RESOLUTION NO. _____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE SANITARY SEWER MASTER PLAN UPDATE REPORT WHEREAS, the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board and the California State Water Resources Control Board have both independently mandated that all sanitary sewer system operators within the San Francisco region and within the State of California, respectively, prepare and implement Sanitary Sewer Management Plans (“SSMP”); WHEREAS, the City operates and maintains a sanitary sewer collection system within the city limits and the City Council of the City of Santa Clara is the governing body of the City’s sewer utility; WHEREAS, the State Water Resources Control Board requires that the SSMP be updated every 6 years and adopted by the City Council at a regular or special meeting to ensure that the City Council is aware of the scope of the SSMP and its potential impacts; WHEREAS, the City Council most recently approved a 2025 Update to the SSMP on July 15, 2025 (Resolution 25-9470); WHEREAS, a system evaluation and capacity assurance plan is a required element of a SSMP; WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works has prepared a report entitled “Sanitary Sewer Master Plan Update 2025” (the "Report") to guide the ongoing and future sanitary sewer system capacity improvements and to fulfill the SSMP requirement for a system evaluation and capacity assurance plan; WHEREAS, the system evaluation and capacity assurance plans contained in the 2025 Update to the SSMP included the 2007 Assessment, 2016 Master Plan, and preliminary draft of the Sanitary Sewer Master Plan Update 2025 Report; WHEREAS, the Report which is attached is on file in the Office of the City Clerk, available for public inspection, and incorporated herein by this reference; WHEREAS, the Report was made available for public inspection at least ten days before the public hearing by placing the data on file with the City Clerk’s office on November 5, 2025 in accordance with Government Code 66016; and, WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to approve the Report.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the City Council hereby finds that the above Recitals are true and correct and by this reference makes them a part hereof.
2. That said Report, as duly revised and corrected if necessary, is hereby approved.
3. Effective date. This resolution shall become effective immediately.
I HEREBY CERTIFY THE FOREGOING TO BE A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD ON THE ___ DAY OF _________, 20__, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
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ATTEST: ______________________________
NORA PIMENTEL, MMC
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
CITY OF SANTA CLARA
Attachments incorporated by reference:
1. Sanitary Sewer Master Plan Update 2025
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