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Item 3.d.
CENTRAL SAN
December 16, 2019
TO: REAL ESTATE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANNING COMMITTEE
FROM: LORI SCHECTEL, ENVIRONMENTALAND 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)
BACWA Meetings & Upcoming Events:
• November 15, 2019: Last Executive Board Meeting
• December 20, 2019: Next Executive Board Meeting
• January 8, 2020: Joint Meeting with Regional Water Quality Control Board
• January 10, 2020: BACWAAnnual Members Meeting
Ocean Protection Council Five-Year Plan:
• California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) submitted a joint coalition letter in November
2019. They received an extension for additional comments and adoption, previously reported at the
November 18, 2019 Real Estate, Environmental, and Planning Committee meeting. Comments are
due December 13, 2019. CASA will hold a strategy call on December 2, 2019.
Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC):
• The CEC white paperwill be produced bythe San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI), on behalf of
the State to prioritize and manage how CECs are dealt with in California. S F E I will engage with
BACWA on this item.
Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP):
• The State Water Board will hold a hearing on December 18, 2019, on the proposed new laboratory
rules.
Additional Information/Monthly Bulletins: https:Hbacwa.org/bacwa-bulletins/
Strategic Plan re-In
GOAL TWO: Strive to Meet Regulatory Requirements
Strategy 1 - Strive to achieve 100%permit compliance in air, water, land, and other regulations
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