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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.b. Receive an overview of the third Nutrient Watershed Permit requirementsPage 1 of 4 Item 4.b. F--1-448�411C-S0 October 15, 2024 TO: REAL ESTATE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANNING COMMITTEE FROM: RITA CHENG, SENIOR ENGINEER BLAKE BROWN, LABORATORY PROGRAM ADMI NISTRATOR REVIEWED BY: LORI SCHECTEL, ENVIRONMENTALAND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER GREG NORBY, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER - ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER SUBJECT: RECEIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE THIRD NUTRIENT WATERSHED PERMIT REQUIREMENTS Staff will present an overview of the third Nutrient Watershed Permit requirements. Strategic Plan re -In GOAL TWO: Environmental Stewardship Strategy 1 - Achieve compliance in all regulations ATTACHMENTS: 1. Overview of Third Nutrient Watershed Permit Requirements October 15, 2024 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet - Page 24 of 31 Page 2 of 4 Attachment 1 October 15, 2024 OVERVIEW OF THE THIRD NUTRIENT WATERSHED PERMIT REQUIREMENTS Real Estate, Environmental and Planning Committee Meeting Lori Schectel Environmental and Regulatory Compliance Division Manager Rita Cheng, PE Blake Brown Senior Engineer Laboratory Program Administrator Third Nutrient Watershed Permit (order R2-2024-0013) Adopted 7/10/2024, Effective 10/1/2024 Interim Limits mmmWinal Limits Central San's Final TIN Limits: 2,300 kg/day (dry season average) Effective dry season 2035 Central San's Interim TIN Limits: Aggregate Mass Load Limit: 4,300 kg/day (dry season average) 26,700 kg/day (dry season average) Applicable to dry seasons of 2025-2034 If the sum of all individual Dischargers' TIN mass loads is greater than the Aggregate Mass Load Limit, the Dischargers whose TIN mass loads exceed their individual limit shall be in violation of their individual limitations. TIN: Total Inorganic Nitrogen October 15, 2024 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet - Page 25 of 31 1 Page 3 of 4 Third Nutrient Watershed Permit Milestones Influent + Effluent: •Twice/month (Ammonia,Nitrite- Requires Dischargers to describe progress toward meeting 40 F a n d Effluent Nitrate, TIN) Once/month (Total Phosphorous) percent dry -season load Bay -wide Reporting Nutrient Influent: Once/quarter (Ammonia, Nitrite - reduction requirement within 10 years Monitoring Nitrate, Total Kejdahl Nitrogen (TKN)) • Twice/Year (Total Phosphorous) Regional Funding for Requires reporting of region -wide Requires Dischargers to planning efforts to meet the final Planning Science continue funding the Nutrient effluent limitations Report Plan Science Program Compliance Progress Reports, Regional Planning, Science Plan, and Data Reporting Milestones 2026 p 2024 Q1:PerformAlternativesAnalysis.Identiyacompliance Q2028" L `f pathway. If Discharger has already identified a compliance pathway, provide a status update. Provide a Ql: Develop Design Progress Report. For capital projects QTreatment Plant Optimization Schedule, if applicable. that are part of the compliance plan, provide project Oct l: Permit effective date Feb: Report Season TIN load in Annual NPDES details and evidence that the project has moved into the Q4: Provide 2024 dryflow and concentration por le design stage. -season Reports and electronic SMR nutrient data`* to BACWA for Group Annual Report Feb: Report Dry Season TIN load in Annual NPDES (GAR) Apr 1: BACWA to submit 2026 GAR Reports and electronic SMR Lune 1: BACWA to submit an updated Science Plan and **(note 2024 dry -season data is NOT counted toward the Apr 1: BACWA to submit 2028 GAR thirdpermit requirements) Schedule June 1: BACWA to submit an updated Science Plan and Monthly: Submit nutrient data through SMRs and DMRs July Ii RAMA to submit Status Report on Regional Schedule Oct 1: Provide 026 dry -season (May -Sept) flow and Oct 1: Provide 2028 dry -season (May -Sept) flaw and nutrient concentration data to BACWA for 2027GAR nutrient concentration data to BACWA for 2029 GAR Monthly: Submit nutrient data through SMRs and DMRs Monthly: Submit nutrient data through SMRs and DMRs QI: Submit Compliance Plan. Describe proposed Ql: Identify Preliminary Alternatives for meeting final improvements and in implementation schedule, including Of: provide Design Progress Report and Compliance limits design and construction. Provide a governance plan for Update: summarize progress towards meeting final Feb: Report Dry Season TIN load in Annual NPDES Reports Multi -Benefit Projects, if applicable. effluent limits, including a detailed status update on need to conduct pilot tudie, and electronic SMR Feb: Report Dry Season TIN load in Annual NPDES Reports capital projects. to de,ign, (2) unsuccessful pilot Apr 1: BACWAto submit 2025 GAR and elecronir SMR Feb: Report Dry Season TIN load in Annual NPDES Reports and electronic SMR June l:BACWAto submit an updated Science Plan and Apr 1: BACWAto submit 2027GAR Mar 31: BACWA to submit Report of Waste Discharge - Schedule June 1: BACWA to submit an updated Science Plan and Mar 31: BACWA to submit Final Report for Regional July 1: BACWA to submit Scoping Plan for Regional Schedule Planning Study Planning Study July 1: BACWA to submit Status Report on Regional Apr 1: BACWA to submit 2029 GAR Oct 1: Provide 2025 dry -season (May -Sept) flow and Planning Study nutrient concentration data to BACWA for 2026 GAR O Oct 1: Provide 202]dry-season lMaY-SePtl flow and June I:BACWAto submit an uPda[ed Science Plan and c.'fflme ard pmv'd. 6 for 2028 GAR O Schedule Monthly: Submit nutrient data through SMRs and DMRs nutrient concentration data to BACWA ­nl.timn that it ­i,fie, of Monthly: Submit nutrient data through SMR, and DMRs Monthly: Submit nutrient data through SMRs and DMRs 2025 2027` 2029" October 15, 2024 Special REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet - Page 26 of 31 2 Page 4 of 4 RACI Chart Responsible The person who actually carries out the process R or task assignment - Responsible to get the job done Accountable The person who is ultimately accountable for A process or task being completed appropriately - Responsible person(s) are accountable to this person Consulted C People who are not directly involved with carrying out the task, but who are consulted - May be stakeholder or subject matter expert Informed I Those who receive output from the process or task, or who have a need to stay informed RACI chart outlines who will be responsible, accountable, consulted and informed on each milestone Questions? 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