HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 10-7172 - Adopt Sanitary Sewer Master Plan & SubpartsRESOLUTION NO. 10-7172
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY APPROVING
AND ADOPTING THE CITY’S SANITARY SEWER MASTER PLAN AND SUBPARTS
THEREOF INCLUDING THE CITY’S SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN.
WHEREAS, on May 2, 2006 the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)
adopted Order No. 2006-0003 (Sanitary Sewer Order), a General Waste Discharge
Requirement (WDFq) for Sanitary Sewer Systems; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Sanitary Sewer Order is to develop a regulatory
mechanism to provide a consistent statewide approach for reducing Sanitary Sewer Overflows
(SSOs); and
WHEREAS, the Sanitary Sewer Order requires public agencies that own or operate
sanitary sewer collection systems comprised of more than one mile of sewer pipe to develop,
implement, and approve by their governing board, via public meeting, Sewer System
Management Plans (SSMPs); and
WHEREAS, the City of Downey (City) owns and maintains a sanitary sewer collection
system comprised of approximately 200 miles of sanitary sewer mains and associated facilities;
and
WHEREAS, the City submitted an application or Notice of Intent (NOt) for coverage
under the Sanitary Sewer Order to the SWRCB; and
WHEREAS, the Sanitary Sewer Order specifies mandatory elements that must be
included in SSMPs; and
WHEREAS, the City used the SSMP framework to assess its current programs for the
planning, management, and operation and maintenance of its sanitary sewer system to develop
a Sanitary Sewer Master Plan (Master Plan); and
WHEREAS, the Master Plan consists of the following six documents with the SSMP
being the lead document and all others providing support for completion of the SSMP; 1 ) Sewer
System Management Plan (SSMP), 2) Sewer Rehabilitation and Replacement Plan, 3) Sy:stem
Evaluation and Capacity Assurance Plan, 4) Lift Station Condition and Replacement
Evaluations, 5) Wastewater Facilities Design Guidelines, Policies, and Procedures, 6) Sewer
Financial Plan; and
WHEREAS, the SSMP is a “living” document that will require modification to reflect
changing conditions including: maintenance program staffing, financial resources, and planning;
and
WHEREAS, the Sanitary Sewer Order requires that the City provide opportunity for
public input into the development of the SSMP; and
WHEREAS, the City has, in compliance with the Sanitary Sewer Order, prepared and
made available for review, draft copies of the SSMP and entire Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, a properly noticed public meeting, regarding said Master Plan including
SSMP, was held by the City Council on January 12, 2010.
RESOLUTION NO. 10-7172
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Master Plan and subparts thereof including the SSMP are hereby
approved, adopted, and ordered filed with the City Clerk;
SECTION 2. The Public Works Director or his designee is hereby authorized and
directed to implement the Master Plan and all elements of the SSMP;
SECTION 3. The Public Works Director or his designee is hereby authorized to modify
elements of the SSMP from time to time as may be necessary to reflect changing conditions;
SECTION 4. The Public Works Director or his designee is hereby authorized and
directed to certify completion of the SSMP with the State Water Resources Control Board;
SECTION 5.The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of January, 2010.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of
the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the 12th day of January, 2010, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
Council Members: Brossmer, Gafin, Guerra, Marquez, Mayor Bayer
Council Member: None
Council Member: None
Council Member: None
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KATHLEEN L. MIDSTOKKE, City Clerk