REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 20, 2019
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: BRIAN SPINDOR, PE(WA), Assistant Director - Wastewater
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
DEJAN PAVIC, PE, Public Utilities Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
BY: ARTURO ALVAREZ, Wastewater Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
SUBJECT
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Actions related to adoption of the revised Sewer System Management Plan:
1. Adopt a finding that this approval is covered by the common sense exemption set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) and that there is no possibility that it will have a significant effect on the environment.
2. Adopt the 2019 Revision of the Sewer System Management Plan as required by the Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems (Citywide)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council adopt the 2019 Revision of the Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) to prevent and/or reduce sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), as required by the Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems (WDR-SSS).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) adopted a statewide general Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems (General WDR-SSS) to establish system-wide operation, maintenance and management plans to reduce SSOs. Under the General WDR-SSS, the City of Fresno (City) developed a SSMP which was approved by City Council on April 7, 2009. The General WDR-SSS requires an update of the SSMP every five years with adoption of the revisions by the enrollee's government body. An update (1st revision) of the SSMP was approved by City Council in December 2014. The 2019 update (2nd revision) to the SSMP was completed in March 2019. The SSMP has been revised and updated to incorporate the latest personnel changes, maintenance sc...
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