HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011998 - 1998-371 THE BOARD OF SUkr RVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA C(,JNTY,CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Resolution on July 14, 1998 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Uilkema, Gerber, DeSaulnier, Canciamilla, and Rogers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None RESOLUTION NO.991 3 71
SUBJECT: APPLICATION FOR REISSUANCE OF THE COUNTY'S MUNICIPAL
STORMWATER NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION
SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT and TO ACCEPT AND ADOPT THE CONTRA
COSTA CLEAN WATER PROGRAM STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
FOR 1998-2003
WHEREAS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under amendments to the 1987
Federal Clean Water Act, imposed regulations mandating local governments to reduce to the
maximum extent practicable the amount of pollutants in stormwater discharged from municipal
storm drain conveyance systems; and,
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay and Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control
Boards have specifically required all municipalities in Contra Costa County to have municipal
stormwater NPDES permit coverage; and,
WHEREAS,under the authority of California Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act,the State
Water Resources Control Board and its regional boards have been delegated the authority to adopt
NPDES permits and waste discharge requirements for municipal stormwater discharges; and,
WHEREAS, in April 1991, the San Francisco Bay and Central Valley Regional Water
Quality Control Boards notified all municipalities in Contra Costa County of the requirement to
submit a NPDES Permit Application by May 17, 1993; and,
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted a
municipal stormwater NPDES permit CA0029912 and waste discharge requirements for all
municipalities within its jurisdiction in Contra Costa County on September 15, 1993; and, the
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted a municipal stormwater NPDES
permit CA0083313 and waste discharge requirements for all municipalities within its jurisdiction
in Contra Costa County on January 28, 1994 with both permits remaining in effect for five years;
and,
WHEREAS,the adopted NPDES permits require all affected municipalities in Contra Costa
County to apply for reissuance of their municipal stormwater NPDES permits by the San Francisco
Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board on September 15, 1998 and the Central Valley Regional
Water Quality Control Board on January 1, 1999; and,
RESOLUTION NO. 981 371
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Application for Reissuance of Municipal Stormwater NPDES Permit and Adoption of Contra Costa
Clean Water Program Stormwater Management Plan for 1998-2003.
July 14, 1998
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WHEREAS, the Contra Costa Clean Water Program's Management Committee has
prepared and approved a new Contra Costa Clean Water Program Stormwater Management Plan for
the period of September 1998 through August 2003; and,
WHEREAS,the Contra Costa Clean Water Program Stormwater Management Plan 1998-
2003 mainly represents a continuation of the stormwater pollution prevention and control activities
and costs that are currently being implemented.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the County of Contra Costa that
1. The County of Contra Costa hereby agrees to apply to the San Francisco Bay and the Central
Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board(s) for reissuance of its municipal stormwater
NPDES permit(s)to discharge water from its municipal storm drain system, and
2. The County accepts,adopts and commits to implement the Contra Costa Clean Water Program
Stormwater Management Plan 1998-2003 and requests the Contra Costa Clean Water Program
Manager to submit the plan to the San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley Regional Water
Quality Control Boards as part of the application for NPDES permit(s)reissuance, and
3. The Clerk of the Board is hereby directed to forward three certified copies of this Resolution to
the Contra Costa Clean Water Program Manager.
LB:cl:sd I hereby certify that this is a true and correct
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Orig.Dept.: Public worn(FC) minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the
Contact: Linda Bulkeley(925)313-2238 date shown.
c: County Adrninistrator t �
Public Warks,Flood Control Engineering ATTESTED:
Public Warks,Clam Water Program Manager(Certified-3) PHIL BATCH O ,/Clark of the Board
of Supervisors and C unty Administrator
Deputy
RESOLUTION NO. 98/ 371