Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Jasneet W. Sharma, Director, Sustainability Department
Subject: Second Amendment to the Agreement with San Mateo Resource Conservation District to Provide Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of the Sustainability Department, or designee(s), to execute a second amendment to the agreement with San Mateo Resource Conservation District (RCD) to provide water quality monitoring and reporting services, extending the term of the agreement by one year to June 30, 2027, and increasing the amount of the agreement by $77,349 to an amount not to exceed $261,882, and approving a waiver of the competitive solicitation process.
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BACKGROUND:
The state-mandated Municipal Regional Stormwater National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program protects and enhances water quality by reducing pollutants and eliminating non-stormwater discharges such as fluids, debris and waste into county storm drain systems, watercourses and waterbodies, including creeks, the San Francisco Bay, and the ocean. The County is subject to a NPDES state program and must comply with the permit issued by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board). In addition to NPDES permit requirements, the County is mandated by the Water Board to monitor and improve water quality in five watersheds: Pillar Point Harbor and Venice Beach, Pescadero-Butano, San Gregorio, San Vicente Creek, and San Pedro Creek and Pacifica State Beach.
In 2002, San Vicente Creek in San Mateo County was listed on the Federal Clean Water Act 303(d) List of Impaired Water Bodies and in May 2016 the Water Quality Improvement Plan (WQIP) policy became effective.
On June 27, 2017, this Board adopted a resolution to enter into an agreement with the San Mateo County Resource Conservation District (RC...
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