Title
Approve the Pajaro County Sanitation District (PCSD) Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) dated June 2024 and the Sanitary Sewer Spill Emergency Response Plan (SERP) dated November 2023.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors, acting as the Board of Directors of the Pajaro County Sanitation District, approve the PCSD SSMP dated June 2024 and the PCSD SERP dated November 2023.
SUMMARY:
The State Water Resources Control Board's (SWRCB) Statewide Waste Discharge Requirements General Order for Sanitary Sewer Systems, Order WQ 2022-0103-DWQ, mandates that enrollees develop and maintain a SSMP and SERP. These documents provide a plan and schedule to properly manage, operate and maintain all parts of the sanitary sewer system to help reduce and prevent sanitary sewer spills and mitigate any spills that do occur.
DISCUSSION:
The PCSD SSMP (Attachment A) and PCSD SERP (Attachment B) were developed in compliance with SWRCB Order WQ 2022-0103-DWQ. The SSMP consists of the following 11 elements:
1. Goals
2. Organization
3. Legal Authority
4. Operation and Maintenance Program
5. Design and Performance Provisions
6. Spill Emergency Response Plan
7. Sewer Pipe Blockage Control Program
8. System Evaluation, Capacity Assurance Plan & Capital Improvements
9. Monitoring, Measurement, and Program Modifications
10. Sewer System Management Plan Program Audits
11. Communication Program
Element 6 of the SSMP summarizes the SERP; however, the SERP is maintained as a separate document with spill response details to help facilitate a rapid and effective response. The SERP must be reviewed and assessed annually and updated as appropriate.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
On August 11, 2023, the Regional Water Quality Control Board issued PCSD a Notice of Violation requiring PCSD to immediately implement corrective actions to bring the collection system into compliance with WDR Order ...
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