City Council Meeting: May 23, 2023 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE CITY’S SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN (SSMP) UPDATE
AND CERTIFYING IT IS CONSISTENT WITH STATEWIDE GENERAL WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS (WDRs) FOR SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS WHEREAS, on May 2, 2006, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) adopted Order No. 2006-003, the Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) for Sanitary Sewer Systems; and
WHEREAS, these WDRs are the regulatory mechanism for all public agencies that own or operate sanitary sewer collection systems greater than one mile in length and that collect and convey untreated or partially treated wastewater to a publicly owned treatment facility; and
WHEREAS, the Statewide General WDRs for Sanitary Sewer Systems requires the development and implementation of a system-specific Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP); and
WHEREAS, on September 8, 2009, Council adopted the initial SSMP document; and
WHEREAS, on August 13, 2014, and August 8, 2019, the City re-certified the SSMP through the SWRCB’s regulatory database, California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS).
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Recitals above are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. The Sewer System Management Plan Update is consistent with Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution of the City Council, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DOUGLAS SLOAN
City Attorney