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Recommendation to Amend a Contract with RMC Water and Environment to Increase the Contract Amount by $25,032, for a Total Compensation of $98,042, for Sanitary Sewer System Management Plan Support Services. (Public Works 602)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Amend a Contract with RMC Water and Environment to Increase the Contract Amount by $25,032, for a Total Compensation of $98,042, for Sanitary Sewer System Management Plan Support Services
BACKGROUND
The Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems (WDR), adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) in 2006, requires that every public agency in California with more than one mile of sanitary sewers prepare a Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) that defines the management, operation, and maintenance practices needed to prevent and mitigate the impact of sanitary sewer overflows.
The City has complied with all the mandatory elements of the WDR and had certified by the City Council its first SSMP in July 2009. Per WDR requirement, on October 21, 2014, the City Council recertified a five-year update to the SSMP reflecting the most current information on the City's sewer system management, operation, and maintenance programs.
The City's specific SSMP goals are:
* Continue to professionally manage, operate, and maintain all parts of the wastewater collection system;
* Cost-effectively minimize infiltration and inflow into the system and provide adequate capacity to convey peak flows;
* Minimize the frequency of sanitary sewer overflows;
* Mitigate the impact of sanitary sewer overflows; and
* Protect water quality and the environment.
DISCUSSION
On September 23, 2013, the City entered into an agreement with RMC Water and Environment to assist the City in updating its SSMP for the required five-year recertification in 2014. On July 1, 2014, this agreement was amended to extend t...
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