1. BACWA – Leading the way to protect our Bay Hot Topics for BACWA in 2008 Dave Williams Chair of the Executive Board January 2008

2. 2007 – A Busy Year for BACWA Team Work, Communication and Coordination across BACWA Members Team Work, Communication and Coordination across BACWA Members Building Relationships Building Relationships – Meetings with State Board, WB and EPA Collaboration with Clean H2O Summit Collaboration with Clean H2O Summit – SSO Training and Ops Certification Issue Regulatory Issues for Permits and Basin Plans Regulatory Issues for Permits and Basin Plans Water Recycling Water Recycling Collection System Issues Collection System Issues Climate Change Climate Change

3. BACWA Provides a Return On Investment Completion of the Hg TMDL Completion of the Hg TMDL Watershed Permit for Hg Watershed Permit for Hg Active and engaged Committees Active and engaged Committees Cu and CN SSO Adoptions Cu and CN SSO Adoptions Regional Collaboration on new issues Regional Collaboration on new issues Meetings with WB and EPA Staff Meetings with WB and EPA Staff Staff Development – Networking across the Region and Professional Development Staff Development – Networking across the Region and Professional Development

4. Focus on The Three C’s Communication Communication Collaboration Collaboration Cooperation Cooperation

5. Active and Visible Advocacy for Cleanwater Agencies All participants of BACWA have been active over the last year All participants of BACWA have been active over the last year –Board and Committee Meetings –Meetings with WB, EPA, SWRCB, NGOs –Collaborating on Comment Letters To WB, SWRCB and EPA To WB, SWRCB and EPA –Providing Testimony –Participation in IRWMP –Regional Biosolids Collaboration

6. Success on Completion of Basin Plans Completing Basin Plan Amendments Completing Basin Plan Amendments – Cu Site Specific Objective – CN Site Specific Objective – Hg TMDL Adopted All three Basin Plans at EPA Region 9 for Approval All three Basin Plans at EPA Region 9 for Approval Hg Watershed Permit Adopted Hg Watershed Permit Adopted

7. Especially Busy Year with Permits Compliance Schedules are no longer allowed in permits Compliance Schedules are no longer allowed in permits Numerical effluent limits for Dioxin Numerical effluent limits for Dioxin New requirements for blending New requirements for blending BACWA Permit Committee engaged and working together on these issues BACWA Permit Committee engaged and working together on these issues Comments and Appeals on all permits Comments and Appeals on all permits ED testifies at Water Board ED testifies at Water Board

8. Groundbreaking Water Recycling Work by BACWA Committee “The Importance of Recycled Water for the San Francisco Bay Area” “The Importance of Recycled Water for the San Francisco Bay Area” – Copies for sent to all members so you can share with your elected officials Workshop in October in cooperation with Water Reuse Foundation Workshop in October in cooperation with Water Reuse Foundation – Committee is considering next steps

9. BACWA As Visible Representative of Our Agencies Annual Report provides information about the activities of the organization Annual Report provides information about the activities of the organization Article for the Pulse of the Estuary Article for the Pulse of the Estuary – “The History of Municipal Wastewater Treatment; 35 Years of POTWs Protecting the Bay” – Provides historical view of our accomplishments – Prepared as part of the 35 Anniversary of the Clean Water Act

10. Awards and Recognition for our BAPPG EPA Environmental Award for Outstanding Achievement EPA Environmental Award for Outstanding Achievement – Safe Medicine Collection Events in May 2006 and April 2007 First Teng Chung Wu Award for P2 First Teng Chung Wu Award for P2 – Creating a Dental Amalgam Program Outstanding CCMP Award for SF Estuary Project Outstanding CCMP Award for SF Estuary Project – Pharmaceutical Collection Program

11. Biosolids Committee Active on Solano County Ordinance Provides for ability to continue land application of class B in Solano County Provides for ability to continue land application of class B in Solano County

12. Anticipated Focus for 2008 Collections Systems Collections Systems Implementation of Implementation of Basin Plan Amendments Basin Plan Amendments Permits Permits Biosolids Strategy Biosolids Strategy Special issues Special issues –Dioxin and Bacteria –Se TMDL Beyond Pollution Prevention Beyond Pollution Prevention

13. BACWA’s Commitment on Collection Systems Issues is Unwavering Fact Sheet on Laterals Work with North Bay Watershed Association on Model Ordinance Continue to work on reporting via statewide electronic systems Inspection/Audits from Regulatory Agencies

14. Implementation of New Requirements Implementation of New Requirements Hg TMDL Hg TMDL –Local Effects determination –Risk Reduction –New annual reports –Complete WERF study –Dental amalgam for entire region

15. Copper SSO – North of the Dumbarton Bridge Provides for: Provides for: –Dissolved objectives for specific segments –Translators for deep water –Implementation Plan –Monitoring Plan

16. Cu SSO Implementation in Permits WQBEL regardless of reasonable potential WQBEL regardless of reasonable potential Baseline Program for P2 Baseline Program for P2 Advanced P2 if warranted Advanced P2 if warranted Support of Studies Support of Studies Monitoring and Reporting Monitoring and Reporting

17. Cyanide SSO New Standards for SF Bay Marine Waters New Standards for SF Bay Marine Waters –Chronic 4 day average 2.9 ug/l –Acute 1 Hour 9.4 ug/l Dilution Credits for Shallow Water Dischargers Dilution Credits for Shallow Water Dischargers Implementation Plan Implementation Plan

18. What to Expect In NPDES Permits WQBEL WQBEL Influent, Effluent Monitoring and participation in RMP for ambient monitoring Influent, Effluent Monitoring and participation in RMP for ambient monitoring Source Review every 5 years Source Review every 5 years If potential for CN in influent If potential for CN in influent –Prevent illicit discharges –Inspect, Educate and Emergency response plan

19. New Challenges – Shellfish Designation in Basin Plan Working with WB and national experts on designation and what it means for permits Working with WB and national experts on designation and what it means for permits

20. Numerical WQBELs for Dioxin BACWA working with WB/EPA and independent panel on Issue Paper BACWA working with WB/EPA and independent panel on Issue Paper Create a shared understanding of the dioxin issues for SF Bay Create a shared understanding of the dioxin issues for SF Bay

21. PCB TMDL Many of the same issues as Hg Many of the same issues as Hg – Legacy – WLA and Permit Limits – Implementation of TMDL – Adaptive management Continue development of multi-box model of the Bay and these type of legacy pollution Continue development of multi-box model of the Bay and these type of legacy pollution

22. Biosolids – What Options Do We Have? April 11, 2008 BACWA-Wide Workshop on Biosolids Issues for the Bay Area/Nor Cal April 11, 2008 BACWA-Wide Workshop on Biosolids Issues for the Bay Area/Nor Cal – Understand our issues – Discuss our options – Create a strategic agenda and vision for our Biosolids Committee

23. Pollution Prevention Will Play Even Bigger Role in Compliance Our tool kit is getting more sophisticated Our tool kit is getting more sophisticated Relying on our Media Relations and our dedicated staff across BACWA Members Relying on our Media Relations and our dedicated staff across BACWA Members

24. Wait, There’s More Lab Committee is working on important issues related to analytical methods and reporting for DMR Lab Committee is working on important issues related to analytical methods and reporting for DMR Recycled Water Committee – follow up on the successful workshop and update our chapter for the IRWMP Recycled Water Committee – follow up on the successful workshop and update our chapter for the IRWMP AB 32 and GHG issues as part of AIR and participation in statewide committee AB 32 and GHG issues as part of AIR and participation in statewide committee

25. Forging Alliances and Focusing on the 3Cs Our desire is to make our mission a reality Our desire is to make our mission a reality Produce cleanwater for SF Bay Produce cleanwater for SF Bay Don’t want to get burned Don’t want to get burned

26. Leading the Way to Protect Our Bay