City Council
259 N. Wilma Avenue
Ripon, CA 95366
MEMO
To: Honorable City Council
From: Christiana Giedd, Associate Civil Engineer
Date: 03/14/2023
Subject: 2023 Sewer System Management Plan Update
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the resolution adopting the 2023 Ripon Sewer System Management Plan Update.
BACKGROUND:
In May 2006, the State Water Resource Control Board adopted the Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer System, Order No. 2006-0003 (General Order). The City applied for and received coverage under the General Order. The General Order requires agencies to develop and approve a Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) which is a work plan for managing the sanitary sewer system in a manner consistent with the General Order. In compliance with this requirement, the City approved its SSMP in 2009.
DISCUSSION:
The City is required to update the SSMP every five years to comply with the General Order.
Staff reviewed the SSMP and ensured that any new requirements are met and that information is up-to-date.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None at this time.
Attachments:
1. SSMP March 2023
RESOLUTION NO. 23-12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RIPON ADOPTING THE 2023 RIPON SEWER SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE
WHEREAS, in May 2006, the State Water Resource Control Board adopted Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer System, Order No. 2006-0003; and WHEREAS, the City has coverage under Order No. 2006-0003; and WHEREAS, Order No. 2006-0003 requires permittees to develop and approve a Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP); and
WHEREAS, the City of Ripon approved its Sewer System Management Plan in 2009 and is required to update the plan every five years; and
WHEREAS, the updated Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) considered for approval before us today will serve as a work plan to manage the sanitary sewer system in a manner consistent with Order No. 2006-0003.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Ripon does hereby accept the Sewer System Management Plan in satisfaction of State Order No. 2006-0003 to serve as the work plan in management of the City’s sanitary sewer collection system.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Ripon this 14th day of March, 2023, by the following vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY CONSENT VOTE [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Daniel de Graaf, Council Member
SECONDER:Leo Zuber, Vice Mayor
AYES: Restuccia, Zuber, de Graaf, Barton, Uecker
THE CITY OF RIPON,
A Municipal Corporation
By ________________________________
MICHAEL RESTUCCIA, Mayor
ATTEST:
By: ___________________________
LISA ROOS, City Clerk