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HomeMy WebLinkAbout97.Letter to Board Members - 01-22-14.pdf Orange County Sanitation District Serving. 10944 BlisAvenue,Fountain valley,G 92708 Anaheim (714)962-24a wviw.ors mcom Brea Buena Park January 22, 2014 cyprew Fountain Valley Fullerton To: Steering Committee and Board of Directors Garden Grove Huntington Beach Subject: SAWPA Reimbursement for OCSD's Remedial Plan Costs lwine La Habra In November 2012, OCSD completed an audit of the Santa Ana �a Palma Watershed Project Authority's (SAWPA) pretreatment program in response to discharges of mining wastes into the Santa Ana River Lea I Interceptor (SARI). Following the audit, OCSD issued a Remedial Plan N.P.ft Beach to SAWPA, requiring them to develop and implement an effective Orange pretreatment program by January 17, 2013. Placentia During the audit and development of SAWPA's pretreatment program, Santa Ana OCSD incurred costs for consultant support and staff time. Early in the Seal Beach process of developing the remedial plan, SAWPA indicated that they Stamon would be willing to consider reimbursing OCSD for some of our costs. Tustin As directed by the Board, the General Manager and I met with SAWPA's General Manager and a member of their Commission to Villa Park discuss OCSD's staff and consultant costs, and SAWPA's Yorba Linda reimbursement. SAWPA agreed to reimburse OCSD for$117,000 of county of Orange consulting fees expended on the audit of SAWPA's pretreatment Coate Mew program and review of SAWPA's new program documents. Sanitary District OCSD's willingness to negotiate the final reimbursement amount and the outcome were well-received by SAWPA and serves as a good first Sanitary Di�uct step in our working relationship since the recent settlement of our long- twine Ranch disputes. water District: Sincerely, tr ,xxir r Troy Edgar, hairman Board of Directors TE/JDH/dr � rNE EN We protect public health and the environment by providing effective wastewater collection,treatment,and recycling.