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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4 PPP 031119 TPA LaPA ComWWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TPA Presentation to: Orange County Sanitation District March 11, 2019 Slide 2 Agenda Legislative Schedule Water Tax Update 2019 Legislation Slide 3 Legislative Schedule Slide 4 Legislative Schedule •Bill introduction deadline was February 22 •Over 2,500 bills were introduced before the bill introduction deadline •Bills must be in print for 30 days before they can be heard in committee Slide 5 Water Tax Update Slide 6 Water Tax Update •Senator Monning has introduced SB 200 –Spot bill that could be a legislative vehicle for the water tax •Bill does not currently contain any tax or fee provisions •Asm. Budget Subcommittee 3 meeting March 20 about Water Tax •Senate Budget Subcommittee 2 meeting on March 21 about Water Tax Slide 7 Water Tax Counter Proposal •ACWA is sponsoring SB 669 (Caballero) •SB 669 creates a Safe Drinking Water Fund to assist community water systems in disadvantaged communities that are chronically noncompliant •Money would be provided from: •Federal Contributions •Voluntary Contributions •Gifts •Grants •General Fund Transfers •Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds •State Bond Funding •Net Revenue from Interest Slide 8 2019 Legislation Slide 9 SB 332 (Hertzberg) •Declares discharge from ocean outfalls as waste and unreasonable •50%reduction of baseline volume of the facility’s annual flow from outfall byJanuary1,2030 •95%reduction of baseline volume of the facility’s annual flow from outfall byJanuary1,2040 •Applies to both NPDES permitholders (owner/operator of wastewater treatmentfacility)and affiliated water suppliers. •Status –Referred to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee and will beheardonApril3 •OCSD Legislative Platform Connection –Legislative and Regulatory Policies: Work with legislators who introduced legislation such as SB 163 (Hertzberg, 2015) in order to ensure that no unrealistic regulations are placed on wastewater treatment facilities, including OCSD Slide 10 AB 292 (Quirk) •AB 292 clarifies the terms used for recycled water •Cleans up definitions enacted by AB 574 (Quirk)in 2017 •Specifically deletes the terms "direct potable reuse"and "indirect potable reuse for groundwater recharge"and uses the following terms:raw water augmentation,treated drinking water augmentation,groundwater augmentation,and reservoir water augmentation. •Status –Referred to the Assembly Local Government Committee •OCSD Legislative Platform Connection –Legislative and Regulatory Policies: Support measures that promote and provide for the use of reclaimed water Slide 11 Thank You Cori Williams Eric O’Donnell Southern California Director Senior Associate CWilliams@townsendpa.com EODonnell@townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com