HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07082014 - C.17RECOMMENDATION(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 Larry Walker Associates for the period of July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015 in an
amount not to exceed $140,000, for general technical support services necessary to comply
with 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. 7519-6x7616
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost is estimated to be $140,000; 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
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/08/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Deanna Constable
925-313-2194
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: July 8, 2014
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc:
C. 17
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:July 8, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approve a Contract with Larry Walker Associates for Stormwater-related Technical Support Services
Conservation District (District), hereinafter referred to as “Permittees.”
In November 1990, the United States Environmental
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
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 sewers (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 the Municipal NPDES
Permits, such as stormwater monitoring programs be coordinated, implemented and funded
as a Group Activity.
The CCCWP’s stormwater monitoring programs cover a variety of water quality monitoring
activities, special studies, and pilot projects designed to identify and evaluate sources,
pathways, loadings and impacts of pollutants, such as mercury and PCBs, that reach local
creeks and streams, and eventually into the San Francisco Bay; and, to investigate the
effectiveness of stormwater treatment control technologies.
On March 19, 2014, the CCCWP issued a Request for Qualifications for Stormwater
Technical Support Services to 23 companies. By April 7, 2014, the CCCWP received two
Statements of Qualifications and both companies were subsequently interviewed. The
CCCWP’s Monitoring Committee recommended Larry Walker Associates, and the
Management Committee approved their recommendation on May 21, 2014.
CCCWP staff, on behalf of the Permittees, respectfully requests approval of this contract
with Larry Walker Associates for Fiscal Year 2014/15 (July 1, 2014- June 30, 2015).
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Contract with Larry Walker Associates is not approved, the CCCWP would not be
If the Contract with Larry Walker Associates 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.