Report Prepared by: Bill Osmer, Public Works Manager-Wastewater
Title
SUBJECT: Adoption of a Resolution Re-Certifying the Updated City of Merced's Sewer System Management Plan for the Period of June 2020 Through June 2025
REPORT IN BRIEF
Requests the City Council to re-certify the updated Sewer System Management Plan.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion approving Resolution 2020-38, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, re-certifying the updated City of Merced's Sewer System Management Plan.
Body
ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommend by Staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to other than recommended by Staff; or,
3. Deny; or,
4. Refer to Staff for reconsideration of specific items; or,
5. Continue to a future meeting.
AUTHORITY
Merced Municipal Code Title 15, Public Service, Division 1, Sewer System
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the 2019-20 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION
The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) adopted the Monitoring and Reporting Program (MRP) No. 2006-0003 Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR's) for Sanitary Sewer Systems on May 2, 2006. The WDR mandates the City of Merced to:
* Develop and implement a system specific Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP),
* Upgrade monitoring, record keeping, sampling, and testing procedures to report electronically,
* Institute an annual internal audit program and provide regular public outreach and notification
The WDR also mandates the City of Merced to update the SSMP every five (5) years, and to have the SSMP re-certified by the City's governing board when significant changes have been made.
As required, Staff has conducted regular internal audits of the SSMP. These regular audits have resulted in the SSMP being changed and updated, and now requires City Council approval (see attachment 1).
Updates and changes to the SSMP were tracked on a spreadsheet showing the original text and the replacement text (see a...
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