HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-02-11 - AGENDA REPORTS - NPDES AMEND (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
City Manager Approva
Item to be presented by: Jason Smisko
DATE: February 11, 2003
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE AMENDMENT REQUIRED BY THE NATIONAL
POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES)
PERMIT CONTROLLING DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS TO
THE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4);
AND
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT REQUIRED BY THE NATIONAL
POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES)
PERMIT REQUIRING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
STANDARD URBAN STORM WATER MITIGATION PLAN (SUSMP)
FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS THAT DISTURB ONE ACRE OR MORE OF SURFACE
AREA.
DEPARTMENT: Field Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND CITY PROPERTY BY
CONTROLLING DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS AND PROHIBITING ILLICIT
DISCHARGES AND ILLICIT CONNECTIONS TO THE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM
SEWER SYSTEM AND WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES BY AMENDING CHAPTER
10.04 OF TITLE 10 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE BY REPLACING IT IN
ITS ENTIRETY WITH NEW CHAPTER 10.04 STORMWATER AND URBAN RUNOFF
POLLUTION CONTROL;" and
City Council introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
IMPLEMENTING THE STANDARD URBAN STORMWATER MITIGATION PLAN OF
THE CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD FOR THE LOS
ANGELES REGION BY AMENDING CHAPTER 17.90 OF TITLE 17 OF THE SANTA
CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE BY REPLACING IT IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH NEW
CHAPTER 17.90, STANDARD URBAN STORM WATER MITIGATION PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION."
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BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clarita as a co -permittee of the 2001 NPDES Permit is required by the
permit to adopt and amend its own municipal and development codes in order to be
consistent with the NPDES permit. Accordingly, the first attached ordinance report
pertaining to stricter pollution control standards, prohibited activities and clarifying
definitions, is to be amended by February 15, 2003.
The second attached ordinance referring to requiring Standard Urban Stormwater
Mitigation Plans (SUSMP) on properties greater than one acre is to be amended by March
10, 2003. The recommended actions of this agenda report make the City's stormwater
ordinances consistent with the NPDES Permit and they keep the City in compliance with
federal and state law.
On December 13, 2001, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board issued
"ORDER NO. 01-182 NPDES PERMIT NO CAS004001 WASTE DISCHARGE
REQUIREMENTS FOR MUNICIPAL STORMWATER AND URBAN RUNOFF
DISCHARGES WITHIN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND THE INCORPORATED
CITIES THEREIN, EXCEPT THE CITY OF LONG BEACH" (the "2001 Stormwater
Permit") to cities in Los Angeles County, including the City of Santa Clarita.
This City has authority under Article 11, section 7 of the California Constitution to adopt
ordinances needed to implement these requirements.
This City also has authority under § 13002 the California Water Code to adopt and enforce
ordinances conditioning, restricting, and limiting activities that might degrade the quality
of the waters of the State of California.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
No alternatives have been identified because state and federal laws require the City to take
this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
The implementation of these regulatory requirements will increase the cost to the City by
increasing staff time needed to enforce these regulations through increased inspections and
issuance of violations. A portion of the costs incurred by the City may be reimbursed
through fines acquired by such violations.
Currently, there is not an official fine schedule for these violations. City staff anticipates
including fines for these violations in the next Citywide fee update.
The additional staff time needed to implement these requirements combined with other
expanding provisions of the NPDES Permit not described here that the City is subject to
will result in the City requesting a third Environmental Field Specialist Stormwater
Inspector to meet the compliance demands of the 2001 NPDES permit.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Draft Proposed "Stormwater and Urban Runoff Pollution Control' Ordinance, Title 10,
Chapter 10.04 as amended
2. Draft Proposed Ordinance, Title 17, Chapter 17.90 as amended
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