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Assessing Wastewater Infrastructure Course Materials CALAFCO University Assessing Wastewater Infrastructure & Capacity October 24, 2008 10AM – 3 PM COURSE OUTLINE Moderator/Facilitator: Peter Banning, Executive Officer, Marin LAFCo Panel Members: Tracy Egoscue, Executive Officer, LA Regional Water Quality Control Board Barbara Evoy, Deputy Director, Division of Financial Assistance, State Water Resources Control Board Dale Burgoyne, Finance Department, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation Thomas LeBrun, Department Head, Facilities Planning Department, LA County Sanitation District TIME TOPIC PRESENTER 10:00 Panel Introductions/ Course Overview Peter Banning 10:15 Overview of the Regional Board, Water Tracy Egoscue Quality Challenges and Waste Water Treatment Systems 10:45 Effective Water Sector Utilities Management Barbara Evoy 11:15 Break 11:30 Los Angeles Wastewater System and Agency Dale Burgoyne Customers 12:15 Networking Lunch (Provided) 1:30 Planning Wastewater Facilities for Growth Thomas LeBrun 2:00 Moderated Audience Discussion Peter Banning & Panel 2:50 Closing and Evaluation Peter Banning CALAFCO University Assessing Wastewater Infrastructure & Capacity October 24, 2008 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION MODERATOR/FACILITATOR Peter Banning [email protected] 415.446.4409 Peter Banning was educated in psychology, planning and geography at U.C. Berkeley and University of Utah. He has more than 25 years experience with several LAFCOs in California as analyst, executive officer and consultant. He is currently the Executive Officer of Marin County LAFCO. PANEL MEMBERS Tracy Egoscue [email protected] 213.576.6605 Tracy Egoscue is the Executive Officer of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. Prior to her appointment with the Regional Board, Tracy was the Executive Director and Baykeeper of the Santa Monica Baykeeper. As the Baykeeper, Tracy settled Baykeeper’s 6-year Clean Water Act lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles for illegal sewage spills. Prior to her position as the Baykeeper, Tracy held a position with the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, where whe worked as a Deputy Attorney General in the Natural Resources Section. Tracy received her law degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Barbara Evoy [email protected] 916.341.5632 Barbara Evoy is the Deputy Director for Financial Assistance at the State Water Resources Control Board. As such, she oversees the California Clean Water State Revolving fund that has provided billions of dollars to wastewater treatment plants since the 1980s. She also oversees water quality bond programs administered by the Water Board from Propositions 13, 40, 50 and 84. These provide significant assistance to many communities. Barbara is a Professional Geologist and Engineering Geologist with B.S and M.S. degrees in Earth Sciences from UCSC. Dale Burgoyne [email protected] 213.485.2302 Dale Burgoyne is Assistant Division Manager for the Finance Department, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation. Thomas J. LeBrun [email protected] 562.699.7411 Thomas LeBrun is Department Head of the Facilities Planning Department for the LA County Sanitation District. Mr. LeBrun has a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering and is a licensed Professional Civil Engineer in California. He has over 35 years experience in the wastewater field during his career with the Sanitation Districts. CALAFCO University Assessing Wastewater Infrastructure & Capacity October 24, 2008 PRESENTATION SUMMARIES Tracy Egoscue Overview of the Regional Board, Water Quality Challenges and Waste Water Treatment Systems Summary: Ms. Egoscue's presentation reviews the authority and organization of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board and examines publically owned treatment works (POTWs) and privately owned onsite wastewater treatment systems and the challenges they pose to both surface and groundwater quality. Barbara Evoy Effective Water Sector Utilities Management Summary: Barbara will be presenting a statewide perspective of wastewater issues including symptoms of troubled systems and potential resources to help with evaluating these systems. Dale Burgoyne Los Angeles Wastewater System and Agency Customers Summary: This session discusses the means by which the City of Los Angeles provides wastewater services to various other agencies. Thomas LeBrun Planning Wastewater Facilities for Growth Summary: The Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County own and operate large regional wastewater collection and treatment facilities that serve over 5 million people in 73 cities and unincorporated areas. The largest portion of our system serves a metropolitan area that experiences relatively slow growth while two other systems, in the Santa Clarita Valley and the Antelope Valley, experience rapid growth. The presentation will explain the different approaches used by the Sanitation Districts to ensure appropriate wastewater facilities are available for approved regional growth. OverviewOverview ofof thethe RegionalRegional Board,Board, WaterWater QualityQuality ChallengesChallenges andand WasteWaste WaterWater TreatmentTreatment SystemsSystems Tracy Egoscue, Executive Officer Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board California Association of Local Agency Formation Commission October 24, 2008 PresentationPresentation OverviewOverview The Problem Regional Board Authority and Organization Water Quality Challenges POTWs and Permitting Septic Systems/OWTS and Permitting The Problem SepticSeptic TankTank AreasAreas ofof LosLos AngelesAngeles Co.Co. Los Angeles Co. >500 septic tanks per zip code 250-500 septic tanks per zip code Unmapped or <250 septic tanks 2008: app. 11,624 septic tanks in City of LA Ventura Co. Region Boundary County Boundary 10 miles Islands SeweredSewered AreasAreas ofof VenturaVentura Co.Co. Ventura Co. Los Angeles Co. Region Boundary County Boundary 10 miles Islands RegionalRegional BoardBoard AuthorityAuthority Dickey Water Pollution Act (1949) created nine regional water pollution boards to set policy and coordinate programs for pollution control. Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act (1967, 1969) created State Board; granted State and Regional Water Boards broad authority to preserve and enhance all beneficial uses of the State’s waterscape. EPA delegated responsibility to State and Regional Water Boards for implementing Federal Clean Water Act within State of California ExecutiveExecutive BranchBranch Governor’s 9 Other Agencies Cabinet 3 Offices Cal EPA ARB DTSC IWMD DPR OEHHA SWRCB 37 6 3 1 2 9 Districts Offices Offices Office Offices Regional Boards Region 1: North Coast Region 2: San Francisco Bay Region 3: Central Coast Region 4: Los Angeles Region 5: Central Valley Region 6: Lahontan Region 7: Colorado River Basin Region 8: Santa Ana Region 9: San Diego LosLos AngelesAngeles RegionalRegional WaterWater QualityQuality ControlControl BoardBoard Includes coastal watersheds of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, along with small portions of Kern and Santa Barbara Counties. Covers 5,906 square miles; 11 distinct watersheds with multiple sub-watersheds; 5 major groundwater basins; 96 cities and 10.7 million residents (2006) OrganizationOrganization Nine Board Members; appointed by the Governor; confirmed by the State Senate. Represent distinct stakeholder groups. Serve four-year terms; non-salaried; live or work in Region. Hold regular public meetings to conduct business; solicits public comment. 2008 Board Chair: Francine Diamond. OrganizationOrganization (Continued)(Continued) Executive Officer serves at pleasure of the Board; oversees staff and daily activities of the Board; exercises authority specifically delegated by the Board. Staff totals approximately 140; most staff members are engineers, environmental scientists, biologists or geologists. Annual budget: $21 million ProgramsPrograms SurfaceSurface WaterWater DivisionDivision Regional Programs (Basin Planning, Standards, TMDL, Watershed Coordination and Information Technology) Watershed Regulatory (General, Industrial and Municipal Permitting and Contaminated Sediments) Stormwater Permitting Stormwater Compliance and Enforcement ProgramsPrograms GroundwaterGroundwater DivisionDivision Groundwater Permits/Cleanup Land Disposal, Site Cleanup and Grants and Loans Underground Storage Tanks Los Angeles, San Gabriel and Coastal Units Remediation Site Cleanup Units I, II and III SurfaceSurface WaterWater ChallengesChallenges Highly urbanized Region Effluent Dominated waterways/many 303(d)-listed as impaired- cannot be used as a source of drinking water Emergent chemicals Pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupters Air-deposition of metals and nitrogen in stormwater runoff Non-point sources of pollution 731 NPDES-permitted dischargers in Region 4700 NPDES-permitted stormwater dischargers in Region 100 cities covered under MS4 permits Permitting complexities GroundwaterGroundwater ChallengesChallenges Up to 40% of annual water usage in Region from groundwater resources Large groundwater basins directly underlying heavily urbanized areas (historically no wellhead protection) Two Federal Superfund Areas-SGV and SFV groundwater basins (1986, TCE/PCE polluted) 1300 leaking UST sites polluting groundwater 1200 leaking UST sites impacting soil (Local Agency cases) 573 voluntary cleanup cases (including Brownfields) Emergent chemicals PubliclyPublicly--OwnedOwned TreatmentTreatment WorksWorks
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