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Item 6.b.
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January 31, 2023
TO: REAL ESTATE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANNING COMMITTEE
FROM: LORI SCHECTEL, ENVIRONMENTALAND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
DIVISION MANAGER
ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER
SUBJECT: RECEIVE UPDATE ON THE MOST RECENT MEETING OF THE BAYAREA
CLEAN WATER AGENCIES (BACWA)
• Last BACWA Board Meetings:
December 16, 2022
January 20, 2023 (verbal update)
• Next BACWA Board Meeting:
February 17, 2023
Nutrients:
BACWA's consultant, Mike Falk, provided a summary of the draft 2022 Group Annual Report which is due
February 1, 2023. His slides compared rainfall amounts, as well as ammonia, total inorganic nitrogen
(TI N), and total phosphorus loads. Overall, TI N loads are slightly higher than loads from the previous
reporting year but still lower than peak loads. Central San's were lower this year than the last year. The
Central Bay had the largest increase in TI N loads. There was an internal BACWA Nutrient Strategy
Meeting on January 6, 2023. Topics covered included how to calculate load caps and compliance, early
actors, multi -benefit projects, and funding.
Permit Adoptions:
Sanitary Sewer Systems General Waste Discharge Requirement (SSS WDR): The SSS WDR was
adopted, and the final order will be released by the end of December. The order's effective date is in June
2023. Many changes that BACWA and the California Association of Sanitary Agencies (CASA) urged
were accepted by the State Water Board during the extended draft review process.
The Mercury/Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) Watershed Permit: The permit was adopted by the
Regional Water Board on December 14, 2022 and goes into effect on February 1, 2023.
Other:
The BACWA Board had its first regular meeting of 2023 with the Regional Water Board on January 17,
2023. For BACWA Executive Board meetings, January and February will continue to be virtual. The
Board will move to hybrid meetings at the East Bay Municipal Utilities District in March and at the San
Francisco Public Utilities Commission in April.
Additional Information/Monthly Bulletins: ittps:Hbacwa.org/bacwa-bulletins/
January 31, 2023 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet - Page 22 of 25
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Strategic Plan Tie -In
GOAL TWO: Environmental Stewardship
Strategy 1 - Achieve compliance in all regulations, Strategy 3 - Be a partner in regional development of local water
supply
January 31, 2023 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet - Page 23 of 25