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7A Page 13 Hunter at (916) 658-8242 or Yhunter@ca-iIQ.org, or CHK Program Coordinator Jennifer Lewis, at (916) 658-8226 or i1ewis@ca-ilo.orQ. CHK is a program of the Institute for Local Government, the non-profrt research arm of the League of Califomia Cities and the California State Association of Counties. SSO Waste Discharge Requirement Collection System Training Coming Up The State Water Resources Control Board and the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) have scheduled three upcoming training sessions in July. The training is about the general waste discharge requirements for public/y-owned sanitary sewer collection systems that were adopted in 2006. The three training sessions currently scheduled are: . Thursday, July 12, Sunnyvale . Tuesday, July 19, Oakland . Thursday, July 19, Sacramento City officials with responsibilities in this area can leam more about the sessions and the requirements at www.cwea.oro/sso. The training will assist attendees with how to develop a Sewer System Management Plan, the 12 components needed in such a plan, and the compliance schedule that is required for the components. Registration for the training sessions is available online at www.cwea.orQ. The requirements will be phased in based on population on the following dates: . Aug. 2, 2007 - Population of more than 100,000 . Nov. 2, 2007 - Population 10,000 - 100,000 . Feb. 2, 2008 - Population 2,500 - 10,000 . May 2, 2008 - Population of less than 2,500 The League of California Cities and the California Association of Sanitation Agencies are working closely with CWEA on this issue and will provide more information about future training sessions as it becomes available. Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission Meeting In July The next meeting of the Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission will take place on Thursday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the California Teachers Association State Headquarters in Burlingame. City officials interested in following the commission's work on post- employment benefits are encouraged to attend. The commission was established by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's signing of Executive Order S-25-06. Its goal is to propose ways to address unfunded post-employment benefits. By Jan. 1, 2008, the commission must send a report to the Govemor and Legislature that will: . Identify the full amount of post-employment health care and dental benefits for which California governments are liable and which remain unfunded. . Evaluate and compare various approaches for addressing governments' unfunded retirement health care and pension obligations. . Propose a plan to address governments' unfunded retirement health care and pension obligations. The commission includes 12 members. Six, including the chairperson, were appointed by the Governor, three were appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly Fabian Nu"ez, and three were 4