FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
Originator: Lan C. Wiborg, Director of Environmental Services
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2021 ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT (NPDES PERMIT NO. CA0110604, ORDER R8-2021-0010)
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. CA0110604 and Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R8-2021-0010.
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BACKGROUND
The Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) is subject to environmental regulatory oversight by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Regional Water Quality Control Board (Santa Ana Region) to operate OC San’s Reclamation Plant No.1, Treatment Plant No. 2, Collection System and Outfalls, and to discharge treated wastewater into the ocean waters. The permit is both a federal permit and a state permit by operation of law.
These permits are the following:
1. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) No. CA0110604
2. Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R8-2021-0010.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
• Comply with environmental permit requirements
• Safe, beneficial reuse of Biosolids
• Comply with transparency and communication requirements, including the Brown Act
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
On June 18, 2021, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board and U.S. EPA adopted NPDES Permit No. CA0110604 and Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R8-2021-0010 (Joint Permit) for Orange County Sanitation District Publicly Owned Treatment Works (Reclamation Plant No.1 and Treatment Plant No. 2, Collection System and Outfalls). The effective date of this Joint Permit is August 1, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2026.
CEQA
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FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
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ATTACHMENT
The following attachment(s) may be viewed on-line at the OC San website (www.ocsan.gov) with the complete agenda package:
• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) No. CA0110604
• Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. R8-2021-0010