Submitted By: Public Works
Prepared By: Dustin Burnside, Utilities Manager
Subject:
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CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2025 SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN, DESIGNATING A LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL AS REQUIRED BY THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROLS BOARD'S WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND THE UTILITIES MANAGER TO APPROVE ANY FURTHER MINOR UPDATES TO THE PLAN, AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
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Fiscal Impact:
None.
Summary:
The Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Sanitary Sewer Systems (WDR-SSS) requires the City's Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) be updated periodically to ensure it complies with the most current regulations and staff responsibilities. The objective of the Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) is to reduce the frequency and volume of Sanitary Sewer Spills by requiring cities to properly fund, operate, maintain, and manage their wastewater collection system. The programs and plans to operate, maintain, and manage the entire wastewater collection system are adequately documented in the SSMP. The resolution before the City Council would approve the 2025 SSMP.
Background:
On May 2, 2006, the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) adopted Water Quality Order 2006-0003, requiring all public agencies that own sanitary sewer collection systems greater than one mile in length to comply with the WDR-SSS. The WDRs are the regulatory standards for agencies that own or operate sanitary sewer collection systems that collect and/or convey untreated or partially treated wastewater to a publicly owned treatment facility.
On December 6, 2022, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted a new Order 2022-0103-DWQ, outlining updated requirements for public agencies, which went into effect beginning June 5, 2023. The new order requires each agency to adopt, certify, and upload its SSMP U...
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