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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of October 4, 19-94 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Robert A. Lavin, Water Utilities Manager *Ipr SUBJECT: Date: Approval of Resolution to Participate in County of San Bernardino Assessment District in a erally Mandated NPDES Stormwater Program BACKGROUND The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has mandated that a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Stormwater (NPDES) Program will be implemented by the local governments discharging stormwater into the Nation's waterways. The County of San Bernardino has been permitted by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board to discharge into the Santa Ana River. The City of Colton is one of 16 co -permittees under the County's permit. DISCUSSION: The City Manager at the time of the City becoming a co -permittee directed all costs to be paid from the Wastewater funds. Each year the cost to participate in the County NPDES Stormwater has increased. The County is now proposing a County- wide Assessment District for the collection of funds to pay for the cost of operating the NPDES Stormwater Program. The County has requested each City to adopt a Resolution approving the formation of a County -wide Assessment District. Each improved parcel (excluded are all tax exempt properties and vacant land) in the County will be assessed a fee based upon the land usage. Single family residences will be assessed less than commercial/industrial parcels. The estimated cost for a single family residence is $5/year. Commercial/Industrial will be $10/year. The City may include its costs to operate the NPDES Stormwater Program. The City's street sweeping and storm drain cleaning programs qualify as NPDES Stormwater costs. Also, the capital improvement costs to construct new storm drains may be included in the assessment. Kennedy -Jenks, Consultants will include the City's NPDES Stormwater costs in the Sewer Rate Study being prepared by them. Attachments: Page 1 of Item No.