HERCULES CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERCULES ADOPTING THE JUNE 2026 SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN WHEREAS, the City’s Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) provides a comprehensive plan and schedule to properly plan, manage, operate, and maintain all parts of the sanitary sewer system; and WHEREAS, the SSMP was last updated in 2019; and
WHEREAS, the SSMP is mandated by the State Water Resources Control Board and the June 2026 SSMP follows the format specified in their Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ, reissued from Order No. 2006-0003-DWQ; and WHEREAS, while the SSMP is intended to be a working document, it is timely to formally incorporate the requirements of the State Water Board's reissued Order and to capture changes to the City's sanitary sewer system and management practices that have evolved since that time; and WHEREAS, the City’s January 2026 SSMP has been comprehensively revised with the assistance of the City’s wastewater consultant, West Yost.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hercules that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein as findings.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hercules as follows:
The SSMP is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (“Existing Facilities”) because it applies to an existing system and does not propose or approve construction or expansion of existing facilities. Further, the SSMP is exempt from CEQA review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308 because it is an action taken to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment at the direction of the State Water Board.
The June 2026 Sewer System Management Plan attached to the staff report for this item and incorporated herein by reference is hereby adopted.
The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hercules held on the 8th day of September 2026 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Chris Kelley, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk
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