Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors, Acting as the Governing Board of the Ten County Sewer Maintenance/Sanitation Districts
From: Ann M. Stillman, Director of Public Works
Subject: Recertification of the Sewer System Management Plan for the Ten County Sewer Maintenance and Sanitation Districts Governed by the Board of Supervisors
RECOMMENDATION:
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Acting as the Governing Board of the ten (10) County Sewer Maintenance and Sanitation Districts, adopt a resolution:
A) Recertifying the Sewer System Management Plan in accordance with the California State Water Resources Control Board Statewide Waste Discharge Requirements General Order 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 for Sanitary Sewer Systems Order 2006-0003-DWQ to provide a consistent, statewide regulatory approach to address sanitary sewer spills (Spills). 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 December 6, 2022, the State Water Board adopted the Statewide Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Sanitary Sewer Systems WQ 2022-0103-DWQ (Order). This Order serves as statewide waste discharge requirements and supersedes the previous State Water Board Order 2006-0003-DWQ and amendments thereafter.
The Order requires that public agencies report all Spills in the State Water Board's online database. The Order also requires agencies to self-audit their Sewer System Management Plans (SSMP) at least ...
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