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ORDINANCE of the City of San Leandro to Enact Regulations Applicable to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Adding Chapter 23 to Title 3 of the City of San Leandro Municipal Code (Management of PCBs During Building Demolition Projects)
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The City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1.
WHEREAS, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been detected in elevated levels in fish and sediment in the San Francisco Bay making fish unsafe to eat; and
WHEREAS, urban runoff through municipal separate storm sewers systems (MS4s) is considered the most significant measurable pathway for PCBs into the Bay; and
WHEREAS, PCBs in certain priority building materials used in building construction projects between January 1, 1950 to December 31, 1980 have been found to have particularly high PCBs concentrations; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted in 2015 the reissued Municipal Regional Permit (MRP), Order No. R2-2015-0049, updating the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit that regulates discharges of stormwater runoff from MS4s; and
WHEREAS, the MRP requires the permittees, including the City of San Leandro, to reduce discharges of PCBs in stormwater runoff into San Francisco Bay; and
WHEREAS, the MRP requires permittees, including the City of San Leandro, to develop and implement new programs to manage PCBs-containing building materials during demolition; and
WHEREAS, the MRP specifically requires permittees to require that demolition permits for buildings built or remodeled between January 1, 1950 to December 31, 1980 be screened for PCBs-containing building materials; and
WHEREAS, remodeling, partial building, wood framed structure, and single-family residence demolition projects are exempt from the screening for the presence of PCBs in priority building materials; and
WHEREAS, adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from the California Environme...
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