PREPARED BY: SARAH KOLARIK DATE OF MEETING: 05/20/19
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO APPROVING THE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 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
Enhance Community Resilience - 202. Develop Long-Term Environmental Stewardship Goals is an adopted policy item contained in the FY 2019-21 Adopted City Council Priority Workplan, effective March 1, 2019.
CEQA Compliance Statement
The City of San Pablo filed a notice of exemption on April 8, 2019 under Article 19, Section 15307 "Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources" since the development of the Green Infrastructure Plan is required by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Order No. R2-2015-0049) for the protection of natural resources. When necessary, private and public projects that are anticipated for future development, as identified in this Plan, will file project-specific CEQA determinations separately.
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 pollution entering our waterways.
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. On...
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