HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 015-1998RESOLUTION NO. 15-98
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME TO
REAPPLY FOR REISSUANCE OF ITS MUNICIPAL STORMWATER
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES)
PERMIT AND TO ACCEPT AND ADOPT THE SAN MATEO COUNTYWIDE
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR 1998-2003
WHEREAS, The U.S. Environmental protection Agency, under amendments to the 1987 Federal
Clean Water Act, imposed regulations that mandate local governments reduce to the maximum
extent practicable the amount of pollutants in stormwater discharged from municipal storm drain
conveyance systems.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board's Water Quality
Control Plan specifically requires that all of the municipalities in San Mateo County have municipal
stormwater NPDES permit coverage.
WHEREAS, under authority of California Porter -Cologne Water Quality Act, the State Water
Resources Control Board and its regional boards have been delegated the authority to adopt NPDES
permits and waste discharge requirements for municipal stormwater discharges.
WHEREAS, in July 1991, the San Francisco Bay regional Water Quality Control Board notified
all of the municipalities in San Mateo County of the requirement to submit an NPDES Permit
Application by November 30, 1992.
WHEREAS, all of the municipalities in San Mateo County submitted an NPDES permit application,
including a Stormwater Management Plan, which met the San Francisco Bay Regional Water
Quality Control Board's requirements.
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted a municipal
stormwater NPDES permit CA 0029921 and Waste Discharge Requirements for all of the
municipalities in San Mateo County on September 15, 1993 which remains in effect for five years.
WHEREAS, the adopted NPDES permit requires that all of the municipalities in san Mateo County
reapply for reissuance of their municipal stormwater NPDES permit by March 18, 1998.
WHEREAS, the San Mateo Countywide Stormwatcr Pollution Prevention Program's Technical
Advisory Committee prepared a new San Mateo Countywide Stormwater management Plan for the
period forom July 1998 through June 2003 and compiled other information needed to reapply for
NPDES permit reissuance.
WHEREAS, the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater management Plan 1998-2003 represents
mainly a continuation of the stormwater pollution prevention and control activities and costs that are
currently being implemented.
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WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame has held a public hearing about the application for reissuance
of the NPDES permit, including the San mateo Countywide Stormwater management Plan, 1998-
2003; and after the public hearing, the City Council resolves the following:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE City Council of the City of Burlingame that
1. The City of Burlingame hereby agrees to reapply to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water
Quality Control Board for reissuance of its municipal stormwater NPDES permit to
discharge water from its municipally owned stone drain system, and
2. The City accepts, adopts, and commits to implement the san Mateo Countywide Stormwater
management Plan 1998-2003 and requests that the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Program's (STOPPP) Coordinator submit this plan and the
municipality's completed Survey Form Sources of Agencies -Specific and General Program
Stormwater Funding for the STOPPP NPDES Permit Application package to the San
Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board as part of the reapplication for NPDES
permit reissuance, and
The City Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to the Board of
Directors of the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County and to the
STOPPP NPDES Permit Coordinator.
I, Judith A. Malfatti, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 2nd day of
March , 1998, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS
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