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Board Meeting of October 21 , 2021
General Manager Additional Written Announcements
HUMAN RESOURCES (new staff addition)
4) Central San Welcomes New Administrative Services Assistant Dee Dee Barrett
On October 18, Dee Dee Barrett joined the Secretary of the District Office as the new
Administrative Services Assistant. For the last two years, Dee Dee was a District
Representative/Board Aide with the Solano County Board of Supervisors-District 3 in
Fairfield. Before relocating to Northern California, she was a Program Specialist with
Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services in Bakersfield. She also held various
administrative support roles while at Kern County that provided her with Board and
Committee work experience. We are excited to have Dee Dee join the Secretary of the
District team and welcome her to Central San.
COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE
5) Central San Partners with East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD) on
outreach for virtual Wastewater Treatment Plant Tours
Central San and EBMUD are partnering to promote its respective virtual treatment plant
tours for customers. Recently, EBMUD has been increasing outreach on their virtual tour
via direct emails to their water customers. EBMUD has agreed to include Central San's
75th Anniversary Experience website (9entra1san.org/75th) in email communications to
their water customers where the service areas overlap. The emails will augment
Central San's own outreach, as Central San does not collect customer emails as part of
the billing process. Staff expects these emails to increase overall website participation.
6) Central San outreaches to Local Fire Agencies on the Implementation of
Senate Bill (SB) 1044 which Phases Out PFAS Firefighting Foam
In 2020, Central San's Board of Directors supported SB 1044, which phases out the use
of firefighting foam containing PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). With
successful passage of the bill, fire protection districts must phase out all such uses,
beginning with firefighting equipment, by January 1, 2022. Central San recently sent the
attached notification to local firefighting agencies alerting them to the details of SB 1044's
implementation.
Item 17.a. (Handout Attachment)
How to Properly
Dispose of PFAS
Phasing Out of PFAS
Firefighting Foam Begins
January 1, 2022
In 2020, California enacted Senate Bill 1044 that requires phasing out of all firefighting foam
containing PFAS. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are man-made, "forever" chemicals that
have been shown to harm the environment and human health. Firefighting foam containing PFAS
must be phased out for all uses, including training, by the following dates:
o Firefighting equipment by January 1, 2022
o All fixed fire suppression systems by January 1, 2024
o Terminal or oil refineries by January 1, 2028
Fire protection districts that store PFAS foam are required to properly dispose of PFAS foam
through a hazardous waste provider. For equipment that requires rinsing for decontamination,
the best management practices of the Fire Fighters Association suggest rinsing equipment three
times, and a licensed hazardous waste disposal service must handle this rinse water and foam. Foam
containing PFAS should not be discharged into the public sewer system or storm drains. Most
sewage treatment plants are not designed to remove PFAS.The new law also prohibits washing fire
trucks where rinse water containing PFAS would flow into a storm drain.
For more information about the phase-out of PFAS in firefighting foam, please contact the State
Fire Marshal, Chief Mike Richwine, Office of the State Fire Marshal, 2251 Harvard Street, Suite 400,
Sacramento, CA 95815, 916-568-3800.
If you need information about '
discharges to the sewer or
storm systems, please contact: Environmental Compliance (925) 229-7288 CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA
SANITARY DISTRICT