1 RESOLUTION NO. 25-29,605
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURBANK APPROVING THE CITY’S SEWER SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT PLAN (SSMP) UPDATE AND CERTIFYING
IT IS MATERIALLY CONSISTENT WITH STATEWIDE
WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS (WDRs) –
GENERAL ORDER FOR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK FINDS:
A. On May 2, 2006, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) adopted Order No. 2006- 0003, the Statewide General WDRs for Sanitary Sewer Systems.
B. These WDRs are the regulatory mechanism for all public agencies that own or operate sanitary sewer collection systems greater than one mile in length and that collect and convey untreated or partially treated wastewater to a publicly owned treatment facility.
C. The ultimate goal of the WDRs are to reduce the frequency and volume of Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) by requiring public agencies to properly manage, operate, and maintain their wastewater collection system. This is to be done by developing, implementing, and updating an agency-specific SSMP.
D. On April 21, 2009, Council adopted Resolution No. 27,893 approving the initial SSMP document.
E. On April 10, 2014, the City re- certified the SSMP through the SWRCB’s regulatory database, California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS).
F. In 2018 and 2019 the City held discussions in response to alleged SSO - related violations by California River Watch. As a result of these discussions, Burbank and California River Watch agreed to enter into a Consent Decree, dated October 15, 2019, to take certain actions, including the updating of the SSMP.
G. On July 21, 2020, Council adopted Resolution No. 20- 29,164 approving a SSMP Update, and the City subsequently uploaded the document on CIWQS as required by the WDRs.
H. On December 6, 2022, the SWRCB adopted Order No. 2022- 103-DWQ, Statewide WDRs – General Order for Sanitary Sewer Systems, which became effective on June 5, 2023 and superseded Order No. 2006-0003.
I. On May 19, 2023, the City prepared and electronically certified the “Continuation of Existing Regulatory Coverage” form in CIWQS to continue coverage 25-29,605
2 from Order No. 2006-0003 under Order No. 2022-103-DWQ.
J. To comply with Order No. 2022-103-DWQ, the City has also: completed the Spill Emergency Response Plan (SERP) Update and required staff training in June 2023, prepared and electronically certified Annual Reports in CIWQS in March 2024 and March 2025, and conducted an internal SSMP Audit of the City’s existing plan and electronically submitted it in CIWQS in November 2024.
K. The SSMP update primarily incorporates continuing administrative and maintenance activities, including updates to procedures and operations of existing facilities in accordance with WDRs, and as a result, the SSMP is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Section 15378(b)(2) of California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3 Under the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3 (CEQA Guidelines); provided, that even if CEQA appl ied, the administrative and maintenance activities of the SSMP update, primarily ministerial in nature, would involve operation, repair, maintenance or minor alteration of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use and would qualify as a Class 1 exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301. Accordingly, no further environmental review is necessary.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK RESOLVES:
1. The SSMP update is not a “project” subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Section 15378(b)(2) of California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3; provided, that even if CEQA applied, it would be categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, and staff is authorized to file any notices that it believes appropriate.
2. The Council hereby approves the City’s Sewer System Management Plan Update and certifies it is consistent with Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 22nd day of April, 2025.
_s/Nikki Perez_______________
Nikki Perez
Mayor
Approved as to Form:
Attest: Office of the City Attorney
_s/Kimberley Clark___________ By: _ s/Christopher Chwang_____ Kimberley Clark, City Clerk Christopher Chwang Senior Assistant City Attorney
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3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF BURBANK )
I, Kimberley Clark, City Clerk of the City of Burbank, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed and adopted by a vote of the Council of the City of Burbank at its regular meeting held on the 22nd day of April, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: Anthony, Mullins, Rizzotti, Takahashi, and Perez.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
_s/Kimberley Clark___________
Kimberley Clark, City Clerk