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A. ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING SECTION 14.20 OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO "STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND DISCHARGE CONTROL" (FIRST READING)
B. RESOLUTION NO. 2015-136 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF THE SAN DIEGO BAY WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AREA WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN (WQIP), APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF THE "CITY OF CHULA VISTA JURISDICTIONAL RUNOFF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, JUNE 2015 (JRMP)" DOCUMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF SUBSEQUENT JRMP REPORTS AND UPDATES ALONG WITH THE WQIP ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council place the ordinance on first reading and adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
On May 08, 2013, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) adopted a new National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit and Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges from the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) Draining the Watersheds within the San Diego Region, Order No. R9-2013-0001 (Municipal Permit). The Municipal Permit regulates discharges to storm drain systems within 18 municipalities in San Diego County, the County of San Diego, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, and the San Diego Unified Port District, as well as 13 Copermittees in Orange County and 5 Copermittees in Riverside County (collectively referred to as "Copermittees").
The Municipal Permit established a new watershed-based approach by which the Copermittees plan and implement storm water programs. The new approach requires that the jurisdictions' storm water programs address the priority receiving water conditions, focusing efforts toward measureable improvements in receiving water quality. The Municipal Permit requires Responsible Parties, in each of the region's watersheds, to develop Water Quality Improvement Plans. The...
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