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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation - #4PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY City of Santa Ana Water Treatment Projects Cesar E. Barrera, PE Deputy Director of Public Works/Water Resources Manager September 2023 .4103MOpA, OCWDA,-A=GLANCE n 3 2*5 million people served Groundwater Basin provides I 85% drinking water • supply 10 board members ••• woman •0 • mamma •••0 cities and retail water districts in north & central OC Protect rights to Santa Ana River water Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PEAS) im PFAS used in wide range of industries and consumer products im Contamination caused by chemical manufacturers im Detected primarily via Santa Ana River flows from upstream wastewater dischargers im OCWD launched nation's largest pilot program to test effective treatment techniques im State lowered advisory Response Levels in 2020, causing dozens of local wells to be taken offline im In March 2023, U.S. EPA proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six PFAS -i -4 40 �4 mar __n ¢oan 5exrrE �� ��� xerro�xri��x�oFun :, ,t t� p a WOO- �. STA I N MASTE R cotcm Scotch carpet 'gard ner'�{eerc.' prpt2Ct dr - tar cn rp*� PFAS Impacts at OCWD $1 B COST —$285M treatment system capital cost, —$15M O&M (over 30 years), interim replacement water (costs likely to increase) "" "TAI' Ere - impacted (cities and water districts) 100% design and construction funded by OCWD n need treatment (possibly more in future) It 4s� 38 SYSTEMS need to be built to remove PFAS from local well water f ; 0 O/P ongoing O&M costs funded by OCWD Committed to Managing and Protecting Local Drinking Water Supplies im Contain and cleanup groundwater contamination im Continue to build PFAS treatment systems im Cost recovery through grants, funding opportunities, litigation im Ongoing research to test new treatment technologies, enhanced operations im Stakeholder communications im Maintain high quality drinking water KL ti^�}mra�ti5loln>1?kP??��rnre Year after year, the City has earned international recognition for our award winning tap water. The City meets and exceeds California water quality requirements. Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Contest since 2011 Annual water tasting competition that welcomes competitors from more than a dozen countries Largest and longest running water tasting competition in the world Our City's water placed in the top 5 for the "Best Municipal Water in the USA" many times: 2021 Silver Medal (MWD won Gold Medal) /� ~\] 2018 Gold Medal Public Works Agency 2014 Gold Medal IV 2012 Silver Medal 2011 Bronze Medal @' " The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of California are working on establishing Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for PFAS contaminants. It is anticipated these to be in effect by the first quarter of 2024 The City will potentially be impacted further depending on the final MCLs adopted, additional testing mandates, and results from the wells Well supply water loss due to PFAS, will be made up by imported water from Metropolitan Water District (MWD) I Well Locatic , t , T I. A- Well 35 Planning Study Costs: —$5.5 Mill tl ell 21 We:11 *20 elll-� Winterburg lChannef (C j05 C06 P05 A-, 0XIJL P.,kr ki— M a Gat n tie 4L IF Ogg Well 38 Well 32 A ell 28 Commencing Construction Well 2 Costs: $7 Mill WELL!38. Well ell 18, 7 W E L L-2 10ell 39 Well 27 & 28 (Crooke Station) Planned for Bidding A ELL 35 Costs: —$13.0 Mill UPPER ZONE Well 40 Well 40 Completed Construction Well 140114 Costs: $5.5 Mill LOWER ZONE Well 29 WUII-33 .......... / ell 311 , W 61 W _,,wei 137 ell 31 Planned for Bidding L Costs: Approx. —$6.5 Mill Santa Ana Garden Channel (F02) q—, Well 26 P.k LEGEND Well 26 AL Impacted Wells Planning Study Costs: t Non -Detect Wells ostsos s 0 : —$5.5 Mill Preenvifle Elan ingphaMef (D03) YVell 34 II I- Rd Lane Channel (FOB) 0 Operating Wells Ej OCWD Funded Ej City Funded Well 40 PFAS Treatment Santa Ana Zoo i 4.4 'low At` SAN I FmmftL lf"q\M 70" Contact Orange County Water District: Chris Olsen, P.E. Director of Engineering www.00WD.coni Ph: (714) 378-3232 www.santa-ana.orgiM Contact Us: Ph: (714) 647-3380 Hours Monday through Thursday — 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM And alternate Fridays — 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Thankyou