a ziplock bag and then toss in the trash.#FOG 19 60C Sewers @OCSewers Nov 20 OC Sewers Retweeted Orange County Water #GWRS water gets a shout out again! Thanks Hannah Joy Fitness for helping us spread the word about our #GWRS bottled water! It tastes like water because it is water! OC Sewers added, Orange County Water @OCWDWaterNews Thanks for keeping hydrated with #GWRS water Hannah Joy Fitness.#getoverit#waterreuse ._instagram.com/p/BbnBk9fliUC/- _... 60C Sewers @OCSewers Nov 20 "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome." -Booker T.Washington #MotivationMonday 60C Sewers @OCSewers Nov 19 OC Sewers Retweeted OC Sewers Today is#WorldToiletDay! This years theme is#wastewater, so together with @OCWDWaterNews we created this video to make you think before you flush! OC Sewers added, 20 OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov. 19 is#WorldToiletDay, and was created by the United Nations to make sanitation for all a global development priority.The theme this year is#Wastewater, so we partnered with @OCWDWaterNews to create this. 60C Sewers @OCSewers Nov 17 Thank you HB residents for spending a few hours with us to learn about what's over the fence. # oodnei hbors#p2 q OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 17 Nov. 19 is#WorldToiletDay, and was created by the United Nations to make sanitation for all a global development priority.The theme this year is#Wastewater, so we partnered with @OCWDWaterNews to 21 create this video to make ou think before ou flush. y �f r�Y 60C Sewers @OCSewers Nov 17 OC Sewers Retweeted Senator Janet Nguyen Thank you for coming! OC Sewers added, Senator Janet Nguyen @SenlanetNguyen TY @OCSewers for today's highly informative State of the District! OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 17 Thank you to everyone who attended our 2017 State of the District event this morning! We hope you had a great time! 22 OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 16 OC Sewers Retweeted WaterWorld Magazine Thanks @WaterWorld for the shout out! We are honored to be partners with @OCWDWaterNews on the #G W RS! OC Sewers added, WaterWorld Magazine @WaterWorld #WaterReuse in SoCal gains momentum,with @OCWDWaterNews @OCSewers @PureWaterSD @mwdh2o finding innovative, new ways to combat dwindling #drinkingwater supplies. Read more here: _buff.ly/2iof9em OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 16 Did you know that on January 20, 1964 OCSD (The Districts) Headquarters opens in Fountain Valley?The facility is designed by William Jordan and built by J. Ray Construction Company at a cost of$135,000. #ocsd #funfact#tbt OSw,, @OCSewers Nov 15 Happy America Recycles Day! What do you do to recycle? 23 ?. 00rs @OCSewers Nov 15 OCSD's Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for today @ 6 p.m., in#FountainValley.To view the agenda,visit: ocsd.com/Home/ShowDocum._.. 4 .00 Sewers @OCSewers Nov 15 OC Sewers Retweeted Water Environment Federation Thank you @WEForg for helping us spread the word about#GWRS and helping us break the stigma about recycled water! #GetOverlt OC Sewers added, Water Environment Federation @WEForg In Orange County, Calif.,the world's largest water purification system for indirect potable reuse turns treated wastewater into "ultrapurified water." Read more about why you should take a sip and#GetOverlt: t$OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 15 OCSD's Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for today @ 5 p.m., in #FountainValley.To view the agenda,visit: .ocsd.com/Home/ShowDocum. .... 24 OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 14 Did you know that OCSD has been around for 60 plus years? Check out our history video to learn more about us. httos://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieYTH811rXw&t=44s IWOC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 13 Today is#World KindnessDay. What random acts of kindness have you witnessed, shared or benefited from toda ? i OOC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 13 "Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts.This is the secret of success." -Swami Sivananda#MotivationMonday eOC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 10 OCSD's Legislative& Public Affairs Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 13th @ 12 p.m., in #FountainValley.To view the agenda, visit:.ocsd.com/Home/ShowDocum__... 60C Sewers @OCSewers Nov 9 25 Just a reminder that our Administrative Offices will be closed this Friday, November 10th in remembrance P ' ers @OCSewers Nov 9 oil Congratulations to Umesh Murthy, Engineering Supervisor on his 20 years of service with OCSD. _facebook.com/OCSewers/ osts__... OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 8 Thank you to Steven Moore,Vice Chair of @CAWaterBoards for coming and taking a tour of OCSD.We ho a ou en'o ed our time with us! 26 OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 8 It's Wednesday,which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's word is:Air Scrubber._ facebook.com/OCSewers/ osts_... - isle Isle Utilities @isleutilities Nov 7 Were back in California, hosting the 21st TAG with our FIRST US TAG member, @OCSewers.Time flies when ou're havin O@OCSewers OC SewNov 7 Are you in HB for the next few hours? If so, stop by and have a cup of hot chocooate while learning about OCSD. 27 OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 6 OCSD's Admin Committee mtg is scheduled for Wednesday, November 8th @ 5 p.m., in #FV.To view the agenda,visit: ocsd.com/Home/ShowDocum...... IWOC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 6 OC Sewers Retweeted ACC-OC Thanks for tasting the#GWRS bottled water @ACCOCI It tastes like water because it is water! OC Sewers added, ACC-OC @ACCOC @ACCOC Policy Assistants, Natasha and Eric, try out @OCWDWaterNews's bottled water from the Ground Water Replenishment System! 28 OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 6 "Start by doing what's necessary;then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." - Francis of Assisi #MotivationMonday IWOC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 4 Come by the Honda Center this morning for the Eco Challenge Day! We're here until 1lam. Stop by and et our free swa ! OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 3 OC Sewers Retweeted OC Waste & Recycling @OCSewers will be participating at this event tomorrow! Can't wait to see you all there! OC Sewers added, LV OC Waste & Recycling @ocwaste Join us Saturday for free paper shredding, a-waste collection, family fun and prizes!We're ready, are you? -goo.gl/38sHg1 World Water-Tech @WorldWaterTech Nov 3 Thanks Denis Bilodeau @OCWDWaterNews for bringing re-used wastewater from Orange County's Groundwater Replenishment System#WorldWaterTech �m.orna van r. �,vo. 7 OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 2 Thank you to Director Kim from the @CityofLaPalma and a Japanese Delegation for touring OCSD.We ho a ou en o ed our tour! 30 60C Sewers @OCSewers Nov 2 OC Sewers Retweeted Haley Falconer Thank you @CityofBoise Environmental Division for sampling#GWRS bottled water! OC Sewers added, u � Haley Falconer @haleyrfalconer The @CityofBoise Environmental Division drinking advanced purified *Water from @OCWDWaterNews #recycled INELIM OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 2 OC Sewers Retweeted Michael E. Campana It's a huge honor to have @WaterWired try our#GWRS bottled water! It tastes like water because IT IS water! OC Sewers added, 31 Michael E. Campana @WaterWired TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary, 21 -27 October 2017_bit.ly/2yW1pX2 t0C Sewers @OCSewers Nov 2 OC Sewers Retweeted WaterOnline So happy to see @WaterOnline sampling our#GWRS water! It tastes like water because it is water! OC Sewers added, k WaterOnline @WaterOnline We loved sampling our bottles of GWRS Water(@OCWDWaterNews). It tastes like water because IT IS water! #GetOverlt ism OC Sewers @OCSewers Nov 2 Do you want your pipes looking like this this holiday season? Don't put Fats, Oils or Grease(FOG) down I !Sewen @OCSewers Nov 1 32 Yesterday, OCSD shared our story with Santa Ana Regional Water Quality's Executive Director, Hope Sm the and staff. Thank ou for visitin . 33 Facebook Posts November 2017 Facebook Posts for November 2017 Posted 37 times 1 ' Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell 1 hr OCSD has created a new video about the 3 P's! Check it out! Play Orange County Sanitation District updated their cover photo. Published by Kelly Newell 5 hrs � 1 Orange County Sanitation District al l-22 hrs Your future might be with the Orange County Sanitation District! We are currently looking for an Engineer-Industrial Source Control. 34 If you are able to perform a variety of engineering duties including: issuing and renewing industrial wastewater discharge permits to industrial facilities;conducting inspections to assess and verify permit application information; finalizing permit requirements and ensuring compliance;evaluating sampling and monitoring data to determine comp... See More Jobs I Orange County Sanitation District OCSD.COM 6 Orange Countv Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell-Yesterday at 12o0pm Just a reminder that OCSD's Administrative offices will be closed on Thursday,November 23 and Friday,November 24 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. /w 6 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Ncwcll November 20 at 3:56pm OCSD Receives 2017"Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet"Honorable Mention The Urban Runoff Diversion Program has won a OC Business Council Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet Award in the Sustainable and Green Development category. At a special reception held last Thursday night,OCSD was presented with an award for the Sustainable and Oreen Development category,which recognizes Orange County's most innovative programs that help the environment.The purpose of the Urban Runoff D... See More 35 i �yt Oranee County Sanitation District added 2 new Photos. Published by Kelly Newell November 20 st 12:00pm Fountain Valley This Thanksgiving don't put grease down your kitchen sink because your pipes could end up looking like this.Put Fats,Oils and Grease in a can,let it cool until it becomes a solid,put it in a ziplock bag and dim toss in the trash.#FOG *0' !0 Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell -November 20 at 9.00am "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome."-Booker T.Washington#ModvationMonday 36 Orange County Sanitation District shared their video. Published by Kelly Newell November 19 at 6:28pm Today is#WorldToiletDay.It was created by the United Nations to make sanitation for all a global development priority This year's theme is#Wastewater,so we partnered with the Orange County Water District to create this video to make on think before on flush. Oraace Count,Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell November 17 at 3:20pm November 19th is#WorldToiletDay,and was created by the United Nations to make sanitation for all a global development priority. The theme this year is#Wastewater,so we partnered with the Orange County Water District to create this video to make you think before you flush. Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Ncwcll Novcmbcr 18 at 9:00am Have you'liked'OCSD on Facebook yet?Follow our page for news,fun facts&information about wastewater treatment! httrue//www.facebook.cotn/OCSewers Orange County Sanitation District Published by Jennifer Cabral November 17 at 3:39pm Thank you FIB residents for spending a few hours with us to learn about what's over the fence.#goodneighbors#1`2 37 Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell November 17 at 3:20pm November 19th is#WorldToiletDay,and was created by the United Nations to make sanitation for all a global development priority. The theme this year is#Wastewater,so we parmered with the Orange County Water District to create this video to Imakeouink before ou Flush. •r Play Oranee County Sanitation District added 4 new Photos. Published by Kelly Newell November 17at 12:08pm Fountain Valley Thank you to everyone who attended our 2017 State of the District event this morning! We hope you had a great time! 38 1 . Oranee Coanty Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell-November 16 at 12:00pm Did you know that on January 20, 1964 OCSD(The Districts)Headquarters opens in Fountain Valley?The facility is designed by William Jordan and built by J.Ray Construction Company at a cost of$135,000.#ocsd#fanfact#tbt 1 i -- - 1 6ty Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell November 15 at 2:07pm Happy America Recycles Day! What do you do to recycle? Ira nmatice Reryclee Wy NOVEMBER15 39 1 . Oran¢e County Sanitation District Pebl hhcd by Kelly Newell-November 15 at 12:48pm O SD'6 f Direotom meeting is scheduled for today @ 6 p.m.,in#FountaipValley.To view the agenda, .ocsd.com/Home/ShowDocument?id=21102 www.ocsd.com OCSD.COM lenty Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell-November 15 at 1037am O D's tecrine C mittee meeting is scheduled for today @ 5 p.m.,in#FountainValley.To view the agenda, com/Home/ShowDocument?id=21096 www.ocsd.com OCSD.COM 6 Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell November 14 at 12:00pm This article has us feeling all warm and fuzzy inside! So happy that these two got to reconnect while on a tour of our facility!http://www.ocre2ister.com/.../Journalist-meets-politician-th.../ Joumalist meets politician: The day I reunited with my childhood friend 5,500 miles from home It indeed is a small world after all.Having grown up in Japan,I recently volunteered to interview a delegation of young political leaders from Japan visiting Southern... OCREGISTER COM 40 1 . Oranee Connty Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell-November 14 at 9:OOam Did you know that OCSD has been around for 60 plus years?Check out our history video to learn more about us. te.com/watch?v=ieYTH81 JrXw OCSD 60th Anniversary History Video Celebrating an important part of OC's past,present,and future YO=BE.COM Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell November 13 at 1139am Today is#WorldKindnessDay.What random acts of kindness have you witnessed,shared or benefited from today? 40 Oranee Counh Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell Novcmbcr 13 at 9:OOam "Put your heart,mind,and soul into even your smallest acts.This is the secret of success."-Swami Sivananda#MotivationMonday 41 Orange Countv Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell November10at12:00pm OC�SD's Leeislative& Public Affairs Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday,November 13th @ 12 p.m., i :w the agenda,visit:httos://www.ocsd.com/Home/ShowDocument?id=21066 www.ocsd.com OCSD.COM lenty Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell-November 10 at 9:00am Today we honor all who served our Country.Thank you from the Orange County Sanitation District. I 1 , Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell November9 at 12:00pm Just a reminder that our Administrative Offices will be closed this Friday,November I Oth in remembrance of Veteran's Day. 42 Oranee Coun[v Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell November9 at 9 00am Congratulations to Umesh Murthy on his 20 years of service with OCSD.Prior to coming to OCSD in 1997,Umesh spent seven years at the Inland Empire Utility Agency with two of those years being in their source control division. Umesh has a very broad understanding of OCSD's operations having worked 16 years in the engineering department in both construction management and project management divisions and has spent the last four years in Operations supervising the process engin... See More 0 1 " Oranee Countv Sanitation District is with Oree Seboum. Published by Jennifer Cabral November R at 12:00md Thank you to Steven Moore,Vice Chair of the California State Water Resources Control Board for coming and taking a tour of OCSD with our Board Chairman and staff.We hope you enjoyed your time with us! 43 Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell November 8 at 9:OOam Ifs Wednesday,which means it's time for OCSD's Wastewater Word of the Week! This week's word is: Air Scrubber OCSD covers most of the plant processes so odors are captured and limited to the surrounding community.The air captured from the covered structures is forced into tall towers called air scrubbers.OCSD currently uses two types of air scrubbers:chemical and biological. ...See More lenty Sanitation District added 2 new Photos. Published by Jennifer Cabral-November 7 at 5:10pm Fountain Valley Are you in HB for the next few hours?If so,stop by and have amp of hot chocolate while learning about OCSD. j` LEM yoe5 oN Touq nuoa nn.r,smr 44 1 . Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell November 6 at 3:25pm OCSD's Administration Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,November 8th @ 5 p.m., wr��� www.ocsd.com OCSD.COM 6 Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell -November 6 at 8:00am "Start by doing what's necessary;then do what's possible;and suddenly you are doing the impossible."-Francis of Assisi kMotivationMonday 6 Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell November 4 at 12M nu Don't forget to set your clocks back tonight when you go to sleep.It's Daylight Savings time! =M it 45 Orange County Sanitation District added 2 new Photos. Published by Kelly Newell November 4 at 8:38am Anaheim Come on down to the Honda Center this morning for the OC Eco Challenge Day.We will be here until I lam,so come by and grab your free swag! 1wity Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell November 3 at 2:41pm Have anything fun planned this weekend?If not,come visit our booth tomorrow at the Eco Challenge event held at the Honda Center from 8-11 a.m.Bring your e-waste,gently used clothing and household goods for a chance to earn Anaheim Ducks game tickets or Discovery Cub admission tickets. Plus,while there enter to win signed Ducks merchandise and enjoy other family friendly activities and booths all morning long! Hope to see you there! au • u 1 . Orange County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell-November 3 at 9:00am Calling all Film Makers!!! Are you in high school or college?Are you creative?Well you're in luck.OCSD is hosting a video contest for the 2017/2018 school year! Going now until January 31,2018,students in both high school and colleges located within our service area can create a video that educates people about the importance of wastewater treatment. Want to learn more?Visit h[tos://www.ocsd.com/education/Psa to learn more! 46 PSA Contest - Calling all Film Makers I Orange County Sanitation District OCSD is hosting a video contest for the 2017/I8 school year.The contest challenges students both in high schools and colleges located in our service area to be... OCSIICOM 6 Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Jennifer Cabral November 2 at 5:50pm Thank you to Director Kim from the City of La Palma and a Japanese Delegation for touring OCSD.We hope you enjoyed your tour! Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell m Happy November!!! 'Tis the season for peppermint mochas,cozy scarves,boots,and(hopefully)RAIN! 0 Oranlle County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell November 2 at 9:00am 47 Don't put grease down your kitchen sink because your pipes could end up looking like this.Put Fats,Oils and Grease in a can,let it cool until it becomes a solid,put it in a ziploek bag and then Was in the trash.#FOG Oranee lei Sanitation District Published he Fa-I. \ ,II I ,ember 1 at 12:00pm We are Building for the Future one project at a time. With an ever evolving industry,OCSD's Capital Improvement Program focuses on the agency's future by looking ahead so we are prepared and equipped to handle the future on ration nee . Read all about got recent activity and upcoming efforts in the most recent CIE Annual N� IhowDocument?id=21038 = A a ¢ o O N A www.ocsd.com OCSD.COM Oranee County Sanitation District Published by Kelly Newell-November 1 at 9:00am Yesterday was a great day sharing OCSD's story with Santa Ana Regional Water Quality's Executive Director,Hope Smythe and staff.Thank you for visiting. 48 ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT Agenda Terminology Glossary Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations AQMD Air Quality Management District ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand CARS California Air Resources Board CASA California Association of Sanitation Agencies CCTV Closed Circuit Television CEQA California Environmental Quality Act CIP Capital Improvement Program CRWQCB California Regional Water Quality Control Board CWA Clean Water Act CWEA California Water Environment Association EIR Environmental Impact Report EMT Executive Management Team EPA US Environmental Protection Agency FOG Fats, Oils, and Grease gpd gallons per day GWRS Groundwater Replenishment System ICS Incident Command System IERP Integrated Emergency Response Plan LOS Level Of Service MGD Million Gallons Per Day NACWA National Association of Clean Water Agencies NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NWRI National Water Research Institute O & M Operations & Maintenance OCCOG Orange County Council of Governments OCHCA Orange County Health Care Agency OCSD Orange County Sanitation District OCWD Orange County Water District OOBS Ocean Outfall Booster Station OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PCSA Professional Consultant/Construction Services Agreement PDSA Professional Design Services Agreement POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works ppm parts per million PSA Professional Services Agreement RFP Request For Proposal RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations SARFPA Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency SARI Santa Ana River Interceptor SARWQCB Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board SAW PA Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority SCADA Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition SCAP Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Management District SOCWA South Orange County Wastewater Authority SRF Clean Water State Revolving Fund SSMP Sewer System Management Plan SSO Sanitary Sewer Overflow SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board TDS Total Dissolved Solids TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load TSS Total Suspended Solids WDR Waste Discharge Requirements WEF Water Environment Federation W ERF Water Environment & Reuse Foundation WIFIA Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act WIIN Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act W RDA Water Resources Development Act Activated sludge process — A secondary biological wastewater treatment process where bacteria reproduce at a high rate with the introduction of excess air or oxygen and consume dissolved nutrients in the wastewater. Benthos —The community of organisms, such as sea stars, worms, and shrimp, which live on, in, or near the seabed, also known as the benthic zone. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) — The amount of oxygen used when organic matter undergoes decomposition by microorganisms. Testing for BOD is done to assess the amount of organic matter in water. Biogas—A gas that is produced by the action of anaerobic bacteria on organic waste matter in a digester tank that can be used as a fuel. Biosolids—Biosolids are nutrient rich organic and highly treated solid materials produced by the wastewater treatment process. This high-quality product can be recycled as a soil amendment on farmland or further processed as an earth-like product for commercial and home gardens to improve and maintain fertile soil and stimulate plant growth. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Capital Improvement Program (CIP) — Projects for repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of assets. Also includes treatment improvements, additional capacity, and projects for the support facilities. Coliform bacteria—A group of bacteria found in the intestines of humans and other animals, but also occasionally found elsewhere, used as indicators of sewage pollution. E. coli are the most common bacteria in wastewater. Collections system— In wastewater, it is the system of typically underground pipes that receive and convey sanitary wastewater or storm water. Certificate of Participation (COP)—A type of financing where an investor purchases a share of the lease revenues of a program rather than the bond being secured by those revenues. Contaminants of Potential Concern (CPC) — Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants. Dilution to Threshold (DIT) — The dilution at which the majority of people detect the odor becomes the D/T for that air sample. Greenhouse Gases (GHG) — In the order of relative abundance water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone gases that are considered the cause of global warming ("greenhouse effect'). Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) — A joint water reclamation project that proactively responds to Southern California's current and future water needs. This joint project between the Orange County Water District and the Orange County Sanitation District provides 70 million gallons per day of drinking quality water to replenish the local groundwater supply. Levels Of Service (LOS) — Goals to support environmental and public expectations for performance. N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) — A N-nitrosamine suspected cancer-causing agent. It has been found in the Groundwater Replenishment System process and is eliminated using hydrogen peroxide with extra ultra-violet treatment. National Biosolids Partnership (NBP)—An alliance of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies and Water Environment Federation, with advisory support from the US Environmental Protection Agency. NBP is committed to developing and advancing environmentally sound and sustainable biosolids management practices that go beyond regulatory compliance and promote public participation to enhance the credibility of local agency biosolids programs and improved communications that lead to public acceptance. Plume — A visible or measurable concentration of discharge from a stationary source or fixed facility. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) —A municipal wastewater treatment plant. Santa Ana River Interceptor(SARI) Line —A regional brine line designed to convey 30 million gallons per day of non-reclaimable wastewater from the upper Santa Ana River basin to the ocean for disposal, after treatment. Sanitary sewer—Separate sewer systems specifically for the carrying of domestic and industrial wastewater. Combined sewers carry both wastewater and urban runoff. South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) — Regional regulatory agency that develops plans and regulations designed to achieve public health standards by reducing emissions from business and industry. Secondary treatment — Biological wastewater treatment, particularly the activated sludge process, where bacteria and other microorganisms consume dissolved nutrients in wastewater. Sludge—Untreated solid material created by the treatment of wastewater. Total Suspended Solids (TSS)—The amount of solids floating and in suspension in wastewater. Trickling filter — A biological secondary treatment process in which bacteria and other microorganisms, growing as slime on the surface of rocks or plastic media, consume nutrients in wastewater as it trickles over them. Urban runoff—Water from city streets and domestic properties that carry pollutants into the storm drains, rivers, lakes, and oceans. Wastewater—Any water that enters the sanitary sewer. Watershed—A land area from which water drains to a particular water body. The Orange County Sanitation District's service area is in the Santa Ana River Watershed.