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Report regarding a resolution approving the report of stormwater management service charges, approving the stormwater management service charges for the fiscal year 2020-21, and directing the county to collect stormwater management service charges on the official tax assessment roll. (Andrew Wemmer, Environmental Compliance Supervisor).
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing and, by a four-fifths vote, adopt a resolution approving the following actions:
(1) Approve the report of stormwater management service charges;
(2) Approve the stormwater management service charges for the fiscal year 2020-21; and
(3) Direct the county to collect stormwater management service charges on the official tax assessment roll.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Environmental Protection Agency imposes regulations that mandate local government to control and reduce stormwater pollution runoff. The Clean Water Act of 1977 and the Water Quality Act of 1987 grants regulatory authority to state government. The framework for regulating stormwater discharge exists through a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit. The permit is implemented and enforced by the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB).
The NPDES Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) regulates stormwater compliance. The SWRCB renewed the MRP on November 19, 2015. This 152-page permit contains 22 provisions including:
* Municipal operations
* New development and redevelopment
* Industrial and commercial site control
* Illicit discharge detection and elimination
* Construction site control
* Public information and outreach
* Water quality monitoring
* Pesticides toxicity control
* Trash load reduction
* Mercury controls
* Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) controls
* Copper controls
* Management of other chemical compounds
San Mateo Countywide Water Pollution Prevention Program (SMCWPPP) is the countywide program that w...
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