HomeMy WebLinkAbout021726-08.7 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF REPORT 8.7
TO: Mayor and Town Council February 17, 2026
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 12-2026, authorizing the Contra Costa County Flood
Control and Water Conservation District to adopt the Fiscal Year 2026/27
fee for the Town of Danville Stormwater Utility Area
BACKGROUND
Since 1993, Danville has operated a Stormwater Pollution Control Program (SPCP) in
compliance with the federally mandated National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES). In addition to meeting local requirements, all 19 cities in Contra Costa
County, along with the County and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District, jointly participate in the Contra Costa Clean Water Program
(CCCWP) to implement countywide stormwater initiatives.
The San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board (SFRWQCB) issues permits for
these programs on a five-year cycle. In October 2009, the Board adopted the first
Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) for the Bay Area, introducing numerous new
provisions and unfunded mandates. The current permit, MRP 3.0, was adopted in May
2022 and took effect on July 1, 2022. Looking ahead, the SFRWQCB is actively reviewing
and negotiating requirements for the next permit cycle, MRP 4.0, which will govern
future compliance across the region.
DISCUSSION
Regional, Countywide and Local Efforts
In recent years, requirements under the Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) have grown
more stringent and significantly increased costs for Danville and other co-permittees. To
manage these expenses, agencies across the nine Bay Area counties collaborate on a
regional basis to implement many of the mandated programs. These joint efforts include
water quality monitoring, developing new initiatives, and conducting special studies on
pollutants of concern. Through the Contra Costa Clean Water Program (CCCWP), cost-
sharing agreements have been established to fund these regional activities and ensure
compliance with MRP mandates.
Danville partners with the Contra Costa Clean Water Program (CCCWP) to fulfill
numerous state-mandated requirements through countywide cost-sharing. These
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collaborative efforts cover new development guidelines, public outreach campaigns,
water quality monitoring, and staff training programs. Locally, Danville’s Clean Water
Program focuses on land development reviews, plan checks, construction inspections,
public education, and ongoing maintenance activities. In addition, Town staff lead
significant initiatives to reduce trash, conduct business inspections, and prevent and
detect illicit discharges.
Stormwater Assessment
Each year, the Town Council authorizes the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
to collect stormwater utility assessments for the upcoming fiscal year. Since 2008, this
annual assessment has remained at $30 per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) for
properties within Danville. No increase is proposed for Fiscal Year 2026/27.
Danville’s Clean Water Program encompasses activities required to maintain compliance
with the current Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) 3.0 and prepares for future
requirements under MRP 4.0. For FY 2026/27, approximately 22% of program costs will
fund Danville’s share of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program (CCCWP), while the
remaining 78% supports local compliance efforts within the Town.
Beginning in FY 2026/27, CCCWP projects that countywide program expenditures will
exceed revenues by roughly 20%, depleting reserves before the end of MRP 3.0. The
CCCWP Management Committee is actively working to finalize its budget and
determine future member agency contributions.
Danville currently has sufficient revenues and reserves to operate under MRP 3.0.
However, new requirements potentially proposed for the new permit MRP 4.0 under this
permit are expected to drive up costs in the coming years—both for local compliance and
for the Town’s share of countywide program expenses.
While the Town continues to strongly oppose unfunded federal or state mandates, the
financial and legal risks of non-compliance, including potential fines—are significant. For
this reason, Danville remains committed to keeping program costs as low as possible
while ensuring full compliance with regulatory requirements.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Posting of the meeting agenda serves as notice for the general public.
FISCAL IMPACT
The current Stormwater Utility Assessment of $30 per ERU for all properties within
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Danville will remain unchanged for the upcoming fiscal year, and sufficient revenues are
available to fund 2026/27 program costs.
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 12-2026, authorizing the Contra Costa County Flood Control and
Water Conservation District to adopt the Fiscal Year 2026/27 fee for the Town of Danville
Stormwater Utility Area.
Prepared by:
Bob Russell, PLA
Landscape Architect
Clean Water Program Coordinator
Reviewed by:
Diane J. Friedmann
Development Services Director
Attachment: Resolution No. 12-2026
RESOLUTION NO. 12-2026
AUTHORIZING THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND
WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT TO ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2026/27 FEE
FOR THE TOWN OF DANVILLE STORMWATER UTILITY AREA
WHEREAS, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act requires dischargers of stormwater
to obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit from the
San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board; and
WHEREAS, Danville, the Contra Costa County cities, the County, and the Contra Costa
County Flood Control and Water Conservation District have joined under the Contra
Costa Clean Water Program to secure the required NPDES permit; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted NPDES
Permit No. CAS612008 to develop a Municipal Regional Permit that applies to all nine
Bay Area Counties; and
WHEREAS, the Town complies with the NPDES permit requirements by operating a
local Clean Water Program, participating in the Contra Costa Clean Water Program and
implementing Best Management Practices to minimize or eliminate pollutants from
stormwater; and
WHEREAS, in 1993 the funding necessary to implement this permit was established at a
range of $22 to $30 per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) through the Stormwater Utility
Assessment (Town of Danville Resolution No. 24-93); and
WHEREAS, said assessment rate must be set each year by the Town Council; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council appoints the City Engineer, or his/her designee, as its
official representative to the Contra Costa Clean Water Program; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council wishes to continue to participate in the Contra Costa
Clean Water Program and continue to fund the program through the assessment of
individual properties; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Danville Town Council authorizes continuance of the Stormwater
Utility Assessment to be set at $30 per ERU for all properties within Danville.
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ATTACHMENT A
PAGE 2 OF RESOLUTION NO. 12-2026
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on February 17, 2026,
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAINED:
ABSENT:
MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
CITY ATTORNEY CITY CLERK
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