HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06242014 - C.13RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Flood Control and Water Conservation District, or designee, to
execute, on behalf of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program, a contract with Dan Cloak Environmental Consulting,
in an amount not to exceed $136,500, for the period of July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015, for assistance in complying
with mandated federal and state stormwater rules contained in National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permits issued by the San Francisco Bay and Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Boards,
Countywide. (100% Cities and County Stormwater Utility Fee Assessments) Project No. 7519-6X7645
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost is estimated to be $136,500; and, shall be funded by stormwater utility fee assessments collected by the
Cities/Towns and County, proportional to their respective populations.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa Clean Water Program (CCCWP) consists of Contra Costa County, its 19 incorporated cities/towns,
and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District), hereinafter referred to as
“Permittees.”
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Action of Board On: 06/24/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
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Contact: Deanna Constable
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes
of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 24, 2014
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 13
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:June 24, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approve a Contract with Dan Cloak Environmental Consulting for FY 2014-15
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
In November 1990, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published final stormwater rules
implementing the 1987 federal Clean Water Act (CWA) amendments, which established, among other things, a
framework for regulating municipal stormwater discharges under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Permit Program. The rules prohibit the discharge of pollutants in stormwater unless the discharge is
in compliance with a NPDES permit. In response, the Permittees jointly established the CCCWP in 1991 through a
Program Agreement, and jointly applied for, and were subsequently issued, joint Municipal NPDES Permits issued
by the San Francisco Bay and Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Boards (Water Boards). The Municipal
NPDES Permits are reissued approximately every five years.
The permits mandate Permittees to develop and implement stormwater pollution prevention and control programs
designed to reduce or eliminate the discharge of pollutants into and from municipal separate storm sewer systems
(MS4s). Permittees conduct many of these mandated activities collectively (referred to as “Group Activities”). The
roles and responsibilities of the CCCWP and Permittees are outlined in the Program Agreement, which was last
updated and adopted by all Permittees in June 2010. In accordance with the Program Agreement, each
City/Town/County/District manager designates a voting representative to participate on the Management Committee,
which is the CCCWP’s decision-making body. The Management Committee has directed that certain requirements of
Provision C.3 (i.e., New Development and Redevelopment) in the Municipal NPDES Permits, be coordinated,
implemented and funded as a Group Activity.
Dan Cloak Environmental Consulting is recognized statewide as a leader in the field of post-construction stormwater
management. He has performed well in providing technical and project management services to the CCCWP since
FY 2010-11. Dan Cloak Environmental Consulting has contributed to keeping the CCCWP in compliance with permit
requirements. In order to help continue maintaining permit compliance, CCCWP staff, on behalf of the Permittees,
requests approval of this contract for FY 2014-15.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Contract with Dan Cloak Environmental Consulting is not approved, the CCCWP would not be able to fulfill
the permit mandates, and municipalities could be found in non-compliance with the NPDES permits issued by the
Water Boards. Fines totaling $10,000 per day and $10 per gallon of stormwater discharge could potentially be
imposed.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.