TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rick Otto, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. Subject
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Update to the City of Orange Sewer System Management Plan.
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2. Summary
State Water Resources Control Board Order No. 2006-0003-DWQ adopted by the State on May 2, 2006 requires owners of sewer collection systems to update and recertify their Sewer System Management Plan at least once every five years.
3. Recommended Action
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1. Adopt the updated Sewer System Management Plan.
2. Authorize and direct the Public Works Director to do any and all things necessary to execute and deliver any and all documents (including amendments or modifications to the Sewer System Management Plan) deemed necessary or advisable in order to carry out, give effect to, and comply with the terms and intent of State Water Resources Control Board Order No. 2006-0003-DWQ.
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4. Fiscal Impact
None.
5. Strategic Plan Goals
Goal 3: Enhance and promote quality of life in the community
b: Deliver high quality and safe recreational, social, environmental, educational and cultural services.
6. Discussion and Background
Order No. R8-2002-0014 adopted by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board on April 26, 2002 required cities in Orange County that own their own sewer collection systems to adopt a Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) for the management of their sewer collection systems. On October 11, 2005 the City Council adopted the required SSMP. On May 2, 2006 the State Water Resources Control Board adopted Order No. 2006-0003-DWQ regulating sanitary sewer collection systems statewide. This Order superseded waste discharge requirement Order R8-2002-0014 from the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board and required a new SSMP. On July 14, 2009 the City Council adopted an updated and revised SSMP consistent with the new statewide Order.
Order 2006-0003-DWQ contains a provision that requires permittees to update and recertify their SSMP every five years. Consistent with this requirement, the City’s SSMP has been updated to reflect changes incorporated into management of the sewer system. The updated SSMP includes the latest sanitary sewer and storm drain maps, ordinances, new Sewer Master Plan, and revised organization charts. The SSMP also includes minor text changes in the body of the SSMP and the Overflow Emergency Response Plan as well as the Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) program referenced in the SSMP. A copy of the SSMP and Appendices is available for review at the City Clerk’s office and on the City website.
7. ATTACHMENTS
1. Updated Sewer System Management Plan without appendices.
2. Previously adopted Sewer System Management Plan without appendices.