AgdaPkt 2014-03-24 Closed and Regular

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7.1.D. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager March 24, 2014 SUBJECT The Long-Term Trash Load Reduction Plan RECOMMENDATION By motion, accept this informational report regarding the Long-Term Trash Load Reduction Plan submitted as required by provision C.10.c of the Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit. BACKGROUND The City's stormwater discharge system is regulated under the Municipal Regional Stormwater National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (Stormwater Permit) issued by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board). The Stormwater Permit specifies actions necessary to reduce the discharge of pollutants into the municipal stormwater discharge system to protect local creeks and the Bay. In October 2009, Water Board issued more stringent regulation of trash as a pollutant under the Federal Clean Water Act. The regulation requires Phase I communities in the San Francisco Bay, including Redwood City and 75 other municipalities and agencies, to submit a "Long Term Trash Load Reduction Plan" by February 1, 2014 that details how each agency intends to control trash from entering local waterways. The Plan was sent to the Regional Board in accord with the required schedule. The report before Council is informational as to the goals of the Plan. The Long-Term Plan describes current and future trash control measures that may be implemented to achieve a target of 70 percent reduction in trash discharges from the City's stormwater system by 2017, and 100 percent reduction by 2022. ANALYSIS Under the provisions of the permit, the City is required to submit the Long-Term Plan. A Notice of Violation would be issued for non-compliance with this provision and continued violation could lead to civil penalties. The goal of the Long-Term Plan is to reduce and/or eliminate trash being discharged from the City's storm drain system. The Long-Term Plan includes: