HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 112-2003RESOLUTION NO. 112-2003
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BURLINGAME TO APPLY 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 2004-2009
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 the 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, under the authority of the City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG), 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 remained 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 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program's Technical Advisory
Committee prepared a new San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan for the period from July 1998
through June 2003 and compiled other information needed to reapply for NPDES permit reissuance.
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WHEREAS, under the authority of the City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG), all of the
municipalities in San Mateo County submitted an NPDES permit renewal 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 renewed municipal
stormwater NPDES permit CA0029921 and Waste Discharge Requirements for all municipalities in San Mateo
County on July 21, 1999, which remained in effect for five years.
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board reopened the existing municipal
stormwater NPDES permit CA0029921 and Wastewater Discharge Requirements for all municipalities in San
Mateo County to include revised new development and erosion control language and adopted the revised
municipal stormwater NPDES permit CA0029921 on July 21, 2003.
WHEREAS, the adopted renewed NPDES permit requires that all of the municipalities in San Mateo County
again reapply for reissuance of their municipal stormwater NPDES permit by January 23, 2004.
WHEREAS, the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program's Technical Advisory
Committee prepared a new San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan for the period of July 2004
through June 2009 and compiled other information needed to reapply for NPDES permit reissuance.
WHEREAS, the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan 2004-2009 represents mainly a
continuation of the stormwater pollution prevention and control activities and costs that are currently being
implemented.
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame held a public hearing about application for reissuance of the NPDES
permit, including the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan, 2004-2009; 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 the municipal stormwater NPDES permit to discharge water from
the municipally owned storm drain system, and
2. The City of Burlingame accepts, adopts, and commits to implement the San Mateo Countywide
Stormwater Management Plan 2004-2009 and requests that the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Program's (STOPPP) NPDES Coordinator submit this plan to the San
Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board as part of the reapplication for NPDES permit
reissuance, and
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3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this Resolution to the City/County
Association of Governments' Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program NPDES Coordinator.
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I, Ann Musso, 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 first day of December, 2003 and was adopted
thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCK, COFFEY, GALLIGAN, NACEL, O'MAHONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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