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PART 1 – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Sewer System Management Plan Audit (8/2/21 to 8/2/24) Page 1 of 47 PART 1 – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The City of Redwood City (City) is charged with complying with State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) General Reissued Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) for Sanitary Sewer Systems (“Reissued WDR”, Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ). The Reissued WDR replaced the original 2006 WDR (Order No. 2006-003-DWQ and its Monitoring and Repor[ng Program, Order No. 2013-0058-EXEC), and became effec[ve on June 5, 2023. The Reissued WDR requirements are the strictest sewer regula[ons in the country requiring a proac[ve approach for opera[ons, maintenance, and management of sanitary sewer collec[on systems to reduce or eliminate sewer spills. AIachment D-10 of the Reissued WDR requires periodic SSMP Audits to be completed by the City at least every three years. To comply with the SSMP Audit requirements, Fischer Compliance LLC in collabora[on with City management completed a Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) Audit covering Aug 2, 2021 through Aug 2024 (due for approval by City management and uploading to CIWQS no later than 6 months, by 2/2/2025). REGULATORY BACKGROUND 2006 WDR: To provide a consistent, statewide regulatory approach to address sewage spills, the SWRCB adopted Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems, Order No. 2006-0003 (SSS WDRs), on Aug 2, 2006. All public agencies that own or operate a sanitary sewer system that is comprised of more than one mile of pipes or sewer lines that convey wastewater to a publicly owned treatment facility were required to apply for coverage under the Order. 2022 WDR: The 2006 WDR was rescinded and replaced with a “Reissued WDR” (Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ), adopted on December 6, 2022 which became effec[ve on 6/5/2023. The Reissued WDR updates many aspects of the 16-year- old Order and includes several new requirements for Sewer System Management Plans. This Audit report meets and exceeds the minimum requirements specified in the Reissued WDR (AIachment D-10 and Specifica[ons 5.4), scaled to the size/complexity of the City’s sewer system. This includes evalua[ng the SSMP implementa[on and effec[veness, compliance with the Reissued WDR, and iden[fying deficiencies in addressing ongoing spills. ATTY/RESO.0077/CC RESO SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLAN - EXHIBIT A REV: 07-14-25 LF Page 171 of 317