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Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Enter into a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA) Establishing and Governing Operation of the Collection System Technical Advisory Committee, and a Defendant's Side Agreement to Facilitate the Environmental Protection Agency Sewer Consent Decree Compliance. (Public Works 602)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: David L. Rudat, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda is one of seven sewer collection systems tributary to the regional wastewater treatment plant, owned and operated by the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). Aging sewer collection pipes allow stormwater to enter the wastewater system, increasing flows in excess of the capacity of EBMUD's treatment plant. This leads to discharge of only partially treated sewage to the Bay. The tributary agencies and EBMUD entered a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA) in 1979 (Exhibit 1), with amendment in 1986 (Exhibit 2), to combine resources to address wet weather flows. The agencies have continued to use this outdated agreement until this proposed JPA (Exhibit 3), developed to address the work requirements in the 2014 Final Consent Decree and allow for continued benefit from economies of scale.
The Side Agreement (SA) to Facilitate Consent Decree Compliance (Exhibit 4) specifies a defendant cost allocation for a Performance Evaluation Plan, an arbitration for any revised work plan disagreement, and contains a Roles and Responsibilities arrangement between the City of Alameda and EBMUD regarding implementation of the Regional Private Sewer Lateral Program.
BACKGROUND
The City of Alameda owns and operates the local sanitary sewer collection system comprised of sewer pipes, pump stations, and other facilities. The City discharges the sanitary flow to large interceptor pipes owned by the EBMUD where it is conveyed to a regional treatment plant, also owned by EBMUD. The City i...
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