1. GWRS Operations Update and Budget Review
GWRS Steering Committee
April 11, 2016

2. OCWD/OCSD JOINT OPERATOINS AGREEMENT BUDGET REVIEW
The OCWD/OCSD Joint Operations agreement requires that OCWD review the GWRS Operations and Maintenance budget annually with OCSD
The General Fund budget provides funds to cover the day to day operation and maintenance of GWRS and Green Acres treatment facilities
OCWD maintains a Refurbishment and Replacement Fund (R&R) for the long term maintenance of GWRS and Green Acres assets at $5.9 million annually.

3. PLANT PRODUCTION
With the GWRS initial expansion production is 103,000 acre feet per year
Production being maximized through OCSD’s operation of the Steve Anderson Lift Station (SALS) and the Secondary Effluent Flow Equalization
GWRS continues to operate with a high on line factor
GWRS is attempting to capture all available flows and maximize use of flow equalization during low flow periods

4. ISSUES ALLOWING STABLE OPERATONAL COSTS
OCSD operating with NDN secondary treatment resulting in reduced fouling of MF and RO membranes when compared to CBOD mode.
Participation in Demand Response Program pays $1,000,000
Stable chemical pricing
Focus on optimizing chemical usage
Operating RO feed at higher pH reducing acid costs
Efforts to maintain optimum chlorine residual
Using higher purity lime to help control final production water stability and reduced fouling of injection wells

5. OCSD/OCWD JOINT EFFORTS HELP CONTROL COST
Joint Operations Committee meets monthly to discuss issues affecting OCWD and OCSD treatment processes
Both agencies have worked together to minimize impacts of each others’ operations on production to achieve a high on line factor
Both agencies efforts to optimize collection system and treatment processes to make the most and best water available for GWRS
Staff continuing to gain knowledge on how best to maximize production during daily and weekly diurnal low flow periods

6. O&M GENERAL FUND BUDGET MAJOR COST CENTERS GWRS & GREEN ACRES
Item
Current
2015/2016 Budget (Million)
Recommended 2016/2017
Budget (Million)*
Salaries and Benefits
$8.81
$9.14
Plant and Facility Maintenance and Supplies
$2.56
$2.53
Electrical Power and Utilities
$11.45
$13.07
Treatment Chemicals
$5.11
$6.37
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Total (includes $1.0 million 16/17 demand response credit and with Alamitos barrier budget excluded)
$ M
$ M
* FY budget increase due to higher production rate with expansion on line

7. QUESTIONS