2025 Report to Members and a Look Ahead to 2026 Priorities

Committee Meetings Held

  • One ‘All Committee’ meeting at IRWD
  • Eleven Air Quality Committee regular monthly meetings
    • Several local air district meetings
    • Numerous CARB ACF and Air Toxic rule meetings
    • CARB Air Toxic Pooled Testing Support
  • Eight Water Committee meetings with CASA
    • One Green House Gas/Climate Change meeting
    • One Artificial Intelligence meeting
    • Two Water/Energy/Affordability meetings
    • One Smart Software Series meeting
    • Toxicity Ruling Webinar
  • Three Collection Committee meetings
    • Meeting with CASA
    • Committee meeting at City of Carlsbad
    • SSS WDR Date and Video Meetings with SWRCB
  • One SSS WDR Clean Water Summit Partner Webinar
  • Eight Biosolids Committee meetings with CASA
    • IEUA Compost Facility Tour
    • Two Biosolids Committee Mtgs at IRWD & LASAN
  • Four Energy Committee meetings
  • Two Pretreatment Committee meeting
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  • BBK
  • Synagro
  • Terra Verde
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2025 Volunteer Hours

 

Committee Priorities for 2026

  • Air Quality Issues:
    • AB 617 and AB 2588 Air Toxic Pooled Emission Study
    • California Air Resources Board (CARB) Zero Emission Fleet Regulations
    • SCAQMD Permit Streamlining
    • SCAQMD Rule 317.1 (CAA Section 1185 Penalties)
    • SCAQMD and CARB Diesel Emergency Generator Regulations
  • • Biosolids Issues:
    • PFAS
    • SB 1383 Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction
    • Land application preservation
    • Biogas pathway preservation
    • Microplastics
  • Collection Systems Issues:
    • Exfiltration Theories
    • New SSS WDR Requirements and instructional videos
    • CARB Zero Emission Fleet Regulations
    • Climate Resiliency
    • Indoor Water Conservation Standards
    • Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS)
    • Diesel Emergency Generator Regulations
  • Energy Issues:
    • On site biogas combustion uncertainty
    • Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS)
    • Diesel Emergency Generator Regulations
    • Funding/Incentives
    • Over-generation, under supply, and grid stability
  • Pretreatment Issues:
    • PFAS
    • Microplastics
  • Water Issues:
    • Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia plus Hazardous Algae Blooms (Nutrients)
    • PFAS
    • Toxicity Provisions
    • Bio-stimulatory/Bio-integrity Provisions
    • Indoor Water Conservation Standards
    • Microplastics
    • GHG reporting
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 Summit Partner Priorities

Summit Partner Priorities

 

Committee Meetings Planned 

  • Air Committee will continue to meet monthly and with regulatory agencies for specific rule/regulation advocacy
  • Water Committee has planned and identified key speakers for the following meetings/workshops:
    • Artificial Intelligence and Software applications series
    • Water/Energy/Emission/Affordability series
    • Indoor Water Conservation Workshop
    • Climate Resilience/GHG inventory/reporting
  • Collection Committee regular meetings and a CASA joint meeting
    • Exfiltration Workshops
  • Energy Committee - Fleet Electrification, Fuel Cell Alternatives, Energy Peak Strategies, Community Choice Aggregation
  • Biosolids Committee meetings, management options meeting with vendors
  • Pretreatment guidance for EPA PFAS rule compliance 

 

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