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