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Letter from the General Manager
The ongoing global pandemic has driven home the importance of
planning, preparation, and resiliency. As the regional wastewater
utility providing an essential service to 2.6 million people in
central and northwest Orange County, the Orange County
Sanitation District (OCSD) has continued its 24/7 operation
uninterrupted, providing our community with one less thing to
worry about as they face this unprecedented challenge.
Throughout the pandemic, our hands-on staff have been working
at our facilities with safety precautions, while our staff who can
work remotely have done so. Our entire workforce has been
flexible and adapted to new tools, innovative approaches, and
being physically separated from their co-workers. Despite these
challenges, OCSD’s operations have not merely maintained
status quo — we continue moving forward and meeting the
future with new and innovative projects and initiatives that are
highlighted in this annual report.
Progress continues on more than 125 capital projects in various
stages of planning, design, and construction to ensure that our
community has reliable, resilient infrastructure with up-to-date
technology that can meet future demands. We are planning for
future demands on our operations including regulations, extreme
rain events, drought, earthquakes, and sea level rise to name a
few. In the next 12 months, we are on track to take competitive
bids on over 25 infrastructure projects with a total value of more
than $550 million. These projects are not only essential to safely
and reliably deliver our mission, they will also provide a much
needed boost to our local economy.
I would like to thank our current and past Board Members for
their vision and foresight. Under their leadership, we are ensuring
that we continue our tradition of building on the past and planning
for the future. I would also like to thank the public for their
continued trust and support for our agency, and our staff for
always going beyond the call of duty and never wavering in their
commitment to protecting public health and the environment —
even under the most challenging of circumstances.
Sincerely,
James D. Herberg
General Manager
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Secondary clarifier at Plant No. 1 in Fountain Valley.
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Who We Are…
The Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) is a special district governed by a
25-member Board of Directors comprised of 20 cities, four special districts, and
one representative from the Orange County Board of Supervisors. OCSD
provides wastewater collection, treatment, and recycling for approximately
2.6 million people living within a 480 square-mile area of central and
northwest Orange County. Our wastewater collection facilities include
388 miles of sewer pipes and 15 pump stations, located throughout our
service area.
Each day we treat approximately 189 million gallons of wastewater
from residential, commercial, and industrial sources at our two plants:
Reclamation Plant No. 1 in Fountain Valley and Treatment Plant No. 2
in Huntington Beach.
Huntington Beach Pier.
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Our Mission
To protect public health and the environment by providing effective wastewater
collection, treatment, and recycling.
Our Vision
Orange County Sanitation District Will Be A Leader In:
• Providing reliable, responsive, and affordable services in line with customer needs and
expectations.
• Protecting public health and the environment utilizing all practical and effective means
for wastewater, energy, and solids resource recovery.
• Continually seeking efficiencies to ensure that the public’s money is wisely spent.
• Communicating our mission and strategies with those we serve and all other
stakeholders.
• Partnering with others to benefit our customers, this region, and our industry.
• Creating the best possible workforce in terms of safety, productivity, customer service,
and training.
Secondary clarifier with trickling filter in the background
at Plant No. 1 in Fountain Valley.
Left to right: Centrifuge;
trickling filter at Plant
No. 1 in Fountain Valley.
Bottom: Secondary
clarifier at Plant No. 1 in
Fountain Valley.
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Board of Directors
City Active Director
Anaheim Lucille Kring
Brea Glenn Parker
Buena Park Fred Smith
Cypress Mariellen Yarc
Fountain Valley Steve Nagel
Fullerton Jesus J. Silva
Garden Grove Steve Jones
Huntington Beach Erik Peterson
Irvine Christina Shea
La Habra Tim Shaw
La Palma Peter Kim
Los Alamitos Richard Murphy
Newport Beach Brad Avery
Orange Mark Murphy
Placentia Chad Wanke
Santa Ana Nelida Mendoza
Seal Beach Sandra Massa-Lavitt
Stanton David Shawver (Chair)
Tustin Allan Bernstein
Villa Park Robert Collacott
Sanitary Districts
Costa Mesa Sanitary District James Ferryman
Midway City Sanitary District Andrew Nguyen
Water Districts
Irvine Ranch Water District John Withers (Vice-Chair)
Yorba Linda Water District Brooke Jones
County Areas
Member of the
Board of Supervisors Doug Chaffee
Executive Management Team
James Herberg General Manager
Robert Thompson Assistant General Manager and Director of
Operations and Maintenance
Lorenzo Tyner Assistant General Manager and Director of Finance
and Administrative Services
Kathleen Millea Director of Engineering
Celia Chandler Director of Human Resources
Lan Wiborg Director of Environmental Services
Left: Kathleen Millea; Lorenzo Tyner;
James Herberg; Lan Wiborg; Robert Thompson
and Celia Chandler
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Keeping Up Our Grades
The results are in — Heal the Bay has released its 2019-2020 beach report card and
Orange County beaches are some of the best in the state. Orange County beaches are
doing great, with 95 percent receiving above average grades during dry-season months,
which is when beaches are used the most.
Seal Beach, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, which are the beaches monitored
by OCSD, made Heal the Bay’s honor roll list which requires a beach to score an A+
in all three seasons (summer dry, winter dry, wet weather). This is a clear indicator
that our collection, treatment and monitoring efforts and our dry weather urban runoff
diversion program are protecting the ocean water quality.
Making Room for Wastewater Operations
As part of our ongoing efforts to plan for the future and increase efficiencies, we
have purchased properties across the street from our current administration building
located at Reclamation Plant No. 1 in Fountain Valley. The existing structures on these
properties will be demolished to make room for a new 109,000-square foot consolidated
headquarters building that will house the 350 plus staff that are currently located in
various aging buildings and trailers spread across the 100-acre Reclamation
Plant No. 1 site.
The new headquarters building, scheduled for completion in
2023, will provide a single centralized location and greater
cohesiveness for administrative staff, while preserving
space at the plant site for future wastewater
treatment infrastructure.
Rendering of new headquarters
complex in Fountain Valley.
Working in the general chemistry, microbiology, and the nutrient
section of the laboratory, I have seen how we use what we learned
to “build a better future”. With increased testing and tighter
regulations, we have found that looking to technology and newer
ways of implementing methods and procedures we can exceed
expectations and “plan for the future”.
Larry Polk, Environmental Specialist
Rendering of lobby and Board Room.
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Resource Recovery in All That We Do!
Our commitment to resource recovery includes meeting approximately 60 percent
of OCSD’s power requirements using methane gas recovered from our wastewater
treatment process. But we haven’t stopped there. To help offset any remaining power
demand for our Plant No. 1 in Fountain Valley, we have entered into a public/private
partnership with Stem, SK E&S and SUSI Partners and Southern California Edison
utilizing the latest energy storage technology. The 4.9-megawatt, 32.5-megawatt-hour
Tesla lithium-ion energy storage system is the largest single customer-sited battery
system in the United States.
The battery storage operation is expected to save the Sanitation District’s customers
over $300 thousand per year.
New battery storage
system at Plant No. 1 in
Fountain Valley.
New System, New Technology, and Overall Better for our Community
New centrifuge systems have been installed at both of our treatment plants to replace
aging equipment, improve efficiency and expand our solids handling capacity. These
facilities perform the critical step of removing water from the biosolids so that they can
be transported for beneficial reuse as a soil amendment. Centrifuges are a high-speed
process that uses the force from rapid rotation to separate liquid from wastewater solids.
The two facilities at Plant No. 1 in Fountain Valley and Plant No. 2 in Huntington Beach
have been up and running for a year.
In 2017, before the centrifuges went online, our biosolids budget was $17.21 million at
peak solids production. The budget for the fiscal year 2020-21 has been greatly reduced
to $12.4 million. The centrifuges have reduced the total daily volume of biosolids by
250 tons. Essentially wringing out an additional 200 tons of water per day that will
no longer be hauled over 120-280 miles away. This volume reduction has eliminated
about 30 percent of the hauling, equating to about 3,500 fewer trucks per year with a
corresponding decrease in vehicle emissions.
Centrifuge Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Plant No. 1. Supervisor Michelle Steel (Master of Ceremony);
Assemblyman Steven Choi; Board Chairman David Shawver; Board Vice Chairman John Withers; and
Directors Erik Peterson; Peter Kim; Richard Murphy; and Robert Collacott cut the ribbon to unveil the new
centrifuge facility.
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OCSD Receives Its First U.S. Patent
With our customers in mind, our workforce is finding ways to advance the industry and
reduce costs. The Orange County Sanitation District has been granted a patent for a
process to treat odors known as “Chemical Optimization During Wastewater Treatment-
Odor Control”.
The process uses state-of-the-
art data collection and process
control to optimize dosing paired
with mechanical abatement
techniques to minimize odor
emissions throughout our
service area. This is the first
patent OCSD has received and
with this chemical optimization
process in place, we are able to
share it with other wastewater
agencies.
We are proud to be leaders in
the wastewater industry, doing
all that we can to serve our
community.
Over the last decade, the odor group has discovered a number of cost
effective and new innovative technology treatment strategies. As for
the future, we will continue to build on our prior field learnings with
the general theme to reduce, reuse, re-purpose and recover.
Brian Reed, Principal Environmental Specialist
In my workgroup, we continue to fine tune our best practice methods
to ensure consistent reliability within our plant and for the ratepayer.
This will ensure our core values will continue to set OCSD as the
industry leader for years to come.
Ty Adnani, Senior Mechanic
Partnering to Manage Organics and Increase Renewable Power
California’s cities must reduce organic material entering landfills by 75 percent by 2025.
To help cities meet this goal, OCSD is planning to construct an Interim Food Waste
Receiving Facility at our Plant No. 2 in Huntington Beach, which is expected to be
complete by the end of 2022.
The station will accept approximately 150 tons per day of preprocessed food waste
slurry from waste haulers and feed it into our existing digester complex located at Plant
No. 2. Adding the food waste slurry to our digesters will increase the production of
methane gas used for on-site power generation. This project assists OCSD’s member
agencies in meeting Senate Bill 1383 organic diversion goals. This project increases
on-site power generation to help OCSD move closer to its goal of becoming 100 percent
energy self-sufficient.
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Financial Planning: Protecting our Community’s Assets
OCSD strives to ensure we are financially stable and keep our rates affordable for
our ratepayers, while always meeting our mission to protect the public health and
the environment. Recently, OCSD had its AAA credit rating reaffirmed based on its
management practices and financial strength. This is the highest possible credit rating,
which means that we have access to low interest rate financing on infrastructure
improvements, resulting in cost savings for OCSD’s customers.
Many government agencies are faced with growing long-term liabilities, particularly in
the area of employee pensions. Due to fluctuations in financial markets, OCSD had an
Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability of close to $8 million. Through the proactive stance
of our Board of Directors, we paid down the unfunded liability, which will save our
ratepayers nearly seven percent a year in premium payments.
Where Money Comes From
OCSD Approves Budget and Foregoes Rate Increase
We understand that our community has been greatly affected by the COVID-19
pandemic and many of our ratepayers have incurred financial hardship. Given the
financial impacts of COVID-19 on our community, the Orange County Sanitation
District Board of Directors voted to adopt the two-year budget and not raise the sewer
service fee for the 2020-21 fiscal year. The OCSD sewer service fee for a single-family
residence will remain $339 for the year, less than one dollar a day. Sewer service fees
for commercial users and permitted industrial users will also remain flat during fiscal
year 2020-21.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has created a very stressful and
financially straining situation for Orange County. As members
of this community we understand and empathize and want to
provide some relief for our ratepayers,” stated OCSD’s Board
Chairman David Shawver. “As an essential service, OCSD
continues to meet the mission of protecting public health and
the environment throughout this pandemic. This unexpected
situation has created some operational and financial challenges,
yet our fiscal stewardship over the years has allowed us to
maintain our level of service and the ability to forego the rate increase
for the coming year. While providing some relief to our customers, the recently adopted
budget will continue to support our operational needs and the Capital Improvement
Program,” stated Shawver.
As a part of the Purchasing Team, I strive to ensure that the Sanitation
District procures its goods and services with the highest standards
in procurement. Purchasing commits to keep its processes fair and
transparent and that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely.
Jackie Lagade, Principal Buyer
Other $18.5M / 3.82%
Property Taxes $99.9M / 20.61%
Interest $13.2M / 2.72%
Intra-district Transfers $3.5M / 0.72%
Fees & Charges $349.7M / 72.13%
Capital Improvement Program $147.6M / 36.80%
Other $2.9M / 0.72%
Operating Expenses $174.3M / 43.46%
Debt Service $72.8M / 18.15%
Intra-district Transfers $3.5M / 0.87%
Where Money Goes
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Studying Wastewater and COVID-19
OCSD is actively collaborating with industry and academic partners to understand the
available testing methods, costs and usefulness of Wastewater Based Epidemiology
also known as wastewater surveillance for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus
SARS-CoV-2.
Individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2, both asymptomatic and symptomatic, shed the
virus in stool that ends up in the sewage system. Fortunately, SARS-CoV-2 has not
been shown to remain infectious in wastewater, but its genetic material ribonucleic acid
(RNA) can be detected and used as an indicator of the presence of COVID-19 in a
community.
OCSD continues to collaborate on three SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance
projects with the State Water Resources Control Board, University of Arizona and
Stanford University. OCSD may also consider participating in the National Wastewater
Surveillance System (NWSS) led by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), where
wastewater samples will be collected in coordination with the local public health
agency, samples will then be analyzed by a public health laboratory and the data will be
uploaded to a national database for interpretation, modeling and quality control. Finally,
the data will be shared with the appropriate end users such as state and local health
agencies, CDC’s COVID Data Tracker and other key agencies. In addition, OCSD is
actively evaluating other partners to continue and expand testing of the virus.
One advantage of sewage testing for SARS-CoV-2 is that the RNA of the virus can be
present in stool as soon as two days after infection, thus serving as a potential early
warning tool. It is believed that sewage surveillance can help gauge the magnitude of
infection in a given area allowing informative decision making by public health officers.
Such testing has been used for decades around the globe for other viruses such
as poliovirus and hepatitis A virus. OCSD will continue working with the wastewater
industry, academia and health agencies to provide research for this and other viruses
and diseases.
Secondary clarifiers used in the wastewater
treatment process to remove organic materials.
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Our employees, both past and present are the future of the Orange County
Sanitation District. Working in Human Resources I get to directly support and serve
that future every step of the way. The key to making our future a success is to
challenge ourselves daily to be better, embrace change, and to do so while staying
focused on our lifelong mission of why we exist as an agency.
Adam Montoya, Human Resources Analyst
Our Workforce
Authorized
Full-Time Employees
640
Average Years
of Service
11
Number of
Retirements
27
Number of employees
holding positions
that require a state
license or certification 273
Percentage of employees
holding positions that
require a state license
or certification46 percent
Education Level:
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher
Percent of the Organization
60 percent
Master’s Degree
or Higher 18 percent
New
Hires
41
Average
Age
46.6
Retirements
Years of Service
562
OCSD collections staff working to clean a sewer line in our service area.
A new learning program
was created – OCSD “U”.
The program provides a
wide array of job-related
coursework to meet the
needs of our employees.
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Planning for the Future
OCSD’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is a long-term plan to rehabilitate, replace,
and update the agency’s regional and plant facilities. OCSD’s CIP has been carefully
put together to cost-effectively meet future regulatory requirements, incorporating
climate resiliency, seismic reliability and maximizing resource recovery. Although the
focus of the CIP may shift over time, one thing remains clear, to ensure OCSD can
continue to provide the necessary levels of service.
During the 2019-20 fiscal year, the CIP program included over 120 capital projects with
a net CIP outlay of more than $120 million. CIP projects take several years to complete
the planning, design and construction cycle. The CIP Annual Report highlights some of
the major capital projects through the various project phases OCSD staff was actively
involved in during the fiscal year. For more information, please view our CIP Annual
Report.
Non-Engineering
$3.6 million3%
Equipment
$1.8 million2%
Collection System
$32.6 million27%
Joint Facilities
$36.5 million30%
Plant No. 2
$22.8 million19%
Plant No. 1 $23.5 million19%
Fiscal Year
2019-20
CIPExpendituresGrand Total
$120.8 Million
Looking Ahead
As a forward-thinking agency, we are continually planning and preparing for the future.
The Board of Directors and staff develop a Strategic Plan to define initiatives to be
pursued by the Sanitation District that provides a basis for long-term financial, capital,
and operational planning. We have developed a two-year, four-step management
process that creates and maintains vision alignment between the Board of Directors, the
staff and the public we serve.
Strategic planning is the first step to define the Sanitation District’s ability to have people
and assets in place to meet its agreed upon mission as defined by the Board. The
second step is capital and operational planning based on the adopted strategic plan.
The third step is budget development to execute the plan and define the tactical goals
to work toward the strategic goals. The final step is execution of the budget and tactical
goal attainment. These four steps are repeated every two years to maintain alignment
and make course corrections based on Board Member input, legal and regulatory
changes and the needs of the communities we serve.
Secondary clarifier at Plant No. 1 in Fountain Valley.
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Climate Change – Weathering the Storm
If 2020 taught us one thing, it is that you can never be too prepared and to expect the
unexpected. That is exactly what OCSD has been doing for over 65 years. There are
many types of hazards that threaten our daily operations including, earthquakes, floods,
and weather events. In addition to preparing for known natural disasters, OCSD has
been studying how climate change can affect the work we do and the overall risk to
our facilities, staff and the community we serve. This past year, OCSD completed the
Climate Resiliency Study that involved assessing the risks posed by climate change and
developing adaptations to mitigate those risks.
The result of the study was a Climate Resiliency Plan that focused on the impacts of
climate change in Orange County. The plan is one of the first in California to focus on a
particular county within the state. The plan combines the implications of climate change
into improved design standards, emergency preparedness, and facility operations for
the future. As a result of this plan and the work that staff has done to study climate
change, climate resiliency is being integrated into ongoing Capital Improvement
Program projects.
One of the highlights of this plan is the recognition it is receiving by our peers.
The Climate Resiliency and Adaptation Plan received the American Academy of
Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) 2020 Excellence in Environmental
Engineering and Science Awards Grand Prize in the Planning Category.
To learn more, read the comprehensive Climate Resiliency Study.
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Groundwater Replenishment Highlights
• The Final Expansion of the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) is the third
and final phase of the program. Upon completion in 2023, GWRS will produce
130 million gallons of high-quality water every day, which will be enough water for
1 million people.
• The Orange County Water District has begun construction of the two equalization
tanks and pump station near the north end of OCSD’s Plant No. 2 in the City of
Huntington Beach.
• Once the Newhope Placentia Project is completed, 8 million gallons a day will be
diverted to OCSD’s Plant No. 1 for treatment and then sent to GWRS. OCSD has
started construction of an Outfall Low Flow Pump Station project and the Headworks
Modification project to split the reclaimable and non-reclaimable flows.
• The Orange County Water District started construction of the 66-inch Secondary
Effluent Pipeline Rehabilitation project.
As part of IT, I am constantly reminded of the importance of planning for the
future. We’re always on the lookout for new technologies that may benefit
our users. Microsoft Teams has enabled our users to thrive and continue
OCSD’s mission even in an everchanging world.
Thomas Vu, Information Tech Analyst III
Equalization Tanks for the Groundwater
Replenishment System.
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Community Outreach
• 8 community events
• 20 speaking engagements
• 112 tours with 1,804 guests
• 2,600 students reached through the Sewer Science Program
• 669 social media posts reaching over 60,000 people
• 21 website posts
• Published 12 news releases with over 23 articles mentioning
OCSD
• Reached over 80,000 people through construction outreach
Legislative Affairs and Grants
• 130 bills tracked and analyzed
• 8 State Positions
• 6 Federal Positions
Grants
Two grants - $42,000
OCSD employees out in the community. (Pictures taken pre-COVID-19.)
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Looking Forward 2021
• Complete site preparation for the new Headquarters facility across from the
Plant No. 1 facility in Fountain Valley.
• Complete market assessment from municipal solid waste haulers in Orange County
for food waste feedstock for co-digestion at OCSD in order to assist local entities meet
the new local regulations.
• Develop and conduct two emergency response and recovery drills for our interplant
digester gas line and cybersecurity.
• Overhaul the next two Central Generation Engines to begin the second 25-year
operations cycle for the Central Generation Facilities.
• Continue OCSD’s leadership role in developing analytical capability, advocating for
sound science and regulations and identification of significant sources in constituents
of emerging concerns such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl and microplastics.
Digesters at Plant No. 1 in Fountain Valley.
• Complete implementation of an Industrial Hygiene Program and a Job Safety Analysis
program to meet the Cal/OSHA Voluntary Protection Program requirements.
• Begin preparations for an agency wide Classification and Compensation Study
by completing a Request for Proposal for a specialized vendor and accessing,
discussing, and meeting and conferring regarding the 17 survey agencies.
• Implement a Section 115 Pension Trust Fund for the purpose of funding future pension
obligations.
• In the next 12 months, we are on track to take competitive bids on over 25
infrastructure projects with a total value of more than $550 million.
Covered primary clarifiers at Plant No. 1 in Fountain Valley. Foul air chemical facility at Plant No. 1 in Fountain Valley.
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2019/20 Awards
• Turning Red Tape Into Red Carpet, Converting Food Waste Into Green Energy —
2019 Orange County Business Council
• Investment Policy Certification — 2020 California Municipal Treasurers Association
• Excellence in Procurement — 2020 California Association of Public Procurement
Officials
• Santa Ana River Basin Section
-Community Engagement and Outreach Project of the Year,
1st Place, State College Sewer Construction Outreach Program
(Project Lead Daisy Covarrubias)
-Medium Collections System, 2nd Place
-Laboratory Person of the Year, 1st Place, Dawn Myers
-Laboratory Person of the Year, 2nd Place, Arturo Diaz
-Operator of the Year, 2nd Place, Jennifer Alexander
-Spotlight Award, Cindy Murra
• California Water Environmental Association
-PICK Award, Dindo Carrillo
-Film Festival Winner, 1st Place, OCSD General Tour
-Community Engagement and Outreach Project of the Year, 2nd Place,
State College Sewer Construction Outreach Program
• Grand Prize, Climate Resiliency Study — 2020 American Academy of
Environmental Engineering Services
• American Graphic Design Award, 65th Anniversary Annual Report and
65th Anniversary Logo — 2020 Graphic Design USA
Surge tower at Plant No. 2 in Huntington Beach.
Reclamation Plant No. 1 (Administration Offices)
10844 Ellis Avenue, Fountain Valley, California 92708
Treatment Plant No. 2
22212 Brookhurst Street, Huntington Beach, California 92646
Phone: 714.962.2411
www.ocsd.com
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