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Greetings:

The Counties of Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside with the Santa Ana
Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) and a number of other interested parties
in Southern California, U.S.A. have formed a task force to help the
California Regional Water Quality Control Board Santa Ana Region do their
currently scheduled triennial review of the Santa Ana basin plan.

The basin plan is the water quality management document used to establish
designated beneficial uses and water quality objectives for waters in the
region. It is the basis for water quality regulation enforcement. It is
required under the California Porter-Cologne Act that this basin plan under
go a review every three years to evaluate the latest science and regional
data so that the beneficial uses and water quality objectives reflect recent
advancements and understanding of water quality phenomena and regional
issues.

To help us accomplish our goal of conducting this triennial review, we are
seeking a consulting company or team of companies with significant expertise
in:
1. Thorough knowledge of all sections of the Federal Clean Water Act and its
amendments

2. Thorough knowledge of the California Water Code (Porter-Cologne Act) and
its amendments: particularly surface water quality regulation, Basin Plan
development, beneficial use designation, waste discharge, non-point source
pollution regulation, and NPDES permits.

3. Thorough knowledge of federal regulations: particularly 40CFR parts 121,
122, 123,124, 131, 136 and other parts dealing with the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program

4. Thorough knowledge of Santa Ana River Basin Water Quality Control Plan
(Basin Plan) and other Basin Plans, their historical development and
reviews, the assumptions and data relied upon to develop the plans, and the
processes used for reviewing the plans.

5. Thorough familiarity with the applicable federal, state, and
regional/local policies, source documents and processes used for
establishing water quality standards

6. Strong expertise in:
A chemistry,
B biology,
C hydrology,
D chemical fate and transport,
E microbiological processes
F microbial fate and transport,
G geology,
H sediment transport,
I aquatic and wetlands ecology,
J economic and financial analysis of public work projects,
K economic impact analysis,
L water treatment technologies and processes,
M Best Management Practice (BMP) implementation.
N Use Attainability Analyses (UAAs)

7. Thorough knowledge of the processes for setting beneficial uses in the
Santa Ana region, other jurisdictions in California, other jurisdictions in
other states, and at the federal level.

8. Thorough knowledge of NPDES programs in California.

9. Thorough knowledge of the TMDL development process.

10. Demonstrated ability to work and communicate with a diverse group of
stakeholders including municipal and public agencies, private parties,
private consultants, environmental groups, regulators, elected officials,
and the public.

11. Demonstrated ability to work with local, state and federal regulators.

12. Previous work in storm water programs and surface water quality programs
related to Basin Plan issues.

13. Previous work with the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board.

14. Thorough knowledge of the processes required to amend the Basin Plan.

15. Familiarity with the legal issues surrounding changes to beneficial uses
and water quality objectives.

16. Previous experience with Use Attainability Analyses.

The request for proposals can be found at the following web site:

http://www.sawpa.org/RFP-BID/index.htm

http://www.sawpa.org/RFP-BID/RFP%20stormwater%20standards%20task%20force%20v
3.pdf

This will be a task-order based contract. We anticipate the program to
continue for at least 3 years. The first task will be to develop a work plan
for a series of data gathering and analysis tasks that will assist the task
force in conducting the triennial review. This task will begin in February,
2003. The task force is currently funding the contract for this work plan
and will fund further phases of work from each member's annual budget for
NPDES compliance, water quality management, and other operating funds.

Proposals are due December 20, 2002. Please, if you are interested, download
the RFP from the website link herein. If, after reading the RFP, you have
further questions, please call Mr. Mark Norton of SAWPA at (909)354-4221 or
myself at the numbers below. Feel free to forward this information to other
colleagues of forums.

Sincerely,
Richard Haimann, P.E.
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Richard Haimann, P.E.
Project Partners
Consulting to the County of Orange
County Phone: (714) 834-4786
Home Office: (562) 628-1980
e-fax: (562) 684-4312