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Home My WebLink About06.c. Receive the annual update on Regulatory CompliancePage 1 of 7 Item 6.c. F__1_448�411C_S0 February 23, 2022 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 THE ANNUAL UPDATE ON REGULATORY COMPLIANCE Attached is the presentation for Regulatory Compliance's annual update. Strategic Plan Tie -In GOAL TWO: Environmental Stewardship Strategy 1—Achieve 100% compliance in all regulations, Strategy 2—Anticipate and prepare for potential regulatory changes ATTACHMENTS: 1. Presentation February 23, 2022 REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet - Page 68 of 77 Page 2 of 7 ANNUAL REGULATORY UPDATES February 23, 2022 rr Real Estate, Environmental and Planning e Committee Meeting Lori Schectel Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Division Manager SIGNIFICANT REGULATORY UPDATES r. h ao Air Wastewater Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) February 23, 2022 REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet - Page 69 of 77 1 Page 3 of 7 AIR -RELATED UPDATES Clean Air Act Section 129 Sewage Sludge Incinerator Regulations • March 2021 Furnace 1 source test — all parameters passed except for hydrochloric acid • January 2022 Furnace 2 source test — awaiting results • One violation for Furnace 1 bypass event in 2021 Title V Compliance • Authority -to -Construct permits obtained for Moraga and Orinda q Crossroads Pumping Stations improvements • Three Reportable Compliance Activities in 2021 = BAY AREA MR QUALITY No Title V violations in 2021 c MANAGEMENT Dis7Ricr o sum �C•�i AIR -RELATED UPDATES Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Regulation 2, Rule 5 Amendments: -- New Source Review of Toxic Air Contaminants' • Effective July 2022 - • For new projects near/in Overburdened Communities: ,4 • Cancer risk limit reduced from 10 to 6 in a million • Enhanced public notification LefEn vi,o5c °°n A.O (20]iJ • Comments provided by Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA) and Central San • BAAQMD established new wastewater focused working group Rw 14, WaFueGml: e ce�wR.skM,e � February 23, 2022 REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet - Page 70 of 77 Page 4 of 7 AIR -RELATED UPDATES California Air Resources Board (CARB) it�.�AE OFpER oA of Advanced Clean Fleets Regulations — • Statewide zero -emission truck and bus fleet by 2045 • Adoption by Fall 2022 with implementation in 2024 • Government entities identified as early adopters • May require reporting and zero -emission vehicle purchases in public fleets • No requirements to replace existing vehicles • CASA submitted letter to CARB raising reliability concerns CARB Zero -Emission Forklifts • Zero -emission replacements and additions starting in 2025 - • Central San may be required to replace four forklifts by 2028 CARB Advanced Clean Truck Rule • Completed one-time report in March 2021�'^ CEC-RELATED UPDATES Senate Bill (SB) 212: Pharmaceutical and Sharps Take -Back (2018) • Requires manufacturers of pharmaceutical drugs and sharps w to establish, fund, and manage a statewide take -back system for k� � medications and sharps • Local pharmaceutical collection will be managed by MED-Project Stewardship Program Implementation • Sharps will be managed by Timeline' UtiliMed 6mnn hs S,.—rd,hlp Plan 0days 270 days N.I.menl R.W..P.hW Implemema,m Phase • Currently Central San maintains eight sitesMm 51 a gpwmm Prvg mop tlw CNA ryeepNn N y,am4• a N,n,p bml•wMaiP PP db Yma, +am p nlplly t nlMn puv. 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'lli. a,a,w+1 — Ixaalpaaw�rykiew aMa awi wYm�nd u u m<Nc pamlw p an February 23, 2022 REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet - Page 71 of 77 3 Page 5 of 7 CEC-RELATED UPDATES California Per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) Updates • Water Board's July 2020 Statewide PFAS Investigative Order includes BACWA Region 2 PFAS Study • Phase I Sampling — late 2020 1 • Phase II Sampling — tentative March 2022 Federal PFAS UpdatesCIO • PFAS Action Act of 2021 �,n< • Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) draft Method 1633 for analysis of 40 PFAS • US EPA announced `Strategic Roadmap: EPA's Commitments to Action' — Guidance for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting • California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) co -sponsoring 2022 PFAS Disclosure Bill n CEC-RELATED UPDATES Microplastics • SB 1263 — required development of a Statewide Microplastics Strategy by the end of 2021 • Draft Statewide Microplastics Strategy released in December 2021 • 2021 Sampling video for CASA and the Ocean Protection Council (SB 1263) • Developed standardized methods for sampling, detecting, and characterizing microplastics • Central San supported five manuscripts and funded three draft manuscripts February 23, 2022 REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet - Page 72 of 77 4 Page 6 of 7 NPDES-RELATED UPDATES NPDES Treatment Plant Discharge Permit • Expires May 31, 2022 =WATE�RWBOARDS Renewal application submitted September 2021 • Administrative draft anticipated Summer 20221. NPDES Permit Amendment for Monitoring Requirements • Effective January 1, 2022 • Reduced monitoring for mercury, influent volatile organic compounds and base/neutrals and acid extractable organic compounds, and biosolids for dischargers with pretreatment programs Chlorine Blanket Permit Amendment • Expected effective date: March 1, 2022 • Modifies chlorine effluent limits and removes oil and grease monitoring for BACWA members NPDES-RELATED UPDATES State Toxicity Provisions - Test of Significant Toxicity (TST) • EPA and Office of Administrative Law to sign provisions by mid-2022 • Regional Water Board shared draft language for Region 2 permits • Region 2 anticipating TST in permits starting mid-2022 ;; Y SF Bay Nutrient Watershed Permit'' • Second Nutrient Watershed Permit expires 2024 • For Fiscal Year 21, BACWA contributed the required $2.7 million • BACWA/HDR evaluating nutrient data to establish baseline conditions • BACWA is developing its strategy and key tenets for the third Nutrient Watershed Permit 101 February 23, 2022 REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet - Page 73 of 77 5 Page 7 of 7 LABORATORY ACCREDITATION (TNI) UPDATE Timeline • SWB adopted new Lab Accreditation standard: 'TNI minus 2', effective January 2021 • By December 31, 2023 - Comply with interim Accreditation standard • After January 1, 2024 - Comply fully with 'TNI minus 2' Accreditation standard What is New • Assessments & annual internal audits I _� • Proficiency testing requirements \� • Personnel requirements #" • Document management Central San's Milestones • Pre -assessment and annual internal audits completed in 2021 • Third -party assessment in 2022 • QA Manual updated to include interim requirements • Focus Projects to address components of new standard • Added Administrative Assistant WASTEWATER -RELATED UPDATES Sanitary Sewer Systems (SSS) Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) • State Water Board issued draft SSS WDR on January 31, 2022 • State Waterboard Staff Workshops on February 23-24, 2022 • State Waterboard Workshop on March 15, 2022 • Formal comments due April 8, 2022 • BACWA and CASA engagement m 121 February 23, 2022 REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet - Page 74 of 77 6