Agenda packet, regular meeting — Cypress City Council, July 14, 2025 (part 1 of 3)

AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING

CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
July 14, 2025
6:00 P.M. - General Session
www.cypressca.org 5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California
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CALL TO ORDER
6:00 P.M.

Council Chambers

ROLL CALL
Cypress City Council, also acting as the Ex-Officio Governing Board of Directors of the Cypress Recreation and Park District
Mayor David Burke
Mayor Pro Tem Leo Medrano
Council Member Kyle Chang
Council Member Scott Minikus
Council Member Bonnie Peat

PRESENTATIONS
Recognition of Outgoing Commissioners and Oath of Office for Incoming Commissioners Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Presentation ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS (Three minutes per speaker. The City Council may adjust the time allotted per speaker.)
The public may address the City Council on agenda items prior to any action taken. Although Council Members may provide brief responses, the City Council may not engage in a discussion with members of the public during the meeting. Please complete a Speaker's Card to address the City Council in-person. Please follow the instructions at the end of the agenda and wait for the Mayor/City Clerk to call on you to address the City Council virtually. Speakers providing in-person comments will be called first. Members of the public are encouraged to communicate with the City Council via email at [email protected] or by calling 714-229-6699.

CONSENT CALENDAR

CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are to be approved with one motion unless a Council Member requests separate action on a specific item. Council Members voting no or abstaining on a Consent Calendar item may do so without removing the item from the Consent Calendar.

1. Approve Minutes - Meeting of May 27, June 9, and June 23, 2025 Prepared by: Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
Recommendation: Approve as submitted.

2. Introduce and/or Adopt All Ordinances and Resolutions Presented for Consideration by Title Only and to Waive Further Reading

3. Second Reading and Adopt an Ordinance Updating the Municipal Code Relating to the Composition of the Traffic Commission
Prepared by: Peter Grant, City Manager
Recommendation: Conduct the second reading and adopt an Ordinance, by title only, amending Municipal Code Section 2-70 relating to the composition of the Traffic Commission and Section 2-60 relating to eligibility for appointment.

4. Second Reading and Adopt an Ordinance Updating the Municipal Code to Amend Purchasing Authority Limits
Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works Recommendation: Conduct the second reading and adopt an Ordinance, by title only, amending Municipal Code Section 21A authorizing changes in purchasing authority limits.

5. Receive an Update on the Strategic Plan Six-Month Objectives Prepared by: Peter Grant, City Manager
Recommendation: Receive an update on the Strategic Plan six-month objectives.

6. Receive and File the Police Department Annual Military Equipment Report Prepared by: Mark Lauderback, Chief of Police
Recommendation:

1. Receive and file the Police Department Annual Military Equipment Report; and

2. Renew the Military Equipment Policy previously approved by City Council Ordinance No. 1194.

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7. Approve the Purchase of One Replacement Police Department Motorcycle Prepared by: Mark Lauderback, Chief of Police
Recommendation:

1. Authorize an appropriation increase of $39,040 in the Capital Replacement Fund for the purchase and unfitting of one motorcycle; and

2. Authorize a transfer of $39,040 from the General Liability Fund to the Capital Replacement Fund for the purchase.

8. Approve the Sewer System Management Plan Update
Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the Sewer System Management Plan Update.

9. Approve a Contract Amendment to Replace the Roof and HVAC of a City-Owned Building at 10161 Moody Street (Cedar Glen Park), Project 378 Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works Recommendation:

1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to Replace the Roof and HVAC of a City-Owned Building at 10161 Moody Street, Project 378, in an amount not to exceed $103,798; and

2. Authorize an appropriation of $103,798 in the City Capital Projects Fund; and

3. Approve a transfer of $103,798 from the Infrastructure Reserve Fund to the City Capital Projects Fund.

10. Approve a Contract for Independent Auditing Services Prepared by: Matt Burton, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Recommendation:

1. Approve a contract with Eide Bailly, LLP to perform annual auditing services for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025 through June 30, 2027 for an amount not to exceed $221,000; and

2. Approve an appropriation increase of $2,000 in the Cypress Recreation and Park District's General Fund to provide audit services for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025.

PUBLIC HEARINGS (Three minutes per speaker)
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PUBLIC HEARINGS (Three minutes per speaker)
The public may address the City Council on public hearing items prior to any action taken.

Please complete a Speaker's Card to address the City Council in-person. Please follow the instructions at the end of the agenda and wait for the Mayor/City Clerk to call on you to address the City Council virtually. Speakers providing in-person comments will be called first.

Council Members should disclose communications with anyone relevant to a Public Hearing item.

11. Approve a Tentative Tract Map for a 20-Unit Townhome Development at 5302 Lincoln Avenue
Prepared by: Alicia Velasco, Planning Director
Recommendation:

1. Adopt a Resolution approving Tentative Tract Map No. 19358 and finding the project exempt from California Environmental Quality Act requirements; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an Affordable Housing Agreement.

12. Approve Conditional Use Permit No. 2025-01 for a Drive-Thru Fast Food Restaurant at 4125 Ball Road
Prepared by: Alicia Velasco, Planning Director
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2025-01 and confirm the project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act requirements.

NEW BUSINESS

13. Approve the Scope of Work for a Performance Review of the Solid Waste Franchise
Prepared by: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works Recommendation: Approve the scope of work for a performance review of the Solid Waste Franchise.

ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR

ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

14. Discuss Promoting Volunteer Opportunities in Cypress Agendized by: David Burke, Mayor
Recommendation: Discuss promoting volunteer opportunities in Cypress.

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15. Discuss Oral Communications During City Council Meetings Agendized by: David Burke, Mayor
Recommendation: Discuss Oral Communications during City Council meetings.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Three minutes per speaker. The City Council may adjust the time allotted per speaker.)
The public may address the City Council on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Although Council Members may provide brief responses, the City Council may not discuss nor take action on items that are not on the agenda. Please complete a Speaker's Card to address the City Council in-person. Members of the public are encouraged to communicate with the City Council via email at [email protected] or by calling 714-229-6699.

COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED BOARDS AND COMMITTEES

AND REMARKS

COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION

CITY MANAGER REMARKS

ADJOURNMENT - IN MEMORY OF LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT SERGEANT

SHIOU DENG AND CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER MIGUEL CANO The next meeting will be an adjourned Regular Meeting, to be held on Monday, August 25, 2025, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Executive Board Room.

Council Members and the public should promptly exit the Council Chambers and proceed through the Civic Center to the parking lot.

I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing Agenda was posted on the City Hall bulletin board and City website not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 11th day of July, 2025.

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Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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4. Watch the Meeting. The City Council meeting can be viewed on Spectrum Cable Channel 36 or on the City's website at www.cypressca.org/watchlive.

5. Listen to the Meeting. Listen-only teleconferencing is available by calling (631) 992-3221 and entering Access Code 577-042-297. No registration or audio pin is necessary.

INVOCATION POLICY
The City Council does not endorse the content of the invocation and does not endorse the invocational speaker’s particular faith, belief and/or religious denomination. The City Council has an established neutral policy for selecting and scheduling invocational speakers. The City Council’s policy on invocations is available from the City Clerk.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, you should contact the City Clerk at (714) 229-6685 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.

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CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
City Council Regular 1.

FROM: Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
DATE: 07/14/2025
SUBJECT: Approve Minutes - Meeting of May 27, June 9, and June 23, 2025

RECOMMENDATION
Approve as submitted.

BUDGET IMPACT
None.

LEGAL REVIEW
None required.

APPROVED BY: Peter Grant, City Manager
Attachments
May 27, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes
June 9, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes
June 23, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes

REGULAR MEETING

CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
MAY 27, 2025
5:30 P.M. – Workshop
6:00 P.M. – General Session
A regular meeting of the Cypress City Council was called to order at 5:31 p.m. by Mayor Burke in the Executive Board Room, 5275 Orange Avenue, Cypress, California.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION / WORKSHOP ITEMS
None.

WORKSHOP SESSION – Open to the public
City Hall Executive Board Room Modernization Options
The Director of Public Works provided a presentation on the item.

City Council discussion ensued.

No action was taken.

Mayor Burke recessed the meeting at 6:03 p.m.

RECONVENE
Mayor Burke reconvened the meeting at 6:14 p.m.

STAFF PRESENT
City Manager Peter Grant
Acting City Attorney William Wynder
Director of Finance and Administrative Services Matt Burton Director of Recreation and Community Services Jeff Draper Chief of Police Mark Lauderback
Planning Director Alicia Velasco
Director of Public Works Nick Mangkalakiri
City Clerk Alisha Farnell
Assistant Director of Finance and Administrative Services Donna Mullally Recreation Manager Ian Kokot
I.T. Manager Adrian Smith
Police Captain Scott Ausmus
Deputy City Clerk Christina Dizol
INVOCATION Father Romeo Ascan, St. Irenaeus Catholic Church, led the Invocation.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Bonnie Peat led the Pledge of Allegiance.

REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION / WORKSHOP
The City Attorney reported that the City Council held a Workshop Session regarding City Hall Executive Board Room Modernization Options. The City Council received a presentation, provided feedback and no reportable action was taken.

PRESENTATIONS
The City Council recognized Cypress resident and U.S. Army Veteran Peter Smith.

Groundswell/OC Human Relations representative Eyeluta Haileleul provided a presentation on safety and inclusion.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS
Brooke Nafarrette, Cypress, spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 3.

Jon Peat, Cypress, spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 3.

Esther Poch, Cypress, spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 3.

Bob Youngsma, Cypress, spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 3, awarding contracts, and Agenda Item No. 12.

Beth Culver, Cypress, spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 3.

Jose Trinidad Castaneda spoke regarding Agneda Item No. 10.

CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are to be approved with one motion unless a Council Member requests separate action on a specific item.

Council Member Minikus stated that Agenda Item No. 12, the Warrant Register, includes electronic fund transfer No. 17073 for $341.78 as reimbursement for medical coverage he is entitled to receive as a CalPERS annuitant. He indicated that in voting for any motion to approve the Warrants Register, he would not be voting on electronic fund transfers No. 17073 for the reason disclosed.

Mayor Burke commented on Agenda Item No. 10.

A motion was made by Mayor Burke, and seconded by Council Member Minikus, to approve Consent Calendar items No. 1 through 12.

The motion was unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, Minikus, Peat, Medrano and Burke NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Item No. 1: Approve Minutes – Meeting of April 28, 2025 Recommendation: Approve as submitted.

Item No. 2: Introduce and/or Adopt All Ordinances and Resolutions Presented for Consideration by Title Only and to Waive Further Reading Item No. 3: Consider Second Reading and Adopting an Ordinance Updating the Municipal Code Relating to Voting Procedures in City Council Meetings Governing Abstentions and Reconsideration
Recommendation: Consider second reading and adopting an Ordinance amending section 2.2-11 and 2-2.20 of the Cypress Municipal Code relating to voting procedures in City Council meetings governing abstentions and reconsideration.

ORDINANCE NO. 1217

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 2-2.11 AND 2-2.20 OF THE

CYPRESS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO VOTING PROCEDURES

IN CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS GOVERNING ABSTENTIONS AND

RECONSIDERATION
Item No. 4: Approve Senate Bill 1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Funding and Project List
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the FY 2025-26 Senate Bill 1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funding and project list.

RESOLUTION NO. 7018

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
OF 2017
Item No. 5: Accept the Concrete Rehabilitation (Phase One), Project 387 Recommendation:

1. Accept the Concrete Rehabilitation (Phase One), Project 387, in the amount of $186,936 and approve the final payment of $9,346.80 to CJ Concrete Construction, Inc.; and

2. Authorize the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder.

Item No. 6: Accept Emergency Sewer Line Repairs on Avenida Granada Recommendation:

1. Accept Emergency Sewer Line Repairs on Avenida Granada, in the amount of $85,694.18; and

2. Approve an $85,695 appropriation increase in the Sewer Fund for the emergency repairs.

Item No. 7: Award a Contract to Replace Existing Hardware/Software Systems at the Myra Avenue Stormwater Pumpstations, Project 384
Recommendation:

1. Award a contract Evolutionary Commercial Systems, Inc. (ECSI) for $304,535.98, and authorize a contingency of $45,500; and

2. Appropriate $100,036 in the Capital Projects Fund for Project 384; and

3. Transfer $100,036 from the Storm Drain Fund to the City Capital Projects Fund.

Item No. 8: Approve a Cooperative Agreement with the City of Los Alamitos for the Traffic Signal at the Intersection of Calle Lee and Cerritos Avenue Recommendation:

1. Approve the Cooperative Agreement with the City of Los Alamitos for Traffic Signal Maintenance; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.

Item No. 9: Approve an Agreement for Audio and Lighting Services at Citywide Special Events
Recommendation: Approve a three-year agreement with That Sound Guy for audio and lighting needs at citywide special events not to exceed $57,975, with an option for two oneyear extensions.

Item No. 10: Receive and File the Five-Year Technology Master Plan Recommendation: Receive and file the Five-Year Technology Master Plan for FY 2025-26 through FY 2029-30
Item No. 11: Receive and File the Investment Report for the Month Ended April 30, 2025
Recommendation: Receive and file the attached investment report.

Item No. 12: Receive and File Register of Warrants, Transfers, and Wires Issued, for the Period of April 12, 2025 through May 9, 2025
Recommendation: Receive and file the attached payment register summarized below for the period of April 12, 2025 through May 9, 2025:
 Electronic Funds Transfers 17024 Through 17189
 Warrants 67720 through 67929
 Payroll Transfers W1554 through W1555

NEW BUSINESS
Item No. 13: Discussion on the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Proposed Budget and Capital Improvement Program
The Director of Finance and Administrative Services and the Public Works Director provided a report on this item.

City Council discussion ensued.

A motion was made by Mayor Burke, and seconded by Council Member Chang, to move the Playground Replacement Program in the CIP from FY 2027-28 to FY 2025-26.

City Council discussion ensued.

A substitute motion was made by Council Member Peat, and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Medrano, to receive the Proposed Budget and Capital Improvement Plan as is.

City Attorney provided procedural guidance.

City Council discussion continued.

Council Member Peat modified her substitute motion to receive the Proposed Budget and Capital Improvement Plan and move up the Playground Replacement Program from FY 2027-28 to FY 2026-27.

Council Member Chang seconded the substitute motion.

The substitute motion was unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, Minikus, Peat, Medrano and Burke NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None

ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
None.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Paul Kokkinos, Cypress, spoke regarding comments made at a prior City Council meeting by former Public Works Director and Mayor Pro Tem Medrano’s attendance at meetings.

Bob Youngsma, Cypress, spoke regarding comments made at a prior City Council meeting by former Public Works Director.

Glenn Button, Cypress, spoke regarding good governance and fiscal responsibilities.

Jon Peat, Cypress, spoke regarding Mayor Burke’s comments at the May 19, 2025 Special Meeting.

Carlo Nafarrete, Cypress, spoke regarding settlement agreement with former Public Works Director.

Brooke Nafarrete, Cypress, spoke regarding articles referenced by Mayor Burke at the May 19, 2025 Special Meeting.

Esther Poch, Cypress, spoke regarding settlement agreement with former Public Works Director.

Dr. Frances Marquez, Cypress, spoke regarding comments made at a prior City Council meeting by former Public Works Director.

Beth Culver, Cypress, spoke regarding recusals and Mayor Burke’s conflict of interest.

COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED BOARDS AND

COMMITTEES AND REMARKS
Council Member Minikus:

Participated in Commissioner interviews. Attended Mayor’s Town Hall. Attended Memorial Day Celebration at Cottonwood Church. Attended Memorial Day Celebration at Forest Lawn.

Council Member Peat:

Attended Cypress Police Department Open House event. Participated in Commissioner interviews. Attended Memorial Day Celebration at Forest Lawn.

Council Member Chang:

Spoke regarding the Special Meeting on May 19, 2025. Attended the Library Advisory Board meeting and encouraged residents to utilize the Libby App.

Mayor Pro Tem Medrano:

Attended the Cypress Police Department Open House event. Attended OC Vector Control board meeting. Spoke regarding his absence at the Commissioner interviews. Attended the Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast event. Attended the Cypress Police Foundation Luncheon. Thanked everyone who attended his office hours. Spoke regarding Special Meeting on May 19, 2025.

Mayor Burke:

Encouraged residents to use the Libby App. Attended the Orange County Fire Authority Budget Committee meeting and regular board meeting. Participated in Commissioner interviews. Thanked everyone who attended the Town Hall meeting. Attended the Memorial Day Celebration at Forest Lawn.

COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
Council Member Minikus requested to agendize a presentation from Orange County Sanitation District at the June 9th Council Meeting. Mayor Burke supported the item.

Mayor Burke requested to agendize an item to consider increasing the size of the Traffic Commission. Council Member Chang and Minikus supported the item.

CITY MANAGER REMARKS
Spoke regarding the Police Foundation Luncheon and expressed appreciation for their support. Spoke regarding the Police Department Open House event. Spoke regarding Commissioner recruitment.

City Attorney acknowledged the City Council’s decorum during the CIP discussion.

Congratulated the City Council on the reopening of Arnold Cypress Park.

ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Burke adjourned the Regular Meeting at 9:15 p.m. to a Regular Meeting, to be held on Monday, June 9, 2025, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. _______________________________

MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
REGULAR MEETING
CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 9, 2025
5:00 P.M. – Closed Session
6:00 P.M. – General Session
A regular meeting of the Cypress City Council was called to order at 5:01 p.m. by Mayor Burke in the Council Chambers, 5275 Orange Avenue, Cypress, California.

Council Member Kyle Chang
Council Member Scott Minikus – Absent
Council Member Bonnie Peat

STAFF PRESENT
City Manager Peter Grant
City Attorney Fred Galante
City Clerk Alisha Farnell

ORAL COMMUNICATION ON CLOSED SESSION / WORKSHOP ITEMS
None.

CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney announced the following closed session items:

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Title: City Manager
Mayor Burke recessed the meeting at 5:04 p.m.

RECONVENE
Mayor Burke reconvened the meeting at 6:19 p.m.

ROLL CALL
Mayor David Burke
Mayor Pro Tem Leo Medrano
Council Member Kyle Chang
Council Member Scott Minikus - Absent
Council Member Bonnie Peat

STAFF PRESENT
City Manager Peter Grant
City Attorney Fred Galante
Director of Finance and Administrative Services Matt Burton Director of Recreation and Community Services Jeff Draper Planning Director Alicia Velasco
Chief of Police Mark Lauderback
Director of Public Works Nick Mangkalakiri
City Clerk Alisha Farnell
Police Captain Scott Ausmus
Human Resources Manager Regina Nguyen
Deputy City Clerk Christina Dizol
INVOCATION Pastor Mike McKay, Neighborhood Church, led the Invocation.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Pro Tem Leo Medrano led the Pledge of Allegiance.

REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION / WORKSHOP
The City Attorney stated that the City Council met in Closed Session and held a discussion on the single item listed on the Closed Session agenda namely, Public Employee Performance Evaluation, title City Manager, he reported the City Council held a discussion, provided direction and no further reportable action was taken.

PRESENTATIONS
A representative from Orange County Sanitation District provided a presentation on the Orange County Trunk Sewer project.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS
Frances Marquez, Cypress, spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 3 and Maple Grove North and South Parks.

Bob Youngsma, Cypress, spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 1 and parks.

Glenn Button, Cypress, spoke regarding Agenda Items No. 3 and 7.

Linda Stock, Cypress, spoke regarding Maple Grove South Park.

Jose Trinidad Castaneda spoke regarding Agenda Items No. 3, 6 and 11.

CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are to be approved with one motion unless a Council Member requests separate action on a specific item.

A motion was made by Council Member Peat, and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Medrano, to approve Consent Calendar items No. 1 through 10.

The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, Peat, Medrano and Burke NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Minikus
Item No. 1: Approve Minutes - Meeting of May 12, May 19, May 20 and May 21, 2025
Recommendation: Approve as submitted.

Item No. 2: Introduce and/or Adopt All Ordinances and Resolutions Presented for Consideration by Title Only and to Waive Further Reading Item No. 3: Receive an Update on the Strategic Plan Six-Month Objectives Recommendation: Receive an update on the Strategic Plan six-month objectives.

Item No. 4: Approve an Agreement with Forest Lawn Memorial-Park for a Sewer Connection Project
Recommendation: Approve an Agreement with Forest Lawn Memorial-Park Association for sewer connection application and maintenance of sewer connections.

Item No. 5: Approve a Renewal Agreement for Online Permitting and Plan Check Software
Recommendation: Approve a three-year agreement with Carahsoft Technology Corporation for $159,640 to renew OpenGov Online Permitting and Plan Check Software.

Item No. 6: Receive and File the FY 2025-26 Master Fee Schedule Recommendation: Receive and file the updated FY 2025-26 Master Fee Schedule which incorporates annual cost-of-living adjustments for City and Park District user fees.

Item No. 7: Approve an Updated Repayment Agreement and Promissory Note Between the City and Recreation and Park District for the Construction of Lexington Park
Recommendation: Approve the updated Repayment Agreement and Promissory Note between the City and Recreation and Park District for the Construction of Lexington Park.

Item No. 8: Adopt the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Appropriations Limit Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution establishing the City's Fiscal Year 2025-26 appropriations limit.

RESOLUTION NO. 7019
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS ESTABLISHING THE CITY'S APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT
FOR THE 2025-26 FISCAL YEAR
Item No. 9: Adopt the Cypress Recreation and Park District's Fiscal Year 2025- 26 Appropriations Limit
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution establishing the Cypress Recreation and Park District's Fiscal Year 2025-26 appropriations limit.

RESOLUTION NO. 7020
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, EX OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CYPRESS
RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT, A SUBSIDIARY DISTRICT OF
THE CITY OF CYPRESS ESTABLISHING THE CYPRESS
RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT'S APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR THE 2025-26 FISCAL YEAR
Item No. 10: Adopt Annual Statement of Investment Policy Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the Annual Statement of Investment Policy.

RESOLUTION NO. 7021
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, AND ACTING AS THE EX OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE CYPRESS RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT,
ADOPTING THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY

NEW BUSINESS
Item No. 11: Receive a Report on the Status of Vacant Positions and Recruitment and Retention Efforts
The Director of Finance and Administrative Services and the Human Resources Manager provided a report on this item.

City Council asked questions of staff.

No action was taken.

ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
None.

ITEMS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Item No. 12: Discuss and Potentially Provide Direction Regarding the Composition of the Traffic Commission
Mayor Burke spoke regarding this item.

City Council discussion ensued.

A motion was made by Mayor Burke, and seconded by Council Member Chang, to direct staff to update the Municipal Code to increase the Traffic Commission from five to seven members and provide staggered term options.

The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, Peat, Medrano and Burke NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Minikus

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Beth Culver, Cypress, spoke regarding Huntington Beach special election & Library.

Linda Stock, Cypress, spoke regarding Executive Board Room Modernization Project.

Blake Perez, So Cal Gas Public Affairs Manager, introduced himself and reminded the public about 811 dig-alert.

Glenn Button, Cypress, spoke regarding utility poles on Denni St.

Bob Youngsma, Cypress, spoke regarding agenda item on May 19 Special Meeting & comments made by a Council Member on the dais.

Dr. Frances Marquez, Cypress, spoke regarding an investigation into Former Public Works Director Doug Dancs.

COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED BOARDS AND

COMMITTEES AND REMARKS
Council Member Peat:

Spoke regarding OCFA presentation at the Cypress Women’s Club. Attended OC Sanitation District Board meeting on behalf of Council Member Minikus. Attended the 50- year celebration for Hyatt Die Cast & Engineering Corporation. Reminded residents that Flag Day is on Saturday, June 14.

Council Member Chang:

Attended a Measure M update provided by OCTA.

Mayor Pro Tem Medrano:

Thanked the organizations that provide presentations at Council meetings. Announced office hours at Goodfellows Coffee. Will attend the upcoming Concert on the Green.

Attended Open House event for Senator Tony Strickland. Participated in a Public Works Street Sweeping ride along. Attended 50-year celebration for Hyatt Die Cast & Engineering Corporation. Spoke regarding complaints received about illegal dumping in the City.

The City Manager addressed illegal dumping on Sumner Place and spoke about the City’s efforts to improve all areas of concern.

Mayor Burke:

Reminded residents that Concerts on the Green begin this Friday. Attended Landell Elementary School Carnival. Attended the OCFA Best and Bravest Award Ceremony.

COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
None.

CITY MANAGER REMARKS
Stated the Concerts on the Green series begins on Friday, June 13. Attended the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station State of the Base event. Wished everyone a Happy Father’s Day.

The City Attorney thanked the City Council for allowing his partner Bill Wynder to cover the May 27, 2025 meeting in his absence.

ADJOURNMENT – IN MEMORY BALDWIN PARK POLICE OFFICER SAMUEL

RIVEROS
Mayor Burke adjourned the Regular Meeting at 7:42 p.m. to a Regular Meeting, to be held on Monday, June 23, 2025, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Executive Board Room. _______________________________
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
___________________________________
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS

REGULAR MEETING

CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 23, 2025
6:00 P.M. – General Session
A regular meeting of the Cypress City Council was called to order at 6:01 p.m. by Mayor Burke in the Executive Board Room, 5275 Orange Avenue, Cypress, California.

STAFF PRESENT
City Manager Peter Grant
City Attorney Fred Galante
Director of Finance and Administrative Services Matt Burton Director of Recreation and Community Services Jeff Draper Director of Public Works Nick Mangkalakiri
Chief of Police Mark Lauderback
Planning Director Alicia Velasco
City Clerk Alisha Farnell
Police Captain Scott Ausmus
Deputy City Clerk Christina Dizol
INVOCATION Rabbi Nancy Myers, Temple Beth David, led the Invocation.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor David Burke led the Pledge of Allegiance.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS
Jon Peat, Cypress, spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 7.

Brooke Nafarrete, Cypress, spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 17.

Gary Hammerman, Cypress, spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 3.

Dereck Balsillie spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 17.

Paul Kokkinos, Cypress, spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 17 Jose Trinidad Castaneda spoke regarding Agenda Items No. 6 and 17.

Glenn Button, Cypress, spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 19.

Dr. Frances Marquez, Cypress, spoke regarding Agenda Item No. 4.

CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are to be approved with one motion unless a Council Member requests separate action on a specific item.

Council Member Minikus stated that Agenda Item No. 14, the Warrant Register, includes electronic fund transfer No. 17219 for $341.78 as reimbursement for medical coverage he is entitled to receive as a CalPERS annuitant. He indicated that in voting for any motion to approve the Warrants Register, he would not be voting on electronic fund transfers No. 17219 for the reason disclosed.

Council Member Chang asked questions of the Public Works Director regarding the bidding process.

Mayor Burke responded to Public Comments regarding Agenda Items No. 3 and 7.

A motion was made by Mayor Burke, and seconded by Council Member Peat, to approve Consent Calendar items No. 1 through 14.

The motion was unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, Minikus, Peat, Medrano and Burke NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Item No. 1: Introduce and/or Adopt All Ordinances and Resolutions Presented for Consideration by Title Only and to Waive Further Reading Item No. 2: Approve the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Measure M2 Program Eligibility Submittal
Recommendation:

1. Approve the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Measure M2 program eligibility submittal; and

2. Adopt a Resolution concerning the update and status of the Circulation Element, Mitigation Fee Program, and Pavement Management Plan for the Measure M2 Program.

RESOLUTION NO. 7022

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS

CONCERNING THE STATUS AND UPDATE OF THE CIRCULATION

ELEMENT, MITIGATION FEE PROGRAM, AND PAVEMENT
MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE MEASURE M (M2) PROGRAM
Item No. 3: Accept the Sewer System Video Evaluation, Project 355 Recommendation:

1. Accept the Sewer System Video Evaluation, Project 355, in the amount of $148,214.05 and approve the final retention payment of $7,410.70 to Premier Pipe, Inc.; and

2. Authorize the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder.

Item No. 4: Approve an Agreement for Building Inspection and Plan Check Services
Recommendation: Approve a three-year agreement with Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. for building inspection and plan check services.

Item No. 5: Approve Agreements for On-Call Architectural Services Recommendation: Approve agreements for on-call professional architectural services with BOA Architecture and Bureau Veritas North America, Inc.

Item No. 6: Approve Agreements for On-Call Professional Traffic Engineering Services and a Task Order for City Traffic Engineer Services Recommendation:

1. Approve contract services agreements for on-call professional traffic engineering services to Advantec Consulting Engineers, Inc., Hartzog and Crabill, Inc. (HCI), Iteris, Inc., and Linscott, Law & Greenspan Engineers (LLG); and

2. Approve a Task Order not to exceed $167,000 to LLG to provide FY 2025-26 City Traffic Engineer Services.

Item No. 7: Approve an Agreement for Right-of-Way Landscape Maintenance Services
Recommendation:

1. Approve a two-year agreement with Elite Maintenance and Tree Service (EMTS) for Right-of-Way Landscape Maintenance Services in the amount of $402,809 annually; and

2. Approve a FY 2025-26 appropriation increase of $34,809 in the City's General Fund for Landscape Maintenance Services.

Item No. 8: Approve Amendment No. 1 for Parks and Facilities Landscape Maintenance Services at Arnold Cypress Park
Recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Parks and Facilities Landscape Maintenance Service Contract with BrightView Landscape Services, Inc., to provide $60,436 of additional annual landscape services at Arnold Cypress Park.

Item No. 9: Approve an Extension to the Agreement for Community Outreach and Communication Services
Recommendation:

1. Authorize the City Manager to enter into an amendment to extend the agreement with Communications LAB for community outreach and communications services on a monthto-month basis for a period not to exceed six months; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to approve task orders for a period not to exceed six months to Communications LAB for City and Recreation and Park District communications support and marketing services and the Recreation quarterly activity guidebook.

Item No. 10: Approve a Task Order for On-Call Stormwater/Water Quality Program Services
Recommendation: Approve a task order with Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. to provide FY 2025-26 stormwater/water quality program services for an amount not to exceed $177,950.

Item No. 11: Approve Task Orders for On-Call Construction Management and Inspection Services and Project Management
Recommendation:

1. Approve a Task Order to FCG Consultants, Inc. for public works construction management and inspection services for an amount not to exceed $110,000, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026; and

2. Approve a Task Order to FCG Consultants, Inc. for public works project management services for an amount not to exceed $126,505.80, for the period of July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025; and

3. Approve a $126,506 budget appropriation transfer in the General Fund from Personnel to Professional Services
Item No. 12: Receive and File FY 2025-26 Employee Pay Schedules for the Cypress Employees' Association, the Maintenance Employees' Association, the Police Officers' Association, and Unrepresented Employees
Recommendation: Receive and file employee pay schedules effective July 4, 2025 for the Cypress Employees’ Association (CEA), the Cypress Maintenance Employees’ Association (MEA), the Police Officers' Association (POA), Confidential positions, MidManagement positions and Executive Management positions.

Item No. 13: Receive and File the Investment Report for the Month Ended May 31, 2025 Recommendation: Receive and file the attached investment report.

Item No. 14: Receive and File Register of Warrants, Transfers, and Wires Issued for the Period of May 10, 2025 through June 6, 2025
Recommendation: Receive and file the attached payment register summarized below for the period of May 10, 2025 through June 6, 2025:
 Electronic Funds Transfers 17190 through 17392
 Warrants 67930 through 68116
 Payroll Transfers W1556 through W1557

PUBLIC HEARINGS
Item No. 15: Renew the Cypress Corporate Center Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 for FY 2025-26
Mayor Buke asked Council Members to disclose any communication with anyone relevant to the item.

No communication was disclosed.

The Director of Public Works provided a report on this item.

Mayor Burke opened the Public Hearing and invited members of the public to speak on this item.

No public comments were made.

Mayor Burke closed the Public Hearing.

A motion was made by Council Member Minikus, and seconded by Council Member Chang, to renew the Cypress Corporate Center Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 for FY 2025-26.

The motion was unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, Minikus, Peat, Medrano and Burke NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
RESOLUTION NO. 7023

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,

CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE RENEWAL OF THE CYPRESS
CORPORATE CENTER LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26, PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, AND CONFIRMING THE DIAGRAM AND

ASSESSMENT THEREOF

NEW BUSINESS
Item No. 16: Adopt the City of Cypress and the Cypress Recreation and Park District Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budgets
The Director of Finance and Administration Services provided a report on the item.

City Council discussion ensued.

A motion was made by Council Member Minikus, and seconded by Council Member Chang, to adopt a Resolution approving the City Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget, and adopt a Resolution approving the Recreation and Park District Budget Fiscal Year 2025-26.

The motion was unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, Minikus, Peat, Medrano and Burke NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
RESOLUTION NO. 7024

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS

APPROVING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
COMMENCING JULY 1, 2025 AND FIXING THE LIMITATIONS OF

EXPENDITURES FOR THE SEVERAL FUNDS AND THE FUNCTIONS,

DEPARTMENTS, AND ACTIVITIES CARRIED ON UNDER SUCH
FUNDS
RESOLUTION NO. 7025

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,

AND ACTING AS THE EX OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD OF

DIRECTORS OF THE CYPRESS RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT,
APPROVING THE DISTRICT’S ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2025 AND FIXING THE LIMITATIONS OF

EXPENDITURES FOR THE FUNDS AND ACTIVITIES CARRIED ON

UNDER SUCH FUND
Item No. 17: Adopt the FY 2025-2032 Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program and Amend Municipal Code Section 21A Related to Purchasing Authority Limits The Director of Public Works provided a report on this item.

City Council discussion ensued.

A motion was made by Mayor Burke, and seconded by Council Member Chang, to approve items number 1 through 4 of the Recommendation with the removal of Section 2 and 3 from the Resolution approving the FY 2025-2032 Seven-Year CIP.

City Council discussion ensued.

A substitute motion was made by Council Member Minikus, and seconded by Council Member Peat, to adopt a Resolution approving the the FY 2025-2032 Seven-Year CIP; and determine the FY 2025-2032 Seven-Year CIP is consistent with the General Plan; and confirm various projects are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act Exemptions requirements; and adopt a Resolution updating annual Public Works contract award thresholds as required by Municipal Code Section 21A-19; and introduce for first reading an Ordinance, by title only, amending Municipal Code Section 21A.

City Attorney provided procedural guidance.

Mayor Pro Tem Medrano asked questions of staff.

The substitute motion was carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: 3 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Minikus, Peat, and Medrano
NOES: 2 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, and Burke
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
The City Attorney read the title of the Ordinance.

RESOLUTION NO. 7026

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS

APPROVING THE SEVEN-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
(CIP) FOR
FISCAL YEARS 2025-26 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2031-2032
RESOLUTION NO. 7027

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,

AND ACTING AS EX-OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF THE CYPRESS RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT, TO UPDATE

THE FORMAL BID LIMIT FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
Item No. 18: Appoint City Commissioners and Approve Revisions to the Boards, Commissions and Committees Policy Manual
The City Clerk provided a report on this item.

City Council discussion ensued.

A motion was made by Mayor Buke, and seconded by Council Member Chang, to appoint Commissioners to the Recreation and Community Services, Senior Citizens, and Traffic Commissions; and adopt a Resolution approving the eleventh revision to the Boards, Commissions, and Committees Policy Manual.

A substitute motion was made by Council Member Peat, and seconded by Council Member Minikus, to approve the recommendations with the exception of appointing Linda Croce to serve a four-year term and appointing Marilyn Reames to fill the vacated threeyear term on the Senior Citizens Commission.

The substitute motion failed by the following roll call vote:

AYES: 2 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Minikus, Peat,
NOES: 3 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Medrano, Chang, and Burke
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
The original motion was unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, Minikus, Peat, Medrano and Burke NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
RESOLUTION NO. 7028

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,

AND ACTING AS EX-OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF THE CYPRESS RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT, ADOPTING

THE ELEVENTH REVISION TO THE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND

COMMITTEES POLICY MANUAL
Item No. 19: First Reading of an Ordinance Updating the Municipal Code Relating to the Composition of the Traffic Commission and Eliminating the Requirement Commission Applicants Must be a Registered Voter in Cypress, and Provide Direction Regarding the Process for Appointing New Members of the Traffic Commission
The City Manager provided a report on this item.

City Council discussion ensued.

The City Attorney read the title of the Ordinance.

City Council discussion continued.

A motion was made by Mayor Burke, and seconded by Council Member Chang, to conduct the first reading of an Ordinance updating Municipal Code Section 2-70 relating to the composition of the Traffic Commission, Section 2-60 relating to eligibility for appointment, and provided direction regarding the process for appointing new members of the Traffic Commission.

The motion was unanimously carried by the following roll call vote:

AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chang, Minikus, Peat, Medrano and Burke NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None

ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
None.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Beth Culver, Cypress, spoke regarding Maple Grove North and South parks and comments at meetings and on social media.

Larry Andre, spoke regarding allocation of funds in a legal manner.

Jose Trinidad Castaneda spoke regarding staff’s response to public comments made regarding Agenda Item No. 17 and virtual participation.

Dr. Frances Marquez, Cypress, spoke about an article regarding City of Huntington Beach public meeting public comment procedure and public comments made by former Public Works Director Doug Dancs.

The City Attorney responded to comments made by Council Member Marquez.

Brooke Nafarrete, Cypress, spoke regarding comments made by former Council Member Frances Marquez.

Marilyn Reames, Cypress, spoke regarding comments made during discussion of Agenda Item No. 18.

COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED BOARDS AND

COMMITTEES AND REMARKS
Council Member Minikus:

Announced the next Joint Forces Training Base Regional Military Affairs Committee meeting will be canceled. Attended the Concert on the Green. Attended the Community Resource Fair at the Cypress Senior Center. Requested the City Council bring back summer attire for the months of July through September.

Council Member Peat:

Attended the Community Festival Ad Hoc subcommittee meeting. Attended the Open House event for Raymond West. Attended an event for the Boys and Girls Club of Central Orange County. Will attend Salute to America event on Friday, June 27.

Council Member Chang:

Attended the Concert on the Green. Attended the Park Playground and Shade Structure Ad Hoc Subcommittee meeting. Met with representatives from Cypress College to discuss future events.

Mayor Pro Tem Medrano:

Thanked Rabbi Meyrs for providing the Invocation. Attended the Cypress Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast. Stated he was unable to attend the OC Mosquito and Vector Control District board meeting. Attended the Open House event for Raymond West. Attended Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s mobile office hours. Attended the Concert on the Green and will be attending Salute to America.

Mayor Burke:

Attended the Cypress Community Festival Ad Hoc Subcommittee meeting. Attended the Concert on the Green. Attended the League of California Cities Orange County Division meeting. Received a helicopter tour of Orange County from OCFA. Attended the Recreation and Community services Commission meeting.

COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
Mayor Burke requested to agendize a discussion regarding changes to the public comment structure during meetings. Council Member Chang supported the item.

Mayor Burke requested to agendize a discussion to promote volunteer opportunities in the City. Council Member Chang supported the item.

Mayor Burke requested to agendize a presentation at the August 25 Council Meeting regarding Campaign Finance Reform. Council Member Chang was in support of the item.

City Council discussion ensued.

City Attorney provided procedural guidance.

CITY MANAGER REMARKS
Announced Salute to America will be held at Cypress College on June 27. Provided an update on the Traffic Signal Controller Project. Reminded the public regarding office hours for Mayor Pro Tem Medrano.

CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney announced the following closed session item:

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Title: City Manager
Mayor Burke recessed the meeting at 8:52 p.m.

Mayor Buke reconvened the meeting at 10:57 p.m.

REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION / WORKSHOP
The City Attorney stated that the City Council met in Closed Session and held a discussion on the single item listed on the Closed Session agenda namely, Public Employee Performance Evaluation, title City Manager. He reported the City Council held a discussion, provided direction and no further reportable action was taken.

ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Burke adjourned the Regular Meeting at 10:58 p.m. to an adjourned Regular Meeting, to be held on Monday, July 14, 2025, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Executive Board Room.
_______________________________

MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
___________________________________

CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
City Council Regular 3.

FROM: Peter Grant, City Manager
DATE: 07/14/2025
SUBJECT: Second Reading and Adopt an Ordinance Updating the Municipal Code Relating to the Composition of the Traffic Commission

RECOMMENDATION
Conduct the second reading and adopt an Ordinance, by title only, amending Municipal Code Section 2-70 relating to the composition of the Traffic Commission and Section 2-60 relating to eligibility for appointment.

DISCUSSION
At its June 23 meeting, the City Council approved the first reading of an Ordnance amending Section 2-70 (Composition) and Section 2-60 (Eligibility for Appointment) of the Municipal Code, expanding the Traffic Commission from five to seven members and resolving a conflict between the Municipal Code which requires Commission applicants to be registered voters in Cypress, and State law which prohibits such requirements.

It is recommended the City Council approve the second reading and adopt the attached Ordinance. Once approved, the ordinance will become effective August 15, 2025.

BUDGET IMPACT
Commissioners receive $50 for attending a regularly scheduled board, commission or committee meeting (maximum payment of one per month). The annual cost of two additional Commissioners will not exceed $1,200.

LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney drafted the attached Ordinance.

APPROVED BY: Peter Grant, City Manager
Attachments
Ordinance

01004.0001 2013991.4
ORDINANCE NO. ______

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2-60 (ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT) AND SECTION 2-70 (COMPOSITION) OF ARTICLE 4 (BOARD, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES) OF CHAPTER 2 (ADMINISTRATION) OF THE CYPRESS

MUNICIPAL CODE, CONCERNING THE TRAFFIC COMMISSION
WHEREAS, pursuant to Cypress City Charter §800, the City Council of the City of Cypress (“City Council”) has the authority to alter the structure, membership, powers, and duties of any and all boards, commissions, and committees established in the City of Cypress (“City”) Municipal Code (“CMC”).

WHEREAS, pursuant to Cypress City Charter §802, the City Council has the authority to determine the number of members and length of term of office for the City’s boards, commissions, and committees.

WHEREAS, the City’s Traffic Commission is currently made up of five members.

WHEREAS, the City desires to increase the number of commissioners and modify eligibility requirements for appointment to enhance the commissioner recruitment process to balance future recruitments, thereby promoting continuity in government administration.

WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend CMC Sections 2-60 and 2-70 to attain the foregoing objectives.

NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Recitals Incorporated. The City Council finds the foregoing Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.

Section 2. Amendment to CMC Section 2-60. Section 2-60 of the City of Cypress Municipal Code shall be amended as follows (strikethrough represents deleted language while bold italics represents added language):
“Section 2-60. Eligibility for appointment.

Residency. Applicants must be residents of the City of Cypress and must be a registered voter in Cypress, and must remain as residents during their entire term of office. An exception is made for student members of a youth-appointed body who are not yet of voting age.
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Public employment conflicts. Applicants shall not hold any full- or part-time office or employment with the City of Cypress or the Cypress Recreation and Park District and shall not serve on more than one commission, committee or board at the same time.

Nepotism. Applicants shall not be directly related by blood or marriage to anyone on the appointing body.”
Section 3. Amendment to CMC Section 2-70. Section 2-70 of the City of Cypress Municipal Code shall be amended as follows (strikethrough represents deleted language while bold italics represents added language):
“Section 2-70. Composition.

The commissions and standing committees are composed of the following number of members. Members are appointed by the city council as terms expire and/or as vacancies occur.

Reporting to city council:

Traffic commission, seven five members
Reporting to city council in its capacity as board for the parks and recreation district:

Recreation and community services commission, seven members Senior citizens commission, seven members
Committees reporting to and serving under the recreation and community services commission:

Youth standing committee, seven members”
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, paragraph, or phrase of this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable by any court of any competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, paragraph, or phrase thereof, irrespective of any determination of validity.

Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its adoption.

Section 6. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify as to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published and posted at the designated locations in the City of Cypress.

ADOPTED, SIGNED, and APPROVED this ___ day of ________, 2025. _____________________________
David Burke, Mayor
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ATTEST:
-______________________________
Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
01004.0001 2013991.4

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )

COUNTY OF ORANGE )

CITY OF CYPRESS )
I, Alisha Farnell, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. ____ was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular meeting held _____ day of _________, 2025, by the following votes:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
______________________________
Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
City Council Regular 4.

FROM: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works
DATE: 07/14/2025
SUBJECT: Second Reading and Adopt an Ordinance Updating the Municipal Code to Amend Purchasing Authority Limits

RECOMMENDATION
Conduct the second reading and adopt an Ordinance, by title only, amending Municipal Code Section 21A authorizing changes in purchasing authority limits.

DISCUSSION
On June 23, the City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance amending section 21A of the Municipal Code authorizing changes in purchasing authority limits.

It is recommended the City Council approve the second reading and adopt the attached ordinance. Once approved, the ordinance will become effective August 15, 2025.

BUDGET IMPACT
None.

LEGAL REVIEW
This ordinance was reviewed and approved by the City Attorney.

APPROVED BY: Peter Grant, City Manager
Attachments
Ordinance
01004.0006 2009863.2
ORDINANCE NO. ______

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, AMENDING SECTION 21A-19 (PURCHASING SYSTEM) OF THE CYPRESS MUNICIPAL CODE

ESTABLISHING UPDATED PURCHASING AUTHORITY LIMITS
WHEREAS, California Constitution Article XI Section 5 grants charter cities supreme authority in the area of municipal affairs; and WHEREAS, every year the City of Cypress (“City”) develops, approves, and implements a Capital Improvement Program (“CIP”), established for the construction, rehabilitation, and replacement of public improvements; and WHEREAS, Section 21A of the Cypress Municipal Code (“CMC”) establishes regulations regarding contracting and purchasing policies of the City and specifically outlines the current authority, powers, and duties of City Council, City Manager, and purchasing officer with respect to the City’s purchasing system; and WHEREAS, the City updated the contract limits in June 2025 to $161,000 for the construction, improvement, repair, or maintenance of public works and $77,000 for professional services contracts related to public works projects; and WHEREAS, pursuant to CMC Section 21A-12, the City’s formal contract procedure provides contract award authority to City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to streamline administrative processes for routine, recurring capital projects and improve project delivery timelines and contain costs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cypress desires to amend Section 21A to attain the foregoing objectives.

NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Recitals Incorporated. The City Council finds the foregoing Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.

Section 2. Amendment to CMC Section 21A-19. Section 21A-19 of the City of Cypress Municipal Code shall be amended as follows (strikethrough represents deleted language while bold italics represents added language):
“Section 21A-19 Contracts for public works.

Every project involving an expenditure of more than $100,000 $161,000 for the construction, improvement, repair, or maintenance of public works shall be let in 01004.0006 2009863.2
accordance with the procedures set forth in the Charter of the City of Cypress.

Such projects involving an expenditure of $100,000 $161,000 or less may be affected by the use of city forces or let through informal bid procedures applicable to the purchase of supplies and equipment. For professional services contracts under $50,000 $77,000 related to public works projects, the city manager is authorized to enter into contract. Contracts in excess of $50,000 $77,000 shall be approved by city council, except as specifically authorized in this section.

These limits shall be updated annually before July 1 of each year, based on the cost index for construction costs in Los Angeles area as published by ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD, New York, New York, by resolution of city council. The City Manager may administratively approve public works contracts for projects specifically identified in Year One of the Seven-Year CIP approved by City Council resolution, if the projects are within the approved budgeted amount and do not require supplemental appropriations.

Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, paragraph, or phrase of this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable by any court of any competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, paragraph, or phrase thereof, irrespective of any determination of validity.

Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after its adoption.

Section 5. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify as to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published and posted at the designated locations in the City of Cypress.

ADOPTED, SIGNED, and APPROVED this ___ day of ________, 2025. _____________________________
David Burke, Mayor
ATTEST:
-______________________________
Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )

COUNTY OF ORANGE )

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
__________________________
Alisha Farnell, City Clerk
CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
City Council Regular 5.

FROM: Peter Grant, City Manager
DATE: 07/14/2025
SUBJECT: Receive an Update on the Strategic Plan Six-Month Objectives

RECOMMENDATION
Receive an update on the Strategic Plan six-month objectives.

DISCUSSION
The Strategic Plan establishes major goals and objectives for the City. It provides the principal guidance for the preparation of the budget and a plan for implementation and accountability. The Strategic Plan is among the City Council's most effective tools to improve services and preserve Cypress' high quality of life.

The City Council updated the Strategic Plan in April 2025, including a review of the existing plan, development of new six-month objectives, and a discussion of the City's strengths and accomplishments during the past six months. The attached matrices report the progress on the six-month objectives as of July 14, 2025.

A special City Council meeting will be held on October 1 to update the plan for the next six months.

BUDGET IMPACT
None.

LEGAL REVIEW
None required.

APPROVED BY: Peter Grant, City Manager
Attachments
Six-month Objectives

C I T Y O F C Y P R E S S

SIX-MONTH STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
A p r i l 2 0 2 5 – O c t o b e r 2 0 2 5
Updated: June 30, 2025 A
THREE-YEAR GOAL: MAINTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES

WHEN WHO WHAT STATUS COMMENTS
DONE
ON

TARGET REVISED

1. June 9, 2025 Public Works
Director
Recommend options for streamlining capital
improvement projects to increase efficiency and contain costs
X

2. August 25, 2025 Public Works
Director
Recommend an agreement for an organizational and
best practices review of the Public Works department
X

3. Sept. 8, 2025 Public Works
Director
Provide an update and options to phase/adjust the Myra
Avenue pump station No. 1 project scope
X

4. Ongoing Public Works
Director &
Finance Director
Pursue outside funding to offset the cost of upgrading
Myra Avenue pump station No. 1

5. FUTURE Public Works
Director
Recommend an agreement to update the Sewer System
Master Plan

C I T Y O F C Y P R E S S

SIX-MONTH STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
A p r i l 2 0 2 5 – O c t o b e r 2 0 2 5
Updated: June 30, 2025 B

MAINTAIN FINANCIAL STABILITY AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

WHEN WHO WHAT STATUS COMMENTS
DONE
ON

TARGET REVISED

1. July 14, 2025 Finance Director Recommend an agreement with a new firm to perform the City’s annual financial statement audits
X

2. Sept 22, 2025 Planning Director Recommend an economic development plan that includes advanced location analytics and commercial
real estate information platforms
X

3. Sept. 30, 2025 Finance Director Recruit an over-hire Finance Manager as part of the department’s succession plan
X

C I T Y O F C Y P R E S S

SIX-MONTH STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
A p r i l 2 0 2 5 – O c t o b e r 2 0 2 5
Updated: June 30, 2025 C
THREE-YEAR GOAL: ENHANCE AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY

WHEN WHO WHAT STATUS COMMENTS
DONE
ON

TARGET REVISED

1. June 30, 2024 Police Chief &
RCS Director
Launch the S.A.I.L.S. senior citizen crime prevention
and safety program
X

2. June 30, 2025 Police Chief Conduct a team building workshop for Police department managers and supervisors
X

3. August 6, 2025 Police Chief
working with
Anaheim Union
HS District
Establish an ongoing e-bike safety program with
Lexington Junior High School
X

4. By Sept. 30, 2025 Police Chief Provide Emergency Operations Center training to City staff
X

5. On-going Police Chief
working with
Cypress School
District
Explore a campus safety partnership with Cypress
School District

C I T Y O F C Y P R E S S

SIX-MONTH STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
A p r i l 2 0 2 5 – O c t o b e r 2 0 2 5
Updated: June 30, 2025 D
THREE-YEAR GOAL: ENHANCE RECREATION FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS

WHEN WHO WHAT STATUS COMMENTS
DONE
ON

TARGET REVISED

1. July 10, 2025 Ad hoc subcommittee
working with the City
Manager
Report progress/recommendations on park amenities to
the City Council
X

2. August 25, 2025 Ad hoc subcommittee
working with the City
Manager
Report progress/recommendations regarding Cypress
Community Festival to the City Council
X

3. Sept. 8, 2025 RCS Director Recommend updates to the Non-Profit Grant Program policy
X

4. Sept. 22, 2025 RCS Director working
with RCS
Commission
Recommend a scope of work for a firm to lead public
engagement and develop conceptual design options for
the expansion of Baraldi Sycamore Park
X

5. Sept. 30, 2025 RCS Director Establish Arnold Cypress Park utilization and staffing plan
X

C I T Y O F C Y P R E S S

SIX-MONTH STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
A p r i l 2 0 2 5 – O c t o b e r 2 0 2 5
Updated: June 30, 2025 E
THREE-YEAR GOAL: MAINTAIN HIGH QUALITY AND HIGH VALUE SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY

WHEN WHO WHAT STATUS COMMENTS
DONE
ON

TARGET REVISED

1. May 12, 2025 City Clerk Report 2025 Community Survey findings to the City Council
X

2. July 14, 2025 Public Works
Director
Recommend a scope of work for a third-party review of
the solid waste franchise
X

3. July 14, 2025 City Attorney Recommend updates to the Municipal Code to reflect state smoking restrictions and present options for
additional regulations
X

4. FUTURE Mayor, City
Manager & City
Clerk
Recommend a communication policy to the City Council X

5. July 14, 2025 City Manager & City
Clerk working with
Communications
LAB
Complete internal brand/logo development and present
an update and community engagement plan to the City
Council
X

6. August 29, 2025 Public Works
Director & Finance
Director
Implement an online procurement platform to improve
the bidding process and vendor outreach
X

7. Sept. 30, 2025 Planning Director &
RCS Director
Recommend adjustments to align City/RCS District
boundaries through the Local Agency Formation
Commission
X
CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
City Council Regular 6.

FROM: Mark Lauderback, Chief of Police
DATE: 07/14/2025
SUBJECT: Receive and File the Police Department Annual Military Equipment Report

RECOMMENDATION

1. Receive and file the Police Department Annual Military Equipment Report; and

2. Renew the Military Equipment Policy previously approved by City Council Ordinance No. 1194.

DISCUSSION
In 2022 the City Council adopted an Ordinance approving the Police Department Military Equipment Policy as required by Assembly Bill 481. AB 481 requires law enforcement agencies to establish a policy for the funding, acquisition, and use of items deemed to be military equipment and that an annual military equipment report be posted to the agency's website and that the agency hold a community meeting within 30 days of releasing the annual report.

Government Code § 7072 requires the following information be provided for the preceding calendar year for each type of military equipment:

A summary of how the military equipment was used and the purpose of its use.

The Police department did not have any military equipment deployments in the City.

The Police department participates in the West County Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT), with the cities of Fountain Valley, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach and Westminster.

A summary of any complaints or concerns received concerning military equipment.

No violations were discovered, and Police Officers operated in a manner that met or exceeded department and community expectations. The Police department did not receive any complaints or concerns related to the use of military equipment.

The results of any internal audits, any information about violations of the Military Equipment Use Policy, and any actions taken in response.

An internal audit found no violations of the Military Equipment Use Policy.

The total annual cost for each type of military equipment, including acquisition, personnel, training, transportation, maintenance, storage, upgrade, and other ongoing costs, and from what source funds will be provided for the military equipment in the calendar year following submission of the annual military equipment report.

This cost is contained in the current inventory of military equipment, which includes initial purchase costs (attached).

The quantity possessed for each type of military equipment.

This information is contained in the current inventory of military equipment (attached).

If the law enforcement agency intends to acquire additional military equipment in the next year, the quantity sought for each type of military equipment.

The Police department purchased eight replacement rifles in FY 2024-25 and expects to receive and put them into service in FY 2025-26. Additional ammunition and chemical agents which need to be replenished after being used in the field or in training environments will also be purchased. All items needing to be replenished or replaced are included in the Policy.

The information provided in this agenda report, including the Annual Report and the Military Equipment Policy, was posted to the website in June. A community meeting was held on July 10 at 5 PM at the Police station.

BUDGET IMPACT
None.

LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed this report.

APPROVED BY: Peter Grant, City Manager
Attachments
2025 Military Equipment List
Ordinance No. 1194
Equipment Qty. Unit cost (approx) Total cost
Remington model 870 breaching shotgun 1 $850 $850
Colt model AR-15A3 (patrol rifle 16" barrel) .223 cal 34 $950 $32,300 Colt model HBAR Sporter (patrol rifle 16" barrel) .223 cal 1 $950 $950 Colt model SP1 (patrol rifle 16" barrel) .223 cal 1 $950 $950 Bushmaster model XM15-E25 (patrol rifle 16" barrel) .223 cal 1 $950 $950 Colt model match target Sporter (patrol rifle 16" barrel) .223 cal 1 $950 $950 Eagle Arms model M15-A2 (patrol rifle 16" barrel) .223 cal 1 $950 $950 Colt model CR6920 (patrol rifle 16" barrel) .223 cal 5 $950 $4,750 Colt model M4 (motor rifle 10" barrel) .223 cal 3 $1,550 $4,650 Remington model 870 less-lethal bean bag shotgun 14 $946 $13,244 Heckler & Koch model 416D (SWAT rifle) 5.56mm 10 $2,300 $23,000 DPMS Panther Arms model LR308 (SWAT rifle) .308 cal 2 $1,330 $2,660 Remington model 700 (SWAT rifle) .308 cal 1 $980 $980
Heckler & Koch model MP5 (SWAT rifle) .40cal 10 $1,978 $19,780 Heckler & Koch model MP5 (SWAT rifle) 9mm 3 $1,978 $5,934 LMT model 40mm launcher 1 $878 $878
SAGE model SL-6 37 mm launcher 1 $1,650 $1,650
Defense Technology model 37mm launcher 1 $859 $859
Winchester 5.56mm 55 grain FMJ training ammunition 14,000 $0.45 $6,300 Winchester .223 cal 55 grain FMJ training ammunition 24,000 $0.57 $13,680 Winchester .223 cal 69 grain JHP duty ammunition 5,900 $0.98 $5,782 Hornady .308 cal 168 grain JHP duty & training ammunition 600 $2.43 $1,458 Combined Tactical Systems model 7290 Flashbang 22 $62 $1,373 Defense Technology model 1069 Yellow Smoke grenade 2 $66 $133 Defense Technology 40mm CS powder Ferret ammunition 15 $35 $530 City of Cypress, Government Code 7070 ( c )
City of Cypress, Government Code 7070 ( c )
Sage International 37mm impact baton 0 $23 $0
Sage International 37mm soft tip impact baton 90 $24 $2,160 Defense Technology Exact Impact 40mm sponge 5 $32 $162
Combined Tactical Systems model 2581 Super Sock 12 ga. bean bag 400 $8 $3,256 Regional assets
Lenco Bearcat (SWAT vehicle) 1 Westminster PD
LDV Specialty Vehicles (Mobile Command Post) 1 Tri-Cities LRAD Long Range Acoustical Device 1 Westminster PD
Kinetic Breaching Tool (KBT) Model 3-1000 1 SBPD
Transcend Vantage Patrol Robot 1 Westminster PD
Unmanned aircraft system 3 SBPD
60 ORDINANCE NO. 1194

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,

CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE CYPRESS POLICE DEPARTMENT' S

MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY
WHEREAS, on September 30, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 481 ( creating Government Code Section 7070, et seq.), relating to use of military equipment by California law enforcement agencies; WHEREAS, AB 481 seeks to provide transparency, oversight, and an opportunity for meaningful public input on decisions regarding whether and how military equipment is funded, acquired, or used;
WHEREAS, the Cypress Police Department is in possession of certain items of equipment that qualify under the broad definition of" military equipment" under AB 481; WHEREAS, AB 481 requires that a law enforcement agency possessing and using such qualifying equipment prepare a publicly released and written military equipment use policy document covering the inventory, description, purpose, use, acquisition, maintenance, fiscal impacts, procedures, training, oversight, and complaint process, applicable to the Department' s use of such equipment;
WHEREAS, the Policy and supporting information must be approved by the governing body by ordinance, and reviewed annually;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cypress, having received the information required under AB 481 regarding the Cypress Police Department' s use of military equipment" as defined in said law, deems it to be in the best interest of the City to approve the Military Equipment Use Policy as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council finds that the above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.

SECTION 2. City Council hereby approves and adopts the following:

Military Equipment Policy
a) The City Council has made the following determinations:
1) The military equipment inventoried and presented to the City Council is necessary because there is no reasonable alternative that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety;
2) This military equipment use policy attached hereto as Exhibit " A" (" Policy") will safeguard the public' s welfare, safety, civil rights, and civil liberties; 3) The equipment described in the Policy is reasonably cost-effective compared to available alternatives that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety ( if any);
4) Prior military equipment use complied with the applicable equipment use policy ( which included equipment now defined as military equipment) that was in effect at the time, or if prior uses did not comply with the accompanying Policy, corrective action has been taken to remedy 61 nonconforming uses and ensure future compliance by way of the adoption of the Policy by this Ordinance.
b) The Cypress Police Department has made the Policy available on the Police Department' s website for at least 30 days prior to the public hearing concerning the military equipment at issue and described in the Policy. c) The Policy was considered by the City Council as an agenda item in an open session of a regular meeting, noticed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, at which public comment was permitted.
d) The Policy shall be made publicly available on the Police Department' s website for as long as the military equipment is available for use. e) The Cypress Police Department shall submit an annual military equipment report to the City Council, containing the information required in Government Code Section 7072, and the City Council shall determine whether each type of military equipment identified in that report has complied with the standards for approval set forth in ( a)( 1)-( 4) above.
f) The City Council shall review this Ordinance, and vote on whether to renew it, on an annual basis at a regular meeting, in accordance with Government Code Section 7071( e)( 2).
g) The City Council approves the use of the Policy and finds that it satisfies the requirements of Government Code Section 7070( d).

SECTION 3. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute this Ordinance on behalf of the City of Cypress forthwith upon its adoption.

SECTION 4. The Deputy City Clerk shall certify as to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published and/ or posted at the designated locations in the City of Cypress.

SECTION 5. This ordinance shall become effective thirty ( 30) days following its adoption.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of e City of Cypre at a regular meeting held on the 9th day of May, 2022.
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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I, ALISHA FARNELL, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 9th day of May, 2022, by the following roll call vote:

AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Marquez, Minikus, Peat, Hertz- Mallari and Morales NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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708. 1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the approval, acquisition, and reporting requirements of military equipment ( Government Code § 7070; Government Code § 7071; Government Code § 7072).
708. 1. 1 DEFINITIONS
Definitions related to this policy include ( Government Code § 7070):

Governing body—The elected or appointed body that oversees the Department.

Military equipment— includes, but is not limited to the following:

Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial or ground vehicles.

Mine-resistant ambush- protected ( MRAP) vehicles or armored personnel carriers.

High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles( HMMWV), two-and- one-half-ton trucks, five- ton trucks, or wheeled vehicles that have a breaching or entry apparatus attached.

Tracked armored vehicles that provide ballistic protection to their occupants.

Command and control vehicles that are either built or modified to facilitate the operational control and direction of public safety units.

Weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind.

Battering rams, slugs, and breaching apparatuses that are explosive in nature. This does not include a handheld, one-person ram.

Firearms and ammunition of. 50 caliber or greater, excluding standard- issue shotguns and standard- issue shotgun ammunition.

Specialized firearms and ammunition of less than . 50 caliber, including firearms and accessories identified as assault weapons in Penal Code § 30510 and Penal Code § 30515, with the exception of standard- issue handguns.

Any firearm or firearm accessory that is designed to launch explosive projectiles.

Noise-flash diversionary devices and explosive breaching tools.

Munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard, service- issued handheld pepper spray.

TASER® Shockwave, microwave weapons, water cannons, and long- range acoustic devices ( LRADs).

Kinetic energy weapons and munitions.

Any other equipment as determined by a governing body or a state agency to require additional oversight.

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708. 2 POLICY
It is the policy of the Cypress Police Department that members of this department comply with the provisions of Government Code § 7071 with respect to military equipment. 708. 3 MILITARY EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR
The Support Services Division Lieutenant will act as the military equipment coordinator. The responsibilities of the military equipment coordinator include but are not limited to:
a) Acting as liaison to the governing body for matters related to the requirements of this policy.
b) Identifying department equipment that qualifies as military equipment in the current possession of the Department, or the equipment the Department intends to acquire that requires approval by the governing body.
c) Conducting an inventory of all military equipment at least annually. d) Collaborating with any allied agency that may use military equipment within the jurisdiction of Cypress Police Department( Government Code § 7071). e) Preparing for, scheduling, and coordinating the annual community engagement meeting to include:

1. Publicizing the details of the meeting.

2. Preparing for public questions regarding the department' s funding, acquisition, and use of equipment.
f) Preparing the annual military equipment report for submission to the Chief of Police and ensuring that the report is made available on the department website ( Government Code § 7072).
g) Establishing the procedure for a person to register a complaint or concern, or how that person may submit a question about the use of a type of military equipment, and how the Department will respond in a timely manner.
708. 4 MILITARY EQUIPMENT INVENTORY
The following constitutes a list of qualifying equipment for the Department:
708. 4. 1 FIREARM - PATROL RIFLE
Description: Firearm designed and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge, firing a single projectile through a rifled bore for every pull of the trigger.

Quantity: 47.

Capabilities: Fires a lethal projectile.

Expected Lifespan: 20+ years.

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Product Description:. 223 caliber Patrol rifle manufactured by Colt, Bushmaster, or Eagle Arms.

Purpose and Authorized Use: May be deployed in any circumstance where personnel can articulate a reasonable expectation that the rifle may be needed ( Policy 311. 3. 3).

Training Required: 16- hour POST approved course with qualification and additional training on safe use and deployment and device functionality. Must demonstrate proficiency with recertification twice per year.

Initial Cost: $ 48,000
Annual Cost: Approximately$ 2,400 for maintenance.
708. 4. 2 KINETIC ENERGY LAUNCHER
Description: Less- lethal weapon which uses a propellant cartridge to launch a kinetic energy impact projectile.

Quantity: 17
Capabilities: Fires a less- lethal kinetic energy projectile.

Expected Lifespan: 20+ years.

Product Description: 37 MM Defense Technology Single Launcher; LMT 40 MM Single Launcher; Sage SL-6 37 MM Multi- Role Launcher; Remington 870 Less-Lethal Shotgun Purpose and Authorized Use: Less-lethal force option ( Policy 307.9. 1).

Training Required: Less- lethal weapons training from POST- approved instructor.

Initial Cost: $ 18, 000
Annual Cost: Approximately$ 50 for maintenance of less- lethal shotgun; $ 150 annual maintenance for other launchers.
708.4. 3 LIGHT SOUND DIVERSIONARY DEVICE ( LSDD)
Description: Device used by SWAT members that produces loud noise and bright light intended to cause disorientation and distraction.

Quantity: 12
Capabilities: Distraction device used to minimize the risks to all parties by the temporary disorientation or distraction of potentially violent or dangerous suspects.

Expected Lifespan: 5 years.

Product Description: Combined Tactical Systems Flash- Bang Model # 7290 Purpose and Authorized Use: To distract/ disorient potentially violent or dangerous suspects.

Training Required: Diversionary device training from POST- approved instructor.

Initial Cost: $ 675
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Annual Cost: N/A
708. 4. 4 BREACHING SHOTGUN
Description: Pump-action 12-gauge firearm used by SWAT members to defeat locking mechanisms.

Quantity: 1
Capabilities: Traditional breaching method that provides for quick breaching of multiple locking mechanisms.

Expected Lifespan: 30 years.

Product Description: Remington 870 Tactical Shotgun
Purpose and Authorized Use: May be deployed in any circumstance where the SWAT member needs to breach a door quickly and safely.

Training Required: 40- Hour explosive breaching training with quarterly update training.

Initial Cost: $ 925
Annual Cost: N/A
708. 4. 5 FIREARM - SWAT RIFLE
Description: Firearm designed and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge, firing one or more projectiles through a rifled bore for every pull of the trigger.

Quantity: 12.

Capabilities: Fires a lethal projectile.

Expected Lifespan: 20+ years.

Product Description: 5. 56 MM or. 308 caliber rifle manufactured by Heckler& Koch or DPMS.

Purpose and Authorized Use: May be deployed in any circumstance where personnel can articulate a reasonable expectation that the rifle may be needed.

Initial Cost: $ 27, 650
Annual Cost: Approximately$ 600 for maintenance.
708.4. 6 FIREARM - SWAT SUBMACHINE GUN
Description: Firearm designed and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge, firing one or more projectiles through a rifled bore for every pull of the trigger.

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Quantity: 13
Capabilities: Fires a lethal projectile.

Expected Lifespan: 20+ years.

Product Description: 9 MM or.40 caliber submachine gun manufactured by Heckler& Koch.* Note:

These firearms are not in current use but are in the Department's inventory.

Purpose and Authorized Use: May be deployed in any circumstance where personnel can articulate a reasonable expectation that the gun may be needed.

Training Required: Training from a department- authorized instructor.

Initial Cost: $ 27,700
Annual Cost: N/A
708. 4. 7 FIREARM - SWAT BOLT-ACTION RIFLE
Description: Firearm designed and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge, firing one projectile through a rifled bore for every pull of the trigger.

Quantity: 1.

Capabilities: Fires a lethal projectile.

Expected Lifespan: 20+ years.

Product Description: 308 caliber bolt- action rifle manufactured by Remington.

Purpose and Authorized Use: May be deployed in any circumstance where personnel can articulate a reasonable expectation that the rifle may be needed.

Training Required: 40-hour precision long- rifle training with qualification and additional training on safe use and deployment and device functionality. Must demonstrate proficiency with recertification bi- monthly.

Initial Cost: $ 1, 100
Annual Cost: Approximately$ 50 for maintenance.
708. 5 SHARED MILITARY EQUIPMENT
The following constitutes a list of qualifying equipment for the Department that may be deployed in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies. These items' potential for use within the City of Cypress comes from the Cypress Police Department's participation in the West County Special Weapons and Tactics ( SWAT) Team, a collaboration of law enforcement personnel from the Cypress, Fountain Valley, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, and Westminster Police Departments or through joint use- agreement with the Los Alamitos and Seal Beach Police Departments:

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708. 5. 1 SWAT ARMORED RESCUE VEHICLE
Description: An armored rescue vehicle deployed during high- risk incidents, special events, and community outreach. * Note: This is a regional SWAT asset that is owned and maintained by the Westminster Police Department.

Quantity: 1.

Capabilities: Mobile armored vehicle to support high-risk deployments.

Expected Lifespan: 25 years.

Product Description: Ballistic Engineered Armored Rescue ( BEARCAT) Vehicle, manufactured by Lenco.

Purpose and Authorized Use: To assist police personnel in enhancing public safety by transporting first responders and/ or community members to/from high- risk situations. Provide a mobile platform to safely transport and deploy personnel.

Training Required: Formalized in- house driver operation and safety training.

Initial Cost: Refer to Westminster Police Department.

Annual Cost: N/A
708. 5. 2 MOBILE COMMAND VEHICLE
Description: A customized vehicle used to enhance communication and coordination during emergency incidents, special events, or community outreach. * Note: This is a shared asset that is owned by the Cypress Police Department.

Quantity: 1.

Capabilities: On- scene incident command and control functions may be performed from a mobile command vehicle.

Expected Lifespan: 20 years.

Product Description: Modified command vehicle based on a Freightliner M2 106 chassis.

Purpose and Authorized Use: A mobile command vehicle provides a strategic location for police personnel during emergency incidents, special events, or community outreach events. Use of this equipment is also appropriate for large- scale events that require advanced coordination of large numbers of police and other safety or first responder personnel.

Training Required: Class B driver's license and additional department provided vehicle-specific, driver and operational training.

Initial Cost: $ 450, 000 * Note: This item was purchased in 2007 using federal grant funding.

Annual Cost: Approximately $ 1, 000. * Note: The maintenance costs for this asset are distributed evenly between the cities of Cypress, Los Alamitos, and Seal Beach.

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708. 5. 3 SWAT KINETIC BREACHING TOOL
Description: A hand- held breaching tool engineered to deliver high- impact energy to defeat locking mechanisms. * Note: This is a regional SWAT asset that is owned and maintained by the Seal Beach Police Department.

Quantity: 1.

Capabilities: Provides for safer and faster breaching.

Expected Lifespan: 30 years.

Product Description: Powder activated kinetic energy force entry tool.

Purpose and Authorized Use: May be deployed in any circumstance where the member needs to breach a door quickly and safely.

Training Required: Training on safe use and deployment and device functionality.

Initial Cost: Refer to the Seal Beach Police Department.

Annual Cost: N/ A
708.5.4 SWAT LONG RANGE ACOUSTICAL DEVICE
Description: A public address system that delivers live or recorded messages. * Note: This is a regional SWAT asset that is owned and maintained by the Westminster Police Department.

Quantity: 1.

Capabilities: Provides public address notifications
Expected Lifespan: 10 years.

Product Description: Self-powered communication system that delivers voice messages and alert tones.

Purpose and Authorized Use: May be deployed in any outdoor circumstances where the member needs to communicate information to the public.

Training Required: Training on safe use and deployment and device functionality.

Initial Cost: Refer to the Westminster Police Department.

Annual Cost: N/A
708. 5. 5 SWAT UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ( UAS)
Description: A UAS is an unmanned aircraft and the equipment necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the aircraft. An unmanned aircraft, a component of a UAS, is defined by law as an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft. * Note: This is a regional SWAT asset that is owned and maintained by the Seal Beach Police Department.

Quantity: Refer to the Seal Beach Police Department.

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Capabilities: Sustained flight controlled by a remote pilot on the ground.

Expected Lifespan: Refer to the Seal Beach Police Department.

Product Description: Refer to the Seal Beach Police Department.

Purpose and Authorized Use: To assist SWAT personnel in enhancing public safety while protecting the rights and privacy of the general public.

Training Required: Refer to the Seal Beach Police Department. * Note: No Cypress Police Department personnel are trained to operate UAS.

Initial Cost: Refer to the Seal Beach Police Department.

Annual Cost: N/ A
708. 5. 6 SWAT REMOTE CONTROL ROBOT
Description: A remotely controlled ground vehicle that moves on tracks, manufactured by Transcend. * Note: This is a regional SWAT asset that is owned and maintained by the Westminster Police Department.

Quantity: Refer to the Westminster Police Department.

Capabilities: Provides ability for SWAT members to view scenes, deliver items, open doors, and visually clear buildings.

Expected Lifespan: Refer to the Westminster Police Department.

Product Description: Refer to the Westminster Police Department.

Purpose and Authorized Use: May be deployed in any circumstances where the SWAT Commander determines remote viewing of a location or item delivery is appropriate and lawful.

Training Required: Refer to the Westminster Police Department. * Note: No Cypress Police Department personnel are trained to operate this robot.

Initial Cost: Refer to the Westminster Police Department.

Annual Cost: N/ A
708. 6 APPROVAL
The Chief of Police or the authorized designee shall obtain approval from the governing body by way of an ordinance adopting the military equipment policy. As part of the approval process, the Chief of Police or the authorized designee shall ensure the proposed military equipment policy is submitted to the governing body and is available on the department website at least 30 days prior to any public hearing concerning the military equipment at issue( Government Code§ 7071). The military equipment policy must be approved by the governing body prior to engaging in any of the following ( Government Code § 7071):
a) Requesting military equipment made available pursuant to 10 USC § 2576a.

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b) Seeking funds for military equipment, including but not limited to applying for a grant, soliciting or accepting private, local, state, or federal funds, in- kind donations, or other donations or transfers.
c) Acquiring military equipment either permanently or temporarily, including by borrowing or leasing.
d) Collaborating with another law enforcement agency in the deployment or other use of military equipment within the jurisdiction of this department. e) Using any new or existing military equipment for a purpose, in a manner, or by a person not previously approved by the governing body.
f) Soliciting or responding to a proposal for, or entering into an agreement with, any other person or entity to seek funds for, apply to receive, acquire, use, or collaborate in the use of military equipment.
g) Acquiring military equipment through any means not provided above. 708.7 COORDINATION WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS
Military equipment should not be used by any other law enforcement agency or member in this jurisdiction unless the military equipment is approved for use in accordance with this policy. 708. 8 ANNUAL REPORT
Upon approval of a military equipment policy, the Chief of Police or the authorized designee should submit a military equipment report to the governing body for each type of military equipment approved within one year of approval, and annually thereafter for as long as the military equipment is available for use ( Government Code § 7072).

The Chief of Police or the authorized designee should also make each annual military equipment report publicly available on the department website for as long as the military equipment is available for use. The report shall include all information required by Government Code § 7072 for the preceding calendar year for each type of military equipment in department inventory. 708. 9 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Within 30 days of submitting and publicly releasing the annual report, the Department shall hold at least one well- publicized and conveniently located community engagement meeting, at which the Department should discuss the report and respond to public questions regarding the funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment.

Published with permission by Cypress Police Department Military Equipment 9 CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
City Council Regular 7.

FROM: Mark Lauderback, Chief of Police
DATE: 07/14/2025
SUBJECT: Approve the Purchase of One Replacement Police Department Motorcycle

RECOMMENDATION

1. Authorize an appropriation increase of $39,040 in the Capital Replacement Fund for the purchase and unfitting of one motorcycle; and

2. Authorize a transfer of $39,040 from the General Liability Fund to the Capital Replacement Fund for the purchase.

DISCUSSION
The Police department operates four BMW motorcycles. Three motorcycles are deployed in the community and one serves as a training motorcycle that can be deployed when necessary. Earlier this year, one motorcycle was damaged beyond repair in a collision and must be replaced. The accident was the fault of a third-party and the City is working to secure insurance reimbursement.

This replacement was not anticipated and not incorporated into the FY 2025-26 Budget. The Municipal Code allows purchases under $50,000 using an informal bid process. Bids were solicited from three southern BMW motorcycle dealers, and Long Beach BMW Motorcycles provided the lowest bid at $37,640. Upfitting costs are estimated at $1,400.

BUDGET IMPACT
Expected insurance reimbursement will offset a significant portion of the $39,040 replacement cost. Costs above the reimbursement will be drawn from the Capital Replacement Fund.

LEGAL REVIEW
None required.

APPROVED BY: Peter Grant, City Manager
Attachments
Police Motorcycle quotes
Police Motorcycle Quotes

VENDOR PRICE
Long Beach BMW $37,639.85
Irv Seaver BMW $37,837.15
Riverside BMW $41,875.25
CITY OF CYPRESS
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
City Council Regular 8.

FROM: Nick Mangkalakiri, Director of Public Works
DATE: 07/14/2025
SUBJECT: Approve the Sewer System Management Plan Update

RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a Resolution approving the Sewer System Management Plan Update.

DISCUSSION
In December 2022, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) adopted statewide regulations for sanitary sewer systems intended to reduce the frequency and impact of sanitary sewer overflows by improving how wastewater systems are managed and maintained.

The City owns and operates a wastewater collection system covering 6.7 square miles with 101 miles of gravity sewer pipes, over 2,350 sewer manholes and cleanouts, one sewer lift station, 19 inverted sewer siphons, and over 14,000 service laterals. The City is required to update its Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) every six years to reflect revised standards for operations, maintenance, monitoring, spill response, and reporting. The SSMP was last updated in 2019.

The SSMP serves as the primary guidance document for managing sewer infrastructure and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The updated SSMP includes updates to key elements such as condition assessment procedures, staff training, and spill response protocols. Once approved, the updated SSMP will remain in effect through August 2031. The SSMP is audited every three years and the most recent audit was completed in February 2025.

BUDGET IMPACT
None.

LEGAL REVIEW
None required.

APPROVED BY: Peter Grant, City Manager
Attachments
Resolution
SSMP Update
RESOLUTION NO.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS APPROVING THE CITY’S SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN

UPDATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE WATER

RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD STATEWIDE GENERAL WASTE

DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR SANITRARY SEWER SYSTEMS
WHEREAS, on May 2, 2006, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) adopted Order No. 2006-03, the Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) for Sanitary Sewer Systems; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, the Statewide General WDRs for Sanitary Sewer Systems requires the development and implementation of a system-specific Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP); and
WHEREAS, the City last re-certified the SSMP in 2019 through the SWRCB’s regulatory database; and
WHEREAS, each public agency is now required to update its SSMP every six years and perform an audit at least every three years after the date of the last SSMP.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, does hereby:

1. Approve the City’s Sewer System Management Plan Update; and

2. Certify the Sewer System Management Plan Update is consistent with the Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular meeting held on the 14th day of July, 2025.

MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:

CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
I, ALISHA FARNELL, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council held on the 14th day of July, 2025, by the following roll call vote:

AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS

CITY OF CYPRESS

SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN
2025
Submitted to
City of Cypress
5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California 90630
Submitted by
AKM Consulting Engineers
553 Wald
Irvine, California 92618
(949) 753-7333
June 2025
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page

1. Goals and Introduction........................................................................................................................ 1-1 1-1 Sewer System Management Plan Requirements .................................................................. 1-1 1-2 Regulatory Context ................................................................................................................ 1-2 1-3 Sewer System Management Plan Update Schedule............................................................. 1-3 1-4 Sewer System Asset Overview.............................................................................................. 1-4 1-4.1 Regional Location ..................................................................................................... 1-4 1-4.2 Existing Sewer System ............................................................................................. 1-4 1-4.3 Population ................................................................................................................. 1-7 1-4.4 Data Management .................................................................................................... 1-8 1-4.5 Sewer Laterals.......................................................................................................... 1-9 1-4.6 Service Connections............................................................................................... 1-10 1-4.7 Unique Challenges ................................................................................................. 1-10

2. Organization........................................................................................................................................ 2-1 2-1 Sewer System Management Plan Requirements .................................................................. 2-1 2-2 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 2-1 2-3 Compliance ............................................................................................................................ 2-1 2-3.1 Legally Responsible Official...................................................................................... 2-1 2-3.2 Organization Chart and Organizational Lines of Authority ....................................... 2-2 2-3.3 Chain of Communication for Spills............................................................................ 2-4

3. Legal Authority .................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3-1 Sewer System Management Plan Requirements .................................................................. 3-1 3-2 Compliance ............................................................................................................................ 3-1 3-2.1 Illicit Discharges ........................................................................................................ 3-2 3-2.2 Collaborate with Storm Sewer Agencies .................................................................. 3-3 3-2.3 Design Standards...................................................................................................... 3-3 3-2.4 Access to Lateral Owned and/or Operated by City................................................... 3-3 3-2.5 Enforcement ............................................................................................................. 3-4 3-2.6 Easement Accessibility Agreements ........................................................................ 3-4

4. Operation and Maintenance Program................................................................................................. 4-1 4-1 Sewer System Management Plan Requirements .................................................................. 4-1 4-2 Compliance ............................................................................................................................ 4-2 4-2.1 Update Map of Sanitary Sewer System.................................................................... 4-2 Table of Contents
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4-2.2 Preventive Operation and Maintenance Activities .................................................... 4-2 4-2.3 Training ................................................................................................................... 4-10 4-2.4 Equipment Inventory ............................................................................................... 4-10

5. Design and Performance Provisions................................................................................................... 5-1 5-1 Sewer System Management Plan Requirements .................................................................. 5-1 5-2 Compliance ............................................................................................................................ 5-1 5-2.1 Design Criteria, Construction Standards, and Specifications ................................... 5-1 5-2.2 Inspection and Testing.............................................................................................. 5-2

6. Spill Emergency Response Plan......................................................................................................... 6-1 6-1 Sewer System Management Plan Requirements .................................................................. 6-1 6-2 Compliance ............................................................................................................................ 6-2

7. Sewer Pipe Blockage Control Program .............................................................................................. 7-1 7-1 Sewer System Management Plan Requirements .................................................................. 7-1 7-2 Compliance ............................................................................................................................ 7-1 7-2.1 Public Education and Outreach Program ................................................................. 7-1 7-2.2 Pipe Blocking Substance Disposal ........................................................................... 7-3 7-2.3 Legal Authority .......................................................................................................... 7-3 7-2.4 Grease Removal Devices ......................................................................................... 7-3 7-2.5 Inspection of Grease Producing Facilities ................................................................ 7-6 7-2.6 Cleaning Schedule for Sections with FOG ............................................................... 7-7 7-2.7 Source Control Measures ......................................................................................... 7-7

8. System Evaluation, Capacity Assurance, and Capital Improvements................................................ 8-1 8-1 Sewer System Management Plan Requirements .................................................................. 8-1 8-2 Compliance ............................................................................................................................ 8-1 8-2.1 System Evaluation and Condition Assessment ........................................................ 8-1 8-2.2 Capacity Assessment and Design Criteria ............................................................... 8-8 8-2.3 Prioritization of Corrective Action.............................................................................. 8-9 8-2.4 Capital Improvement Plan....................................................................................... 8-10

9. Monitoring, Measurement, and Program Modifications ...................................................................... 9-1 9-1 Sewer System Management Plan Requirements .................................................................. 9-1 9-2 Compliance ............................................................................................................................ 9-1 9-2.1 Relevant Information................................................................................................. 9-1 9-2.2 Implementation and Effectiveness............................................................................ 9-2 9-2.3 Success of Preventative Operation and Maintenance Activities .............................. 9-3 9-2.4 Update Plan Procedures and Activities .................................................................... 9-4 9-2.5 Spill Trends ............................................................................................................... 9-4 Table of Contents
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10. Internal Audits ................................................................................................................................ 10-1 10-1 Sewer System Management Plan Requirements ................................................................ 10-1 10-2 Compliance .......................................................................................................................... 10-1

11. Communication Program .................................................................................................................. 11-1 11-1 Sewer System Management Plan Requirements ................................................................ 11-1 11-2 Compliance .......................................................................................................................... 11-1 11-2.1 Procedures to Communicate with Public ............................................................... 11-2 11-2.2 Procedures to Communicate with Owners/Operators of Other Systems .............. 11-2

12. Change Log ................................................................................................................................ 12-1 12-1 Sewer System Management Plan Requirements ................................................................ 12-1 12-2 Compliance .......................................................................................................................... 12-1 Appendix
A-1 State Water Resources Control Board Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ B-1 Spill Notification Reporting Summary
B-2 Resource Phone List
C-1 Water Quality Ordinances
C-2 Fats, Oil, and Grease Management and Discharge Control Ordinance D-1 Sewer and Storm Drain Map
D-2 Sewer Cleaning and Maintenance Inspection Form
D-3 Sewer Lift Station Log
E-1 Design Standards for Sewer Facilities (submittal to follow) E-2 Standard Drawings for Sewer Facilities (submittal to follow) F-1 Fats, Oils, and Grease Control Program Manual
F-2 Fats, Oils, and Grease Best Management Practices Manual F-3 Fats, Oils, and Grease Program Adopted Fees
F-4 Fats, Oils, and Grease Public Outreach Presentation F-5 Grease Interceptor Standard Detail
F-6 Grease Control Device Conditions of Approval
F-7 Grease Interceptor Guidelines
F-8 Grease Interceptor Maintenance
F-9 Grease Interceptor Pump Out Procedure
F-10 Fats, Oils, and Grease Wastewater Discharge Permit Standard Conditions of Approval Form F-11 Food Service Establishment Training Log
F-12 Exhaust Hood Maintenance Log Form
F-13 Grease Barrel Collection Log Form
F-14 Grease Interceptor/Trap Log
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F-15 Licensed Grease Hauling Companies
Figure Page
1-1 Regional Location Map ....................................................................................................................... 1-5 1-2 Existing Sewer System ....................................................................................................................... 1-6 1-3 Distribution of Gravity Sewer Pipe by Size ......................................................................................... 1-7 1-4 City of Cypress Population.................................................................................................................. 1-8 2-1 Organizational Flow Chart................................................................................................................... 2-2 2-2 Spill Emergency Response Flowchart ................................................................................................ 2-5 4-1 Frequent Maintenance Locations........................................................................................................ 4-5 7-1 FSE Grease Control Device Status .................................................................................................... 7-5 7-2 Size of Grease Control Devices.......................................................................................................... 7-6 7-3 FSE and Frequent Cleaning Locations ............................................................................................... 7-8 9-1 Sanitary Sewer Spills by Year............................................................................................................. 9-4 9-2 Historical Spill Locations (2003-2024) ................................................................................................ 9-6 10-1 Sewer System Management Plan and Audit Due Dates .................................................................. 10-1 Table Page
1-1 Sewer system Management Plan and Audit Due Dates..................................................................... 1-3 2-1 SSMP Responsibilities ........................................................................................................................ 2-3 3-1 City Ordinances................................................................................................................................... 3-2 4-1 Frequent Maintenance Locations........................................................................................................ 4-4 4-2 Equipment Inventory ......................................................................................................................... 4-11 8-1 Completed Capital Improvement Projects .......................................................................................... 8-3 8-2 Scheduled Capital Improvement Projects......................................................................................... 8-11 9-1 Sewer System Spills from 2003-2024................................................................................................. 9-5 11-1 Communication Program .................................................................................................................. 11-1 12-1 SSMP Change Log ........................................................................................................................... 12-1 1-1 City of Cypress
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SECTION 1

GOALS AND INTRODUCTION
1-1 SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires a “Goals and Introduction” section of the Sewer System Management Plan to provide and address the following:

The goal of the Sewer System Management Plan (Plan) is to provide a plan and schedule to: (1) properly manage, operate, and maintain all parts of the Enrollee’s sanitary sewer system(s), (2) reduce and prevent spills, and (3) contain and mitigate spills that do occur.

The Plan must include a narrative Introduction section that discusses the following items:

1. Regulatory Context
The Plan Introduction section must provide a general description of the local sewer system management program and discuss Plan implementation and updates.

2. Sewer System Management Plan Update Schedule
The Plan Introduction section must include a schedule for the Enrollee to update the Plan, including the schedule for conducting internal audits. The schedule must include milestones for incorporation of activities addressing prevention of sewer spills.

3. Sewer System Asset Overview
The Plan Introduction section must provide a description of the Enrollee-owned assets and service area, including but not limited to:
• Location, including county(ies);
• Service area boundary;
• Population and community served;
• System size, including total length in miles, length of gravity mainlines, length of pressurized (force) mains, and number of pump stations and siphons; • Structures diverting stormwater to the sewer system;
• Data management systems;
• Sewer system ownership and operation responsibilities between Enrollee and private entities for upper and lower sewer laterals;
• Estimated number or percent of residential, commercial, and industrial service connections; and
• Unique service boundary conditions and challenge(s).

Additionally, the Plan Introduction section must provide reference to the Enrollee’s up-to-date map of its sanitary sewer system.

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1-2 REGULATORY CONTEXT
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that “The Plan Introduction section must provide a general description of the local sewer system management program and discuss Plan implementation and updates.” The City of Cypress (City) is required to comply with the “State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ” (Order No. 2022-0103) on General Waste Discharge Requirements for publicly owned sewage collection agencies having more than one mile of collection pipelines. The purpose of the Order is to prevent sanitary sewer spills.

The Sanitary Sewer Management Plan (SSMP) provides documentation that describes all collection system activities and programs employed by the City. Implementing an SSMP will ensure proper management, operation, and maintenance of all parts of the sanitary sewer system, ultimately helping to reduce and prevent spills, as well as mitigate any spills that do occur including meeting all applicable regulatory notification and reporting requirements. Commitment to continual improvement will ensure that the SSMP is both a living and sustainable document that is continually updated, revised, and tailored towards the City’s needs.

Specific City goals for its SSMP include the following:

1. Providing adequate capacity in the sewer system in accordance with its criteria

2. Cost effectively minimizing the sources of inflow and infiltration

3. Implementing its fats, oils, and grease (FOG) control program to minimize the entry of these substances into the collection system

4. Identifying blockages due to FOG and developing strategies to decrease backups

5. Providing adequate sewer cleaning and maintenance for all sewer mains within identified maintenance period

6. Inspecting its system, assessing its condition, and replacing and/or rehabilitating it as detailed and scheduled in its Sewer System Rehabilitation Plan

7. Establishing and implementing an operation and maintenance program with adequately trained staff to not only prevent spills, but also to extend the useful life of its system

8. Establishing proper legal authority for implementing the above and all elements of the SSMP

9. Maintaining adequate funding for the operation, maintenance, and repair of its sewer system

10. Preparing a proper Spill Emergency Response Plan (SERP), training its staff in its implementation, implementing the plan when needed, and updating it based on information developed from events that do occur.

11. Operating the Orangewood Pump Station (6000 Orangewood) at peak efficiency and performing preventative maintenance on equipment at the pump station

12. Providing a plan and schedule to continue implementing measures to prevent or reduce spills

13. Implementing sewer improvement projects as indicated in the City’s Capital Improvement Program

14. Maintaining records of the sanitary sewer system and responding to inquiries

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15. Providing a detailed plan to address spills. This shall include the procedures to respond to the spill, notify the appropriate individuals/parties, contain the spill, clean up the affected areas, and properly report the spill. The time to respond to the spill shall not exceed one hour.

16. Providing routine training for safety, updated equipment and technology, cleaning and inspection, pump station operation, spill response, and all other relevant operation and maintenance topics.

Implementation and updates of the City’s SSMP is a collective effort by the Director of Public Works, City Engineer, Water Quality Manager, and Maintenance Superintendent. 1-3 SEWER SYTEM MANAGEMETN PLAN UPDATE SCHEDULE
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that “The Plan Introduction section must include a schedule for the Enrollee to update the Plan, including the schedule for conducting internal audits. The schedule must include milestones for incorporation of activities addressing prevention of sewer spills.” A schedule for updating the SSMP and for conducting audits is included in the Goals and Introduction section of the SSMP document. The City’s SSMP Update and Audit due dates per the State Water Resources Control Board website are shown in Table 1-1.

Table 1-1
Sewer System Management Plan and Audit Due Dates

The SSMP Update is due to be completed and approved by the City council by 8/2/2025. The City’s next audit will be completed by 2/2/2028. In order to ensure sufficient time to complete each audit, the City should begin the process as soon as the three year audit period ends on 8/2/2027 or earlier.

As major milestones are reached, the SSMP can be updated/amended. This would make the official update required by 8/2/2031 much easier to accomplish. Otherwise, the City should start the process of updating the SSMP report 6 to 12 months ahead of the due date.

These are some tasks that the City will continue to work on and complete as soon as possible:

1. Update the sewer hydraulic model based on new flow monitoring data collected during dry and wet weather periods

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2. Digitize lift station maintenance records and staff training

3. Evaluate CCTV pipe inspections and develop repair and rehabilitation project recommendations

4. Prioritize the repair and rehabilitation recommendations considering environmental consequence, vicinity to surface waters, vicinity to receiving water with bacterial related impairment. Identify assets vulnerable to direct and indirect impacts of climate change

5. Inspect manholes via CCTV
1-4 SEWER SYSTEM ASSET OVERVIEW
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that the SSMP Introduction to include a description of the Enrollee-owned assets as well as a description of the service area that includes but is not limited to:

Location, including county(ies);
A. Service area boundary;
B. Population and community served;
C. System size, including total length in miles, length of gravity mainlines, length of pressurized (force) mains, and number of pump stations and siphons;
D. Structures diverting stormwater to the sewer system; E. Data management systems;
F. Sewer system ownership and operation responsibilities between Enrollee and private entities for upper and lower sewer laterals;
G. Estimated number or percent of residential, commercial, and industrial service connections; and H. Unique service boundary conditions and challenge(s).

Additionally, the Plan Introduction section must provide reference to the Enrollee’s up-to-date map of its sanitary sewer system.”
1-4.1 REGIONAL LOCATION
The City of Cypress is located in the northwestern portion of Orange County, California adjacent Los Angeles County. The City’s regional location is depicted on Figure 1-1. The City encompasses 6.7 square miles of residential, commercial, and industrial land. Neighboring cities include Cerritos and La Palma to the north; Buena Park, Anaheim and Stanton to the east; Garden Grove and Los Alamitos to the south; and Long Beach, Hawaiian Gardens, and Lakewood to the west.

Cypress is centralized between a number of Southern California highways, providing access into the City from all directions. The San Diego Freeway (I-405) and Garden Grove Freeway (SR-22) are located to the south.

The San Gabriel Freeway (I-605) is located to the west. The Artesia Freeway (SR-91) is located to the north.

The major roads within the City include Lincoln Avenue, Katella Avenue, and Valley View Street. 1-4.2 EXISTING SEWER SYSTEM
The City’s existing wastewater collection system, shown on Figure 1-2, is made up of the following facilities:

1. Approximately 101 miles of gravity sewer pipe (6-inch to 21-inch in diameter)

2. Approximately 2,350 manholes and cleanouts

3. One sewer lift station with 817 feet of associated force main (8-inch in diameter) !(22
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Crescent Ave
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Ball Rd
Union Pacific
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Cerritos Ave
Orange Ave
Lincoln Ave
Moody St
Walker St
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Bloomfield St
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Orangewood Ave Pump Station
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PROJECT NO:

DATE: June 2025
CITY OF CYPRESS SSMP Update 2025
Existing Sewer System
Figure 1-2
Legend
!( City of Cypress Sewer Manholes
City of Cypress Sewer Pipes
City of Cypress Forcemain
OCSD Trunk Sewers

INTRODUCTION AND GOALS
1-7 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025

4. Nineteen (19) inverted siphons

5. Approximately 14,213 service laterals (13,660 residential services and 553 commercial/industrial services).

The general direction of flow is from north to south and east to west. The majority of the local sewers are tied into one of the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) trunk sewers crossing through the city. The sewage is then transported to either OCSD’s Treatment Plant No. 1 in the City of Fountain Valley or Treatment Plant No. 2 in the City of Huntington Beach.

The existing sewers are primarily constructed of vitrified clay pipe with sizes ranging from 6-inches to 21- inches in diameter. Approximately 85 percent of the pipes are 8-inches in diameter. Figure 1-3 shows the length of gravity sewers (feet) in the existing system by pipe size. The majority of the system was constructed in the late 1950’s, 1960’s, and 1970’s. This was during the period when the dairies were forced to outlying areas and Cypress began to transform into a suburban city with many new residential developments.

Figure 1-3
Distribution of Gravity Sewer Pipe by Size
2,712
454,267
38,723
20,016
12,226
4,638
2,691
0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000
Length (ft)
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Pipe Size (in)
The City does not own or operate any of the upper and lower sewer laterals. The property owner is responsible for the maintenance of the laterals. There are no known structures diverting stormwater to the sewer system.
1-4.3 POPULATION
Since its incorporation in 1890, the City of Cypress has grown from a population of 1,318 to approximately 49,345 in 2024 (Ref: California Department of Finance, Table E-5, 2024). The historical population increase is shown on Figure 1-4.

INTRODUCTION AND GOALS
1-8 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
As illustrated on Figure 1-4, the City’s population increased steadily following its incorporation in 1956. The largest increase took place between 1960 and 1970 when the population grew from 1,753 to 31,569. During this time, single family housing development occurred throughout the City.

The total population in 2024 was estimated at 49,345 persons. The total number of dwelling units at the time was 17,088 with a vacancy rate of 2.2 percent. The total occupied number of dwelling units was therefore 16,718 with an average of 2.92 persons per household.

Figure 1-4
City of Cypress Population
49,345
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42,655
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1-4.4 DATA MANAGEMENT
The City keeps updated records of all sewer related documents which include but are not restricted to the following:
 GIS Shapefiles
 CCTV Inspection Records (i.e. reports, videos, photos, etc.)  Maintenance Records (i.e. cleaning records, lift station records, etc.)  Frequent Maintenance Records
 FSE Inspection Information
 Spill History Reports

INTRODUCTION AND GOALS
1-9 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
 SSMP Documents and Audits
GIS Shapefiles – The City keeps up-to date geographical information system (GIS) database of its sewer and stormwater facilities. This database includes the following:
 Manholes with ID numbers, district number, street location, depth, year of construction, tract number, and drawing number.
 Pipes with ID numbers, upstream and downstream manhole ID numbers, district number street location, size, slope, reach length, material, year of construction, depth, tract number, drawing number
 Pump Station locations
 Force Main locations
 Storm Drains
 Catch Basins
 Inverted siphon locations
 Frequent Cleaning Maintenance Locations
 Food Service Establishments
 Historical overflow locations and associated data
CCTV Inspection Records – The City’s CCTV inspections were conducted by contractors over the last five years. The inspection data was provided to the City on external hard drives which are now maintained by City staff.

Maintenance Records – As pipes are cleaned, the completed job is recorded on a daily sewer cleaning report, which is then uploaded to QuickBase, a web-based program used by the City to input, retrieve, and track all maintenance activities. QuickBase is customized by staff to create a database collection program to meet our specific needs. Utilizing this program enables staff to retrieve or input QuickBase data anytime or place through an internet connection and browser, thus allowing staff instant accessibility to information in the field.

Staff is able to add interactive customized tables, timelines, charts, calendars, etc. to facilitate data entry into reports. QuickBase also allows staff to set up automatic notices or proactively send out e-mails directly to users, keeping them informed or reminding them of upcoming tasks.

Pump station maintenance reports for all maintenance activities are tracked with paper reports and placed in a station file
Frequent Maintenance Records – Frequent maintenance location cleanings are tracked on handwritten cleaning reports that are kept on file as well as through the City’s QuickBase maintenance software. After quarterly cleanings, the Public Works Department evaluates the effectiveness of the cleanings and increases or decreases future preventative maintenance as necessary.

Spill History Reports – Spill reports are filed and maintained in hard copy form at the City. The spill report database is updated continuously on the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) website as required by the current Statewide Waste Discharge Requirements.

SSMP Documents and Audits - The City maintains all current SSMP Documents in hard copy and electronic format, available to staff and the public upon request. 1-4.5 SEWER LATERALS
The City does not own and/or operate any portion of the service laterals.

INTRODUCTION AND GOALS
1-10 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
Section 25-29(I)(1) of the City’s Municipal Code states, “All house laterals, industrial connection sewers, and appurtenances thereto, now existing or hereafter constructed, shall be maintained by the owner of the property in a safe and sanitary condition, and all devices and safeguards which are required by this chapter or any other requirement of the city, for the operation thereof shall be maintained in a good working order.” 1-4.6 SERVICE CONNECTIONS
The sewer system consists of approximately 14,213 service connections. This includes 13,660 residential services and 553 commercial/industrial services.
1-4.7 UNIQUE CHALLENGES
There is high groundwater throughout the City which results in infiltration and calcium build-up in the sewer systems. The City has to pay close attention to areas with medium/high residential densities and the siphons in the system due to high levels of accumulated fats, oils, and grease. Regular cleaning of the gravity pipes and CCTV inspection is important in maintaining the capacity and condition of the sewer system. 2-1 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
SECTION 2

ORGANIZATION
2-1 SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that the SSMP identify organizational staffing responsible and integral for implementing the local Sewer System Management Plan through an organization chart or similar narrative documentation that includes:
(a) The name of the Legally Responsible Official as required in Section 5.1 (Designation of a Legally Responsible Official) of this General Order;
(b) The position titles, telephone numbers, and email addresses for management, administrative and maintenance positions responsible for implementing specific Sewer System Management Plan elements;
(c) Organizational lines of authority; and
(D) Chain of communication for reporting spills, from receipt of complaint or other information, including the person responsible for reporting spills to the State and Regional Water Boards and other agencies as applicable. (For example, county health officer, county environmental health agency, and State Office of Emergency Services.)
2-2 OVERVIEW
This section describes both the organizational structure of the City of Cypress (City) as well as activities, duties, and responsibilities for individuals and positions associated with the sanitary sewer system. Clearly identifying specific roles and responsibilities within an organization will ensure a clear understanding of duties that must be performed, as well as training and skill sets that are associated with specific jobs throughout the agency.
2-3 COMPLIANCE
2-3.1 LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that the SSMP identify “the name of the Legally Responsible Official”.

Per Section 5.1 of Order 2022-0103-DWQ, the Legally Responsible Official (LRO) must have responsibility over management of the sewer system and be authorized to make managerial decisions that govern the operation of the sewer system, including having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital improvement recommendations to ensure long-term environmental compliance. The LRO must have or have direct authority over individuals that:
• Possess a recognized degree or certificate related to operations and maintenance of sanitary sewer systems, and/or
• Have professional training and experience related to the management of sanitary sewer systems, demonstrated through extensive knowledge, training, and experience.

The City identifies the Public Works Director as the legally responsible official (LRO), who shall sign and certify all reports required by 2022-0103-DWQ.
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ORGANIZATION
2-2 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
2-3.2 ORGANIZATION CHART AND ORGANIZATIONAL LINES OF AUTHORITY Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that the SSMP identify “the position titles, telephone numbers, and email addresses for management, administrative, and maintenance positions responsible for implementing specific Sewer System Management Plan elements.”
The sewer collection system is managed by the City’s Public Works Department. The lines of authority for the City officials and staff responsible for implementing the SSMP measures are shown on Figure 2-1. The current contact information for the responsible officials and staff are included. Specific responsibilities for each official are summarized in Table 2-1.

Figure 2-1
Organization Flow Chart
City Council
Public Works Director
Nick Mangkalakiri
[email protected]
(714) 229-6729
Public Works Superintendent
Jose Guerra
[email protected]
(714) 229-6771
Maintenance Supervisor
(TBD)
Maintenance Staff
Adrian Morales
[email protected]
(714) 229-6752
Public Works
Duty Staff
Acting City Engineer
Daniel Co
[email protected]
(714) 229-6756
Assistant City
Engineer /
Engineering Staff
Water Quality Manager
Mike Smith
[email protected]
(714) 229-6752

ORGANIZATION
2-3 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
Table 2-1
SSMP Responsibilities
Task
City
Council
Public Works
Director
City
Engineer
Assistant
City
Engineer
Water
Quality
Manager
Public Works
Superintendant
Maintenance
Supervisor
SSMP Development
Plan and Schedule Oversees Participates Participates Participates Goals of SSMP Reviews,
Approves Oversees Participates Participates Participates Participates Participates Organization of SSMP Oversees;
Aprproves Participates Participates Participates Participates Legal Authority Reviews,
Approves Oversees Participates
Up to Date Map of
Collection System,
Pumping Facilities,
and Stormwater
Conveyances
Oversees Participates Participates Participates
Preventative Operation
and Maintenance
Activities
Participates Oversees Implements
Staff Training Program Oversees
Equipment Inventory Oversess
Design and
Construction
Standards
Oversees Participates Participates
Procedures and
Standards for
Inspection and
Testing
Oversees Participates Participates Participates
Spill Emergency
Response Plan Participates Participates Participates Participates Oversees Sanitary Sewer Spills Reports Responds
Sewer Pipe Blockage
Control/FOG Program
Reviews,
Approves Manages Participates Participates Oversees
FOG Public
Education and
Outreach Program
Participates Oversees
FOG Cleaning and
Maintenance
Schedule
Participates Oversees Participates
Source Control
Measures Participates Participates Oversees Participates System Evaluation
and Capacity
Assurance Plan
Oversees Participates Participates
CCTV Inspection and
Condition Assesment Participates Participates Participates Oversees SSMP Monitoring Oversees Participates Participates Participates SSMP Internal Audits Oversees Participates Participates Participates SSMP
Communication
Program
Oversees Participates Participates Participates
Final SSMP
Document
Reviews,
Approves Oversees Participates Participates Participates Sewer Enterprise
Funding Plan
Reviews,
Approves Oversees Participates Participates Participates Participates

ORGANIZATION
2-4 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
2-3.3 CHAIN OF COMMUNICATION FOR SPILLS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that the SSMP include the “chain of communication for reporting spills, from receipt of complaint or other information, including the person responsible for reporting spills to the State and Regional Water Boards and other agencies as applicable. (For example, county health officer, county environmental health agency, and State Office of Emergency Services.)” The City developed a stand-alone Spill Emergency Response Plan (SERP) dated June 2023, that complies with the new requirements of Order 2022-0103-DWQ, including the SSMP requirements (Attachment D) and the Notification, Monitoring, Reporting, and Recordkeeping Requirements (Attachment E1 and E2).

The SERP document includes a section on the initial response procedures when a spill occurs as follows:

A spill may be detected and reported by City personnel, the public, or by the pump station alarms. The maintenance staff are available to respond to all spills 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Spill reports are directed to the Public Works Duty Staff.

Public Works Duty Mobile (562) 431-2527
If calls regarding spills are received at the Public Works Department and Police Department, the calls will be routed to the Public Works Duty Staff.

The SERP document also describes the notification to regulatory agencies as follows:

The responding maintenance staff will be in charge of contacting and/or delegating a designee to contact all regulatory agencies, as needed. If the maintenance staff experiences delays or conflicts or requires additional resolution toward responding to the spill, Public Works Superintendent shall be contacted to provide direction.

The City met and collaborated with the following agencies to ensure its spill response and notification procedures were documented correctly:

1. State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)

2. Regional Water Quality Control Board Region 8 (RWQCB)

3. Orange County Flood Control District (OCFCD)

4. Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA)

5. Orange County Sanitation District (OCSAN)

6. SOCAL WDR Group

7. Clean Water Summit Partners
The City’s Spill Emergency Response Flowchart, shown on Figure 2-2, summarizes the steps the City needs to take for initial spill reporting, spill correction, sewage containment and cleanup, and final spill reporting. It includes phone numbers for agencies that may need to be contacted.

A summary of SSO notification and reporting procedures is included in Appendix B-1 of this report. The resources phone list is included in Appendix B-2 of this report.

The LRO is responsible for certifying all spill reports on the CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database. The Data Submitter may enter spill data, but does not have the authority to certify the reporting data.

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Figure 2-2
Spill Emergency Response Flowchart
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SECTION 3

LEGAL AUTHORITY
3-1 SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that the Sewer System Management Plan must include copies or an electronic link to the Enrollee’s current sewer system use ordinances, service agreements and/or other legally binding procedures to demonstrate the Enrollee possesses the necessary legal authority to:

1. Prevent illicit discharges into its sanitary sewer system from inflow and infiltration (I&I); unauthorized stormwater; chemical dumping; unauthorized debris; roots; fats, oils, and grease; and trash, including rags and other debris that may cause blockages;

2. Collaborate with storm sewer agencies to coordinate emergency spill responses, ensure access to storm sewer systems during spill events, and prevent unintentional cross connections of sanitary sewer infrastructure to storm sewer infrastructure;

3. Require that sewer system components and connections be properly designed and constructed;

4. Ensure access for maintenance, inspection, and/or repairs for portions of the service lateral owned and/or operated by the Enrollee;

5. Enforce any violation of its sewer ordinances, service agreements, or other legally binding procedures; and

6. Obtain easement accessibility agreements for locations requiring sewer system operations and maintenance, as applicable.

Order 2022-0103-DWQ prohibits any discharge from a sanitary sewer system that creates a nuisance or condition of pollution as defined in California Water Code Section 13050(m).

Legal authority is a very important component of a sewage collection agency’s responsibility in regulating the usage of the sanitary sewer system.
3-2 COMPLIANCE
The City possesses legal authority to regulate the use of its sewer system through the use of the following documents:
 City of Cypress Municipal Code: https://ecode360.com/CY4920 • Chapter 13 Health and Sanitation; Article IV Water Quality • Chapter 13 Health and Sanitation; Article VIII FOG Management and Discharge Control • Chapter 22 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
• Chapter 25 Subdivision; Article V Public Improvements, Dedications, Performance Agreements, and Improvement Securities
 Design Standards for Sewer Facilities: https://www.cypressca.org/home/showdocument?id=1076  Standard Sewer Plans: https://www.cypressca.org/home/showdocument?id=1076  Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (Greenbook)

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These documents can be found in the Appendices of this report and/or on the City’s website:
https://www.cypressca.org/home Table 3-1 is a summary of the City’s relevant sections within its Municipal Code that correlates to the Waste Discharge Requirements.

Table 3-1
City Ordinances
City of Cypress City of Cypress
Municipal Code Chapter Municipal Code Section
Chapter 13 Health and Sanitation;
Article IV Water Quality
Section 13-22. Prohibition on
illicit connections and prohibited
discharges
Chapter 13 Health and Sanitation;
Article VIII FOG Management and
Discharge Control
Section 13-83. Prohibitions
b)
Require that sewers and
connections be properly
designed and constructed
Chapter 22 Sewers and Sewage
Disposal
Section 22-10. Sewer Design
and Construction Standards
c)
Ensure access for
maintenance, inspection, or
repairs for portions of the
lateral owned or maintained
by the Public Agency
Chapter 25 Subdivision; Article V
Public Improvements,
Dedications, Performance
Agreements, and Improvement
Securities
Section 25-34. Inspection of
public improvements
d)
Limit the discharge of fats,
oils, and grease and other
debris that may cause
blockages
Chapter 13 Health and Sanitation;
Article VIII FOG Management and
Discharge Control
Section 13-80 through 13-118.

Fats, Oil and Grease
Management and Discharge
Control.

Chapter 13 Health and Sanitation;
Article IV Water Quality Section 13-25. Enforcement
Chapter 13 Health and Sanitation;
Article VIII FOG Management and
Discharge Control
Section 13-105. Enforcement
Waste Discharge
Requirement
a)
Prevent illicit discharges into
its sanitary sewer system
(examples may include I/I,
stormwater, chemical
dumping, unauthorized debris
and cut roots, etc)
e) Enforce any violation of its
sewer ordinance
3-2.1 ILLICIT DISCHARGES
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that the City have legal authority to “Prevent illicit discharges into its sanitary sewer system from inflow and infiltration (I&I); unauthorized stormwater; chemical dumping; unauthorized debris; roots; fats, oils, and grease; and trash, including rags and other debris that may cause blockages” Illicit discharges are controlled specifically by the City’s Water Quality Ordinance (Municipal Code - Chapter 13, Article IV) and the Fats, Oil, and Grease (FOG) Ordinance (Municipal Code – Chapter 13, Article VIII) which regulate the types of discharges that are permitted to enter municipal storm drain system. This includes any discharges that may result from a sewer spill.

Section 13-22 of the City’s Municipal Code states that “No person shall cause, allow or facilitate any prohibited discharge”. Section 13-83 of the City’s Municipal Code prohibits any discharges of FOG into the sewer system without obtaining a FOG wastewater discharge permit or complying with the City’s FOG discharge manual.

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The last page of the City’s FOG / Best Management Practices (BMP) Manual lists the illicit discharges as follows:
 Fats, oil, and grease in concentrations that will cause an obstruction to the flow in a sewer or pass through or interference at a wastewater treatment facility.  Grease, improperly shredded garbage, animal guts or tissues, paunch manure, bones, hide, hair, fleshings, entrails, or food scraps.
 Wastewater with temperatures in excess of 140OF to any grease traps. This includes water from mechanical dishwashers that have a minimum required temperature of 160OF.  Waste from a food waste disposal unit to any grease traps  Caustics, acids, solvents, soaps, enzymes, or other emulsifying agents into sinks that feed grease traps and/or interceptors
 Fats, wax, grease or oils containing substances that will become viscous between 32OF and 150OF. 3-2.2 COLLABORATE WITH STORM SEWER AGENCIES
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City to have procedures in place to “Collaborate with storm sewer agencies to coordinate emergency spill responses, ensure access to storm sewer systems during spill events, and prevent unintentional cross connections of sanitary sewer infrastructure to storm sewer infrastructure.” The City worked with the Orange County Flood Control District (OCFCD) during the preparation of the update to its Spill Emergency Response Plan (SERP). The SERP documents the procedures that the City staff will follow in the event that a spill reaches or has the potential to reach any type of drainage conveyance system and/or surface water, whether it is owned by the City or OCFCD.

OCFCD and the City have also entered into a Water Quality Ordinance Implementation Agreement, which allows OCFCD to act on behalf of the City in providing assistance with containment and cleanup of spills within the City’s drainage conveyance systems.
3-2.3 DESIGN STANDARDS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that the City have legal authority to “require that sewers system components and connections be properly designed and constructed.”
The City has legal authority to require the sewers and sewer laterals to be properly designed through the City’s Municipal Code (Section 22-10 Sewer Design and Construction Standards) and Design Standards for Sewer Facilities document. The City Municipal Code Section 22-10 promulgates design criteria, standards, and procedures to ensure implementation of the requirements of the Water Quality and FOG Ordinances. .

The Assistant City Engineer is authorized to approve, modify, or update the Design Standards for Sewer Facilities document that is on file in the Department of Public Works – Engineering Division. Standards were recently reviewed and updated in 2024.
3-2.4 ACCESS TO LATERAL OWNED AND/OR OPERATED BY CITY
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City to have legal authority to “Ensure access for maintenance, inspection, and/or repairs for portions of the service lateral owned and/or operated by the Enrollee.” The City does not own and/or operate any portion of the service laterals. This requirement therefore does not typically apply except under special circumstances.

Section 25-29(I)(1) of the City’s Municipal Code states, “All house laterals, industrial connection sewers, and

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appurtenances thereto, now existing or hereafter constructed, shall be maintained by the owner of the property in a safe and sanitary condition, and all devices and safeguards which are required by this chapter or any other requirement of the city, for the operation thereof shall be maintained in a good working order.” 3-2.5 ENFORCEMENT
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City to have legal authority to “Enforce any violation of its sewer ordinances, service agreements, or other legally binding procedures”.

Enforcement for sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) is handled through the City’s Water Quality Ordinance (Municipal Code - Chapter 13, Article IV) and Fats, Oil, and Grease (FOG) Ordinance (Municipal Code – Chapter 13, Article VIII). Provisions for the issuance of administrative citations and cost recovery procedures to collect payment for resources utilized to contain and clean up areas affected by spills is included in Section 13-25 and 13-105 or the Municipal Code.
3-2.6 EASEMENT ACCESIBILITY AGREEMENTS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City to have procedures in place to “obtain easement accessibility agreements for locations requiring sewer system operations and maintenance, as applicable”.

Easement accessibility is ensured through the Design Standards for Sewer Facilities document. Section 7 Easements states that “Where applicable, permanent public utility easements shall be recorded on the tract map and granted to the City of Cypress. When applicable, separate easement documents for both permanent and temporary easements shall be prepared (on standard title company forms) and presented to the City of Cypress for acceptance and recording. The City will accept sewers on private streets upon granting of a public utility easement to the City. The City will not accept any easement for sewers if said easement cannot be accessed with a flush truck through its entire length.” 4-1 City of Cypress
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SECTION 4

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
4-1 SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that:

The Plan must include the items listed below that are appropriate and applicable to the Enrollee’s system:
(a) Updated Map of Sanitary Sewer System
An up-to-date map(s) of the sanitary sewer system, and procedures for maintaining and providing State and Regional Water Board staff access to the map(s). The map(s) must show gravity line segments and manholes, pumping facilities, pressure pipes and valves, and applicable stormwater conveyance facilities within the sewer system service area boundaries. (b) Preventive Operation and Maintenance Activities
A scheduling system and a data collection system for preventive operation and maintenance activities conducted by staff and contractors.

The scheduling system must include:
• Inspection and maintenance activities
• Higher-frequency inspections and maintenance of known problem areas, including areas with tree root problems.
• Regular visual and closed-circuit television inspections of manholes and sewer pipes.

The data collection system must document data from system inspection and maintenance activities, including system areas/components prone to root-intrusion potentially resulting in system backup and/or failure
(c) Training
In-house and external training provided on a regular basis for sanitary sewer system operations and maintenance staff and contractors. The training must cover:
• The requirements of this General Order;
• The Enrollee’s Spill Emergency Response Plan procedure and practice drills; • Skilled estimation of spill volume for field operators; and • Electronic CIWQS reporting procedures for staff submitting data. (d) Equipment Inventory
An inventory of sewer system equipment, including the identification of critical replacement and spare parts.

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4-2 COMPLIANCE
4-2.1 UPDATED MAP of SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City to have “an up-to-date map(s) of the sanitary sewer system, and procedures for maintaining and providing State and Regional Water Board staff access to the map(s). The map(s) must show gravity line segments and manholes, pumping facilities, pressure pipes and valves, and applicable storm water conveyance facilities within the sewer system service area boundaries.” The City maintains a system map that shows all the sewer and storm water facilities within the service area (see Appendix D-1). Catch basins and flow arrows are shown for the storm drain facility layers. The City keeps up-to-date records of the sewer and storm drain facilities in its geographical information system (GIS) database, which included the following information:
 Manholes with ID numbers, street location, depth, year of construction, tract number, and drawing number.
 Pipes with ID numbers, upstream and downstream manhole ID numbers, street location, size, slope, reach length, material, year of construction, depth, tract number, drawing number, owner, link to CCTV video and report.
 Inverted siphon locations
 Pump Station locations
 Force Main locations
 Storm Drains
 Catch Basins
 Surface Waters
 Stormwater Pump Stations
 Frequent Cleaning Maintenance Locations
 CCTV Video ID/Link
The GIS Database is maintained by the Public Works Department. The Maintenance Division keeps this map in the sewer cleaning vehicles. The Streets Supervisor has the capability to view the sewer and storm drain map in the field via a laptop computer with a wireless phone card. This allows field personnel to note any discrepancies or errors on field maps and immediately register any necessary changes.

The Maintenance Division keeps this map in the sewer cleaning vehicles. The Streets Supervisor has the capability to view the sewer and storm drain map in the field via a laptop computer. This allows field personnel to note any discrepancies or errors on field maps and immediately register any necessary changes. 4-2.2 PREVENTIVE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that the SSMP has “a scheduling system and a data collection system for preventive operation and maintenance activities conducted by staff and contractors.” The scheduling system must include:
1) Inspection and maintenance activities;

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2) Higher -frequency inspections and maintenance of known problem areas, including area with tree root problems;
3) Regular visual and closed-circuit television (CCTV) inspections of manholes and sewer pipes The data collection system must document data from system inspection and maintenance activities, including system areas/components prone to root-intrusion potentially resulting in system backup and/or failure The City performs routine operation and maintenance activities in order to provide a high level of service to its customers, extend the useful life of its assets, and prevent overflows.

The primary preventative operations and maintenance work involve:

1. Cleaning the entire system biannually

2. Cleaning of the frequent maintenance locations quarterly

3. Condition assessment of the gravity system based upon CCTV inspection

4. Visual inspection of the manholes by the City staff

5. Identification of portions of the system that need frequent attention (frequent maintenance locations) through primarily CCTV inspections of the system and past cleaning records

6. Inspection of Orangewood Pump Station daily, weekly, biweekly, and annually Gravity Sewer Maintenance
The routine gravity system cleaning is conducted by City staff. The entire system (approximately 102 miles) is cleaned on a two-year cycle. The City is divided into 31 districts. Cleaning starts at the north end of the City (District 1) and continues towards the south end of the City (District 31). Each year about half of the sewer main lines are completely cleaned using the City’s sewer cleaning truck.

Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Maintenance Log Sheets (Appendix D-2) are filed daily by City staff working that day. The City’s daily sewer cleaning reports include the following information:
 Location and Manhole ID Number
 Pipe Size Manhole Condition
 Materials Removed from Manhole
 Flow Condition
 Odor Inspection
 Pest Inspection
 Footage Cleaned
 Cause of Cleaning and Maintenance
 Activities Conducted
As pipes are cleaned, the completed job is recorded on a daily sewer cleaning report, which is then uploaded to QuickBase, a web-based program used by the City to input, retrieve, and track all maintenance activities.

QuickBase is customized by staff to create a database collection program to meet specific needs. Utilizing this program enables staff to retrieve or input QuickBase data anytime or place through an internet connection and browser, thus allowing staff instant accessibility to information in the field. Staff is able to add interactive customized tables, timelines, charts, calendars, etc. to facilitate data entry into reports. QuickBase also allows staff to set up automatic notices or proactively send out e-mails directly to users, keeping them informed or

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reminding them of upcoming tasks.

In addition to pipeline cleaning, the City also performs manhole insect treatments on a schedule that results in each manhole being treated every five (5) years.

Frequent Maintenance Locations
The scheduling of extra cleanings for frequent maintenance locations is based on past cleaning records and any diagnostic tools used over the past year, such as CCTV inspections. The frequent maintenance locations are cleaned quarterly. The frequent maintenance locations are listed in Table 4-1. A map of frequent maintenance locations and the locations of food service establishments is shown on Figure 4-1. Frequent maintenance location cleanings are tracked on handwritten cleaning reports that are kept on file as well as through the City’s QuickBase tracking software. After quarterly cleanings, the Public Works Department evaluates the effectiveness of the cleanings and increases or decreases future preventative maintenance as necessary.

Table 4-1
Frequent Maintenance Locations

U/S MH D/S MH
Location
(Street or Easement)
Length
(ft) Size (in) Frequency
8021 8020 LINCOLN AVE 25 15 Quarterly
8022 8021 LINCOLN & MOODY 12 10 Quarterly
8023 8022 LINCOLN & MOODY 72 10 Quarterly
8024 8023 MOODY ST 238 10 Quarterly
8034 8035 CRESCENT AVE 350 8 Quarterly
8056 8057 BELMONT ST 320 8 Quarterly
8057 8058 BELMONT ST 25 8 Quarterly
8061 8058 GRACE AVE 350 8 Quarterly
8063 8064 LA SALLE ST 352 8 Quarterly
8052 8064 MERTEN AVE 250 10 Quarterly
8066 8064 LA SALLE ST 300 8 Quarterly
8035 8071 SUMNER PL 14 8 Quarterly
9010 9013 WATSON ST 200 8 Quarterly
9012 9013 DE LONG ST 318 8 Quarterly
9026 9013 DE LONG ST 330 8 Quarterly
9015 9016 WATSON ST 300 10 Quarterly
9016 9017 WATSON ST 350 10 Quarterly
9017 9034 WATSON ST 341 10 Quarterly
9036 9038 LINCOLN AVE 350 8 Quarterly
9041 9042 PARKING LOT 174 8 Quarterly
9042 9043 PARKING LOT 106 8 Quarterly
9043 9044 PARKING LOT 163 8 Quarterly
9044 9045 PARKING LOT 183 8 Quarterly
9038 9045 LINCOLN AVE 175 8 Quarterly
10026 10025 LINCOLN AVE 147 8 Quarterly
10027 10026 LINCOLN AVE 50 8 Quarterly
10028 10027 LINCOLN AVE 153 8 Quarterly
14018 14016 MOODY ST 325 8 Quarterly
14019 14017 MOODY ST 130 8 Quarterly
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DATE: June 2025
CITY OF CYPRESS SSMP Update 2025
Frequent Maintenance Locations
Figure 4-1
Legend
!( City of Cypress Sewer Manholes
City of Cypress Sewer Pipes
Frequent Maintenance Locations
OCSD Trunk Sewers

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
4-6 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
Table 4-1 (continued)
Frequent Maintenance Locations

U/S MH D/S MH
Location
(Street or Easement)
Length
(ft) Size (in) Frequency
14020 14018 MOODY ST 325 8 Quarterly
14017 14018 MOODY ST 20 8 Quarterly
14121 14020 MOODY ST 215 8 Quarterly
14073 14050 CHANNEL TO ALDERBURY 195 8 Quarterly
14076 14072 JULIE BETH 167 8 Quarterly
14072 14073 2-A FLOOD CON 36 8 Quarterly
15069 15004 GRINDLAY ST 340 8 Quarterly
15028 15009 WALKER & ORANGEWOOD 76 8 Quarterly
15026 15028 WALKER ST 214 8 Quarterly
15044 15045 GRINDLAY ST 63 8 Quarterly
15045 15046 GRINDLAY ST 75 8 Quarterly
15046 15047 GRINDLAY ST 87 8 Quarterly
15065 15066 EDGEMONT CIR 280 8 Quarterly
15066 15068 GRINDLAY ST 279 8 Quarterly
15067 15068 SOWMA WAY 300 8 Quarterly
15068 15069 GRINDLAY ST 61 8 Quarterly
19017 19016 BALL RD 350 15 Quarterly
19018 19017 BALL RD 350 15 Quarterly
19019 19018 BALL RD 350 15 Quarterly
19020 19019 BALL RD 350 15 Quarterly
19021 19020 BALL RD 350 15 Quarterly
19022 19021 BALL RD 79 15 Quarterly
19023 19022 BALL RD 299 15 Quarterly
19114 19023 VIA LINDA TO BALL 125 8 Quarterly
22038 22002 GRAHAM ST 382 10 Quarterly
22004 22003 BALL RD 248 10 Quarterly
22005 22004 BALL RD 247 10 Quarterly
22006 22005 BALL RD 50 8 Quarterly
23070 23064 PAULINE TO JUANITA 260 8 Quarterly
26081 25023 MARION AVE 248 8 Quarterly
25023 25024 DENNI ST 18 8 Quarterly
26052 26049 BELLE AVE 393 8 Quarterly
26053 26052 MOODY & BELLE 30 8 Quarterly
27001 26053 MOODY & BELLE 24 8 Quarterly
26082 26081 MARION AVE 248 8 Quarterly
26083 26082 MARION AVE 248 8 Quarterly
26084 26083 MARION AVE 252 8 Quarterly
26085 26084 MARION AVE 252 8 Quarterly
26086 26085 MARION AVE 252 8 Quarterly
26087 26086 MARION AVE 252 8 Quarterly
26088 26087 MARION AVE 252 8 Quarterly
26090 26089 MARION AVE 231 8 Quarterly
26091 26090 MOODY & MARION 206 8 Quarterly
26092 26091 MOODY ST 127 8 Quarterly
26097 26096 CATHY AVE 240 8 Quarterly

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
4-7 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
Table 4-1 (continued)
Frequent Maintenance Locations
Pump Station Maintenance
The City performs routine inspections and maintenance at the Orangewood Sewer Pump Station, which include the following:
 Daily visual inspections (primarily Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday):
 Pump operating time
 Control panel lights

U/S MH D/S MH
Location
(Street or Easement)
Length
(ft) Size (in) Frequency
26108 26097 JEANINE LN 238 8 Quarterly
27020 27019 WALKER & BELL 207 8 Quarterly
27021 27020 WALKER & BELL 25 8 Quarterly
35004 35003 CERRITOS & FLORENCE 18 10 Quarterly
35012 35004 FLORENCE ST 288 10 Quarterly
35003 35005 CERRITOS & FLORENCE 8 15 Quarterly
35013 35012 FLORENCE ST 246 10 Quarterly
35034 35013 FERNE AVE 300 10 Quarterly
36005 36006 WALNUT TO HOLDER 160 8 Quarterly
36006 36007 HOLDER ST 54 8 Quarterly
36030 36029 RR TRACK 33 8 Quarterly
36031 36030 JONATHAN TO RR TRACK 161 8 Quarterly
46002 40001 SAMOA ST 222 8 Quarterly
41075 41029 PROVIDENCIA & GRANADA 40 8 Quarterly
41028 41029 GRENADA AVE 337 8 Quarterly
41031 41030 PROVIDENCIA ST 331 8 Quarterly
41049 41048 MONTSERRAT ST 163 8 Quarterly
41048 41031 ROSARIO AVE 251 8 Quarterly
41044 41048 MONTSERRAT ST 96 8 Quarterly
41030 41075 PROVIDENCIA & GRANADA 24 8 Quarterly
41029 41131 GRENADA TO ORANGEWOOD 165 8 Quarterly
42094 42095 SEABROOK TO ORANGEWOO 128 8 Quarterly
42095 42096 ORANGEWOOD & SEABROOK 130 8 Quarterly
42067 42096 ORANGEWOOD AVE 160 8 Quarterly
42096 42097 ORANGEWOOD & SEABROOK 50 8 Quarterly
48031 42097 HALAWA LN 154 8 Quarterly
46003 46002 SAMOA ST 247 8 Quarterly
46006 46003 SAMOA ST 247 8 Quarterly
46009 46006 SUVA ST 261 8 Quarterly
46010 46009 JAVA ST 239 8 Quarterly
46014 46010 JAVA ST 198 8 Quarterly
46015 46014 APIA DR 250 8 Quarterly
46022 46015 APIA DR 249 8 Quarterly
47038 47012 ONYX ST 176 8 Quarterly
47012 47013 ONYX ST 57 8 Quarterly
47013 47014 ONYX ST 95 8 Quarterly
47039 47038 SAIPAN ST 162 8 Quarterly
47045 47039 SAIPAN ST 69 8 Quarterly
47046 47045 MALDEN ST 105 8 Quarterly
Total 21,893

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
4-8 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
 Meter readings
 Alarms
 Auto dialer
 Transducers
 Weekly Maintenance
 Wet well inspection
 Biweekly Maintenance
 Check valve enclosure inspection
 Quarterly Maintenance
 Emergency System Evaluation
 Annual Maintenance
 Wet well cleaning
 Clean check valves
 Visual pump inspection
 Valve exercising
 Electrical component and control checks
 Generator test
 Quick connect test of towable generator
If inspections dictate the need for a valve replacement, City staff will perform the work. City staff will also perform after-hours inspections of control systems as necessary.

Maintenance reports for all maintenance activities are tracked with paper reports and placed in a station file. A sample pump station inspection log is shown in Appendix D-3.

The procedure for pump station inspections are reviewed:
 After a sanitary sewer overflow event at a pump station  If increased operational and maintenance activity is observed at the pump station during the current inspection frequency
 Annually, at minimum
Corrective Maintenance
The City is prepared to provide immediate corrective maintenance during or following an emergency situation.

When there is a failure of a critical asset, the City prioritizes the workforce for its corrective maintenance.

Repairs may include, but are not limited to, the following:
 Emergency cleaning to eliminate a pipe blockage
 Add sewer reach to frequent maintenance location list  Spot repair or replacement of a failed pipe
 Replacement a broken manhole cover
 Repair or replacement of a pump that has become clogged or damaged by debris

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
4-9 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
 Respond to, investigate and mitigate customer complaints The Frequent Maintenance Location list is adjusted, as necessary, based on the following historical information gathered for each sewer:
 Sanitary sewer spills
 Blockages observed from routine maintenance
 Maintenance records of grease, roots, debris from CCTV records  Odor complaints
Typically, Frequent Maintenance Locations are not removed from the list, but new locations are occasionally added to the list as staff deems necessary following routine cleaning, complaints, review of CCTV inspections, or emergency events. The cleaning frequency of Frequent Maintenance Locations may be reduced when the City staff verifies that the increased cleaning frequencies are unnecessary. The City will review CCTV inspections, visual inspections, and cleaning records to determine if the potential for obstructions are no longer relevant and the cleaning frequency may be reduced.

Regular Visual and Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Inspections The City implemented a 5-year program to CCTV inspect the entire system again. The program began in FY 2018-19 and completed at the end of FY 2023-24. Several contractors were utilized over five years to complete inspections of the entire sewer system. Each inspection report lists the service connections and deficiencies by location in the inspected pipe. Photographs of the identified deficiencies are included in the inspection reports. The contractor cleaned the pipes prior to CCTV inspection.

The CCTV inspection process is generally as follows:

1. The pipe inspections are conducted following the National Association of Sewer System Companies (NASSCO) inspection standards.

2. The contractor identifies reaches of sewer that are in poor condition and may require lining or replacement.

3. City staff reviews the data and inspection videos to determine how the pipe should be rehabilitated.

Most were lined by a contractor. If there were any locations that could not be addressed due to budget, the work was deferred to the following year.

4. Areas with excessive grease and/or debris are also identified. These locations are either added to the hot spot list or the City investigates the reason for the grease and/or debris. Follow up actions might include reaching out to customers in the area and providing education on proper disposal of fats, oils, and grease (FOG).

The City is planning to update its Sewer Master Plan in FY 25-26, focusing its budget and efforts on this project.

The Sewer Master Plan scope of work will include a review of the CCTV inspections completed in the past five years to confirm if any other locations are in need of replacement or rehabilitation. The CCTV inspection work is planned to continue in FY 26-27 at 20 percent of the system each year. In the meantime, the City will continue to conduct any rehabilitation and repair projects deemed necessary utilizing the CCTV inspections for confirmation.

The City will incorporate manhole inspections into the CCTV inspection contract in the future. The City will determine what percentage of the manholes can be inspected based on its available budget.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
4-10 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
4-2.3 TRAINING
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City to provide/offer “In-house and external training provided on a regular basis for sanitary sewer system operations and maintenance staff and contractors. The training must cover:
• The requirements of this General Order
• The Enrollee’s Spill Emergency Response Plan procedures and practice drills; • Skilled estimation of spill volume for field operators; and • Electronic CIQWS reporting procedures for staff submitting data” Currently, the City’s maintenance staff receives monthly training through the California Water Environment Association’s (CWEA) Training Program, which is the current industry standard for training and certifying sewer collection system maintenance staff. The City’s training program includes, but is not limited to, the following:

The City also holds internal training which includes, but is not limited to, the following:
 Spill Response Procedures – 2 times/yr
 SSO Documentation – 1 time/yr
 Emergency Response Training – 4 times/yr
 Maintenance and Operation – 2 times/yr
 Importance of Operators, Inspection, and Testing – 1 time/yr  Closed Circuit Television Inspection – 1 time/yr
 Pipe Cleaning and Maintenance Methods – 1 time/yr
 Pipe Cleaning and Chemical Control – 1 time/yr
 Operation and Wastewater Lift Stations – 1 time/yr
 Confined Space Entry – 1 time/yr
 Maintenance of Wastewater Lift Station – 1 time/yr
The Public Works Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for scheduling and documenting training sessions for City staff. The training sign-in sheets include the training topic, date, and list of attendees. The training records are filed at the City yard and stored locally on a desktop computer, 4-2.4 EQUIPMENT INVENTORY
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that the City must have, “an inventory of sewer system equipment, including the identification of critical replacement and spare parts.” The Public Works Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for keeping an updated inventory of the City’s equipment. The current equipment inventory list is shown in Table 4-2.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
4-11 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
Table 4-2
Equipment Inventory
Part Description
Quantity
in Stock Year, Make and Model
Utility Truck with arrow board 1 2022 Ford F250
3/4 ton truck 1 2005 Chevy 2500 HD
Vactor Combo Jetter truck 1 2018 Freightliner/Super Products Trailer mounted generator 1 1984 Onan
Portable generator 1 Honda EU 7000 IS
Trailer mounted water/sewer pump 1 1996 Rain for Rent
Trailer mounted vacuum pump 1 2006 Marsh Sewer Vac
Confined space entry equipment 1 set tri-pod, 2 winches, harness Gas Testing Equipment 2
General Purpose Tools: Manhole hooks, ladders, hand tools Personal Safety Equipment: hard hats, gloves, eye protection Traffic Safety Equipment: Cones, delineators, barricades, signs Other
Emergency Pumps
Generators
Vehicles
Sewer nozzles, various sizes
5-1 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
SECTION 5

DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE PROVISIONS
5-1 SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires:

The Plan must include the following items as appropriate and applicable to the Enrollee’s System:
a) Updated design criteria, and construction standards and specifications, for the construction, installation, repair, and rehabilitation of existing and proposed system infrastructure components, including but not limited to pipelines, pump stations, and other system appurtenances. If existing design criteria and construction standards are deficient to address the necessary componentspecific hydraulic capacity as specified in Section 8 (System Evaluation, Capacity Assurance and Capital Improvements) of this Attachment, the procedures must include component-specific evaluation of the design criteria.
b) Procedures, and standards for the inspection and testing of newly constructed, newly installed, repaired, and rehabilitated system pipelines, pumps, and other equipment and appurtenances . 5-2 COMPLIANCE
The documents used for design and performance evaluations include the following:
 Design Standards for Sewer Facilities (Appendix E-1)
 Standard Drawings for Sewer Facilities (Appendix E-2)  Standards Specifications for Public Works Construction (Greenbook) These documents are on file with the Department of Public Works – Engineering Division. 5-2.1 DESIGN CRITERIA, CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS, AND SPECIFICATIONS Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City to possess, “Updated design criteria, and construction standards and specifications, for the construction, installation, repair, and rehabilitation of existing and proposed system infrastructure components, including but not limited to pipelines, pump stations, and other system appurtenances. If existing design criteria and construction standards are deficient to address the necessary component-specific hydraulic capacity as specified in Section 8 (System Evaluation, Capacity Assurance and Capital Improvements) of this Attachment, the procedures must include component-specific evaluation of the design criteria.”
Standards for design and construction of sewer facilities are included in the City’s Design Standards for Sewer Facilities document. Topics covered in this document include, but is not limited to the following:

Minimum Pipe Size Minimum Velocity
Pipe Depth to Diameter Ratio Minimum and Maximum Slope
Design Flow Criteria Standard Location and Alignment
Stationing Procedure Minimum Depth
Sewer Pipe Material Manhole Design Requirements
Clean-Outs Separation Requirements between Utilities
House Laterals Private Sewer System
Sewer Pump Station Design Requirements Sewer Installation Requirements Standard Sewer Notes Inspection and Testing Requirements

DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE PROVISIONS
5-2 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
The City’s standard plans for design and construction of sewer facilities include details for manholes, laterals, bedding, cleanouts, concrete encasements, concrete slope anchors, steel casing pipe, sewer backflow device, grease interceptor, sampling/monitoring manhole, and criteria for separation of water and sewer mains. These standards were rereviewed and updated in 2024. 5-2.2 INSPECTION AND TESTING
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that the City possess, “Procedures, and standards for the inspection and testing of newly constructed, newly installed, repaired, and rehabilitated system pipelines, pumps, and other equipment and appurtenances.”
Standards for inspection and testing of gravity sewers and sewer pump stations are included in the City’s Design Standards for Sewer Facilities document. This document is supplemented with the American Public Works Association Standard Specification and Drawings for Public Works Construction (“The Greenbook”) current edition.
6-1 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
SECTION 6

SPILL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
6-1 SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that SSMP include a Spill Emergency Response Plan (SERP) to ensure prompt detection and response to spills to reduce spill volumes and collect information for prevention of future spills. The Spill Emergency Response Plan must include procedures to:

1. Notify primary responders, appropriate local officials, and appropriate regulatory agencies of a spill in a timely manner;

2. Notify other potentially affected entities (for example, health agencies, water suppliers, etc.) of spills that potentially affect public health or reach waters of the State;

3. Comply with the notification, monitoring and reporting requirements of this General Order, State law and regulations, and applicable Regional Water Board Orders;

4. Ensure that appropriate staff and contractors implement the Spill Emergency Response Plan and are appropriately trained;

5. Address emergency system operations, traffic control and other necessary response activities;

6. Contain a spill and prevent/minimize discharge to waters of the State or any drainage conveyance system;

7. Minimize and remediate public health impacts and adverse impacts on beneficial uses of waters of the State;

8. Remove sewage from the drainage conveyance system;

9. Clean the spill area and drainage conveyance system in a manner that does not inadvertently impact beneficial uses in the receiving waters;

10. Implement technologies, practices, equipment, and interagency coordination to expedite spill containment and recovery;

11. Implement pre-planned coordination and collaboration with storm drain agencies and other utility agencies/departments prior, during, and after a spill event;

12. Conduct post-spill assessments of spill response activities;

13. Document and report spill events as required in this General Order; and

14. Annually, review and assess effectiveness of the Spill Emergency Response Plan, and update the Plan as needed.

Order WQ 2022-0103-DWQ defines a spill as, “a discharge of sewage from any portion of a sanitary sewer system due to a sanitary sewer system overflow, operational failure and/or infrastructure failure. Exfiltration of sewage is not considered to be a spill under this General Order if the exfiltrated sewage remains in the subsurface and does not reach a surface water of the State”. For reporting purposes, this document will use Order WQ 2022-0103-DWQ terminology.

SPILL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
6-2 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
6-2 COMPLIANCE
Section 5.12 of Order 2022-0103-DWQ required all agencies to update and implement its Spill Emergency Response Plan (SERP) within six months after the adoption of the General Order. The Order was adopted December 5, 2022 so the SERP had to be updated by June 5, 2023.

The City worked diligently to update its formerly named Overflow Emergency Response Plan to comply with the new requirements of Order 2022-0103-DWQ, including the SSMP requirements (Attachment D) and the Notification, Monitoring, Reporting, and Recordkeeping Requirements (Attachment E1 and E2).

The new requirements were studied carefully to ensure that they were understood and addressed in the City’s updated Spill Emergency Response Plan.

The SERP document is organized as follows:

Section 1 Authority
Section 2 Overview
Section 3 Initial Response Procedures
Section 4 Notifications Procedures
Section 5 Spill Response Procedures
Section 6 Monitoring and Reporting Procedures
Section 7 Training and Evaluation
The fourteen items listed in Section 5.12 of Order 2022-0103-DWQ were addressed in the City’s updated SERP document. The following list notes where each item is addressed in the SERP document.

1. Notify primary responders, appropriate local officials, and appropriate regulatory agencies of a spill in a timely manner; Section 3 Initial Response Procedures, Section 4 Notification Procedures, Appendix B-1 Spill Emergency Response Flowchart

2. Notify other potentially affected entities (for example, health agencies, water suppliers, etc.) of spills that potentially affect public health or reach waters of the State; Section 4 Notification Procedures, Appendix B-3 Spill Notification and Reporting Requirements, Appendix B-4 Resource Phone List

3. Comply with the notification, monitoring and reporting requirements of this General Order, State law and regulations, and applicable Regional Water Board Orders; Section 4 Notification Procedures, Section 6 Monitoring and Reporting Procedures, Appendix B-3 Spill Notification and Reporting Requirements, Appendix B-4 Resource Phone List, Appendix B-5 Spill Report, Appendix B-6 Monitoring and Reporting Data by Spill Category, Appendix B-7 Water Sampling Requirements

4. Ensure that appropriate staff and contractors implement the Spill Emergency Response Plan and are appropriately trained; Section 7-2 Training

5. Address emergency system operations, traffic control and other necessary response activities; Section 5 Spill Response Procedures, Appendix D Orangewood Pump Station and Forcemain Overflow Procedures

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6. Contain a spill and prevent/minimize discharge to waters of the State or any drainage conveyance system; Section 5-4 Containment Procedures, Appendix D Orangewood Pump Station and Forcemain Overflow Procedures

7. Minimize and remediate public health impacts and adverse impacts on beneficial uses of waters of the State; Section 5-5 Correction Procedures, Appendix D Orangewood Pump Station and Forcemain Overflow Procedures

8. Remove sewage from the drainage conveyance system; Section 5-5 Correction Procedures, Appendix D Orangewood Pump Station and Forcemain Overflow Procedures

9. Clean the spill area and drainage conveyance system in a manner that does not inadvertently impact beneficial uses in the receiving waters; Section 5-6 Cleanup Procedures, Appendix D Orangewood Pump Station and Forcemain Overflow Procedures

10. Implement technologies, practices, equipment, and interagency coordination to expedite spill containment and recovery;

11. Implement pre-planned coordination and collaboration with storm drain agencies and other utility agencies/departments prior, during, and after a spill event; Section 2-6 Coordination and Collaborations, Appendix E Meeting Documentation and Agency Correspondence

12. Conduct post-spill assessments of spill response activities; Section 7-3.2 Spill Event Response Evaluation; Appendix G-1 Post Spill Response Assessment

13. Document and report spill events as required in this General Order; and

14. Annually, review and assess effectiveness of the Spill Emergency Response Plan, and update the Plan as needed. Section 7-3.3 Annual Spill Emergency Response Plan Document Evaluation; Appendix G-2 Annual Spill Response Evaluation
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SECTION 7

SEWER PIPE BLOCKAGE CONTROL PROGRAM
7-1 SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires:

The Sewer System Management Plan must include procedures for the evaluation of the Enrollee’s service area to determine whether a sewer pipe blockage control program is needed to control fats, oils, grease, rags and debris. If the Enrollee determines that a program is not needed, the Enrollee shall provide justification in its Plan for why a program is not needed.

The procedure must include, at minimum:
(a) An implementation plan and schedule for a public education and outreach program that promotes proper disposal of pipe-blocking substances;
(b) A plan and schedule for the disposal of pipe-blocking substances generated within the sanitary sewer system service area. This may include a list of acceptable disposal facilities and/or additional facilities needed to adequately dispose of substances generated within a sanitary sewer system service area;
(c) The legal authority to prohibit discharges to the system and identify measures to prevent spills and blockages;
(d) Requirements to install grease removal devices (such as traps or interceptors), design standards for the removal devices, maintenance requirements, best management practices requirements, record keeping and reporting requirements;
(e) Authority to inspect grease producing facilities, enforcement authorities, and whether the Enrollee has sufficient staff to inspect and enforce the fats, oils, and grease ordinance; (f) An identification of sanitary sewer system sections subject to fats, oils, and grease blockages and establishment of a cleaning schedule for each section; and (g) Implementation of source control measures for all sources of fats, oils, and grease reaching the sanitary sewer system for each section identified above. 7-2 COMPLIANCE
The City’s Fats, Oil, and Grease (FOG) Control Program documentation consists of the FOG Control Program Manual, the FOG Best Management Practices Manual, and the City’s Municipal Code. The City implemented its FOG Control Program in December 2004. The required legal authority (Chapter 13, Article VIII of Municipal Code) was established and a Fats, Oil and Grease Control Program Manual was also prepared.

Inspections of Food Service Establishments (FSEs) began in the spring of 2005. 7-2.1 PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City to develop “an implementation plan and schedule for a public education outreach program that promotes proper disposal of pipe-blocking substances”.

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The City provides public education on the FOG Program and proper disposal of FOG in a variety of ways.

First and foremost is ensuring that FSE’s are provided all the available information related to the FOG Program, including the FOG Control Program Manual, the FOG Best Management Practices (BMP) Manual, and a DVD that provides training to employees on proper grease disposal methods.

The FOG Control Program Manual describes how the City has partnered with the County of Orange and the Orange County Sanitation District to provide educational materials to Food Service Establishments, including posters and brochures to educate people on FOG Best Management Practices.

The City also displays information regarding its FOG Program on its website:
https://www.cypressca.org/business/pollution-prevention/fog-resources The website includes but is not limited to information and links related to:
 FOG Control Program Manual (Appendix F-1)
 FOG Best Management Practices Manual (Appendix F-2)
 FOG Program Adopted Fees (Appendix F-3)
 FOG Program Public Outreach Presentation - describes ways FSEs can comply with FOG Ordinance and obtain a FOG Permit (Appendix F-4)
 Grease Interceptor Standard Plan (Appendix F-5)
 Grease Control Device Conditions of Approval (Appendix F-6)  Grease Interceptor Installation Guidelines (Appendix F-7)  Grease Interceptor Maintenance (Appendix F-8)
 Proper Pump Out Procedure for Grease Interceptors (Appendix F-9)  FOG Wastewater Discharge Permit Standard Conditions of Approval Form (Appendix F-10)  Food Service Establishment Training Log Form (Appendix F-11)  Exhaust Hood Maintenance Log Form (Appendix F-12)
 Grease Barrel Collection Log Form (Appendix F-13)
 Grease Interceptor/Trap Log Form (Appendix F-14)
 Licensed Grease Hauling Companies (Appendix F-15)
The City’s outreach program also consists of the following:
 Dispensing educational brochures at municipal facilities  Public service announcements to residents regarding prudent food preparation and waste handling practices in the City’s quarterly newsletter and local cable television channel  Public awareness at City events such as, Cypress Community Festival, Arts Week, Arbor Day Celebration and Public Works Week Open House
 Kitchen Best Management Practices poster provided to all FSE’s to display in their facilities The public has access to all aspects of the City’s FOG Control Program via the information provided to FSEs during inspections and the information posted on the City’s website.

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7-2.2 PIPE BLOCKING SUBSTANCE DISPOSAL
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires The City to implement “a plan and a schedule for the disposal of pipeblocking substances generated within the sanitary sewer system service area. This may include a list of acceptable disposal facilities and/or additional facilities needed to adequately dispose of substances generated within a sanitary sewer system service area.” Per the FOG Control Program Manual, it is recommended that each FSE performs maintenance on its interceptor every three (3) months, at minimum. Maintenance includes routine inspection, cleaning, pumping, and repair as needed. The inspections include taking a core sample of the solids in the grease interceptor to estimate the thickness of the FOG and solids layers. FSEs are required to clean their grease interceptors once the FOG and solids occupy 25 percent of the interceptor’s capacity. The City currently monitors the FSE grease interceptor inspections and cleaning logs to verify compliance with the cleaning schedule requirements.

The City’s current FOG documentation requires FSEs to properly clean their grease interceptor. FSE’s must have a waste hauler with an approved license from an authorizing agency to perform the interceptor cleaning.

A link to a list of local grease hauling companies is provided on the City’s website (https://www.cypressca.org/home/showpublisheddocument/9885). 7-2.3 LEGAL AUTHORITY
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City to possess “the legal authority to prohibit discharges to the system and identify measures to prevent spills and blockage”
The City’s Municipal Code, accessible via the City’s website, provides the legal authority to meet the requirements of Order 2022-0103-DWQ. The City’s Municipal Code is accessible on the City’s website. It includes the City’s FOG Ordinance (Section 13, Article VIII), which provides the legal authority to implement a pretreatment program for FOG, regulate the FOG discharges, and identify measures to prevent sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs)’s and blockages caused by FOG. The Municipal Code requires FSEs to obtain a FOG Wastewater Discharge Permit, which creates an agreement between the FSEs and the City to regulate the FOG discharges.

Order 2022-0103-DWQ has revised the “FOG Control Program” to “Sewer Pipe Blockage Control Program”.

The order describes “pipe blocking substances” as fats, oil, and grease as well as rags and debris material.

The City’s Municipal Code Section 13-83, Prohibitions includes solid materials and other waste removed from grease control devices and/or fails to comply with the FOG Control Manual. Therefore, the City has already included rags and debris materials within its FOG Control Program. 7-2.4 GREASE REMOVAL DEVICES
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City to possess “the legal authority to prohibit discharges to the system and identify measures to prevent spills and blockage”
The City’s FOG Control Program Manual describes in detail all requirements of the Fats, Oils, and Grease Wastewater Discharge Permit. This manual elaborates on the requirements included in the City’s Municipal Code, including details regarding grease removal device requirements, installation, maintenance, best management practices, record keeping, and reporting.

Installation Requirement for Grease Control Devices – FSEs are required to install, operate and maintain an approved type and adequately sized grease interceptor per the City’s FOG Ordinance (Municipal Code, Section 13-86). Conditions for waivers or variances can be found in Section 13-87 of the Municipal Code.

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In general, the City is currently requiring all new FOG discharge permit applicants to install grease interceptors with a minimum size of 750 gallons. While some existing FSEs that do not meet this requirement have been grandfathered in, any change in ownership or a significant remodel would trigger this requirement.

Design Standards for Grease Removal Devices - Municipal Code, Section 13-86 states that FSEs are required to install, operate and maintain approved and adequately sized grease interceptors in accordance with the FOG Control Program Manual. The FOG Control Program Manual specifies that all grease interceptors should also be installed in conformance with the current version of the Unified Plumbing Code (UPC) Appendix H. The City also has created Standard Plan 299, Grease Interceptor Tank with Sample Box, which can be found on the City’s website. The City’s Building Division has to approve the final sizing of the grease interceptors. Food grinders are prohibited per Municipal Code, Section 13-84.

Maintenance Requirements for Grease Removal Devices – General grease interceptor cleaning and maintenance, are required by Municipal Code, Section 13-100 as follows:
(a) Grease interceptors shall be maintained in efficient operating condition in accordance with the FOG discharge manual
(b) Grease interceptors must be cleaned, maintained, and FOG must be removed from grease interceptors at regular intervals
(c) FOG removed from grease interceptors shall be waste hauled periodically as part of the operation and maintenance requirements for grease interceptors and disposed of in a proper manner and at regular intervals.

Per the FOG Control Program Manual, grease interceptors must be fully cleaned if FOG and solids occupy more than 25 percent of the interceptor’s capacity. Cleaning must be performed by a licensed waste hauler with an approved license from an authorizing agency. The FOG Control Program Manual describes in detail all grease interceptor cleaning and maintenance requirements.

Best Management Practices – Kitchen Best Management Practices (BMPs) and an appropriate training schedule must be implemented at all FSEs per Municipal Code, Section 13-85. BMP Requirements in the FOG Control Program Manual and the FOG Best Management Practices Manual include the following:

1. Employee training and awareness – training, education material, “No Grease”

2. Disconnect or minimize use of garbage disposals

3. Retain or install a fine meshed screen in the drain of each kitchen, mop, and hand sink

4. Remove all food grinders

5. Use “dry” clean-up methods

6. Practice good spill prevention and clean-up methods

7. Practice proper dishwashing and cleaning methods to reduce solids and FOG

8. Recycle oils and grease through a recycling company

9. Properly size, construct, and install grease traps to provide for easy cleaning and adequate retention time

10. Clean building drains and service lines professionally at least once per year Recordkeeping and Reporting – Recordkeeping and reporting requirements are described in Municipal Code, Section 13-101 and the FOG Control Program Manual. FSEs are required to maintain written records every time a grease interceptor is inspected and cleaned. The records must be kept on the premises for a minimum

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of two (2) years.

The City requires the FSE’s to log the following information on its inspection logs:
 Date of Inspection
 Name of Company and Person Performing Inspection
 Estimated Volume of FOG
 Signature of Manager or FSE Designee
The City requires the FSE’s to log the following information on its cleaning and maintenance logs:
 Date of Maintenance
 Name of Company and Person Performing Maintenance
 Volume of FOG Removed
 Disposal Location
The grease control device installation status for all active FSEs is shown on Figure 7-1. The sizes of all currently installed grease interceptors are shown on Figure 7-2.

Figure 7-1
FSE Grease Control Device Status
93 6
2 23
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10 20
30 40
50 60
70 80
90 100
Correct Size/Type Inadequate
Size/Type
Needs Replacement Need Interceptor Currently Not
Needed
Number of FSE's
Grease Control Device Status
Notes: “Currently Not Needed” indicates the existence of a limited food service establishment that does not require a grease control device. “Needs Interceptor” indicates that a food service establishment may have a grease trap but not a grease interceptor, which is preferred.

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Figure 7-2
Size of Grease Control Devices
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9 4
1 20
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1 1
2 9
3 1
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7-2.5 INSPECTION OF GREASE PRODUCING FACILITIES
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City to possess the “authority to inspect grease producing facilities, enforcement authorities, and whether the enrollee has sufficient staff to inspect and enforce the FOG ordinance.”
City inspections are conducted to assess the FSEs compliance with the FOG Wastewater Discharge Permit requirements. Kitchen BMP and Grease Control Device (GCD) inspections are typically performed concurrently at each FSE, twice annually. They can be implemented any time during operating hours without warning the food service establishment. However, restaurant operators are typically notified prior to inspections in order to remind them of their responsibilities under the FOG Program so that they remain in compliance.

Municipal Code Section 13-102 thru Section 13-118 provides the necessary legal authority to inspect FSEs and to enforce any non-compliance to the City’s FOG Control Program. The Community Development Director has the legal authority to inspect and sample wastewater discharges of any FSE to ascertain whether conditions of the FOG discharge permit are being met.

The FOG Program applies to all food service establishments and excludes those that are classified as limited food service establishments. The program is financed through the Sewer Fund, which is funded by sewer service-related fees and charges to commercial and residential facilities. Administration of the FOG Program is handled by the Public Works Department Water Quality Manager.

Grease control device inspections and kitchen BMP inspections are performed by a private contractor retained by the City. The City logs the inspection activities into its Quickbase database, which includes but is not limited to the following data:
 Facility Name
 Address

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 FSE Contact
 Phone Number
 Size of Grease Control Device
 Grease Control Device Compliance Status
 BMP Compliance Status
 Reasons for BMP or GCD Non-compliance
 Required Corrective Action
7-2.6 CLEANING SCHEDULE FOR SECTIONS WITH FOG
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City’s plan to include “an identification of sanitary sewer system sections subject to fats, oils, and grease blockages and establishment of a cleaning schedule for each section.” Prevention of FOG related blockages in the sewer system consists of a two-prong approach: scheduled preventative maintenance of problem segments and source control. Hydro-jetting is the most common method of trunk line preventive maintenance. Known problem areas are prioritized based on qualitative findings of previous preventive maintenance results, such as surcharged condition or significant grease collected on the jetting nozzle. High priority segments are put on a preventive maintenance schedule.

Sections identified as “frequent maintenance locations” are subject to an increased cleaning frequency.

The City’s frequent maintenance sewers requiring quarterly cleaning are listed in Table 4-1 and shown on Figure 4-1. The locations of the frequent maintenance sewers with FOG accumulation are detailed on Figure 7-3. This figure also illustrates the locations of food service establishments, which are generally in the vicinity of the sewers that require additional cleaning.

The City uses the online software, Quickbase, to document all maintenance activities. It includes a section which identifies when grease, eggshells, sand, roots, and other debris is found in a sewer during normal cleaning. The City evaluates the inspection data and SSO history annually to determine if additional FSEs need to install grease control devices, if the Frequent Maintenance Locations list needs to be updated, or if additional requirements need to be added to the City’s FOG Control Program. 7-2.7 SOURCE CONTROL MEASURES
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City’s plan to include an “implementation of source control measures for all source of fats, oils, and grease reaching the sanitary sewer system for each section identified above.” The City has complied with this requirement by:
 Conducting public education and outreach programs in regard to FOG  Adopting a FOG Ordinance
 Developing and distributing FOG Control Program Manuals to all FSEs  Requiring grease interceptors for all FSEs unless a variance or conditional waiver has been issued to allow alternative pretreatment technology to control FOG or where the FOG is proven to be negligible  Inspecting FSE grease control devices and BMPs
 Identifying sewer hot spots, including those due to FOG Providing frequent cleaning of sewer hot spots related to FOG ")
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Crescent Ave
Lincoln Ave
Orange Ave
Ball Rd
Union Pacific
Katella Ave
Cerritos Ave
Orange Ave
Lincoln Ave
Moody St
Walker St
Valley View St
Holder St
Knott St
Denni St
Bloomfield St
Holder St
Knott St
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Buena Park
City of
La Palma
City of
Cerritos
City of
Lakewood
City of
Hawaiian
Gardens
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Los Alamitos
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Anaheim
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Garden Grove
City of Stanton
Walker St
Valley View St
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Orangewood
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0 1,200 2,400 4,800Feet
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FSE and Frequent Maintenance Locations
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City of Cypress Sewer Pipes
Frequent Maintenance Locations
OCSD Trunk Sewers
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SECTION 8

SYSTEM EVALUATION, CAPACITY ASSURANCE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 8-1 SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires:

The Plan must include procedures and activities for:
 Routine evaluation and assessment of system conditions;  Capacity assessment and design criteria;
 Prioritization of corrective actions; and
 A capital improvement plan.

The details of each of the aforementioned components is outlined further in the subsections that follow. 8-2 COMPLIANCE
8-2.1 SYSTEM EVALUATION AND CONDITION ASSESSMENT
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that “The Plan must include procedures to:
a. Evaluate the sanitary sewer system assets utilizing the best practices and technologies available; b. Identify and justify the amount (percentage) of its system for its condition to be assessed each year; c. Prioritize the condition assessment of system areas that:
 Hold a high level of environmental consequences if vulnerable to collapse, failure, blockage, capacity issues, or other system deficiencies;
 Are located in or within the vicinity of surface waters, steep terrain, high groundwater elevations, and environmentally sensitive areas;
 Are within the vicinity of a receiving water with a bacterial-related impairment on the most current Clean Water Act section 303(d) List;
a. Assess the system conditions using visual observations, video surveillance and/or other comparable system inspection methods;
b. Utilize observations/evidence of system conditions that may contribute to exiting of sewage from the system which can reasonably be expected to discharge into a water of the State; c. Maintain documents and recordkeeping of system evaluation and condition assessment inspections and activities; and
d. Identify system assets vulnerable to direct and indirect impacts of climate change, including but not limited to: sea level rise; flooding and/or erosion due to increased storm volumes, frequency, and/or intensity; wildfires; and increased power disruptions.” Initial Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Inspections and Condition Assessment The City had its entire sewer system CCTV inspected in two phases, completed in 2003 and 2007. Overall, approximately 97.7 percent (522,955 feet of 535,274 total) of the sewer system was inspected. The remaining 2.3 percent of the system included reaches that were not accessible to the camera and siphon segments that were not inspected due to the risk of losing valuable camera equipment.

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These inspections were used to evaluate the condition of its sewer system, which was documented in its 2008 Sewer Master Plan Update. The initial priorities for improvements to sewers were based on the severity of the pipe defects.

The six (6) condition assessment categories utilized in the 2008 Sewer Master Plan Update are as follows:
a. Severe Condition – This category primarily includes structural defects of deformed pipe, hole in pipe, broken pipe, and large joint offsets.
b. Major Condition – This category primarily includes structural defects of multiple fractures, medium joint offsets and major sags. Pipes with a large number of cracks are also included. c. Moderate Condition – Pipes in this category have fractures, cracks, small and medium joint offsets, and sags.
d. Minor Condition – Pipes in this category have slight sags, cracks, and small joint offsets. e. O&M – This condition is for operational and maintenance problems and construction feature defects.

There are no structural defects.
f. No Defects – This condition is for the pipe with no structural, operation and maintenance or construction feature defects.

The rating system provided the framework for the seven-year rehabilitation and replacement program that the City approved as a part of the Capital Improvement Program, FY 2008-09 through FY 2016-17 (see Table 8- 1). The majority of these projects have been completed.

Current CCTV Inspection Program
Following the initial condition assessment and rehabilitation projects completed, the City implemented a 5- year program to CCTV inspect the entire system again. The program began in FY 2018-19 and completed at the end of FY 2023-24. Several contractors were utilized over five years to complete inspections of the entire sewer system. Each inspection report lists the service connections and deficiencies by location in the inspected pipe. Photographs of the identified deficiencies are included in the inspection reports.

The pipe inspections were conducted following the National Association of Sewer System Companies (NASSCO) inspection standards. The contractor identified reaches of sewer that were in very poor condition and possibly required immediate lining or replacement. City staff then reviewed the data and inspection videos to determine if and how the pipe should be rehabilitated. Several locations were lined by a contractor.

If there were any locations that could not be addressed due to budget, the work was deferred to the following year.

Areas with excessive grease and/or debris are also identified. Thes locations are either added to the hot spot list or the City investigated the reason for the grease and/or debris. Follow up actions might have included reaching out to customers in the area and providing education on proper disposal of fats, oils, and grease (FOG).

The City is planning to update its Sewer Master Plan in FY 25-26, focusing its budget and efforts on this project. The previous 5 years of CCTV inspections will be reevaluated as a part of the master plan project to identify if there are any other sewer reaches in need of rehabilitation. The evaluation will also be utilized to prioritize any sewer improvement projects that are recommended as a result of an updated hydraulic analysis.

The CCTV inspection work is planned to continue in FY 26-27 at a rate of about 20 percent of the system

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each year. The City will incorporate manhole inspections into the CCTV inspection contract in the future. The City will determine what percentage of the manholes can be inspected based on its available budget.

Table 8-1
Completed Capital Improvement Projects
City Project
No.

Condition Rank
or Capacity
Improvement
Project Number Location
Estimated
date of
Completion Status
Total Repair
Length (ft)
2004-07 CA2 Florence St between Elm Ave and
Cerritos Ave - Completed 2007 550
CO10 Rosario Ave
CO11 Juanita St
CO12 Bishop St
CA7 Orange Ave
CO1 Cerritos Ave
CO2 Orange Ave
CO3 Marion Ave
CO15 Orange Ave
CO19 Orange Ave
CO20 Walker St
CO21 Walker St
CO27 Camp St
CO32 Orange Ave
CO33 Camp St
CO4 Katella Ave
CO5 Grindlay St
CO6 Pauline Dr
CO7 Katella Ave
CO9 Maple St
CO22 Katella Ave
CO24 Via Encinas
CO25 Via Encinas
CO26 Newman St
CO35 Newman St
CO43 Holder St
CO8 LaSalle St
CO34 Belmont St
CO38 Lincoln Ave
CA3 Crescent Ave
CA12 DeLong St and Watson St
CO53 DeLong St
CO56 DeLong St
CO16 Grindlay St
CO17 Ball Rd
CO18 Grindlay St
CO23 Grindlay St
CO36 Bishop St
CA1 Moody St btw Lincoln Ave and
Bishop St
CA4 Lincoln Ave North
CA16 Lincoln Ave South
CO81 Cypress St
916
4,311
2,928
1,007
3,203
1,388
2008-10 - Completed 2010
2008-23 - Completed 2013 4,729
2008-32 - Completed 2009
2009-12 - Completed 2011
2009-13 - Completed 2011
2009-14 - Completed 2011
Maintenance - Completed 2008

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Table 8-1 (continued)
Completed Capital Improvement Projects
City Project
No.

Condition Rank
or Capacity
Improvement
Project Number Location
Estimated
date of
Completion Status
Total Repair
Length (ft)
21 CA1 Moody St Completed 2013 430
CO28 Alley
CO29 Paradise Cir
CO37 Shaw Carpets Parking Lot
CO39 Pritchard Way
CO45 Alley
CO46 Olga St
CO47 Marcella Ave
CO48 Alley
CO49 Kiwi Cir
CO92 Alley
68 CO52 Edgemont Dr - Completed 2012 280
84 CO142 Christopher St - Completed 2013 378
CO50 Orange Ave
CO51 Belmont St
CO54 Saipan St
CO57 Lincoln Ave
2011-14 CO90 Lincoln Ave - Completed 2014 276
CA9 Cathy Ave
CO40 Maple St
CO41 Holder Easement
CO62 Sowma Wy
CO64 Bloomfield St
CO66 Avenida Carmel
CO67 Larwin Ave Easement
CO68 Firenza Dr
CO72 Ethel St
CO75 Bloomfield St
CO80 Marion Ave
CO83 Grindlay St
CO84 Cathy Ave
CO85 Katella Ave @ Hope St
CO86 Katella Ave @ Hope St
CO89 Ball Rd
CO91 Ashbury Ave
CO93 Grindlay St
CO108 Jeanine Ln
CO135 Cathy Ave
2,071
854
4,131
63 Completed 2013
2010-07 Completed 2014
77 - Completed 2014
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Completed Capital Improvement Projects
City
Project No.

Condition
Rank or
Capacity
Improvement
Project
Number Location
Estimated
date of
Completion Status
Total
Repair
Length (ft)
CO30 Bishop St
CO44 Bishop St
CO61 Petite Ln
CO65 Crescent Ave
CO69 Surrey Dr
CO70 Camp St
CO71 Newman St
CO73 Danny Av
CO74 Vista Mesa
CO76 Esther St
CO77 Lincoln Ave
CO79 Crescent Ave
CO82 La Salle St
132 CO78 Belmont St - Completed 2014 340
CO96 Karen Ave
CO99 Ball Rd
CO101 Bishop St
CO115 Citation Ave
CO119 Alley
CO120 Citation Ave
CO129 Marion Ave
CO107 Cerritos Ave
CO127 Midway Dr
CO132 Samoa St
CO154 Samoa St
CO176 Apia Dr
CO183 Apia Dr
CA14 Karen Ave
CO94 Denni St
CO141 Nancy St
CO142 Hope St
CO104 Pauline Dr
CO106 Rosemary Dr
CO169 Barbados Ave
CO175 Barbados Ave
CO181 Lee Dr
CO60 Delano Dr
CO147 Marion Ave
CO150 Marion Ave
CO171 Marion Ave
CO172 Marion Ave
CO184 Marion Ave
CO188 Marion Ave
4,068
1,812
1,587
134
143
116 Completed 2014
- Completed 2016 3,749
117 Completed 2014
133 -
78 Completed 2014
- 1,633
-
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Completed 2015
Completed 2015 1,149

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Completed Capital Improvement Projects
City
Project No.

Condition
Rank or
Capacity
Improvement
Project
Number Location
Estimated
date of
Completion Status
Total
Repair
Length (ft)
CO116 Alley
CO117 Alley
CO123 Alley
CO130 Alley
CO140 Via Largo
CO158 Paseo de Oro
CO161 Via Sonoma
CO163 Alley
CO164 Via Encinas
CO165 Via Encinas
CO168 Alley
CO193 Paseo De Oro
N/A Sumner Pl
N/A Sumner Pl
CO121 Via Media
CO122 Via Media
CO131 Via Majorca
CO143 Via Majorca
CO145 Via Verde
CO162 Via Media
CO166 Avenida Monterey
CO170 Avenida Sevilla
CO194 Via Entrada
CO195 Avenida Monterey
CO113 Walker St - Completed 2018 101
CO114 Melbourne Dr - Completed 2018 375
CO118 Yorkshire Dr - Completed 2018 210
CO125 Cumberland Dr - Completed 2018 375
CO126 Yorkshire Dr - Completed 2018 147
CO128 Hanover Dr - Completed 2018 144
CO148 Walker St - Completed 2018 283
CO151 Walker St - Completed 2018 350
CO156 Ball Rd - Completed 2018 334
CO159 Salisbury Ln - Completed 2018 252
CO160 Salisbury Ln - Completed 2018 256
CO179 Hanover Dr - Completed 2018 146
CO180 Rome St - Completed 2018 65
CO190 Brunswick Dr - Completed 2018 375
CO178 Cambridge St - Completed 2019 388
CO105 Bloomfield St - Completed 2019 292
CO110 Orangewood Ave - Maple Grove Park - Completed 2019 158 164 615
182 - Completed 2018 2,565
2,737
Completed 2016
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Table 8-1 (continued)
Completed Capital Improvement Projects
City
Project No.

Condition
Rank or
Capacity
Improvement
Project
Number Location
Estimated
date of
Completion Status
Total
Repair
Length (ft)
CO95 Hickory Cir
CO97 Vista Sierra
CO105 Bloomfield St
CO112 Ball Rd
CO124 Orange Ave
CO133 Grindlay St
CO137 Crescent Ave
CO138 Orange Ave
CO139 Graham St
CO149 Bishop St
CO182 Grindlay St
CO189 Crescent Ave
CO191 Ball Rd
CA13 Orangewood Ave
CA13 Nauru St
CA13 Nauru St
CA13 Nauru St
CA13 Maple Grove Park to Orangewood Ave
CO144 Abraham St
CO146 Christopher St
CO152 Marion Ave
CO185 Myra Ave
CO196 Easement
CO197 Larwin Ave
CO153 Myra Ave
CO157 Olga St
CO167 Valley View St
CO173 Cynthia Cir
CO174 angela Ave
CO177 Marcella Ave
CO198 Moody St
CO111 Lincoln Ave
CO136 Lincoln Ave
Project numbers starting with "CA" refer to capacity improvement projects.

Project numbers starting with "CO" refer to condition improvement projects. 385
Completed 2023
Completed 2025
-
-
1,682
692
211 Completed 2019 4,056
219 Completed 2019 992
265 - Completed 2020 1,319
-
-
317
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires a prioritized condition assessment based on environmental consequence.

Since the City has proactively addressed the condition of pipes over the past 16 years and continues on a regular basis to do so by replacing or lining pipes with structural issues, there aren’t any projects to prioritize at this time. If additional pipes are found to be in need of rehabilitation during the Sewer Master Plan effort, environmental consequence will be considered when prioritizing the identified projects.

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8-2.2 CAPACITY ASSESSMENT AND DESIGN CRITERIA
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that “The Plan must include procedures to identify system components that are experiencing or contributing to spills caused hydraulic deficiency and/or limited capacity, including procedures to identify the appropriate hydraulic capacity of key system elements for:
a. Dry-weather peak flow conditions that cause or contributes to spill events; b. The appropriate design storm(s) or wet weather events that causes or contributes to spill events; c. The capacity of key system components; and
d. Identify the major sources that contribute to the peak flows associated with sewer spills.

The capacity assessment must consider:
a. Data from existing system condition assessments, system inspections, system audits, spill history, and other available information;
b. Capacity of flood-prone systems subject to increased infiltration and inflow, under normal local and regional storm conditions;
c. Capacity of systems subject to increased infiltration and inflow due to larger and/or higher-intensity storm events as a result of climate change;
d. Increases of erosive forces in canyons and streams near underground and above-ground system components due to larger and/or higher-intensity storm events; e. Capacity of major system elements to accommodate dry weather peak flow conditions, and updated design storm and wet weather events; and
f. Necessary redundancy in pumping and storage capacities”.

Capacity Assessment
The City’s capacity assessment was developed as part of the City’s 2008 Sewer Master Plan Update. A hydraulic model of the City’s sewer system was developed and analyses were run to identify sewers with calculated hydraulic deficiencies. The City then developed its seven-year CIP from the master plan recommendations. In 2010, the City completed a flow monitoring study along the gravity sewer reaches that were identified as hydraulically deficient by the model but were not initially identified as a high priority. The goal was to determine if the deficiency existed in the field. The study ultimately determined that the sewers were not hydraulically deficient in the field and that the City should re-evaluate the capacity of the sewers if system operations (ex. upstream diversions) or tributary land uses changed in the future.

Model Geometry
All pipes are included in the model except for laterals and private sewer lines. Pipe diameters, lengths, slopes, and roughness coefficients are entered in the model. As-built plans were used to update the existing model geometry when available.

Model Loads
The sewer loads in the existing hydraulic model were based on unit flow factors as a function of land use.

Pump Station Flows
The model was run as a steady-state simulation for a peak dry weather flow scenario. The Orangewood Pump Station pumps and force main was not simulated directly. Instead, average dry weather flows tributary to the pump station were transferred to the manhole at the end of the force main. The loads were then peaked along with all other loads for each pipe reach downstream.

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Peaking Dry Weather Flows
Peak dry weather flow is calculated from average dry weather flow utilizing the following formula:

Qpeak (cfs) = 2.2 x Qave(cfs) 0.92
where Qpeak = Peak Dry Weather Flow
Qave = Average Dry Weather Flow
a, b = Peaking Formula Coefficients
Peak Wet Weather Flows
Eight (8) flow monitors installed over a 6 week period in 2003 captured three 5 year frequency storm events.

Although the storms were of a small magnitude, this data was utilized to conduct a rainfall dependent inflow and infiltration (RDII) analysis that was documented in the 2008 Sewer Master Plan update.

The percentage of rainfall entering the sewer system was calculated for each basin. Typically, basins showing greater than 5 percent of rainfall entering the sewer system would be recommended for further investigation for points of inflow and infiltration entry. All of the basins studied were found to be below 5 percent of rainfall during the captured storm events.

Base infiltration was found to be greater than 30 percent of the average dry weather flow in five (5) of the studied basins. Due to this finding and the known presence of major calcium deposits, it was concluded that groundwater infiltration is occurring throughout the system. As condition related projects such as replacement or lining projects are completed, groundwater infiltration is expected to be reduced.

The ratio of peak wet weather flow to average dry weather flow during the 2003 storm events ranged from

2.27 to 5.00. The higher ratios occurred in basins with smaller tributary areas. It is not necessarily expected that all areas of the system would experience ratios as high as 5.00. In the absence of a detailed inflow and infiltration (I/I) study, peak wet weather flow (Qpeak wet) is calculated from peak dry weather flow utilizing the following formula:

Qpeak wet = 1.35 x Qpeak or Qpeak wet = 3.10 x Qave
Since the Order 2022-0103-DWQ now requires “capacity of systems subject to increased infiltration and inflow”, the City will re-evaluate the infiltration and inflow (I/I) during the 2025-2026 wet season with a new flow monitoring effort. The hydraulic model and wet weather analysis will then be updated based on the results of the I/I evaluation. The wet weather criteria and pumping and storage capacity at the Orangewood Pump Station will be reanalyzed based on the I/I evaluation as well. These re-evaluations will be reflected in the FY2025-2026 Sewer Master Plan.
8-2.3 PRIORITIZATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that “The findings of the condition assessment and capacity assessment must be used to prioritize corrective actions. Prioritization must consider the severity of the consequences of potential spills.“
Once the CCTV inspections and updated hydraulic analysis are complete, the City will develop a method to prioritize the recommended corrective actions, considering the severity of the consequences of potential spills. This requires some sort of risk assessment that is typically based on the condition of the facility, the amount of flow that could potentially spill and the location of the facility. This work will be completed for the FY2025-2026 Sewer Master Plan.

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8-2.4 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that “The capital improvement plan must include the following items:
a. Project schedules including completion dates for all portions of the capital improvement program; b. Internal and external project funding sources for each project; and c. Joint coordination between operation and maintenance staff, and engineering staff/consultants during planning, design, and construction of capital improvement projects; and interagency coordination with other impacted utility agencies.

A list of currently scheduled projects is shown in Table 8-2. Once the recommended projects are prioritized as described in Section 8-2.3, the City will develop an updated project schedule of all projects with projected completion dates and funding sources.

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Table 8-2
Scheduled Capital Improvement Projects
Capacity
Improvement
Project
Number
Planned
Completion
Date
Upstream
Manhole
ID
Downstream
Manhole
ID Description
Proposed
Diameter Material Qty Basis
Total
Estimated
Replacement
Cost
17 FY 26/27 40-004 41-033
Forcemain Replacement in
Orangewood Ave (Orangewood
Sewer PS)
8 PVC 1,550 LF 420,000 $
41-049 41-131 Montserrat St, Rosario Ave,
Providencia St, Maraca St 12 PVC 974 LF
41-031 41-032
Orangewood Ave - final 12 ft prior to
OCSD manhole at extension of
Providencia St
18 PVC 12 LF
19 FY 28/29 42-009 41-049 Amherst Way, Holder St, San
Andreas Ave 10 PVC 1,375 LF 2,230,000 $
42-097 42-099 Orangewood Ave between Halawa
Ln and New Zealand St 10 PVC 661 LF
42-099 41-032
Orangewood Ave between New
Zealand St and the extension of
Providencia St
12 PVC 2,156 LF
6 FY 27/28 $ 1,950,000
5 FY 29/30 $ 2,800,000
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SECTION 9

MONITORING, MEASUREMENT, AND PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS
9-1 SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that “The Plan must include an Adaptive Management section that addresses Plan-implementation effectiveness and the steps for necessary Plan improvement, including:
(a) Maintaining relevant information, including audit findings, to establish and prioritize appropriate Plan activities;
(b) Monitor the implementation and measuring the effectiveness of each Plan element; (c) Assessing the success of the preventative operation and maintenance activities; (d) Updating Plan procedures and activities, as appropriate, based on results of monitoring and performance evaluations; and
(e) Identifying and illustrating spill trends, including spill frequency, locations and estimated volumes.”
9-2 COMPLIANCE
9-2.1 RELEVANT INFORMATION
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City “maintain relevant information, including audit findings, to establish and prioritize appropriate Plan activities.”
The City shall keep updated records of all sewer related documents which include but are not restricted to the following:
 GIS Shapefiles
 CCTV Records (i.e. reports, videos, photos, etc.)
 Maintenance Records (i.e. cleaning records, lift station records, etc.)  Frequent Maintenance Location (Hotspot) List
 FSE Inspections
 Spill Reports
 SSMP Documents and Audits
GIS Shapefiles - The City’s maintenance division and engineering division work together to continuously resolve any GIS mapping discrepancies. Any new sewer improvement projects are added to the City’s GIS shapefiles upon completion of the projects. The Assistant City Engineer is responsible for maintaining the GIS shapefiles.

CCTV Records – CCTV inspection of the entire sewer system was conducted in two phases, completed in 2003 and 2007. The inspections were evaluated and condition related deficiencies were identified.

Modifications to the existing maintenance schedule were made based on the analysis of the videos. Capital Improvement Projects were identified and implemented to rehabilitate sections of the system.

The City implemented a 5-year program to CCTV inspect the entire system again. The program began in FY 2018-19 and completed at the end of FY 2023-24. Several contractors were utilized over five years to complete inspections of the entire sewer system.

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The CCTV videos are maintained on external hard drives by the Operation and Maintenance staff as they are referred to when planning rehabilitation projects and/or determining if sewer reaches need to be placed on the frequent maintenance list.

Maintenance Records – The City’s maintenance records are continuously updated through its internet database program (Quickbase). This program allows the City to input, retrieve, and track all maintenance activities, which helps staff monitor and report spills, blockages, and backups due to FOG, roots, and/or other sewer system failures. The Public Works Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for maintaining these records.

The Maintenance Division’s sewer crew maintains a daily log of activities. This log includes the work performed, pipe/manhole identification numbers, length of pipe cleaned, structural or maintenance problems discovered in the pipe and the severity, staff names, equipment used, material used, start/end times, and whether additional follow-up is needed. All this information is then entered into Quickbase, with the exception of daily pump station maintenance logs.

Frequent Maintenance Location List – The City evaluates its frequent maintenance location (hotspot) list quarterly to determine whether the existing locations require an increase or decrease in cleaning and maintenance. The Public Works Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for maintaining these records.

The City evaluates and updates its Frequent Maintenance Locations list after the following occurrences:
 Spills
 Blockages observed from routine maintenance
 Maintenance records of grease, roots, debris from CCTV records  Odor complaints
FSE Inspections – Annual FSE inspection data is maintained in the City’s internet database program (Quickbase). The Water Quality Manager is responsible for maintaining these records.

Spill Reports – Spill report information is maintained on the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) website. Spill locations are mapped using the Sewer GIS, allowing staff to target maintenance or rehabilitation to areas with frequent spills. Quickbase is also used to track frequency, location, and volume of Spills. The Public Works Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for inputting all Spill data into the CIWQS website and to Quickbase.

SSMP Documents and Audits - The City maintains all current SSMP Documents in hard copy and electronic format, available to staff and the public upon request. 9-2.2 IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City to “monitor the implementation and measure the effectiveness of each Plan Element.”
To monitor the implementation and effectiveness of SSMP elements, the following actions are recommended and currently planned by the City:
 Goals: Review goals annually and update as necessary
 Organization: Review organization chart annually, update as necessary, and distribute copy to all parties so they are informed of responsibilities related to the SSMP elements  Legal Authority: Review the Municipal Code annually and update as necessary. Consult City staff to

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determine if any problems occurred due to inadequate legal authority in relation to the sewer system, spills, FOG, etc.
 Operation and Maintenance: Engineering will annually review the sewer and storm drain maps maintained by the Maintenance Division to check for addition of newly constructed facilities and/or replacement facilities.

Review routine and hotspot cleaning records quarterly on Quickbase to ensure preventative maintenance goals are being met. Review pump station maintenance logs to ensure preventative maintenance goals are being met.

Review CCTV follow-up inspection records annually to ensure re-inspection schedule is being met for those sewers previously identified with condition deficiencies.

Review training schedules/records annually to ensure maintenance staff has appropriate training in all areas related to sewer system maintenance and spills.

Review Capital Improvement Program annually and reprioritize as necessary.

Evaluate goals and whether the programs which have been adopted have been effective in reaching those goals annually.
 Design and Performance Provisions: Review City Design Standards for Sewer Facilities document and standard sewer drawings annually and update as necessary.  Spill Emergency Response Plan: Review SERP annually and update as necessary. Consult maintenance staff for recommendations of improvement based on experiences in field and in reporting spills when they occurred.
 Sewer Pipe Blockage Control Program: Review FOG Ordinance and FOG Manual annually and update as necessary. Consult FSE inspector for recommendations of improvements. Review FSE inspection data annually to ensure that goals are being met.

Map and correlate spills with FSE locations and determine what corrective actions are needed, such as adding portions of system to the frequent cleaning list or further education at upstream FSE locations. This task should be done anytime a spill occurs.  System Evaluation, Capacity Assurance, and Capital Improvements: Update when any significant changes in loads have occurred or are predicted to occur (i.e. future development or redevelopment)
 Communication: Review the communication program annually to ensure goals are being met.

Review causes of spills and increase communication efforts if necessary. For example, at one time multiple spills were caused by the fact that baby wipes, a mop head, and rags were in the sewer system. This indicates that the public needs to be further educated about what items should not be flushed in the toilet.
9-2.3 SUCCESS OF PREVENTATIVE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City to “assess the success of the preventive operation and maintenance activities.”
The spill trend is detailed on Figure 9-1. A sewer collection system with less than three (3) spills from the publically owned system (excluding private property spills that do not result from a blockage in the public

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system) per 100 miles per year is considered an adequate system. For the City’s sewer system (102 miles), this is an average of about 3.06 (3 x 1.02) spills per year. As illustrated on Figure 9-1, the City’s public spill history has been below this threshold. This indicates a very successful preventative maintenance program.

Figure 9-1
Sanitary Sewer Spills by Year
0 1
2 3
4 5
6 7
2003200420052006200720082009
20102011
20122013201420152016201720182019
202020212022
20232024
No. of SSOs
Year
Public SSO
Private SSO
Total SSO
9-2.4 UPDATE PLAN PROCEDURES AND ACTIVITIES
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that the City “update plan procedures and activities, as appropriate, based on results of monitoring and performance evaluation.”
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires internal audits to be conducted every 3 years to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the SSMP in preventing spills and compliance with the order, identify SSMP deficiencies, and identify necessary modifications to the SSMP to correct the deficiencies. A proposed schedule to address the identified deficiencies will be included in all the audits.

The City will review the audit recommendations regularly, annually at minimum, and determine what has been completed and what still needs to be assigned to staff and worked on before the next SSMP update due date.

Based on the findings of the SSMP audit, modify the SSMP elements accordingly and document them in the SSMP update. The City will review and update the SSMP document every six (6) years as required by the Waste Discharge Requirements.
9-2.5 SPILL TRENDS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that the City “identify and illustrate spill trends, including spill frequency, locations and estimated volumes.”
Currently the City tracks its spills in an electronic database and in its Sewer GIS. The number of the spills (City and private) is illustrated on Figure 9-1 by year. The spill history, including information such as spill

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location, date, and cause is detailed in Table 9-1. The City maps spill locations using the Sewer GIS, such as shown on Figure 9-2.

Table 9-1
Sewer System Spills from 2003 to 2024
Year
Spill
ID Date
Public/
Private Location
Spill
Volume
(gal)
Recovered
Volume
(gal) Surface Water
Reached
Storm
Drains ? Likely Cause
2003 1 11/12/03 Private 10201 Valley View 345 gal 305 gal Unknown Yes Unknown 2004 2 8/5/04 Private 4901 Lincoln 200 gal 180 gal Coyote Creek Yes Unknown 3 2/21/05 Public 4691 Marion 100 gal none Carbon Creek Yes Unknown 4 9/12/05 Public 5122 Hickory Circle 20 gal 5 gal Carbon Creek Yes Unknown 5 11/4/05 Private 4001 Orange Ave 15 gal 15 gal None No Unknown 6 1/8/06 Private 8641 Moody 40 gal 40 gal None No Unknown 7 3/1/06 Private 5940 Cerritos 200 gal 200 gal None No Unknown 8 3/10/06 Public 5381 Villa Way 38 gal 38 gal None No Unknown 9 5/9/06 Private 6336 Orange 20 gal 20 gal None No Unknown 10 10/3/06 Public 5400 Orange Ave 14 gal 14 gal None No Unknown 11 11/18/06 Public 5350 Nelson 15 gal 15 gal None No Unknown 12 1/31/07 Private 5491 Ball Rd 30 gal 30 gal None No Unknown 13 12/9/07 Public 6501 Orangewood 240 gal 240 gal None No Rags 14 12/9/07 Public 11130 Holder 40 gal 40 gal None No Gravel 15 12/15/07 Private 9981 Princeton 240 gal 200 gal Carbon Creek Yes Unknown 16 6/10/08 Public 5072 Belle 120 gal 60 gal Carbon Creek Yes Grease 17 7/15/08 Private 9842 Newport Way 2375 gal 2275 gal Carbon Creek Yes Grease 18 7/18/08 Private 9080 Bloomfield 15 gal 15 gal None No Grease 19 8/6/08 Private 10932 Meridian Dr 475 gal 425 gal Carbon Creek Yes Grease 20 12/9/08 Private 4362 Lincoln 45 gal 45 gal None No Grease 21 1/23/09 Private 6812 Katella 650 gal 450 gal Stanton Channel Yes Grease 22 2/14/09 Public 5561 Camp St 60 gal 60 gal None No Baby wipes & mop head 23 2/25/09 Private 5642 Sprague 60 gal 60 gal None No Rags & Grease 24 7/20/09 Private 9080 Bloomfield 350 gal 350 gal None No Rags & Grease 25 1/3/10 Private 9840 Del Rio Way 1000 gal 550 gal Carbon Creek Yes Grease 26 3/15/10 Private 8781 Moody 150 gal 150 gal None No Rags 27 7/1/10 Private 9080 Bloomfield 100 gal 100 gal None No Grease 28 5/11/11 Private 4020 Bryant Ct 25 gal 0 gal None No Debri-Rags 29 5/16/11 Public 5125 Edgemont Cir. 2 gal 2 gal None No Debri-Rags 30 11/8/11 Public 4691 Myra Ave 20 gal 20 gal None No Construction 2012 N/A N/A N/A 0 0 None No None
2013 N/A N/A N/A 0 0 None No None
2014 31 3/3/14 Private 10953 Meridian Dr. 40 gal 40 gal None No Debris-General 2015 32 9/26/15 Private 9080 Bloomfield 230 gal 230 gal None No Debris-General 2016 N/A N/A N/A 0 0 None No None
2017 33 6/10/17 Private Lincoln Center Dr &
Polk Ave 65 gal 0 None No Grease
2018 34 3/31/18 Private 10971 Meridian Dr 2000 gal 1500 gal None Yes Grease 2019 N/A N/A N/A 0 0 None No None
2020 N/A N/A N/A 0 0 None No None
2021 N/A N/A N/A 0 0 None No None
2022 N/A N/A N/A 0 0 None No None
2023 N/A N/A N/A 0 0 None No None
2024 N/A N/A N/A 0 0 None No None
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PROJECT NO: 1191910.00
DATE: June 2025
CITY OF CYPRESS SSMP Update 2025
Historical Spill Locations
(2003-2024)
Figure 9-2
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10-1 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
SECTION 10

INTERNAL AUDITS
10-1 SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that “The Plan shall include internal audit procedures, appropriate to the size and performance of the system, for the Enrollee to comply with section 5.4 (Sewer System Management Plan Audits) of this General Order.”
10-2 COMPLIANCE
Section 5.4 of the 2022-0103-DWQ requires:

The Enrollee shall conduct an internal audit of its Plan, and implementation of its Plan, at a minimum frequency of once every three years. The audit must be conducted for the period after the end of the Enrollee’s last required audit period. Within six months after the end of the required 3-year audit period, the LRO shall submit an audit report into the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database per the requirements in section 3.10 (Sewer System Management Plan Audit Reporting Requirements) of Attachment E1 of this General Order.

The City’s SSMP and Audit due dates are shown in Figure 10-1. The City completed and uploaded its latest audit to the CIWQS website within six months after the end of the required 3-year audit period (8/2/2024).

SSMP Audits are required every three years per Order 2022-0103-DWQ. Therefore the end of the next audit period will be 8/2/2027. The audit report must be uploaded to the CIWQS website by 2/2/2028.

Figure 10-1
Sewer System Management Plan and Audit Due Dates
11-1 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
SECTION 11

COMMUNICATION PROGRAM
11-1 SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires that:

The Plan must include procedures for the Enrollee to communicate with:
a) The public for:
 Spills and discharge resulting in closure of public areas, or that enter a source of drinking water, and
 The development, implementation, and update of its Plan, including opportunities for public input to Plan implementation and updates.
b) Owners/operators of systems that connect into the Enrollee’s system, including satellite system, for:
 System operation, maintenance, and capital improvement-related activities. 11-2 COMPLIANCE
The City communicates with various parties through the means detailed in Table 11-1.

Table 11-1
Communication Program
Party Line of Communication
•
Public service announcements (website and cable television channel)
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SSMP and FOG information posted on City website
•Public Awareness at City Events (Cypress Community Festival, Arts Week, Arbor Day Celebration, and Public Works Week Open House) •Water bill inserts
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Targeted mailers to problem areas
•Staff attendance of Chamber of Commerce meetings, homeowner association meetings, and FSE and industrial staff meetings, as requested
•Quarterly public information pieces in City’s Recreation Brochures at Municipal Facilities
•Annual inspections
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Educational materials distributed during inspections
•Questions answered during inspections
•Employee Training DVD Distributed to All FSE's
•Plan checks for new and remodeled FSEs to determine proper grease removal device sizing
•Kitchen Best Management Practices Poster
•Permit Documents
•FOG Program and BMP Manuals
•Flyers and brochures disseminated at meetings
•Plans, specifications, and standard details available on website and at the Public Counter
•Information meetings regarding the need and methods to reduce SSOs City of Cypress
Residents and
Businesses
Food Service
Establishments
Land Developers,
Consultant Engineers,
General Contractors,
Pluming Contractors

COMMUNICATION PROGRAM
11-2 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
To further enhance its knowledge of SSMP requirements, ongoing interaction between departments and divisions is held to discuss the program’s components. The Community Development Department, Community Development/Building Division, and the Public Works Department/Maintenance Division are provided information regarding the overall SSMP, program audits, emergency response plan, FOG program, and design standards so that they can familiarize themselves with the requirements. For capital improvement projects, engineering consultants and contractors are also informed of the importance of proper sewer system design and capacity standards.
11-2.1 PROCEDURES TO COMMUNICATE WITH PUBLIC
Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City have procedures to communicate with “the public for:
 Spills and discharge resulting in closure of public areas, or that enter a source of drinking water, and
 The development, implementation, and update of its Plan, including opportunities for public input to Plan implementation and updates.”
Per the City’s 2023 Spill Emergency Response Plan, the City will provide any signage and/or other public notification to educate the public of a spill, as required by the Office of Emergency Services or Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA). The OCHCA, in coordination with City staff, will determine if and when the media will be informed of a spill incident.

The City will post the Sewer System Management Plan on the City’s website and provide the public an opportunity to provide feedback regarding the elements of the SSMP. This may include providing contact information on the website, public outreach at City events, and/or having an opinion drop box. 11-2.2 PROCEDURES TO COMMUNICATE WITH OWNERS/OPERATORS OF OTHER SYSTEMS Order 2022-0103-DWQ requires the City to have procedures to communicate with “owners/operators of systems that connect into the Enrollee’s system, including satellite system, for:
 System operation, maintenance, and capital improvement-related activities.” The City will provide copies of the SSMP Update to owners/operators of systems connected to the City’s system (i.e. adjacent agencies or private systems within the service area) and give them with an opportunity to provide feedback regarding the elements of the SSMP. 12-1 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
SECTION 12

CHANGE LOG
12-1 SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Section 5.5 of Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ requires that, “At a minimum, the Enrollee shall update its Sewer System Management Plan every six (6) years after the date of its last Plan Update due date. The Updated Sewer System Management Plan must include:
• Elements required in Attachment D (Sewer System Management Plan – Required Elements) of this Order
• Summary of revisions included in the Plan update based on internal audit findings; and • Other sewer system management related changes”
12-2 COMPLIANCE
A SSMP Change Log is included as Table 12-1, which provides the City a means to track any changes to the SSMP document so that it can be documented and incorporated into the next SSMP update.

Table 12-1
SSMP Change Log
Section Action Item Status

CHANGE LOG
12-2 City of Cypress
SSMP Update 2025
Table 12-1 (Continued)
SSMP Change Log
Section Action Item Status
Appendix A-1
State Water Resources Control Board
Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ
1 STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
1001 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814
ORDER WQ 2022-0103-DWQ

STATEWIDE WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS

GENERAL ORDER FOR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS
This Order was adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board on December 6, 2022.

This Order shall become effective 180 days after the Adoption Date of this General Order, on June 5, 2023.

The Enrollee shall comply with the requirements of this Order upon the Effective Date of this General Order.

This General Order does not convey any property rights of any sort or any exclusive privileges.

The requirements prescribed herein do not authorize the commission of any act causing injury to persons or property, protect the Enrollee from liability under federal, state, or local laws, nor create a vested right for the Enrollee to continue the discharge of waste.

CERTIFICATION
I, Jeanine Townsend, Clerk to the Board, do hereby certify that this Order with all attachments is a full, true, and correct copy of the Order adopted by the State Water Board on December 6, 2022.

AYE: Chair E. Joaquin Esquivel
Vice Chair Dorene D’Adamo
Board Member Sean Maguire
Board Member Laurel Firestone
Board Member Nichole Morgan
NAY: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
for
Jeanine Townsend
Clerk to the Board

STATEWIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS GENERAL ORDER
ORDER 2022-0103-DWQ December 6, 2022
2 Table of Contents

1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 4

2. Regulatory Coverage and Application Requirements .................................................... 5

2.1. Requirements for Continuation of Existing Regulatory Coverage ....................... 5

2.2. Requirements for New Regulatory Coverage...................................................... 5

2.3. Regulatory Coverage Transfer............................................................................ 7

3. Findings ......................................................................................................................... 7

3.1. Legal Authorities ................................................................................................. 7

3.2. General ............................................................................................................. 11

3.3. Water Quality Control Plans, Policies and Resolutions ..................................... 14

3.4. California Environmental Quality Act................................................................. 16

3.5. State Water Board Funding Assistance for Compliance with Water Board Water Quality Orders ................................................................................................... 16

3.6. Notification to Interested Parties ....................................................................... 17

4. Prohibitions .................................................................................................................. 17

4.1 Discharge of Sewage from a Sanitary Sewer System....................................... 17

4.2. Discharge of Sewage to Waters of the State..................................................... 17

4.3. Discharge of Sewage Creating a Nuisance....................................................... 18

5. Specifications............................................................................................................... 18

5.1. Designation of a Legally Responsible Official ................................................... 18

5.2. Sewer System Management Plan Development and Implementation............... 18

5.3. Certification of Sewer System Management Plan and Plan Updates................ 19

5.4. Sewer System Management Plan Audits .......................................................... 19

5.5. Six-Year Sewer System Management Plan Update.......................................... 21

5.6. System Resilience............................................................................................. 22

5.7. Allocation of Resources .................................................................................... 22

5.8. Designation of Data Submitters......................................................................... 22

5.9. Reporting Certification....................................................................................... 22

5.10. System Capacity ............................................................................................... 23

5.11. System Performance Analysis .......................................................................... 23

5.12. Spill Emergency Response Plan and Remedial Actions ................................... 23

5.13. Notification, Monitoring, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements ............. 24

5.14. Electronic Sanitary Sewer System Service Area Boundary Map....................... 26

5.15. Voluntary Reporting of Spills from Privately-Owned Sewer Laterals and/or Private Sanitary Sewer Systems ................................................................................... 26

5.16. Voluntary Notification of Spills from Privately-Owned Laterals and/or Systems to the California Office of Emergency Services ..................................................... 27

5.17. Unintended Failure to Report ............................................................................ 27

STATEWIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS GENERAL ORDER
ORDER 2022-0103-DWQ December 6, 2022
3 5.18. Duty to Report to Water Boards ........................................................................ 27

5.19. Operation and Maintenance............................................................................... 27

6. Provisions .................................................................................................................... 27

6.1. Enforcement Provisions .................................................................................... 27

6.2. Other Regional Water Board Orders ................................................................. 30

6.3. Sewer System Management Plan Availability ................................................... 31

6.4. Entry and Inspection ......................................................................................... 31 Table of Attachments
Attachment A – Definitions .....................................................................................................A-1 Attachment B – Application for Enrollment .............................................................................B-1 Attachment C - Notice of Termination.....................................................................................C-1 Attachment D – Sewer System Management Plan – Required Elements ..............................D-1 Attachment E1 – Notification, Monitoring, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements .....E1-1 Attachment E2 – Summary of Notification, Monitoring and Reporting Requirements...........E2-1 Attachment F – Regional Water Quality Control Board Contact Information ..........................F-1

STATEWIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS GENERAL ORDER
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4 1. INTRODUCTION
This General Order regulates sanitary sewer systems designed to convey sewage. For the purpose of this Order, a sanitary sewer system includes, but is not limited to, pipes, valves, pump stations, manholes, siphons, wet wells, diversion structures and/or other pertinent infrastructure, upstream of a wastewater treatment plant headworks. A sanitary sewer system includes:
• Laterals owned and/or operated by the Enrollee;
• Satellite sewer systems; and/or
• Temporary conveyance and storage facilities, including but not limited to temporary piping, vaults, construction trenches, wet wells, impoundments, tanks and diversion structures.

Sewage is untreated or partially treated domestic, municipal, commercial and/or industrial waste (including sewage sludge), and any mixture of these wastes with inflow or infiltration of stormwater or groundwater, conveyed in a sanitary sewer system.

Sewage contains high levels of suspended solids, non-digested organic waste, pathogenic bacteria, viruses, toxic pollutants, nutrients, oxygen-demanding organic compounds, oils, grease, pharmaceuticals, and other harmful pollutants.

For the purpose of this General Order, a spill is a discharge of sewage from any portion of a sanitary sewer system due to a sanitary sewer system overflow, operational failure, and/or infrastructure failure. Sewage and its associated wastewater spilled from a sanitary sewer system may threaten public health, beneficial uses of waters of the State, and the environment.

This General Order serves as statewide waste discharge requirements and supersedes the previous State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Order 2006-0003-DWQ and amendments thereafter. All sections and attachments of this General Order are enforceable by the State Water Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards (Regional Water Boards). Through this General Order, the State Water Board requires an Enrollee to:
• Comply with federal and state prohibitions of discharge of sewage to waters of the State, including federal waters of the United States;
• Comply with specifications, and notification, monitoring, reporting and recordkeeping requirements in this General Order that implement the federal Clean Water Act, the California Water Code (Water Code), water quality control plans (including Regional Water Board Basin Plans) and policies;
• Proactively operate and maintain resilient sanitary sewer systems to prevent spills; • Eliminate discharges of sewage to waters of the State through effective implementation of a Sewer System Management Plan;
• Monitor, track, and analyze spills for ongoing system-specific performance improvements; and
• Report noncompliance with this General Order per reporting requirements.

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5 An Enrollee is a public, private, or other non-governmental entity that has obtained approval for regulatory coverage under this General Order, including:
• A state agency, municipality, special district, or other public entity that owns and/or operates one or more sanitary sewer systems:
o greater than one (1) mile in length (each individual sanitary sewer system); o one (1) mile or less in length where the State Water Board or a Regional Water Board requires regulatory coverage under this Order; or • A federal agency, private company, or other non-governmental entity that owns and/or operates a sanitary sewer system of any size where the State Water Board or a Regional Water Board requires regulatory coverage under this Order in response to a history of spills, proximity to surface water, or other factors supporting regulatory coverage.

For the purpose of this Order, a sanitary sewer system includes only systems owned and/or operated by the Enrollee.

2. REGULATORY COVERAGE AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

2.1. Requirements for Continuation of Existing Regulatory Coverage To continue regulatory coverage from previous Order 2006-0003-DWQ under this General Order, within the 60-days-prior-to the Effective Date of this General Order, the Legally Responsible Official of an existing Enrollee shall electronically certify the Continuation of Existing Regulatory Coverage form in the online California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) Sanitary Sewer System Database. The Legally Responsible Official will receive an automated CIWQS-issued Notice of Applicability email, confirming continuation of regulatory coverage under this General Order. All regulatory coverage under previous Order 2006-0003-DWQ will cease on the Effective Date of this Order.

An Enrollee continuing existing regulatory coverage is not required to submit a new application package or pay an application fee for enrollment under this General Order.

The annual fee due date for continued regulatory coverage from previous Order 2006-0003-DWQ to this General Order remains unchanged.

A previous Enrollee of Order 2006-0003-DWQ that fails to certify the Continuation of Existing Regulatory Coverage form in the online CIWQS database by the Effective Date of this Order is considered a New Applicant, and will not have regulatory coverage for its sanitary sewer system(s) until:
• A new application package for system(s) enrollment is submitted per section 2.2 (Requirements for New Regulatory Coverage) below; and
• The new application package is approved per section 2.2.2 (Approval of Application Package (For New Applicants Only)).

2.2. Requirements for New Regulatory Coverage
No later than 60 days prior to commencing and/or assuming operation and maintenance responsibilities of a sanitary sewer system, a duly authorized representative that

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Unless required by a Regional Water Board, a public agency that owns a combined sewer system subject to the Combined Sewer Overflow Control Policy (33 U.S. Code § 1342(q)), is not required to enroll, under this Order, the portions of its sanitary sewer system(s) that collects combined sanitary wastewater and stormwater.

2.2.1. Application Package Requirements
The Application for Enrollment package for new applicants must include the following items:
• Application for Enrollment Form. The form in Attachment B of this General Order must be completed, signed, and certified by a Legally Responsible Official, in accordance with section 5.1 (Designation of a Legally Responsible Official) of this General Order. If an electronic Application for Enrollment form is available at the time of application, a new applicant shall submit its application form electronically; and
• Application Fee. A fee payable to the “State Water Resources Control Board” in accordance with the Fee Schedule in the California Code of Regulations, Title 23, section 2200, or subsequent fee regulations updates.

The application fee for this General Order is based on the sanitary sewer system’s threat to water quality and complexity designations of category 2C or 3C, which is assigned based on the population served by the system. The current Fee Schedule for sanitary sewer systems is listed under subdivision (a)(2) at the following website:

Fee Schedule (https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/fees/water_quality/).

2.2.2. Approval of Application Package (For New Applicants Only) The Deputy Director of the State Water Board, Division of Water Quality (Deputy Director) will consider approval of each complete Application for Enrollment package.

The Deputy Director will issue a Notice of Applicability letter which serves as approved regulatory coverage for the new Enrollee.

If the submitted application package is not complete in accordance with section 2.2.1 (Application Package Requirements) of this General Order, the Deputy Director will send a response letter to the applicant outlining the application deficiencies. The applicant will have 60 days from the date of the response letter to correct the application deficiencies and submit the identified items necessary to complete the application package to the State Water Board.

2.2.3. Electronic Reporting Account for New Enrollee
Within 30 days after the date of the Approval of Complete Application Package for System Enrollment, a duly authorized representative for the Enrollee shall obtain a CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database user account by clicking the “User Registration” button and following the directions on the CIWQS Login Page

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7 (https://ciwqs.waterboards.ca.gov). If additional assistance is needed to establish an online CIWQS user account, contact State Water Board staff by email at [email protected]. The online user account will provide the Enrollee secure access to the online CIWQS database for electronic reporting.

2.3. Regulatory Coverage Transfer
Regulatory coverage under this General Order is not transferable to any person or party except after an existing Enrollee submits a written request for a regulatory coverage transfer to the Deputy Director, at least 60 days in advance of any proposed system ownership transfer. The written request must include a written agreement between the existing Enrollee and the new Enrollee containing:
• Acknowledgement that the transfer of ownership is solely of an existing system with an existing waste discharge identification (WDID) number; • The specific ownership transfer date in which the responsibility and regulatory coverage transfer between the existing Enrollee and the new Enrollee becomes effective; and
• Acknowledgement that the existing Enrollee is liable for violations occurring up to the ownership transfer date and that the new Enrollee is liable for violations occurring on and after the ownership transfer date.

The Deputy Director will consider approval of the written request. If approved, the Deputy Director will issue a Notice of Applicability letter which serves as an approved transfer of regulatory coverage to the new Enrollee.

3. FINDINGS

3.1. Legal Authorities

3.1.1. Federal and State Regulatory Authority
The objective of the Clean Water Act is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters of the United States (33 U.S.C. 1251). The Water Code authorizes the State Water Board to implement the Clean Water Act in the State and to protect the quality of all waters of the State (Water Code sections 13000 and 13160).

3.1.2. Discharge of Sewage
A discharge of untreated or partially treated sewage is a discharge of waste as defined in Water Code section 13050(d) that could affect the quality of waters of the State and is subject to regulation by waste discharge requirements issued pursuant to Water Code section 13263 and Chapter 9, Division 3, Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations.

A discharge of sewage may pollute and alter the quality of the waters of the State to a degree that unreasonably affects the beneficial uses of the receiving water body or facilities that serve those beneficial uses (Water Code section 13050(l)(1)).

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8 3.1.3 Water Boards Authority to Require Technical Reports, Monitoring, and Reporting Water Code sections 13267 and 13383 authorize the Regional Water Boards and the State Water Board to establish monitoring, inspection, entry, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements. Water Code section 13267(b), authorizes the Regional Water Boards to “require any person who has discharged, discharges, or is suspected of having discharged or discharging, or who proposes to discharge waste within its region… or is suspected of having discharged or discharging, or who proposes to discharge, waste outside of its region that could affect the quality of water within its region shall furnish, under penalty of perjury, technical or monitoring reports which the regional board requires…In requiring those reports, the regional board shall provide the person with a written explanation with regard to the need for the reports and shall identify the evidence that supports requiring that person to provide the reports.” Water Code section 13267(f) authorizes the State Water Board to require this information if it consults with the Regional Water Boards and determines that it will not duplicate the efforts of the Regional Water Boards. The State Water Board has consulted with the Regional Water Boards and made this determination.

The technical and monitoring reports required by this General Order and Attachment E (Notification, Monitoring, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements) are necessary to evaluate and ensure compliance with this General Order. The effort to develop required technical reports will vary depending on the system size and complexity and the needs of the specific technical report. The burden and cost of these reports are reasonable and consistent with the interest of the state in protecting water quality, which is the primary purpose of requiring the reports.

Water Code section 13383(a) authorizes the Water Boards to “establish monitoring, inspection, entry, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements… for any person who discharges, or proposes to discharge, to navigable waters, any person who introduces pollutants into a publicly owned treatment works, any person who owns or operates, or proposes to own or operate, a publicly owned treatment works or other treatment works treating domestic sewage, or any person who uses or disposes, or proposes to use or dispose, of sewage sludge.” Section 13383(b) continues, “the state board or the regional boards may require any person subject to this section to establish and maintain monitoring equipment or methods, including, where appropriate, biological monitoring methods, sample effluent as prescribed, and provide other information as may be reasonably required.”
Reporting of spills from privately owned sewer laterals and systems pursuant to section

5.15 (Voluntary Reporting of Spills from Privately-Owned Sewer Laterals and/or Private Sanitary Sewer Systems) of this General Order is authorized by Water Code section 13225(c) and encouraged by the State Water Board, wherein a local agency may investigate and report on any technical factors involved in water quality control provided the burden including costs of such reports bears a reasonable relationship to the need for the report and the benefits to be obtained therefrom. The burden of reporting private spills under section 5.15 (Voluntary Reporting of Spills from Privately-Owned Sewer Laterals and/or Private Sanitary Sewer Systems) is minimal and is outweighed by the benefit of providing Regional Water Boards an opportunity to respond to these spills

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3.1.4. Water Board Authority to Prescribe General Waste Discharge Requirements Water Code section 13263(i) provides that the State Water Board may prescribe general waste discharge requirements for a category of discharges if the State Water Board finds or determines that:
• The discharges are produced by the same or similar operations; • The discharges involve the same or similar types of waste; • The discharges require the same or similar treatment standards; and • The discharges are more appropriately regulated under general waste discharge requirements than individual waste discharge requirements.

Since 2006, the State Water Board has been regulating over 1,100 publicly owned sanitary sewer systems (See section 3.1.5 (Previous Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements) of this General Order). California also has a large unknown number of unregulated privately owned sanitary sewer systems. All waste conveyed in publicly owned and privately owned sanitary sewer systems (as defined in this General Order) is comprised of untreated or partially treated domestic waste and/or industrial waste. Generally, sanitary sewer systems are designed and operated to convey waste by gravity or under pressure; system-specific design elements and system-specific operations do not change the common nature of the waste, the common threat to public health, or the common impacts on water quality. Spills of waste from a sanitary sewer system prior to reaching the ultimate downstream treatment facility are unauthorized and enforceable by the State Water Board and/or a Regional Water Board. Therefore, spills from sanitary sewer systems are more appropriately regulated under general waste discharge requirements.

As specified in Water Code sections 13263(a) and 13241, the implementation of requirements set forth in this Order is for the reasonable protection of past, present, and probable future beneficial uses of water and the prevention of nuisance. The requirements implement the water quality control plans (Basin Plans) for each Regional Water Board and take into account the environmental characteristics of sewer service areas and hydrographic units within the state. Additionally, the State Water Board has considered water quality conditions that could reasonably be achieved through the coordinated control of all factors that affect water quality, costs associated with compliance with these requirements, the need for developing housing within California, and the need to protect sources of drinking water and other water supplies.

3.1.5. Previous Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements On May 2, 2006, the State Water Board adopted Order 2006-0003-DWQ serving as Waste Discharge Requirements pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 4, Division 7 of the Water Code (commencing with section 13260) for inadvertent discharges to waters of the State. Order 2006-0003-DWQ prohibited discharges of untreated or partially treated sewage. Order 2006-0003-DWQ also required system-specific management, operation, and maintenance of publicly owned sewer systems greater than one mile in length.

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10 To decrease the impacts on human health and the environment caused by sewage spills, the previous Order required enrollees to develop a rehabilitation and replacement plan that identifies system deficiencies and prioritizes short-term and long-term rehabilitation actions. The previous Order also required enrollees to:

1. Maintain information that can be used to establish and prioritize appropriate Sewer System Management Plan activities; and

2. Implement a proactive approach to reduce spills.

The previous Order required Sewer System Management Plan elements for “the proper and efficient management, operation, and maintenance of sanitary sewer systems, while taking into consideration risk management.”
On July 30, 2013, the State Water Board amended General Order 2006-0003-DWQ with Order WQ 2013-0058-EXEC, Amending Monitoring and Reporting Program for Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems.

Many enrollees of Order 2006-0003-DWQ have already implemented proactive measures to reduce sewage spills. Other enrollees, however, still need technical assistance and funding to improve sanitary sewer system operation and maintenance for the reduction of sewage spills.

3.1.6. Existing Memorandum of Agreement with California Water Environment Association
The California Water Environment Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing water industry certifications, training, and networking opportunities. The Association’s Technical Certification Program provides accredited sanitary sewer system operator certification for collection system operators and maintenance workers.

On February 10, 2016, the State Water Board entered into a collaborative agreement with the Association titled Memorandum of Agreement Between the California State Water Resources Control Board and the California Water Environment Association - Training Regarding Requirements Set Forth in Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems. The Memorandum sets forth collaborative training necessary for regulated sanitary sewer system personnel to operate and maintain a well operating system and ensure full compliance with statewide sewer system regulations.

On March 15, 2018, the State Water Board and the California Water Environment Association amended the existing Memorandum of Agreement to include collaborative outreach and expand training needs associated with further updates to Water Board regulations for sanitary sewer systems. The State Water Board encourages further Agreement updates as necessary to support improved sewer system operations and the professionalism of collection system operators.

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3.2.1. Waters of the State
Waters of the State include any surface water or groundwater, including saline waters, within the boundaries of the state as defined in Water Code section 13050(e), and are inclusive of waters of the United States.

3.2.2. Sanitary Sewer System Spill Threats to Public Health and Beneficial Uses Sewage contains high levels of suspended solids, pathogenic organisms, toxic pollutants, nutrients, oxygen-demanding organic compounds, oil and grease and other pollutants. Sewage spills may cause a public nuisance, particularly when sewage is discharged to areas with high public exposure such as streets and surface waters used for drinking, irrigation, fishing, recreation, or other public consumption or contact uses.

More specifically, sanitary sewer spills may:
• Adversely affect aquatic life and/or threaten water quality when reaching receiving waters;
• Inadvertently release trash, including plastics;
• Impair the recreational use and aesthetic enjoyment of surface waters by polluting surface water or groundwater;
• Threaten public health through direct public exposure to bacteria, viruses, intestinal parasites, and other microorganisms that can cause serious illness such as gastroenteritis, hepatitis, cryptosporidiosis, and giardiasis; • Negatively impact ecological receptors and biota within surface waters; and • Cause nuisance including odors, closure of beaches and recreational areas, and property damage.

Sanitary sewer system spills may pollute receiving waters and threaten beneficial uses of surface water and groundwater. Potentially threatened beneficial uses include, but are not limited to the following (with associated acronym representations as included in statewide water quality control plans and Regional Water Boards’ Basin Plans):
• Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN)
• Water Contact Recreation (REC-1) and Non-Contact Water Recreation (REC-2) • Cold Freshwater Habitat (COLD)
• Warm Freshwater Habitat (WARM)
• Native American Culture (CUL)
• Wildlife Habitat (WILD)
• Rare, Threatened, or Endangered Species (RARE)
• Spawning, Reproduction, and/or Early Development (SPWN) • Wetland Habitat (WET)
• Agricultural Supply (AGR)
• Estuarine Habitat (EST)

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• Subsistence Fishing (SUB)
• Tribal Tradition and Culture (CUL)
• Tribal Subsistence Fishing (T-SUB)
• Aquaculture (AQUA)
• Marine Habitat (MAR)
• Preservation of Biological Habitats of Special Significance (BIOL) • Migration of Aquatic Organisms (MIGR)
• Shellfish Harvesting (SHELL)
• Industrial Process Supply (PROC)
• Industrial Service Supply (IND)
• Hydropower Generation (POW)
• Navigation (NAV)
• Flood Peak Attenuation/Flood Water Storage (FLD)
• Water Quality Enhancement (WQE)
• Fresh Water Replenishment (FRSH)
• Groundwater Recharge (GWR)
• Inland Saline Water Habitat (SAL)

3.2.3. Proactive Sanitary Sewer System Management to Eliminate Spill Causes Finding 3 of the previous Order, 2006-0003-DWQ, states: “Sanitary sewer systems experience periodic failures resulting in discharges that may affect waters of the state.

There are many factors (including factors related to geology, design, construction methods and materials, age of the system, population growth, and system operation and maintenance), which affect the likelihood of an SSO [sanitary sewer overflow].

A proactive approach that requires Enrollees to ensure a system-wide operation, maintenance, and management plan is in place will reduce the number and frequency of SSOs within the state. This approach will in turn decrease the risk to human health and the environment caused by SSOs.”
Many spills are preventable through proactive attention on sanitary sewer system management using the best practices and technologies available to address major causes of spills, including but not limited to:
• Blockages from sources including but not limited to:
o Fats, oils and grease;
o Tree roots;
o Rags, wipes and other paper, cloth and plastic products; and o Sediment and debris.
• Sewer system damage and exceedance of sewer system hydraulic capacity from identified system-specific environmental, and climate-change impacts, including but not limited to:

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o Increased surface water flows due to higher intensity rain events; o Flooding;
o Wildfires and wildfire induced impacts;
o Earthquake induced damage;
o Landslides; and
o Subsidence.
• Infrastructure deficiencies and failures, including but not limited to:
o Pump station mechanical failures;
o System age;
o Construction material failures;
o Manhole cover failures;
o Structural failures; and
o Lack of proper operation and maintenance.
• Insufficient system capacity (temporary or sustained), due to factors including but not limited to:
o Excessive and/or increased storm or groundwater inflow/infiltration; o Insufficient capacity due to population increase and/or new connections from industrial, commercial and other system users; and
o Stormwater capture projects utilizing a sanitary sewer system to convey stormwater to treatment facilities for reuse.
• Community impacts, including but not limited to:
o Power outages;
o Vandalism; and
o Contractor-caused or other third party-caused damages.

3.2.4. Underground Sanitary Sewer System Leakage
Portions of some sanitary sewer systems may leak, causing underground exfiltration (exiting) of sewage from the system. Exfiltrated sewage that remains in the underground infrastructure trench and/or the soil matrix, and that does not discharge into waters of the State (surface water or groundwater) may not threaten beneficial uses.

Underground exfiltrated sewage may threaten beneficial uses if discharged to waters of the State. Exfiltrated sewage that discharges to groundwater may impact beneficial uses of groundwater and pollute groundwater supply. Additionally, if in close proximity, exfiltrated sewage may enter into a compromised underground drainage conveyance system that discharges into a water of the United States, or into groundwater that is hydrologically connected to (feeds into) a water of the United States, thus potentially causing: (1) a Clean Water Act violation, (2) threat and impact to beneficial uses, and/or (3) surface water pollution.

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14 3.2.5. Proactive Sanitary Sewer System Management to Reduce Inflow and Infiltration Excessive inflow (stormwater entering) and infiltration (groundwater seepage entering) to sanitary sewer systems is preventable through proactive sewer system management using the best practices and technologies available. The efficiency of the downstream wastewater treatment processes is dependent on the performance of the sanitary sewer system. When the structural integrity of a sanitary sewer system deteriorates, high volumes of inflow and infiltration can enter the sewer system. High levels of inflow and infiltration increase the hydraulic load on the downstream treatment plant, which can reduce treatment efficiency, lead to bypassing a portion of the treatment process, cause illegal discharge of partially treated effluent, or in extreme situations make biological treatment facilities inoperable (e.g., wash out the biological organisms that treat the waste).

3.3. Water Quality Control Plans, Policies and Resolutions The nine Regional Water Boards have adopted region-specific water quality control plans (commonly referred to as Basin Plans) that designate beneficial uses, establish water quality objectives, and contain implementation programs and policies to achieve those objectives. The State Water Board has adopted statewide water quality control plans, policies and resolutions establishing statewide water quality objectives, implementation programs and initiatives.

3.3.1. State Water Board Antidegradation Policy
On October 28, 1968, the State Water Board adopted Resolution 68-16, titled Statement of Policy with Respect to Maintaining High Quality of Waters in California, which incorporates the federal antidegradation policy. Resolution 68-16 requires that existing water quality be maintained unless degradation is justified based on specific findings.

The continued prohibition of sewage discharges from sanitary sewer systems into waters of the State aligns with Resolution 68-16. A sewage discharge from sanitary sewers to waters of the State is prohibited by this Order. Therefore, this Order does not allow degradation of waters of the State. In addition, this Order: (1) further expands the existing prohibition of sewage discharges to include waters of the State, in addition to waters of the United States as provided in previous Order 2006-0003-DWQ, and (2) enhances the ability for Water Board enforcement of violations of the established prohibitions.

3.3.2. State Water Board Sources of Drinking Water Policy On May 19,1988, the State Water Board adopted Resolution 88-63 (amended on February 1, 2006), titled Sources of Drinking Water, establishing state policy that all waters of the State, with certain exceptions, are suitable or potentially suitable for municipal or domestic supply.

3.3.3. State Water Board Cost of Compliance Resolution
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3.3.4. State Water Board Human Right to Water Resolution On February 16, 2016, the State Water Board adopted Resolution 2016-0010, titled Adopting the Human Right to Water as a Core Value and Directing its Implementation in Water Board Programs and Activities, addressing the human right to water as a core value and directing Water Board programs to implement requirements to support safe drinking water for all Californians.

On November 16, 2021, the State Water Board adopted Resolution 2021-0050 titled Condemning Racism, Xenophobia, Bigotry, and Racial Injustice, and Strengthening Commitment to Racial Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Access, and Anti-racism. Among other actions, through Resolution 2021-0050, the State Water Board, in summary as corresponding to this General Order, reaffirms its commitment to its Human Right to Water resolution, upholding that every human being in California deserves safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water for human consumption, cooking, and sanitation purposes. Resolution 2021-0050 provides the State Water Board commitment to:
• Protect public health and beneficial uses of waterbodies in all communities, including communities disproportionately burdened by wastes discharge of waste to land and surface water;
• Restore impaired surface waterbodies and degraded aquifers; and • Promote multi-benefit water quality projects.

Through Resolution 2021-0050, the State Water Board also commits to expanding implementation of its Climate Change Resolution to address the disproportionate effects of extreme hydrologic conditions and sea-level rise on Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities, prioritizing:
• The right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible drinking water and sanitation; • Sustainable management and protection of local groundwater resources; • Healthy watersheds; and
• Access to surface waterbodies that support subsistence fishing.

On June 7, 2022, the State Water Board adopted a Resolution, titled Authorizing the Executive Director or Designee to Enter into One or More Multi-Year Contracts Up to a Combined Sum of $4,000,000 for a Statewide Wastewater Needs Assessment, supporting the equitable access to sanitation for all Californians and implementation of Resolutions 2016-0010 and 2021-0050.

This General Order supports the State Water Board priority in collecting a comprehensive set of data for California’s wastewater systems, including sanitary sewer systems. Data reported per the requirements of this Order will be used with data from other Water Boards’ programs, to further develop criteria and create a statewide risk

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3.3.5. State Water Board Open Data Resolution
On July 10, 2018, the State Water Board adopted Resolution 2018-0032, titled Adopting Principles of Open Data as a Core Value and Directing Programs and Activities to Implement Strategic Actions to Improve Data Accessibility and Associated Innovation, directing regulatory programs to assure all monitoring and reporting requirements support the State Water Boards’ Open Data Initiative.

3.3.6. State Water Board Response to Climate Change
On March 7, 2017, the State Water Board adopted Resolution 2017-0012, titled Comprehensive Response to Climate Change, requiring a proactive response to climate change in all California Water Board actions, with the intent to embed climate change consideration into all programs and activities.

3.4. California Environmental Quality Act
The adoption of this Order is an action to reissue general waste discharge requirements that is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.) because it is an action taken by a regulatory agency to assure the protection of the environment and the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment (Cal. Code Regs., Title 14, section 15308). In addition, the action to adopt this Order is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Cal. Code Regs., Title 14, section 15301, to the extent that it applies to existing sanitary sewer collection systems that constitute “existing facilities” as that term is used in sections 15301 and 15302, to the extent that it results in the repair or replacement of existing systems involving negligible or no expansion of capacity.

3.5. State Water Board Funding Assistance for Compliance with Water Board Water Quality Orders
The State Water Board, Division of Financial Assistance administers the implementation of the State Water Board financial assistance programs, per Board-adopted funding policies. Among other funding areas, the Division administers loan and grant funding for the planning and construction of wastewater and water recycling facilities per funding program-specific policies and guidelines. Applicants may apply for Clean Water State Revolving Fund low-interest loan, Small Community Wastewater grant funding assistance, and other funding available at the time of application, for some of the costs associated with complying with this General Order.

Funding applicants may obtain further information regarding current funding opportunities, and Division of Financial Assistance staff contact information at the following website: Financial Assistance Funding - Grants and Loans | California State Water Resources Control Board.
(https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/)

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The Small Community Grant Fund allows the State Water Board to provide grant funding assistance to small, disadvantaged communities and small severely disadvantaged communities that may not otherwise be able to afford a loan or similar financing for projects to comply with requirements of this General Order. The State Water Board also considers loan forgiveness on a disadvantaged community-specific basis.

For disadvantaged communities’ wastewater needs, the State Water Board places priority on the funding of projects that address:
• Public health;
• Violations of waste discharge requirements and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits;
• Providing sewer system service to existing septic tank owners; and • High priority public health and water quality concerns identified by a Regional Water Board.

3.6. Notification to Interested Parties
On January 31, 2022, the State Water Board notified interested parties and persons of its intent to reissue Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order 2006-0003-DWQ by issuing a draft General Order for a 60-day public comment period. State Water Board staff conducted extensive stakeholder outreach and encouraged public participation in the adoption process for this General Order. On March 15, 2022, the State Water Board held a public meeting to hear and consider oral public comments. The State Water Board considered all public comments prior to adopting this General Order.

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that pursuant to Water Code sections 13263, 13267, and 13383 this General Order supersedes Order 2006-0003-DWQ, Order WQ 2013-0058-EXEC, and any amendments made to these Orders thereafter, except for enforcement purposes and to meet the provisions contained in Division 7 of the Water Code (commencing with section 13000) and regulations adopted thereunder, and the provisions of the Clean Water Act and regulations and guidelines adopted thereunder, the Enrollee shall comply with the requirements in this Order.

4. PROHIBITIONS

4.1 Discharge of Sewage from a Sanitary Sewer System
Any discharge from a sanitary sewer system that has the potential to discharge to surface waters of the State is prohibited unless it is promptly cleaned up and reported as required in this General Order.

4.2. Discharge of Sewage to Waters of the State
Any discharge from a sanitary sewer system, discharged directly or indirectly through a drainage conveyance system or other route, to waters of the State is prohibited.

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Any discharge from a sanitary sewer system that creates a nuisance or condition of pollution as defined in Water Code section 13050(m) is prohibited.

5. SPECIFICATIONS

5.1. Designation of a Legally Responsible Official
The Enrollee shall designate a Legally Responsible Official that has authority to ensure the enrolled sanitary sewer system(s) complies with this Order, and is authorized to serve as a duly authorized representative. The Legally Responsible Official must have responsibility over management of the Enrollee’s entire sanitary sewer system, and must be authorized to make managerial decisions that govern the operation of the sanitary sewer system, including having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital improvement recommendations to ensure long-term environmental compliance.

The Legally Responsible Official must have or have direct authority over individuals that:
• Possess a recognized degree or certificate related to operations and maintenance of sanitary sewer systems, and/or
• Have professional training and experience related to the management of sanitary sewer systems, demonstrated through extensive knowledge, training and experience.

For example, a sewer system superintendent or manager, an operations manager, a public utilities manager or director, or a district engineer may be designated as a Legally Responsible Official.

The Legally Responsible Official shall complete the electronic CIWQS “User Registration” form (https://ciwqs.waterboards.ca.gov/ciwqs/newUser.jsp). A Legally Responsible Official that represents multiple enrolled systems shall complete the electronic CIWQS “User Registration” form for each system.

The Enrollee shall submit any change to its Legally Responsible Official, and/or change in contact information, to the State Water Board within 30 calendar days of the change by emailing [email protected] and copying the appropriate Regional Water Board as provided in Attachment F (Regional Water Quality Control Board Contact Information) of this General Order.

5.2. Sewer System Management Plan Development and Implementation To facilitate adequate local funding and management of its sanitary sewer system(s), the Enrollee shall develop and implement an updated Sewer System Management Plan.

The scale and complexity of the Sewer System Management Plan, and specific elements of the Plan, must match the size, scale and complexity of the Enrollee’s sanitary sewer system(s). The Sewer System Management Plan must address, at minimum, the required Plan elements in Attachment D (Sewer System Management Plan – Required Elements) of this General Order. To be effective, the Sewer System Management Plan must include procedures for the management, operation, and maintenance of the sanitary sewer system(s). The procedures must: (1) incorporate the

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For an existing Enrollee under Order 2006-0003-DWQ that has certified its Continuation of Existing Regulatory Coverage, per section 2.1 (Requirements for Continuation of Existing Regulatory Coverage) of this General Order:

Within six (6) months of the Adoption Date of this General Order:
• The Legally Responsible Official shall upload the Enrollee’s existing Sewer System Management Plan to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database.

For a new Enrollee:

Within twelve (12) months of the Application for Enrollment approval date:
• The governing entity of the new Enrollee shall approve its Sewer System Management Plan; and
• The Legally Responsible Official shall certify and upload its Sewer System Management Plan to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database.

5.3. Certification of Sewer System Management Plan and Plan Updates The Legally Responsible Official shall certify and upload its Sewer System Management Plan and all subsequent updates to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database.

5.4. Sewer System Management Plan Audits
The Enrollee shall conduct an internal audit of its Sewer System Management Plan, and implementation of its Plan, at a minimum frequency of once every three years. The audit must be conducted for the period after the end of the Enrollee’s last required audit period. Within six months after the end of the required 3-year audit period, the Legally Responsible Official shall submit an audit report into the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database per the requirements in section 3.10 (Sewer System Management Plan Audit Reporting Requirements) of Attachment E1 of this General Order.

Audit reports submitted to the CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database will be viewable only to Water Boards staff.

The internal audit shall be appropriately scaled to the size of the system(s) and the number of spills. The Enrollee’s sewer system operators must be involved in completing the audit. At minimum, the audit must:
• Evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the Enrollee’s Sewer System Management Plan in preventing spills;
• Evaluate the Enrollee’s compliance with this General Order; • Identify Sewer System Management Plan deficiencies in addressing ongoing spills and discharges to waters of the State; and

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The Enrollee shall submit a complete audit report that includes:
• Audit findings and recommended corrective actions;
• A statement that sewer system operators’ input on the audit findings has been considered; and
• A proposed schedule for the Enrollee to address the identified deficiencies.

A new Enrollee of this General Order (that did not have a sanitary sewer system enrolled in the previous State Water Board Order 2006-0003-DWQ) shall conduct its first internal Sewer System Management Plan audit for the time period between the date of submittal of its certified Sewer System Management Plan and the third subsequent December 31st date. The audit report must be submitted into the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database by July 1 of the following calendar year.

See the following tables for clarification:

Initial Audit Period and Audit Due Date for New Enrollees Audit Period Audit Due Date
New Enrollee
Certified Sewer System Management
Plan Submittal Date
through
the third subsequent December 31
st date
July 1
st date after
audit period
Example
Certified Sewer System Management
Plan Submittal Date of August 2, 2025
Audit Period of August 2, 2025 through
December 31, 2027
July 1, 2028

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Audit Period of August 2, 2021 through
August 1, 2024
February 1, 2025
Three-Year Ongoing Audit Period
Audit Period Audit Due Date
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last required Audit Period
Within six months
after end of 3-year
Audit Period

5.5. Six-Year Sewer System Management Plan Update
At a minimum, the Enrollee shall update its Sewer System Management Plan every six (6) years after the date of its last Plan Update due date. (For an Enrollee previously regulated by Order 2006-0003-DWQ, the six-year period shall commence on the due date identified in section 3.11 of Attachment E1 (Notification, Monitoring, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements) of this Order. The Updated Sewer System Management Plan must include:
• Elements required in Attachment D (Sewer System Management Plan – Required Elements) of this Order;
• Summary of revisions included in the Plan update based on internal audit findings; and
• Other sewer system management-related changes.

The Enrollee’s governing entity shall approve the updated Plan. The Legally Responsible Official shall upload and certify the approved updated Plan in the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database in accordance with section 3.11 (Sewer System Management Plan Reporting Requirements) of Attachment E1 (Notification, Monitoring, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements) of this General Order. During the time period in between Plan updates, the Enrollee shall continuously document changes to its Sewer System Management Plan in a change log attached to the Plan.

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The Enrollee shall include and implement system-specific procedures in its Sewer System Management Plan to proactively prioritize: (1) operation and maintenance, (2) condition assessments, and (3) repair and rehabilitation, to address ongoing system resilience, as specified in Attachment D (Sewer System Management Plan – Required Elements) of this General Order.

5.7. Allocation of Resources
The Enrollee shall:
• Establish and maintain a means to manage all necessary revenues and expenditures related to the sanitary sewer system; and
• Allocate the necessary resources to its sewer system management program for:
o Compliance with this General Order,
o Full implementation of its updated Sewer System Management Plan, o System operation, maintenance, and repair, and
o Spill responses.

5.8. Designation of Data Submitters
The Legally Responsible Official may designate one or more individuals as a Data Submitter for reporting of spill data. The Legally Responsible Official shall authorize the designation of Data Submitter(s) through the online CIWQS database (https://ciwqs.waterboards.ca.gov) prior to the individuals establishing a CIWQS user account (https://ciwqs.waterboards.ca.gov/ciwqs/newUser.jsp) and entering spill data into the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database.

The Legally Responsible Official shall submit any change to its Data Submitter(s), and/or change in Data Submitter contact information, to the State Water Board within 30 calendar days of the change, by emailing [email protected] and copying the appropriate Regional Water Board as provided in Attachment F (Regional Water Quality Control Board Contact Information) of this General Order.

5.9. Reporting Certification
The Legally Responsible Official shall electronically certify, on the Enrollee’s behalf, all applications, reports, the Sewer System Management Plan(s) and corresponding updates, and other information submitted electronically into the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database, as follows:
“I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the electronically submitted information was prepared under my direction or supervision.

Based on my inquiry of the person(s) directly responsible for gathering the information, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information submitted is true, accurate, and complete, and complies with the Statewide Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order.

I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information.”

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5.10. System Capacity
The Enrollee shall maintain the system capacity necessary to convey: (1) base flows during dry weather conditions, and (2) wet weather peak flows consistent with designated local historic storms. Design storms must take into account system-specific stormwater contributions via inflow and infiltration, and location-specific depth of groundwater and storm frequencies. The Enrollee shall implement capital improvements to provide adequate hydraulic capacity to:
• Meet or exceed the design criteria as defined in the Enrollee’s System Evaluation and Capacity Assurance element of its Sewer System Management Plan; and • Prevent system capacity-related spills, and adverse impacts to the treatment efficiency of downstream wastewater treatment facilities.

5.11. System Performance Analysis
The Enrollee shall include a running 10-year system performance analysis in its Annual Report. The analysis must include two CIWQS-generated graphs presenting the following information:

Graph 1 – Total Spill Volume per Year:

X axis: A 10-year period which includes the current calendar year and the nine previous calendar years;
Y axis: The total spill volume, per Spill Category, for each calendar year.

Graph 2 – Total Number of Spills per Year:

X axis: A 10-year period which includes the current calendar year and the nine previous calendar years;
Y axis: The total number of spills, per Spill Category, for each calendar year.

The current calendar year is the calendar year covered in the Annual Report.

The Enrollee shall generate the graphs in CIWQS, using the existing data in the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database at the following graph generation link:
(https://ciwqs.waterboards.ca.gov/ciwqs/readOnly/PublicReportSSOServlet?reportActio n=criteria&reportId=sso_operation_report).

5.12. Spill Emergency Response Plan and Remedial Actions For Existing Enrollees (with regulatory coverage under Order 2006-0003-DWQ):

Within six (6) months of the Adoption Date of this General Order, the Enrollee shall update and implement its Spill Emergency Response Plan, per Attachment D, section 6 (Spill Emergency Response Plan) of this General Order.

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Within six (6) months of the Application for Enrollment approval date, the Enrollee shall develop and implement a Spill Emergency Response Plan, per Attachment D, section 6 (Spill Emergency Response Plan) of this General Order.

The Enrollee shall certify, in its Annual Report, that its Spill Emergency Response Plan is up to date.

The Spill Emergency Response Plan shall include measures to protect public health and the environment. The Enrollee shall respond to spills from its system(s) in a timely manner that minimizes water quality impacts and nuisance by:
• Immediately stopping the spill and preventing/minimizing a discharge to waters of the State;
• Intercepting sewage flows to prevent/minimize spill volume discharged into waters of the State;
• Thoroughly recovering, cleaning up and disposing of sewage and wash down water; and
• Cleaning publicly accessible areas while preventing toxic discharges to waters of the State.

5.13. Notification, Monitoring, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements The Enrollee shall comply with notification, monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements in Attachment E1 of this General Order.

5.13.1. Spill Categories
Individual spill notification, monitoring and reporting must be in accordance with the following spill categories:
• Category 1 Spill
A Category 1 spill is a spill of any volume of sewage from or caused by a sanitary sewer system regulated under this General Order that results in a discharge to:
o A surface water, including a surface water body that contains no flow or volume of water; or
o A drainage conveyance system that discharges to surface waters when the sewage is not fully captured and returned to the sanitary sewer system or disposed of properly.

Any spill volume not recovered from a drainage conveyance system is considered a discharge to surface water, unless the drainage conveyance system discharges to a dedicated stormwater infiltration basin or facility.

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• Category 2 Spill
A Category 2 spill is a spill of 1,000 gallons or greater, from or caused by a sanitary sewer system regulated under this General Order that does not discharge to a surface water.

A spill of 1,000 gallons or greater that spills out of a lateral and is caused by a failure or blockage in the sanitary sewer system, is a Category 2 spill. • Category 3 Spill
A Category 3 spill is a spill of equal to or greater than 50 gallons and less than 1,000 gallons, from or caused by a sanitary sewer system regulated under this General Order that does not discharge to a surface water.

A spill of equal to or greater than 50 gallons and less than 1,000 gallons, that spills out of a lateral and is caused by a failure or blockage in the sanitary sewer system is a Category 3 spill.
• Category 4 Spill
A Category 4 spill is a spill of less than 50 gallons, from or caused by a sanitary sewer system regulated under this General Order that does not discharge to a surface water.

A spill of less than 50 gallons that spills out of a lateral and is caused by a failure or blockage in the sanitary sewer system is a Category 4 spill.

5.13.2. Annual Report
The Enrollee shall submit an Annual Report (previously termed as Collection System Questionnaire in Order 2006-0003-DWQ) as specified in section 3.9 (Annual Report) of Attachment E1 (Notification, Monitoring, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements) of this General Order.

For new Enrollees: Within 30 days of obtaining a CIWQS account, a new Enrollee shall submit its initial Annual Report, as specified in section 3.9 (Annual Report) of Attachment E1 (Notification, Monitoring, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements) of this General Order.

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For new enrollees – no earlier than July 1, 2025, or within 12 months of the Application for Enrollment approval date, whichever date is later:

The Legally Responsible Official shall submit, to the State Water Board, geospatial data detailing the locations of the Enrollee’s sanitary sewer system service area boundary, per the required content and specifications in section 3.8 (Electronic Sanitary Sewer System Service Area Boundary Map) of Attachment E1 of this General Order, for each system identified by a WDID number.

An Enrollee of a disadvantaged community that may need assistance developing an electronic map to comply with this requirement, may contact State Water Board staff for assistance at [email protected].

5.15. Voluntary Reporting of Spills from Privately-Owned Sewer Laterals and/or Private Sanitary Sewer Systems
Within 24 hours of becoming aware of a spill (as described below) from a private sewer lateral or private sanitary sewer system that is not owned/operated by the Enrollee, the Enrollee is encouraged to report the following observations to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database at the following link:
https://ciwqs.waterboards.ca.gov:
• A spill equal or greater than 1,000 gallons that discharges (or has a potential to discharge) to a water of the State, or a drainage conveyance system that discharges to waters of the State; or
• Any volume of sewage that discharges (or has a potential to discharge) to surface waters.

In the CIWQS module, the Enrollee is encouraged to identify:
• Time of observation;
• Description of general spill location (for example, street name and cross street names);
• Estimated volume of spill;
• If known, general description of spill destination (for example, flowing into drainage channel, flowing directly into a creek, etc.); and
• If known, name of private system owner/operator.

The CIWQS database will make the name and contact information of the entity voluntarily reporting a private spill, accessible to State and Regional Water Board staff only. The CIWQS database will only make information regarding the actual spill, accessible to the public.

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Upon observing or acquiring knowledge of any of the following from a private sewer lateral or private sanitary sewer system that is not owned/operated by the Enrollee, the Enrollee is encouraged to notify the California Office of Emergency Services (as provided by Health and Safety Code section 5410 et. seq. and Water Code section 13271), or inform the responsible party that State law requires such notification to the Office of Emergency Services by any person that causes or allows a sewage discharge to waters of the State:
• A spill equal to 1,000 gallons or more that discharges (or has a potential to discharge) to waters of the State, or a drainage conveyance system that discharges to waters of the State; or
• A spill of any volume to surface waters.

5.17. Unintended Failure to Report
If an Enrollee becomes aware that they unintentionally failed to submit relevant facts in any report required in this General Order, the Enrollee shall promptly notify Regional Water Board and State Water Board staff. Regional Water Board contact information is included in Attachment F of this Order. State Water Board staff shall be contacted by email at [email protected] for assistance in formally amending the corresponding report(s) in the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database.

5.18. Duty to Report to Water Boards
In accordance with Water Code section 13267 and/or section 13383, upon request by the State Water Board Executive Director (or designee) or a Regional Water Board Executive Officer (or designee), the Enrollee shall provide the requested information which the State or Regional Water Board deems necessary to determine compliance with this General Order.

5.19. Operation and Maintenance
To prevent discharges to the environment, the Enrollee shall maintain in good working order, and operate as designed, any facility or treatment and control system designed to contain sewage and convey it to a treatment plant.

6. PROVISIONS

6.1. Enforcement Provisions
The following enforcement provisions are based on existing federal and state regulations, laws and policies, including the federal Clean Water Act, the state Water Code and the State Water Board Enforcement Policy.

6.1.1. Enforceability of Clean Water Act and Water Code Violations Noncompliance with requirements of this General Order or discharging sewage without enrolling in this General Order constitutes a violation of the Water Code and a potential

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6.1.2. Monetary Penalties
The Water Code provides the State and Regional Water Boards the authority to pursue formal enforcement actions, including imposing administrative liability and civil monetary penalties, for non-compliance with the requirements of this General Order and violations of the Clean Water Act.

6.1.3. Falsifying or Failure to Report
The Water Code provides that any person failing or refusing to furnish technical or monitoring program reports, as required under this General Order, or falsifying any information provided in the technical or monitoring reports is subject to administrative liability and civil monetary penalties. Any person who knowingly fails or refuses to furnish technical or monitoring program reports or falsifies any information provided in reports required by this General Order is subject to criminal penalties.

6.1.4. Severability of General Order
The provisions of this General Order are severable; if any provision of this Order, or the application of any provision of this Order to any circumstance, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances and the remainder of this Order shall not be affected thereby.

6.1.5. Indirect Discharges
In the event that a spill enters into a drainage conveyance system, the Enrollee shall take all feasible steps to prevent discharge of sewage into waters of the State by blocking or redirecting the flow in the drainage conveyance system, removing the sewage from the drainage conveyance system, and cleaning the system in a manner that does not inadvertently impact beneficial uses of the receiving water body.

6.1.6. Water Boards’ Considerations for Discretionary Enforcement Consistent with the State Water Board Enforcement Policy, when considering Water Code section 13327 factors, the State Water Board or a Regional Water Board may consider the Enrollee’s efforts to contain, control, clean up, and mitigate spills. In assessing the factors, the State Water Board or the applicable Regional Water Board will consider:

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• The Enrollee’s provision of adequate funding to implement the requirements of this General Order;
• The Enrollee’s compliance with providing a complete and updated Sewer System Management Plan;
• The Enrollee’s compliance with implementing its Sewer System Management Plan; • The overall effectiveness of the Enrollee’s Sewer System Management Plan with respect to:
o System management, operation, and maintenance,
o Adequate treatment facilities, sanitary sewer system facilities, and/or components with an appropriate design capacity, to reasonably prevent spills (e.g. adequately enlarging treatment or collection facilities to accommodate growth, infiltration and inflow, etc.),
o Preventive maintenance (including cleaning, root grinding, and fats, oils, and grease control) and source control measures,
o Implementation of backup equipment,
o Inflow and infiltration prevention and control,
o Appropriate sanitary sewer system capacity to prevent spills, and o The Enrollee’s responsiveness to stop and mitigate the impact of the discharge; • The Enrollee’s compliance with identifying the cause of the spill; • The Enrollee’s use of available information and observations to accurately estimate the spill volume and identify the affected or potentially affected receiving waters; • The Enrollee’s thoroughness of cleaning up sewage in drainage conveyance systems after the spill(s);
• The Enrollee’s use of water quality and biological monitoring and assessment to determine the short-term and long-term impacts to beneficial uses and the environment;
• The Enrollee’s follow up actions to improve system performance; • The Enrollee’s implementation of feasible alternatives to prevent spills, such as:
o Use of temporary storage or waste retention,
o Reduction of system inflow and infiltration,
o Collection and hauling of waste to a treatment facility, o Prevention of and/ or containment of spills due to a design storm event identified in the Enrollee’s Sewer System Management Plan,

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6.1.7. Enforcement Discretion Based on Reporting Compliance Consistent with the State Water Board Enforcement Policy, the State Water Board or a Regional Water Board may consider the Enrollee’s efforts to comply with spill reporting requirements when determining compliance with Water Code section 13267 and section 13383. When assessing Water Code section 13227 factors, the State Water Board or the applicable Regional Water Board will consider:
• The Enrollee’s diligence to comply with all reporting requirements in this General Order;
• The use of best available information for the Enrollee’s reporting of spill start date and start time in which the release of sewage from the sanitary sewer system initiated;
• The Enrollee’s reporting of spill end date, and end time to be the date and time in which the release of sewage from the sanitary sewer system was stopped; • The Enrollee’s diligence to accurately estimate and report spill volumes; • The Enrollee’s subsequent verification and/or updates to initial Draft Spill Reports in accordance with this General Order; and
• The Enrollee’s timely certification of required spill reports.

Consistent with Water Code section 13267 and section 13383, the State Water Board or a Regional Water Board may require an Enrollee to report the results of a condition assessment of a specified portion of the Enrollee’s sanitary sewer system.

6.2. Other Regional Water Board Orders
It is the intent of the State Water Board that sanitary sewer systems be regulated in a manner consistent with federal and state regulations. This Order will not be interpreted or applied:
• In a manner inconsistent with the federal Clean Water Act; • To authorize a spill or discharge that is illegal under either the Clean Water Act, the Water Code, and/or an applicable Basin Plan prohibition or water quality standard; • To prohibit a Regional Water Board from issuing an individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit or individual waste discharge requirements superseding an Enrollee’s regulatory coverage under this General Order for a sanitary sewer system authorized under the Clean Water Act or Water Code;

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6.3. Sewer System Management Plan Availability
The Enrollee’s updated Sewer System Management Plan must be maintained for public inspection at the Enrollee’s offices and facilities and must be available to the public through CIWQS and/or on the Enrollee’s website, in accordance with section 3.8 (Sewer System Management Plan Reporting Requirements) of Attachment E1 (Notification, Monitoring, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements) of this General Order.

6.4. Entry and Inspection

6.4.1. Entry and Availability of Information
The Enrollee shall allow State and Regional Water Board staff, upon presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to:
• Enter upon the Enrollee’s premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or conducted, or where records are kept under the requirements of this General Order; • Have access to and reproduce any records required to be maintained by this General Order;
• Inspect any facility and/or equipment (including monitoring and control equipment), practices, or operations required in this General Order; and • Sample or monitor substances or parameters for assuring compliance with this General Order, or as otherwise authorized by the Water Code.

6.4.2. Pre-Inspection Questionnaire
The Enrollee shall provide pre-inspection information to State and Regional Water Board staff through the completion of a Pre-Inspection Questionnaire provided by Water Board staff.

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Annual Report
An Annual Report (previously termed as Collection System Questionnaire in Order 2006-0003-DWQ) is a mandatory report in which the Enrollee provides a calendar-year update of its efforts to prevent spills.

Basin Plan
A Basin Plan is a water quality control plan specific to a Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Water Board), that serves as regulations to: (1) define and designate beneficial uses of surface and groundwaters, (2) establish water quality objectives for protection of beneficial uses, and (3) provide implementation measures.

Beneficial Uses
The term “Beneficial Uses” is a Water Code term, defined as the uses of the waters of the State that may be protected against water quality degradation. Examples of beneficial uses include but are not limited to, municipal, domestic, agricultural and industrial supply; power generation; recreation; aesthetic enjoyment; navigation; and preservation and enhancement of fish, wildlife, and other aquatic resources or preserves.

California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS)
CIWQS is the statewide database that provides for mandatory electronic reporting as required in State and Regional Water Board-issued waste discharge requirements.

Data Submitter
A Data Submitter is an individual designated and authorized by the Enrollee’s Legally Responsible Official to enter spill data into the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database. A Data Submitter does not have the authority of a Legally Responsible Official to certify reporting entered into the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database.

Disadvantaged Community
A disadvantaged community is a community with a median household income of less than eighty percent (80%) of the statewide annual median household income.

For the purpose of this General Order, there is no differentiation between a small and large disadvantaged community.

Drainage Conveyance System
A drainage conveyance system is a publicly- or privately-owned separate storm sewer system, including but not limited to drainage canals, channels, pipelines, pump stations, detention basins, infiltration basins/facilities, or other facilities constructed to transport stormwater and non-stormwater flows.

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Enrollee
An Enrollee is a public, private, or other non-governmental entity that has obtained approval for regulatory coverage under this General Order, including:
• A state agency, municipality, special district, or other public entity that owns and/or operates one or more sanitary sewer systems:
• greater than one (1) mile in length (each individual sanitary sewer system); • one mile or less in length where the State Water Resources Control Board or a Regional Water Quality Control Board requires regulatory coverage under this Order, or • A federal agency, private company, or other non-governmental entity that owns and/or operates a sanitary sewer system of any size where the State Water Resources Control Board or a Regional Water Quality Control Board requires regulatory coverage under this Order in response to a history of spills, proximity to surface water, or other factors supporting regulatory coverage.

Environmentally Sensitive Area
An environmentally sensitive area is a designated agricultural and/or wildlife area identified to need special natural landscape protection due to its wildlife or historical value.

Exfiltration
Exfiltration is the underground exiting of sewage from a sanitary sewer system through cracks, offset or separated joints, or failed infrastructure due to corrosion or other factors.

Flood Control Channel
A flood control channel is a channel used to convey stormwater and non-stormwater flows through and from areas for flood management purposes.

Governing Entity
A governing entity includes but is not limited to the following:
• A publicly elected governing board, council, or commission of a municipal agency; • A Department or Division director of a federal or state agency that is not governed by a board;
• A governing board or commission of an organization or association; and • A private system owner/manager that is not governed by a board.

Hydrologically Connected
Two waterbodies are hydrologically connected when one waterbody flows, or has the potential to flow, into the other waterbody. For the purpose of this General Order, groundwater is hydrologically connected to a surface water when the
groundwater feeds into the surface water. (The surface
waterbody in this example is termed a gaining stream as it gains flow from surrounding groundwater.)
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Lateral (including Lower and Upper Lateral)
A lateral is an underground segment of smaller diameter pipe that transports sewage from a customer’s building or property (residential, commercial, or industrial) to the Enrollee’s main sewer line in a street or easement. Upper and lower lateral boundary definitions are subject to local jurisdictional codes and ordinances, or private system ownership.

A lower lateral is the portion of the lateral located between the sanitary sewer system main, and either the property line, sewer clean out, curb line, established utility easement boundary, or other jurisdictional locations.

An upper lateral is the portion of the lateral from the property line, sewer clean out, curb line, established utility easement boundary, or other jurisdictional locations, to the building or property.

Legally Responsible Official
A Legally Responsible Official is an official representative, designated by the Enrollee, with authority to sign and certify submitted information and documents required by this General Order.

Nuisance
For the purpose of this General Order, a nuisance, as defined in Water Code section 13050(m), is anything that meets all of the following requirements:
• Is injurious to health, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property; • Affects at the same time an entire community or neighborhood, or any considerable number of persons, although the extent of the annoyance or damage inflicted upon individuals may be unequal; and
• Occurs during, or as a result of, the treatment or disposal of wastes.

Private Sewer Lateral
A private sewer lateral is the privately-owned lateral that transports sewage from private property(ies) into a sanitary sewer system.

Private Sanitary Sewer System
A private sanitary sewer system is a sanitary sewer system of any size that is owned and/or operated by a private individual, company, corporation, or organization. A private sanitary sewer system may or may not connect into a publicly owned sanitary sewer system.

Potential to Discharge, Potential Discharge
Potential to Discharge, or Potential Discharge, means any exiting of sewage from a sanitary sewer system which can reasonably be expected to discharge into a water of the State based on the size of the sewage spill, proximity to a drainage conveyance system, and the nature of the surrounding environment.

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Receiving Water
A receiving water is a water of the State that receives a discharge of waste.

Resilience
Resilience is the ability to recover from or adjust to adversity or change, and grow from disruptions. Resilience can be built through planning, preparing for, mitigating, and adapting to changing conditions.

Sanitary Sewer System
A sanitary sewer system is a system that is designed to convey sewage, including but not limited to, pipes, manholes, pump stations, siphons, wet wells, diversion structures and/or other pertinent infrastructure, upstream of a wastewater treatment plant headworks, including:
• Laterals owned and/or operated by the Enrollee;
• Satellite sewer systems; and/or
• Temporary conveyance and storage facilities, including but not limited to temporary piping, vaults, construction trenches, wet wells, impoundments, tanks and diversion structures.

For purpose of this Order, sanitary sewer systems include only systems owned and/or operated by the Enrollee.

Satellite Sewer System
A satellite sewer system is a portion of a sanitary sewer system owned or operated by a different owner than the owner of the downstream wastewater treatment facility ultimately treating the sewage.

Sewer System Management Plan
A sewer system management plan is a living document an Enrollee develops and implements to effectively manage its sanitary sewer system(s) in accordance with this General Order.

Sewage
Sewage, and its associated wastewater, is untreated or partially treated domestic, municipal, commercial and/or industrial waste (including sewage sludge), and any mixture of these wastes with inflow or infiltration of stormwater or groundwater, conveyed in a sanitary sewer system.

Spill
A spill is a discharge of sewage from any portion of a sanitary sewer system due to a sanitary sewer system overflow, operational failure, and/or infrastructure failure. Exfiltration of sewage is not considered to be a spill under this General Order if the exfiltrated sewage remains in the subsurface and does not reach a surface water of the State.

Training
Training is in-house or external education and guidance needed that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to comply with this General Order.

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Wash Down Water
Wash down water is water used to clean a spill area.

Waste
Waste, as defined in Water Code section 13050(d), includes sewage and any and all other waste substances, liquid, solid, gaseous, or radioactive, associated with human habitation, or of human or animal origin, or from any producing, manufacturing, or processing operation, including waste placed within containers of whatever nature prior to, and for purposes of, disposal.

Waste Discharge Identification Number (WDID)
A waste discharge identification number (WDID) identifies each individual sanitary sewer system enrolled under this General Order. A WDID number is assigned to each enrolled system upon an Enrollee’s approved regulatory coverage.

Waters of the State
Waters of the State are surface waters or groundwater within boundaries of the state as defined in Water Code section 13050(e), in which the State and Regional Water Boards have authority to protect beneficial uses. Waters of the State include, but are not limited to, groundwater aquifers, surface waters, saline waters, natural washes and pools, wetlands, sloughs, and estuaries, regardless of flow or whether water exists during dry conditions.

Waters of the State include waters of the United States.

Waters of the United States
Waters of the United States are surface waters or waterbodies that are subject to federal jurisdiction in accordance with the Clean Water Act.

Water Quality Objective
A water quality objective is the limit or maximum amount of pollutant, waste constituent or characteristic, or parameter level established in statewide water quality control plans and Regional Water Boards’ Basin Plans, for the reasonable protection of beneficial uses of surface waters and groundwater and the prevention of nuisance.

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ATTACHMENT B – APPLICATION FOR ENROLLMENT

1. Enrollment Status: (Mark only one item)
☐ New Enrollee
☐ New Enrollee with previous regulatory coverage under Order 2006-0003-DWQ (that failed to certify continuation of coverage in CIWQS per Order 2022-XXXX-DWQ) Existing WDID Number: __________________________________________________

2. Applicant Information:

Legally Responsible Official Submitting Application
First and Last Name: ____________________________________________________ Title: _________________________________________________________________ Phone: _______________________________________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________________________ System Owner/Operator Name: ______________________________________________ Mailing Address:________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip:_________________________________________________________ County: _______________________________________________________________ Sanitary Sewer System Name: ____________________________________________ Regional Water Quality Control Board(s): ____________________________________ Signature and Date: _____________________________________________________

3. Applicant Type (Check one):
☐ City ☐ County ☐ State ☐ Federal ☐ Special District
☐ Government Combination ☐ Private ☐ Other Non-governmental Entity

4. Wastewater Treatment Plant Receiving Sanitary Sewer System Waste:

Wastewater Treatment Plant Permittee:________________________________________ WDID No.: ______________________________________________________________ STATEWIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS GENERAL ORDER 2022-0103-DWQ ATTACHMENT B – APPLICATION FOR ENROLLMENT December 6, 2022 B - 2

5. Billing Information
Billing Address: ___________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip: ___________________________________________________________ Billing Contact Person and Title: ______________________________________________ Phone and Email Address: __________________________________________________

6. Application Fee:

The application fee, as required by Water Code section 13260, is based on the daily population served by the sanitary sewer system. See updated Fee Schedule. (https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/fees/water_quality/) Check one of the following and enter fee amount:
☐ Population Served < 50,000 – Total Fee submitted: $ ___________ ☐ Population Served ≥ 50,000 – Total Fee submitted: $ ___________ Make the fee payment payable to the State Water Resources Control Board and mail the complete application package to:

State Water Resources Control Board, Accounting Office
P. O. Box 1888
Sacramento, CA 95812-1888
Attention: Statewide Sanitary Sewer System Program

7. Application Submittal Certification
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information in the submitted application package is true, accurate and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment.

Print Name: ______________________________________________________________ Title: ___________________________________________________________________ Signature: __________________________________________Date: ________________ STATEWIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS GENERAL ORDER 2022-0103-DWQ ATTACHMENT C – NOTICE OF TERMINATION December 6, 2022
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ATTACHMENT C - NOTICE OF TERMINATION

1. Enrollee Information
Enrollee Name: ___________________________________________________________ WDID No:________________________________________________________________ Legally Responsible Official Requesting Termination of Coverage: ___________________ First and Last Name: ____________________________________________________ Title: _________________________________________________________________ Phone: _______________________________________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address: __________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip: ___________________________________________________________ County: _________________________________________________________________ Sanitary Sewer System Name(s) or Unique Identifier(s): ___________________________ Regional Water Quality Control Board(s): _______________________________________ Signature and Date:________________________________________________________

2. Basis of Termination
Explanation of termination, including subsequent regulatory coverage and subsequent owner/operator of enrolled sanitary sewer system, as applicable:
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ STATEWIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS GENERAL ORDER 2022-0103-DWQ ATTACHMENT C – NOTICE OF TERMINATION December 6, 2022
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3. Regulatory Coverage Termination Certification
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that to the best of my knowledge: 1) the sanitary sewer system I officially represent is not required to be regulated under the Statewide Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems Order 2022-XXXX-DWQ, and 2) the information submitted in this Notice of Termination is true, accurate and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine or imprisonment. Additionally, I understand that the submittal of this Notice of Termination does not release sanitary sewer system agencies from liability for any violations of the Clean Water Act.

Print Name: ______________________________________________________________ Title: ___________________________________________________________________ Signature: __________________________________________Date: ________________ For State Water Board Use Only
☐ Approved for Termination ☐ Denied and Returned to Enrollee Deputy Director of Water Quality Signature: _____________________________________ Date: ____________________Notice of Termination Effective Date: __________________ STATEWIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS GENERAL ORDER 2022-0103-DWQ ATTACHMENT D – SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN
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ATTACHMENT D – SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN – REQUIRED ELEMENTS Table of Contents

1. Sewer System Management Plan Goal And Introduction ............................................D-2

1.1. Regulatory Context ...........................................................................................D-2

1.2. Sewer System Management Plan Update Schedule.........................................D-3

1.3. Sewer System Asset Overview .........................................................................D-3

2. Organization ................................................................................................................D-3

3. Legal Authority.............................................................................................................D-4

4. Operation And Maintenance Program..........................................................................D-4

4.1. Updated Map of Sanitary Sewer System ..........................................................D-4

4.2. Preventive Operation and Maintenance Activities .............................................D-4

4.3. Training .............................................................................................................D-5

4.4. Equipment Inventory .........................................................................................D-5

5. Design And Performance Provisions ...........................................................................D-5

5.1. Updated Design Criteria and Construction Standards and Specifications.........D-5

5.2. Procedures and Standards................................................................................D-5

6. Spill Emergency Response Plan..................................................................................D-6

7. Sewer Pipe Blockage Control Program........................................................................D-7

8. System Evaluation, Capacity Assurance and Capital Improvements...........................D-7

8.1 System Evaluation and Condition Assessment.................................................D-7

8.2. Capacity Assessment and Design Criteria ........................................................D-8

8.3. Prioritization of Corrective Action ......................................................................D-9

8.4. Capital Improvement Plan.................................................................................D-9

9. Monitoring, Measurement and Program Modifications.................................................D-9

10. Internal Audits............................................................................................................D-10

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ATTACHMENT D – SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN – REQUIRED ELEMENTS A Sewer System Management Plan (Plan) is a living planning document that documents ongoing local sewer system management program activities, procedures, and decision-making – at the scale necessary to address the size and complexity of the subject sanitary sewer system(s). This Plan may incorporate other programs and other plans by reference, to address short-term and long-term system resilience through:
• Proactive planning and decision-making;
• Local government ordinances;
• Updated operations and maintenance activities and procedures; • Implementation of capital improvements;
• Sufficient local budget to support staff resources, contractors, equipment, and training; and • Updated training of staff and contractors.

The Enrollee’s development, update, and implementation of a Sewer System Management Plan addressing the requirements of this Attachment is an enforceable component of this General Order. As specified in Provision 6.1 (Enforcement Provisions) of this General Order, consistent with the Water Code and the State Water Board Enforcement Policy, the State Water Board or a Regional Water Board may consider the Enrollee’s efforts in implementing an effective Sewer System Management Plan to prevent, contain, control, and mitigate spills when considering Water Code section 13327 factors to determine necessary enforcement of this General Order.

This Attachment includes the following required elements that the Enrollee shall address in its Plan and subsequent updates. The Enrollee shall identify any requirement in this Attachment that is not applicable to the Enrollee’s sewer system and shall explain in its Plan why the requirement is not applicable.

1. SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN GOAL AND INTRODUCTION
The goal of the Sewer System Management Plan (Plan) is to provide a plan and schedule to: (1) properly manage, operate, and maintain all parts of the Enrollee’s sanitary sewer system(s), (2) reduce and prevent spills, and (3) contain and mitigate spills that do occur.

The Plan must include a narrative Introduction section that discusses the following items:

1.1. Regulatory Context
The Plan Introduction section must provide a general description of the local sewer system management program and discuss Plan implementation and updates.

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1.2. Sewer System Management Plan Update Schedule
The Plan Introduction section must include a schedule for the Enrollee to update the Plan, including the schedule for conducting internal audits. The schedule must include milestones for incorporation of activities addressing prevention of sewer spills.

1.3. Sewer System Asset Overview
The Plan Introduction section must provide a description of the Enrollee-owned assets and service area, including but not limited to:
• Location, including county(ies);
• Service area boundary;
• Population and community served;
• System size, including total length in miles, length of gravity mainlines, length of pressurized (force) mains, and number of pump stations and siphons; • Structures diverting stormwater to the sewer system;
• Data management systems;
• Sewer system ownership and operation responsibilities between Enrollee and private entities for upper and lower sewer laterals;
• Estimated number or percent of residential, commercial, and industrial service connections; and
• Unique service boundary conditions and challenge(s).

Additionally, the Plan Introduction section must provide reference to the Enrollee’s upto-date map of its sanitary sewer system, as required in section 4.1 (Updated Map of Sanitary Sewer System) of this Attachment.

2. ORGANIZATION
The Plan must identify organizational staffing responsible and integral for implementing the local Sewer System Management Plan through an organization chart or similar narrative documentation that includes:
• The name of the Legally Responsible Official as required in section 5.1 (Designation of a Legally Responsible Official) of this General Order; • The position titles, telephone numbers, and email addresses for management, administrative, and maintenance positions responsible for implementing specific Sewer System Management Plan elements;
• Organizational lines of authority; and
• Chain of communication for reporting spills from receipt of complaint or other information, including the person responsible for reporting spills to the State and Regional Water Boards and other agencies, as applicable. (For example, county STATEWIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS GENERAL ORDER 2022-0103-DWQ ATTACHMENT D – SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN
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health officer, county environmental health agency, and State Office of Emergency Services.)

3. LEGAL AUTHORITY
The Plan must include copies or an electronic link to the Enrollee’s current sewer system use ordinances, service agreements and/or other legally binding procedures to demonstrate the Enrollee possesses the necessary legal authority to:
• Prevent illicit discharges into its sanitary sewer system from inflow and infiltration (I&I); unauthorized stormwater; chemical dumping; unauthorized debris; roots; fats, oils, and grease; and trash, including rags and other debris that may cause blockages;
• Collaborate with storm sewer agencies to coordinate emergency spill responses, ensure access to storm sewer systems during spill events, and prevent unintentional cross connections of sanitary sewer infrastructure to storm sewer infrastructure; • Require that sewer system components and connections be properly designed and constructed;
• Ensure access for maintenance, inspection, and/or repairs for portions of the service lateral owned and/or operated by the Enrollee;
• Enforce any violation of its sewer ordinances, service agreements, or other legally binding procedures; and
• Obtain easement accessibility agreements for locations requiring sewer system operations and maintenance, as applicable.

4. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
The Plan must include the items listed below that are appropriate and applicable to the Enrollee’s system.

4.1. Updated Map of Sanitary Sewer System
An up-to-date map(s) of the sanitary sewer system, and procedures for maintaining and providing State and Regional Water Board staff access to the map(s). The map(s) must show gravity line segments and manholes, pumping facilities, pressure pipes and valves, and applicable stormwater conveyance facilities within the sewer system service area boundaries.

4.2. Preventive Operation and Maintenance Activities
A scheduling system and a data collection system for preventive operation and maintenance activities conducted by staff and contractors.

The scheduling system must include:
• Inspection and maintenance activities;
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• Higher-frequency inspections and maintenance of known problem areas, including areas with tree root problems;
• Regular visual and closed-circuit television (CCTV) inspections of manholes and sewer pipes.

4.3. Training
In-house and external training provided on a regular basis for sanitary sewer system operations and maintenance staff and contractors. The training must cover:
• The requirements of this General Order;
• The Enrollee’s Spill Emergency Response Plan procedures and practice drills; • Skilled estimation of spill volume for field operators; and • Electronic CIWQS reporting procedures for staff submitting data.

4.4. Equipment Inventory
An inventory of sewer system equipment, including the identification of critical replacement and spare parts.

5. DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE PROVISIONS
The Plan must include the following items as appropriate and applicable to the Enrollee’s system:

5.1. Updated Design Criteria and Construction Standards and Specifications Updated design criteria, and construction standards and specifications, for the construction, installation, repair, and rehabilitation of existing and proposed system infrastructure components, including but not limited to pipelines, pump stations, and other system appurtenances. If existing design criteria and construction standards are deficient to address the necessary component-specific hydraulic capacity as specified in section 8 (System Evaluation, Capacity Assurance and Capital Improvements) of this Attachment, the procedures must include component-specific evaluation of the design criteria.

5.2. Procedures and Standards
Procedures, and standards for the inspection and testing of newly constructed, newly installed, repaired, and rehabilitated system pipelines, pumps, and other equipment and appurtenances.

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6. SPILL EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
The Plan must include an up to date Spill Emergency Response Plan to ensure prompt detection and response to spills to reduce spill volumes and collect information for prevention of future spills. The Spill Emergency Response Plan must include procedures to:
• Notify primary responders, appropriate local officials, and appropriate regulatory agencies of a spill in a timely manner;
• Notify other potentially affected entities (for example, health agencies, water suppliers, etc.) of spills that potentially affect public health or reach waters of the State;
• Comply with the notification, monitoring and reporting requirements of this General Order, State law and regulations, and applicable Regional Water Board Orders; • Ensure that appropriate staff and contractors implement the Spill Emergency Response Plan and are appropriately trained;
• Address emergency system operations, traffic control and other necessary response activities;
• Contain a spill and prevent/minimize discharge to waters of the State or any drainage conveyance system;
• Minimize and remediate public health impacts and adverse impacts on beneficial uses of waters of the State;
• Remove sewage from the drainage conveyance system;
• Clean the spill area and drainage conveyance system in a manner that does not inadvertently impact beneficial uses in the receiving waters; • Implement technologies, practices, equipment, and interagency coordination to expedite spill containment and recovery;
• Implement pre-planned coordination and collaboration with storm drain agencies and other utility agencies/departments prior, during, and after a spill event; • Conduct post-spill assessments of spill response activities; • Document and report spill events as required in this General Order; and • Annually, review and assess effectiveness of the Spill Emergency Response Plan, and update the Plan as needed.

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7. SEWER PIPE BLOCKAGE CONTROL PROGRAM
The Sewer System Management Plan must include procedures for the evaluation of the Enrollee’s service area to determine whether a sewer pipe blockage control program is needed to control fats, oils, grease, rags and debris. If the Enrollee determines that a program is not needed, the Enrollee shall provide justification in its Plan for why a program is not needed.

The procedures must include, at minimum:
• An implementation plan and schedule for a public education and outreach program that promotes proper disposal of pipe-blocking substances; • A plan and schedule for the disposal of pipe-blocking substances generated within the sanitary sewer system service area. This may include a list of acceptable disposal facilities and/or additional facilities needed to adequately dispose of substances generated within a sanitary sewer system service area; • The legal authority to prohibit discharges to the system and identify measures to prevent spills and blockages;
• Requirements to install grease removal devices (such as traps or interceptors), design standards for the removal devices, maintenance requirements, best management practices requirements, recordkeeping and reporting requirements; • Authority to inspect grease producing facilities, enforcement authorities, and whether the Enrollee has sufficient staff to inspect and enforce the fats, oils, and grease ordinance;
• An identification of sanitary sewer system sections subject to fats, oils, and grease blockages and establishment of a cleaning schedule for each section; and • Implementation of source control measures for all sources of fats, oils, and grease reaching the sanitary sewer system for each section identified above.

8. SYSTEM EVALUATION, CAPACITY ASSURANCE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS The Plan must include procedures and activities for:
• Routine evaluation and assessment of system conditions; • Capacity assessment and design criteria;
• Prioritization of corrective actions; and
• A capital improvement plan.

8.1 System Evaluation and Condition Assessment
The Plan must include procedures to:
• Evaluate the sanitary sewer system assets utilizing the best practices and technologies available;
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• Identify and justify the amount (percentage) of its system for its condition to be assessed each year;
• Prioritize the condition assessment of system areas that:
o Hold a high level of environmental consequences if vulnerable to collapse, failure, blockage, capacity issues, or other system deficiencies; o Are located in or within the vicinity of surface waters, steep terrain, high groundwater elevations, and environmentally sensitive areas; o Are within the vicinity of a receiving water with a bacterial-related impairment on the most current Clean Water Act section 303(d) List;
• Assess the system conditions using visual observations, video surveillance and/or other comparable system inspection methods;
• Utilize observations/evidence of system conditions that may contribute to exiting of sewage from the system which can reasonably be expected to discharge into a water of the State;
• Maintain documents and recordkeeping of system evaluation and condition assessment inspections and activities; and
• Identify system assets vulnerable to direct and indirect impacts of climate change, including but not limited to: sea level rise; flooding and/or erosion due to increased storm volumes, frequency, and/or intensity; wildfires; and increased power disruptions.

8.2. Capacity Assessment and Design Criteria
The Plan must include procedures to identify system components that are experiencing or contributing to spills caused by hydraulic deficiency and/or limited capacity, including procedures to identify the appropriate hydraulic capacity of key system elements for:
• Dry-weather peak flow conditions that cause or contributes to spill events; • The appropriate design storm(s) or wet weather events that causes or contributes to spill events;
• The capacity of key system components; and
• Identify the major sources that contribute to the peak flows associated with sewer spills.

The capacity assessment must consider:
• Data from existing system condition assessments, system inspections, system audits, spill history, and other available information; • Capacity of flood-prone systems subject to increased infiltration and inflow, under normal local and regional storm conditions;
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• Capacity of systems subject to increased infiltration and inflow due to larger and/or higher-intensity storm events as a result of climate change; • Increases of erosive forces in canyons and streams near underground and aboveground system components due to larger and/or higher-intensity storm events; • Capacity of major system elements to accommodate dry weather peak flow conditions, and updated design storm and wet weather events; and • Necessary redundancy in pumping and storage capacities.

8.3. Prioritization of Corrective Action
The findings of the condition assessments and capacity assessments must be used to prioritize corrective actions. Prioritization must consider the severity of the consequences of potential spills.

8.4. Capital Improvement Plan
The capital improvement plan must include the following items:
• Project schedules including completion dates for all portions of the capital improvement program;
• Internal and external project funding sources for each project; and • Joint coordination between operation and maintenance staff, and engineering staff/consultants during planning, design, and construction of capital improvement projects; and Interagency coordination with other impacted utility agencies.

9. MONITORING, MEASUREMENT AND PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS
The Plan must include an Adaptive Management section that addresses Planimplementation effectiveness and the steps for necessary Plan improvement, including:
• Maintaining relevant information, including audit findings, to establish and prioritize appropriate Plan activities;
• Monitoring the implementation and measuring the effectiveness of each Plan Element;
• Assessing the success of the preventive operation and maintenance activities; • Updating Plan procedures and activities, as appropriate, based on results of monitoring and performance evaluations; and
• Identifying and illustrating spill trends, including spill frequency, locations and estimated volumes.

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10. INTERNAL AUDITS
The Plan shall include internal audit procedures, appropriate to the size and performance of the system, for the Enrollee to comply with section 5.4 (Sewer System Management Plan Audits) of this General Order.

11. COMMUNICATION PROGRAM
The Plan must include procedures for the Enrollee to communicate with:
• The public for:
o Spills and discharges resulting in closures of public areas, or that enter a source of drinking water, and
o The development, implementation, and update of its Plan, including opportunities for public input to Plan implementation and updates.
• Owners/operators of systems that connect into the Enrollee’s system, including satellite systems, for:
o System operation, maintenance, and capital improvement-related activities.

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ATTACHMENT E1 – NOTIFICATION, MONITORING, REPORTING AND

RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS
Table of Contents

1. Notification Requirements......................................................................................... E1-3

1.1. Notification of Spills of 1,000 Gallons or Greater to the California Office of Emergency Services ...................................................................................... E1-3

1.2. Spill Notification Information........................................................................... E1-4

1.3. Notification of Spill Report Updates................................................................ E1-4

2. Spill-Specific Monitoring Requirements .................................................................... E1-5

2.1 Spill Location and Spread .............................................................................. E1-5

2.2 Spill Volume Estimation.................................................................................. E1-5

2.3. Receiving Water Monitoring ............................................................................E1-5

2.4. Safety and Access Exceptions ........................................................................E1-8

3. Reporting Requirements ............................................................................................E1-8

3.1. Reporting Requirements for Individual Category 1 Spill Reporting .................E1-8

3.2. Reporting Requirements for Individual Category 2 Spill Reporting ...............E1-12

3.3. Monthly Certified Spill Reporting for Category 3 Spills..................................E1-14

3.4. Monthly Certified Spill Reporting for Category 4 Spills..................................E1-16

3.5. Amended Certified Spill Reports for Category 3 Spills ..................................E1-16

3.6. Annual Certified Spill Reporting of Category 4 and/or Lateral Spills .............E1-16

3.7. Monthly Certification of “No-Spills” or “Category 4 Spills” and/or “Non-Category 1 Lateral Spills” ................................................................................................E1-16

3.8. Electronic Sanitary Sewer System Service Area Boundary Map...................E1-17

3.9. Annual Report (Previously termed as Collection System Questionnaire in General Order 2006-0003-DWQ)..................................................................E1-17

3.10. Sewer System Management Plan Audit Reporting Requirements ................E1-19

3.11. Sewer System Management Plan Reporting Requirements .........................E1-19

4. Recordkeeping Requirements .................................................................................E1-20

4.1. Recordkeeping Time Period..........................................................................E1-20

4.2. Availability of Documents ..............................................................................E1-20

4.3. Spill Reports..................................................................................................E1-20

4.4. Recordkeeping of Category 4 Spills and Non-Category 1 Lateral Spills .......E1-21

4.5. Sewer System Telemetry Records................................................................E1-22

4.6. Sewer System Management Plan Implementation Records .........................E1-22

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4.8. Equipment Records.......................................................................................E1-23

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ATTACHMENT E1– NOTIFICATION, MONITORING, REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING

REQUIREMENTS
The Notification Requirements (section 1), Spill-specific Monitoring Requirements (section 2), Reporting Requirements (section 3) and Recordkeeping Requirements (section 4) in this Attachment are pursuant to Water Code section 13267 and section 13383, and are an enforceable component of this General Order. For the purpose of this General Order, the term:
• Notification means the notifying of appropriate parties of a spill event or other activity. • Spill-specific Monitoring means the gathering of information and data for a specific spill event to be reported or kept as records.
• Reporting means the reporting of information and data into the online California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) Sanitary Sewer System Database. • Recordkeeping means the maintaining of information and data in an official records storage system.

Failure to comply with the notification, monitoring, reporting and recordkeeping requirements in this General Order may subject the Enrollee to civil liabilities of up to $10,000 a day per violation pursuant to Water Code section 13385; up to $1,000 a day per violation pursuant to Water Code section 13268; or referral to the Attorney General for judicial civil enforcement.

Water Code section 13193 et seq. requires the Regional Water Quality Control Boards (Regional Water Boards) and the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) to collect sanitary sewer spill information for each spill event and make this information available to the public. Sanitary sewer spill information for each spill event includes but is not limited to: Enrollee contact information for each spill event, spill cause, estimated spill volume and factors used for estimation, location, date, time, duration, amount discharged to waters of the State, response and corrective action(s) taken.

1. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

1.1. Notification of Spills of 1,000 Gallons or Greater to the California Office of Emergency Services
Per Water Code section 13271, for a spill that discharges in or on any waters of the State, or discharges or is deposited where it is, or probably will be, discharged in or on any waters of the State, the Enrollee shall notify the California Office of Emergency Services and obtain a California Office of Emergency Services Control Number as soon as possible but no later than two (2) hours after:
• The Enrollee has knowledge of the spill; and
• Notification can be provided without substantially impeding cleanup or other emergency measures.

The notification requirements in this section apply to individual spills of 1,000 gallons or greater, from an Enrollee-owned and/or operated laterals, to a water of the State.

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1.2. Spill Notification Information
The Enrollee shall provide the following spill information to the California Office of Emergency Services before receiving a Control Number, as applicable:
• Name and phone number of the person notifying the California Office of Emergency Services;
• Estimated spill volume (gallons);
• Estimated spill rate from the system (gallons per minute); • Estimated discharge rate (gallons per minute) directly into waters of the State or indirectly into a drainage conveyance system;
• Spill incident description:
o Brief narrative of the spill event, and
o Spill incident location (address, city, and zip code) and closest cross streets and/or landmarks;
• Name and phone number of contact person on-scene;
• Date and time the Enrollee was informed of the spill event; • Name of sanitary sewer system causing the spill;
• Spill cause or suspected cause (if known);
• Amount of spill contained;
• Name of receiving water body receiving or potentially receiving discharge; and • Description of water body impact and/ or potential impact to beneficial uses.

1.3. Notification of Spill Report Updates
Following the initial notification to the California Office of Emergency Services and until such time that the Enrollee certifies the spill report in the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database, the Enrollee shall provide updates to the California Office of Emergency Services regarding substantial changes to:
• Estimated spill volume (increase or decrease in gallons initially estimated); • Estimated discharge volume discharged directly into waters of the State or indirectly into a drainage conveyance system (increase or decrease in gallons initially estimated); and
• Additional impact(s) to the receiving water(s) and beneficial uses.

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2. SPILL-SPECIFIC MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Spill Location and Spread
The Enrollee shall visually assess the spill location(s) and spread using photography, global positioning system (GPS), and other best available tools. The Enrollee shall document the critical spill locations, including:
• Photography and GPS coordinates for:
o The system location where spill originated.

For multiple appearance points of a single spill event, the points closest to the spill origin.
• Photography for:
o Drainage conveyance system entry locations,
o The location(s) of discharge into surface waters, as applicable, o Extent of spill spread, and
o The location(s) of clean up.

2.2 Spill Volume Estimation
To assess the approximate spill magnitude and spread, the Enrollee shall estimate the total spill volume using updated volume estimation techniques, calculations, and documentation for electronic reporting. The Enrollee shall update its notification and reporting of estimated spill volume (which includes spill volume recovered) as further information is gathered during and after a spill event.

2.3. Receiving Water Monitoring

2.3.1. Receiving Water Visual Observations
Through visual observations and use of best available spill volume-estimating techniques and field calculation techniques, the Enrollee shall gather and document the following information for spills discharging to surface waters:
• Estimated spill travel time to the receiving water;
• For spills entering a drainage conveyance system, estimated spill travel time from the point of entry into the drainage conveyance system to the point of discharge into the receiving water;
• Estimated spill volume entering the receiving water; and • Photography of:
o Waterbody bank erosion,
o Floating matter,
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o Discoloration of receiving water, and
o Impact to the receiving water.

2.3.2. Receiving Water – Water Quality Sampling and Analysis For sewage spills in which an estimated 50,000 gallons or greater are discharged into a surface water, the Enrollee shall conduct the following water quality sampling no later than 18 hours after the Enrollee’s knowledge of a potential discharge to a surface water:
• Collect one water sample, each day of the duration of the spill, at:
o The DCS-001 location as described in section 2.3.4 (Receiving Water Sampling Locations) of this Attachment, if sewage discharges to a surface water via a drainage conveyance system; and/or
o Each of the three receiving water sampling locations in section 2.3.4 (Receiving Water Sampling Locations) of this Attachment;
If the receiving water has no flow during the duration of the spill, the Enrollee must report “No Sampling Due To No Flow” for its receiving water sampling locations.

The Enrollee shall analyze the collected receiving water samples for the following constituents per section 2.3.3 (Water Quality Analysis Specifications) of this Attachment:
• Ammonia, and
• Appropriate bacterial indicator(s) per the applicable Basin Plan water quality objectives, including one or more of the following, unless directed otherwise by the Regional Water Board:
o Total Coliform Bacteria
o Fecal Coliform Bacteria
o E-coli
o Enterococcus
Dependent on the receiving water(s), sampling of bacterial indicators shall be sufficient to determine post-spill (after the spill) compliance with the water quality objectives and bacterial standards of the California Ocean Plan or the California Inland Surface Water Enclosed Bays, and Estuaries Plan, including the frequency and/or number of post-spill receiving water samples as may be specified in the applicable plans.

The Enrollee shall collect and analyze additional samples as required by the applicable Regional Water Board Executive Officer or designee.

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2.3.3. Water Quality Analysis Specifications
Spill monitoring must be representative of the monitored activity (40 Code of Federal Regulations section 122.41(j)(1)).

Sufficiently Sensitive Methods
Sample analysis must be conducted according to sufficiently sensitive test methods approved under 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 136 for the sample analysis of pollutants. For the purposes of this General Order, a method is sufficiently sensitive when the minimum level of the analytical method approved under 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 136 is at or below the receiving water pollutant criteria.

Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program-Accredited Laboratories The analysis of water quality samples required per this General Order must be performed by a laboratory that has accreditation pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with section 100825) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code. (Water Code section 13176(a).) The State Water Board accredits laboratories through its Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP).

2.3.4. Receiving Water Sampling Locations
The Enrollee shall collect receiving water samples at the following locations.

Sampling of Flow in Drainage Conveyance System (DCS) Prior to Discharge Sampling
Location Sampling Location Description
DCS-001 A point in a drainage conveyance system before the drainage conveyance system flow discharges into a receiving water.

Receiving Surface Water Sampling (RSW)1
Sampling
Location Sampling Location Description
RSW-001
Point of Discharge
A point in the receiving water where sewage initially enters the receiving water.

RSW-001U:

Upstream of Point
of Discharge
A point in the receiving water, upstream of the point of sewage discharge, to capture ambient conditions absent of sewage discharge impacts.

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Sampling
Location Sampling Location Description
RSW-001D:

Downstream of
Point of Discharge
A point in the receiving water, downstream of the point of sewage discharge, where the spill material is fully mixed with the receiving water.
1 The Enrollee must use its best professional judgment to determine the upstream and downstream distances based on receiving water flow, accessibility to upstream/downstream waterbody banks, and size of visible sewage plume.

2.4. Safety and Access Exceptions
If the Enrollee encounters access restrictions or unsafe conditions that prevents its compliance with spill response requirements or monitoring requirements in this General Order, the Enrollee shall provide documentation of access restrictions and/or safety hazards in the corresponding required report.

3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
All reporting required in this General Order must be submitted electronically to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database (https://ciwqs.waterboards.ca.gov), unless specified otherwise in this General Order. Electronic reporting may solely be conducted by a Legally Responsible Official or Data Submitter(s) previously designated by the Legally Responsible Official, as required in section 5.8 (Designation of Data Submitters) of this General Order.

The Enrollee shall report any information that is protected by the Homeland Security Act, by email to [email protected], with a brief explanation of the protection provided by the Homeland Security Act for the subject report to be protected from unauthorized disclosure and/or public access, and for official Water Board regulatory purposes only.

3.1. Reporting Requirements for Individual Category 1 Spill Reporting

3.1.1. Draft Spill Report for Category 1 Spills
Within three (3) business days of the Enrollee’s knowledge of a Category 1 spill, the Enrollee shall submit a Draft Spill Report to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database.

The Draft Spill Report must, at minimum, include the following items:

1. Contact information: Name and telephone number of Enrollee contact person to respond to spill-specific questions;

2. Spill location name;

3. Date and time the Enrollee was notified of, or self-discovered, the spill;

4. Operator arrival time;
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5. Estimated spill start date and time;

6. Date and time the Enrollee notified the California Office of Emergency Services, and the assigned control number;

7. Description, photographs, and GPS coordinates of the system location where the spill originated;
o If a single spill event results in multiple appearance points, provide GPS coordinates for the appearance point closest to the failure point and describe each additional appearance point in the spill appearance point explanation field;

8. Estimated total spill volume exiting the system;

9. Description and photographs of the extent of the spill and spill boundaries;

11. Description and photographs of all discharge point(s) into the surface water;

12. Estimated spill volume that discharged to surface waters; and

13. Estimated total spill volume recovered.

3.1.2. Certified Spill Report for Category 1 Spills
Within 15 calendar days of the spill end date, the Enrollee shall submit a Certified Spill Report for Category 1 spills, to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database.

Upon completion of the Certified Spill Report, the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database will issue a final spill event identification number.

The Certified Spill Report must, at minimum, include the following mandatory information in addition to all information in the Draft Spill Report per section 3.1.1 (Draft Spill Report for Category 1 Spills) above:

1. Description of the spill event destination(s), including GPS coordinates if available, that represent the full spread and reach of the spill;

2. Spill end date and time;

3. Description of how the spill volume estimations were calculated, including at a minimum:
o The methodology, assumptions and type of data relied upon, such as supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) records, flow monitoring or other telemetry information used to estimate the volume of the spill discharged, and the volume of the spill recovered (if any volume of the spill was recovered), and o The methodology(ies), assumptions and type of data relied upon for estimations of the spill start time and the spill end time;
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4. Spill cause(s) (for example, root intrusion, grease deposition, etc.);

5. System failure location (for example, main, lateral, pump station, etc.);

6. Description of the pipe material, and estimated age of the pipe material, at the failure location;

7. Description of the impact of the spill;

8. Whether or not the spill was associated with a storm event;

9. Description of spill response activities including description of immediate spill containment and cleanup efforts;

10. Description of spill corrective action, including steps planned or taken to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the spill, and a schedule of major milestones for those steps;

11. Spill response completion date;

12. Detailed narrative of investigation and investigation findings of cause of spill;

13. Reasons for an ongoing investigation (as applicable) and the expected date of completion;

14. Name and type of receiving water body(s);

15.Description of the water body(s), including but not limited to:
o Observed impacts on aquatic life,
o Public closure, restricted public access, temporary restricted use, and/or posted health warnings due to spill,
o Responsible entity for closing/restricting use of water body, and o Number of days closed/restricted as a result of the spill.

16.Whether or not the spill was located within 1,000 feet of a municipal surface water intake; and

17. If water quality samples were collected, identify sample locations and the parameters the water quality samples were analyzed for. If no samples were taken, Not Applicable shall be selected.

3.1.3. Spill Technical Report for Individual Category 1 Spill in which 50,000 Gallons or Greater Discharged into a Surface Water
For any spill in which 50,000 gallons or greater discharged into a surface water, within 45 calendar days of the spill end date, the Enrollee shall submit a Spill Technical Report to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database. The Spill Technical Report, at minimum, must include the following information:

1. Spill causes and circumstances, including at minimum:
o Complete and detailed explanation of how and when the spill was discovered; STATEWIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS GENERAL ORDER 2022-0103-DWQ ATTACHMENT E1 – NOTIFICATION, MONITORING, REPORTING
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o Photographs illustrating the spill origin, the extent and reach of the spill, drainage conveyance system entrance and exit, receiving water, and post-cleanup site conditions;
o Diagram showing the spill failure point, appearance point(s), the spill flow path, and ultimate destinations;
o Detailed description of the methodology employed, and available data used to calculate the discharge volume and, if applicable, the recovered spill volume; o Detailed description of the spill cause(s);
o Description of the pipe material, and estimated age of the pipe material, at the failure location;
o Description of the impact of the spill;
o Copy of original field crew records used to document the spill; and o Historical maintenance records for the failure location.

2. Enrollee’s response to the spill:
o Chronological narrative description of all actions taken by the Enrollee to terminate the spill;
o Explanation of how the Sewer System Management Plan Spill Emergency Response Plan was implemented to respond to and mitigate the spill; and o Final corrective action(s) completed and a schedule for planned corrective actions, including:
▪ Local regulatory enforcement action taken against an illicit discharge in response to this spill, as applicable,
▪ Identifiable system modifications, and operation and maintenance program modifications needed to prevent repeated spill occurrences, and ▪ Necessary modifications to the Emergency Spill Response Plan to incorporate lessons learned in responding to and mitigating the spill.

3. Water Quality Monitoring, including at minimum:
o Description of all water quality sampling activities conducted; o List of pollutant and parameters monitored, sampled and analyzed; as required in section 2.3 (Receiving Water Monitoring) of this Attachment; o Laboratory results, including laboratory reports;
o Detailed location map illustrating all water quality sampling points; and o Other regulatory agencies receiving sample results (if applicable).

4. Evaluation of spill impact(s), including a description of short-term and long-term impact(s) to beneficial uses of the surface water.

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3.1.4. Amended Certified Spill Reports for Individual Category 1 Spills The Enrollee shall update or add additional information to a Certified Spill Report within 90 calendar days of the spill end date by amending the report or by adding an attachment to the Spill Report in the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database.

The Enrollee shall certify the amended report.

After 90 calendar days, the Enrollee shall contact the State Water Board at [email protected] to request to amend a Spill Report. The Legally Responsible Official shall submit justification for why the additional information was not reported within the Amended Spill Report due date.

3.2. Reporting Requirements for Individual Category 2 Spill Reporting

3.2.1. Draft Spill Report for Category 2 Spills
Within three (3) business days of the Enrollee’s knowledge of a Category 2 spill, the Enrollee shall submit a Draft Spill Report to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database.

The Draft Spill Report must, at minimum, include the following items:

1. Contact information: Name and telephone number of Enrollee contact person to respond to spill-specific questions;

2. Spill location name;

3. Date and time the Enrollee was notified of, or self-discovered, the spill;

4. Operator arrival time;

5. Estimated spill start date and time;

6. Date and time the Enrollee notified the California Office of Emergency Services, and the assigned control number;

7. Description, photographs, and GPS coordinates of the system location where the spill originated;
If a single spill event results in multiple appearance points, provide GPS coordinates for the appearance point closest to the failure point and describe each additional appearance point in the spill appearance point explanation field;

8. Estimated total spill volume exiting the system;

9. Description and photographs of the extent of the spill and spill boundaries;

10. Did the spill reach a drainage conveyance system? If Yes:
o Description of the drainage conveyance system transporting the spill; o Photographs of the drainage conveyance system entry location(s); o Estimated spill volume fully recovered from the drainage conveyance system; o Estimated spill volume remaining within the drainage conveyance system; STATEWIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS GENERAL ORDER 2022-0103-DWQ ATTACHMENT E1 – NOTIFICATION, MONITORING, REPORTING
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o Estimated spill volume discharged to a groundwater infiltration basin or facility, if applicable; and

11. Estimated total spill volume recovered.

3.2.2. Certified Spill Report for Category 2 Spills
Within 15 calendar days of the spill end date, the Enrollee shall submit a Certified Spill Report for the Category 2 spill, to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database (https://ciwqs.waterboards.ca.gov). Upon completion of the Certified Spill Report, the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database will issue a final spill event identification number.

The Certified Spill Report must, at minimum, include the following mandatory information in addition to all information in the Draft Spill Report per section 3.2.1 (Draft Spill Report for Category 2 Spills) above:

1. Description of the spill event destination(s), including GPS coordinates if available, that represent the full spread and reach of the spill;

2. Spill end date and time;

4. Spill cause(s) (for example, root intrusion, grease deposition, etc.);

5. System failure location (for example, main, pump station, etc.);

6. Description of the pipe/infrastructure material, and estimated age of the pipe material, at the failure location;

7. Description of the impact of the spill;

8. Whether or not the spill was associated with a storm event;

9. Description of spill response activities including description of immediate spill containment and cleanup efforts;

10. Description of spill corrective action, including steps planned or taken to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the spill, and a schedule of major milestones for those steps;

11. Spill response completion date;

12. Detailed narrative of investigation and investigation findings of cause of spill;

13. Reasons for an ongoing investigation (as applicable) and the expected date of completion; and
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14. Whether or not the spill was located within 1,000 feet of a municipal surface water intake.

3.2.3. Amended Certified Spill Reports for Individual Category 2 Spills The Enrollee shall update or add additional information to a Certified Spill Report within 90 calendar days of the spill end date by amending the report or by adding an attachment to the Spill Report in the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database.

The Enrollee shall certify the amended report.

3.3. Monthly Certified Spill Reporting for Category 3 Spills The Enrollee shall report and certify all Category 3 spills to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database within 30 calendar days after the end of the month in which the spills occurred. (For example, all Category 3 spills occurring in the month of February shall be reported and certified by March 30th). After the Legally Responsible Official certifies the spills, the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database will issue a spill event identification number for each spill.

The monthly reporting of all Category 3 spills must include the following items for each spill:

1. Contact information: Name and telephone number of Enrollee contact person to respond to spill-specific questions;

2. Spill location name;

3. Date and time the Enrollee was notified of, or self-discovered, the spill;

4. Operator arrival time;

5. Estimated spill start date and time;

6. Description, photographs, and GPS coordinates where the spill originated:
o If a single spill event results in multiple appearance points, provide GPS coordinates for the appearance point closest to the failure point and describe each additional appearance point in the spill appearance point explanation field;

7. Estimated total spill volume exiting the system;

8. Description and photographs of the extent of the spill and spill boundaries;

9. Did the spill reach a drainage conveyance system? If Yes:
o Description of the drainage conveyance system transporting the spill; o Photographs of the drainage conveyance system entry locations(s); o Estimated spill volume fully recovered from the drainage conveyance system; and STATEWIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS GENERAL ORDER 2022-0103-DWQ ATTACHMENT E1 – NOTIFICATION, MONITORING, REPORTING
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o Estimated spill volume discharged to a groundwater infiltration basis or facility, if applicable.

10. Estimated total spill volume recovered;

11. Description of the spill event destination(s), including GPS coordinates, if available, that represent the full spread and reaches of the spill;

12. Spill end date and time;

13. Description of how the spill volume estimations were calculated, including, at minimum:
o The methodology and type of data relied upon, including supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) records, flow monitoring or other telemetry information used to estimate the volume of the spill discharged, and the volume of the spill recovered (if any volume of the spill was recovered), and o The methodology and type of data relied upon to estimate the spill start time, on-going spill rate at time of arrival (if applicable), and the spill end time;

14. Spill cause(s) (for example, root intrusion, grease deposition, etc.);

15. System failure location (for example, main, pump station, etc.);

16. Description of the pipe/infrastructure material, and estimated age of the pipe/infrastructure material, at the failure location;

17. Description of the impact of the spill;

18. Whether or not the spill was associated with a storm event;

19. Description of spill response activities including description of immediate spill containment and cleanup efforts;

20. Description of spill corrective actions, including steps planned or taken to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the spill, and a schedule of the major milestones for those steps; including, at minimum:
o Local regulatory enforcement action taken against an illicit discharge in response to this spill, as applicable, and
o Identifiable system modifications, and operation and maintenance program modifications needed to prevent repeated spill occurrences at the same spill event location, including:
▪ Adjusted schedule/method of preventive maintenance,
▪ Planned rehabilitation or replacement of sanitary sewer asset, ▪ Inspected, repaired asset(s), or replaced defective asset(s), ▪ Capital improvements,
▪ Documentation verifying immediately implemented system modifications and operating/maintenance modifications,
▪ Description of spill response activities,
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▪ Spill response completion date, and
▪ Ongoing investigation efforts, and expected completion date of investigation to determine the full cause of spill;

21. Detailed narrative of investigation and investigation findings of cause of spill.

3.4. Monthly Certified Spill Reporting for Category 4 Spills The Enrollee shall report and certify the estimated total spill volume exiting the sanitary sewer system, and the total number of all Category 4 spills to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database, within 30 calendar days after the end of the month in which the spills occurred.

3.5. Amended Certified Spill Reports for Category 3 Spills Within 90 calendar days of the certified Spill Report due date, the Enrollee may update or add additional information to a certified Spill Report by amending the report or by adding an attachment to the Spill Report in the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database. The Enrollee shall certify the amended report.

After 90 calendar days, the Legally Responsible Official shall contact the State Water Board at [email protected] to request to amend a certified Spill Report. The Legally Responsible Official shall submit justification for why the additional information was not reported within the 90-day timeframe for amending the certified Spill Report, as provided above.

3.6. Annual Certified Spill Reporting of Category 4 and/or Lateral Spills For all Category 4 spills and spills from its owned and/or operated laterals that are caused by a failure or blockage in the lateral and that do not discharge to a surface water, the Enrollee shall:
• Maintain records per section 4.4. of this Attachment; The Enrollee shall provide records upon request by State Water Board or Regional Water Board staff.
• Annually upload and certify a report, in an appropriate digital format, of all recordkeeping of spills to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database, by February 1st after the end of the calendar year in which the spills occurred.

A spill from an Enrollee-owned and/or operated lateral that discharges to a surface water is a Category 1 spill; the Enrollee shall report all Category 1 spills per section 3.1 of Attachment E1 (Notification, Monitoring, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements) of this General Order.

3.7. Monthly Certification of “No-Spills” or “Category 4 Spills” and/or “Non-Category 1 Lateral Spills”
If either (1) no spills occur during a calendar month or (2) only Category 4, and/or Enrollee-owned and/or operated lateral spills (that do not discharge to a surface water) occur during a calendar month, the Enrollee shall certify, within 30 calendar days after STATEWIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS GENERAL ORDER 2022-0103-DWQ ATTACHMENT E1 – NOTIFICATION, MONITORING, REPORTING
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the end of each calendar month, either a “No-Spill” certification statement, or a “Category 4 Spills” and/or “Non-Category 1 Lateral Spills” certification statement, in the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database, certifying that there were either no spills, or Category 4 and/or Non-Category 1 Lateral Spills that will be reported annually (per section 3.6 of this Attachment) for the designated month.

If a spill starts in one calendar month and ends in a subsequent calendar month, and the Enrollee has no further spills of any category, in the subsequent calendar month, the Enrollee shall certify “no-spills” for the subsequent calendar month.

If the Enrollee has no spills from its systems during a calendar month, but the Enrollee voluntarily reported a spill from a private lateral or a private system, the Enrollee shall certify “no-spills” for that calendar month.

If the Enrollees has spills from its owned and/or operated laterals during a calendar month, the Enrollee shall not certify “no spills” for that calendar month.

3.8. Electronic Sanitary Sewer System Service Area Boundary Map The Legally Responsible Official shall submit, to the State Water Board, an up-to-date electronic spatial map of its sewer system service area boundaries. The map must be in accordance with section 5.14 (Electronic Sanitary Sewer System Service Area Boundary Map) of this General Order and the specification provided on the statewide Sanitary Sewer Systems program website. The map must include the location of wastewater treatment facility(ies) that treats the sewer system waste, if in the same sewer service boundary.

By the Effective Date of this General Order, specifications for the electronic sanitary sewer service area boundary map format will be provided on the statewide Sanitary Sewer Systems Order program website.

3.9. Annual Report (Previously termed as Collection System Questionnaire in General Order 2006-0003-DWQ)
A new Enrollee shall complete and submit its first certified Annual Report into the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database, within 30 days of obtaining a CIWQS account; Subsequent Annual Reports are due by April 1 of each year.

All enrollees shall update their previous year’s Annual Report, by April 1 of each year after the Effective Date of this General Order, for each calendar year (January 1 through December 31).

The Annual Report must be entered directly into the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database. The Enrollee’s Legally Responsible Official shall certify the Annual Report as instructed in CIWQS;
The Annual Report must address, and update as applicable, the following items:
• Population served;
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• Updated sewer system service area boundary map, if service area boundary has changed from original map submitted per section 5.14 (Electronic Sanitary Sewer System Service Area Boundary Map) of this General Order; • Number of system operation and maintenance staff:
o Entry level (less than two years of experience),
o Journey level (greater than two years of experience), o Supervisory level, and
o Managerial level;
• Number of operation and maintenance staff certified as a certified collection system operator by the California Water Environmental Association (CWEA), with:
o Corresponding number of certified collection system operator grade levels (Grade I, II, III, IV, and V);
• System information:
o Miles of system gravity and force mains,
o Number of upper and lower service laterals connected to system, o Estimated number of upper and lower laterals owned and/or operated by the Enrollee,
o Portion of laterals that is Enrollee’s responsibility, o Average age the major components of system infrastructure, o Number and age of pump stations, and
o Estimated total miles of the system pipeline not accessible for maintenance; • Name and location of the treatment plant(s) receiving sanitary sewer system’s waste;
• Name of satellite sewer system tributaries;
• Number of system’s gravity sewer above or underground crossings of water bodies throughout system;
• Number of force main (pressurized pipe) above or underground crossings of water bodies throughout system;
• Number of siphons used to convey waste throughout the sewer system; • Miles of sewer system cleaned;
• Miles of sewer system video inspected, or comparable (i.e., video closed-circuit television or alternative inspection methods);
• System Performance Evaluation as specified in section 5.11 (System Performance Analysis) of this General Order;
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• System infrastructure failure points (for example, main, pump station, lateral, etc.); • Ongoing spill investigations; and
• Actions taken to address system deficiencies.

3.10. Sewer System Management Plan Audit Reporting Requirements The Enrollee shall submit its Sewer System Management Plan Audit and other pertinent audit information, in accordance with section 5.4 (Sewer System Management Plan Audits) of this General Order, to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database by six (6) months after the end of the 3-year audit period.

If a Sewer System Management Plan Audit is not conducted as required: the Enrollee shall:
• Update the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database and select the justification for not conducting the Audit; and
• Notify its corresponding Regional Water Board (see Attachment F (Regional Water Quality Control Board Contact Information)) of the justification for the lapsed requirements.

The Enrollee’s reporting of a justification for not conducting a timely Audit does not justify non-compliance with this General Order. The Enrollee shall:
• Submit the late Audit as required in this General Order; and • Comply with subsequent Audit requirements and due dates corresponding with the original audit cycle.

3.11. Sewer System Management Plan Reporting Requirements For an Existing Enrollee previously regulated by Order 2006-0003-DWQ: Within every six (6) years after the required due date of its last Plan Update, the Legally Responsible Official shall upload and certify a local governing entity-approved Sewer System Management Plan Update to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database. If the electronic document format or size capacity prevents the electronic upload of the Plan, the Legally Responsible Official shall report an electronic link to its updated Sewer System Management Plan posted on its own website.

Order 2006-0003-DWQ required each enrollee to develop its initial Sewer System Management Plan per the following schedule, with required Plan updates at a frequency of 5-years thereafter:

Systems serving populations: Greater than 100,000: May 2, 2009 Between 100,000 and 10,000: August 2, 2009
Between 10,000 and 2,500: May 2, 2010
Less than 2,500: August 2, 2010
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This Order carries forth the previously-required Plan Update schedule per Order 2006-0003-DWQ. Per the six-year Plan Update frequency required in this Order, the Enrollee shall upload and certify its first Plan Update, to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database by the following due dates, with subsequent Plan Updates at the frequency of six years thereafter:

Systems serving populations: Greater than 100,000: May 2, 2025 Between 100,000 and 10,000: August 2, 2025
Between 10,000 and 2,500: May 2, 2026
Less than 2,500: August 2, 2026
For a New Enrollee: Within twelve (12) months of its Application for Enrollment Approval date, the Legally Responsible Official of a new Enrollee shall upload and certify a local governing entity-approved Sewer System Management Plan to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database. If electronic document format or size capacity prevents the electronic upload of the Plan, the Legally Responsible Official shall report an electronic link to its Sewer System Management Plan posted on its own website. The due date for subsequent 6-year Plan updates, is six (6) years from the submittal due date of the new Enrollee’s first Sewer System Management Plan.

4. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS
The Enrollee shall maintain records to document compliance with the provisions of this General Order, and previous General Order 2006-0003-DWQ as applicable, for each sanitary sewer system owned, including any required records generated by an Enrollee’s contractor(s).

4.1. Recordkeeping Time Period
The Enrollee shall maintain records of documents required in this Attachment, including records collected for compliance with this General Order, and records collected in accordance with previous General Order 2006-0003-DWQ, for five (5) years.

4.2. Availability of Documents
The Enrollee shall make the records required in this General Order readily available, either electronic or hard copies, for review by Water Board staff during onsite inspections or through an information request.

4.3. Spill Reports
The Enrollee shall maintain records for each of the following spill-related events and activities:
• Spill event complaint, including but not limited to records documenting how the Enrollee responded to notifications of spills. Each complaint record must, at a minimum, include the following information:
o Date, time, and method of notification,
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o Date and time the complainant first noticed the spill, if available, o Narrative description of the complaint, including any information the caller provided regarding whether the spill has reached surface waters or a drainage conveyance system, if available,
o Complainant’s contact information, if available, and
o Final resolution of the complaint;
• Records documenting the steps and/or remedial action(s) undertaken by the Enrollee, using all available information, to comply with this General Order, and previous General Order 2006-0003-DWQ as applicable;
• Records documenting how estimate(s) of volume(s) and, if applicable, volume(s) of spill recovered were calculated;
• All California Office of Emergency Services notification records, as applicable; and • Records, in accordance with the Monitoring Requirements in this Attachment.

4.4. Recordkeeping of Category 4 Spills and Non-Category 1 Lateral Spills An Enrollee must maintain the following records for each individual Category 4 spill and for each individual non-Category 1 Enrollee-owned and/or operated lateral spill, and report in accordance to section 3.6 (Annual Certified Spill Reporting of Category 4 and/or Lateral Spills) of this Attachment.

Recordkeeping of Individual Category 4 Spill Information:

1. Contact information: Name and telephone number of Enrollee contact person to respond to spill-specific questions;

2. Spill location name;

3. Description and GPS coordinates for the system location where the spill originated;

4. Did the spill reach a drainage conveyance system? If Yes:
o Description of drainage conveyance system location,
o Estimated spill volume fully recovered within the drainage conveyance system, and
o Estimated spill volume remaining within the drainage conveyance system;

5. Estimated total spill volume exiting the sanitary sewer system;

6. Spill date and start time;

7. Spill cause(s) (for example, root intrusion, grease deposition, etc.);

8. System failure location (for example, main, pump station, etc.);

9. Description of spill response activities including description of immediate spill containment and cleanup efforts;

10. Description of how the volume estimation was calculated, including, at minimum:

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o The methodology and type of data relied upon, including supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) records, flow monitoring or other telemetry information used to estimate the volume of the spill discharged, and the volume of the spill recovered (if any volume of the spill was recovered), and o The methodology and type of data relied upon to estimate the spill start time, ongoing spill rate at time of arrival (if applicable), and the spill end time;

11. Description of implemented system modifications and operating/maintenance modifications.

Recordkeeping of Individual Lateral Spill Information:

1. Date and time the Enrollee was notified of, or self-discovered, the spill;

2. Location of individual spill;

3. Estimated individual spill volume;

4. Spill cause(s) (for example, root intrusion, grease deposition, etc.); and

5. Description of how the volume estimations were calculated.

Total Annual Spill Information:

1. Estimated total annual spill volume;

2. Description of spill corrective actions, including at minimum:
o Local regulatory enforcement action taken against the sewer lateral owner in response to a spill, as applicable, and
o System operation, maintenance and program modifications implemented to prevent repeated spill occurrences at the same spill location.

4.5. Sewer System Telemetry Records
The Enrollee shall maintain the following sewer system telemetry records if used to document compliance with this General Order, and previous General Order 2006-0003-DWQ as applicable, including spill volume estimates:
• Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system(s); • Alarm system(s);
• Flow monitoring device(s) or other instrument(s) used to estimate sewage flow rates, and/or volumes;
• Computerized maintenance management system records; and • Asset management-related records.

4.6. Sewer System Management Plan Implementation Records The Enrollee shall maintain records documenting the Enrollee’s implementation of its Sewer System Management Plan, including documents supporting its Sewer System Management Plan audits, corrections, modifications, and updates to the Sewer System Management Plan.

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4.7. Audit Records
The Enrollee shall maintain, at minimum, the following records pertaining to its Sewer System Management Plan audits, and other internal audits:
• Completed audit documents and findings;
• Name and contact information of staff and/or consultants that conducted or involved in the audit; and
• Follow-up actions based on audit findings.

4.8. Equipment Records
The Enrollee shall maintain a log of all owned and leased sewer system cleaning, operational, maintenance, construction, and rehabilitation equipment.

4.9. Work Orders
The Enrollee shall maintain record of work orders for operations and maintenance projects.

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ATTACHMENT E2 – SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATION, MONITORING AND REPORTING

REQUIREMENTS
This Attachment provides a summary of notification, monitoring and reporting requirements, by spill category, and for Enrollee-owned and/or operated laterals as required in Attachment E1 of this General Order, for quick reference purposes only.

Table E2-1
Spill Category 1: Spills to Surface Waters
Spill
Requirement Due Method
Notification
Within two (2) hours of the Enrollee’s knowledge of
a Category 1 spill of 1,000 gallons or greater,
discharging or threatening to discharge to surface
waters:

Notify the California Office of Emergency Services
and obtain a notification control number.

California Office
of Emergency
Services at:
(800) 852-7550
(Section 1 of
Attachment E1)
Monitoring
• Conduct spill-specific monitoring;
• Conduct water quality sampling of the receiving
water within 18 hours of initial knowledge of spill of
50,000 gallons or greater to surface waters.
(Section 2 of
Attachment E1)
Reporting
• Submit Draft Spill Report within three (3)
business days of the Enrollee’s knowledge of the
spill;
• Submit Certified Spill Report within 15 calendar
days of the spill end date;
• Submit Technical Report within 45 calendar days
after the spill end date for a Category 1 spill in
which 50,000 gallons or greater discharged to
surface waters; and
• Submit Amended Spill Report within 90 calendar
days after the spill end date.
(Section 3.1 of
Attachment E1)
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Spill Category 2: Spills of 1,000 Gallons or Greater That Do Not Discharge to Surface Waters
Spill
Requirements Due Method
Notification
Within two (2) hours of the Enrollee’s knowledge of
a Category 2 spill of 1,000 gallons or greater,
discharging or threatening to discharge to waters of
the State:

Notify California Office of Emergency Services and
obtain a notification control number.

California Office of
Emergency
Services at: (800)
852-7550
(Section 1 of
Attachment E1)
Monitoring Conduct spill-specific monitoring.
(Section 2 of
Attachment E1)
Reporting
• Submit Draft Spill Report within three (3)
business days of the Enrollee’s knowledge of the
spill;
• Submit Certified Spill Report within 15 calendar
days of the spill end date; and
• Submit Amended Spill Report within 90 calendar
days after the spill end date.
(Section 3.2 of
Attachment E1)
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Spill Category 3: Spills of Equal or Greater than 50 Gallons and Less than 1,000 Gallons That Does Not Discharge to Surface Waters
Spill
Requirements Due Method
Notification Not Applicable Not Applicable
Monitoring Conduct spill-specific monitoring. (Section 2 of Attachment E1)
Reporting
• Submit monthly Certified Spill Report to the online
CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database within
30 calendars days after the end of the month in
which the spills occur; and
• Submit Amended Spill Reports within 90 calendar
days after the Certified Spill Report due date.
(Section 3.3 and 3.5 of
Attachment E1)
Table E2-4
Spill Category 4: Spills Less Than 50 Gallons That Do Not Discharge to Surface Waters Spill
Requirements Due Method
Notification Not Applicable Not Applicable
Monitoring Conduct spill-specific monitoring.
(Section 2 of Attachment
E1)
Reporting
• If, during any calendar month, Category 4 spills
occur, certify monthly, the estimated total spill
volume exiting the sanitary sewer system, and the
total number of all Category 4 spills into the online
CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database, within
30 days after the end of the calendar month in
which the spills occurred.
• Upload and certify a report, in an acceptable digital format, of all Category 4 spills to the online CIWQS
Sanitary Sewer System Database, by February 1st
after the end of the calendar year in which the
spills occur.
(Section 3.4, 3.6, 3.7
and 4.4 of Attachment
E1)
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Table E2-5
Enrollee Owned and/or Operated Lateral Spills That Do Not Discharge to Surface Waters Spill
Requirements Due Method
Notification
Within two (2) hours of the Enrollee’s knowledge of a
spill of 1,000 gallons or greater, from an enrolleeowned and/or operated lateral, discharging or threatening to discharge to waters of the State:

Notify California Office of Emergency Services and
obtain a notification control number.

Not applicable to a spill of less than 1,000 gallons.

California Office of
Emergency Services
at: (800) 852-7550
(Section 1 of Attachment
E1)
Monitoring Conduct visual monitoring. (Section 2 of Attachment E1)
Reporting
• Upload and certify a report, in an acceptable digital format, of all lateral spills (that do not discharge to a surface water) to the online CIWQS Sanitary
Sewer System Database, by February 1st after the
end of the calendar year in which the spills occur.
• Report a lateral spill of any volume that discharges
to a surface water as a Category 1 spill.
(Sections 3.6, 3.7 and

4.4 of Attachment E1)
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ATTACHMENT F – REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD CONTACT

INFORMATION
This Attachment provides a map, list of counties, and contact information to assist the Enrollee in identifying the corresponding Regional Water Quality Control Board office, for all Regional Water Board notification requirements in this General Order.

Region 1 -- North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board:

Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Siskiyou, Sonoma, and Trinity counties.

[email protected] or (707) 576-2220
Region 2 -- San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board:

Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Santa Clara (Northern most part of Morgan Hill), San Mateo, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano counties.

[email protected] or (510) 622-2369
Region 3 -- Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board:

Santa Clara (most of Morgan Hill), San Mateo (Southern portion), Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, Kern (small portions), San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura (Northern portion) counties.

[email protected] or (805) 549-3147
Region 4 -- Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board:

Los Angeles, Ventura counties (small portions of Kern and Santa Barbara counties). [email protected] or (213) 576-6600
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Region 5 -- Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board:

Rancho Cordova (Sacramento) Office: Colusa, Lake, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, Napa, (North East), Solano (West), Sacramento, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Contra Costa (East), Stanislaus, Tuolumne counties.

[email protected] or (916) 464-3291 Fresno Office: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, and Tulare counties, and small portions of San Benito and San Luis Obispo counties.

[email protected] or (559) 445-5116 Redding Office: Butte, Glen, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Tehama counties.

[email protected] or (530) 224-4845 Region 6 -- Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board:

Lake Tahoe Office: Alpine, Modoc (East), Lassen (East side and Eagle Lake), Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado counties.

[email protected] or (530) 542-5400 Victorville Office: Mono, Inyo, Kern (East), San Bernardino, Los Angeles (North East corner) counties.

[email protected] or (760) 241-6583 Region 7 -- Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board:

Imperial county and portions of San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego counties.

[email protected] or (760) 346-7491
Region 8 -- Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board:

Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino counties.

[email protected] or (951) 782-4130
Region 9 -- San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board:

San Diego county and portions of Orange and Riverside counties.

[email protected] or (619) 516-1990
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Appendix B-1
Sanitary Sewer Overflow Reporting Guidelines
Deadline Category 1 Spill Category 2 Spill Category 3 Spill Category 4 Spill Lateral Spills No Spills As soon as practical within 2 hours after: - knowledge of the spill; and - notification can be provided without substantially impeding cleanup or other emergency measures Notify OCHCA and OCFCD.For spills 1,000 gallons or greater, discharging or threatening to discharge to surface waters (does not include groundwater), notify OES and obtain a notification control number.

Notify OCHCANotify OCFCD if spill enters drainage conveyance system.For spills 1,000 gallons or greater, discharging or threatening to discharge to Waters of the State (includes groundwater), notify OES and obtain a notification control number.

Notify OCHCANotify OCFCD if spill enters drainage conveyance system.

Within 18 hours of knowledge of spill
Conduct water quality sampling of the receiving water within 18 hours of initial knowledge of spill of 50,000 gallons or greater to surface waters. 3 business days after knowledge of spill
Submit Draft Spill Report to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database Submit Draft Spill Report to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database 15 calendar days after the spill end date
LRO must submit Certified Spill Report to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database LRO must submit Certified Spill Report to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database Within 30 calendar days after the end of the month in which the spill occurred LRO must submit monthly Certified Spill Report to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database LRO must report and certify the estimated total spill volume exiting the sanitary sewer system and the total number of all Category 4 spills into the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database LRO must report and certify the estimated total spill volume exiting the sanitary sewer system and the total number of all owned and/or operated lateral spills into the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database. It optional to report private system and private lateral spills.

LRO must submit a “No Spill” certification statement to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database 45 calendar days after the spill end date
LRO must submit Spill Technical Report to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database for a spill in which 50,000 gallons or greater discharged to surface waters 90 calendar days after the spill end date
LRO must submit Amended Spill Report to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database LRO must submit Amended Spill Report to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database LRO must submit Amended Spill Report to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database By February 1st after the end of the calendar year in which the spill occurs Upload and certify a report, in an acceptable digital format, of all Category 4 spills to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database Upload and certify a report, in an acceptable digital format, of all Category owned and/or operated lateral spills to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database. It optional to report private system and private lateral spills.

Appendix B-1
Spill Notification and Reporting Requirements
Appendix B-2
Resource Phone List
Contact Business Number Secondary Number
Public Works Superintendent (714) 229-6771 (714) 315-5938 Public Works Duty Staff (714) 686-1454 (714) 686-1454
City Engineer (714) 229-6729 (714) 315-5938
Assistant City Engineer (714) 229-6756
Charles Abbott and Associates (714) 229-6752 (310) 809-8182 Enthalpy Analytical (714) 771-6900
Orange County Fire Authority (714) 527-9475 9-1-1
Police Department (714) 229-6600 9-1-1
Control 1 (714) 628-7008
Southern California Edison (800) 611 - 1911
Contact Business Number Secondary Number
JIMNI Systems, Inc. (949) 770-7654
OC Pump (800) 400-7867
National Plant Services, Inc. (562) 437-3574
So. Cal Barricades - On Call Traffic Control (714) 676-8460 Charles King Co. (562) 426-2974
Contact Business Number After Hours
State of California, Office of Emergency Services (800) 852 - 7550 Orange County Health Care Agency (714) 433 - 6000 (714) 628 - 7008 Office Staff (714) 433 - 6419
Orange County Flood Control District (714) 955 - 0600 (714) 628 - 7008 24-Hour Hotline (877) 897-7455
Water Pollution Service Request
Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB)
Region 8 (951) 782-4130
Contact Business Number Secondary Number
Orange County Sanitation District (714) 593-7025
Los Angeles County Sanitation District (562) 437-6520
City of La Palma (714) 690-3310
City of Buena Park (714) 562-3670
City of Stanton (714) 379-9222
City of Anaheim (714) 765-6860
Garden Grove Sanitary District (714) 741-5375
Rossmoor/Los Alamitos Sewer District (562) 431-2223
Long Beach Water (562) 570-2300
City of Cerritos (562) 916-1220
Notification Agency
Nearby Sewer Agency
Appendix B-2
Resource Phone List
Laboratory and Environmental Consultant
Emergency Contacts
On-Call Contractors
https://myoceservices.ocgov.com/ServiceRequest
Appendix C-1
Water Quality Ordinances

ARTICLE IV
CYPRESS WATER QUALITY1
§ 13-21. Definitions.

As used in this article:
"Authorized inspector" shall mean the city manager, and persons designated by and under his or her instruction and supervision who are assigned to investigate compliance and detect violations of this article.
"City" shall mean the City of Cypress, Orange County, California. "Copermittee" shall mean Orange County, the Orange County Flood Control District and/or any one of the 31 municipalities, including the City of Cypress, which are responsible for compliance with the terms of the NPDES permit.
"DAMP" shall mean the Orange County Drainage Area Management Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time.
"Development project guidance" shall mean DAMP Chapter VII and the appendix thereto, entitled Best Management Practices for New Development Including Nonresidential Construction Projects.
"Discharge" shall mean any release, spill, leak, pump, flow, escape, leaching (including subsurface migration or groundwater contamination), dumping or disposal of any liquid, semisolid or solid substance.
"Discharge exception" shall mean the group of activities not restricted or prohibited by this article, including only:

Discharges composed entirely of stormwater, discharges covered under current EPA or regional water quality control board issued NPDES permits, or other waivers, permits or approvals, granted by an appropriate government agency, discharges to the stormwater drainage system from potable water line flushing, fire fighting activities, landscape irrigation systems, diverted stream flows, rising groundwater, and de minimis groundwater infiltration to the stormwater drainage system (from leaks in joints or connections or cracks in water drainage pipes or conveyance systems), discharges from potable water sources such as passive foundation drains, air conditioning condensation and other building roof runoff, agricultural irrigation water runoff, water from crawl space pumps, passive footing drains, lawn watering, noncommercial vehicle washing at residences, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, and public street washwaters when related to cleaning and maintenance by, or on behalf of, the city. The discharge exception shall not include discharges resulting from active groundwater dewatering systems.
"Enforcing attorney" shall mean the city attorney or district attorney acting as counsel to the city and designee, which counsel is authorized to take enforcement action as described herein. For purposes of criminal prosecution, only the district attorney and/or city attorney shall act as the

1. Editor's note: Section 3 of Ord. No. 933, adopted Jan. 9, 1995, amended this article to read as herein set out. Formerly, this article consisted of §§ 13-21—13-45, which pertained to water pollution control and derived from § 1 of Ord. No. 400.

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"EPA" shall mean the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States. "Hearing officer" shall mean the city manager or designee, who shall preside at the administrative hearings authorized by this article and issue final decisions on the matters raised therein. "Illegal discharge" means any discharge to the storm drain system (including without limitation any streets, roads, drainage systems, gutters, curbs, catch basins, storm drains or other drainage structures) that is not composed entirely of stormwater runoff (meaning surface runoff and drainage associated with rainstorm events) except all discharges identified in the NPDES permit at Section III.3.i. Specifically, Section III.3.i. of the NPDES permit exempts the following discharges:

The discharges identified below need not be prohibited by the permittees unless such discharges are identified either by the permittees or by the executive officer as a significant source of pollutants.
"Illicit connection" shall mean any manmade conveyance or drainage system, pipeline, conduit, inlet or outlet, through which the discharge of any pollutant, wastewater or process water to the (1) Discharges composed entirely of stormwater;
(2) Air conditioning condensate;
(3) Passive foundation drains;
(4) Passive footing drains;
(5) Water from crawl space pumps;
(6) Noncommercial vehicle washing;
Dechlorinated swimming pool discharges (cleaning wastewater and filter backwash shall not be discharged to the MS4);
(7)
(8) Diverted stream flows;
(9) Rising groundwaters and natural springs;
Groundwater infiltration as defined in 40 CFR 35.2005 (20) and uncontaminated pumped groundwater;
(10)
(11) Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;
Emergency firefighting flows (i.e., flows necessary for the protection of life and property) do not require BMPs and need not be prohibited. However, where possible, when not interfering with health and safety issues, BMPs should be implemented (also see Section XXI, Provision 5);
(12)
Waters not otherwise containing wastes as defined in CaliforniaWater Code Section 13050(d); and
(13)
Other types of discharges identified and recommended by the permittees and approved by the Regional Board.
(14)
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"Invoice for costs" shall mean the actual costs and expenses of the city, including, but not limited to, administrative overhead, salaries and other expenses recoverable under state law, incurred during any inspection conducted pursuant to Section 13-24 of this article, where a notice of noncompliance, administrative compliance order or other enforcement option under Section 13-25 of this article is utilized to obtain compliance with this article. "Legal nonconforming connection" shall mean connections to the stormwater drainage system existing as of the adoption of this article that were in compliance with all federal, state and local rules, regulations, statutes and administrative requirements in effect at the time the connection was established, including, but not limited to, any discharge permitted pursuant to the Industrial Waste Ordinance No. 703.
"New development" shall mean all public and private residential (whether single-family, multiunit or planned unit development), industrial, commercial, retail, and other nonresidential construction projects, or mass grading for future construction, for which either a discretionary land use approval, grading permit, building permit or safety permit is required. "NPDES permit" means an area-wide NPDES permit issued to a government agency or agencies for the discharge of stormwater from a stormwater system, and shall refer to NPDES Permit Number CAS618030 (Order No. R8-2009-0030) or its successor, being fully incorporated by reference to the Cypress Water Quality Code. Due to requirements set forth in the NPDES permit changing from time to time, said compliance with the NPDES permit requires compliance with the most recent NPDES permit on file in the City Clerk's Office. "Person" shall mean any natural person as well as any corporation, partnership, government entity or subdivision, trust, estate, cooperative association, joint venture, business entity or other similar entity, or the agent, employee or representative of any of the above. "Pollutant" shall mean any liquid, solid or semisolid substances, or combination thereof, including, and not limited to:

Artificial materials, chips, or pieces of natural or manmade materials (such as floatable plastics, wood or metal shavings);
(1)
Household waste (such as trash, paper, plastics, lawn clippings and yard wastes, animal fecal materials, excessive pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers, used oil and fluids from vehicles, lawn mowers and other common household equipment; (2)
Metals, such as cadmium, lead, zinc, copper, silver, nickel, chromium, and nonmetals, such as phosphorus and arsenic;
(3)
Petroleum hydrocarbons (such as fuels, lubricants, surfactants, waste oils, solvents, coolants and grease);
(4)
(5) Excessive eroded soils, sediment and particulate materials; (6) Animal wastes (such as discharge from confinement facilities, kennels, pens and City of Cypress, CA
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"Prohibited discharge" shall mean any discharge, which is not composed entirely of stormwater or which contains any pollutant, from public or private property to: (i) the stormwater drainage system; (ii) any upstream flow, which is tributary to the stormwater drainage system; (iii) any groundwater, river, stream, creek, wash or dry weather arroyo, wetlands area, march, coastal slough; or (iv) any coastal harbor, bay, or the Pacific Ocean. The term "prohibited discharge" shall not include: (a) discharges occurring in compliance with the NPDES permit, (b) discharges occurring pursuant to a state general permit or other regional water quality control board, state water resources control board or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued NPDES permit or permit waiver, (c) discharges authorized pursuant to a permit issued under Section 13-29 hereof. (Discharges allowable under the discharge exception).
"Responsible party" shall mean the person(s) identified in and responsible for compliance with the provisions of water quality management plan approved by the city planning agency. "Significant redevelopment" shall mean the rehabilitation or reconstruction of public or private residential (whether single-family, multi-unit or planned unit development), industrial, commercial, retail or other nonresidential structures, for which either discretionary land use approval, grading permit, building permit or safety permit is required. "State general permit" shall mean either the state general industrial stormwater permit or the state recreational facilities, including stables, show facilities, or polo fields); Substances having characteristics such as a pH less than 6.5 or greater than 8.5, or unusual coloration or turbidity, or excessive levels of fecal coliform, fecal streptococcus or enterococcus;
(7)
Waste materials and wastewater generated on construction sites and by construction activities (such as painting, staining; use of sealants, glues, limes; excessive pesticides, fertilizers or herbicides; use of wood preservatives and solvents; disturbance of asbestos fibers, paint flakes or stucco fragments; application of oils, lubricants, hydraulic, radiator or battery fluids; construction equipment washing, concrete pouring and cleanup washwater or use of concrete detergents; steam cleaning or sand blasting residues; use of chemical degreasing or diluting agents, and super chlorinated water generated by potable water line flushing);
(8)
Materials causing an increase in biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand or total organic carbon;
(9)
(10) Materials which contain base/neutral or acid extractible organic compounds; (11) Those pollutants defined in Section 1362(6) of the Federal Clean Water Act; Any other constituent or material that may interfere with or adversely affect the beneficial uses of the receiving waters, flora or fauna of the state.

The term "pollutant" shall not include uncontaminated stormwater, potable water or reclaimed water generated by a lawfully permitted water treatment facility. (12)
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(Ord. No. 933, § 3, 1-9-95; Ord. No. 1098, § 1, 1-14-08; Ord. No. 1129, § 1, 11-28-2011; Ord.

No. 1127, § 1, 6-27-2011)
§ 13-22. Prohibition on illicit connections and prohibited discharges. (a) No person shall:
(1) Construct, maintain, operate and/or utilize any illicit connection. (2) Cause, allow or facilitate any prohibited discharge. (3) Act, cause, permit or suffer any agent, employee, or independent contractor, to construct, maintain, operate or utilize any illicit connection, or cause, allow or facilitate any prohibited discharge.
(b) The prohibition against illicit connection shall apply irrespective of whether the illicit connection was established prior to the date of enactment of this article; however, legal nonconforming connections shall not become illicit connections until the earlier of the following:
(1) For all structural improvements to property installed for the purpose of discharge to the stormwater conveyance system, the expiration of five years from the adoption of this article.
(2) For all nonstructural improvements to property (including natural surface flow patterns, depressions or channels traversing one or more properties) existing for the purpose of discharge to the stormwater conveyance system, the expiration of six months following delivery of a notice to the owner or occupant of the property, which states a legal nonconforming connection has been identified.
(c) A civil or administrative violation of subsection (a), shall occur irrespective of the negligence or intent of the violator to construct, maintain, operate or utilize an illicit connection or to cause, allow or facilitate any prohibited discharge.
(d) If an authorized inspector reasonably determines that a discharge, which is otherwise within the discharge exception, may adversely affect the beneficial uses of receiving waters, then the authorized inspector may give written notice to the owner of the property or facility that the discharge exception shall not apply to the subject discharge following expiration of the 30 day period commencing upon delivery of the notice. Upon expiration of the 30 day period any such discharge shall constitute a violation of subsection (a).

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§ 13-23. Control of urban runoff.
(e) The owner or occupant of property on which a legal nonconforming connection exists may request an administrative hearing, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 13-26 for an extension of the period allowed for continued use of the connection. A reasonable extension of use may be authorized by the city manager upon consideration of the following factors:
(1) The potential adverse effects of the continued use of the connection upon the beneficial uses of receiving waters;
(2) The economic investment of the discharger in the legal nonconforming connection; and (3) The financial effect upon the discharger of a termination of the legal nonconforming connection.
(a) New development and significant redevelopment.
(1) Beginning January 1, 1995 and continuing thereafter, all new development and significant redevelopment within the City of Cypress, shall be undertaken in accordance with:
a. A water quality management plan, which shall be prepared in accordance with the development project guidance, and
b. Any conditions and requirements established by the planning agency, which are reasonably related to the reduction or elimination of pollutants in stormwater runoff from the project site.
(2) Prior to the issuance by the city of a grading permit, building permit and/or safety permit for any new development or significant redevelopment, the property owner shall submit to and obtain the approval of the planning agency of a water quality management plan.

If the new development or significant redevelopment will be approved without application for a grading permit, building permit or safety permit, the property owner shall submit to and obtain the approval of the planning agency of a water quality management plan prior to the issuance of a discretionary land use approval or, at the city's discretion, prior to recordation of a subdivision map. (3) Notwithstanding the foregoing subsections (a)(1) (a)(2), a water quality management plan shall not be required for construction of a (one) single-family detached residence unless the city planning agency determines that the construction may result in the discharge of significant levels of a pollutant into a tributary to the stormwater drainage system.
(4) Compliance with the conditions and requirements of a water quality management plan shall not exempt any person from the requirement to independently comply with each provision of this article.
(5) If the city planning agency determines that the project will have a de minimis impact on City of Cypress, CA
§ 13-22 § 13-23
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b. (Reserved)
(8) The city planning agency may require that the water quality management plan be recorded with the county recorder's office by the property owner. The signature of the owner of the property, any successive owner or the named responsible party shall be sufficient for the recording of the plan or any revised plan and a signature on behalf of the city shall not be required for recordation.
(9) As identified within Section XII.B.2 of the NPDES permit, the Orange County Drainage Area Management Plan (DAMP) and the City of Cypress Local Implementation Plan (LIP), any development that meets the following criteria shall submit a Water Quality Management Plan ("WQMP") for the following areas of new development/significant redevelopment projects (priority development projects, as described in the NPDES permit) pursuant to this article and in accordance with the Model WQMP as referenced in the NPDES permit and incorporate low impact development ("LID") principles as set forth in Section XII.C of the NPDES permit, the Orange County Drainage Area Management Plan (DAMP) and the City of Cypress Local Implementation Plan (LIP) unless exempted by the City of Cypress Local Implementation Plan or the NPDES permit:
(i) All significant redevelopment projects, where significant redevelopment is defined as projects that include the addition or replacement of 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface on a developed site. Redevelopment does not include routine maintenance activities that are conducted to maintain original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, original purpose of the facility, or emergency redevelopment activity required to protect public health and safety. Where redevelopment results in the addition or replacement of less than 50% of the impervious surfaces of a previously existing developed site, and the existing development was not subject to WQMP requirements, the numeric sizing criteria discussed below applies only to the addition or replacement, and not to the entire developed site. Where redevelopment results in the addition or replacement of more than 50% of the impervious surfaces of a previously existing developed site, the numeric sizing criteria applies to the entire development;
(ii) New development projects that create 10,000 square feet or more of impervious City of Cypress, CA
§ 13-23 § 13-23
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surface (collectively over the entire project site) including commercial, industrial, residential housing subdivisions (i.e., detached single-family home subdivisions, multi-family attached subdivisions (town homes), condominiums, apartments, etc.), and mixed-use projects. This category includes development projects on public or private land, which fall under the planning and building authority of the permittees;
(iii) Automotive repair shops (with SIC codes 5013, 5014, 5541, 7532-7534, 7536-7539);
(iv) Restaurants where the land area of development is 5,000 square feet or more; (v) All hillside developments on 5,000 square feet or more, which are located on areas with known erosive soil conditions or where the natural slope is 25% or more; (vi) Developments of 2,500 square feet of impervious surface or more, adjacent to (within 200 feet) or discharging directly into environmentally sensitive areas, such as areas designated in the Ocean Plan as Areas of Special Biological Significance or water bodies listed on the CWA Section 303(d) list of impaired waters; (vii) Parking lots of 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface exposed to storm water. Parking lot is defined as a land area or facility for the temporary storage of motor vehicles;
(viii) Retail gasoline outlets of 5,000 or more square feet with a projected average daily traffic of 100 or more vehicles per day.
(b) Cost recovery. The costs and expenses of the city planning agency incurred in the review, approval, or revision of any water quality management plan (or in the approval or revision of any such plan) shall be assessed to the property owner or responsible party and shall be due and payable to the city. The city planning agency may elect to require a deposit of estimated costs and expenses, and the actual costs and expenses shall be deducted from the deposit, and the balance, if any, refunded to the property owner or responsible party. (a) Scope of inspections.
(1) Right to inspect. Prior to commencing any inspection as hereinbelow authorized, the authorized inspector shall obtain either the consent of the owner or occupant of the private property or shall obtain an administrative inspection warrant or criminal search warrant.
(2) Entry to inspect. The authorized inspector may enter private property to investigate the source of any discharge to any public street, inlet, gutter, storm drain or the stormwater drainage system located within the jurisdiction of the City of Cypress. (3) Compliance assessments. The authorized inspector may inspect private property for the purpose of verifying compliance with this article, including, but not limited to: (i) City of Cypress, CA
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§ 13-25. Enforcement.
identifying products produced, processes conducted, chemicals used and materials stored on or contained within the property, (ii) identifying point(s) of discharge of all wastewater, process water systems and pollutants, (iii) investigating the natural slope at the location, including drainage patterns and manmade conveyance systems, (iv) establishing the location of all points of discharge from the private property, whether by surface runoff or through a storm drain system, (v) locating any illicit connection or the source of prohibited discharge, (vi) evaluating compliance with any construction or post-construction water quality management plan, and (vii) evaluating compliance with any permit issued pursuant to Section 13-29 hereof, and (viii) investigating the condition of any legal nonconforming connection.
(4) Portable equipment. For purposes of verifying compliance with this article, the authorized inspector may inspect any vehicle, truck, trailer, tank truck or other mobile equipment.
(5) Records review. The authorized inspector may inspect all records of the owner or occupant of private property relating to chemicals or processes presently or previously occurring on-site, including material and/or chemical inventories, facilities maps or schematics and diagrams. Material safety data sheets, hazardous wastes manifests, business plans, pollution prevention plans, state general permits, stormwater pollution prevention plans, monitoring program plans and other record(s) relating to illicit connections, prohibited discharges, a legal nonconforming connection or any other source of contribution, or potential contribution of pollutants to the stormwater drainage system.
(6) Sample and test. The authorized inspector may inspect, sample and test any area runoff, soils area (including groundwater testing), process discharge, materials within any waste storage area (including any container contents), and/or treatment system discharge for the purpose of determining the potential for contribution of pollutants to the stormwater drainage system. The authorized inspector may investigate the integrity of all storm drain and sanitary sewer systems, any legal nonconforming connection, or other pipelines on the property using appropriate tests, including, but not limited to, smoke and dye tests or video surveys. The authorized inspector may take photographs or videotapes, make measurements or drawings, and create any other record necessary to document conditions on the property.
(7) Monitoring. The authorized inspector may erect and maintain monitoring devices for the purpose of measuring any discharge or potential source of discharge to the stormwater drainage system.
(8) Test results. The owner or occupant of property subject to inspection shall, on submission of a written request, receive copies of all monitoring and test results conducted by the authorized inspector.
(b) (Reserved)
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§ 13-24 § 13-25
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(1) Notice of noncompliance. The authorized inspector may deliver to the owner or occupant of any private property, or to any person responsible for an illicit connection or prohibited discharge, a notice of noncompliance listing the steps necessary to correct the conditions on the property causing noncompliance with the provisions of this article, any approved construction or post-construction water quality management plan, or any permit issued pursuant to section 13-29 hereof.
a. The notice of noncompliance shall identify the provision(s) of this article, the applicable water quality management plan or permit which has been violated. The notice of noncompliance shall state that continued noncompliance may result in additional enforcement actions against the owner, occupant and/or person. b. The notice of noncompliance shall state a compliance date that must be met by the owner, occupant and/or person; provided, however, that the compliance date may not exceed 90 days unless the authorized inspector extends the compliance deadline an additional 90 days where good cause exists for the extension. (2) Administrative compliance orders.
a. The authorized inspector may issue an administrative compliance order. The administrative compliance order shall be delivered in accordance with section 13-25, paragraph (a)(5), of this article. The administrative compliance order may be issued to:

1. The owner or occupant of any private property requiring abatement of conditions on the property that cause or may cause a prohibited discharge or an illicit connection in violation of this article;

2. The owner of private property or a responsible party subject to the requirements of any water quality management plan to ensure implementation of an adherence to the terms, conditions and requirements of the plan;

3. A permittee subject to the requirements of any permit issued pursuant to section 13-29 hereof to ensure compliance with the terms, conditions and requirements of the permit;

4. Any person responsible for an illicit connection or prohibited discharge. b. The administrative compliance order may include the following terms and requirements:

1. Specific steps and time schedules for compliance as reasonably necessary to prevent threatened or future unauthorized discharges, including but not limited to the threat of a prohibited discharge from any pond, pit, well, surface impoundment, holding or storage area;

2. Specific steps and time schedules for compliance as reasonably necessary to discontinue any illicit connection;
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3. Specific requirements for containment, cleanup, removal, storage, installation of overhead covering, or proper disposal of any pollutant having the potential to contact stormwater runoff;

4. Any other terms or requirements reasonably calculated to prevent continued or threatened violations of this article, including, but not limited to requirements for compliance with best management practices guidance documents promulgated by any federal, State of California or regional agency;

5. Any other terms or requirements reasonably calculated to achieve full compliance with the terms, conditions and requirements of any water quality management plan, or permit issued pursuant hereto.
(3) Cease and desist orders.
a. The authorized inspector may issue a cease and desist order. A cease and desist order shall be delivered in accordance with section 13-25, paragraph (a)(5), of this article. A cease and desist order may direct the owner or occupant of any private property and/or other person responsible for a violation of this article to:

1. Immediately discontinue any illicit connection, or prohibited discharge to the stormwater drainage system;

2. Immediately contain or divert any flow of water off the property, where the flow is occurring in violation of any provision of this article;

3. Immediately discontinue any other violation of this article;

4. Clean up the area affected by the violation.
b. The authorized inspector may direct by cease and desist order that the owner of any private property, the responsible party subject to the terms and conditions of any water quality management plan, or any permittee under any permit issued pursuant to section 13-27 hereof.

1. Immediately cease any activity not in compliance with the terms, conditions and requirements of the applicable water quality management plan or permit.

2. (Reserved)
(4) Recovery of costs. The authorized inspector may deliver to the owner or occupant of any private property, any permittee or any responsible party, or any other person who becomes subject to a notice of noncompliance or administrative order, an invoice for costs. An invoice for costs shall be delivered in accordance with section 13-25, paragraph (a)(5), of this article. An invoice for costs shall be immediately due and payable to the city for the actual costs incurred by the city in issuing and enforcing any notice or order.
a. If any owner or occupant, permittee or responsible party, or any other person fails to either pay the invoice for costs or appeal successfully the invoice for costs in City of Cypress, CA
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§ 13-26. Administrative hearings.
accordance with section 13-26 then the enforcing attorney may institute collection proceedings.
b. (Reserved)
(5) Delivery of notice. Any notice of noncompliance, administrative compliance order, cease and desist order or invoice of costs to be delivered pursuant to the requirements of this article shall be subject to the following:
a. The notice shall state that the recipient has a right to appeal the matter as set forth in sections 13-26.
b. Delivery shall be deemed complete upon (a) personal service to the recipient; (b) deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid for first class delivery; or (c) facsimile service with confirmation of receipt.
c. Where the recipient of notice is the owner of the property, the address for notice shall be the address from the most recently issued equalized assessment roll for the property or as otherwise appears in the current records of the city. d. Where the owner or occupant of any private property cannot be located after the reasonable efforts of the authorized inspector, a notice of noncompliance or cease and desist order shall be deemed delivered after posting on the property for a period of 10 business days.
(a) Administrative hearing for notices of noncompliance; administrative compliance orders; invoices for costs and adverse determination. Except as set forth in section 13-26, paragraph (c), any person receiving a notice of noncompliance, administrative compliance order, a notice of legal nonconforming connection, an invoice for costs, or any person who is subject to any adverse determination made pursuant to this article may appeal the matter by requesting an administrative hearing.
(b) Request for administrative hearing Any person appealing a notice of noncompliance, and administrative compliance order, a notice of legal nonconforming connection, an invoice for costs or an adverse determination shall, within 30 days or receipts thereof, file a written request for an administrative hearing, accompanied by an administrative hearing fee as established by a separate resolution, with the office of the city clerk, with a copy of the request for administrative hearing mailed on the date of filing to the city manager. Thereafter, a hearing on the matter shall be held before the hearing officer within 45 business days of the date of filing of the written request unless, in the reasonable discretion of the hearing officer and pursuant to a written request by the appealing party, a continuance of the hearing is granted.
(c) Administrative hearing for cease and desist orders and emergency abatement actions. An administrative hearing on the issuance of a cease and desist order or following an emergency abatement action shall be held within five business days following the issuance of the order or the action of abatement, unless the hearing (or the time requirement for the hearing) is City of Cypress, CA
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§ 13-27. Water quality nuisance.

Any condition in violation of the prohibitions of this article, including but not limited to the maintenance or use of any illicit connection or the occurrence of any prohibited discharge, shall constitute a threat to the public health, safety and welfare, and is declared and deemed a nuisance pursuant to Government Code section 38771.
waived in writing by the party subject to the cease and desist order or the emergency abatement. A request for an administrative hearing shall not be required from the person subject to the cease and desist order or the emergency abatement action. (d) Hearing proceedings. The authorized inspector shall appear in support of the notice, order, determination, invoice for costs or emergency abatement action, and the appealing party shall appear in support of withdrawal of the notice, order, determination, invoice for costs, or in opposition to the emergency abatement action. The city shall have the burden of supporting any enforcement or other action by a preponderance of the evidence. Each party shall have the right to present testimony and other documentary evidence as necessary for explanation of the case.
(e) Final decision and appeal. The final decision of the hearing officer shall issue within 10 business days of the conclusion of the hearing and shall be delivered by the first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the appealing party. The final decision shall include notice that any legal challenge to the final decision shall be made pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Civil [Procedure] sections 1094.5 and 1094.6 and shall be commenced within 90 days following issuance of the final decision. (The administrative hearing fee paid by a prevailing party in an appeal shall be refunded.)
(1) Notwithstanding this paragraph (e), the final decision of the hearing officer in any preceding determining the validity of a cease and desist order or following an emergency abatement action shall be mailed within five business days following the conclusion of the hearing.
(2) (Reserved)
(f) City abatement. In the event the owner of private property, the operator of a facility, a permittee, a responsible party, or any other person fails to comply with any provision of a compliance schedule issued pursuant to this article, the authorized inspector may request the enforcing attorney to obtain an abatement warrant or other appropriate judicial authorization to enter the property, abate the condition and restore the area. Any costs incurred by the city in obtaining and carrying out an abatement warrant or other judicial authorization may be recovered pursuant to section 13-27, paragraph (4).
(1) Court order to enjoin or abatement. At the request of the city manager, the enforcing attorney may seek a court order to enjoin and/or abate the nuisance. (2) Notice to owner and occupant. Prior to seeking any court order to enjoin or abate a nuisance or threatened nuisance, the city manager shall provide notice of the proposed injunction or abatement to the owner and occupant, if any, of the property where the nuisance or threatened City of Cypress, CA
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§ 13-28. Penalties.
nuisance is occurring.
(3) Emergency abatement. In the event the nuisance constitutes an imminent danger to public safety or the environment, the city manager may enter the property from which the nuisance emanates, abate the nuisance and restore any property affected by the nuisance, without prior notice to or consent from the owner or occupant thereof and without judicial warrant. a. An imminent danger shall include, but is not limited to, exigent circumstances created by the dispersal of pollutants, where the same presents a significant and immediate threat to the public safety or the environment.
b. Notwithstanding the authority of the city to conduct an emergency abatement action, an administrative hearing pursuant to section 13-26, paragraph (c), hereinabove shall follow the abatement action.
(4) Reimbursement of costs. All costs incurred by the city in responding to any nuisance, all administrative expenses and all other expenses, recoverable under state law, shall be recoverable from the person(s) creating, causing, committing or maintaining the nuisance. (5) Nuisance lien. All costs shall become a lien against the property from which the nuisance emanated and a personal obligation against the owner thereof in accordance with Government Code sections 38773.1 and 38773.5. The owner of record of the property subject to any lien shall be given notice of the lien prior to recording as required by Government Code section 38773.1.
a. At the discretion of the city manager, the enforcing attorney is authorized to collect nuisance abatement costs or enforce a nuisance lien in an action brought for a money judgment or by delivery to the county assessor of a special assessment against the property in accord with the conditions and requirements of Government Code section 38773.5.
b. (Reserved)
(a) Prosecutor. The enforcing attorney may act on the request of the city manager to pursue enforcement actions in accordance with the provisions of this article. (b) Infractions. Any person who may otherwise be charged with a misdemeanor under this article may be charged, at the discretion of the prosecuting attorney, with an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than $100 for a first violation, $200 for a second violation, and a fine not exceeding $500 for each additional violation occurring within one year. (c) Misdemeanors. Any person who negligently or knowingly violates any provision of this article, undertakes to conceal any violation of this article, continues any violation of this article after notice thereof, or violates the terms, conditions and requirements of any water quality management plan or permit, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for a period of not more than six months, or both.

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(e) Nonexclusive remedies. Each and every remedy available for the enforcement of this article shall be nonexclusive and it is within the discretion of the authorized inspector or enforcing attorney to seek cumulative remedies, except that multiple monetary fines or penalties shall not be available for any single violation of this article. (f) Citations. Pursuant to Penal Code Section 836.5, the authorized inspector shall have the authority to cause the arrest of any person committing a violation of this article. The person shall be released and issued a citation to appear before a magistrate in accordance with Penal Code Sections 853.5, 853.6, and 853.9, unless the person demands to be taken before a magistrate. Following issuance of any citation the authorized inspector shall refer the matter to the enforcing attorney.

Each citation to appear shall state the name and address of the violator, the provisions of this article violated, and the time and place of appearance before the court, which shall be at least 10 business days after the date of violation.

The person cited shall sign the citation giving his or her written promise to appear as stated therein. If the person cited fails to appear, the enforcing attorney may request issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the person cited.
(g) Violations of other laws. Any person acting in violation of this article also may be acting in violation of the Federal Clean Water Act or the State Porter-Cologne Act and other laws and also may be subject to sanctions including civil liability. Accordingly, the enforcing attorney is authorized to file a citizen suit pursuant to Federal Clean Water Act Section 505(a), seeking penalties, damages, and orders compelling compliance, and other appropriate relief.

The enforcing attorney may notify EPA Region IX, the Santa Ana or San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Boards, or any other appropriate state or local agency, or any alleged violation of this article.
(h) Injunctions. At the request of the city manager, the enforcing attorney may cause the filing in a court of competent jurisdiction, of a civil action seeking an injunction against any threatened or continuing noncompliance with the provisions of this article. (1) Order for reimbursement. Any temporary, preliminary or permanent injunction issued pursuant hereto may include an order for reimbursement to the city of all costs incurred in enforcing this article, including costs of inspection, investigation and monitoring, the costs of abatement undertaken at the expense of the city costs relating to restoration of the environment and all other expenses as authorized by law. (2) (Reserved)
(i) Other civil remedies.
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(2) The enforcing attorney is authorized to file actions for civil damages resulting from any trespass or nuisance occurring on public land or to the stormwater drainage system from any violation of this article where the same has caused damage, contamination or harm to the environment, public property or the stormwater drainage system. (3) The remedies available to the city pursuant to the provisions of this article shall not limit the right of the city to seek any other remedy that may be available by law. (j) Owner liability. The owner of any property, building or structure within the city is responsible for keeping such property, building or structure free of violations related to its use or condition. The owner of such property, building or structure is separately liable for violations committed by tenants or occupants relative to the use or condition of the property. (k) Penalties for repeat illegal sanitary sewer discharges. Illegal discharges into the city's storm drain system are prohibited which includes sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) caused by improperly designed, maintained or damaged sewer lines. An individual, property owner or business that has three or more sanitary sewer overflows within a five year consecutive period shall be fined in accordance with the following in lieu of Section 13-28(b) Infractions:
(1) One hundred dollars per gallon of discharge resulting from the third sanitary sewer overflow occurrence;
(2) Two hundred dollars per gallon of discharge resulting from the fourth sanitary sewer overflow occurrence;
(3) Five hundred dollars per gallon of discharge resulting from the fifth, and thereafter, sanitary sewer overflow occurrence.

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Calculation of flow volume overflow. Volume calculations will be based on criteria contained in the 2014 Sewer Spill Estimation Guide prepared by the Orange County Area Waste Discharge Requirements Steering Committee on file with the city. Final discharge amount will be determined by the director of community development or designee.

Penalties and cost recovery. The responsible party shall also pay the city all costs associated with any clean up and response to the sanitary sewer overflow in addition to any penalties assessed in this section. These penalties will apply to a maximum of 1,000 gallons and, if the spill exceeds the 1,000 gallon amount, then the city manager shall have discretion to impose penalties consistent with this section.

Exemptions. Single-family residences, including condominiums, and public property shall be exempt from these provisions.
(a) Discharge permit procedure.
(1) Permit. On application of the owner of private property or the operator of any facility, which property or facility is not otherwise subject to the requirements of a state general permit, the city manager may issue a permit for authorizing the release of nonstormwater discharges to the stormwater drainage system if:
a. The discharge of material or constituents is reasonably necessary for the conduct of otherwise legal activities on the property; and
b. The discharge will not cause a nuisance, impair the beneficial uses of receiving waters, or cause any reduction in established water quality standards. c. All facilities, that meet the threshold specified in Section IX Municipal Inspection of Industrial Facilities and Section X Municipal Inspection of Commercial Facilities of the NPDES permit or its successor, shall file an application and obtain a stormwater quality discharge permit from the city, including, but not limited to, the following types of commercial and industrial facilities:
(i) Transport, storage or transfer of pre-production plastic pellets; (ii) Automobile mechanical repair, maintenance, fueling or cleaning; (iii) Airplane maintenance, fueling, or cleaning;
(iv) Marinas and boat maintenance, fueling or cleaning; (v) Equipment repair, maintenance, fueling, or cleaning; (vi) Automobile impound and storage facilities;
(vii) Pest control service facilities;
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(x) Building materials retail and storage facilities;
(xi) Portable sanitary service facilities;
(xii) Painting and coating;
(xiii) Animal facilities such as petting zoos and boarding and training facilities; (xiv) Nurseries and greenhouses;
(xv) Landscape and hardscape installation;
(xvi) Pool, lake and fountain cleaning;
(xvii) Golf courses;
(xviii) Other commercial sites/sources that are tributary to and within 500 feet of an area defined by Ocean Plan as an Area of Special Biological Significance; (xix) Any commercial sites or sources that are tributary to and within 500 feet of an area defined by the Ocean Plan as an Area of Special Biological Significance;
(xx) Any industrial businesses subject to the California Statewide General NPDES Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities, and other industrial and commercial sites/sources that the city determines may contribute a significant pollutant load to the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) also referred to as the stormwater drainage system; and (xxi) Any other facility that is required under by the NPDES permit or its successor.
d. Facilities requiring the permit are categorized as low/medium priority or high priority dependent upon their history of unauthorized, non-stormwater discharges.

Inspection frequency will abide by the current NPDES permit requirements. (2) Application. The applicant shall provide all information requested by the city manager for review and consideration of the application, including, but not limited to, specific detail as to the activities to be conducted on the property, plans and specifications for facilities located on the property, identification of equipment or processes to be used on-site and other information as may be requested in order to determine the constituents, quantities thereof, which may be discharged if permission is granted. (3) Permit issuance. The permit shall be granted or denied by the city manager or designated representative, no later than 60 business days following the completion and acceptance of the application as determined by the city manager. a. The applicant shall be notified in person or by first-class mail, postage prepaid of City of Cypress, CA
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b. As part of any application for, and prior to the issuance of, any permit, each applicant shall pay to the city a fee as prescribed in the master fee schedule, which may be updated by resolution from time to time.
(4) Permit conditions. The permit may include terms, conditions and requirements to ensure compliance with the objectives of this article and as necessary to protect the receiving waters, including, but not limited to:
a. Identification of the discharge location on the property and the location at which the discharge will enter the stormwater drainage system; b. Identification of the constituents and quantities thereof to be discharged into the stormwater drainage system;
c. Specification of pollution prevention techniques and structural or nonstructural control requirements as reasonably necessary to prevent the occurrence of potential discharges in violation of this article;
d. Requirements for self-monitoring of any discharge;
e. Requirements for submission of documents or data, such as technical reports, production data, discharge reports, self-monitoring reports and waste manifests; and
f. Other terms and conditions appropriate to ensure compliance with the provisions of this article and the protection of receiving waters, including requirements for compliance with best management practices guidance documents approved by any federal, State of California or regional agency.
g. Implement source control and pollution prevention measures that are consistent with the designated best management practices for industrial and commercial facilities as identified in the NPDES permit or its successor including, without limitation, the following:
(i) IC1 Airplane Maintenance & Repair;
(ii) IC2 Animal Handling Areas;
(iii) IC3 Building Maintenance;
(iv) IC4 Carpet Cleaning;
(v) IC5 Concrete & Asphalt Production, Application, & Cutting; (vi) IC6 Contaminated or Erodible Surface Areas;
(vii) IC7 Landscape Maintenance;
(viii) IC8 Nurseries & Greenhouses;
(ix) IC9 Outdoor Drainage from Indoor Areas;
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(xi) IC11 Outdoor Process Equipment Operations & Maintenance; (xii) IC12 Outdoor Storage of Raw Materials, Products, & Containers; (xiii) IC13 Over Water Activities;
(xiv) IC14 Painting, Finishing, & Coatings of Vehicles, Boats, Buildings, & Equipment;
(xv) IC15 Parking & Storage Area Maintenance;
(xvi) IC16 Pool and Fountain Cleaning;
(xvii) IC17 Spill Prevention & Cleanup;
(xviii) IC18 Vehicle & Equipment Fueling;
(xix) IC19 Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance & Repair;
(xx) IC20 Vehicle & Equipment Washing & Steam Cleaning; (xxi) IC21 Waste Handling & Disposal;
(xxii) IC22 Eating & Drinking Establishments;
(xxiii) IC23 Fire Sprinkler Testing/Maintenance; and
(xxiv) IC24 Wastewater Disposal Guidelines.
h. Allowing access to the facility by inspection personnel during business hours to inspect and audit the facility for compliance with the required best management practices and for investigation of possible illicit discharges, and the location at which any discharge could enter the stormwater drainage system. i. Applicant shall prohibit or mitigate through appropriate control measures, as determined by the director of public works, the following types of discharges:
(i) Sewage (also prohibited under the Statewide SSO order); (ii) Wash water resulting from the hosing or cleaning of gas stations, auto repair garages, and other types of automobile service stations; (iii) Discharges resulting from the cleaning, repair, or maintenance of any type of equipment, machinery, or facility, including motor vehicles, concrete mixing equipment, portable toilet servicing, etc.;
(iv) Wash water from mobile auto detailing and washing, steam and pressure cleaning, carpet/upholstery cleaning, pool cleaning and other such mobile commercial and industrial activities;
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(vi) Runoff from material storage areas or uncovered receptacles that contain chemicals, fuels, grease, oil, or other hazardous materials; (vii) Discharges of runoff from the washing of toxic materials from paved or unpaved areas;
(viii) Discharges of pool or fountain water containing chlorine, biocides, or other chemicals; pool filter backwash containing debris and chlorine; (ix) Pet waste, yard waste, litter, debris, sediment, etc.; and (x) Restaurant or food processing facility wastes such as grease, floor mat and trash bin wash water, food waste, etc.
j. Any food service establishment facility shall have a program to ensure the following areas are managed appropriately:
(i) Oil and grease disposal to verify that these wastes are not poured onto a parking lot, or adjacent catch basin;
(ii) Trash bin areas to verify that these areas are clean, the bin lids are closed, the bins are not filled with liquid and the bins have not been washed out; (iii) Parking lot, alley, sidewalk and street areas to verify that floor mats, mops, filters and garbage containers are not washed in those areas and that any water used for such purposes is not poured or otherwise disposed of in those areas or discharged to the stormwater drainage system;
(iv) Parking lot areas to verify that they are cleaned by sweeping, rather than by hosing, and that the facility operator uses dry methods for spill cleanup rather than hosing; and
(v) Inspection of existing devices designed to separate grease from wastewater (e.g., grease traps or interceptors) to ensure adequate capacity and proper maintenance is currently performed under the fats, oils and grease ("FOG") program.
(5) General permit. In the discretion of the city manager, the permit may, in accordance with the conditions identified in subsection (a)(4), be prepared as a general permit applicable to a specific category of activities. If a general permit is issued, any person intending to discharge within the scope of the authorization provided by the general permit may do so by filing an application to discharge with the city manager. No discharge within the scope of the general permit shall occur until such application is so filed.
a. Notwithstanding the foregoing in this subsection (5), the city manager, in his or her discretion, may eliminate the requirement that an application for a general permit be filed for any specific activity for which a general permit has been issued.

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(6) Permit fees. The permission to discharge may be conditioned upon the applicant's payment of the city's costs, in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by separate resolution, as follows:
a. For individually issued permits, the costs of reviewing the permit application, preparing and issuing the permit, and the costs reasonably related to administering this permit program.
b. For general permits, the costs of reviewing the permit application, that portion of the costs of preparing the general permit which is reasonably attributable to the permittee's application for the general permit, and the costs reasonably related to administering the general permit program.
(b) (Reserved)
(a) The city manager may suspend or revoke any permit when it is determined that:
(1) The permittee has violated any term, condition or requirement of the permit or any applicable provision of this article; or
(2) The permittee's discharge or the circumstances under which the discharge occurs have been changed so that it is no longer appropriate to except the discharge from the prohibitions on prohibited discharge contained within this article; or (3) The permittee fails to comply with any schedule for compliance issued pursuant to this article; or
(4) Any regulatory agency, including EPA or a regional water quality control board having jurisdiction over the discharge, notifies the city that the discharge should be terminated. (b) The city manager may modify any permit when it is determined that:
(1) Federal or state law requirements have changed in a manner that necessitates a change in the permit; or
(2) The permittee's discharge or the circumstances under which the discharge occurs have changed so that it is appropriate to modify the permit's terms, conditions or requirements; or
(3) A change to the permit is necessary to ensure compliance with the objectives of this article or to protect the quality of receiving waters.

The permittee shall be informed of any change in the permit terms and conditions at least 45 business days prior to the effective date of the modified permit. (c) The determination that a permit shall be denied, suspended, revoked or modified may be City of Cypress, CA
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§ 13-32. Interagency cooperation.
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appealed by a permittee pursuant to the same procedures applicable to appeal of an administrative compliance order hereunder. In the absence of a judicial order to the contrary, the permittee may continue to discharge pending issuance of the final administrative decision by the hearing officer.
(a) Penalties and compliance with other laws. Any violation of the terms, conditions and requirements of any permit issued by the city manager shall constitute a violation of this article and subject the violator to the administrative, civil and criminal remedies available under this article.

Compliance with the terms, conditions and requirements of a permit issued pursuant to this article shall not relieve the permittee from compliance with all federal, state and local laws, regulations and permit requirements, applicable to the activity for which the permit is issued. (b) Limited permittee rights. Permits issued under this article are for the person or entity identified therein as the "permittee" only, and authorize the specific operation at the specific location identified in the permit. The issuance of a permit does not vest the permittee with a continuing right to discharge.
(c) Transfer of permits. No permit may be transferred to allow:
(1) A discharge to the stormwater drainage system at a location other than the location stated in the original permit; or
(2) A discharge by a person or entity other than the permittee named in the permit, provided however, that the city may approve a transfer if written approval is obtained, in advance, from the city manager.
(a) The federal clean water act authorizes the NPDES permit for the Orange County area and provides for cooperative implementation of requirements and interagency allocations of program resources and burdens. The coordinated effort in the county and copermittees is reflected in the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit Implementation Agreement Santa Ana/San Diego Regions, the NPDES permits, the DAMP, this article, the appendices to the DAMP, including the best management practices for new development and best management practices for construction activity, monitoring and data collection cooperation and regular emergency and spill response planning activities. (b) The city may elect to contract for the services of any public agency or private enterprise to carry out the planning approvals, inspections, permits and enforcement authorized by this article.

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The provisions of Sections 1094.5 and 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure set forth the procedure for judicial review of any act taken pursuant to this article. Parties seeking judicial review of any action taken pursuant to this article shall file such action within 90 days of the occurrence of the event for which review is sought.
(Ord. No. 933, § 3, 1-9-95)
§ 13-34. Compliance disclaimer.

Full compliance by any person or entity with the provisions of this article shall not preclude the need to comply with other local, state or federal statutory or regulatory requirements, which may be required for the control of stormwater and/or the protection of stormwater quality. (Ord. No. 933, § 3, 1-9-95)
§ 13-35. through § 13-50. (Reserved)
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Fats, Oil, and Grease Management and
Discharge Control Ordinance

ARTICLE VIII

FATS, OIL AND GREASE MANAGEMENT AND DISCHARGE CONTROL
§ 13-80. Purpose, policy and findings.
(a) The Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act (California Water Code §§ 13000 et seq.) provides for the regulation and reduction of pollutants discharged into the waters of California. (b) The city is a permittee under the "General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sewer Collection Agencies in Orange County Within the Santa Ana Region," (Order No.

R8-2002-0014 dated April 26, 2002) ["Sewer WDRs"] issued by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board-Santa Ana Region ("Santa Ana RWQCB"), and, as a permittee under the sewer WDRs, the city is required to adopt regulations and implement procedures to reduce the amount of fats, oils and grease ["FOG"] discharged into the city's sanitary sewer collection system.
(c) Section C.12(iii) of the sewer WDRs requires the city to demonstrate that it possesses the legal authority necessary to control discharges of FOG to and from those portions of the city's sanitary sewer collection system over which it has jurisdiction, so as to comply with the sewer WDRs.
(d) FSEs or "food facilities," as defined in California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law ("CURFFL"), division 104 (Environmental Health), part 7 (Retail Food), chapter 4, articles 1-20 of the California Health & Safety Code ("FSEs"), may produce FOG as a byproduct of their operations, which, if not properly managed and disposed, may create the potential for blockage of sanitary sewer lines, which can result in damage to both public and private property, and sewage overflows that cause health problems and have the potential to pollute beaches and water courses in the city, as well as in other portions of Orange County. (e) Studies in Orange County have concluded that FOG is one of the primary causes of sanitary sewer blockages. Based on information collected by the Santa Ana RWQCB, sanitary sewer system overflows ("SSOs") within Orange County from sewer collection systems have caused numerous beach closures, and the most prevalent cause of the SSOs is FOG accumulation in the small to medium sewer lines serving FSEs. (f) The current edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code requires FSEs that have the potential to produce a significant amount of FOG to have grease control devices. Many FSEs, such as restaurants, within the city do not have grease control devices. These commercial FSEs have the potential to require the city and sanitation districts to perform additional preventive maintenance on sewer lines that service these facilities, as well as respond to and cleanup blockages and sewage overflows caused by improper FOG disposal practices and grease control device maintenance.
(g) The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate the maximum beneficial public use of the city's sanitary sewer collection system while preventing blockages of sewer lines resulting from discharges of FOG to the system, and to specify appropriate FOG discharge requirements for FSEs discharging into the city's sewer system to protect the public health and safety. (h) This chapter shall be interpreted in accordance with the definitions set forth in section 13-81.

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§ 13-81. Definitions.

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the direct or indirect discharge of all wastewater or waste containing FOG into city's sanitary sewer collection system. (i) In order to manage and control, in a cost-effective manner, the discharge of FOG into the city's sanitary sewer collection system to the maximum extent practicable, the adoption of reasonable regulations, as set forth herein, is essential and it is the intent of this chapter to establish regulations for the disposal of FOG and other insoluble waste discharges from FSEs into the city's sewer system.
(j) To comply with federal, state, and local policies and to allow the city to meet applicable standards, provisions are made in this chapter for the regulation of wastewater or waste containing FOG discharges to the sewer facilities.
(k) Certain FSEs within the boundaries of the city do not discharge wastewater into the city's sewer system and facilities and discharge into sewer systems and facilities operated by regulatory agencies and sanitation districts other than the city. Such FSEs will be permitted and regulated by regulatory agencies other than the city. In order to avoid the possibility of overlapping and potentially contradictory regulation of such FSEs, this chapter is not intended to apply to FSEs or other dischargers which do not discharge into the city's sanitary sewer system.
(l) This chapter establishes quantity and quality standards on all wastewater and/or waste discharges containing FOG, which may alone or collectively cause or contribute to FOG accumulation in the sewer facilities causing or potentially causing or contributing to the occurrence of SSOs.
(a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms related to water quality shall be as defined in the sewer WDRs and in the latest edition of Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation. The testing procedures for waste constituents and characteristics shall be as provided in 40 C.F.R. § 136 (Code of Federal Regulations).
(b) Other terms not herein defined are defined as being the same as set forth in the latest adopted applicable editions of the California Codes applicable to building construction adopted pursuant to the California Building Standards Law.
(c) Subject to the foregoing provisions, the following words and phrases shall mean:

Best management practices. Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures and other management practices to prevent or reduce the introduction of FOG to the sewer facilities.

Director. The director of the department of public works, the city engineer.

Discharger. Any person who discharges or causes a discharge of wastewater directly or indirectly to the sewer facilities. Discharger shall have the same meaning as user.

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FOG control program. The FOG control program required by and developed pursuant to section (c)(12)(viii) of the sewer WDRs.

FOG discharge manual. The "fats, oil and grease discharge manual," setting forth best management practices for FSEs, as approved by the director.

FOG wastewater discharge permit or discharge permit. A permit issued by the city subject to the requirements and conditions established by the city authorizing the permittee or discharger to discharge wastewater into the city's facilities or into sewer facilities or which ultimately discharge into such a facility.

Food grinder. Any device installed in the plumbing of a facility or sewage system for the purpose of grinding food waste or food preparation byproducts for the purpose of disposing it in the sewer system.

Food service establishment (FSE). Facilities defined in California Uniform Retail Food Facility Law (CURFFL) Health & Safety Code § 113785, and any commercial or public entity within the boundaries of the city, operating in a permanently constructed structure such as a room, building, or place, or portion thereof, maintained, used, or operated for the purpose of storing, preparing, serving, or manufacturing, packaging, or otherwise handling food for sale to other entities, or for consumption by the public, its members or employees, and which has any process or device that uses or produces FOG, or grease vapors, steam, fumes, smoke or odors that are required to be removed by a type I or type II hood, as defined in CURFFL.

A limited food preparation establishment is not considered an FSE when engaged only in reheating, hot holding or assembly of ready to eat food products and as a result, there is no wastewater discharge containing a significant amount of FOG. A limited food preparation establishment does not include any operation that changes the form, flavor, or consistency of food.

Grab sample. A sample taken from a waste stream on a one-time basis without regard to the flow in the waste stream and without consideration of time.

Grease control device. Any grease interceptor, grease trap or other mechanism, device, or process, which attaches to, or is applied to, wastewater plumbing fixtures and lines, the purpose of which is to trap or collect or treat FOG prior to it being discharged into the sewer system. A grease control device may also include any other proven method to reduce FOG subject to the approval of the director.

Grease disposal mitigation fee. A fee charged to an owner/operator of an FSE, as provided in this chapter, when there are physical limitations to the property that make the installation of the usual and customary grease interceptor or grease control device for the FSE under consideration impossible.

Grease interceptor. A multi-compartment device that is constructed in different sizes and is generally required to be located, according to the California Plumbing Code, underground between an FSE and the connection to the sewer system. These devices primarily use gravity to separate FOG from the wastewater as it moves from one compartment to the next.

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Inspector. A person authorized by the city to inspect any existing or proposed wastewater generation, conveyance, processing, and disposal facilities.

Interference. Any discharge which, alone or in conjunction with discharges from other sources, inhibits or disrupts the city's sewer system, treatment processes or operations; or is a cause of violation of the city's NPDES or waste discharge requirements.

Local sewering agency. Any public agency or private entity responsible for the collection and disposal of wastewater to the city's sewer facilities duly authorized under the laws of the state to construct and/or maintain public sewers.

Major operational change. A physical change or operational change causing generation of the amount of FOG that exceeds the current amount of FOG discharge to the sewer system by the food service establishment in an amount that alone or collectively causes or create a potential for SSOs to occur.

New construction. Any structure planned or under construction for which a sewer connection permit has not been issued.

Permittee. A person who has received a discharge permit to discharge wastewater into the city's sewer facilities subject to the requirements and conditions established by the city.

Public agency. The state and/or any city, county, special district, other local governmental authority or public body of or within this state.

Public sewer. A sewer owned and operated by the city, or other local Public Agency, which is tributary to the City's sewer facilities.

Regulatory agency. Regulatory agency or regulatory agencies shall mean those agencies having regulatory jurisdiction over the operations of the city, including, but not limited to:

Sewage. Wastewater.

Sewer facilities or system. Any and all facilities used for collecting, conveying, pumping, treating, and disposing of wastewater and sludge operated by the city, including the public sewer.

United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. (EPA).
(1)
(2) California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB).

California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region (Santa Ana RWQCB).
(3)
(4) South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). (5) California Department of Health Services (DOHS).
(6) Any public agency.

City of Cypress, CA
§ 13-81 § 13-81
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§ 13-82. FOG discharge requirement.

No FSE shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the sewer system FOG that exceeds a concentration level adopted by a regulatory agency or that may accumulate and/or cause or contribute to blockages in the sewer system or at the sewer system lateral which connects the FSE to the sewer system.
(Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-83. Prohibitions.

The following prohibitions shall apply to all FSEs:

Sewer lateral. A building sewer as defined in the latest edition of the California Plumbing Code. It is the wastewater connection between the building's wastewater facilities and a public sewer system.

Sewer WDRs. The "General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sewer Collection Agencies in Orange County Within the Santa Ana Region," (Order No. R8-2002-0014), dated April 26, 2002, adopted by the Santa Ana RWQCB, and any successor permit to such WDRs.

Sludge. Any solid, semisolid or liquid decant, subnate or supernate from a manufacturing process, utility service, or pretreatment facility.

User. Any person who discharges or causes a discharge of wastewater directly or indirectly to a public sewer system. User shall mean the same as discharger.

Waste. Sewage and any and all other waste substances, liquid, solid, gaseous or radioactive, associated with human habitation or of human or animal nature, including such wastes placed within containers of whatever nature prior to and for the purpose of disposal.

Wastewater. The liquid and water-carried wastes of the community and all constituents thereof, whether treated or untreated, discharged into or permitted to enter a public sewer.

Wastewater constituents and characteristics. The individual chemical, physical, bacteriological, and other parameters, including volume and flow rate and such other parameters that serve to define, classify or measure the quality and quantity of wastewater.

Water minimization practices. Plans or programs intended to reduce or eliminate discharges to the sewer system or to conserve water, including, but not limited to, product substitutions, housekeeping practices, inventory control, employee education, and other steps as necessary to minimize wastewater produced.
(a) No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged any wastewater from FSEs directly or indirectly into the sewer system without first obtaining a FOG wastewater discharge permit pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Discharge of any waste, including FOG and solid materials removed from the grease control device to the sewer system, is prohibited.
(c) The discharge of any waste or FOG to the sewer system which fails to comply with the FOG discharge manual is prohibited.

City of Cypress, CA
§ 13-81 § 13-83
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§ 13-84. Food grinders prohibited.
(Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-85. Best management practices required.
(Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-86. FOG pretreatment required.

FSEs are required to install, operate and maintain an approved type and adequately sized grease interceptor necessary to maintain compliance with the objectives of this chapter in accordance with the FOG discharge manual and the requirements of 40 CFR § 403.5. (Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-87. Variance and waiver of grease interceptor requirement. (d) The discharge of any waste or FOG to the sewer system in a manner which either violates the sewer WDRs or causes or contributes to condition which fails to comply with any of the provisions of the sewer WDRs is prohibited.
(a) No food grinder shall be installed in a plumbing system of new construction of an FSE. (b) All food grinders shall be removed from an existing FSE upon: (i) major operational change to the FSE; or (ii) within 180 days of the effective date of this article, except when expressly approved, in writing, by the director.
(a) All FSEs shall implement best management practices in its operation to minimize the discharge of FOG to the sewer system.
(b) All FSEs must implement and demonstrate compliance with best management practices (BMP) requirements as specified in the city's FOG discharge manual. Detailed requirements for best management practices are specified in the FOG discharge manual and may include kitchen practices and employee training that are essential in minimizing FOG discharges. (a) Variance from grease interceptor requirements. A variance or a conditional waiver from the grease interceptor requirements on such terms and conditions as may established by the director, consistent with the requirements of the sewer WDRs, the city's FOG control program, the FOG discharge manual, and best construction, engineering, environmental and health and safety practices, (1) to allow alternative pretreatment technology that is, at least, equally effective in controlling the FOG discharge in lieu of a grease interceptor, may be granted by the director to FSEs demonstrating to the director's satisfaction that it is impossible to install, operate or maintain a grease interceptor; or (2) where the FSE demonstrates to the director's satisfaction that any FOG discharge from the FSE is negligible and will have an insignificant impact to the sewer system. (b) Waiver from grease interceptor installation with a grease disposal mitigation fee. For FSEs where the installation of grease interceptor is not feasible and no equivalent alternative pretreatment can be installed, a waiver from the grease interceptor requirement may be granted with the imposition of a grease disposal mitigation fee as described in section 13-89.

City of Cypress, CA
§ 13-83 § 13-87
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§ 13-88. Multiple FSEs at commercial properties.

For properties at which multiple FSEs are operated on a single parcel, each FSE operator shall be individually and separately responsible for installation and maintenance of the grease interceptor serving its FSEs and for compliance with this chapter. Furthermore, owners of commercial properties at which multiple FSEs are operated on a single parcel shall be responsible for ensuring compliance by each FSE on the parcel. Such operators and/or property owner can comply with this chapter by installing and maintaining a grease interceptor or grease interceptors serving multiple FSEs upon approval by the director on such terms and conditions that the director may establish in his sole discretion.
(Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-89. Grease disposal mitigation fee.

The director's determination to grant the waiver with a grease disposal mitigation fee will be based upon such considerations that the director determines to be appropriate and consistent with the sewer WDRs, the city's FOG control program, the FOG discharge manual, and best construction, engineering, environmental and health and safety practices. Provided, however, that a grease interceptor will be installed when the FSE either (i) applies for any discretionary permit, including, but not limited to, a conditional use permit; or (ii) conducts any remodeling to an FSE which involves construction valued at $50,000 or more requiring a building permit and which involves any one or combination of the following: (1) under slab plumbing in the food processing area, (2) a 30% increase in the net public seating area, (3) a 30% increase in the size of the kitchen area, or (4) any change in the size or type of food preparation equipment. No discretionary permit, including but not limited to a conditional use permit, shall be issued to an FSE unless the applicant can demonstrate that a grease interceptor has been or will be installed at the FSE.
(c) Application for waiver or variance of requirement for grease interceptor. An FSE may submit an application for waiver or variance from the grease interceptor requirement to the director. Terms and conditions for issuance of a variance to an FSE shall be set forth in the discharge permit. A waiver or variance may be revoked at any time when any of the terms and conditions for its issuance is not satisfied or if the conditions upon which the waiver was based change so that the justification for the waiver no longer exists. (a) FSEs that operate without a grease control interceptor may be required to pay an annual grease disposal mitigation fee to equitably cover the costs of increased maintenance and administration of the sewer system as a result of the FSEs' inability to adequately remove FOG from its wastewater discharge. This section shall not be interpreted to allow a new FSE, or existing FSEs undergoing remodeling or change in operations, to operate without an approved grease interceptor unless the director has determined that it is impossible to install or operate a grease control interceptor for the FSE under the provisions of this chapter. (b) The grease disposal mitigation fee shall be established by resolution of the city council, and shall be based on the estimated annual increased cost of maintaining the sewer system for inspection and removal of FOG and other viscous or solidifying agents attributable to the FSE resulting from the lack of a grease interceptor or grease control device and such other City of Cypress, CA
§ 13-87 § 13-89
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§ 13-90. Sewer system overflows, public nuisance, abatement orders and cleanup costs.

Notwithstanding any waiver of grease interceptor requirements under this chapter, FSEs determined by the director to have contributed to a sewer blockage, SSOs or any sewer system interferences resulting from the discharge of wastewater or waste containing FOG, may be ordered by the director to immediately install and maintain a grease interceptor, and may be subject to a plan determined by the director to abate the nuisance and prevent any future health hazards created by sewer line failures and blockages, SSOs or any other sewer system interferences. SSOs may cause threat and injury to public health, safety, and welfare of life and property and are hereby declared public nuisances. Furthermore, sewer lateral failures and SSOs caused by FSEs alone or collectively are the responsibility of the private property owner or FSE, and individual(s) as a responsible officer or owner of the FSE. If the city must act immediately to contain and clean up an SSO-caused by blockage of a private or public sewer lateral or serving an FSE, or at the request of the property owner or operator of the FSE, or because of the failure of the property owner or FSE to abate the condition causing immediate threat of injury to the health, safety, welfare, or property of the public, the city's costs for such abatement may be entirely borne by the property owner or operator of the FSE, and individual(s) as a responsible officer or owner of the FSE(s) and may constitute a debt to the city and become due and immediately payable upon the city's request for reimbursement of such costs.
(Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-91. FOG wastewater discharge permit required.
(Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
costs that the city council considers appropriate.
(c) The grease disposal mitigation fee may not be waived or reduced when the FSE does not comply with the minimum requirements of this chapter and/or its discharge into the sewer system in the preceding 12 months has caused or potentially caused or contributed alone or collectively, in sewer blockage or a sanitary sewer overflow ("SSO") in the sewer downstream, or surrounding the FSE prior to the waiver request. (a) FSEs proposing to discharge or currently discharging wastewater-containing FOG into the city's sewer system shall obtain a FOG wastewater discharge permit from the city within either (i) 180 days from the effective date of this chapter or (ii) at the time any FSE applies for or renews its annual business license from the city. Compliance with this chapter must be demonstrated at the time any business license is issued, provided that the director may extend the compliance date for no more than 90 days after the date of the issuance of the license. (b) FOG wastewater discharge permits shall be expressly subject to all provisions of this chapter and all other regulations, charges for use, and fees established by the city. The conditions of FOG Wastewater Discharge Permits shall be enforced by the city in accordance with this chapter and applicable state and federal regulations.
(c) The city shall not issue a certificate of occupancy for any new construction, or occupancy unless an FSE has fully complied with the provisions of this chapter.

City of Cypress, CA
§ 13-89 § 13-92
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Any person required to obtain a FOG wastewater discharge permit shall complete and file with the city prior to commencing discharges, an application in a form prescribed by the director and shall provide the city such information and documents as the director determines is necessary and appropriate to properly evaluate the application. The applicable fees shall accompany this application. After evaluation of the data furnished, the director may issue a FOG Wastewater discharge permit, subject to terms and conditions set forth in this chapter and as otherwise determined by the director to be appropriate to protect the city's sewer system. (Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-93. FOG wastewater discharge permit conditions.

The issuance of a FOG Wastewater Discharge Permit may contain any of the following conditions or limits as determined by the Director:
(Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-94. FOG wastewater discharge permit fee.

The FOG wastewater discharge permit fee shall be paid by the applicant in an amount adopted by resolution of the city council. Payment of permit fees must be received by the city prior to (a) Limits on discharge of FOG and other priority pollutants. (b) Requirements for proper operation and maintenance of grease interceptors and other grease control devices.
(c) Grease interceptor maintenance frequency and schedule. (d) Requirements for implementation of best management practices and installation of adequate grease interceptor and/or grease control device.
(e) Requirements for maintaining and reporting status of best management practices. (f) Requirements for maintaining and submitting logs and records, including waste hauling records and waste manifests.
(g) Requirements to self-monitor.
(h) Requirements for the FSE to construct, operate and maintain, at its own expense, FOG control device and sampling facilities.
(i) Consent by the operator of the FSE for the city and other regulatory agencies to inspect the FSE to confirm compliance with this chapter, the sewer WDRs and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, including any NPDES permit applicable to the city. (j) Additional requirements as otherwise determined to be reasonably appropriate by the director to protect the city's system or as specified by other regulatory agencies. (k) Other terms and conditions, which may be reasonably applicable to ensure compliance with this chapter as determined by the director.

City of Cypress, CA
§ 13-92 § 13-94
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§ 13-95. FOG wastewater discharge permit modification of terms and conditions. (Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-96. FOG wastewater discharge permit duration and renewal.

FOG wastewater discharge permits shall be issued for a period not to exceed 1 year. Upon expiration of the discharge permit, the user shall apply for renewal of the permit in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-97. Exemption from FOG wastewater discharge permit.

A limited food preparation establishment is not considered an FSE for the purposes of this chapter and is exempt from obtaining a FOG wastewater discharge permit. (Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-98. Nontransferability of FOG wastewater discharge permits. (a) The terms and conditions of an issued discharge permit may be subject to modification and change by the sole determination of the director during the life of the permit based on:
(1) The discharger's current or anticipated operating data; (2) The city's current or anticipated operating data;
(3) Changes in the requirements of regulatory agencies which affect the city; or (4) A determination by the director that such modification is appropriate to further the objectives of this chapter.
(b) The permittee may request a modification to the terms and conditions of an issued discharge permit. The request shall be in writing stating the requested change, and the reasons for the change. The director shall review the request, make a determination on the request, and respond in writing.
(c) The permittee shall be informed of any change in the discharge permit limits, conditions, or requirements at least 45 days prior to the effective date of change. Any changes or new conditions in the discharge permit shall include a reasonable time schedule for compliance. (a) FOG wastewater discharge permits issued under this chapter are for a specific FSE, for a specific operation and create no vested or property rights. (b) No FOG wastewater discharge permit holder shall assign, transfer or sell any FOG wastewater discharge permit issued under this chapter nor use any such permit for or on any premises or for facilities or operations or discharges not expressly encompassed within the underlying permit.

City of Cypress, CA
§ 13-94 § 13-98
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§ 13-99. FOG wastewater discharge permit charge for use.

In addition to the FOG Wastewater discharge permit application fee, a charge to cover all costs of the city for providing the sewer service and monitoring shall be established by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-100. Grease interceptor requirements.
(Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-101. Monitoring and reporting conditions.
(c) Any FOG wastewater discharge permit which is transferred to a new owner or operator or to a new facility is void.
(a) Grease interceptors shall be maintained in efficient operating condition in accordance with the FOG discharge manual.
(b) Grease interceptors must be cleaned, maintained, and FOG must be removed from grease interceptors at regular intervals.
(c) FOG removed from grease interceptors shall be waste hauled periodically as part of the operation and maintenance requirements for grease interceptors and disposed of in a proper manner and at regular intervals.
(a) Monitoring for compliance with FOG wastewater discharge conditions and reporting requirements.
(1) The director may require periodic reporting of the status of implementation of best management practices, in accordance with the FOG control program and the FOG discharge manual.
(2) The director may require visual and other monitoring at the sole expense of the permittee to observe the actual conditions of the FSE's sewer lateral and sewer lines downstream.
(3) The director may require reports for self-monitoring of wastewater constituents and FOG characteristics of the permittee needed for determining compliance with any conditions or requirements as specified in the FOG wastewater discharge permit or this chapter. Monitoring reports of the analyses of wastewater constituents and FOG characteristics shall be in a manner and form approved by the director and shall be submitted upon request of the director.
(4) Failure by the permittee to perform any required monitoring, or to submit monitoring reports required by the director constitutes a violation of this chapter and shall be cause for the city to initiate all necessary tasks and analyses to determine the wastewater constituents and FOG characteristics for compliance with any conditions and requirements specified in the FOG wastewater discharge permit or in this chapter.

City of Cypress, CA
§ 13-98 § 13-101
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§ 13-102. Inspection and sampling conditions.
(Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-103. Right of entry.

Persons or occupants of premises where wastewater is created or discharged shall allow the (5) The permittee shall be responsible for any and all expenses of the city in undertaking such monitoring analyses and preparation of reports.
(6) Other reports may be required such as compliance schedule progress reports, FOG control monitoring reports, and any other reports deemed reasonably appropriate by the director to ensure compliance with this chapter.
(b) Record keeping requirements. The permittee shall be required to keep all documents identified by the director relating to its compliance with this chapter, including manifests, receipts and invoices of all cleaning, maintenance, grease removal of/from the grease control device, disposal carrier and disposal site location for no less than two years. The permittee shall, upon request, make the manifests, receipts and invoices available to any city representative, or inspector.
(c) Falsifying information or tampering with process. It shall be unlawful to make any false statement, representation, record, report, plan or other document that is filed with the city, or to tamper with or knowingly render inoperable any grease control device, monitoring device or method or access point required under this chapter.
(a) The director may inspect and sample or order the inspection and sampling of the wastewater discharges of any FSE to ascertain whether the intent of this chapter is being met and the Permittee is complying with all requirements. The permittee shall allow the city access to the FSE premises, during normal business hours, for purposes of inspecting the FSE's grease control devices or interceptor, reviewing the manifests, receipts, invoices and other documents and information and to make inquiries of the permittee and its employees relating to the cleaning, maintenance and inspection of the grease control devices or interceptor or other facilities relating to discharges into the sewer system. (b) The director shall have the right to place or order the placement on the FSE's property or other locations as determined by the director, such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling or metering operations. Where an FSE has security measures in force, the permittee shall make necessary arrangements so that representatives of the city shall be permitted to enter without delay for the purpose of performing their specific responsibilities. (c) For the director to determine the wastewater characteristics of the discharger for purposes of determining the annual use charge and for compliance with FOG wastewater discharge permit requirements, the permittee shall make available for inspection and copying by the city all notices, monitoring reports, waste manifests, and records including, but not limited to, those related to wastewater generation, and wastewater disposal without restriction but subject to the confidentiality provision set forth in this chapter. All such records shall be kept by the permittee a minimum of two years.

City of Cypress, CA
§ 13-101 § 13-103
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§ 13-104. Notification of spill.
(Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-105. Enforcement.
(Ord. No. 1065, § 1, 12-13-04)
§ 13-106. Violations.
(a) In the event a permittee is unable to comply with any FOG Wastewater discharge permit condition due to a breakdown of equipment, accidents, or human error or the permittee has reasonable opportunity to know that his/her/its discharge will exceed the discharge provisions of the FOG wastewater discharge permit or this chapter, the discharger shall immediately notify the city by telephone at the number specified in the permit. If the material discharged to the sewer has the potential to cause or results in sewer blockages or SSOs, the discharger shall immediately notify the local health department, city or county, and the city. (b) Confirmation of this notification shall be made in writing to the director at the address specified in the FOG wastewater discharge permit no later than five working days from the date of the incident. The written notification shall state the date of the incident, the reasons for the discharge or spill, what steps were taken to immediately correct the problem, and what steps are being taken to prevent the problem from recurring. (c) Such notification shall not relieve the permittee of any expense, loss, damage or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage or loss to the city or any other damage or loss to person or property; nor shall such notification relieve the permittee of any fees or other liability which may be imposed by this chapter or other applicable law. (a) The city council finds that, in order for the city to comply with the laws, regulations, and rules imposed upon it by regulatory agencies and to ensure that the city's sewer facilities are protected and are able to operate with the highest degree of efficiency, and to protect the public health and environment, specific enforcement provisions must be adopted to govern the discharges to the city's sewer system by FSEs.
(b) To ensure that all interested parties are afforded due process of law and that violations are resolved as soon as possible, a permittee, or applicant for a permit may appeal any determination made by the director, including, but not limited to, a denial of a discharge permit, a notice of violation; permit suspension or revocation; or a compliance schedule agreement (CSA), pursuant to the procedures set forth in section 13-107. (c) The city, at its discretion, may utilize any one, combination, or all enforcement remedies provided in this chapter in response to any FOG wastewater discharge permit or chapter violations.

Cypress City CouncilJuly 14, 2025

Cypress City Council
July 14, 2025