South San Francisco City Council
May 28, 2025

1 City Council Meeting, May 28, 2025
FY 2025-26
Proposed Stormwater Management Service Charges
2 • Regulatory Background• City Stormwater Programs and Efforts
• FY 2024-25 Stormwater
Accomplishments
• Current Stormwater Fee and
Amendment Process
• Council Questions and Discussion Presentation Overview Regulatory Background
3 • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) given authority by:
• Clean Water Act (1977)• Water Quality Act (1987)
• Framework for regulating stormwater exists through National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES)
• California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) enforces NPDES Permit
• NPDES Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) last renewed in 2022 4 Municipal Regional Permit
27 Provisions including:• Municipal Operations• New development/redevelopment• Industrial and commercial site control• Illicit discharge detection and elimination• Construction site control• Public information and outreach• Water quality monitoring• Pesticides toxicity control• Trash load reduction• Copper, Mercury, and PCB controls 5 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program
Responsibilities
• Coordinate overall program efforts• Submit Annual Stormwater Report to Regional Water Quality Control Board
• Develop and sponsor training workshops• Develop educational/information materials for outreach efforts
6 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program
City Programs
SSF City Programs include:• Street sweeping, storm drain cleaning, other maintenance activities
• Conducting inspections of commercial, industrial, and construction sites
• Educational outreach activities
• Educating the public on difference between storm drain and sanitary sewer systems and causes of stormwater pollution
7 South San Francisco FY 2024-25
Accomplishments
• Spill or illicit discharge complaint response • Erosion control (construction) inspections• Food, auto repair and industrial facility inspections• Building and construction plans input and review• Large Colma Creek cleanups at Colma • Public events outreach and educational sessions 8 Current Stormwater Fee
• Adopted by South San Francisco in 1993• Represented equitable distribution of stormwater regulation costs (at the time)
• MRP requirements have increased over
last 30 years, leading to increased costs to the City’s General Fund 9 Stormwater Fee Amendment Process
• California State Assembly passed SB 231 in 2017
• Included stormwater under the definition of “sewer” in Proposition 218
• Would allow stormwater fees and increases through the Prop 218 Public Notice and Hearing processes
• Taxpayer groups have promised to legally challenge any such fees • Courts have not yet ruled on the validity of SB 231
Questions and
Discussion
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