Title
Authorize the Environmental Health Bureau to submit a draft Local Agency Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Management Program ("LAMP") to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board by May 13, 2016 and to further modify the draft LAMP based on comments from the public and the Central Coast Water Board as part of an iterative process prior to Board of Supervisors approval on or before May 2017.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Environmental Health Bureau to submit a draft Local Agency Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Management Program ("LAMP") to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board by May 13, 2016 and to further modify the draft LAMP based on comments from the public and the Central Coast Water Board as part of an iterative process prior to Board of Supervisors approval on or before May 2017.
SUMMARY:
The Environmental Health Bureau ("EHB") has prepared a draft Local Agency Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Management Program ("LAMP") to implement regulations concerning onsite wastewater treatment systems ("OWTS") pursuant to California Assembly Bill 885 and the State Water Resources Control Board's Water Quality Control Policy for Siting, Design, Operation and Maintenance of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems ("OWTS Policy"). The LAMP is intended to supplement existing Monterey County Code Chapter 15.20, Sewage Disposal, to meet or exceed the Tier 1 standards set forth in the OWTS Policy and must be submitted to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board ("Central Coast Water Board") on or before May 13, 2016 to prevent the Tier 1 standards from becoming automatically effective.
Staff presented a draft LAMP to the Board of Supervisors on April 26, 2016. At that time, the Board directed staff to delay the submission of the LAMP until a stakeholder meeting can be held to address questions and comments, and to return to the Board on May 10,...
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