STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
CC 11
4/8/2025
TN
Date: April 8, 2025
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From: Marissa Diaz, Director - Public Works
Bruce Katz, Assistant Director – PW Utility Services
Subject: Approval of Sewer System Management Plan Update Recommendation:
Approve the Sewer System Management Plan Update, and authorize the Director of Public Works, or her designee, to certify via the State established electronic reporting system known as California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS).
G.C. Section 84308: No
Fiscal Impact:
None.
Background:
On May 2, 2006, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) adopted General Order No. 2006-0003-DWQ (2006 Order), which established General Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) for all publicly owned or operated sanitary sewer systems within the State of California.
The WDRs require that owners and operators of sewer collection systems report sewer spills in the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS), an electronic reporting system developed by the SWRCB, and develop and implement a Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) with the goal of reducing sewer spills. The SSMP is a written document that details how a specific sewer collection system is operated, maintained, repaired, and funded. The City of Lancaster’s original SSMP was completed and approved by the City Council in April 2009.
On December 6, 2022, Order WQ 2022-0103-DWQ (2022 Order) was adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board. According to the 2022 Order, the SSMP must be updated and approved by the governing body every six (6) years. Once approved, the SSMP will be uploaded and certified via the electronic reporting system on CIWQS.
The SSMP Update includes the following:
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1. Updated Operations and Maintenance practices
2. Updated Contact Information for City staff
3. New Spill Emergency Response Plan (SERP) in place of Overflow Emergency Response Plan (OERP)
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Attachment:
Sewer System Management Plan Update