FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
Originator: Lorenzo Tyner, Assistant General Manager
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FY 2021-22 USE CHARGES FOR THE SANTA ANA WATERSHED PROJECT AUTHORITY
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
Adopt Resolution No. OC SAN 21-XX, entitled: "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District Establishing Use Charges for the 2021-22 Fiscal Year Pursuant to the Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Agreement with the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority ("SAWPA")".
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BACKGROUND
Currently, the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) invoices Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) on a quarterly basis for the wastewater discharge OC San receives from the SARI line. Annually, the rates for flow, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and total suspended solids (TSS) are calculated based upon the fiscal year budget for treatment and disposal costs and the 1996 Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Agreement. The rates calculated for each constituent for FY 2021-22 for wastewater discharge are:
FLOW $224.56
BOD $320.54
TSS $473.07
The FY 2021-22 rates are a 5.28 percent increase from the FY 2020-21 rates due to a 5.28 percent increase in the treatment and disposal costs in the proposed FY 2021-22 Budget. These rates are separate from the rates charged for additional capacity purchases by SAWPA.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Comply with OC San Policy - establishing annual SAWPA treatment and disposal rates
* Supports the 1996 Treatment and Disposal agreement with SAWPA
TIMING CONCERNS
Rates should be effective for July 1 of FY 2021-22.
RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKING ACTION
Rates would not be established for FY 2021-22 for cost recovery for treatment and disposal of SAWPA's wastewater discharge.
PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS
A Resolution is adopted annually in June pursuant to the Wastewater Treatme...
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