FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Mike Dorman, Director of Engineering
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IRWD/OC SAN AGREEMENT DEAL POINTS
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
Authorize the preparation of two new agreements and a resolution to streamline operations, better align billing with services provided, and maximize the use of existing infrastructure in Orange County as follows:
1. Agreement No. 1 between Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) and Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) will realign boundaries and payment structures with current service provisions. This agreement will consolidate many prior agreements that were created as development occurred.
2. Agreement No. 2 between OC San, IRWD, and Orange County Water District (OCWD) will replace the current Green Acres Project (GAP) Agreement which expires in January 2027.
3. An OC San Board of Directors resolution will support the Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission (OC LAFCO) process to annex the former Los Alisos Water District (LAWD) area into OC San's service area.
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BACKGROUND
Relating to the first agreement, IRWD and OC San have had cooperative agreements dating back to the early 1960s. IRWD formally joined the Joint Powers Authority that defined the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County (OC San's predecessor agency) in 1986 as County Sanitation District of Orange County #14. Map No. 1, attached, shows the districts that cooperated to share the costs of wastewater treatment via shared treatment works and outfall facilities before consolidation.
When the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County consolidated to form OCSD in 1998, IRWD, through County Sanitation District of Orange County #14, chose not to be consolidated in the same way as the other districts. IRWD owns and operates the Michelson Water Reclamation Plant (MWRP), which has the capacity to recycle the majority o...
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