Report Prepared by: Bill Osmer, Public Works Manager - Water Quality Control
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SUBJECT: Adoption of Motion Receiving and Filing the Biennial Audit of the Sewer System Management Plan as Required by the State Water Resources Control Board
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers the filing of the biennial audit of the Sewer System Management Plan.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion receiving and filing the biennial audit of the Sewer System Management Plan as required by the State Water Resources Control Board.
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DISCUSSION
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) issued General Order Number 2006-0003-DWQ (hereby called General Order) requiring all federal and state agencies, municipalities, districts, and other public entities (hereby called Enrollees) that own or operate a sanitary sewer system to develop a Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP), and to perform periodic internal audits of said SSMP. The General Order also requires Enrollees to establish a communication system to “provide the public the opportunity to provide input to the Enrollee as the program is developed and implemented”. (General Order Section D. Provisions, 13. SSMP, (xi) Communication Program).
To meet the audit requirement, the Public Works Sewer Division has performed a biennial audit for fiscal years 2017/2018 and 2018/2019. To meet the communication program requirement, the Public Works Sewer Division is presenting the biennial audit to Council for their information, and will post the SSMP audit to the City of Merced website.
ATTACHMENTS
1. SSMP Audit: 2017/2018 and 2018/2019