FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
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2021 LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY PLAN
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Review the Draft Orange County Sanitation District 2021 Legislative and Regulatory Plan; authorize staff to make changes to the Orange County Sanitation District 2021 Legislative and Regulatory Plan and recommend to the Board of Directors meeting of December 16, 2020 for approval.
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BACKGROUND
Each year, the Board of Directors adopts a Legislative and Regulatory Plan (Plan), which is a summary of the Orange County Sanitation District's (Sanitation District) goals, key issues, and policy positions. The legislative and regulatory policies in this document are developed taking into consideration the Sanitation District's priorities, the wastewater industry, and the Sanitation District's member agencies and policy needs.
These Board-approved policies serve as the Sanitation District's official positions of support or opposition on issues of importance to the agency. The Plan is a dynamic document, adopted annually and modified to meet the needs of the Sanitation District as Federal, State, and Local policymaking agendas change throughout the year.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Maintain influential legislative advocacy and a public outreach program
* Build brand, trust, and support with policy makers and community leaders
* Maintain collaborative and cooperative relationships with regulators, stakeholders, and neighboring communities
PROBLEM
Without a strong advocacy program, elected officials may not be aware that the Sanitation District is more than a wastewater treatment plant - treating and sending water to the ocean. The Sanitation District is an environmentally engaged organization which recycles more than 50 percent of its wastewater. Additionally, to help meet the goal of 100 percent recycling, the Sanitation District uses the byproducts from the wastewater treatment process to prod...
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