Long Beach

City Council

October 14, 2025 Item #16

Agenda Item 16

16. \n25-56706\nRecommendation to request City Manager to engage with the Los Angeles\nRegional Water Quality Control Board during the upcoming rulemaking process for\nthe renewed Conditional Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges\nof Trash from Nonpoint Sources to advance requirements that eliminate trash from\nentering the Los Angeles River and ultimately Long Beach’s waters; and\nRequest City Manager to deepen multi-jurisdictional collaborations and\npartnerships, and explore funding opportunities, public education and\naccountability measures, and legislative and regulatory advocacy strategies to\nimprove the coordination, evaluation, enforcement, and effectiveness of regional\nwatershed debris mitigation efforts along the Los Angeles River to meaningfully\nreduce impacts on Long Beach.