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J une 14, 2021
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S UB J E C T: R E C E I V E W R I T T E N R E P O RT O N T HE MO S T R E C E NT ME E T I NG O F T HE
B AY A R E A C L E A N W AT E R A G E NC I E S (B A C W A )
B A C W A Meetings and Upcoming E vents :
L ast B A C WA Executive Board Meeting: May 21, 2021
Next B A C WA Executive Board Meeting: J une 18, 2021
K ey D iscussions:
Nutrients: B A C WA is continuing to work on the development of key tenets f or the third Nutrient
Watershed P ermit and nutrients will be one of the topics of discussion for the next regular meeting with the
Regional Water B oard on J une 2, 2021. I tâs still to be determined whether the permit will extend an extra
year beyond the 2024 permit end date. B A C WA E xecutive Director shared that L isa Hunt was hired at the
S an F rancisco E stuary I nstitute as the new Nutrient Management Strategy P rogram Manager. B A C WA
held its membership nutrient strategy group meeting on May 24, 2021 where the group f ocused on interest
level f or a potential nutrient trading program in the future when management actions in the f orm of load
caps move forward.
Draft Sanitary Sewer System Waste Discharge Requirements: B A C W A is working with the C alifornia
A ssociation of S anitation A gencies to resolve dif f erences with the S tate Water Board in several areas of
the permit including reporting, exf iltration, and the Sewer System Management Plan. T hey are working on
proposing alternative language to f acilitate changes to the draft. T hey are planning to meet in late J une
with the S tate Water Board to go over industry proposed edits.
Basin Plan Triennial Review: T he three-year cycle f or reviewing the basin plan is in process. The
Regional Water B oard has issued a document that lists the projects they plan to work on for the next three
years. T here will be a workshop with the R egional Water B oard on the triennial review and comment
letters are due on J uly 5, 2021 and B A C W A will draf t a letter.
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Air: B A C W A C onsultant, Sarah Deslauriers, updated the Board on draf t amendments to B ay Area A ir
Quality Management D istrict (B A A Q MD) Rule 2. T he B A C W A A I R Committee recently provided
testimony at a public workshop regarding this rule, which proposes no new sources of air pollution in
overburdened communities and changes to risk analysis in permits. B A C W A submitted comments to
B A A Q MD on May 28, 2021. The Board also discussed new B est Available Control Technology for large
emergency diesel engines and were briefed on process, communication issues, and publicly owned
treatment works planning process considerations. B A A Q MD and B A C WA leadership engagement on
this issue began in December 2020. T he B A C WA A ir C ommittee is looking to schedule another meeting
on these issues with B A A Q MD this summer.
A dditional I nformation/Monthly Bulletins: https://bacwa.org/bacwa-bulletins/
Strategic Plan Tie-I n
G O A L T W O: Environmental Stewardship
Strategy 1 â Achieve 100% compliance in all regulations, Strategy 3 â Support regional development of local water
supply
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