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Item 6.c.
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October 25, 2021
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 WRITTEN REPORT ON THE MOST RECENT MEETINGS OF THE
BAYAREA CLEAN WATER AGENCIES (BACWA)
BACWA Meetings and Upcoming Events:
• Last BACWA Executive Board Meeting: September 17, 2021
• Next BACWA Executive Board Meeting: November 19, 2021
• Annual 2-day Board planning meeting with Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Water
Board): October 28-29, 2021
Key Discussions:
Nutrients: The BACWA Board received an update on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Science Program
Overview and recent work products from Dr. David Senn of the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) on
source apportionment. The goal of the source apportionment work is to subdivide the Bay into a
scientifically defensible yet practical number of regions that can be used for management. The
results indicate there are multiple regions within the Bay that showfairly distinct nutrient source signatures
but not enough information to make recommendations on regions at this time. Dr. Senn gave an update on
the modeling and monitoring work and noted most of the field work for FY 2021 was completed as
planned. Some modeling and synthesis work was deferred. I n terms of regulatory planning for BACWA,
BACWA will hold another internal nutrient strategy team meeting to discuss the key tenets of the next
watershed permit on October 13, 2021. BACWA will also engage in strategic conversations with the
Regional Water Board at the end of October.
Board members also discussed the future of the Nutrient Surcharge Allocation. During the first watershed,
permit fees were equally divided among BACWA membership tiers. For the current permit, the Board had
voted to allocate permit fees based on nutrient loads. It appears the latter will occur for the duration of this
permit term.
Chlorine Basin Plan Amendment: The Chlorine Residual Blanket Permit Amendment adoption is on
consent on the Regional Water Board's agenda for October 21, 2021. The BACWA Regulatory Program
Manager will do outreach with the Lab and Permit Committees to share the changes in reporting
requirements.
October 25, 2021 REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet - Page 30 of 33
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Bruce Wolfe Scholarship Fund: The East Bay Dischargers Authority (EBDA) is going to set up a
scholarship via the California Association of Sanitation Agencies' education foundation in memory of Bruce
Wolfe, the retired San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board Executive Officer who passed away in
February 2020. The proposed funding model is $4,000 from BACWA and $1,000 from the EBDA, for a
total of $5,000 each year for 5 years. The BACWA Board supported this proposal.
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Phase I I scope of work discussions continue for the
regional PFAS study. Once the scope is developed, it will be brought to the BACWA Board, and Lori
Schectel will provide an update at that time.
Additional Information/Monthly Bulletins: ittps:Hbacwa.org/bacwa-bulletins/
Strategic Plan re -In
GOAL TWO: Environmental Stewardship
Strategy 1— Achieve 100% compliance in all regulations, Strategy 3 — Support regional development of local water
supply
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