PREPARED BY: AMANDA BOOTH DATE OF MEETING: 06/05/17
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO APPROVING THE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE FRAMEWORK AS REQUIRED BY THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD NPDES PERMIT CAS612008 SECTION C.3.J.I
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Infrastructure - Administration and Operations - (1.4) Clean Water Program/New Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) is an adopted policy item contained in the FY 2015-17 Adopted City Council Priority Workplan, effective October 1, 2016.
CEQA Compliance Statement
The Green Infrastructure Framework is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it is more of a framework to create a plan, it is not the plan itself nor does it involve any construction. Therefore, this action does not require CEAQ clearance.
BACKGROUND
As a result of the 1987 amendments to the Federal Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency was given the authority to regulate stormwater discharges from municipal stormdrains under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulations. In California, the NPDES permit is implemented and administered by the Regional Water Quality Control Boards. The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) is the local authority for Bay Area counties. The objective of the NPDES program is to improve water quality and creek health through the reduction and/or elimination of polluted runoff.
On November 19, 2015, the Water Board adopted the reissuance of the Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit No CAS612008 (MRP 2.0). This updated permit became effective on January 1, 2016 and one of the significant changes in the updated permit is the requirement for Green Infrastructure (GI). Green Infrastructure, in this context, is a new way of designing and building roads or highways to provide water quality benefits. MRP 2.0...
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