OWOW 1.0 Status of OWOW 2.0 Suggested OWOW 1.0 Addressing Implementation Challenge Challenge Activities Problems with septic ID lead agency for Eastern Municipal As first step to working on system impacts to expanding sewers to Water District remediating water quality groundwater difficult & areas outside local extended sewer problems from septic expensive to solve agency jurisdictions system to community systems, produce an of Enchanted inventory map locating Extend sewers to Heights; service areas within the watershed areas without them extension to Quail that remain on septic Amend laws to Valley in progress. systems simplify annexations Diamond Park Mutual Work to develop plan to of areas without Water Company extend sewer systems to sewer providers customers in Santa these areas Provide source Ana connected to protection to reduce municipal supply emerging Review of water contaminants quality data from Increase minimum small system water lot size for septic providers in Orange systems County completed Municipal stormwater permits required permittees to develop septic system inventories by 2012 WUE & conservation Promote use of New section added to increases pollutant containers for food OWOW 2.0 discussing concentrations in waste, challenge of influent water influent water to pharmaceuticals, & quality. wastewater treatment household Promote source control plants challenging chemicals disposal efforts throughout discharge permit Promote use of watershed. compliance, i.e. TDS detergents & limits products with low salt levels Include higher loading levels in new treatment plant design & during CEQA & permit processes for new reclamation projects
OWOW 1.0 Challenge OWOW 1.0 Status of Addressing Challenge OWOW 2.0 Suggested Implementation Activities Problems with septic system impacts to groundwater difficult & expensive to solve ID lead agency for expanding sewers to areas outside local agency jurisdictions Extend sewers to areas without them Amend laws to simplify annexations of areas without sewer providers Provide source protection to reduce emerging contaminants Increase minimum lot size for septic systems Eastern Municipal Water District extended sewer system to community of Enchanted Heights; service extension to Quail Valley in progress. Diamond Park Mutual Water Company customers in Santa Ana connected to municipal supply Review of water quality data from small system water providers in Orange County completed Municipal stormwater permits required permittees to develop septic system inventories by 2012 As first step to working on remediating water quality problems from septic systems, produce an inventory map locating areas within the watershed that remain on septic systems Work to develop plan to extend sewer systems to these areas WUE & conservation increases pollutant concentrations in influent water to wastewater treatment plants challenging discharge permit compliance, i.e. TDS limits Promote use of containers for food waste, pharmaceuticals, & household chemicals disposal Promote use of detergents & products with low salt levels Include higher loading levels in new treatment plant design & during CEQA & permit processes for new reclamation projects New section added to OWOW 2.0 discussing challenge of influent water quality. Promote source control efforts throughout watershed.