Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors, Acting as the Governing Board of the Ten County Sewer/Sanitation Districts
From: James C. Porter, Director of Public Works
Subject: Re-certification of the Sewer System Management Plan for the Ten County Sewer/Sanitation Districts Governed by the Board of Supervisors
RECOMMENDATION:
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Acting as the Governing Board of the ten County Sewer/Sanitation Districts, adopt a resolution:
A) Re-certifying the Sewer System Management Plan in accordance with the California State Water Resources Control Board Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems; and
B) Directing the Director of Public Works to implement and periodically update the revised Sewer System Management Plan as necessary to comply with current regulatory requirements and best practices.
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BACKGROUND:
On May 2, 2006, the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) adopted the Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements (GWDR) for Sanitary Sewer Systems Order No. 2006-0003 (Order) to provide a consistent, statewide regulatory approach to address sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). All public agencies that own or operate sanitary sewer systems greater than one mile in length that collect and/or convey wastewater to publicly owned treatment facilities are required to comply with the Order. On July 30, 2013, Attachment A to the Order was promulgated and became effective on September 9, 2013 and is known as Attachment A, State Water Board Order No. WQO 2013-0058-EXEC, amending the Monitoring and Reporting Program of the Statewide GWDR for Sanitary Sewer Systems (together these documents constitute the "SSS WDR").
The SSS WDR requires that these public agencies report all SSOs in the State Water Board's online SSO database and seek approval from their governing board for the development of a Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) and the final...
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