Title
Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution Approving the Updated City of San Leandro Sewer System Management Plan
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends City Council approval of the updated Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) as required for compliance with the Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 2006-0003-DWQ.
BACKGROUND
On May 2, 2006, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) adopted Order No. 2006-0003 Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirement for Sanitary Sewer Systems (Statewide WDR). The Statewide WDR requires public agencies that own or operate sanitary sewer systems with more than one mile of pipe to develop and implement a Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP). The WDR also defines the requirements for reporting sanitary sewer overflows (SSO). On July 26, 2013, the SWRCB authorized Order No. WQ2013-0058-EXEC, Amending Monitoring and Reporting Program for Statewide General Waste Discharge for Sanitary Sewer System (Amended MRP); the Amended MRP became effective on September 9, 2013.
The SSMP defines tasks, tools, and strategies in use by City staff to properly manage and maintain the sanitary sewer system, with the primary purpose of reducing the number of sanitary sewer overflows.
The SSMP must include the following eleven elements and must be approved in a public meeting.
I. Goals
II. Organization
III. Legal Authority
IV. Operations and Maintenance Program
V. Design and Performance Provisions
VI. Overflow Emergency Response Plan
VII. Fats, Oil and Grease Control Program
VIII. System Evaluation and Capacity Assurance Plan
IX. Monitoring, Measurement, and Program Modifications
X. SSMP Program Audits
XI. Communication Program
The SSMP requires local public sewer collection system agencies to self-audit at least every two (2) years and update every five (5) years. The updated SSMP must be approved by the City Council at a regular meeting.
Analysis
The SWRCB requires th...
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