STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
CC 6
3/25/2025
TN
Date: March 25, 2025
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From: Marissa Diaz, Director - Public Works
Bruce Katz, Assistant Director - Utility Services Division Subject: 2024 Sewer Collection System Annual Report
Recommendation:
Accept the 2024 Sanitary Sewer Collection System Annual Report.
G.C. Section 84308: No
Fiscal Impact:
None.
Background:
The City of Lancaster assumed responsibility for the operation and maintenance of its sanitary sewer system from the County of Los Angeles Consolidated Sewer Maintenance District (CSMD) on July 1, 2008, believing that local control of the system was in the best interest of its residents.
The production of an annual report is one of the performance measures approved by City Council in the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Program and Financial Plan. The following objectives were achieved by the Public Works Department – Utility Services Division, for 2024:
•Providing for the health and safety of the citizens of Lancaster through proper maintenance of the sewer collection system.
•Responding to and reporting all public Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) in accordance with waste discharge requirements mandated by the State of California. •Responding to resident complaints in compliance with the City's Stand-by Policy as stated in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the Local 911 Employees Union.
•Training staff to California Water Environment Association (CWEA) Sewer Collection System Technician Certification requirements.
•Preparation of the city-wide 2024 Sanitary Sewer Collection System Annual Report. 1 9
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The attached Sewer Collection System Annual Report provides detailed information regarding the system's growth and characteristics over the past year, and outlines the accomplishments of the Public Works – Utilities Services Division regarding operations and maintenance of the City's sewer system.
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Attachment:
2024 Sewer Collection System Annual Report