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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. Page 1 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. Page 2 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 JDR:LT:MW:AB Page 3 LT 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 e•rvv+•.nee homesmatch.com Your industry s comprehensive online guide 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 Form No.DW-102-1 Agenda Report—SC Revised:01/08/07 Page 1 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. Form No.DW-102-1 Agenda Report—SC Revised:01/08/07 Page 2 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. Form No.DW-102-1 Agenda Report—SC Revised:01/08/07 Page 3 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. Position Total Measures: 5 Total Tracking Forms: 5