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City Council Memorandum ..................................................................................... .................................................................................................. TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DATE: July 14, 2009 ITEM NO: 53 WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: RIVERSIDE WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLANT (WQCP)— APPROVAL OF SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN (SSMP) AND RESOLUTION ISSUES The issues for City Council consideration are: 1) approval of the Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP); and 2) adoption of a resolution accepting the SSMP. RECOMMENDATIONS That the City Council: 1. Approve the Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP); and 2. Adopt the attached resolution for the Sanitary Sewer System Management Plan. BACKGROUND The Public Works Department is responsible for the collection and treatment of wastewater generated within the City of Riverside and the communities of Edgemont, Highgrove, Jurupa and Rubidoux. The collection system encompasses about 820 miles of wastewater collection lines, 15,000 sewer manholes, and 18 wastewater lift- stations. Wastewater treatment is carried out at the Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant (WQCP) which has a designed capacity of 40 million gallons per day. The City has established various programs to ensure for the reliable operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of the City's collection system. The main goal is to proactively manage the collection system infrastructure and provide for the effective transport and treatment of wastewater. A primary objective is to reduce sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) that may occur and cause a threat to public health and the environment. In May 2006, the SWRCB adopted the Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems (Order No. 2006 - 0003 -DWQ). The Sanitary Sewer System Order requires any publicly -owned agency with more than one mile of sanitary sewer lines connected to a publicly - owned treatment facility, including the City of Riverside, to enroll for coverage under the Sanitary Sewer System Order, develop and implement a SSMP, and report all SSOs to the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS). 53 -1