HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2026-009RESOLUTION NO. 2026-009
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDED AND
RESTATED WASTEWATER DISPOSAL AGREEMENT,
DIRECTING THE METRO JPA REPRESENTATIVE TO
SUPPORT THE SAME AT METRO JPA MEETINGS, AND
AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAME
WHEREAS, the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant (“PLWTP”) is a regional facility
in the Metropolitan Sewerage System (“Metro System”) and is permitted to treat 240 million gallons
per day (“MGD”) of regional wastewater to an Advanced Primary Level. Operated by the City of
San Diego, the PLWTP was constructed in 1963 and is the backbone of the Metro System; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista’s average of 16.7 MGD of wastewater is treated at
PLWTP. The City of Chula Vista is one of 12 Participating Agencies (“PAs”) that convey
wastewater to PLWTP for treatment; and
WHEREAS, the Metro JPA is a joint powers agency composed of the 12 local public PAs
each having the authority to provide and contract for the conveyance, treatment, and disposal of
wastewater. The Metro JPA and the City of San Diego are partners in overseeing the PLWTP; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Clean Water Act, passed in 1972, was amended to allow a
modified permit (waiver of secondary treatment) if the discharger could demonstrate the safe
discharge of wastewater to the receiving water; and
WHEREAS, the 1998 Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement was created, approved
per Resolution No. 18968, and the Metropolitan Wastewater Commission (Metro Commission)
was formed; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Diego is implementing a phased, multi-year program designed
to achieve compliance with the Clean Water Act and regionally produce up to 83 million gallons
per day of safe, reliable potable water using new, expanded, or modified facilities, some of which
will include Metro System facilities, in order to achieve secondary equivalency at the Point Loma
Wastewater Treatment Plant; and
WHEREAS, implementation of the Pure Water Program will reduce wastewater discharges
to the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant, part of the Metro System , where a large portion
of the Participating Agencies’ wastewater is currently treated and disposed of by discharging it
into the Pacific Ocean; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Diego and the Participating Agencies, amended the 1998
Agreement by executing an Amended and Restated Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement (the
“ARA”), approved per Resolution No. 2018-187, to address the costs and revenues associated with
Phase 1 of the Pure Water Program, including specific cost allocations related to the construction,
expansion, and/or modification of Metro System facilities and Water Repurification System
facilities designed to produce up to 30 MGD of Repurified Water (“Phase 1”); and
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WHEREAS, Section 14.2 of the ARA provided that the Parties may amend the ARA by a
written agreement between the City of San Diego and all Participating Agencies stating the Parties’
intent to amend or supplement the agreement; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to address in good faith the outstanding items described in Section
2.9 of the ARA, and comprehensively and equitably address the costs, revenues, and billing system
associated with the Pure Water Program and the related construction, expansion , and/or
modification of Metro System facilities beyond Phase 1, the City of San Diego and Participating
Agencies, including the City of Chula Vista wish to amend and restate the ARA as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it approves the Second Amended and Restated Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement
between the City of San Diego and the Participating Agencies, in the form presented, with such
modifications as may be required or approved by the City Attorney, a copy of which shall be kept
on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute the same .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it
authorizes and directs the Metro JPA representative to support the Second Amended and Restated
Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement at Metro JPA meetings.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Eddie Flores Marco A. Verdugo
Assistant Director, City Attorney
Engineering & Capital Projects Department
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 20th day of January 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2026-009 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 20th day of January 2026.
Executed this 20th day of January 2026.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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