RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, UPDATING THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN.
WHEREAS, on May 2, 2006, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted Order No. 2006-0003, which created the Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems (“Sanitary Sewer Systems WDR”); and WHEREAS, City is registered in the State Water Resources Control Board’s SSO database, known as the California Integrated Water Quality System; and WHEREAS, Sanitary Sewer Systems WDR requires dischargers to have a Sewer System Management Plan (“SSMP”) to identify, create, and incorporate best management practices and procedures to maintain a sound collection system infrastructure; and WHEREAS, the City is required to review and recertify the SSMP on a reoccurring basis; and WHEREAS, on July 14, 2009, by Resolution 21879, the City Council of the City of Riverside adopted the SSMP prepared by the Sewerage System Division of the City’s Public Works Department; and WHEREAS, on June 24, 2014, by Resolution 22713, the City Council of the City of Riverside adopted revisions to the SSMP prepared by the Sewerage System Division of the City’s Public Works Department as part of the required five-year review; and WHEREAS, on October 25, 2016, by Resolution 23109, the City Council of the City of Riverside adopted revisions to the SSMP as part of an internal performance audit of the wastewater collection systems and asset management systems; and WHEREAS, on January 7, 2020, by Resolution 23533, the City Council of the City of Riverside adopted revisions to the SSMP for consistency with the Sanitary Sewer Systems WDR and in the context of current collection system best management practices; and WHEREAS, in December 2022, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted a revised Sanitary Sewer Systems WDR (Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ), effective June 2023, requiring sewer owners throughout the state to audit their existing SSMPs for consistency with the new regulation and to revise them accordingly; and WHEREAS, the Public Works Department subsequently audited the existing SSMP for the implementation period covering May 3, 2021 to May 2, 2024 as directed by the State Water Resources Control Board, and made changes to the document as part of the required review; and WHEREAS, a true and correct copy of the revised SSMP is attached as Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, as follows:
Section 1: That the above referenced recitals are true and correct, and are hereby accepted and approved.
Section 2: That the revisions to the City of Riverside Sewer System Management Plan, Exhibit “A” attached hereto, are hereby approved.
ADOPTED by the City Council this _________ day of _____________, 2025. ___________________________
PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
Attest:
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DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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I, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a meeting of the City Council of said City at its meeting held on the _______ day of _______________, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this _______ day of _______________, 2025. _________________________________
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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