HomeMy WebLinkAbout088-92RESOLUTION NO. 88-92
SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 2768 (CAMPBELL) TO AMEND THE
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND
WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT ACT TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE
CONTRA COSTA CITIES · COUNTY · DISTRICT STORMWATER
POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM
WHEREAS, on November 16, 1990, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency
adopted the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES)
Application Regulations for Stormwater Discharges, as required by the Federal Clean
Water Act; and
WHEREAS, said regulations require a submittal of permit applications and the
implementation of programs to minimize or eliminate pollutants from stormwaters
entering San Francisco Bay; and
WHEREAS, the State of California San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control
Board has requested Contra Costa County, its incorporated cities, and the Contra Costa
County Flood Control and Water Conservation District be covered by one
comprehensive permit; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Officer of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality
Control Board determined on April 12, 1991 all municipal entities within Contra Costa
County having stormwater systems interconnected with or within the same watershed
as a system designated within the NPDES regulations, and finding stormwater discharges
contributed to violations of water quality standards and were significant contributors
to pollutants to the receiving waters of the Bay-Delta System; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has indicated
that financing the Stormwater Pollution Control Program needs an independent,
dedicated source of funding other than General Fund revenues; and
WHEREAS, financing alternatives are extremely limited to municipalities to finance the
Stormwater Pollution Control Program; and
WHEREAS, the success of obtaining the NPDES Areawide Municipal Permit requires the
establishment of independent financing for the Program; and
WHERF~S, the Cities ~ County ~ District Stormwater Pollution Control Program has
requested specific State legislation to enable the Contra Costa County Flood Control and
Water Conservation District to establish and collect a Stormwater Utility Benefit
Assessment Fee on behalf of participating municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the fee would need annual approval by a majority of the governing body
of the municipality in order for the fee to be collected; and
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WHEREAS, the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
could not arbitrarily impose such a fee without approval by each municipality; and
WHEREAS, the fee collected by Contra Costa County, minus a small administrative
charge, shall be transmitted to Danville for use in managing the NPDES program; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Danville, that the Town of Danville
does hereby support Assembly Bill 2768 (Campbell), which would permit the Contra
Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District the ability to establish a
Stormwater Utility Benefit Assessment Fee as a financing option to municipalities located
within Contra Costa County to fund the development and implementation of the
Stormwater Pollution Control Program.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on June 2, 1992, by the
following vote:
AYES: LANE,
NOES: NONE
ABSTAINED: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
SHIMANSKY, DOYLE,
GREENBERG, RITCHEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
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