HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 96-50RESOLUTION NO. 96-50
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DIAMOND BAR URGING THE CALIFORNIA REGIONAL
WATER QUALITY BOARD, LOS ANGELES REGION, TO
MODIFY TENTATIVE ORDER NO. 96 -XXX (NPDES
NO. CAS614001) (WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS
FOR MUNICIPAL STORM WATER AND URBAN RUNOFF
DISCHARGES WITHIN LOS ANGELES COUNTY) BEFORE
ISSUANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar is a co -permittee,
along with the County of Los Angeles and 86 other cities in Los
Angeles County under Order No. 90-079 issued by the California
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region as waste
discharge requirements for storm water/urban runoff discharges
within Los Angeles County, and such Order serves as the NPDES
permit for the discharge of storm water into the municipal
separate storm water sewer system for the County under the
federal Clean Water Act, and
WHEREAS, the current Order was scheduled to expire on
— June 18, 1995, and prior to the expiration, the City, along with
the County and the other co -permittees, filed a report of waste
discharge as their application for the renewal of the existing
waste discharge requirements, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar is
committed to taking all reasonable steps required of the City to
fully comply with the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act
and the California Porter -Cologne Water Quality Act with respect
to those discharges to the County municipal storm water sewer
system over which the City has realistic regulatory control, and
WHEREAS, City staff and the City Attorney's office have
been working for over a year with the California Regional Water
Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region (RWQCB) staff and
representatives from the 86 cities in Los Angeles County as well
as the County itself to reach a consensus on the terms of a new
municipal National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permit for Los Angeles County, and
WHEREAS, the RWQCB staff has issued a tentative order
in the form of waste discharge requirements setting forth a new
municipal storm water and urban discharge program for Los Angeles
_ County and the municipalities within the County, and
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WHEREAS, these requirements will impose significant
additional costs not only on the City, but will require .—
businesses and residents within the Citv to incur additional
expense to comply with the program, and
WHEREAS, compliance with the requirements of this
permit may constitute an unfunded mandate; and
WHEREAS, the concerns of the City of Diamond Bar and
other affected cities regarding the costs and expected
effectiveness of the requirements have been repeatedly expressed
to the RWQCB staff; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has met with the RWQCB staff
and has suggested a number of modifications to the tentative
order which are attached to this Resolution,
WHEREAS, a public hearing on the proposed permit will
be held on July 15, 1996,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND
BAR DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Diamond Bar
calls upon the Regional Water Quality Control Board to direct its
staff to revise the tentative order in accordance with the
modifications suggested by the City Attorney's office in its
letter of June 26, 1996, a copy of which is attached hereto and
incorporated herewith, and further, to delay its consideration of
the tentative order to provide the City additional time to review
and comment further on the proposed order.
Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption
of this Resolution and forward it to the Executive Director of
the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of July,
1996.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
C I T' CI;ERK_
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