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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 4ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT LAPA UPDATE Presented By: Eric Sapirstein ENS Resources, Inc. March 9, 2020 Key Legislative Activities BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS PERMIT TERMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PFAS AND FLUSHABLE WIPES •Corona Virus Emergency Spending $8.3 Billion •Anticipate Status Quo Funding of Water Infrastructure Programs •Potential for Increasing Funding for Stimulus Impacts •Senate WRDA Bill Will Provide 3 Year Renewal of SRF and Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act •Senate Will Address Permit Terms and Other Policy Issues as Part of Conference •Senate Opposition to Modifying 5-Year Administrative Extensions; Support for 10 Year Permit Terms Provision •No Further Action on Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFAS) Unless Attached to Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) Bill •Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Off-Limits to PFAS •Flushable Wipes Language Included in Break Free from Plastics Pollution Bill •House Flushable Labeling Legislation in the Works •Question Posed by House Committee on Flushables Impacts to Agencies Water Reuse Action Plan Questions