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Item 5.f.
,orVIOIN SAN
January 11, 2021
TO: REAL ESTATE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANNING COMMITTEE
FROM: LORI SCHECTEL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND 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 and Upcoming Events:
• Last BACWA Executive Board Meeting: December 18, 2020
• Next BACWA Executive Board Meeting: January 15, 2021
• BACWA Membership Annual Meeting: February 19, 2021
Key Discussions:
Toxicity: Continued discussion on the Test of Significant Toxicity adoption and implementation. The Office
of Administrative Law Judges and US Environmental Protection Agency approval expected April - June
2021.
Nutrients: Mike Falk of HDR presented a preview of the Nutrient Watershed Permit group annual report
(due February 1, 2021). Paul Stacey presented on Nutrient Trading programs and considerations for
developing a trading scheme. BACWA is learning more about potential trading and has yet to determine
whether it will move forward with developing some type of avenue for trading.
COVID-19: Roundtable discussion. Agencies are generally seeing increases in the number of cases
among staff, though it does not appear that spread is occurring at worksites.
Additional I nformation/Monthly Bulletins: https://bacwa.org/bacwa-bulletins/
Strategic Plan Tie-In
GOAL TWO: Environmental Stewardship
Strategy 1—Achieve 100% compliance in all regulations
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