Agenda Communications and Legislative Liaison

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 8, 2015, 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 21, 2015 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 3, 2015

RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes as presented

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR

MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION

2. FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

RECOMMENDATION: Agendize for October 21 Board meeting: Take action as appropriate

3. STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

RECOMMENDATION: Agendize for October 21 Board meeting:

1) Add Ocean Desalination Water Conveyance Projects to the existing list of the District’s Proposition 1 (Water Bond) funding priorities; and

2) Direct staff to advocate for the Proposition 1 cap to be increased from $5 million to a minimum of $15 million per project for ocean desalination projects, which is the same cap for water recycling projects; and

3) Add aforementioned and following priorities to the OCWD 2015 Legislative Platform:

a) Support the WateReuse Association with potential new legislation efforts regarding establishing Direct Potable Reuse regulations and/or bottling GWRS Water for educational purposes to demonstrate that the water is safe, and can be a source of water during an emergency (such as an earthquake)

b) When requiring 25% water conservation during times of drought and/or as a permanent policy, incentivize water reuse by counting Indirect Potable Reuse (IPA) as part of the 25% savings (or any future required savings goals).

c) As the state drought emergency regulations are re-visited for the development of long-term and permanent regulations, OCWD would like the State Board to consider local conditions and existing water reuse infrastructure investments that have already been made-to avoid inadvertently causing a net reduction in the reuse and conservation of water in Orange County.

d) Any state greywater policy should encourage generating new water supplies for the state. Specifically,

i. Avoid adding a new upstream greywater system that would significantly impact the current flows to the GWRS and waste the capacity of our existing GWRS water recycling infrastructure.

ii. Encourage the State Board’s greywater policy to be flexible enough to consider local conditions where there is already an investment in water recycling facilities. 2

iii. Advocate that the State Board not develop a uniform state-wide policy but instead address local conditions where extensive recycling is already occurring and new greywater systems would lead to the diverting of water that could be recycled for potable reuse projects.

4. LOGOS ON GWRS FLOW EQUALIZATION TANKS

RECOMMENDATION: Agendize for October 21 Board meeting: Table discussions on painting the GWRS flow equalization tanks until regularly scheduled maintenance of the tanks is to occur and/or when grant and/or sponsorship funding becomes available

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

5. WATER LINES

6. CERRELL OUTREACH ACTIVITY REPORT

7. BRAND IDENTITY GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES - POWER POINT TEMPLATES

8. PUBLIC AFFAIRS OUTREACH REPORT (SEPTEMBER 2015)

CHAIR DIRECTION AS TO WHICH ITEMS IF ANY TO BE AGENDIZED AS A MATTER FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE OCTOBER 21 BOARD MEETING

DIRECTOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS/REPORTS

GENERAL MANAGER’S ANNOUNCEMENT/REPORT

ADJOURNMENT

COMMUNICATION AND LEGISLATIVE LIAISON COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Harry Sidhu - Chair Phil Anthony - Vice Chair Dina Nguyen Roman Reyna Steve Sheldon

Alternates Roger Yoh Alternate 1 Shawn Dewane Alternate 2 Jan Flory Alternate 3 Denis Bilodeau Alternate 4 Cathy Green Alternate 5

In accordance with the requirements of California Government Code Section 54954.2, this agenda has been posted in the main lobby of the Orange County Water District, 18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley, CA and on the OCWD website 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 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

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.

As a general rule, agenda reports or other written documentation has been prepared or organized with respect to each item of business listed on the agenda, and 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 am to 5:00 pm, 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.

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MINUTES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING WITH COMMUNICATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE LIAISON COMMITTEE ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT September 3, 2015 @ 8:00 a.m.

Director Sidhu 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 as follows:

Committee Members OCWD Staff Harry Sidhu, Chair Mike Markus - General Manager Phil Anthony (not present) Eleanor Torres - Director of Public Affairs Dina Nguyen (not present) Judy-Rae Karlsen - Assistant District Secretary Roman Reyna (not present) Alicia Dunkin, Gina Ayala, Diane Pinnick Steve Sheldon (not present) Teleconference Alternates David French - ENS Resources Roger Yoh Casey Elliott – Townsend Public Affairs Shawn Dewane (not present) Jan Flory (not present) Others Denis Bilodeau (not present) Jim McConnell - McConnell & Associates Cathy Green Stacy Taylor - Mesa Water District Cori Williams - Townsend Public Affairs Sean Rossall, John Anderson - Cerrell CONSENT CALENDAR

The Consent Calendar was approved upon motion by Director Green, seconded by Director Yoh and carried [3-0] as follows. [Yes -Sidhu, Yoh, Green/No – 0]

1. Minutes of Previous Meeting

The minutes of the August 6, 2015 Communications/Legislative Liaison Committee meeting are approved as presented.

MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION

2. Federal Legislative Update

Federal Advisor Jim McConnell gave an update on proposed legislation and presented a status update on the Prado Basin Feasibility Study planned deviation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Federal legislative advisors David French (ENS Resources) teleconferenced into the meeting and provided updates on proposed legislative hearings and recent meetings with legislators in Washington, DC. Legislative Affairs Liaison Alicia Dunkin presented a brief report on federal legislation that may impact District funding and operations. General Manager Mike Markus advised that staff will put together bullet points for discussions with Senator Feinstein on Title 16 project funding reforms. Director of Public Affairs Eleanor Torres advised that OCWD has been invited and Director Bilodeau will be testifying in Washington at a combined Foreign Affairs subcommittee (Africa, Europe & EuroAsia) on addressing security issues, water and OCWD’s GWRS system and its collaboration with Singapore. This item was informational and the Committee took no action.

9/3/2015

3. State Legislative Update

Legislative advisor Casey Elliott (Townsend Public Affairs) provided a status update on pending legislation in Sacramento. Ms. Torres noted that when the legislature returns from recess, a proposed public goods charge or other tax on water bills might emerge in a policy bill or may take the form of a budget trailer bill. Ms. Dunkin advised that staff is tracking these discussions and seeking Committee direction on how to respond in the event that the legislature takes an action. She recommended the District adopt an “oppose” position on any future new public goods charge or tax on water bills. The Committee discussed the recommendation and then took the following action.

Upon motion by Director Yoh, seconded by Director Green and carried [3-0], the Committee recommended that the Board at its September 16 Board meeting: Adopt an “oppose” position to any future new public goods charge or tax on water bills. [Yes –Sidhu, Yoh, Green/No – 0]

4. Public Affairs Outreach Report - August 2015

Ms. Torres stated the August 2015 Public Outreach Report is in the packet and staff will present an update on the hallway project and the new website at the October Committee meeting. She reported the Grand Jury has scheduled a tour of the GWRS facilities on September 9, 2015.

ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER 16 BOARD MEETING

The Committee recommended that Item No. 3, State Legislative Update be placed on the Consent Calendar for the September 16 Board meeting.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 8:40 a.m.

______Harry Sidhu, Chair

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Meeting Date: October 8, 2015 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’s federal advocates will provide an oral report on the status of the Prado Dam deviation, drought legislation, SRF funding levels, and any other federal legislation that may impact the District.

Attachment(s):  James McConnell – Washington Report – September 2015  Eric Sapirstein (ENS Resources) – September 2015

RECOMMENDATION

Agendize for the October 21 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 legislation that may impact OCWD, other water agencies and/or special districts.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS

OCWD’s Board President, staff, and our federal consultants provided enormous input on the drafting of various federal drought bills. OCWD suggested providing federal grant funding for water recycling and desalination projects in any new federal drought legislation. In addition, OCWD suggested the legislation aid to enhance and modernize weather forecasting to increase water storage at Prado Dam, among other provisions.

Board President Cathy Green and Mike Markus met with Senator Feinstein in her district office, per her request, to provide input on the drafting of her federal drought legislation. In addition, President Green, Mike Markus, and our federal consultants also met with Senator Feinstein’s staff while in Washington D.C.

In addition, OCWD and our federal consultants wrote letters to Senator Feinstein to provide specific input on her drought legislation (S. 1894), Senator Valadao’s drought legislation (H.R. 2898), and Senator Huffman’s drought legislation (H.R. 2983). Also, OCWD and our federal consultants provided congressional staff with our suggested drought language related to grant funding criteria and funding levels for water recycling and desalination projects.

On October 8 the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

 H.R. 2898 (Valadao), the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015.

 S. 1894 (Feinstein), the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015.

 S. 1936 (Udall), the New Mexico Drought Preparedness Act of 2015.

 S. 1583 (Murkowski), to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project at Terror Lake on Kodiak Island, Alaska.

 S. 2046 (Murkowski), a bill to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

OCWD’s federal consultants will provide an oral report on the status of the Prado Dam deviation, drought legislation, SRF funding levels, and any other federal legislation that may impact the District.

JAMES F. MCCONNELL ATTORNEY-AT-LAW 1130 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, N.W. SUITE 300 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 917-434-3603 [email protected]

ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT Washington Report September 2015

The resignation of Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH), effective at the end of October, has thrown an already uncertain fall congressional schedule into disarray. While few Members of Congress would have predicted the outcome of the fall agenda before the Speaker’s announcement, fewer still are willing now to guess what the agenda will be.

At the very least, a Continuing Resolution (CR) was enacted to prevent a shutdown of the Federal Government when Fiscal Year 2016 begins on October 1. However, that CR will expire on December 11 and no one knows if funding for the remainder of the fiscal year will be accomplished through an Omnibus appropriation or with another CR.

For the most part, a Continuing Resolution continues funding from the previous fiscal year forward into the next fiscal year without accounting for changes in programs and policies that are no longer current, or without change to the funding amounts available to various agencies and departments of the government. It is an inefficient way to run the government and is a further abdication of the congressional prerogative of the “power of the purse” to the Executive Branch of the government.

That said, OCWD has fared well in the three years since congressional earmarks were banned by Congress due to its working relationship in Washington with the agencies of the government that have received lump sum appropriations without directive to spend those funds on specific projects at the direction of powerful Members of Congress sitting on the Appropriations Committee.

Beyond issues surrounding the funding of the government, Congress and the Administration both looked at regulatory issues this month. On September 25, the House passed H.R.348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015, a bill that would establish hard deadlines for proposed energy and other infrastructure projects in order to speed up National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews. The bill passed 233-170 on a largely partisan vote in the lower chamber. Only seven Democrats ended up voting for the legislation. Orange County Representatives Darrell Issa, Dana Rohrabacher, Ed Royce, and Mimi Walters voted “aye” while Representatives Alan Lowenthal and Linda Sanchez voted “nay.” Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez was absent. The RAPID Act, sponsored by Representative Tom Marino (R-PA), has been part of a package of bills pushed by republicans to streamline federal environmental reviews. Democrats and environmental and public interest groups maintain that these bills weaken key federal protections for the environment, as well as public health and safety. Congressman Paul Gosar (R-AZ) successfully offered an amendment to the bill to prohibit federal agencies from using draft NEPA guidance issued by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to consider climate change in all NEPA reviews. The RAPID Act, however, will likely not go much further than the House this Congress. Last week, the White House issued a veto threat against the legislation, making it more difficult to attract Democratic Senators and attain the 60-votes necessary to pass the Senate. Meanwhile on September 22, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) unveiled a package of new initiatives aimed at speeding up the federal government's reviews of infrastructure such as bridges and energy projects. The changes, which do not require additional funding or approval from Congress, are aimed at ensuring that the various government agencies often involved in a single infrastructure review are coordinating better and faster. One change will require the more than 10 agencies regularly involved in federal permitting to review projects simultaneously instead of sequentially. The current process is usually conducted like a relay race, with one agency handing it off to the next. The new initiative also includes changes to a federal online permitting portal that seeks to track- and, ideally, expedite-permitting processes of infrastructure projects, including transit lines, roadway expansions and renewable energy projects. Beginning in October, projects that require environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act, such as energy projects on public lands, will require the federal agency taking the lead in reviewing the project to add it to the online portal, with the goal of speeding up the review process by years, according to senior administration officials. Elsewhere, the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee has tentatively scheduled a legislative hearing on several Western drought bills on October 8. Bills to be considered include H.R. 2898, the House passed Western drought bill, as well as several other pieces of legislation related to the ongoing drought in the West, including Senator Feinstein’s bill, S. 1894. In September, I met individually with Representatives Dana Rohrabacher, Loretta Sanchez and Mimi Walters and discussed issues of interest to OCWD. I also had dinner one evening with Congressman Alan Lowenthal and breakfast one morning with Congressman Ed Royce, as well. October promises to be an interesting month in Washington as the desire of outgoing House Speaker Boehner and Senate Majority Leader McConnell competes with leadership candidates in the House to see what and how much can be accomplished during the window of opportunity opened by the Speaker’s resignation to act without regard to the right-wing Freedom Caucus in the House.

M E M O R A N D U M

TO: Eleanor Torres Alicia Dunkin

FROM: Eric Sapirstein

DATE: September 28, 2015

SUBJECT: Washington Update

Congress returned to work during the past month after a month long August recess. Upon returning to work, preparing to address budget and drought policies was to be the priority issues of focus. What was expected to be a run‐up to a perennial fight on whether to shut down the government was effectively avoided, for the time being, when Speaker John Boehner (R‐OH), announced his intention to resign effective October 30. The decision relieves Boehner of the pressure to accommodate his most conservative colleagues to strip funding for Planned Parenthood, rollback rules, and impose spending priorities such as restoration of the suspended sequestration mandates. The soon to be former Speaker is now expected to set in motion a process to pass a Senate‐approved “clean” short term spending bill that would maintain governmental operations through mid‐December.

Over the next few weeks, the House Republican Conference will decide on a new leadership roster. Not surprisingly, Californian and current Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield is the odds on favorite to become the next Speaker of the House. As of this writing, McCarthy has nominal opposition that should not threaten his accession to the Speakership.

The only obstacle is a growing desire of many rank and file Members in the Republican Conference to convene a meeting to discuss how the Majority should proceed on legislative priorities going forward into the election cycle, before voting on a new Leader. However, if this happens, it will only delay the assumed inevitability of McCarthy being voted into the Speaker’s chair. For OCWD, the immediate impact of a new Speaker may be a heightened drive to pass drought relief legislation that would support greater assurances for water supplies to support irrigation needs, alternative water infrastructure development, and construction of ENS Resources, Inc. 1101 14th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Phone 202.466.3755/Telefax 202.466.3787

water storage facilities. McCarthy has also been a strong proponent of reigning in environmental rulemaking. This interest may enhance efforts within the House to address this kind of policymaking.

Finally, during the past month, we supported OCWD staff in the development of congressional testimony identifying the critical role that projects like GWRS perform in addressing national security. We also supported Director Bilodeau in preparation for his testimony before a hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittees on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations and Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats. The hearing can be viewed at the following site: http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/joint‐subcommittee‐hearing‐ role‐water‐avoiding‐conflict‐and‐building‐prosperity The hearing was called to explore how water scarcity poses domestic and international security concerns. During the question and answer session of the hearing, Director Bilodeau was asked about the process the District employs to advance technology and work with others to advance water security. Director Bilodeau explained the history of GWRS and the international recognition received. He then informed the Members how the lessons learned from GWRS can benefit other regions of the world to develop sustainable water supplies.

Emergency Drought Relief Assistance

The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources may have settled on a strategy to start the legislative process to develop a drought relief bill. Congressional staff have informed us that a hearing on Senator Feinstein’s drought bill, S. 1894, is expected to be scheduled for October 8. The House‐passed drought bill, H.R. 2898 and two other Senate drought measures are also expected to be part of the hearing. Assuming that this schedule is met, it suggests that Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski (R‐ AK) has identified how she plans to proceed with her own drought bill to support the needs of all western states. If Murkowski does pursue a bill, we anticipate that the committee will wrap many of the provisions of S. 1894 into a western measure. Also, Murkowski is on record as indicating that she will work with H.R. 2898’s sponsor Representative David Valadao (R‐CA) to incorporate provisions of his bill into any Senate measure.

Prospects for a western bill to be voted on rather than separate state specific bills seem probable. This is held because it would be highly unusual for the Senate to consider two or more drought bills given the priority to consider a committee bill that might address multiple needs of western states confronting drought and the limited floor time that is always problematic during a congressional sessions.

One factor to monitor involves how any final Senate bill might address water recycling project assistance. In past months, during a hearing into drought conditions, Murkowski noted that any legislative response ENS Resources, Inc. 1101 14th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Phone 202.466.3755/Telefax 202.466.3787

should address alternative water supply infrastructure. If indeed this prevails and becomes as part of her legislation, the District might consider redoubling its support for such provisions to ensure that any language maintain the identification of the District as a high priority for federal assistance to construct water recycling projects. A similar effort should be initiated related to the identification of desalination projects that includes Huntington Beach as deserving priority funding support.

Long Term Support of Water Recycling Projects

In addition to the potential for a hearing into Senator Feinstein’s drought bill, we learned during the past month that the Senator is considering developing legislation to address long‐term needs of water recycling projects. Specifically, an effort may be initiated to provide additional federal assistance through Title XVI for projects that are phased and have exhausted the original $20 million funding limit. Actual legislation has not surfaced, but it is possible that an additional $20 million might be made available for such projects.

Fiscal Year 2016 Budget

As noted, the rise of McCarthy to become Speaker is expected to cast a new light on the budget process and how to finalize any omnibus spending measure. Since any short‐term spending bill will likely expire in mid‐December, the real budget debate will begin later this fall when House and Senate budget leaders will need to decide on whether sequestration spending cuts will be restored, forcing significant spending cuts on domestic programs such water infrastructure assistance and specifically the SRF program.

The Administration continues to oppose any effort to require sequestration spending mandates. It is expected to veto such legislative mandates in any final spending bill. Given the lack of enough votes in Congress to override a veto, we anticipate that water infrastructure spending may be restored to at least current year spending levels. These levels are approximately $1.4 billion for the clean water SRF and $1 billion for the drinking water SRF. These levels have been supported by the District to ensure that adequate funding is available to support future water recycling infrastructure needs.

One exception to the effort to limit spending involves drought‐related spending. Senator Feinstein succeeded in boosting funding at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to support water recycling and other drought program needs under the WaterSmart program. Feinstein provided an additional $53 million in the Senate spending bill to support alternative water infrastructure and conservation program needs. Assuming that this funding increase survives any final spending agreement, it should offer new avenues to the District in developing its water recycling program.

ENS Resources, Inc. 1101 14th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Phone 202.466.3755/Telefax 202.466.3787

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POLICY ISSUE: STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

SUMMARY

Orange County Water District (OCWD; the District) staff and Townsend Public Affairs (TPA) continue to advocate on issues at the state level that impact the District. Current issues include meeting with elected officials and their staff about a collaborative approach to addressing groundwater contamination, amending legislation, and strategic planning to secure water bond funding for District projects.

Attachment(s): Townsend Public Affairs Monthly Activity Report (September 2015)

RECOMMENDATION

Agendize for October 21 Board meeting:

1. Add Ocean Desalination Water Conveyance Projects to the existing list of the District’s Proposition 1 (Water Bond) funding priorities; and

2. Direct staff to advocate for the Proposition 1 cap to be increased from $5 million to a minimum of $15 million per project for ocean desalination projects, which is the same cap for water recycling projects; and

3. Add aforementioned and following priorities to the OCWD 2015 Legislative Platform:

a. Support the WateReuse Association with potential new legislation efforts regarding establishing Direct Potable Reuse regulations and/or bottling GWRS Water for educational purposes to demonstrate that the water is safe, and can be a source of water during an emergency (such as an earthquake)

b. When requiring 25% water conservation during times of drought and/or as a permanent policy, incentivize water reuse by counting Indirect Potable Reuse (IPA) as part of the 25% savings (or any future required savings goals).

c. As the state drought emergency regulations are re-visited for the development of long-term and permanent regulations, OCWD would like the State Board to consider local conditions and existing water reuse infrastructure investments that have 1 already been made-to avoid inadvertently causing a net reduction in the reuse and conservation of water in Orange County.

d. Any state greywater policy should encourage generating new water supplies for the state. Specifically,

i. Avoid adding a new upstream greywater system that would significantly impact the current flows to the GWRS and waste the capacity of our existing GWRS water recycling infrastructure. ii. Encourage the State Board’s greywater policy to be flexible enough to consider local conditions where there is already an investment in water recycling facilities. iii. Advocate that the State Board not develop a uniform state-wide policy but instead address local conditions where extensive recycling is already occurring and new greywater systems would lead to the diverting of water that could be recycled for potable reuse projects.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS

WATER BOND AND OTHER FUNDING

At the January 2015 Communication/Legislative Affairs Liaison Committee meeting, the Committee directed OCWD staff to prepare a list of projects from the long-term facilities plan that could potentially qualify for grant funding, and to recommend prioritizing projects for which the District should seek Proposition 1, Water Bond funding.

Based on staff recommendations, the Board approved the following four projects to seek Water Bond and other funding:

 Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) Final Expansion

 Mid-Basin Injection Project

 North Basin Groundwater Protection Project: Contamination Cleanup/Protect Drinking Water Supply

 South Basin Groundwater Protection Project: Contamination Cleanup/Protect Drinking Water Supply

During the May 14 special board meeting regarding approving the term sheet with Poseidon for the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project, the Board motion stated that “Staff is further authorized to seek bond funding for such project.”

Based on the authorization for staff to seek bond funding for the proposed Huntington Beach Ocean Desalination Project, staff recommends the District add to the list of priority projects for Proposition 1 (water bond) and other funding the following project:

 Ocean Desalination Water Conveyance Project 2 In addition, staff recommends that the Board authorize OCWD staff and our state consultants to seek to raise the potential Proposition 1 cap for desalination conveyance projects to a minimum of $15 million per project, (which is the same cap for Proposition 1 grant funding provided for water recycling projects).

ADD POLICY POSITIONS TO THE 2015 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM

The OCWD 2015 Legislative Platform is a summary of District goals, key issues and policy positions. This legislative platform provides guidance to the Board President and General Manager when they evaluate proposed legislation in between regularly scheduled Communications/Legislative Affairs (Comm/Leg) Committee and Board meetings that may affect the District, its member agencies, or regional water management and use.

Legislation that meets or fails to meet, the principles set forth in the guidelines may be supported or opposed by OCWD staff and consultants accordingly.

Pending approval by the Board President and General Manager, the guidelines also allow staff and the District’s legislative advocates to act in a timely fashion in between Board meetings on issues that are clearly within the guidelines. Such actions are then reported to the Board during the next regular monthly Comm/Leg meeting or Board meeting.

The legislative team, in conjunction with the Board, may take appropriate action consistent with the legislative platform, including, but not limited to, drafting letters, lobbying legislators and staff, engaging in legislative work groups, and drafting bills.

Policies adopted by the Board subsequently to the adoption of the annual legislative platform will be added to this document accordingly. Staff recommends the addition of the following bill positions and policies to the 2015 legislative platform: Proposed New Legislation

1. Support WateReuse Association with possible new legislation regarding establishing Direct Potable Reuse regulations and/or bottling GWRS Water for educational purposes to demonstrate that the water is safe, and can be a source of water during an emergency (such as an earthquake)

Drought Response

2. When requiring 25% water conservation during times of drought and/or as a permanent policy, incentivize water reuse by counting Indirect Potable Reuse (IPA) as part of the 25% savings (or any future required savings goals).

Drought

3. As the state drought emergency regulations are re-visited for the development of long-term and permanent regulations, OCWD would like the State Board to consider local conditions and existing water reuse infrastructure investments that have

3 already been made-to avoid inadvertently causing a net reduction in the reuse and conservation of water in Orange County.

Greywater 4. Any state greywater policy should encourage generating new water supplies for the state. Specifically, a. Avoid adding a new upstream greywater system that would significantly impact the current flows to the GWRS and waste the capacity of our existing GWRS water recycling infrastructure. b. Encourage the State Board’s greywater policy to be flexible enough to consider local conditions where there is already an investment in water recycling facilities. c. Advocate that the State Board not develop a uniform state-wide policy but instead address local conditions where extensive recycling is already occurring and new greywater systems would lead to the diverting of water that could be recycled for potable reuse projects.

SEPTEMBER STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITES

 September 1 Visiting Washington DC staff to Congresswoman Sanchez met with Alicia Dunkin at OCWD to get acquainted with CA water topics and Orange County contacts

 September 3 Alicia Dunkin participated in the GRA legislative conference call

 September 9 Greg Woodside and Alicia Dunkin met with California Consulting to discuss applications for grants to support the wildlife exhibit

 September 10 Alicia Dunkin participated on the SAWPA legislative conference call

 September 11 Staff to Assembly Member Travis Allen met with Alicia Dunkin as part of ongoing communications, and to gain support by Allen’s office with grant funding for the Children’s Water Education Festival

 September 22 Alicia Dunkin participated in the ACWA conference call to discuss coordination related to the potential public goods charge/water tax that is being discussed by legislators

 September 24 Alicia Dunkin participated in the SAWPA and MET legislative conference calls

 September 29 Senator Stone toured the GWRS with President Green, John Kennedy, Mehul Patel, TPA, and Alicia Dunkin

 September 30 OCWD hosted a the State Water Resources Control Board for a Proposition 1 (Water Bond) workshop to receive public input on guidelines for Prop 1 Chapter 7 Stormwater grants.

M E M O R A N D U M

To: Orange County Water District

From: Townsend Public Affairs, Inc.

Date: October 1, 2015

Subject: Monthly Political and Activity Report

Specific Activities for the Month:

• Over the course of this legislative session, TPA has been working with OCWD staff and the appropriate legislative members on priority legislation. Throughout the month, TPA provided an analysis on several pieces of legislation and their direct impact to OCWD, including but not limited to: AB 401 (Dodd) AB 617 (Pavley), AB 786 (Levine), AB 1242 (Gray), AB 1390 (Alejo), AB 1463 (Gatto), SB 20 (Pavley), SB 163 (Hertzberg), SB 226 (Pavley), SB 334 (Leyva), SB 350 (de Leon), SB 355 (Lara), SB 471 (Pavley) In addition, TPA provided OCWD staff with request for signature letters on appropriate pieces of legislation.

• TPA is working with OCWD to schedule a meeting with the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to discuss securing Proposition 1 funding for the final expansion of GWRS. TPA is awaiting feedback from staff on the appropriate timing.

• TPA has scheduled the following briefing meetings and tours of OCWD and the Groundwater Replenishment System:

o Senator and Vice Chair of Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water Jeff Stone – September 29 o Assembly Speaker Elect Anthony Rendon – October 7 o Senate Minority Leader Jean Fuller – November 11 o Senator Janet Nguyen – October 28

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State Political Update

The 2015 regular session of the California legislative session ended at midnight on September 11. The legislature will reconvene for the second year of the two year session on January 4, 2016. So far, the Governor has signed 633 bills and vetoed 18. The Governor still has 566 legislative proposals on his desk to consider. He has until October 11 to sign or veto the proposed legislation.

Among the hot topics that were tackled during the final week of the legislative session were climate change, medical marijuana, redevelopment and physician-assisted suicide. Among the bills that the Legislature sent Governor Brown was an ambitious, yet scaled down, climate change bill. SB 350 (de Leon) calls for the state to boost energy efficiency in buildings by 50 percent and requires California to get half of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. In the final days of session, in order to ensure passage of the bill, Democrats were forced to drop a mandate to cut petroleum use from the proposal. Despite this setback, the Governor has stated that he will continue to look at state regulatory rules to accomplish the cutbacks.

During the regular legislative session recess, special sessions on healthcare and transportation remain open and lawmakers can continue to address these policies throughout the Fall. The Legislature is expected to form a special committee to determine how to pay for an estimated $59 billion backlog in state roads and highways repairs over the next decade. On the healthcare side, California has until July to restructure how it funds Medi-Cal, the state’s health care program for the poor, so it does not lose $1 billion in federal matching funds. The Obama administration warned California that its current system, which only taxes the plans that accept Medi-Cal patients, doesn’t comply with federal law. Democratic proposals called for an expanded tax on health insurers and a new tobacco tax to help restore lost services and improve care. Both proposals stalled on the final days of session amid pushback from the health plans and Republicans and will continue to be discussed over the coming months.

In addition to the hundreds of bills that were being considered by the Legislature, there have also been actions regarding the future leadership of the Legislature. On August 27, the Senate Republican Caucus voted in Senator Jean Fuller (R-Bakersfield) as its new minority leader. It had been announced several months earlier that Senator Fuller would be the next Minority Leader, but this change occurred two months before the previously announced transition, which was to take place in November. Leading up to the final two weeks of the legislative session, Senate Republicans publically declined to discuss the circumstances of the vote. The Republican Caucus played an important role in the final two weeks of session as well as in the proposals that are being debated by the special sessions as all proposed new taxes require a two-thirds vote in each house, which means bi-partisan support.

On September 1, the Assembly Republican Caucus voted for their next leader, electing Chad Mayes (R- Yucca Valley) to replace Kristin Olsen as the next Assembly Minority Leader. Assembly Members Mayes and Olsen will work together to ensure a smooth transition and Mayes will assume the position when the Legislature reconvenes on January 4, 2016. Assemblyman Mayes was recently elected to the Legislature in 2014, so he will have the opportunity to serve as the Minority Leader until he terms out in 2026.

On September 3, the Assembly Democratic Caucus voted to select Assemblyman Anthony Rendon (D- Lakewood) as their next Speaker. This vote followed months of speculation and internal caucus politics over who would lead the Lower House for the better part of the next decade. The current Speaker, Toni Atkins, will remain in her position through the end of the Legislative Session until January, when an official vote will occur in the Assembly to elect Assemblyman Rendon.

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On Friday, September 11, a bipartisan group of 47 state Assembly members delivered a letter to Governor Brown asking him to declare a special session to tackle problems related to California’s ongoing drought. Key topics of this proposed special session were the State’s sluggish response to the supposed state of emergency and ongoing state actions that have failed to deliver as promised. “We have seen from widespread reports that as much as half of the $687 million set aside to help drought-stricken communities remains unspent in state accounts — and will remain there until 2016,” says the letter. “In addition, we are seeing the same slow and lethargic project pace with the funds raised as a result of last year’s Proposition 1 ballot measure.” A spokesman for the Governor’s office stated that a sound process is in place to ensure assistance is distributed properly. The spokesman also went on to say that hundreds of millions of dollars of relief has been committed and distributed thanks to the bipartisan effort of both the Republicans and Democrats, but without the need of a special session.

State Water Use: July 2015

Californians reduced their water use beyond the 25 percent target for the second month in a row. Californians cut overall urban use by 31%, compared with July 2013. In June, the first month of the Governor’s mandatory reduction of 25 percent, Californians cut water use by 27 percent even though it was the hottest June on record. The new data shows that 290 of 402 communities reached their conservation targets, or were within 1 percent in July. This is up seven percent from last month.

MET and LACSD Recycled Water Project

The Metropolitan Water District (MET) and the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD) have been engaging in talks regarding the construction of a recycled water plant capable of producing up to 150 million gallons a day of drinking water. The project will be partially modeled after the Groundwater Replenishment System, with LACSD providing the necessary flows to a recycled water plant funded and operated by MET. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) is currently under development between MET and LACSD, and Board action by MET to initiate a feasibility study could happen as soon as November. If the MET Board approves the MOU, they could launch a “demonstration project” that would treat up to 1 million gallons a day while officials conduct additional studies and develop a financing plan for the full project.

Cap and Trade

On the final day of session, the Legislature decided to postpone the discussion of Cap and Trade revenues until January 2016. However, they did pass a budget trailer bill, SB 101, which includes funding for existing Cap and Trade and water programs at state agencies as well as other funds for infrastructure projects, education, and long-term care. SB 101 provisions include:

1. Strategic Growth Council (SGC): $1.817 million that will count toward the continuously appropriated funds for SGC. • $500,000 for technical assistance to disadvantaged communities.

2. Department of Water Resources: $19 million to local agencies, JPAs, and nonprofits for water efficiency and energy efficiency programs, for continued implementation of the California Water Plan.

3. Air Resources Board: $90 million for local assistance. $18.686 million simply labeled “climate change.”

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• $1 million (of the $18.6 million) to establish a tracking system to track projects funded through Cap-and-Trade

4. Department of Food and Agriculture: $40 million for water and energy efficiency grants promoting water and energy savings.

The Governor’s Executive Drought Order B-29-15 proposed $30 million to the Water Energy Technology (WET) program pending approval by the Legislature. Funding for this program was not including in the FY 14-15 legislative session. As previously discussed, this program provides competitive grants for innovative water efficiency technologies, including desalination.

Water Supply Reliability and Drought Protection Act of 2016

In recent weeks, Gerald Meral and the National Heritage Institute have begun to distribute draft language of a possible water bond for the 2016 ballot. According to Meral, the funding in this second water bond is designated for programs that were underfunded, or not funded at all, in the Proposition 1 that was approved by voters in November 2014. Meral is a former deputy secretary of the Natural Resources Agency and was the chief agent in Governor Brown’s two-tunnel Delta plan. Meral has not yet included specific funding amounts for the bond, nor for the specific programs within the bond, however it is expected that a second bond would be significantly less than Proposition 1. In order to qualify for the 2016 ballot, the bond would need to collect over 365,000 valid signatures. The draft water bond that is currently being distributed would contain funding for the following activities:

• Capture and use of urban runoff and stormwater; • Desalination and water recycling; • Water Conservation: o Turf Replacement o Leak Detection • Watershed improvement for water supply enhancement; • Land and water management for water supply improvement; • Flood management for improved water supply; • Groundwater Planning and storage; • Water for wildlife: o Acquisition of water rights • Repair of flood control reservoirs • Funding for water measurement; and, • Equipment for water supply for firefighting.

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Meeting Date: October 8, 2015 Budgeted: No Budgeted Amount: $0 To: Communications/Leg. Liaison Cte. Cost Estimate: $96,000 Board of Directors Funding Source: General Fund 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: LOGOS ON GWRS FLOW EQUALIZATION TANKS

SUMMARY

During the August meeting of the Communications and Legislative Liaison Committee, staff was directed to contact the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the John Wayne Airport regarding flight patterns over OCWD, the criteria for grant funding by John Wayne Airport or the FAA to paint the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) flow equalization tanks, and the criteria they would use to designate land-based markers.

RECOMMENDATION

Agendize for October 21 Board meeting: Table discussions on painting the GWRS flow equalization tanks until regularly scheduled maintenance of the tanks is to occur and/or when grant and/or sponsorship funding becomes available.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS

The Orange County Water District (OCWD; the District) recently completed the initial expansion of the GWRS, and part of the project, two 7.5 million gallon flow equalization tanks were constructed. The tops of those tanks are visible to most flights departing out of nearby John Wayne Airport. The approximate cost to paint one logo on one tank, roughly 2/3 the size of a tank, is $48,000. The cost to paint both is approximately $96,000. If sealed with polyurethane UV protection, the logos are expected to last 5-10 years before needing touch ups.

According to the FAA and John Wayne Airport, there are no grants available for land- markers. Staff also reached out to the private grant writing firm, California Consulting, and it too did not find grant funding for the water storage tank painting project.

According to staff at the John Wayne Airport, general aviation (private aircraft) have free reign over where they fly. It is the commercial airlines that have more specific flight tracks.

According to FAA staff, commercial pilots do not rely on visuals. They use instruments for flight navigation. General aviation pilots, in smaller private aircraft, may rely on and appreciate landmarks if they do not have a sophisticated instrument landing system. Using

1 visuals to guide navigation is referenced in Visual Flight Rules. There is no requirement by FAA to identify specific landmarks, but it can be helpful.

FAA grant funding is earmarked for noise abatement, airport improvement projects and sometimes roadway improvements that enhance access in and around airports.

If the District proceeded to paint the tops of the flow equalization tanks, FAA staff recommended the District use a non-reflective paint to avoid a glare that could distract pilots.

Staff recommends not proceeding with painting the storage tanks at this time, since there is no grant funding available for the project and the cost is approximately $96,000 for artwork that has a lifespan of about 5 to 10 years. Staff recommends revisiting the concept again before regularly scheduled maintenance and repainting is expected to occur on the tanks.

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Meeting Date: October 8, 2015 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/G. Ayala CEQA Compliance: N/A

POLICY ISSUE: WATER LINES

SUMMARY

OCWD staff created a weekly news clip publication to distribute to stakeholders for educational and informational purposes. News will include general water industry and OCWD related clips that feature or mention the District. Staff will present a sample at the Communications and Legislative Liaison Committee meeting.

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

Starting in 2000, OCWD public affairs staff compiled and distributed monthly news clips via a publication called Water Lines. The clips included industry headlines and news in which OCWD was mentioned or featured. The intent was to inform and educate stakeholders about critical water issues and about OCWD’s many important projects and programs that promote regional water reliability.

The news clip concept is similar to the newsletters distributed by the Department of Water Resources, Brown & Caldwell and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Staff has revamped the former Water Lines by converting it into a short digital publication. It will contain news headings and articles that are relevant and timely and will be distributed on a weekly basis. Staff will send it on Tuesdays, as research suggests it is one of the most favorable days to send email campaigns and newsletters. It will be sent to

1 internal stakeholders, producers and newsletter database contacts, which includes members of the public and others who have requested to receive news about the District.

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POLICY ISSUE: CERRELL OUTREACH ACTIVITY REPORT

SUMMARY

The Orange County Water District (OCWD; the District) contracted the services of Cerrell Associates to assist staff and its legislative consultants in matters related to the District’s cleanup efforts, as well as its exploration of ocean desalination. Per the Board’s request, Cerrell Associates is to provide an activity report on a bimonthly basis.

Attachment(s): Cerrell Community Relations Activity Report August - September 2015

RECOMMENDATION

Informational

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS

The Cerrell Associates’ Outreach Activity Report from August 2015 through September 2015 is attached for the Committee’s review. Cerrell has been assisting staff with matters related to the District’s cleanup efforts and exploration of ocean desalination.

320 North Larchmont Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90004 Phone: 323‐466‐3445 Fax: 323‐466‐8653 www.cerrell.com

To: Orange County Water District From: Sean Rossall, Vice President and John Anderson, Senior Account Coordinator

Date: September 28, 2015 Subject: Community Relations Activity Report

Specific Activities for August through September:  Rebuilt/updated outreach database for revisited efforts to increase Speakers Bureau presentation opportunities for the District’s directors and staff.

 Initiated a new database of local organizations and businesses as it is congruent to public participation requirements for a RWQCB Category 3 site in the South Basin Groundwater Protection Project.

 Reviewed and provided thorough feedback on various documents including the South Basin Community Involvement Plan (CIP), North Basin CIP, desalination fact sheet, desalination term sheet fact sheet and response letter to Residents for Responsible Desalination.

 Advised on recent media coverage pertaining to desalination and EPA projects.

 Drafted documents: o Response letter to elected and producers regarding EPA’s announcement on North Basin o Talking points for EPA’s announcement on North Basin o South and North Basin CIP memos o Desalination frequently asked questions o September 2015 OCWD newsletter article on EPA involvement in the North Basin o Sitemap for new contamination webpage o Template and descriptions for new contamination webpage o Template and descriptions for new desalination webpage

 Engaged the City of Huntington Beach to host a study session on the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project. Over the past two weeks, we have worked with the City’s clerk department and the Mayor’s staff to establish desire for this study session. We hope to have a date and time for this session secured by the end of this week.

 Engaged various community groups for presentation opportunities. These groups include:

o Rotary Club of Anaheim, Boys & Girls Club of Santa Ana, Fountain Valley Rotary Club, Fullerton Rotary Club, Habitat for Humanity OC, Kiwanis Club of Garden Grove, Kiwanis Club of Cypress, Kiwanis Club of Fountain Valley, Kiwanis Club of Greater Anaheim, Kiwanis Club of Greater Garden Grove, Kiwanis Club of Greater Stanton, Kiwanis Club of Huntington Beach, Kiwanis Club of Irvine, Kiwanis Club of La Palma, Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach and Corona del Mar, Kiwanis Club of Orange, Kiwanis Club of Santa Ana, Kiwanis Club of Tustin, Kiwanis Club of Westminster, Rotary of Los Alamitos/Seal Beach, Newport‐Irvine Rotary Club, Orange Lions Club, Placentia Rotary Club, Rotary Club Buena Park, Rotary Club of Huntington Beach, Rotary Club of Irvine, Rotary Club of Orange, Rotary Club of Tustin‐Santa Ana, Rotary Club of Villa Park, Rotary of Garden Grove, and the Santa Ana North Rotary.

 Secured presentations with Kiwanis of Fountain Valley (Thursday, October 22), Kiwanis of Westminster (TBD‐November or December), Kiwanis of Greater Anaheim (TBD‐November or December), Kiwanis of Newport Beach – Corona del Mar (TBD‐December or January).

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POLICY ISSUE: BRAND IDENTITY GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES - POWER POINT TEMPLATES

SUMMARY

Staff has reviewed the various corporate promotional materials OCWD currently has and/or needs to create. An inventory sheet was created to keep track of these materials and note how often each item should be reviewed and/or updated to remain current. Power Point templates were recently updated to incorporate the colors, fonts and overall look of the hallway exhibits and new website.

RECOMMENDATION

Informational.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS

During the process of developing the new OCWD website and creating content for the Water Education Corridor Center, it became apparent that staff is using a wide range of graphics, facts, logos, fonts and materials that are outdated and/or do not represent the OCWD brand.

Both projects involved extensive discussions and reviews by numerous managers and staff in all OCWD departments to ensure accurate and interesting information is contained in the website and hallway content.

In an effort to standardize the use of current branded information and materials, staff is creating Brand Identity Guidelines and Resources for staff to provide them with direction on what materials and facts are approved for reports and presentations, and how to properly use these materials. This information will be stored on a resources repository on the new website and will include the most up-to-date resources. Just as it did with the website and hallway project, Public Affairs will coordinate reviews and approvals from pertinent department managers, general manager and board members when updating resources and guidelines on the website.

In addition to more than 125 web pages that will need regular updating, staff has identified the following resources that will need review and updating at a minimum once a year:

1  More than 50 printed publications – including brochures, fact sheets and reports.  More than 20 videos  40 PowerPoint slides, graphics and charts used most frequently  Tens of thousands of photographs

In addition, staff will prepare guidelines on the proper usage of District and District events and projects logos and provide a color style guide.

Staff recently created PowerPoint templates that incorporate the colors, fonts and overall look of the hallway exhibits and new website. Staff will be advised to use the more simplistic templates for presentations before the Board and committees. The new PowerPoint templates, along with standards for effective presentations, will be posted on the new website, which will go live in a few weeks. Staff will provide a preview of the new templates.

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POLICY ISSUE: PUBLIC AFFAIRS OUTREACH REPORT (SEPTEMBER 2015)

SUMMARY

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

Attachment(s): September clip report

RECOMMENDATION

Informational

RELEVANT STANDARDS

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS Tours: Approximately 316 guests toured the GWRS and other OCWD facilities in September; following is a list of groups, companies, schools and organizations that participated in the tours.  Representatives from Anheuser-Busch  Two groups of nursing students from West Coast University  Members of the InterAmerican Network of Academies of Science  Attendees of the International Desalination conference  A professor from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil  Nursing students from California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)  Members of the Orange County Grand Jury

1  Members of the monthly public tour  Students from Orange Coast College  Representatives from Inside the Outdoors  Staff from Kimberly-Clark  Executives from the Hotaru Company  Nursing students from California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)  A delegation from China  Representatives from the Danish water and wastewater industries  A professor from Nagasaki University in Japan  Nursing students from Vanguard University  Representatives from Qinghua University and Wuxi Water Group in China

Upcoming Tours:  CSULB, October 1 & 26 and November 3  Public tour, October 2 and November 3  Law seminars international, October 6  CSUF, October 8 and November 12  Cypress College, October 16  Saddleback College, October 19  San Bernardino Valley College, October 23  Municipal Water District of Orange County, October 29  Raytheon, November 10  Assistance League, November 13

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.  International Desalination Conference Education Day, September 2  International Desalination Conference panel, September 3  Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics environmental, health & safety fair, September 10  Yorba Linda Sunrise Rotary, September 18  Resnick Institute roundtable discussion, September 21-22  CSULB, September 23  National Water Recycling & Reuse Technology 2015 Conference, September 29-30

Upcoming Speakers Bureau: (The Speakers Bureau schedule is provided via email on a weekly basis)  Fullerton Neighborhood Watch Association, October 1  3rd Annual World Water-Tech North America Summit, October 6-8 2  Southern California Gas Company, October 14  Kiwanis of Fountain Valley, October 22

Media Clips and Inquiries There were 20 media inquiries during the month of September from local, national and international outlets. Staff participated in approximately seven media interviews and one photo shoot.

There were 405 global news hits for OCWD, the GWRS and other District programs and projects. This number reflects multiple hits of the same story. The news clips report for September is attached.

Social Media: Following are the number of social media posts for OCWD and GWRS social media channels during September.  OCWD Twitter: 53 posts  OCWD Facebook: 43 posts

Press Releases and Hydrospectives:  OCWD distributed the September edition of its e-newsletter: http://bit.ly/1Ll2rYq

Other:

 Director Bilodeau testified before a subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the importance of advanced water purification technology in solving global water issues. Here is a link to the hearing: http://1.usa.gov/1UEfQKh  Eleanor Torres spoke about water reuse terminology and outreach at the WateReuse Conference in Seattle.  Eleanor Torres participated in a meeting of the NWRI expert panel for El Paso Water Utilities’ water reuse project.  Director Green, John Kennedy, Mehul Patel and Alicia Dunkin provided a GWRS briefing and tour to California Senator Jeff Stone.  OCWD distributed an email update to stakeholders about its exploration of ocean desalination that included fact sheets about the project and the term sheet.

3 Agent Name Orange County Water District | Global Press Number of hits 405

Outlet/Publication Country Date Headline Los Angeles Times (Premium) United States 09/01/15 01:00Unintended consequences of conserving water: leaky pipes, less revenue, bad odors Los Angeles Times United States 09/01/15 03:31Water conservation has costly — and stinky — downsides Orange County Register United States 09/01/15 05:20Water money flows to city officials State Water Resources Control Board Will Receive Public Comments on the Draft Storm Water League of California Cities United States 09/01/15 09:59Resource Plan Guidelines and Funding FreeNewsPos.com United States 09/01/15 10:04Watchdog: North Orange County water money flows to city officials The Local News United States 09/01/15 11:13HB & FV Exceed Conservation Goals EurekAlert! United States 09/02/15 09:56Stanford soil sleuths solve mystery of arsenic-contaminated water Phys.org United States 09/02/15 10:11Stanford soil sleuths solve mystery of arsenic-contaminated water Press-News.org Poland 09/02/15 10:22Stanford soil sleuths solve mystery of arsenic-contaminated water Stanford United States 09/02/15 10:43Arsenic attaches to water that's 'too pure' Stanford News United States 09/02/15 14:55Stanford soil sleuths solve mystery of arsenic-contaminated water Anaheim Independent United States 09/02/15 16:57Anaheim meets the conservation mark The Daily Pilot United States 09/02/15 17:37Council supports law limiting smoking lounge activity ScienceNewsline United States 09/02/15 17:53Stanford Soil Sleuths Solve Mystery of Arsenic-contaminated Water Homeland Security News Wire United States 09/02/15 17:54Solving the mystery of arsenic-contaminated water Technobahn Japan 09/02/15 18:41Stanford Soil Sleuths Solve Mystery of Arsenic-contaminated Water Medical News Today United Kingdom 09/03/15 06:16Stanford soil sleuths solve mystery of arsenic-contaminated water Futurity.org United States 09/03/15 09:21Arsenic attaches to water that’s ‘too pure’ The Straits Times Singapore 09/03/15 14:00S'pore innovating to grow water supply My Paper Singapore 09/03/15 15:15Study on S'pore's water risks 'wrong' Asia One Singapore 09/03/15 18:20Study on S'pore's water risks 'wrong' Omy Singapore 09/03/15 19:17Study on S'pore's water risks 'wrong' Asia One Singapore 09/03/15 19:55S'pore innovating to grow water supply WaterWorld United States 09/04/15 00:33Celebrating the Water Industry's High Fliers Los Angeles Times (Premium) United States 09/04/15 01:00Purified wastewater triggers release of arsenic within aquifer, study finds Orange County Register United States 09/04/15 05:29Poseidon reapplies for desalination permit Campus Circle United States 09/04/15 10:57Water conservation has costly, and stinky, downsides Red Orbit United States 09/04/15 12:52Arsenic attaches to water that’s ‘too clean’, study finds Los Angeles Times United States 09/04/15 15:20Purified wastewater triggers release of arsenic within aquifer, study finds Orlando Sentinel United States 09/04/15 15:28Purified wastewater triggers release of arsenic within aquifer, study finds Idaho Statesman United States 09/04/15 16:06Purified wastewater triggers release of arsenic within aquifer, study finds The Kansas City Star United States 09/04/15 16:19Purified wastewater triggers release of arsenic within aquifer, study finds The Charlotte Observer United States 09/04/15 16:24Purified wastewater triggers release of arsenic within aquifer, study finds Bradenton Herald United States 09/04/15 16:25Purified wastewater triggers release of arsenic within aquifer, study finds Merced Sun-Star United States 09/04/15 16:34Purified wastewater triggers release of arsenic within aquifer, study finds ArcaMax United States 09/04/15 16:39Purified wastewater triggers release of arsenic within aquifer, study finds The Island Packet United States 09/04/15 18:01Purified wastewater triggers release of arsenic within aquifer, study finds Wild Singapore Singapore 09/04/15 18:47Study on S'pore's water risks 'wrong'

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Outlet/Publication Country Date Headline BendBulletin.com (AP) United States 09/05/15 00:02Water conservation can have costly, and stinky, downsides The Columbian United States 09/05/15 00:47Purified wastewater found to leach arsenic from aquifer walls The Epoch Times United States 09/05/15 03:20Arsenic Attaches to Water That’s ‘Too Pure’ Champion Newspapers United States 09/05/15 08:00Overlapping government The Seattle Times United States 09/05/15 18:34Highly purified wastewater triggers arsenic release in aquifer, study says Columbia Daily Herald United States 09/05/15 20:50Purified wastewater triggers release of arsenic within an aquifer, Calif. study finds Orange County Register United States 09/05/15 22:36Racing the clock to clear drains, capture rainwater FreeNewsPos.com United States 09/06/15 04:37Are we ready for El Niño? AP (Hosted) United States 09/06/15 16:01Daybook-Monday-Congress - House Digital Journal Canada 09/06/15 18:48Purified waste water triggers release of arsenic into aquifers Lab Manager Magazine Canada 09/06/15 21:24Mystery of Arsenic-Contaminated Water Solved Water Technology United Kingdom 09/07/15 05:08Stanford University researchers discover arsenic contamination method for purified groundwater AP (Hosted) United States 09/07/15 16:01Daybook-Tuesday-Congress - House Imperial Valley News United States 09/07/15 22:33Soil sleuths solve mystery of arsenic-contaminated water Orange County Register United States 09/08/15 00:29Lady Orange: Is water under the bridge drought friendly? Domain-b.com India 09/08/15 02:06Soil sleuths at Stanford solve mystery of arsenic-contaminated water Noodls-USA United States 09/08/15 09:59A Look Ahead — Week of September 8-11 AP (Hosted) United States 09/08/15 16:01Daybook-Wednesday-Congress - House La Mirada Lamplighter United States 09/09/15 10:05La Palma Water Consumption Down 27% The Daily Pilot United States 09/10/15 20:12Developer to hold community meetings about project near Harbor Orange County Register United States 09/11/15 00:00No win water costs face district customers Smart Cities Council United States 09/11/15 03:00Partner spotlight: Ooredoo, Cisco, Verizon, Black & Veatch PRLog United States 09/14/15 09:07Agriscaping Technologies Expands Network “Certified Agriscapers” To Orange County California United States Senator Dianne FeinsteinUnited States 09/16/15 12:25Feinstein, Boxer Introduce California Emergency Drought Relief Act Water Online United States 09/17/15 00:56International Desalination Association Reports Key Metrics For 2015 IDA World Congress INTERNATIONAL DESALINATION ASSOCIATION REPORTS KEY METRICS FOR 2015 IDA Water Waste Water Asia Singapore 09/18/15 02:00WORLD CONGRESS Desalination & Water Reuse United Kingdom 09/20/15 14:50IDA 2015 World Congress draws 1,700 delegates Bulgarian News Agency (EN) Bulgaria 09/21/15 10:00Infrastructure Drinking Water Running Low KFI AM 640 United States 09/21/15 11:50Orange County offers model for places without enough water Orange County Register United States 09/21/15 16:59Big rigs need to mostly stay to the right Orange County Register United States 09/21/15 20:19As drought drags on, local water wholesaler considers building recycling plant Poseidon, company that wants to build Huntington Beach desalination plant, donates $300K to Orange County Register United States 09/21/15 21:35politicians California News Feed United States 09/22/15 00:27Poseidon, association that wants to build Huntington Beach desalination plant … Los Angeles Times (Premium) United States 09/22/15 01:00California seeks to build one of world's largest recycled water programs Orange County Register United States 09/22/15 06:11Poseidon donates to desalinate Orange County Register United States 09/22/15 06:11Local water wholesaler looks at recycling Los Angeles Times United States 09/22/15 07:06MWD in talks to build one of world's largest recycled water programs

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