HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 23-8187 - Approving the City's Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP)RESOLUTION NO. 23-8187
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
APPROVING THE CITY'S SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN (SSMP)
WHEREAS, on May 2, 2006, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Order
No. 2006-003 (Sanitary Sewer Order) Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR)
for Sanitary Sewer Systems was adopted and implemented; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Sanitary Sewer Order was to develop a regulatory
mechanism to provide a consistent statewide approach for reducing sanitary sewer overflows
(SSOs); and
WHEREAS, the Sanitary Sewer Order required public agencies that own or operate
sanitary sewer systems comprised of more than one mile of pipes or sewer lines which convey
wastewater to a publicly owned treatment facility to apply for coverage under the Sanitary Sewer
Order, develop and implement SSMPs, and report all SSOs to the SWRCB's online SSO
database; and
WHEREAS, the City of Downey's (City's) sewer collection system is comprised of
approximately 200 miles of sewer mains; and
WHEREAS, the City filed a Notice of Intent (NOI) for coverage under the Sanitary Sewer
Order with the SWRCB and certified that its SSMP and constituent subparts/elements were in
compliance with the Sanitary Sewer Order within the timelines established for each; and
WHEREAS, on December 6, 2022, the SWRCB adopted Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ
Statewide Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Sanitary Sewer Systems (General
Order); and
WHEREAS, the General Order serves as the new statewide waste discharge
requirements regulating sanitary sewer systems; and
WHEREAS, prior to June 5, 2023, the City was asked by the SWRCB to certify
continuation of regulatory coverage for the City's sanitary sewer system from the Sanitary Sewer
Order to the General Order which was subsequently completed; and
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2023 the General Order became effective and the original Sanitary
Sewer Order was rescinded; and
WHEREAS, the new General Order requires development of an SSMP to provide a plan
to properly manage, operate, and maintain all parts of the City's sanitary sewer system and to
help reduce and prevent emergency spills, as well as mitigate any sewage spills that do occur;
and
WHEREAS, the SSMP has been prepared in compliance with the General Order and will
be periodically updated in accordance with the requirements of such order; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are all true and correct.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Downey does hereby approve the attached
RESOLUTION NO. 23-8187
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SECTION 3. The Director of Public Works, or his designee, is hereby authorized to certify
via the SWRCB's online database that the SSMP is complete and in compliance with the General
Order and to certify any ongoing compliance reports as required by the General Order, on behalf
of the City of Downey.
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August, 2023. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of Au 7a
CL&UbfA`M. FROMETA, Mayor
MAAA ALICIA DUARTE`,GW
City Clerk
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 8th day of August, 2023, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES:
Council Members:
Horn, Sosa, Trujillo, Frometa
NOES:
Council Members:
None.
ABSENT:
Council Members:
None.
ABSTAIN:
Council Members:
None.
M—Ak-IWALICIA DUARTE,"CMC
City Clerk
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