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� CENTRAL SAN
CENTRAI CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
August 15, 2018
TO: REAL ESTATE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANNING COMMITTEE
FROM: LORI SCHECTEL, ENVIRONMENTAL & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
DIVISION MANAGER
REVIEWED BY: JEAN-MARC PETIT, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL
SERVICES
ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER
SUBJECT: RECEIVE UPDATE ON THE MOST RECENT MEETING OF THE BAYAREA
CLEAN WATER AGENCIES (BACWA)
The last Executive Board Meeting was on July 20, 2018. Below are key topics that were discussed at this
meeting:
Nutrients:
A Joint Quarterly Meeting with the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB)
will be held on August 23, 2018. On September 17, 2018, HDR and BACWA will host a workshop for the
RWQCB on the final nutrient optimization and upgrade report. The report was submitted on time to the
RWQCB. BACWA's Nutrient Strategy Team met with the RWQCB on July 20, 2018.
BACWA approved $880,000 to continue to fund the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI)to support
nutrient scientific studies. The Nutrient Watershed Permit requires the commitment of$880,000 per year
from Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) Dischargers as a collective effort to fund scientific
studies as part of the Nutrient Management Strategy.
State Water Board SSS WDR Update:
CASA is taking the lead on redlining revisions. BACWA's Collection Systems Committee will be
reviewing those revisions. Diana Messina of the State Water Board is heading up the effort, which was
delayed for several months. There has been no word yet on workshops to be held.
California Products Stewardship Council:
California Products Stewardship Council presented an annual update to BACWA. The emphasis was on
shifting the responsibility to producers so waste is completely managed by the industry(Extended
Producer Liability). Colleen Henry of Central San will be the new liaison from BACWA to the Council.
Air Related Issues:
BACWA and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD)Air Committee held their annual
joint meeting August 6, 2018. Upcoming priorities and rules were discussed as well as BACWA member
concerns.
August 15, 2018 REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 9 of 12
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Next BACWA Executive Board M eeting will be on August 17, 2018 at S F P UC.
Additional Information/ Monthly Bulletins: https://bacwa.org/bacwa-bulletins/
August 15, 2018 REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 10 of 12