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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF April 18, 2000 To: Honorable Mayor Pro Tem and r#embers of the Cit Council Approval: Henry T. Garcia, City Manager //►► From: Kathy A. Kivley, Assistant tot City Manager J`� Subject: Amend Chapter 14, Municipal Code relating to to water isc ar es Date: April 11, 2000 [•33C(datilli p On April 4, 1995, the City of Colton joined San Bernardino County and other cities in the Inland Empire to jointly submit the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Number CAS618036 to the State Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region (Board). This submission renewed our area wide NPDES permit for urban storm water run-off. This permit requires each city follow certain procedures to reduce the amount of pollutants entering local waterways through the storm drain system. On July 27, 1998, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region issued Administrative Civil Liability Complaint No. 98-93 (ACL) to the City of Colton (City). The suit alleged the City violated certain aspects of the NPDES permit and assessed a $60,000 fine. The Executive Officer of the Board proposed to suspend $50,000 of the assessment if the City submitted an approved comprehensive compliance plan (Plan) and implemented the tasks mentioned in the Plan. Early in November 1998, the City contracted with Inland Empire West Resource Conservation District (District) to assist in developing the extensive Plan required by the Board. On November 10, 1998, the Board established a deadline for submission of the Plan of January 4, 1999. On January 4, 1999, with assistance from the District, the City submitted its completed Plan. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS The ACL required the City address four areas. Those areas are: 1. Storm Water Conveyance System Inspections and Maintenance 2. Industrial/Commercial/Residential and Public Information 3. New Development/Redevelopment 4. Public Agency Activities Contained under each area are numerous subsections addressing various areas of concern. Contained within the report is a Gantt Chart. The following is a sample of the implement compliance tasks listed on the chart: • Hiring of a Maintenance Worker III solely dedicated to stormwater issues; • Designation of a City NPDES Coordinator; • Training of City-wide personnel in many department, including specialized training for Fire personnel in NPDES issues; • Partnering with the Fire Department's Business Inspection Program Teams to include review for potential NPDES during their site inspections; and • Development of number of programs addressing the monitoring of businesses, development and City operations. Item #1