HomeMy WebLinkAbout98.102115 SPECIAL Board Meeting Agenda ONLINE.pdf Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, October 21, 2015
SPECIAL Meeting of the 6:00 P.M.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Administration Building
Board Room
10844 Ellis Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 593-7433
STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE
BOARD WORKSHOP
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER (John Nielsen, Board Chair)
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. DECLARATION OF QUORUM (Kelly Lore, Clerk of the Board)
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS Ifyou wish to address the Board of Directors on anyitem,please complete
a Speaker's Form(located at the table outside of the Board Room) and submit it to the Clerk of the
Board or notify the Clerk of the Board the item number on which you want to speak. Speakers will be
recognized by the Chairman and are requested to limit comments to three minutes.
5. OPENING REMARKS (Jim Herberg, General Manager)
. Communication of Vision and the Big 5
6. DISTRICT ACCOMPLISHMENTS (Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager)
7. SUMMARY OF BOARD INTERVIEWS (Kristine Thalman, K.E. Thalman &
Associates)
8. PRESENTATION OF ISSUE PAPER (Rob Thompson, Director of Engineering)
9. PRESENTATION OF ISSUE PAPER (Nick Arthontes, Director of Facility Support
Services)
10.FACILITATION OF DISCUSSION, REVIEW AND WRAP-UP (Kristine Thalman,
K.E. Thalman & Associates)
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11.ADJOURNMENT: To the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors
scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 6:00 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 of the Sanitation District's Administration Building located at 10844 Ellis
Avenue, Fountain Valley, California, 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.
NOTICE TO DIRECTORS: To place items on the agenda for the 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
kloreCd)ocsd.com
For any questions on the agenda, Committee members may contact staff at:
General Manager Jim Herberg (714)593-7300 iherbergaocsd.com
Assistant General Manager Bob Ghirelli (714)593-7400 mhirelliRocsd.com
Director of Engineering Rob Thompson (714)593-7310 rthomoson0ocsd.com
Director of Facility Support Services Nick Amontes (714)593-7210 namontesrniocsd.com
Director of Finance and Lorenzo Tyner (714)593-7550 INnenclocsd.ccm
Administrative Services
Director of Operations&Maintenance Ed Torres 714 593-7080 etorres ocsd.com
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Meeting Date Toel Dir.
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AGENDA REPORT Item Number Item Number
8&9
Orange County Sanitation District
FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
Originator: Robert Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager
SUBJECT: STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE ISSUE PAPERS
GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
Information Only.
SUMMARY
The attached issue papers on the topics of storm water capture and odor complaints will
be discussed at the Strategic Planning Workshop.
PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS
N/A
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
N/A
CEQA
N/A
BUDGET/PURCHASING ORDINANCE COMPLIANCE
N/A
ATTACHMENT
The following attachment(s) are included in hard copy and may be viewed on-line at the OCSD website
(wwwocsd.corn with the complete agenda package:
• Odor Control Issue Paper
• Storm Water Issue Paper
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Issue Paper
Presented By: Rob Thompson Item#8
Should OCSD capture Stormwater?
The Board of Directors has expressed interest in stormwater capture to augment water supplies and
aquifer recharge for North Central Orange County.
Background: OCSD has been active in stormwater capture for more than a decade with its urban
runoff diversion program. This program is approved to accept up to ten million gallons per day of
urban runoff, which is technically stormwater. Expressed differently, this ten million gallon per
day of flow is equivalent to 18 cubic feet per second. The program was originally begun to
improve beach water quality by diverting river water laden with bacteria from reaching
recreational beaches. OCSD has limited the flow to dry weather to protect its collection system
and treatment plants from having overflows which are spills.
OCSD's service area contains several dams to control wet weather stormwater flows. These
include Prado Dam, Carbon Canyon Dam, Brea Dam, Fullerton Dam, Villa Park Dam, and Santiago
Dam. These Dams are connected to rivers and channels which are designed to flow large
volumes of silt laden water in order to protect regions from the damage associated with flooding
events. Prado Dam is capable of releasing more than 30,000 cubic feet of water per second, or
more than 19 billion gallons per day.
The Orange County Water District is primarily responsible for recharging the aquifer in North
Central Orange County. It controls more than 1,000 acres of river, ponds and percolation basins
in Anaheim and 1,250 acres of surface water storage behind Prado Dam. The dam is controlled
by the Army Corps of Engineers to protect from flooding and secondarily to store stormwater to
recharge of Orange Counties' aquifer. The water is released at a rate that allows for diversion to
the Anaheim recharge ponds and lakes usually less than 100 cubic feet per second.
OCSD's systems are not designed to handle wet weather stormwater volumes or content. Wet
weather naturally increases flow through OCSD's system caused by inflow and infiltration. Inflow
is direct flow into the system generally attributed to illegal connections, leaks through manholes
and other openings to standing or flowing surface water. Infiltration is ground water that seeps
into the sewer system through pipe and manhole defects. These flows can increase normal dry
weather flows by 2.2 times.
Recommendation:
Orange County Sanitation District must balance its mission to protect public health and to create
usable products like potable water. Treatment Plant and collection system capacities are
designed around normal system flow patterns. These sewers and plants are completely incapable
of dealing with even minor rain event stormwater flows. Sewer pipes are a fraction of the size of
storm drains, much less flood channels. Storms flows are not necessary for feeding the GWRS.
Normal sewage flows, even in a historic drought, are feeding the system at near capacity. The
greater risk to OCSD's mission is the risk to public health that occurs with sewer overflows. Raw
sewage in the streets or waterways is a completely unacceptable outcome.
Issue Paper
Presented By: Rob Thompson Item#8
Stormwater capture is the purview of Orange County Water District, OC Flood, and the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. They have the necessary infrastructure and available land. OCSD should
continue to accept dry weather urban runoff to support water reuse and protect beach water
quality.
Issue Paper
Presented By: Nick Arhontes Item#9
Should OCSD change the Level of Service (LOS)for odor complaints?
In 1989, OCSD began addressing collection system odor and corrosion concerns chemically by
implementing a caustic soda shock-dosing program for some of the trunklines. In 2001, this
program evolved to continuous chemical dosing in the collection system for odor control which
utilized ferrous chloride, magnesium hydroxide, and calcium nitrate at nine different dosing
locations. The program has proven to reduce odor and corrosion in the regional trunk system and
suppress odors at the headworks of the treatment plants. It also helps condition the sewage
arriving at the treatment plants.
In 2007, the Board of Directors adopted the Five-Year Strategic Plan, which set the Level of Service
standard at a goal of 34 or less odor complaints attributed to the OCSD collection system. At that
time two categories were tracked; Attributed, and Not Attributed. The attributed category captured
complaints attributed to OCSD as well as those whose source could not be determined. The
complaints were classified by the OCSD responder. In 2009, a third category was created by staff to
appropriately document odors of an undetermined source. With the addition of this category, odor
complaints attributed to OCSD were reduced significantly. As a result,the goal was reduced in 2014
to 12 complaints or less attributed to OCSD.
In 2014, the Odor Control Division revised its Odor Response Procedure to include a follow up
investigation as a secondary response for each odor complaint. The objective was to minimize the
unknown sources and ultimately better address the root causes of the odors. The complaints were
classified by the secondary OCSD responder after the investigation was concluded. Our LOS goal for
FY 14/15 was 12 or fewer. Due to the results of the detailed investigations, the number of OCSD
attributed complaints has increased. We had 27 validated odor complaints in the collection facilities
in FY 14/15 due to various causes. It is recommended that the Level of Service goals be changed to
better reflect the current methodology used to investigate.
Recommendation:
Increase our current level of service from 12 odor complaints to 28. A new goal of 28 or less odor
complaints attributed to OCSD would reflect the success of the change in procedures in determining
the true source or root cause of the odor complaints. This new LOS could also be achieved within
the current budget/sewer fee structure. Staff does not foresee a reduction to the current number of
complaints until the plant odor facilities modifications are completed. Any further reductions would
also require modifications to Collections' Odor Control Program. Modifications could include items
such as additional dosing facilities, additional siphon vents, and repairs to existing siphon vents
within the collection system. The Collection Facilities Odor Control Master Plan Update expected in
2017 will help guide the future direction.
The new goal of 28 or less odor complaints attributed to OCSD is an appropriate reflection of
current Odor Control Program procedures. By continuing to better investigate the root causes of
the odors, we can improve strategies for mitigation. The desired outcome may be to eventually
reduce the number of attributable odor complaints to zero for those facilities that are a part of the
continuous dosing or"sewage conditioning" program.
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
Agenda
Terminology Glossary
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
AQMD Air Quality Management District
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand
CARB California Air Resources Board
CASA California Association of Sanitation Agencies
CCTV Closed Circuit Television
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CRWQCB California Regional Water Quality Control Board
CWA Clean Water Act
CWEA California Water Environment Association
EIR Environmental Impact Report
EMT Executive Management Team
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FOG Fats, Oils, and Grease
FSSD Facilities Support Services Department
gpd Gallons per day
GWR System Groundwater Replenishment System (also called GWRS)
ICS Incident Command System
IERP Integrated Emergency Control Plan
LOS Level of Service
MGD Million gallons per day
NACWA National Association of Clean Water Agencies
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NWRI National Water Research Institute
O&M Operations and Maintenance
OCCOG Orange County Council of Governments
OCHCA Orange County Health Care Agency
OCSD Orange County Sanitation District
OCWD Orange County Water District
GOBS Ocean Outfall Booster Station
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works
ppm Parts per million
RFP Request For Proposal
RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board
SARFPA Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
SARI Santa Ana River Inceptor
SARWQCB Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board
SAWPA Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system
SCAP Southern California Alliance of Publicly Owned Treatment Works
SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Management District
SOCWA South Orange County Wastewater Authority
SSMP Sanitary Sewer Management Plan
SSO Sanitary Sewer Overflow
SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board
TDS Total Dissolved Solids
TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load
TSS Total Suspended Solids
WDR Waste Discharge Requirements
WEF Water Environment Federation
WERF Water Environment Research Foundation
Activated-sludge process — A secondary biological wastewater treatment process where bacteria
reproduce at a high rate with the introduction of excess air or oxygen, and consume dissolved
nutrients in the wastewater.
Benthos— The community of organisms, such as sea stars, worms and shrimp, which live on, in, or
near the seabed, also know as the benthic zone.
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)—The amount of oxygen used when organic matter undergoes
decomposition by microorganisms. Testing for BOD is done to assess the amount of organic matter in
water.
Biosolids — Biosolids are nutrient rich organic and highly treated solid materials produced by the
wastewater treatment process. This high-quality product can be recycled as a soil amendment on
farm land or further processed as an earth-like product for commercial and home gardens to improve
and maintain fertile soil and stimulate plant growth.
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) — Projects for repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of assets.
Also includes treatment improvements, additional capacity, and projects for the support facilities.
Coliform bacteria—A group of bacteria found in the intestines of humans and other animals, but also
occasionally found elsewhere used as indicators of sewage pollution. E. coli are the most common
bacteria in wastewater.
Collections system — In wastewater, it is the system of typically underground pipes that receive and
convey sanitary wastewater or storm water.
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.
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Contaminants of Potential Concern (CPC) — Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic
wastewater contaminants.
Dilution to Threshold (D!f) — the dilution at which the majority of the people detect the odor
becomes the DrT for that air sample.
Greenhouse gases — In the order of relative abundance water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane,
nitrous oxide, and ozone gases that are considered the cause of global warming ("greenhouse
effect").
Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System — A joint water reclamation project that proactively
responds to Southern California's current and future water needs. This joint project between the
Orange County Water District and the Orange County Sanitation District provides 70 million gallons a
day of drinking quality water to replenish the local groundwater supply.
Levels of Service (LOS)—Goals to support environmental and public expectations for performance.
NDMA— N-Nitrosodimethylamine is an N-nitrosoamine suspected cancer-causing agent. It has been
found in the Groundwater Replenishment System process and is eliminated using hydrogen peroxide
with extra ultra-violet treatment.
National Biosolids Partnership (NBP) — An alliance of the National Association of Clean Water
Agencies (NACWA) and Water Environment Federation (WEF), with advisory support from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). NBP is committed to developing and advancing
environmentally sound and sustainable biosolids management practices that go beyond regulatory
compliance and promote public participation in order to enhance the credibility of local agency
biosolids programs and improved communications that lead to public acceptance.
Plume—A visible or measurable concentration of discharge from a stationary source or fixed facility.
Publicly-owned Treatment Works (POTW)— Municipal wastewater treatment plant.
Santa Ana River Interceptor (SARI) Line — A regional brine line designed to convey 30 million
gallons per day (MGD) of non-reclaimable wastewater from the upper Santa Ana River basin to the
ocean for disposal, after treatment.
Sanitary sewer — Separate sewer systems specifically for the carrying of domestic and industrial
wastewater. Combined sewers carry both wastewater and urban run-off.
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) — Regional regulatory agency that
develops plans and regulations designed to achieve public health standards by reducing emissions
from business and industry.
Secondary treatment — Biological wastewater treatment, particularly the activated-sludge process,
where bacteria and other microorganisms consume dissolved nutrients in wastewater.
Sludge—Untreated solid material created by the treatment of wastewater.
Total suspended solids (TSS)—The amount of solids floating and in suspension in wastewater.
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.
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Urban runoff — Water from city streets and domestic properties that carry pollutants into the storm
drains, rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Wastewater—Any water that enters the sanitary sewer.
Watershed —A land area from which water drains to a particular water body. OCSD's service area is
in the Santa Ana River Watershed.