HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-23-2010 Steering Committee Agenda Packet AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2010 AT 5:30 P.M.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
10844 Ellis Avenue
Fountain Valley, California 92708-7018
www.ocsd.com
DECLARATION OF QUORUM
PUBLIC COMMENTS
REPORT OF COMMITTEE CHAIR
REPORT OF GENERAL MANAGER
• Year End Report
REPORT OF GENERAL COUNSEL
ACTION ITEMS
1. Approve minutes of the May 26, 2010 Steering Committee meeting.
2. Recommend to the Board of Directors to adopt Resolution No. OCSD 10-08,
Authorizing a payment deferral option of Capital Facility Capacity Charges
(connection fees) through June 30, 2011 , to builders of large housing
development projects.
3. Authorize one year renewals to the following agreements for state and federal
advocacy:
a) Approve Amendment No. 2 to P.O. 103000 issued to Townsend Public
Affairs for State Lobbying Services, Specification No. CS-2007-351 BD, in an
amount not to exceed $7,500 per month, from July 1 , 2010 through June 30,
2011, and two one-year renewal options remaining; and,
June 23, 2010
b) Approve Amendment No. 2 to P.O. 103001 issued to ENS Resources for
Federal Lobbying Services, Specification No. CS-2007-352BD, in an amount not
to exceed $7,000 per month and $6,000 per year in reimbursable travel
expenses, from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, and two one-year renewal
options remaining.
INFORMATION ITEMS
4. Public Affairs Report (Gold)
CLOSED SESSION
During the course of conducting the business set forth on this agenda as a regular meeting of the Steering
Committee, the Chair may convene the Committee in closed session to consider matters of pending real
estate negotiations, pending or potential litigation, or personnel matters, pursuant to Government Code
Sections 54956.8, 54956.9, 54957 or 54957.6, as noted.
Reports relating to(a)purchase and sale of real property; (b)matters of pending or potential litigation; (c)
employment actions or negotiations with employee representatives; or which are exempt from public
disclosure under the California Public Records Act, may be reviewed by the Directors during a permitted
closed session and are not available for public inspection. At such time as final actions are taken by the
Board on any of these subjects, the minutes will reflect all required disclosures of information.
Convene in closed session, if necessary.
5. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54954.5 (f))
a. Agency Designated Representatives: James D. Ruth, General Manager;
Robert Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager; Lorenzo Tyner, Director of
Finance and Administrative Services; Jeff Reed, Human Resources and
Employee Relations Manager; and Paul Loehr, Human Resources
Supervisor.
b. Employee Organizations: a) Orange County Employees Association
representing employees in the Technical Services, Engineering, and
Administrative and Clerical Units; b) International Union of Operating
Engineers - Local 501 representing employees in the operations and
maintenance unit; and c) Peace Officers Council of California
representing employees in the Professional Group and Supervisor Group.
Reconvene in regular session
June 23, 2010
Consideration of action, if any, on matters considered in closed session.
OTHER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
ITEMS, IF ANY
ADJOURNMENT
The next Steering Committee meeting is scheduled for July 28, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.
June 23, 2010
Agenda Posting: In accordance with the requirements of California Government Code Section 54954.2,this
agenda has been posted in the main lobby of the District's Administrative offices 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 all, of the members of
District's Board,are available for public inspection in the office of the Clerk of the Board,located at 10844 Ellis
Avenue, Fountain Valley, California.
Items Not Posted: In the event any matter not listed on this agenda is proposed to be submitted to the
Committee for discussion and/or action, it will be done in compliance with Section 54954.2(b) as an
emergency item or because there is a need to take immediate action,which need came to the attention of the
Committee subsequent to the posting of agenda, or as set forth on a supplemental agenda posted in the
manner as above, not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting date.
Public Comments: Any member of the public may address the Steering Committee on specific agenda
items or matters of general interest. As determined by the Chair, speakers may be deferred until the
specific item is taken for discussion and remarks may be limited to three minutes.
Matters of interest addressed by a member of the public and not listed on this agenda cannot have action
taken by the Committee except as authorized by Section 54954.2(b).
Consent Calendar: All matters placed on the consent calendar are considered as not requiring discussion
or further explanation, and unless a particular item is requested to be removed from the consent calendar
by a Director of staff member, there will be no separate discussion of these items. All items on the
consent calendar will be enacted by one action approving all motions, and casting a unanimous ballot for
resolutions included on the consent calendar. All items removed from the consent calendar shall be
considered in the regular order of business.
The Committee Chair will determine if any items are to be deleted from the consent calendar.
Items Continued: Items may be continued from this meeting without further notice to a Committee
meeting held within five (5) days of this meeting per Government Code Section 54954.2(b)(3).
Meeting Adjournment: This meeting may be adjourned to a later time and items of business from this agenda
may be considered at the later meeting by Order of Adjournment and Notice in accordance with Government
Code Section 54955 (posted within 24 hours).
Accommodations for the Disabled: The Board of Directors Meeting Room is 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)593-7130 at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Requests must
specify the nature of the disability and the type of accommodation requested.
Notice to Committee Members:
For any questions on the agenda or to place any items on the agenda, Committee members should contact the
Committee Chair or Clerk of the Board ten days in advance of the Committee meeting.
Committee Chair: Doug Davert (714)318-9550
General Manager: James D. Ruth (714)593-7110
General Counsel: Brad Hogin (714)415-1006
Clerk of the Board: Penny Kyle (714)593-7130
E-mail: pkyle6d�ocsd.com
STEERING COMMITTEE Meeting Date To Bd. of Dir.
06/23/10 06/23/10
AGENDA REPORT Item Number Item Number
2
Orange County Sanitation District
FROM: James D. Ruth, General Manager
Originator: Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance and Administrative Services
GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. OCSD 10-08, Authorizing a Payment Deferral Option of Capital
Facility Capacity Charges (connection fees) through June 30, 2011 , to Builders of Large
Housing Development Projects.
SUMMARY
As a result of the continued downturn in the housing market, representatives of local
home builders associations have again requested relief related to the payment of their
capital facility capacity charges (connection fees).
Resolution No. OCSD 09-11 was adopted in July of 2009 allowing for the deferral of
capital facility capacity charges through June 30, 2010. Staff proposes that any deferral
of OCSD connection fees remain consistent with the deferral criteria used to defer the
sewer connection/sewer development fees of local agencies. Deferrals for large
developments, not individual applicants, would be made at the discretion of the local
agency and not mandated by OCSD. Cities would be required to provide a list of any
fee deferrals as part of its monthly reporting to the Sanitation District, along with a copy
of the plan approved by their governing body. During the 2009-10 fiscal year, OCSD
received three CFCC deferral plans in the amount of $878,463. This amount will be due
on June 30, 2010.
For cities and sanitary districts that have approved plans, the Sanitation District would
continue to allow the collection of OCSD connection fees to be deferred to coincide with
the collection of the city or sanitary district's local sewer connection/sewer development
fees. This would allow each city to determine when a deferral is warranted. These
cities would also be required to provide a list of any fee deferrals as part of its monthly
reporting to the Sanitation District.
This deferral option would remain in effect until June 30, 2011 , and would be reviewed
by the Sanitation District prior to its June 2011 Board meeting. All OCSD connection
fees deferred during this period due to the Sanitation District must be paid by the June
30, 2011, or as specified by the local agency approved plan, whichever comes first.
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PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS
June 2009: Adopted Resolution No. OCSD 09-11, Authorizing a payment deferral option
of Capital Facility Capacity Charges (connection fees) through June 30, 2010, to
builders of large housing development projects
July 2008: Adopted Resolution No. OCSD 08-12, Authorizing a payment deferral option
of Capital Facility Capacity Charges (connection fees) through July 31, 2009, to builders
of large housing development projects
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Prior to developing the proposal listed above, staff developed an initial deferral option
which would require that the staffs of OCSD and the individual cities maintain and
monitor a list of deferral criteria. These criteria included:
1. Deferral of fees would be optional at the discretion of each individual city.
2. Cities can suspend participation in the program at any time at their discretion.
3. Participating cities would need to revise their current agreements with OCSD.
4. Deferrals would apply only to connection fees in excess of $30,000.
5. Cities would be required to defer collection of the entire connection fee.
6. Cities would notify OCSD monthly of the any fee deferrals.
7. Cities would remit connection fees, less the 5% administrative charge, to OCSD
once collected from the developers.
8. Fees would be deferred until the earlier of the following: a) Issuance of the
Certificate of Occupancy; b) June 30, 2011.
Background
Current Sanitation District policy requires that all connection fees be paid prior to the
receipt of a new building permit. Payment is required at this time to reflect needed
system capacity and impact on the system.
1. Base CFCCs are determined by type of development and are calculated per 1,000
square feet of building for non-residential development and per unit for residential
development.
2. Three categories of Commercial connection fees have been developed: low
demand, average demand, and high demand.
3. Significant Industrial Users (Class I Permit Users) are charged demand-based
connection fees as a part of their ongoing annual use charges, in addition to the
one-time, up-front charge. These fees will include an interest component.
4. Residential fees are tiered based upon number of bedrooms for single-family
residential (SFR) and multi-family residential (MFR) development, as number of
bedrooms is the best available indicator of number of residents.
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5. Connection fees are collected by local sewering agencies at the time the building
permit is issued and they retain 5% of the fee.
6. Credit for demolished structures is granted as if fees for those structures were paid
under the current Ordinance.
7. Connection fees are charged for local agency facilities such as schools and libraries,
and for state and federal facilities.
CEQA
N/A
BUDGET / DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY COMPLIANCE
N/A
ATTACHMENT
Letter from BIA dated June 9, 2010
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June 9,2010
James Ruth
General Manager
Orange County Sanitation District B,A
10844 Ellis Avenue,
Fountain Valley,CA 92708-7018
Orange County
Re: Fee Deferral Extension Request Chapter
Building Industry Association
Mr.Ruth, of Southern California
17744 Sky Park Circle
Suite 170
I am writing on behalf of the membership of the Building Industry Association of Irvine,California 92614
949.553.9500
Southern California,Orange County Chapter(BIA/OC)to formally request an extension fax 949.553.9507
to the Orange County Sanitation District(OCSD)developer fee deferral program. www.biaoo.00m
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to ocw homes
It is no secret that the last couple of years have been extremely difficult for our industry.
This economy has been unforgiving to say the least. However,there have been some
bright spots. Many local government agencies like the OCSD have worked in partnership PRESIDENT
DAVE BARTLETT
with our association to partner in the recovery process. One of the most beneficial actions BROOKFIELD HOMES
by local agencies has been the development fee deferral program. VICE PRESIDENT
PAUL HERNANDEZ
IRVINE COMPANY
Statewide,over 75 individual jurisdictions have deferred fees. Locally, 13 individual 2Y0 VICE PRESIDENT
jurisdictions,including the first school district(AUHSD),have adopted temporary fee MICHAEL MCCANN
deferral rograms. The results have been better than ex I hi ected. n h rowth cities like TREASURER
p p g g CHRIS HAINES
Anaheim and Orange,construction has resumed putting local residents back to work. PULTE HOMESIDEL WEBB
Jurisdictions have realized the benefits of this stimulus by way of increased revenue to SECRETARY
DAVE BULLOCH
that
general funds. Agencies are now going through the process of extending programs STANDARD PACIFIC HOMES
that are'Set to expire. IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIIDENT
PAULJOHNSON
RANCHO MISSION VIEJO
Many of our builder members have expressed their appreciation of the OCSD deferral TRAM CONTRACTOR CCUNCI V P
program. The cumulative affect of local fee deferral programs has saved many jobs and JIMYATES
GOLDEN WEST PLUMBING
helped revitalize the ailing economy by bringing our sector back into the picture. Going
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT
forward,we expect construction to continue at a modest pace over the next 18 months; MARK HIMMELSTEIN
continuing the OCSD fee deferral program will accelerate this recovery process. It is for NEWMEYER 6 DILLION,LLP
this reason that the BIA✓OC formally requests that the OCSD consider extending the MEMBER-AT-LARGE
BILL LL WATT
original fee deferral program for an additional 18 months. BAYWOOD DEVELOPMENT
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
MIKE WINTER
We appreciate the willingness of OCSD to partner with our industry during these trying SARES•REGIS
times. The result will be a mutually beneficial path to local economic recovery. Thank KRISTINE THALMAN
you for your thoughtful consideration. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Sincerely,
Kristine E.Thalman
Chief Executive Officer
Cc: Doug Davert,Chairman
STEERING COMMITTEE Meeting Date To Bd. of Dir.
06/23/10
AGENDA REPORT Item Number Item Number
3
Orange County Sanitation District
FROM: James D. Ruth, General Manager
Originator: Michael Gold, Public Affairs
SUBJECT: Renewal of Legislative Advocates' Contracts for 2010-11
GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
Authorize one year renewals to the following agreements for state and federal
advocacy:
a) Approve Amendment No. 2 to P.O. 103000 issued to Townsend Public Affairs for
State Lobbying Services, Specification No. CS-2007-351 BD, in an amount not to
exceed $7,500 per month, from July 1 , 2010 through June 30, 2011, and two
one-year renewal options remaining; and,
b) Approve Amendment No. 2 to P.O. 103001 issued to ENS Resources for Federal
Lobbying Services, Specification No. CS-2007-35213D, in an amount not to
exceed $7,000 per month and $6,000 per year in reimbursable travel expenses,
from July 1 , 2010 through June 30, 2011 , and two one-year renewal options
remaining.
SUMMARY
Staff recommends that the Steering Committee approve the agreements for Townsend
Public Affairs and ENS Resources for one year (from July 1 , 2010 to June 30, 2011)
because both firms have performed satisfactorily during the first contract period.
PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS
May 20, 2009 — Steering Committee approved Amendment No. 1 to the agreements for
Townsend Public Affairs and ENS Resources extended their agreements through June
30, 2010.
October 24, 2007 — Board Directors approved five-year agreements with state and
federal legislative advocates and approved four one-year renewals at the discretion of
the Steering Committee.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
In 2007, the Steering Committee directed staff to issue RFPs for legislative advocacy
services at the both the state and federal levels and align the lobbyist contracts with the
fiscal year.
In October 2007, the Steering Committee and Board of Directors approved five-year
agreements with Townsend Public Affairs and ENS Resources and stipulated that the
agreements would be annual, granting discretion to the Steering Committee for renewal.
The current agreements are due for renewal on June 30, 2010.
Accomplishments over the past year
Since these contracts were originally approved in 2007, there have been some
significant accomplishments with the legislative program. In addition to the greater level
of communication between District directors, staff and legislative advocates, there has
been a more clearly defined set of goals, increased focus on key matters and stronger
relationships with legislators and their staff. Other accomplishments over the past year
include:
• Advocacy work on behalf of OCSD in Sacramento on the State Budget
• Defeat of key bills in Sacramento in 2009;
• Inclusion of wastewater projects as eligible for funding in the proposed water
bond (November 2010);
• Successful advocacy trips to Washington, D.C. and Sacramento; and,
• To date, OCSD has secured about $2.5 million on federal grants through EPA
and we continue to request funds for secondary treatment prior to the 2012
deadline.
STEERING COMMITTEE Meeting Date To Bd.of Dir.
06/23/10
AGENDA REPORT Item Number Item Number
4
Orange County Sanitation District
FROM: James D. Ruth, General Manager
Originator: Michael Gold, Public Affairs
GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
Information only
SUMMARY
This report is the monthly Public Affairs Division update that includes legislative and political
information from Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, lobbyists' activities, and outreach
education and communication programs to member cities, employees and the public.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Federal Legislative Update
Legislative Advocate: Eric Sapirstein, ENS Resources
Overview
Congress returned from a brief Memorial Day Recess to tackle a number of pending issues
before the July recess. Overall, issues of top concern to OCSD such as water quality and
appropriations remain mired in conflict and will not be resolved before the November election.
Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Process
Congress continues to wrestle with concerns over the federal deficit and calls for reduced
spending beyond the President's request for fiscal year 2011, but liberals, moderates and
conservatives cannot agree on which programs should be cut. This situation suggests that
resolution of the budget process will be protracted and probably result in a catch-all spending
measure, rather than a budget.
Complicating the budget picture is a recent Office of Management and Budget directive to
federal agency heads that they identify programs that can be eliminated to deliver additional
spending savings. This action means that many programs of interest to the District will be under
the microscope; however, water quality programs may not suffer this fate as they are a priority
for the Administration.
Currently, Congress is working on H.R. 4213, a bill to extend a number of tax measures that
expired last year. This bill is important because it contains language extending the popular Build
America Bonds program, which OCSD is utilizing. The Build America Bonds provides local
governments with a cash payment of up to 35 percent to defray the interest payment costs
associated with infrastructure improvements. This program enjoys broad bipartisan support.
Water quality issues
Congress continue to struggle over the bill to reauthorize the State Revolving Load Fund (SRF)
program as prevailing wage issues divide Republicans and Democrats as well as the 2008 EPA
survey demonstrating the need to revise the allocation formula. CASA is at the forefront of
calling for a revised formula to bring more funds to our state, but smaller states are resisting any
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changes. As with the budget, the SRF program will not see any significant action until after the
election.
On a related matter, the House may shortly approve a bill to renew the Safe Drinking Water
Act's SRF program. This bill, H.R. 5320, carries relevance because of a provision directing EPA
to initiate an endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) screening program. This program would
require that EPA study the presence of at least 100 such compounds that exist in drinking water
supplies. The importance of the program lies in the fact that EPA will begin the process of
identifying EDC priorities that could become the subject of subsequent control mandates on
point sources.
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)
The House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over WRDA continue to review renewal of
this water resources bill. The District's request for clarification that the SARI Line relocation
costs are considered part of the overall Santa Ana Mainstem project has received support from
Representatives Sanchez and Miller as well as Senator Feinstein. Senator Boxer has yet to post
her priority projects. This is not out of the ordinary because Senator Boxer is the chair of the
committee with jurisdiction over the program in the Senate.
The District remains committed to working with Congress on the technical amendment to WRDA
clarifying that the costs associated with relocating the SARI can be counted towards the local
cost share. Congressman Miller's staff has been very helpful in clarifying confusion with other
agencies and remains committed to helping OCSD.
State Legislative Report
Legislative Advocates:
Christopher Townsend, Heather Dion and Casey Elliott, Townsend Public Affairs
The last two weeks have been very busy in Sacramento as major bill deadlines have passed
and Legislators focusing more on the State Budget.
May 28 is the deadline for fiscal bills to pass out of committee and those that do not are dead for
the year. Given the current state budget situation, it was not surprising that both the Senate and
Assembly Appropriations committees chose to hold about one-third of the fiscal bills. Following
this deadline, on June 4 bills needed to pass out of their house of origin in order to move
forward so both houses met that week in all-day floor sessions to wade through hundreds of
bills. While most bills do clear this hurdle, some key policy bills did die but will probably
resurface in the waning days of the session.
As the policy matters were being discussed, the budget committees also met to tackle the
State's deficit. The budget conference committee will be meeting throughout June to hammer
out budget measures but few if any predict an on-time budget. While each house has budget
proposals, the most controversial elements will be left to the conference committee.
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TPA's activities for the month
• TPA arranged for and participated in a meeting with OCSD officials and Supervisor
Campbell to discuss the District's priorities for projects being submitted into the first
round of Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) under Proposition 84.
The IRWM program is a regionally funded program through the Department of
Water Resources (DWR). OCSD is a part of the Santa Ana Region, which has
been allocated $114 million from Prop 84 to be funded through 2-4 cycles of
allocations. The first round of allocation will have somewhere between $11-30
million in funding, out of the entire $114 million provided in the infrastructure bond.
The purpose of the District meeting with Supervisor Campbell is that he is a
member of the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) Steering
Committee, which will help make project and funding recommendations to the
SAWPA Board of Directors. These project and funding recommendations will then
be packed into one application and submitted to the DWR for approval. The other
members of the SAWPA Steering Committee from Orange County are Irvine
Council Member Beth Krom, and Coast Keeper Representative Gary Brown.
• TPA is scheduling meetings for OCSD officials with Council Member Beth Krom
and Gary Brown to review the District's IRWMP priorities.
• TPA is monitoring, analyzing and providing feedback on legislation that is of interest
to the District.
• TPA is providing a bi-weekly updated legislative matrix to OCSD with priority
legislation. A copy of the matrix has been provided with this report.
Public Affairs Report
Since July 2009, OCSD staff has spoken to 23 different groups reaching just over 1300 people.
Speakers have discussed careers, environmental issues and general information and have
come from all departments.
Also since July 2009, OCSD has given 118 tours to 1750 people. Of total amount of tours, 64
percent are students from college, high school, and middle school. OCSD continues to be a
destination for science students because much of what we teach is on the AP Environmental
Science test and we are informative, free destination for our local schools.
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OCSD Legislative Matrix
6/11/2010
AB 2182 (Huffman D) Contractual assessments: onsite sewer and septic improvements.
Current Text: Amended: 6/2/2010 Ddf htmi
Introduced: 2/18/2010
Last Amend: 6/2/2010
Is Fiscal: N
Location: 6/2/2010-S. L. GOV.
2Year Desk Policyl Fiscal Floor I Desk 1FPolicyJ Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
Dead 1st House I 2nd House Conc.
Calendar: 6/16/2010 9:30 a.m. - Room 112 SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, COX, Chair
Summary: Existing law authorizes a legislative body of a public agency, as defined, to determine that
it would be convenient and advantageous to designate an area within which authorized officials and
free and willing property owners may enter into contractual assessments to finance the installation of
distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy or water efficiency improvements that are
permanently fixed to residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, or other real property. This bill
would expand these provisions to include contractual assessments to finance onsite sewer and septic
improvements, as defined. The bill would permit onsite sewer and septic improvements to be installed
to convert residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, or other real property from an onsite septic
system to community sewer collection service and to modify or replace existing onsite sewer and
septic improvements. The bill would also permit these assessments to be used to replace or upgrade
an existing septic system if specified requirements are met.
Position
AB 2256 (Huffman D) Product labeling: flushable products.
Current Text: Amended: 6/1/2010 pdf html
Introduced: 2/18/2010
Last Amend: 6/1/2010
Is Fiscal: Y
Location: 6/10/2010-S. B., P. & E.D.
2Year Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Desk Polic Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
Dead 1st House 2nd House Conc.
Calendar: 6/21/2010 1:30 p.m. or upon adjournment of session - Room 3191 SENATE BUSINESS,
PROFESSIONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NEGRETE MCLEOD, Chair
Summary: Existing law regulates the labeling requirements on various consumer products. This bill
would prohibit, on or after January 1, 2012, a person from packaging or labeling a consumer product ,
as defined, for distribution or sale in California if that product is contained in a package, or has an
affixed label, that states that the product is flushable, sewer and septic safe, or other like term or
phrase unless the product meets specified criteria. The bill would require a person who has packaged
or labeled a consumer product for distribution or sale in California that is labeled as flushable, sewer
and septic safe, or other like term or phrase, to maintain, in written form, documentation of the testing
substantiating the validity of the claim , except as specified . The bill would exempt certain retailers
and wholesalers from these provisions. The bill would make violation of this provision punishable by a
fine of up to $2,500.
Position
Support
AB 2407 (Harkey R) California regional water quality control boards: boundaries.
Current Text: Introduced: 2/19/2010 pdf html
Introduced: 2/19/2010
Is Fiscal: Y
Location: 4/23/2010-A. DEAD
Desk cy Fiscal Floor Desk Policy Fiscal Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
1st House 2nd House Conc.
Poli
Summary: Under the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, the 9 California regional water quality
control boards are among the principal state agencies that carry out responsibilities relating to water
quality. The act prescribes the boundaries of each regional board. This bill would revise the description
of the boundaries of the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board and the San Diego Regional
Water Quality Control Board.
Position
SB 918 (Pavlev D) Water recycling.
Current Text: Amended: 6/1/2010 ndf html
Introduced: 2/1/2010
Last Amend: 6/1/2010
Is Fiscal: Y
Location: 6/10/2010-A. E.S. &T.M.
2Year Deskl Policyl Fiscall Floorl DesklFpolicyl Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
Dead 1st House I 2nd House Conc.
Calendar: 6/15/2010 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 444 ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND
TOXIC MATERIALS, NAVA, Chair
Summary: Existing law establishes the State Water Resources Control Board and the California
regional water quality control boards as the principal state agencies with authority over matters
relating to water quality. Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to establish
uniform statewide recycling criteria for each varying type of use for recycled water where the use
involves the protection of public health. This bill would require the State Department of Public Health
to adopt uniform water recycling criteria for indirect potable water reuse for groundwater recharge, as
defined, by December 31, 2013 . The bill would require the department to develop and adopt uniform
water recycling criteria for surface water augmentation, as defined, by December 31, 2016 , if a
specified expert panel convened pursuant to the bill finds that the criteria would adequately protect
public health . The bill would require the department to investigate the feasibility of developing
uniform water recycling criteria for direct potable reuse and to provide a final report on that
investigation to the Legislature by December 31, 2016. The bill, from July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2017,
inclusive, would require funds generated by the imposition of specified liabilities for violations of water
quality requirements to be made available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the department
for purposes of developing and adopting the water recycling criteria .
Position
SB 1107 (Kehoe D) Water quality: interceptor and trap grease.
Current Text: Amended: 5/24/2010 Daf hcmi
Introduced: 2/17/2010
Last Amend: 5/24/2010
Is Fiscal: Y
Location: 6/10/2010-A. E.S. &T.M.
2Year Deskl Policy I Fiscal I Floor I DeskIl Policy Fiscal I Floor Conf. Enrolled Vetoed Chaptered
Dead 1st House I 2nd House Conc.
Calendar: 6/15/2010 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 444 ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND
TOXIC MATERIALS, NAVA, Chair
Summary: (1) Existing law regulates the transportation of inedible kitchen grease and requires the
transporters of inedible kitchen grease to be registered and to pay specified fees. The State Water
Resources Control Board is among the principal state agencies with authority relating to water quality.
This bill would require the state board, on or before January 1, 2012, to develop, adopt, and
implement regulations, that include specified requirements, for a manifest system to track the
transportation of interceptor and trap grease. The bill would require the state board to impose a fee
sufficient to cover the costs of implementing the act. The bill would require the state board to deposit
all revenues from the fee in the Interceptor and Trap Grease Manifest Fund, which the bill would
establish. The bill would authorize the board to expend moneys in the fund to implement the act,
subject to appropriation for that purpose. The bill would define "interceptor and trap grease" to mean
grease that is principally derived from food preparation, processing, or waste, and that is removed
from a grease trap or grease interceptor. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing
laws.
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Total Measures: 5
Total Tracking Forms: 5