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SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TPA Presentation to:
Orange County
Sanitation District
November 5, 2018
Slide 2
Agenda
Looking Back on 2018
Looking Ahead to 2019
2019 Legislative Plan
Slide 3
Looking Back on 2018
Slide 4
Review of 2018 –Successes
Increased Visibility and Leadership in Sacramento
•Advocacy Trips: February 26
•Meetings with Key Legislators and Stakeholders on Industry Specific Topics
(pharmaceuticals, microfibers, biosolids, CEQA review, transparency and advertising)
•Office of Senator Hannah Beth Jackson
•Assemblymember Tom Daly
•Assemblymember Richard Bloom
•Assemblymember Sharon Quirk Silva
•Assembly Local Government Committee Members and Staff
•Creation of New Industry Partnerships
•Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
•Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Slide 5
Review of 2018 –Successes
Industry Leader on Key Pieces of Legislation
•Sponsored 1 Bill
•AB 2003 (Daly)
•Took Official Positions on 11 Pieces of Legislation
•Critical Amendments Proposed and Included in SB 212 (Jackson)
•Critical Amendments Proposed and Opposition expressed to AB 2447 (Reyes)
regarding CEQA review notices. Bill was not successful.
•Key Policy Discussions on Microfiber Legislation
Success Rate: The ultimate fate of 9 out of 11 bills were consistent with OCSD’s
position
Slide 6
Looking Ahead to
2019
Slide 7
Legislative Proposals
Bill Concept 1 –Bid Advertising Requirements
Presented to CSDA and discussed at CSDA Legislative Planning Meeting on November 2
Bill Concept 2 –Job Order Contracting
Presented to CASA and will be discussed at the CASA Legislative Planning Meeting in December
Bill Concept 4 –Raising the Contract/Bid Threshold
Presented to CASA and will be discussed at the CASA Legislative Planning Meeting in December
OCSD Led
Legislative Proposals
Bill Concept 3 –Video Surveillance
Presented to CSDA and
discussed at CSDA Legislative
Planning Meeting on November 2
Slide 8
Looking Ahead to 2019 –Plan of Action
•Increased Visibility and Leadership in Sacramento
•Anticipated Policy Discussions in 2019: Microfibers, Biosolids, Non-Flushable
Products, Direct Potable Reuse, Water Tax
•Continued Relationship Building and OCSD Plant Tours with Key
Sacramento Stakeholders Including:
•Members of the Legislature
•The New Administration
•Key Committee Staff
•State Water Resources Control Board Members and Staff
•CalRecycle Staff (Biosolids Policy and Funding Opportunities)
•Increased Involvement and Collaboration with CASA, CSDA, and other
Statewide Associations
Slide 9
2019 Legislative Plan
Slide 10
2019 Legislative Plan
•In August,TPA met with OCSD policy experts in each
Department to discuss their challenges and frustrations and to
identify opportunities
•TPA worked to draft updates to the Legislative Plan to address
those concerns.Those updates were submitted to staff for
inclusion in the 2019 Legislative Plan.
Slide 11
2019 Legislative Plan
Section Page New Policy Statement
Air Quality 12 Support legislation that would facilitate emission reduction credits for wastewater treatment
plants
Oppose additional redundant requirements and double reporting requirements with respect to
air quality or greenhouse gas emissions,including but not limited to reporting requirements
associated with AB 617 (Garcia)
Biosolids
AND Biogas
12 and
13
Support streamlined legislation,regulations and policies that encourage the procurement of
biogas,biosolids,and compost
Support CalRecycle,California Air Resources Board (CARB),California Public Utilities
Commission,(CPUC),California Energy Commission (CEC),California Department of Food
and Agriculture (CDFA),and State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)accepting
quality standards that allow wastewater treatment plants to inject biogas production into
existing pipelines for use
Limit redundant reporting requirements on organics,recyclable material,and solid waste as
mandated by AB 901
Slide 12
2019 Legislative Plan
Section Page New Policy Statement
Source
Control
(new
section)
13 Support statewide or targeted public education programs and initiatives that teach appropriate
“What To Flush”practices
Support legislation and funding opportunities that aim to decrease the amount of microplastics
deposited through the sewer system
Support legislation that regulates the disposal of flushable wipes
Support legislation and funding mechanisms that reduce the amount of trash,waste,
chemicals,and harmful organic material that enter the sewer system
Grant
Funding
13 Support regional collaboration and funding for public agencies for food waste co digestion and
recycling projects
Security (new
section)
14 Support legislation that would create efficiencies around the retention policy of surveillance
video for innocuous recordings
Support funding for the hardening of essential regional facilities such as water recycling and
sewer collection and recycling sites
Support legislation and funding for regional emergency management collaboration to protect
critical infrastructure
Slide 13
2019 Legislative Plan
Section Page New Policy Statement
Public Health 15 Monitor legislation that provides additional occupational safety and health standard requirements
for employees,contractors,or subcontractors.
Public Works 15 Support legislation and regulation that allow OCSD to utilize the Best Value Design/Build option
for the construction of public works projects.
Special
Districts
16 Support alternate methods of public meetings notices that maintain transparency but are more
cost efficient and technologically advanced
Slide 14
Thank You
Cori Williams Eric O’Donnell
Southern California Director Senior Associate
cwilliams@townsendpa.com eodonnell@townsendpa.com
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