HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07212015 - C.09RECOMMENDATION(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, Inc., in an
amount not to exceed $140,000, for the period of July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, for general technical support services
necessary to comply with federal and state stormwater rules contained in National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System 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:
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 (the “CCCWP”) consists of Contra Costa County, its nineteen (19)
incorporated cities/towns and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (hereinafter
referred to collectively as "Permittees").
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/21/2015 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
ABSENT: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 21, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 9
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:July 21, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Approve a Contract with Larry Walker Associates for General Technical Support Services
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
The CCCWP was established in 1991 through a Program Agreement in response to the 1987 amendments to the
federal Clean Water Act (the “CWA”), which established a framework for regulating municipal stormwater
discharges under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit Program. The United
States Environmental Protection Agency (the “USEPA”) published final rules implementing the 1987 CWA
amendments in November 1990. The rules mandate that Permittees obtain and implement stormwater permits
designed to reduce and eliminate the discharge of pollutants into and from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems
(the “MS4s”) they own and operate. Through the CCCWP, Permittees conduct many of the mandated activities
collectively (referred to as "Group Activities"), such as water quality monitoring, special studies, and public
education. 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.
The CCCWP’s stormwater monitoring programs are 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/Delta; and, to investigate the effectiveness of stormwater treatment control technologies. Technical
support services provided by Larry Walker Associates, Inc. (“Larry Walker”) are necessary to assist the CCCWP
with compliance of these mandates.
In order to help continue to maintain permit compliance, CCCWP staff, on behalf of the Permittees, respectfully
requests approval of this contract with Larry Walker for a one year period (i.e., July 1, 2015- June 30, 2016).
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
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.