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Report regarding a resolution approving the South San Francisco Green Infrastructure Plan in accordance with provision C.3.j of the Municipal Regional Permit. (Matthew Ruble, Principal Engineer)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the South San Francisco Green Infrastructure Plan in accordance with requirements of provision C.3.j of the Municipal Regional Permit.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board's Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) regulates pollutants in stormwater runoff from municipal storm drain systems throughout San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, and Contra Costa Counties. Provision C.3.j of the MRP requires each jurisdiction subject to the MRP, including City of South San Francisco, to develop a Green Infrastructure Plan that demonstrates how each permittee will gradually shift from traditional "gray" storm drain infrastructure - which channels stormwater runoff directly into receiving waters without treatment - to a more resilient and sustainable storm drain system comprised of "green" infrastructure, which captures, stores and treats stormwater using specially designed landscape systems. In addition to managing runoff in a more sustainable fashion, the Green Infrastructure Plans must be designed to collectively achieve specific reductions in mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in stormwater runoff by 2020 and 2040, per Provisions C.11 and C.12 in the MRP.
The Green Infrastructure Plans must:
* Include a mapping and prioritization mechanism to identify and prioritize both private and public green infrastructure project opportunities;
* Identify locations and timeframes for implementing green infrastructure, including numeric targets for retrofitting impervious areas to achieve mandated pollutant load reductions;
* Utilize a regionally consistent process for tracking and mapping completed projects to ensure progress ...
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