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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4 PPP 11-04-19 LaPA Committee - CASA PresentationCASA 2019 Legislative Priorities & 2020 Legislative Outlook November 4, 2019 Jessica Gauger, Director of Legislative Advocacy California Association of Sanitation Agencies 2019 Legislative Priorities SB 332 (Hertzberg): Ocean Discharge Ban AB 1672 (Bloom): Wet wipe labeling SB 69 (Wiener): Ocean Resiliency Act (Denitrification requirement) Housing Bills (ADUs, Developer Fees) SB 332 (Hertzberg): Ocean Discharge Required 50% reduction in ocean discharges by 2030, 95% reduction of ocean discharges by 2040 Baseline for reductions set by averaging 2008-2018 discharges Mandated reductions subject to non-compliance penalties for both wastewater operators and affiliated water suppliers Died in the Senate Appropriations Committee “on suspense” AB 1672 (Bloom): Wet wipe labeling CASA sponsored legislation Requires mandatory disposal labeling for all wet wipes products sold in California Requires “Do Not Flush” labeling for non-flushable wipes Requires manufacturers of “Flushable” products to self certify that products meet performance requirements for dispersibility Held over as a “two-year bill” in Assembly Appropriations Committee SB 69 (Wiener): Ocean Resiliency Act Objective: address ocean acidification and hypoxia Required State Water Resources Control Board to reopen CA Enclosed Bays and Estuaries Plan and CA Ocean Plan •Required adoption of water quality objectives for both plans, including a requirement for all POTWs that discharge into oceans or bays to adopt, implement, or improve denitrification protocols (treatment technology for nutrient management) Provisions stripped from bill in Senate Appropriations Committee Housing Related Bills ADU Bills •SB 13 (Wieckowski), AB 68 (Ting), AB 880 (Bloom): All enacted •All make technical changes to ADU statutes AB 1486 (Ting) : Surplus Land Act revisions AB 1483 (Grayson): Fee Transparency: Website Posting AB 1484 (Grayson): Developer Fee changes Outlook for 2020 2 year bills: •AB 1672 (Bloom) Wet wipe labeling •AB 1484 (Grayson): Developer impact fees Per/Poly-fluorinated Compounds (PFAS/PFOS) Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) Governor’s 21st Century Water Portfolio implementation (Budget & legislative implications) Thank You Orange County San District! Jennifer Cabral, CASA Communications Committee Chair Rebecca Long, CASA State Legislative Committee Member Tom Meregillano, CASA Regulatory Work Group Member Dindo Carillo, CASA Collections Work Group Member Contact Information: Adam D. Link, Director of Operations: alink@casaweb.org Jessica Gauger, Director of Legislative Advocacy: jgauger@casaweb.org Jared Voskuhl, Legislative and Regulatory Analyst: jvoskuhl@casaweb.org (916) 446-0388