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HomeMy WebLinkAbout96.Item 7 PPP Environmental Services Resource Protection - Administration Committee 02-08-17Presented by: Jim Colston Environmental Services Department Resource Protection Program Environmental Services Department 610 Administration 620 Resource Protection Non-Industrial Source Control Industrial Source Control Source Control Inspectors 630 Laboratory, Monitoring, & Compliance (LMC) Compliance Laboratory Ocean Monitoring Jim Colston Director of Environmental Serv. Peggy Echavarria Paul Spassoff Ron Coss Manager LMCRoya Sohanaki Manager 1980s to 2010s Industrial Waste Source Control Resource Protection OCSD’s Resources •Effluent for water recycling: 100mgd => 130 mgd •Biosolids from digestion of solids: 750 tons per day •Biogas (methane) from digesters used to make electricity (2/3 total demand) and heat Clean Water Act Code of Federal Regulations California Code of Regulations OCSD Pretreatment Program OCSD Industrial Source Control OCSD Wastewater Discharge Regulations Ordinance Managing sources of pollutants throughout OC before they enter the sewage collection system Household Users Commercial Users Industrial Users Cities Utilities Community Programs OCSD Non- Industrial Source Control OCSD Industrial Source Control What is an Industrial User? •Any facility that discharges a large volume of industrial wastewater. •Any facility subject to a Federal Category listed in the CFR. •Any industrial facility that has a potential to violate local, state, or federal pretreatment standards. As defined by OCSD’s Ordinance and the EPA Federal Code of Regulations (CFR) Requirements of anIndustrial User •Wastewater discharge must meet certain pollutant concentration criteria determined by OCSD inspection and sampling •Facility required to submit periodic reports on about its operation and discharge •Required to obtain an OCSD Permit Effectiveness of Permit Program Non-Industrial Source Control •Dry Weather Urban Runoff Permits •Fats, Oils & Grease (FOG) Program Management •Dry Cleaner and Radiator Shops Certification •GWRS Expansion/OCWD Partnership •Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) Discharge Program •Local Discharge Limits and OCSD Ordinance •Pharmaceutical Programs (Residential and Health Care Facilities) 20 Diversion Locations Huntington Beach, Adams Diversion HB First Street Storm Drain Pelican Point -Area of Biological Significance Protection of GWRS Mechanisms •Response Plan •Local Limits/ Ordinance •OCSD/OCWD Collaboration Investigations •1,4-Dioxane •n-Nitroso dimethyl amine (NDMA) •Acetone •Tritium 1,4-Dioxane Pretreatment Program Awards EPA National Pretreatment Program Excellence Award 1997 1st Place EPA National Pretreatment Program Excellence Award 1994 2nd Place 2000 2nd Place EPA National Pollution Prevention Achievement Award1992 1st Place (First Recipient) National Association of Clean Water Agencies2008 Public Information and Educational Award “OCSD’s Industrial Pretreatment Program has been the pioneer of leadership for over 40 years, under the Clean Water Act, Pacific Southwest Region U.S. EPA.” (2012) Keith Silva, Former U.S. EPA Pretreatment Program Coordinator, Region 9 Questions? An Overview of OCSD’s Resource Protection Program James Colston Environmental Services Department