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CALIFORNIA WASTEWATER CALIFORNIA WASTEWATER CLIMATE CHANGE GROUP CLIMATE CHANGE GROUP Steering Committee and General Steering Committee and General Membership Meeting Membership Meeting March 17, 2008 March 17, 2008 Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant

Agenda – – Steering Committee Steering Committee Agenda � 11:45 AM 11:45 AM – – 12:30 PM 12:30 PM � � Introductions/Sign Introductions/Sign- -in sheet in sheet � � Meeting Purpose Meeting Purpose � � CWCCG Update CWCCG Update � � Discussion Items Discussion Items � • Local Govt. Municipal Operations WW Protocol Local Govt. Municipal Operations WW Protocol • • Proposal to form Steering Committee Core Group Proposal to form Steering Committee Core Group • • New/additional Scope of Work New/additional Scope of Work • • Public distribution of White Paper Public distribution of White Paper • � Action Items & Next Steps Action Items & Next Steps �

Meeting Purpose Meeting Purpose � Local Govt. Municipal Operations WW Protocol Local Govt. Municipal Operations WW Protocol � � Vote on Vote on CWCCG CWCCG’ ’s s role role � � Provide direction to CH2M Provide direction to CH2M HILL HILL � � Proposal to form Steering Committee Core Group Proposal to form Steering Committee Core Group � � Vote on proposal Vote on proposal � � Select Core Group Select Core Group � � New/additional Scope of Work New/additional Scope of Work � � Vote on proposed SOW Vote on proposed SOW � � Review CH2M Review CH2M HILL and CWCCG budget status HILL and CWCCG budget status � � Public distribution of White Paper Public distribution of White Paper � � Vote on procedure Vote on procedure �

Agenda – – General Membership General Membership Agenda � 12:30 12:30 – – 3:30 PM 3:30 PM � � Lunch Lunch � � Introductions Introductions � � Meeting Purpose Meeting Purpose � � CWCCG Update CWCCG Update � • Regulatory activities • Regulatory activities • Today Today’ ’s Steering Committee meeting s Steering Committee meeting • � Discussion Items Discussion Items � • Protocol Development • Protocol Development � Action Items & Next Steps Action Items & Next Steps �

Meeting Purpose Meeting Purpose � Update General Membership on recent Update General Membership on recent � regulatory and AB- -32 WW Protocol 32 WW Protocol regulatory and AB development development � Present Present “ “next steps next steps” ” for Protocol for Protocol � development development � Receive feedback from members on Receive feedback from members on � approach approach

CWCCG Update CWCCG Update 1/29/08 – – CCAR & CWCCG Meeting CCAR & CWCCG Meeting 1/29/08 � � CCAR agreed CWCCG should draft Protocol CCAR agreed CWCCG should draft Protocol � � agreement to 2- agreement to 2 -year Protocol development, pending ARB acceptance year Protocol development, pending ARB acceptance � � 2/27/08 – – ARB, CCAR & CWCCG Meeting ARB, CCAR & CWCCG Meeting 2/27/08 � � ARB agreed to 2- ARB agreed to 2 -year timeline year timeline � � CCAR & ARB invited CWCCG to draft Local Govt. Municipal Operations WW CCAR & ARB invited CWCCG to draft Local Govt. Municipal Operatio ns WW � � Protocol Protocol Special District CWCCG members expressed desire to be included in Local n Local Special District CWCCG members expressed desire to be included i � � Govt. Protocols process Govt. Protocols process 3/11/08 3/11/08 – – ARB, CCAR & Local ARB, CCAR & Local Govts Govts for Sustainability (ICLIE) workshop for Sustainability (ICLIE) workshop � � CCAR & ICLIE could not guarantee including Special Districts CCAR & ICLIE could not guarantee including Special Districts � � CCAR will consider Special Districts CCAR will consider Special Districts � � If Special Districts allowed, CCAR will consider inviting them to Working Group o Working Group If Special Districts allowed, CCAR will consider inviting them t � � Special Districts welcomed to publicly participate Special Districts welcomed to publicly participate � � CWCCG members TCSD/Jon Elam and City of L.A./Gretchen Hardison CWCCG members TCSD/Jon Elam and City of L.A./Gretchen Hardison are are � � members of the Working Group; City of Palo Alto also involved members of the Working Group; City of Palo Alto also involved Other announcements for the Steering Committee? Other announcements for the Steering Committee? � �

Steering Committee Steering Committee Discussion Items Discussion Items

Local Govt. Municipal Operations Local Govt. Municipal Operations WW Protocol WW Protocol � Action Item Action Item – – Vote Required: Vote Required: � � Does the CWCCG want to accept the invitation from Does the CWCCG want to accept the invitation from � CCAR & ARB to draft the wastewater element of the CCAR & ARB to draft the wastewater element of the Local Government Municipal Operations Protocols? Local Government Municipal Operations Protocols? • Draft protocol due to CCAR May 16, 2008 • Draft protocol due to CCAR May 16, 2008 • IPCC/USEPA IPCC/USEPA— —Simplest/Top Simplest/Top- -down Method down Method • • USEPA Approach with USEPA Approach with NACWA NACWA’ ’s s Updated Default Values Updated Default Values • � If so, does CWCCG Steering Committee want If so, does CWCCG Steering Committee want � CH2M HILL to develop this protocol? HILL to develop this protocol? CH2M

Proposal to form Steering Proposal to form Steering Committee Core Group Committee Core Group � Directs and manages CH2M Directs and manages CH2M HILL's HILL's week week- -to to- -week activities and week activities and � contract issues (i.e. invoicing, additional meetings, etc.) contract issues (i.e. invoicing, additional meetings, etc.) � Streamline administrative decisions Streamline administrative decisions � � CH2M CH2M HILL HILL’ ’s s agreement currently authorizes BACWA Air agreement currently authorizes BACWA Air � Committee Chair as the primary contact Committee Chair as the primary contact � Action Item Action Item – – Vote Required: Vote Required: � Does CWCCG Steering Committee want to initiate a Core Group? Does CWCCG Steering Committee want to initiate a Core Group? � � If so, which members should be nominated? If so, which members should be nominated? � � • One member from each regional WW association— —i.e. BACWA, SCAP & i.e. BACWA, SCAP & • One member from each regional WW association CVCWA? CVCWA? • • One representative from N. Cal and one from S. Cal? One representative from N. Cal and one from S. Cal? • Chair of each WW association? • Chair of each WW association? • Other proposals? • Other proposals? • • Alternate Core Group members also recommended Alternate Core Group members also recommended

New/Additional Scope of Work New/Additional Scope of Work GHG Protocol Discussion Paper (Task 1) � � GHG Protocol Discussion Paper (Task 1) On budget – On budget – complete! complete! � � Protocol Development approach— —original SOW vs. White Paper original SOW vs. White Paper � � Protocol Development approach Statewide Estimate Development? Statewide Estimate Development? � � Local Govt Local Govt WW Municipal Operations protocol & other differences WW Municipal Operations protocol & other differences � � $10- -15K 15K $10 � � � Additional meetings and correspondance Additional meetings and correspondance w/ CWCCG, CCAR and ARB w/ CWCCG, CCAR and ARB � 8 meetings scoped, 7 meetings complete (- -$3K $3K - - 4K) 4K) 8 meetings scoped, 7 meetings complete ( � � additional budget for future meetings needed additional budget for future meetings needed � � telephone calls w/ individual members telephone calls w/ individual members � � • individual conversations vs vs weekly or bi weekly or bi- -weekly conference calls weekly conference calls • individual conversations • • document calls for invoices document calls for invoices • email to Steering Committee or General Membership as needed • email to Steering Committee or General Membership as needed $50K recommended ($45K spent past year) $50K recommended ($45K spent past year) � � WERF study has extended project duration � � WERF study has extended project duration Literature search for other four GHGs GHGs: CO2, : CO2, hydrofluorocarbons hydrofluorocarbons, , perfluorocarbons perfluorocarbons, & , & � Literature search for other four � sulfur hexafluoride sulfur hexafluoride $5- -10K 10K $5 � � � CH4 and CO2 source CH4 and CO2 source- -testing testing �

(Through March 7, 2008)