SOUTHEAST AREA
COMMITTEE
September 27, 2023
AES
HB SOUTHEAST AREA MEETING
3 AES Proprietary & Confidential/Not for distribution
AES Huntington Beach Power plant
September 2023 Monthly meeting
AUXILIARY BOILER
4 Auxiliary Boiler steam used
Steam turbine gland steam
Air ejector for vacuum operations
Sparging steam to the HRSG (only
cold start)
Venting steam
Not routine operations
CEMS (Continuous Emission
Monitoring System) RATA (Relative
Accuracy Test Audit) testing
required for AQMD air permit
compliance
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AUXILIARY BOILER
5 Venting steam
Typical Aux Boiler operations < 25% load
RATA Test operations ~ 60% load
RATA Test schedule –every 6 months or once in a
year
Testing scheduled (08/08) to complete by
evening, but delayed due to CAISO dispatch timing
which delayed to start RATA testing
Hereafter, schedule test for completion by 07:00PM
Emergency notification system:
Testing schedule not yet finalized
Notification will be sent out through City office
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CONTACT PHONE#
6 Questions or comments:
AES Huntington Beach Power Plant
Hotline Phone
1-888-372-5633
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OC SAN
OC San Plant No. 2 Construction
Presented By:
Belen Carrillo
Community Liaison
HB Southeast Area
Committee Meeting
September 27, 2023
Tanya Chong
Daisy Covarrubias
Rebecca Long
Belen Carrillo
Kelly Newell
Community
Liaisons
Current Large Construction Projects
Outfall Low Flow Pump Station
Spring ‘19 – Winter ‘25
$93 million
Primary Clarifiers Replacement
Fall ‘21 – Spring ‘27
$112 million
N
Brookhurst St
Future Large Construction Projects
Digester Complex
2026-2033
$408 million
Perimeter Wall
2024-2026*
$23 million
*Tree and landscape
removal this year
N
Brookhurst St
Perimeter Wall
For more information about the project:
www.ocsan.gov/perimeterwall
Trees and bushes
removed in 2023,
during the non-
nesting season
Website: www.ocsan.gov/HB
Construction Hotline: 714.378.2965
Email: [email protected]
Social Media: @OCSanDistrict
Virtual Tours: www.ocsan.gov/tours
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OC San Connection Newsletter
www.ocsan.gov/Newsletter
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ASCON
Ascon Pilot Work Progress
Update September 27, 2023, City of Huntington Beach Southeast Area meeting. For Discussion Only.
COMPLETED
Installation of Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE) extraction wells and monitoring probes (Completed July 19) Excavation for first phase of Engineered Misting Containment (EMC) testing (Completed July 21) Lagoon 4 reinforcement work (Completed August 16)
Operation of SVE extraction system (Completed September 13) Excavation for second phase of EMC testing in the northern perimeter of the Site (Completed September 14) Post SVE system treatment excavation (Completed September 20)
IN PROGRESS
• SVE pilot test rebound monitoring
EMC onsite excavation work in the northern
perimeter, September 2023.
SVE air treatment system with sound baffles shielding
blower and generator noise, August 2023.
EMC Northern Perimeter Work
Update September 27, 2023, City of Huntington Beach Southeast Area meeting. For Discussion Only.
• EMC excavation pilot work in the northern
perimeter began on August 29
o Some intermittent odors were observed
offsite across from the excavation area.
Work was paused on the afternoon of
August 31 and resumed on September 6.
o Ascon team adjusted onsite protocols to
better mitigate odors from the northern
perimeter work. This work was completed
September 14. These updated protocols
included adjusting excavation rates and
material coverage using odor mitigation
products.
o DTSC was at Ascon daily to observe work.
EMC excavation work at the northern perimeter area.
Community Resources
• EMC pilot work in the northern perimeter
resumed with the approval to staff a Public
Information Table across the Site at Edison
Park to answer community questions.
• The Public Information Table was staffed during
active excavation work by Ascon in partnership
with DTSC personnel. Both DTSC and Ascon
representatives were able to answer questions
from the community.
• During pilot testing, the asconhb.com
telemetry webpage can be accessed to view
near real time air quality monitoring results.
DTSC and Ascon representatives were available to the community during active excavation work.
Planned Next Steps After Pilot Work
Ascon EMC, SVE Pilot
Work
4 MONTHS
Receipt of Pilot Test
Data, Data Analysis
and Reporting
2 MONTHS
Restart Plan
Finalization and
Community
Meetings
3 MONTHS
Final Remediation Work, including excavation, grading and the capping of the Site 18 MONTHS – 2 YEARS
Update September 27, 2023, City of Huntington Beach Southeast Area meeting. For Discussion Only.
Complete SVE and EMC pilot work. Conclude air monitoring observers in the community.
Coordinate with Southern California Edison (SCE) to replace three power poles onsite (routine maintenance).
Next Steps – September/October
Update September 27, 2023, City of Huntington Beach Southeast Area meeting. For Discussion Only.
Staying Up to Date and How to Contact Us
Visit asconhb.com to sign up to receive Ascon updates, including Weekly Site Updates covering onsite activities and field work.
You can reach the Ascon team at our information line, 714-388-1825, or via email at [email protected].
Update September 27, 2023, City of Huntington Beach Southeast Area meeting. For Discussion Only.
CITY UPDATES
BANNING AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS
Improvements and rehab on Banning Avenue- Magnolia to Brookhurst.
Includes new pavement, re-striping, street trees, landscaped medians, bike lanes, and enhanced pedestrian safety devices (flashing beacons) at 2 locations crossing Banning at Starfire and at Malibu. Construction is expected to be completed by December.
BANNING CURRENT CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
MAGNOLIA/HAMILTON OPERATIONS
• Hamilton from Newland to Magnolia
• new pavement and striping
• Continuing to monitor traffic flow and operations
• Generally working well
• Southbound left turns do queue into thru lanes occasionally but don’t affect overall traffic movement or cause congestion • Queues are clearing with each cycle of the signal during peak times • Westbound right very heavy during school times
RECTANGULAR RAPID- FLASH BEACONS (RRFB)
ON HAMILTON & POLYNESIAN LN
• Details for Edison Park
Conceptual Plan at:
⚬ bit.ly/hbedisonpark
• Eader Park AAC Board
• LeBard Park
• Seely Park Playground
• Banning Library Branch
PARK & LIBRARY IMPROVEMENTS
State Beach
Events
Edison High Foundation Resolution Run
December 10th
HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE
• MyHB should not be used to report in-progress criminal or suspected criminal behavior, rather those issues should be reported to Police Communications at (714) 960-8825, or in the event of an emergency 9-1-1.
• As Hurricane / Tropical Storm Hillary approached Southern California, Social Workers and BeWell combined efforts to conduct outreach to our unhoused community, to link individuals to shelter.
In the two days leading up to the event, 11 individuals accepted assistance from our teams.
• For August, the average occupancy of the HBNC was 95%.
PART 1 CRIMES
JANUARY – AUGUST 2023
TRAFFIC COLLISIONS
JANUARY – AUGUST 2023
Bicycle Collisions:
• Total Citywide: 115
• Involving E-bikes: 78
Pedestrian Collisions:
• Total Citywide: 51
Stay in the Know
www.surfcitybreak.com
www.huntingtonbeachca.gov
Next Meeting
November 22, 2023 4:30pm