AGENDA COMMUNICATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING WITH BOARD OF DIRECTORS* ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT 18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley, CA (714) 378-3200 Thursday, October 5, 2017, 8:00 a.m. - Conference Room C-2

*The OCWD Communications and Legislative Liaison Committee meeting is noticed as a joint meeting with the Board of Directors for the purpose of strict compliance with the Brown Act and it provides an opportunity for all Directors to hear presentations and participate in discussions. Directors receive no additional compensation or stipend as a result of simultaneously convening this meeting. Items recommended for approval at this meeting will be placed on the October 18, 2017 Board meeting Agenda for approval.

ROLL CALL

ITEMS RECEIVED TOO LATE TO BE AGENDIZED

RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution determining need to take immediate action on item(s) and that the need for action came to the attention of the District subsequent to the posting of the Agenda (requires two-thirds vote of the Board members present, or, if less than two-thirds of the members are present, a unanimous vote of those members present.)

VISITOR PARTICIPATION

Time has been reserved at this point in the agenda for persons wishing to comment for up to three minutes to the Board of Directors on any item that is not listed on the agenda, but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the District. By law, the Board of Directors is prohibited from taking action on such public comments. As appropriate, matters raised in these public comments will be referred to District staff or placed on the agenda of an upcoming Board meeting.

At this time, members of the public may also offer public comment for up to three minutes on any item on the Consent Calendar. While members of the public may not remove an item from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion, a Director may do so at the request of a member of the public.

CONSENT CALENDAR (ITEM NO. 1)

All matters on the Consent Calendar are to be approved by one motion, without separate discussion on these items, unless a Board member or District staff request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration.

1. MINUTES OF COMMUNICATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes as presented

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

1 MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION

2. STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

RECOMMENDATION: Agendize for October 18 Board meeting: Take action as appropriate

3. FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

RECOMMENDATION: Agendize for October 18 Board meeting: Take action as appropriate

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

4. PUBLIC AFFAIRS OUTREACH REPORT (SEPTEMBER 2017)

CHAIR DIRECTION AS TO WHICH ITEMS IF ANY TO BE AGENDIZED AS A MATTER FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE OCTOBER 18 BOARD MEETING

DIRECTOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS/REPORTS

GENERAL MANAGER’S ANNOUNCEMENT/REPORT

ADJOURNMENT

2 COMMUNICATION AND LEGISLATIVE LIAISON COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Philip Anthony - Chair Vicente Sarmiento - Vice Chair Shawn Dewane Cathy Green Steve Sheldon

Roger Yoh - Alternate 1 James Vanderbilt - Alternate 2 Bruce Whitaker - Alternate 3 Dina Nguyen - Alternate 4 Denis Bilodeau - Alternate 5

Agenda Posting: In accordance with the requirements of California Government Code Section 54954.2, this agenda is posted in the window of the guard shack at the main entrance of the Orange County Water District, 18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley, CA and on the OCWD website: www.ocwd.com not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting date and time above. All written materials relating to each agenda item are available for public inspection in the office of the Assistant District Secretary. Backup material for the Agenda is available at the District offices for public review and can be viewed online at the District’s website: www.ocwd.com.

Accommodations to the Disabled: Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with a disability who require a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification or accommodation from the District Secretary at (714) 378-3233, by email at [email protected] by fax at (714) 378-3373. Notification 24 hours prior to the meeting will enable District staff to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting.

Availability of Agenda Material: As a general rule, agenda reports or other written documentation that has been prepared or organized with respect to each item of business listed on the agenda can be reviewed at www.ocwd.com. Copies of these materials and other disclosable public records distributed to all or a majority of the members of the Board of Directors in connection with an Open Session agenda item are also on file with and available for inspection at the Office of the District Secretary, 18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley, California, during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. If such writings are distributed to members of the Board of Directors on the day of a Board meeting, the writings will be available at the entrance to the Board of Directors meeting room at the Orange County Water District office.

3 1 MINUTES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING WITH COMMUNICATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE LIAISON COMMITTEE ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT September 7, 2017 @ 8:00 a.m.

Director Anthony called the Communications and Legislative Liaison Committee meeting to order in Conference Room C-2 at the District office. The Assistant District Secretary called the roll and reported a quorum as follows:

Committee Members OCWD Staff Philip Anthony John Kennedy – Executive Director Vicente Sarmiento Eleanor Torres – Director of Public Affairs Shawn Dewane Alicia Dunkin – Legislative Affairs Liaison Cathy Green Christina Fuller – Assistant District Secretary Steve Sheldon

Alternates Roger Yoh James Vanderbilt (absent) Bruce Whitaker Dina Nguyen (absent) Denis Bilodeau

CONSENT CALENDAR

The Consent Calendar was approved upon motion by Director Green, seconded by Director Dewane and carried [5-0] as follows. Yes – Anthony, Sarmiento, Dewane, Green, Sheldon

1. Minutes of Previous Meeting

The minutes of the August 3, 2017 Communications/Legislative Liaison Committee meeting are approved as presented.

MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION

2. State Legislative Update

State legislative consultants provided a report on the current legislative calendar, updates to legislation of interest to the District and funding opportunities. Joe A. Gonsalves and Son provided an update on SB 623 and SB 5.

3. Federal Legislative Update

Federal consultant James McConnell provided an overview of the fall Congresional agenda and appropriations. Holland & Knight provided an update on the potential infrastructure package and SFR Funding. David French reviewed Title XVI funding and the Water Infrastructure Investment Act (WIIN).

4. 2018 Children’s Water Education Festival Location and Service Contracts

Director of Public Affairs Eleanor Torres stated the Children's Water Education Festival celebrates its 22nd anniversary in 2018.

She reported that staff recommends holding the event at the University of California, Irvine for the sixth consecutive year and utilizing the event planning services of James Event Productions, Inc.

Upon motion by Director Green, seconded by Director Dewane and carried [5-0], the Committee recommended that the Board at its September 20 Board meeting: Approve hosting the 2018 Children’s Water Education Festival at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) on March 28-29, 2018; 2) Authorize execution of Agreement with UCI for an amount not to exceed $70,000 to host the 2018 Children’s Water Education Festival on its campus; and 3) Authorize execution of Agreement with James Event Productions, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $88,550 for event rentals and equipment; security and first aid services; logistical support and coordination throughout the year-long planning effort and during the week-long setup, tear down and execution of the event.

Yes –Anthony, Sarmiento, Dewane, Green, Sheldon

5. GWRS Bottled Water Outreach Update

Principal Communications Specialist Gina Ayala reviewed outreach objectives and highlighted upcoming activities and events.

6. Public Affairs Outreach Report (August)

Ms. Torres advised the Public Affairs Outreach Update was included in today’s agenda packet.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 8:45 a.m.

______Philip Anthony, Chair

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Meeting Date: October 5, 2017 Budgeted: N/A Budgeted Amount: N/A To: Communications/Leg. Liaison Cte. Cost Estimate: N/A Board of Directors Funding Source: N/A Program/Line Item No.: N/A From: Mike Markus General Counsel Approval: N/A Engineers/Feasibility Report: N/A Staff Contact: E. Torres/A. Dunkin CEQA Compliance: N/A

POLICY ISSUE: STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

SUMMARY

The Orange County Water District (OCWD; the District) state legislative consultants will provide a report on the current legislative calendar, updates to legislation of interest to the District and funding opportunities. The last day of California State Legislative Session is September 15. OCWD staff and consultants will provide updates to efforts taken on behalf of the District, and amendments to legislation of interest to the District.

Attachment(s)

• Joe A. Gonsalves & Son, Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith End of Session Report

RECOMMENDATION

Agendize for October 18 Board meeting: Take action as appropriate

BACKGROUND

OCWD’s state legislative consultants, Edelstein, Gilbert, Robson, and Smith and Joe A. Gonsalves and Son will provide a verbal update on the state legislative calendar, legislation of interest to the District, and their monthly activities on behalf of the District.

End of the 2017 California State Legislative Session Summary:

Water Conservation Legislation

On the final night of the legislative session SB 606 (Hertzberg) and AB 1668 (Friedman), the water efficiency legislation supported by the Governor and the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board), was not considered as the Legislature was unable to reach agreement on the two bills. OCWD took an “oppose unless amended” position as the measures provided up to a ten percent credit for potable reuse where OCWD and its water producers sought full credit for potable reuse, among other amendments. The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) also took an “oppose unless amended” position on the bills. These bills will be discussed during the interim and brought up again in some form next session; OCWD will continue to be engaged. 1 Current law requires the state, through local water districts, to achieve a 20% reduction in urban per capita water use by December 31, 2020. Early in 2017, the Governor’s Administration made it known that it sought legislation to mandate post-2020 conservation requirements on local water districts. This caused a flurry of activity in the Legislature and the Governor’s Office including the introduction of several bills in the Assembly on various approaches to conservation, the formation of an Assembly Working Group on the issue, and the introduction of very problematic Trailer Bill Language (TBL) by the Administration leading to negotiations in the Governor’s Office.

OCWD joined the coalition opposing the TBL and several Assembly bills that would have given inordinate power to the State Water Resources Control Board. In addition, a priority for OCWD was to advocate for full credit for recycled water. Consequently, on behalf of OCWD, the District’s firms lobbied consistently all year for full credit for recycled water. This advocacy included several meetings in the Governor’s Office and meetings with Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia, the Chair of the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, as well as a meeting with Senator Hertzberg, the Chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee. That meeting was focused solely on credit for recycled water. Thus, OCWD staff and its consultants made the case in the Governor’s Office, and in the Assembly and the Senate. In the meantime, the WateReuse Association California Section was advocating for something less than full credit for recycled water.

While the opposition coalition succeeded in defeating the TBL, during the last few weeks of the session two bills emerged as the main water conservation legislative vehicles: SB 606 (Hertzberg) and AB 1668 (Freidman). Shortly thereafter, both WateReuse and the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) agreed to accept 10% credit for recycled water. In addition, several water districts backed out of the opposition coalition and supported the bills. Nonetheless, OCWD’s legislative consultants continued to oppose the bills and lobby for full credit on behalf of OCWD.

On the last night of the session, the authors of SB 606 and AB 1668 determined that they did not have the votes to pass the bills in both houses. Consequently, SB 606 and AB 1668 are now two-year bills and will no doubt be revisited in 2018.

AB 574 (Quirk) Potable Reuse

WateReuse had great success with the passage of AB 574 (Quirk) Potable Reuse and it is working with the Governor’s office and Water Board to see that it is signed into law. OCWD and ACWA also supported AB 574.

AB 967 (Gloria) Alkaline Hydrolysis: Human Remains Disposal

AB 967 (Gloria) passed to the Governor’s desk. WateReuse, OCWD, and other water districts will ask that the bill be vetoed because it fails to allow all potable reuse facilities, both drinking water agencies and sanitation agencies, from prohibiting liquefied human remains from entering the sewer. The California Association of Water Agencies (CASA)

2 did improve the bill by getting amendments that allow broad authority for sanitation agencies to prohibit this discharge as necessary.

The Park-Water Bond — SB 5 (de Leon)

SB 5 also passed on the last night of session. The measure is a $3.5 billion general obligation park and water bond that contains $80 million for water recycling. If the Governor signs the measure, it will be on the November 2018 ballot. Most of the funding in the bond is for park or wildlife purposes, although there is some groundwater, flood and clean drinking water funding. $100 million was appropriated for water recycling.

AB 313 (Gray) Water Rights

As part of the Park-Water Bond negotiations, Assemblymember Gray was able to leverage the passage of AB 313 (Gray) Water Rights in order to secure his support for SB5. AB 313 creates the Water Rights Division within the Office of Administrative Hearings and assigns to it the task of recommending a decision to the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) whenever the alleged violator challenges a State Water Board charge that a water use violation has been committed.

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September 19, 2017

TO: Eleanor Torres Alicia Dunkin

FROM: Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith, LLC Joe A. Gonsalves and Sons

RE: 2017 Legislative Session Highlights

Our firms lobbied numerous OCWD-specific issues in 2017. The most significant issues are highlighted below.

North Basin USEPA Listing

In the Spring, the USEPA determined that the North Basin Groundwater Contamination Plume (North Basin Plume) satisfied the requirements to be placed on the National Priorities List (NPL). OCWD supported this determination as it enabled federal funding for remediation. However, to finalize the NPL listing the USEPA required a letter from the Brown Administration in support of the listing.

Our firms determined that the best course of action to achieve this objective was to activate the Democrats from the Orange County delegation to advocate directly in the Governor’s Office for a letter of support. We subsequently lobbied Orange County’s three Democrat legislators: Senator Newman, Assembly Member Quirk-Silva and Assembly Member Daly. At least two of those legislators agreed to engage the Governor and his staff on the issue. This effort proved successful when the Governor authorized CalEPA to send a letter in support of the NPL listing.

Water Conservation Legislation

Current law requires the state, through local water districts, to achieve a 20% reduction in urban per capita water use by December 31, 2020. Early in 2017, the Administration made it known that it sought legislation to mandate post-2020 conservation requirements on local water districts. This caused a flurry of activity in the Legislature and the Governor’s Office including the introduction of several bills in the Assembly on various approaches to conservation, the formation of an Assembly Working Group on the issue, and the introduction of very problematic Trailer Bill Language (TBL) by the Administration leading to negotiations in the Governor’s Office.

OCWD joined the coalition opposing the TBL and several Assembly bills that would have given inordinate power to the State Water Resources Control Board. In addition, a

priority for OCWD was to advocate for full credit for recycled water. Consequently, on behalf of OCWD, our firms lobbied consistently all year for full credit for recycled water. This advocacy included several meetings in the Governor’s Office and meetings with Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia, the Chair of the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, as well as a small meeting we arranged for our firms on behalf of OCWD, and for our allies, with Senator Hertzberg, the Chair of the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee. That meeting was focused solely on credit for recycled water. Thus, we made our case in the Governor’s Office, and in the Assembly and the Senate. In the meantime, WateReuse was advocating for something less than full credit for recycled water.

While the opposition coalition succeeded in defeating the TBL, during the last few weeks of the session two bills emerged as the main water conservation legislative vehicles: SB 606 (Hertzberg) and AB 1668 (Freidman). Shortly thereafter, both WateReuse and MWDOC agreed to accept 10% credit for recycled water. In addition, several water districts backed out of the opposition coalition and supported the bills. Nonetheless, our firms continued to oppose the bills and lobby for full credit on behalf of OCWD.

On the last night of the session the authors of SB 606 and AB 1668 determined that they did not have the votes to pass the bills in both houses. Consequently, SB 606 and AB 1668 are now two-year bills and will no doubt be revisited in 2018.

Water Tax

For the last several years the Governor’s Office and the Legislature have discussed the need to fund clean-up of contaminated water sources in mostly small Central Valley communities without financial resources. To that end, Senator Bill Monning introduced SB 623 early this year. The bill contained provisions to assist these communities but it did not contain a funding source. On August 21, Senator Monning amended the bill to impose a water tax on each customer of a public water system to fund the clean-up program. The amendment cause OCWD, ACWA and numerous water districts to oppose the bill. Our firms lobbied against the bill on behalf of OCWD. We focused our efforts on Orange County legislators and coordinated with other Orange County districts such as IRWD. SB 623 failed to pass the Legislature and is a two-year bill. We expect more action on this issue in 2018.

Hydrolysis Legislation

Assembly Member Todd Gloria introduced AB 967 in the beginning of the year. For most of the year the bill simply established a regulation process for hydrolysis facilities to be effective on January 1, 2020. Our firms monitored the bill on behalf of OCWD during this time. Near the end of the session on September 8, AB 967 was amended to allow hydrolysate, the byproduct of hydrolysis, to be discharged into a public sewer system. OCWD opposed this provision because it threatened the public profile and viability of direct potable reuse projects such as the GWRS. While OCWD wished to

oppose the bill at that time, the challenge was that OCWD did not wish to draw too much attention to the issue as a consequence of its opposition. This made the opposition very difficult.

Our firms coordinated OCWD’s opposition with WateReuse, which took the lead publicly on the issue to avoid centering the dispute on Orange County. AB 967 passed the Legislature and is on the Governor’s desk. OCWD and WateReuse are seeking a veto and, as such, we are scheduling a meeting with the Governor’s staff assigned to the bill. As noted above, AB 967 does not become effective until January 1, 2020. Therefore, in the event it is signed, OCWD will have an opportunity to fix the issue between now and 2020.

Park and Water Bond

SB 5 (DeLeon) – the Park and Water Bond – was last amended on September 10. Among other things, the amendments modified Chapter 11, the Clean Drinking Water and Drought Preparedness provisions by providing $250 million for purposes set forth in Water Code 79720 through 79726. These provisions are for projects that improve water quality or help provide clean, safe, and reliable drinking water. This appears to be a more narrow list of projects than were set forth in earlier versions of SB 5 in that they are focused on water quality-related projects.

In addition to these highlighted issues, we were involved in numerous other issues to varying degrees for OCWD.

3 AGENDA ITEM SUBMITTAL

Meeting Date: October 5, 2017 Budgeted: N/A Budgeted Amount: N/A To: Communications/Leg. Liaison Cte Cost Estimate: N/A Board of Directors Funding Source: N/A Program/Line Item No.: N/A From: Mike Markus General Counsel Approval: N/A Engineers/Feasibility Report: N/A Staff Contact: E. Torres/A. Dunkin CEQA Compliance: N/A

POLICY ISSUE: FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

SUMMARY

OCWD participated in meetings in Washington D.C. in early September with staff from the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) and also presented before the Department of Interior on membrane technology. A separate panel discussion for Members of Congress and congressional staff was held. Federal legislative consultants James McConnell, Eric Sapirstein and Holland and Knight will provide a summary of Congressinal activities that are expected this fall.

Attachment(s):

• James McConnell September 2017 Report • ENS Resources September 2017 Report • Holland & Knight September 2017 Report • Holland & Knight Eyes on Washington September 2017 Report

RECOMMENDATION

Agendize for the October 18 Board meeting: Take action as appropriate.

RELEVANT STANDARDS

• Forge long-term, positive and proactive relationships with elected officials and policy makers. • Keep abreast of federal funding opportunities and legislation that may impact OCWD, other water agencies and/or special districts.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS

Updates from Federal Consultants

James McConnell

James McConnell will provide a review of congressional action to pass a continuing resolution to run until early December 2017, and the prospects after that for an omnibus 1

spending bill for the remainder of Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. Mr. McConnell with also provide an update on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funding levels.

ENS Resources

Eric Sapirstein will provide an update on recent infrastructure hearings and regulatory reforms that will be rolled out in early October 2017. An update on Water Infrastructure and Finance Act (WIFIA) funding will also be provided.

Holland & Knight

Holland & Knight will provide an update on the FY 2018 Appropriations, committee hearings on a potential infrastructure package, and the President’s executive order to streamline permitting processes.

Legislative Activities

September 7, 8 Mike Markus met with the Acting USBR Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner Alan Mikkelsen. Mikkelsen was appointed to the Acting Commissioner role by Secretary Ryan Zinke, whom he has worked with over several years when Zinke was a Member of Congress. Topics included how the USBR’s WaterSmart Program can support District needs.

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ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT Washington Report September 2017

Devastating hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico this month had one positive effect on government: they served to put the Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations process back on course—even if only temporarily. They blew away talk of a government shutdown at the end of September over the issue of a border wall with Mexico. As a result there was bipartisan agreement on a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government from October 1 through early December, along with emergency funding for hurricane relief. In addition, President Trump sided with congressional Democrats in lifting the ceiling on the National Debt. The Republican Leadership of both House and Senate had pushed to raise the debt ceiling through all of 2018 in order to avoid having to deal with this difficult subject during the mid-term elections. For whatever reason, the President sided with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco). Subsequently, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said the debt ceiling will not have to be addressed until the spring of 2018, thereby decoupling it from congressional debate in December over funding the government for the remainder of FY 2018. The goal in December will be passage of an Omnibus appropriations bill covering all 12 separate federal appropriations.

Toward that end, the House of Representatives this month passed its own Omnibus bill— H.R. 3354. The Senate has not passed any of its 12 bills—separately or in an Omnibus package. The Senate Appropriations Committee, however, has reported many of its annual spending bills.

Subsequent hurricanes in Florida and Puerto Rico, have meant Congress is going to be kept busy with emergency relief funding this fall. As unfortunate as these natural desires are, they have the salutary effect of pushing Congress into something akin to regular order with regard to the appropriations process.

From OCWD’s standpoint, a CR with FY 2017 numbers, or an Omnibus bill later this year incorporating bills marked up by the Appropriations Committees is positive. The Army Corps of Engineers will be funded close to last year’s level. Additional funds provided by Congress over the Administration’s request will allow the Corps to program increased dollars to high priority projects of their own choosing. Likewise, the State Revolving Loan Fund programs should also fare well in the eventual outcome for FY 2018. The House Interior and the Environment appropriation contains $1,143,887,000 for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, which is $250 million less than the FY 2017 enacted level and $250 million below the President’s budget request. There is $863,233,000 for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund in the House bill, which is equal to the FY 2017 enacted level and equal to the President’s budget request.

However, the Senate Appropriations Committee has yet to act on funding for either program. They are likely to increase funds for both. The eventual conference on full year funding is likely to result in funding equal to the current fiscal year or greater.

Funding for the Environmental Protection Agency’s WIFIA program has been expanded from $10 million to $30 million in the House bill, which every dollar generating $15 or more in infrastructure financing. OCWD’s work with House Interior and the Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-Corona) has paid dividends in funding for WIFIA and the revolving loan fund programs.

While it is not impossible that there could be a showdown come December when full year funding is expected to be enacted, the de-fanging of the government shutdown this month may help with that in December, as well.

On August 30, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs provided an update on the Trump Administration's draft guiding principles for infrastructure legislation. Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney said legislation will likely consist of three major components, starting with an emphasis on providing money for projects that already have some level of local or private funding.

The goal will be to use $200 billion in federal funding to leverage about $1 trillion worth of overall infrastructure investment. To do that, the Administration will prioritize federal funding for projects that already have significant revenue secured, either from local sources or the private sector.

The second piece of Trump Administration’s infrastructure bill will focus on rural areas, as the White House recognizes that rural projects may not always be good candidates for the private financing model. The rest of the money in the proposal will be funneled towards the "transformative stuff," such as new ways of building roads, tunnels and bridges, according to the OMB director.

Meanwhile, the Trump Administration may be getting close to naming a new Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA(CW)), i.e., the civilian head of the Corps. The current rumor is that a leading—or the leading—candidate is William Panos, the former port director and public works director for the city of West Sacramento (2007- 2012), who is currently the director and CEO of the Wyoming Department of Transportation.

The ASA (CW) establishes policy direction and provides supervision of the Department of the Army functions relating to all aspects of the Civil Works program of the Army Corps. Hopefully, a decision will be made with regard to a new ASA(CW) in the near future.

Also this month, the Interior Department imposed new restrictions on the length of environmental studies. Interior Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt directed that the department's environmental impact statements "shall not be more than 150 pages or 300 pages for unusually complex projects." Agency officials will need high-level approval to exceed the new page limit.

The department also set target of completing the studies required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) within one year, and allows further departmental oversight to help streamline environmental review processes. The new limits, if strictly enforced, could significantly curtail documents that are currently very voluminous and take years to complete. Environmental groups have generally criticized the new policy.

M E M O R A N D U M

TO: Alicia Dunkin

FROM: Eric Sapirstein

DATE: September 26, 2017 SUBJECT: Washington Update

The past month saw Congress focusing on handful of issues impacting OCWD. These included infrastructure policymaking, tax cuts and regulatory reforms. Just weeks remain in the formal schedule for the first congressional session and we assume the priority will involve developing a final fiscal year 2018 budget and developing infrastructure policy options that could be considered next year at the latest.

House Subcommittee Convenes to Consider Clean Water Funding Needs

The House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment convened a stakeholder hearing into the priority to support water infrastructure funding needs. Testimony from ACWA and CASA highlighted OCWD’s priorities for water infrastructure. This included increasing SRF funding to at least $3 billion per year, revising the SRF allocation formula to ensure that California receives its fair share, and extending NPDES permit terms to address the need for ten-year permits to deliver cost efficiencies for projects. On each issue, the subcommittee was receptive to the issues. With regard to the need for SRF funding, it was clear that on a bipartisan basis, the SRF enjoys strong support and it appears that any SRF policy that is developed will. The subcommittee appeared to be receptive to the value of considering how to address the fact that permit terms. Members on both sides of the aisle suggested that further efforts should be considered. The allocation formula is an always a zero-sum game as one state may gain and another loses, but the subcommittee was advised that USEPA has demonstrated for the first time that California is losing funding assistance because of antiquated formula. While it remains to be seen if any infrastructure bill will address this matter, the

ENS Resources, Inc. 1101 Fourteenth Street, N.W. Suite 350 Washington, D.C. 20005 Phone 202.466.3755/Telefax 202.466.3787 subcommittee members appeared to appreciate the fact that the formula is not addressing funding needs on a state-by-state basis, given the fact that it has not been updated since 1987.

Fiscal Year 2018 Budget The enactment of the short-term spending bill that extends federal funding until December 9, means the next two months are expected to focus on finalizing a budget for the remaining months of the fiscal year. There is a possibility that tax cuts could become part of the spending debate given the White House priority to enact tax cuts this year. If this occurs, the prospect could grow that a spending and tax bill could be pieced together forcing Congress and the White House to debate program spending levels in concert with tax cuts that might lead to program reductions. At this stage, support for the clean water SRF program spending level of $1.3 billion remains strong as does WIFIA funding. This is also the case for water recycling programs within USBR such as Title XVI and WIIN that support projects like GWRS. On the matter of tax cuts, the priority to offset revenue losses associated with any tax cuts has brought to the forefront the continued availability of tax-exempt financing as well as the ability to deduct local taxes. We are working with a coalition of public stakeholders to work in support of the continued availability of tax-exempt financing for infrastructure needs. As of this writing, support for such financing tools continues to be strong in Congress, but with the administration in favor of eliminating or curtailing these tools, it will continue to be important for OCWD to monitor and communicate to the congressional delegation the value of these financing tools.

Regulatory Reform The federal agencies provided the White House with information on efforts to facilitate the expeditious review and construction of projects. The Office of Management and Budget also, reportedly, has completed its review of agency rulemaking priorities to ensure compliance with the administration’s priority to impose no new costs on the economy in this fiscal year. To this end, on October 2, the President will announce the progress made to date on these initiatives. This will be followed by individual agency meetings describing specific actions related to measures that will be taken to enhance economic activities including the expedited construction of infrastructure, for example.

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Orange County Water District

September 2017 Report

Following the August recess, lawmakers returned to Washington with a daunting legislative agenda, which included passing a spending bill to avert a shutdown, raising the nation’s debt limit to avoid a default, and providing a disaster relief package for victims of Hurricane Harvey. Further, several programs will expire on September 30th without reauthorization, including the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

While the House has made significant progress on its appropriations bills, the Senate has lagged behind. As a result, a continuing resolution (CR) is needed to give Congress more time to work on their FY 2018 spending package.

On Wednesday, September 6th, in a meeting with Senate and House leadership from both parties, President Trump surprised Republicans by siding with Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), calling on Congress to attach a three-month CR and debt ceiling increase to the hurricane relief package. While Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) expressed support for the deal, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) was concerned that the deal gives Democrats too much leverage in December when the CR expires. At that time, Congress will also be under pressure to address immigration in the wake of the President’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, as well as the President’s border wall proposal.

Nevertheless, on September 6th, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell filed legislation that passed the Senate on September 7 by a vote of 80-17, and passed in the House on September 8 by a vote of 316-90. The President signed the legislation on Friday, which: 1. Extends current funding levels through December 8; 2. Suspends the debt limit through December 8— resetting it at a higher level on December 9 to include debt issued while the debt limit was not in effect—and allows Treasury to reset its “extraordinary measures” that give it some extra borrowing capacity, and thus extra time, once it nears the debt limit (which means the next debt ceiling vote could occur sometime in late spring to early fall); and 3. Provides $7.4 billion for FEMA, $450 million for the Small Business Administration (SBA), and $7.4 billion for HUD’s Community Development Fund “for areas more affected by 2017 disasters.”

While the package averts a government shutdown for now, it potentially sets the stage for a contentious December as Congress must pass an omnibus spending package, begin negotiations to address DACA, and address the President’s request for funding a border wall. The President and Senate Minority Leader Schumer have also agreed to pursue a plan to repeal the debt ceiling altogether in December, which House Speaker Ryan has already said he opposes, jeopardizing the possibility of passing this reform.

Against this backdrop, the House and Senate have continued their work on their respective appropriations bills. Thus far, the Senate Appropriations Committee has passed eight bills and is continuing work on the remaining four, which could receive floor consideration this fall.

On September 14, the House passed a $1.23 trillion spending package, H.R. 3354, , that would fund the government for the new fiscal year, beginning October 1. The omnibus package incorporates all 12 appropriations bills including the Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill (includes Bureau of Reclamation and Army Corps of Engineers) and the Interior and Environment Appropriations bill (includes EPA), and was passed in a mostly party- line vote, 211-198.

Regarding Orange County Water Authority’s priorities, Omnibus Appropriations bill provides the:  $1.394 B for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, equal to FY 2017 o Originally, the bill only provided $1.143 billion for the SRF program, but during floor consideration of the bill, the House passed an amendment from Rep. John Katko (R-NY) that restored the $250 million cut to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.  $30 million for WIFIA, equal to FY 2017  $35 million for Title XVI Water Reclamation & Reuse Program, including $10 million for the Water Recycle and Reuse Projects program

This bill will not be able to pass in the Senate. The omnibus appropriations bill exceeds the statutory cap on defense spending by $72 billion. If enacted, the measure would require cuts to military programs to become law. Additionally, without a FY 2018 budget deal in place, which provides spending caps, the bill is essentially a guideline to Republican priorities. The bill also lacks support in the Senate as it contains several policy provisions deemed “poison pills” by Senate Democrats, such as a measure to provide funding for President Trump’s proposed border wall. A 60 vote majority will be required to end debate prior to a vote on passage in the Senate, where Republicans only hold 52 seats.

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 Fate of Graham-Cassidy Healthcare Bill Unclear  President Issues New Travel Ban Find us on Facebook and Twitter  Republican Tax Plan and Senate Appropriations Delayed; House to Vote on Disaster Aid and Six-Month FAA Extension Holland & Knight's Public Policy &  Featured Grant: Brownfields Grants Guidance Published Regulation Group is now on Facebook and  The Week Ahead Twitter! Join the conversation by clicking the icons below, and spread the word. Fate of Graham-Cassidy Healthcare Bill Unclear Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) announced on September 22, 2017, that he would not support the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill. With this announcement, the bill is not likely to receive the 50-vote majority it requires to pass on the Senate floor. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) opposed the measure, saying the revised version contained as many issues as the original, and arguing that it eliminated protections for individuals with preexisting conditions. The legislation, sponsored by Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), was a renewed attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Additional Republican holdouts on the bill included Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska). Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) also voiced his opposition to the bill. Subsequently, on September 24, 2017, a revised version of the bill was circulated to Senate Republicans, in an effort to win key votes from holdout states. The revised bill includes continued eligibility for Native Americans and Alaska Natives who have enrolled in Medicaid expansion before. Additionally, Alaska would receive a 25 percent increase in federal matching funds for Medicaid. The bill also gives additional federal funds to states with Medicaid expansion provided the expansion occurred after 2015. The revised draft allows states to create some of their own insurance rules, eliminating ACA protections for those with preexisting conditions, and allows states to change the essential health benefits, as well as allow insurers to create multiple risk pools.

With no Democrats voting for the measure, and holdouts from Sens. Collins, Murkowski, McCain and Paul, uncertainty remains whether the new bill will be on the Senate floor for a vote before the September 30, 2017, fiscal year deadline.

President Issues New Travel Ban President Donald Trump issued a presidential proclamation on September 24, 2017, outlining a new travel ban that indefinitely bans most travel to the United States from seven countries, including those covered under the

original ban. The new order stretches further than previous versions, by directing permanent restrictions while the original executive order (EO) called for a 90-day suspension. Countries under the ban include: Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea. Individuals from Iraq and certain groups from Venezuela will be subject to restrictions or "heightened scrutiny." Restrictions on Venezuelan citizens apply to government officials and their family members. Following numerous legal challenges to his previous travel bans, President Trump issued the proclamation stating that the priority of the new ban was to not admit those into the country who cannot be safely vetted. It is unclear how the proclamation will impact the ongoing legal challenges. Vetting procedures provide the basis for the new ban, and restrictions are tailored to a country-by-country basis. The White House identified that North Korea's failure to cooperate with the U.S. government was the cause for the ban on their citizens. Chad has not shared terrorism-related information as required by the U.S., thus a suspension of business and tourist visas. Venezuelan government officials have been banned because of economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. An accompanying fact sheet published by the White House includes a national security baseline for the ban, as well as an explanation of the review and engagement process, and the new baseline for information sharing required by countries to support visa and immigration vetting determinations.

Republican Tax Plan and Senate Appropriations Delayed; House to Vote on Disaster Aid and Six-Month FAA Extension Senate Republicans' promises to unveil a tax plan before the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2017, was delayed by the impending debate over the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill. Budget counsel has said a tax plan will not be unveiled until the healthcare issue has been resolved. The potential plan is thought to include a territorial tax system, taxing domestic income, excluding foreign profits of U.S. companies. The U.S. currently uses a worldwide system – corporations are taxed 35 percent regardless of profits generated. Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) has pushed for a territorial tax system, as companies are rapidly moving headquarters to foreign countries with lower tax rates. However, Democrats have said that excluding foreign profits would eliminate integral revenue from the U.S. Department of Treasury.

Separately, the Senate Appropriations Committee is not expected to pass all 12 appropriations bills by the start of fiscal year 2018 on October 1, 2017, for the first time in three years. Senate Appropriations Chairman Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has said he will not call up remaining measures (Financial Services, Homeland Security, Interior-Environment and Defense). However, with a short-term funding measure approved last week, the government is funded through December 8, 2017, allowing extra time for the Senate to work through remaining bills.

Additionally, the House will vote on September 25, 2017, on an another disaster relief aid package, in the form of tax breaks. The bill is part of a six-month reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and would extend tax breaks to individuals affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The bill proposes eliminating the requirement that personal property losses be greater than 10 percent of adjusted gross income to qualify as a casualty deduction. It additionally allows affected employers to claim tax credits of up to $6,000 per employee for 40 percent of wages. Further, it will include a provision that allows federal officers or agencies to approve financial assistance and loans in areas identified as having special flood hazards. It requires the property to have flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program, or be equal to the unpaid principal on a loan.

Featured Grant: Brownfields Grants Guidance Published The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released guidelines for the Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grants. The following Brownfields grants may be used to address sites contaminated by petroleum and hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants (including hazardous substances co-mingled with petroleum):

 Assessment Grants (funded over three years): Applicants may apply for up to $200,000 in hazardous substances funding or up to $200,000 in petroleum funding. Communitywide applicants applying for both hazardous substances funding and petroleum funding may request a combined total up to $300,000, however, the request for hazardous substances funding or petroleum funding cannot exceed $200,000 for any one individual type of grant. For example, an applicant may apply for $200,000 in hazardous substances funding and $100,000 in petroleum funding. Assessment coalition applicants may apply for up to $600,000 in hazardous substances funding and/or petroleum funding.

2  Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants (funded over five years): Applicants, including RLF coalitions, may apply for up to $1 million in hazardous substances funding and/or petroleum funding.  Cleanup Grants (funded over three years): Applicants may request funding to address either a single brownfield site, or multiple brownfield sites, within each proposal. An applicant may request up to $200,000 in each proposal. An applicant can submit up to three cleanup proposals. The proposal submission deadline is November 16, 2017. For more information, please visit the Funding Opportunity Announcement via the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Week Ahead Senate Hearings

Graham-Cassidy Healthcare Reform Senate Finance Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 25, 2 p.m., 215 Dirksen Bldg.

Block Grants and Health Care Costs Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 26, 10 a.m., 342 Dirksen Bldg.

Walker/Winberg Nominations Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 26, 10 a.m., 366 Dirksen Bldg.

Special Counsels and the Separation of Powers Senate Judiciary Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 26, 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen Bldg.

Dunford Nomination Senate Armed Services Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 26, 10 a.m., 216 Hart Bldg.

SEC Oversight Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 26, 10 a.m., 538 Dirksen Bldg.

Security Assistance to Support Foreign Policy Senate Foreign Relations Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 26, 10:30 a.m., 419 Dirksen Bldg.

Federal Trade Commission Stakeholder Perspectives Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation - Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 26, 2:30 p.m., 253 Russell Bldg.

Intelligence Matters Senate Select Intelligence Committee Full Committee Briefing Sept. 26, 2:30 p.m., 219 Hart Bldg.

Forest Management to Mitigate Wildfires Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 27, 10 a.m., 406 Dirksen Bldg.

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Pending Nominations Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Full Committee Markup Sept. 27, 10 a.m., 430 Dirksen Bldg.

Threats to the Homeland Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 27, 10 a.m., 342 Dirksen Bldg.

Pending Nominations Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 27, 10 a.m., 253 Russell Bldg.

Next Generation at National Parks Senate Energy and Natural Resources - Subcommittee on National Parks Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 27, 2 p.m., 366 Dirksen Bldg.

Human Trafficking of Native Americans Senate Indian Affairs Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 27, 2:30 p.m., 628 Dirksen Bldg.

Veteran Suicide Prevention Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 27, 2:30 p.m., 418 Russell Bldg.

Intelligence Matters Senate Select Intelligence Committee Full Committee Briefing Sept. 27, 2:30 p.m., 219 Hart Bldg.

Reviewing SBA's Hurricane Response Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 27, 3 p.m., 428-A Russell Bldg.

Farm Bill Rural Development/Energy Programs Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 28, 9:30 a.m., 216 Hart Bldg.

North Korea Sanctions Enforcement/Policy Options Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 28, 9:30 a.m., 538 Dirksen Bldg.

Wells Fargo One Year Later Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Full Committee Hearing Oct. 3, 10 a.m., 538 Dirksen Bldg.

Equifax Cybersecurity Breach Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Full Committee Hearing Oct. 4, 10 a.m., 538 Dirksen Bldg.

4 Indian Gaming Senate Indian Affairs Committee Full Committee Hearing Oct. 4, 2:30 p.m., 216 Hart Bldg.

Opioid Crisis Federal Response Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Full Committee Hearing Oct. 5, 10 a.m., 430 Dirksen Bldg.

Justice Department Oversight Senate Judiciary Committee Full Committee Hearing Oct. 18, 10 a.m., 226 Dirksen Bldg.

Russian Election Interference Senate Select Intelligence Committee Full Committee Hearing Oct. 25, 10 a.m., 219 Hart Bldg.

House Hearings

Pending Legislation House Rules Committee Full Committee Business Meeting Sept. 25, 5 p.m., H-313, U.S. Capitol

Pending Legislation House Veterans' Affairs - Subcommittee on Health Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 26, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon Bldg.

Improving Aviation Security Around the Globe House Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 26, 10 a.m., HVC-210, U.S. Capitol

Pending Fishery Bills House Natural Resources - Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 26, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth Bldg.

Evidence-Based Policymaking House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 26, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn Bldg.

Consumer Energy Technology House Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Energy Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 26, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn Bldg.

State Department Redesign House Foreign Affairs Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 26, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn Bldg.

Water Infrastructure House Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 26, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn Bldg.

5 GPO Reform (Part III) House Administration Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 26, 10:15 a.m., 1310 Longworth Bldg.

DHS Financial Systems Modernization House Homeland Security - Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 26, 2 p.m., HVC-210, U.S. Capitol

Nuclear Waste Management/Storage House Oversight and Government Reform - Subcommittee on Interior, Energy and Environment Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 26, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn Bldg.

Tribal Recognition Bills House Natural Resources - Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 26, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth Bldg.

State-based Greater Sage Grouse Recovery House Natural Resources Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 27, 9:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth Bldg.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Agenda House Agriculture Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 27, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth Bldg.

Highways and Transit Infrastructure House Transportation and Infrastructure - Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 27, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn Bldg.

Pending Business House Veterans' Affairs - Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Markup Sept. 27, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon Bldg.

Family Self-Sufficiency Program Overview House Financial Services - Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 27, 10:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn Bldg.

Small Business Tax Reform House Small Business Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 27, 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn Bldg.

GI Bill Approved Apprenticeship Programs House Veterans' Affairs - Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 27, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon Bldg.

Army Tactical Network Modernization House Armed Services - Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 27, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn Bldg.

Wildfire Crisis House Natural Resources - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 27, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth Bldg. 6

Rwanda Democracy House Foreign Affairs - Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 27, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn Bldg.

Internet of Things Cybersecurity House Oversight and Government Reform - Subcommittee on Information Technology Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 27, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn Bldg.

Rohingya Crisis in Burma House Foreign Affairs - Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 27, 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn Bldg.

Justice Department/FBI Document Production House Select Intelligence Committee Full Committee Hearing Sept. 28, 9 a.m., TBA

Agency Compliance with the Congressional Review Act House Judiciary - Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 28, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn Bldg.

Great American Eclipse House Science, Space and Technology - Subcommittee on Research and Technology Subcommittee Hearing Sept. 28, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn Bldg. ______

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POLICY ISSUE: PUBLIC AFFAIRS OUTREACH REPORT (SEPTEMBER)

SUMMARY

Outreach for Orange County Water District (OCWD) and its programs and projects, including the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS), continues with a major focus to build and maintain support for the GWRS, as well as field media interest and media coverage. Following is list of outreach and media activity.

Attachment(s): • September 2017 news clip report

RECOMMENDATION

Informational

RELEVANT STANDARDS

• Maintain a transparent role within the community by educating stakeholders about OCWD’s roles, priorities and strategic initiatives. • Build confidence and support with the community. • Build and maintain support for OCWD and its projects and educate stakeholders about them.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS

Tours:

Approximately 154 guests toured the GWRS and other OCWD facilities in September; the following is a list of groups, companies, schools and organizations that participated in the tours. (The tour schedule is provided via email on a weekly basis) • Public tour • Silicon Valley Water District • Vanguard University Nursing Program • Inside the Outdoors • Beijing Drainage Group Co., China 1 • The Coasters Community Group • The Groundwater Resources Association of California’s Southern California Branch • Hydranautics • Korean delegation • Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) Nursing Program • Guizjou Provincial Water Resources Department, China • East Orange County Water District • LG Chem • Cal State Fullerton (CSUF) Engineering Class

Upcoming tours:

• State Regional Water Quality Control Board, October 3 • ACWA, October 6 • Public Tour, October 6 & November 3 • CSUF, October 10,11,18 • The Groundwater Resources Association of California’s Southern California Branch, October 10 • Orange County Legislative Staff, October 12 • Eleanor Roosevelt High School, October 13 • Redondo Union High School, October 16 & 23 • Golden West College, October 17 • Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, October 19 • Leadership Tomorrow, October 19 • Los Angeles Trade & Tech School, October 23 • Chinese delegation, October 25 • Groundwater Adventure Tour, October 26 • Beijing Water Science & Technology Institute (China), October 31 & November 14 • CSUF, November 1 & 16 • CSULB, November 2,7,13 • Orange Coast College, November 17

Speakers Bureau:

As part of OCWD’s standard to forge and maintain long-term, positive and proactive relationships with members of the community and be transparent about its operations and programs, OCWD board members and staff participate, regularly, at community events and speak before civic groups. Below is a listing of the September speakers’ bureau engagements. • 5th Busan Global Water Forum (South Korean), September 7 • American Membrane Technology Association Congressional Briefing, September 7 • Festival of Children event with Mesa Water District, September 9 • National Weather Association Conference, September 17 • TEDX Conference, September 21 • Mesa Water District event (brochures only), September 23 • Casa Agria Brewery Event, September 26

2 • AWWA Webinar, September 27

Upcoming Speakers Bureau:

(The Speakers Bureau schedule is provided via email on a weekly basis) • KPCC Open House, October 1 • Central Coast Sustainability Summit, October 11 • Southern California Spain Investment Summit, October 24 • Yorba Linda Ribbon Cutting Event, November 3 • USC vs. UCLA Fan Fest, November 18

Media Clips

There were 158 global news hits for OCWD, the GWRS and other District programs and projects. This number reflects multiple hits of the same story. The news clip report for September 2017 is attached.

Social Media

The following are statistics for OCWD’s Twitter and Facebook for September: OCWD’s Twitter page @OCWDWaterNews o Total followers: 4,754 o New followers: 29 o Tweets posted: 80 o Retweets: 23 o Likes: 137 o Received about 40,700 impressions (Impression is the number of times a user saw the tweet on Twitter.)

OCWD’s Facebook @OCWaterDistrict o Total page likes: 444 o New page likes: 13 o FB posts: 55 o Engagement: 917 (The number of times people engaged with OCWD’s posts through likes, comments, shares, and more.) o Total video views: 3,113 o Total reach: 8,480 (The number of people who saw page posts. Compared to last month, the reach doubled.)

Press Releases and Electronic Publications:

• OCWD issued three press releases in September:

o OCWD Receives Federal Funding For Water Reuse Research on Concentrate Treatment and NDMA

o Jeff Mosher Selected as 2017 WateReuse Person of the Year (Released jointly with NWRI and Water Environment & Reuse Foundation) 3 o OCWD Leads NSF Funded Study of the Metagenomics of Water Quality (Released jointly with CosmosID) • Staff wrote and distributed the September issue of Hydrospectives, OCWD’s monthly e-newsletter. https://www.ocwd.com/news-events/newsletter/2017/september-2017/ • Four editions of OCWD’s weekly Water Lines were distributed electronically to keep stakeholders informed of important water news and issues. They are posted on OCWD’s website: http://www.ocwd.com/news-events/ocwd-in-the-news/.

Construction Notices

In September, OCWD distributed construction notices to impacted stakeholders for the following projects:

Extraction Well EW-1 • Neighbor letter update (September 7, 2017)

North Basin Remedial Investigation • Neighbor letter FM-29ABC (September 13, 2017) • Neighbor letter FM-31AB (September 7, 2017)

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Agent Name OCWD | Global News Number of hits 158

Outlet/Publication Country Date Headline Los Angeles Times United States 09/25/17 15:40There is no need for a desalination plant in Huntington Beach

Recentnews United States 09/22/17 13:53California water project could cramp Colorado River plan — High Country News – Colorado News High Country News United States 09/22/17 09:47California water project could cramp Colorado River plan 24-7 Press Release Canada 09/21/17 00:03Jeremy Matthew Davis Named a Lifetime Achiever by Marquis Who's Who Santa Cruz Sentinel United States 09/20/17 18:30Pure Water Soquel investigated by national expert panel for viability Highland News United States 09/19/17 15:55SAWPA announces Richard Haller as new general manager CENTRAL BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT-NIB-PROJECT NO:RMC-1037- FOR,6"RECYCLED WATER PIPELINES IN NORWALK BLVD-FOR,UTC AEROSPACE- Official Proposal United States 09/19/17 12:59SPECIFICATION NO-CB-08-17

CENTRAL BASIN MUNICIPAL-NIB-PROJECT NO:RMC-1037-FOR,6"RECYCLED WATER Official Proposal United States 09/19/17 06:58PIPELINES IN NORWALK BLVD-FOR,UTC AEROSPACE-SPECIFICATION NO-CB-08-17 Los Angeles Times United States 09/15/17 10:30Mesa Water takes another step toward increasing rates up to 5% a year for 5 years Orange County Register United States 09/15/17 08:26Orange County Latinos want desal water now News 13 United States 09/14/17 19:50IRMA: Homes near Shingle Creek inundated by flood waters

California Water News DailyUnited States 09/14/17 04:11WateReuse Association honors 11 water leaders at 32nd Annual WateReuse Symposium Water Online United States 09/13/17 09:29Jeff Mosher Selected As 2017 WateReuse Person Of The Year Press Release Point India 09/13/17 07:13AWWA applauds U.S. entities selected to apply for WIFIA loans Daily Trojan United States 09/11/17 00:14OPINION: LA County must prepare for natural disasters OCWD’s General Manager Markus addresses Congress, Dept. of the Interior on membrane California Water News DailyUnited States 09/10/17 07:18technology [your]NEWS United States 09/08/17 08:01Poseidon’s Carlsbad Desalination Plant Plagued by Problems SiliconValley.com United States 09/08/17 07:28Opinion: Delta twin tunnel ‘WaterFix’ bad for Santa Clara County, won’t fix anything East Bay Times United States 09/08/17 07:20Opinion: Delta twin tunnel ‘WaterFix’ bad for Santa Clara County, won’t fix anything The Mercury News United States 09/08/17 07:10Opinion: Delta twin tunnel ‘WaterFix’ bad for Santa Clara County, won’t fix anything Breaking News Malta 09/08/17 05:53Opinion: Delta twin tunnel ‘WaterFix’ bad for Santa Clara County, won’t fix anything Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the NewKerala.com India 09/08/17 04:46Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the NewsR India 09/07/17 23:06Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the Informed Infrastructure United States 09/07/17 06:12Metagenomics of Water Quality Page 1 of 8 MEDIA HITS - SEPTEMBER 2017

Outlet/Publication Country Date Headline Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the DMN Newswire! United States 09/06/17 08:37Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the Grading and Excavation ContractorUnited States 09/06/17 07:54Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the Security @ ITBusinessNet.comUnited States 09/06/17 07:49Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the Business Issues - ITBusinessNet.comUnited States 09/06/17 07:43Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the ITBusinessNet.com United States 09/06/17 07:40Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the Video Based Tutorials United States 09/06/17 07:33Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the HydroWorld - FinancialContentUnited States 09/06/17 06:35Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the Santa Cruz Sentinel - FinancialUnited Content States 09/06/17 06:35Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the TulsaCW.com United States 09/06/17 06:15Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the AM950 1007 FM United States 09/06/17 06:07Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the NBC Right Now - KNDO/KNDUUnited States 09/06/17 06:07Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the Tucson News Now United States 09/06/17 06:06Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the KITV 4 News United States 09/06/17 06:06Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the WVAlways.com United States 09/06/17 06:05Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the WSFA 12 News United States 09/06/17 06:04Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the FOX19-WXIX TV United States 09/06/17 06:04Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the SNJ Today United States 09/06/17 06:04Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the KLKN-TV ABC-8 United States 09/06/17 06:03Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the Magic 106.5 United States 09/06/17 06:03Metagenomics of Water Quality Orange County Water District Leads National Science Foundation Funded Study of the The Valley's CW United States 09/06/17 06:03Metagenomics of Water Quality Page 2 of 8 MEDIA HITS - SEPTEMBER 2017

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