Agmt17 California River Watch CRW Settlement Agreement

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(a) City staff shall collect water quality samples, where feasible and safe, from upstream of the spill and the spill entry point. Feasibility for obtaining a sample shall depend on whether sufficient flow exists to collect a representative, uncontaminated sample and whether dangerous conditions exist that would preclude City staff from safely obtaining a sample. The City may discontinue sampling where insufficient impacted flow exists to take a sample; (b) The City shall follow the sampling protocols of the WQMP and sample for components listed in its WQMP, which include ammonia, enterococcus, total coliform, E-coli and nitrogen. The City shall also perform human marker testing; (c) If the City determines that an SSO response and cleanup is beyond the capabilities of the City, the City will consult and/or retain a qualified outside consultant to assist the City; (d) At the City's sole discretion, the City may perform similar sampling of spills of less than ten thousand (10,000) gallons if conditions warrant such sampling. 1.5 Public Notification: For SSOs that have not fully been removed or mitigated in areas that have a high volume of public activity, the City shall install appropriate public notification signs and barricades and keep pedestrians and vehicles away from contact with the SSO. The City shall posts signs at creeks, streams, and/or beaches that have been contaminated as a result of a SSO at visible locations until the risk of contamination has subsided to acceptable background bacteria levels. Signs will not be removed until directed by County Environmental Health or the City's Public Work's director or designee. 1.6 CCTV Completion: The City has completed CCTV and a condition assessment of 17 of its 19 sewer basins and will complete the CCTV and condition assessment of the remaining 2 basins by December 31, 2017. The City will maintain CCTV review in 10 year cycles. 1.7 Lateral Inspection: The City currently inspects and repairs lower laterals. The City will inspect the upper lateral at the same time the City normally inspects lower laterals. The City also maintains an on-call sewer service truck that routinely inspects the lower lateral as part of any response. 1.8 CIWQS SSO Public Reports: The City includes and will continue to include the address and geo-coordinates on the CIWQS SSO Public Report site and will include a map of SSO location in future reports. 1.9 Background Monitoring: The City will perform background monitoring of the surface waters twice each year, once in dry weather and once in wet weather. The City will measure the following constituents in background samples: total and fecal coliform; biological oxygen demand (BOD); pH; and temperature. 1.10 Repair Prioritizing: The City will consider and review prioritizing projects to repair or rehabilitate pipes that are next to open creeks. REV: 05-09-17 MI Page 3 of 9 ATTY/AGR.2017.100/Settlement of CRW Anticipated Litigation