HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.a.1) (Handout) Draft comment letter on Bay-Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and associated EIR/EIS7a.�) (Handout) Draft Comment Letter on Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) Timothy Potter Environmental Compliance Superintendent June 5, 2014 11 Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Protecting Public Health and the Environment BDCP Draft Comment Letter Presentation Overview • BDCP Development Process • Areas of Concern • Review Specific Comments • Board Input BDCP Development Process • BDCP Objectives • Protect /Restore Bay -Delta Ecosystem • Reliable Water Supply • BDCP Documents • Draft BDCP • Draft EIR /EIS • Public Input Processes ._�..ksm SI Areas of Concern • Recycled Water Should Be Included In BDCP • Limited Plan Area • Outdated Standard Used For Ammonia • No Agricultural Contribution Of Ammonia In The Delta • Insufficient Evaluation Of Selenium wo__ (Mcos,� Review Specific Comments • Recycled Water Should Be Included In BDCP — Alternative of recycled water to serve as reliable statewide water supply • Limited Plan Area — San Francisco Bay system hydraulically connected to Delta — Study area does not consider potential downstream impacts S� Review Specific Comments • Outdated Standard Used For Ammonia — 1999 vs. 2013 Freshwater Ammonia Standard —Sac Regional ammonia reduction reference • No Agricultural Contribution Of Ammonia In The Delta — Study assumptions and modelling assign ammonia loading to POTWs — Findings and mitigations could change if agricultural ammonia inputs evaluated Review Specific Comments • Insufficient Evaluation Of Selenium (Se) — Updated Data From Tetra Tech TMDL Study — Inconsistent Use Of Se Data — Monitoring Stations Used For Modelling • Tidal influence — Defer Se Mitigation To Future TMDL and Other Control Strategies • North Bay Se TMDL with delta sources D Board Input • Questions? • Comments • Direction waw- C11-11--cl