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Widespread Support
Measuring Support
Regu egulatory & & En Envi vironmental
Regulatory Milestones DDW Conceptual $40M+ Grants Approval AWP Treatment $100M SRF DDW Conceptual Approval Res. Augmentation Interim Funding Agreement CEQA/NEPA Complete Compliance Approach to Lake Jennings
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Procurement Packages Pack ckage # e #1 1 Pack ckage # e #2 2 Pack ckage # e #3 3 Water Recycling Advanced Water Purification East Mission Gorge Force Main/ Residuals Bypass Facility/Advanced Water Pipeline/ Dechlorination System Purification Facility/Solids Facility Influent Pump Station/East Mission Gorge Pump Station Handling (~$30M) Retrofits (~$260M) (~$35M)
Next Steps of Implementation Progressive Design Build contracts Regulatory permitting process Financial analysis and commitment De Delivering ng w water by 2025 25
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Than ank Y You ou!
Question ons? Mel elissa M McC cChesney mmcc cches esney@padre.o e.org 619-572-1490 ( (cel cell)
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Upda te fro m Ca lifo rnia Wa te Re use Asso c ia tio n's Ma na g ing Dire c to r Je nnife r We st, 8/ 19/ 2020 Wa te Re use Asso c ia tio n
Communications Collaborative Group August 19, 2020
$1 $100 Bi Billion J Joi oint L t Legisl slati tive Econ onom omic S Stimulus s Plan Or Or Go Govern rnor or’s P Proposa osal?? ?? Legislative proposal spending categories: • Support for Small Business • Protect Working Families • Investments in our Green Economy. Improve the environment, combat climate change, and create green infrastructure and jobs with investments including, but are not limited to, the following efforts: • Invest in wildfire prevention and vegetation management activities. • Fight sea level rise, protect wetlands and communities from climate change impacts. • Improve clean water delivery and recycling infrastructure. • Create a dedicated fund to incentivize light and heavy-duty, including passenger clean vehicles, as well as expedite and expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure projects. • Make buildings more energy efficient with greener HVAC and water systems, as well as clean energy generation and battery energy storage systems. • Streamline the CEQA through targeted, and limited, use of the AB 900 process – including for housing – to ensure environmental leadership projects actually get built
Legi egislati tion • De Deadlines es • Appropriations Suspense: 8/20 • End of Session: 8/31 • AB 2560 ( (Qu Quirk) ) NL/RL a /RL adopti tion procedures • 8/14 Sen EQ Consent (then to Appr) • SUPPORT • AB 3030 ( (Kalra ra) Land / /water c r conservation goals • Senate Appropriations Committee • OPPOSE
WRCA Vi Virtual ual O Outreach each Virtual Outreach to Legislators – WRCA organizing • with agency teams Messages: Need for recycled water funding Educate legislators about reuse issues in districts • Starting with the San Diego Region
• Sustainable Funding Capacity Reduction – $1 billion to $587 million • Possible program management review to identified efficiencies: • Staffing • Timing • Policies • Review other state programs • Feedback from California agencies • Timing to complete for review early 2021
• Raw Water Augmentation and Treated Drinking Water Augmentation AB 574 Expert regulation development Panel • Funding not included in Budget • Possible agency funding
Recycled W ed Water er R Report rting 2020 first time reporting for RW: uses, production and wastewater • discharges 670 of 775 agencies (NPDES holders) have submitted reports • 2021 Information to be made public and downloadable through Water • Board: GeoTracker
LA WaterKeeper Recycling Legal Decision
All R Regulation ons M Must b be Aligned • Title 22 –No date yet for non-potable update. AB 1180 required Water Board to update these regs by 2023. Budget included one staff person for update • Handbook – Backflow protection – DDW says draft expected by the end of the year. • Title 24 (Plumbing Code) Updated every three years. Swivel ell language pulled from latest update as Water Board had no proposed backflow protection language.
Sou outhern Cal alif ifor ornia W a Water C Coalit oalitio ion: P Pot otable le Reu euse V Vid ideo R Rele leas ase • Led by SCWC, LADWP & Santa Margarita Water District • Task Force Developing New Recycled Water Outreach Videos • Objective of Videos: 1. Promote Recycled Water 2. Health and Safety of Recycled Water 3. Highlight Large Scale Projects in Southern California 24
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No n-Po ta b le Re c yc le d Wa te r Sig na g e : Re g ula tio ns, L a ng ua g e , a nd Gra phic Guide line s E a st Ba y Munic ipa l Be n Glic kste in Utility Distric t 8/ 19/ 20
No n-Po ta b le Re c yc le d Wa te r Sig na g e • T itle 22 no n-po ta b le la ng ua g e to b e upda te d b y 2023 • Pro po se d T itle 22 sig na g e la ng ua g e a nd g ra phic re visio ns • De ve lo p Wa te Re use CA sig na g e g uide line s
Curre nt la ng ua g e : All use a re a s whe re re c yc le d wa te r is use d tha t a re a c c e ssib le to the “ pub lic sha ll b e po ste d with sig ns tha t a re visib le to the pub lic , in a size no le ss tha n 4 inc he s hig h b y 8 inc he s wide , tha t inc lude the fo llo wing wo rding : "RE CYCL E D WAT E R - DO NOT DRI NK ". E a c h sig n sha ll displa y a n inte rna tio na l symb o l simila r to tha t sho wn in fig ure 60310-A. T he De pa rtme nt ma y a c c e pt a lte rna tive sig na g e a nd wo rding , o r a n e duc a tio na l pro g ra m, pro vide d the a pplic a nt de mo nstra te s to the De pa rtme nt tha t the a lte rna tive a ppro a c h will a ssure a n e q uiva le nt de g re e o f pub lic no tific a tio n. Pro po se d la ng ua g e : “ F o r a ll use a re a s tha t a re a c c e ssib le to the pub lic a nd ha ve re c yc le d wa te r in use , sig ns sha ll b e po ste d in a size a nd fo nt e a sily visib le to the pub lic . T he sig ns must: Sta te tha t the wa te r is re c yc le d. • Sta te tha t the wa te r is no n-po ta b le , with la ng ua g e suc h a s “no t fo r • drinking .” Displa y a n inte rna tio na l symb o l simila r to tha t sho wn in fig ure • 60310-A, to c o mmunic a te the wa te r is no t fo r drinking . I f the a re a is irrig a te d with Adva nc e d T re a te d wa te r o f po ta b le • q ua lity, the sig ns ma y o mit the sta te me nt tha t the wa te r is no n- po ta b le o r no t fo r drinking .
T itle 22 Sig na g e F ig ure Curre nt Pro po se d
T itle 22 Re visio ns • F e e db a c k b y Se pte mb e r 28 • Co mme nts o n sig na g e la ng ua g e a nd g ra phic ? b e n.g lic kste in@ e b mud.c o m • Othe r T itle 22 c o mme nts? JWe st@ wa te re use .o rg
Sig na g e Guide line s • I n pro g re ss, to b e ho use d with Wa te Rue se CA • Re c o mme nda tio ns & re so urc e s: - De sig n sug g e stio ns - Co lo rs - L a ng ua g e va ria nts - T ra nsla tio ns
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Wa te Re use Co mmunic a tio ns Co lla b o ra tive Gro up's Surve y Re sults Gina Aya la , 8/ 19/ 2020 Ora ng e Co unty Wa te r Distric t
Surve y Re sults Gina Aya la Dire c to r o f Pub lic Affa irs Ora ng e Co unty Wa te r Distric t
Q1: How many Communications Collaborative Group meetings have you attended?
Q2: What best describes your position within your organization? Please check all that apply.
Q3: What water reuse communications topics are of interest to you?
Q4: What do you hope to accomplish by participating in this group? Please check all that apply.
Q5: Currently, meetings are held online and are approximately 90 minutes. Please choose the answer below that best describes your preference for meeting length .
Q6: Would you consider an online resource folder a useful tool to collaborate with others in the group, and would you contribute and upload information to share?
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Ro undta b le Disc ussio n Ro undta b le L e d b y: 8/ 19/ 2020 Re b e c c a Rub in, So q ue l Cre e k Wa te r Distric t
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Wr ap Up and T hank you for par tic ipating! Communication works for those who work at it.” -John Powell
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