HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05051992 - 1.12 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,AS GOVERNING BOARD OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY and
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, CHIEF ENGINEER
DATE: May 5, 1992
SUBJECT: Approve Participation with Alameda County in Preparation of a Best Management
Practices Handbook for NPDES. No. 7505-6F8271
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUsnizmmoN
I. Recommended Action:
1. APPROVE District financial participation, in the amount of$10,000, with Alameda County
for the preparation of a Best Management Practices Handbook for guiding local
government in implementation of the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) program.
2. AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer to arrange with the Auditor-Controller for the issuance of
a check in the amount of $10,000 payable to Treasurer of Alameda County.
II. Financial Impact:
The $10,000 participation will be funded by the District.
111. Reasons for Recommendations and Background:
The NPDES program requires that local government implement programs that reduce the
amount of pollutants entering storm drain systems. Alameda County has taken the lead in
organizing local government agencies to fund the preparation of a Best Management Practices
Handbook that will identify techniques for reducing the amount of pollutants entering storm drain
systems. It is recommended that the District allocate $10,000 to financially support this activity.
The resultant Best Management Practices Handbook will be use by the County and its eighteen
cities in their NPDES programs.
IV. Consequences of Negative Action:
If local government agencies do not support a combined effort, each agency will have to
develop their own Best Management�2="
dbookr/A&Continued on Attachment: X SIGNATURE:
_RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD OMI ITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON Y �`� APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED V1 OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT )
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
MFK:Iv I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy.1
a:bo\5.t5 an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supe visR o the d own.
Orig. Div: Public Works (AD) ATTESTED: a�+►� � r
Cc: CAO PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
Auditor-Controller of Supervisors and County Administrator
Public Works - Accounting
Public Works - Flood Control By �^1 -' —,Deputy