CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. ____ (2025)
APPROVING THE RECERTIFICATION OF THE SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN PURSUANT TO STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD ORDER NO. 2022-0103-DWQ AND AUTHORIZING PROCESSING OF THE
RECERTIFICATION
WHEREAS, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) adopted Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ, Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems (Statewide WDR) on December 6, 2022; and
WHEREAS, all federal and state agencies, municipalities, counties, districts and other public entities that own or operate sanitary sewer systems greater than one mile in length that collect and/or convey untreated or partially treated wastewater to a public-owned treatment facility in the State of California are required to comply with the terms of this Order; and
WHEREAS, the General Waste Discharge Requirements of the Statewide WDR require the City to develop and adopt a Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) by May 2, 2025, with the purpose of providing proper and efficient management, operation, and maintenance of the City's sanitary sewer system in order to minimize the number and impact of the sanitary sewer systems throughout the State; and WHEREAS, the SSMP must include 11 specific elements and must be adopted by the City Council at a public meeting; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved a resolution in January 2021 that recertified the previously updated SSMP, and staff have completed the required 2025 update to the 2021 document; and WHEREAS, the updated 2025 SSMP incorporates all requirements of the Statewide WDR and Amended Monitoring and Reporting Program (MRP), and updates contact information for the responsible staff and contractors who would provide spill emergency response.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES that:
1. This action certifying the City’s sewer system management plans, as required by the State Water Resources Control Board, is not a project subject to CEQA because it is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).)
2. The recertification of the City's Sewer System Management Plan is approved.
3. The Director of Public Works is authorized to execute documents pertaining to the recertification of the City’s Sewer System Management Plan and to process any associated documentation on behalf of the City of San Mateo in accordance with State Water Resource Control Board guidelines.