COCOTAX INVITATION TO ATTEND A BOARD/MEMBERS LINCH MEETING FRIDAY March 28, 2025 at 11:45am
The Contra Costa Taxpayers Association (CoCoTax) invites you to attend a LUNCHEON Board /Members Meeting at Denny’s Restaurant 1313 Willow Pass Road, Concord, on Friday March 28, 2025 at 11:45 am. Please register in advance on the CoCoTax website where you can pay ONLINE, or bring cash or check on Friday and pay at the door-$25 for members, $30 for guests.
SPEAKER TOPIC
Central San: Regulatory Changes, Rate Updates, and our Future Economic Outlook
Last year, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board introduced new regulations requiring all Bay Area wastewater agencies to cut nitrogen discharges by 40% from 2022 levels by 2034. Meeting this stringent regulation will require significant upgrades to wastewater treatment facilities across our region, at an estimated price tag for Bay Area residents of $11-13 billion. Central San staff will be providing details on the impacts to the District under these new regulatory requirements, plus discuss Central San’s proposed rates increases FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27. Central San staff will also provide an update on other initiatives underway in order to help keep rates competitive.
Speaker Bios
Philip Leiber is Deputy General Manager-Administration, has been employed by the District since 2016. He oversees functions including Finance, Information Technology, Communications/Intergovernmental Affairs. He has over 25 years of utility leadership experience including as Chief Financial Officer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Seattle City Light, and the California Independent System Operator, and has over 30 years of financial management experience. Mr. Leiber received a Masters Degree in Accounting and a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan in 1992.
Greg Norby is Deputy General Manager for Operations and Engineering at Central San. Prior to this, Mr. Norby served for five years as manager of the SFPUC Wastewater Enterprise, overseeing a 500-person department responsible for O&M of the city’s combined wastewater and stormwater system. During this period, the WWE was investing approximately $1B per year in new construction and negotiating major agreements with the State of California and the federal EPA related to regulatory compliance. Mr. Norby has over 20 years of public water and wastewater utility management experience and is a registered Civil Engineer in California. He has a BS in Civil Engineering from Cal State Chico and a Masters in Water Resources Engineering from Utah State University.
