City Council

CC 11. Approval of Sewer System Management Plan Update Recommendation(s): Approve the Sewer System Management Plan Update, and authorize the Director of Public Works, or her designee, to certify via the State established electronic reporting system known as California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS). On May 2, 2006, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) adopted General Order No. 2006-0003-DWQ (2006 Order), which established General Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) for all publicly owned or operated sanitary sewer systems within the State of California. The WDRs require that owners and operators of sewer collection systems report sewer spills in the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS), an electronic reporting system developed by the SWRCB, and develop and implement a Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) with the goal of reducing sewer spills.