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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-060
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE "CITY OF CHULA VISTA
JURISDICTIONAL URBAN RUNOFF MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM (JURMP), DECEMBER 2007"
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2007, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
(Regional Board) adopted a new National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Municipal Permit, Order No. R9-2007-0001 (New Permit); and
WHEREAS, the New Permit requires the eighteen cities of San Diego County, the San
Diego Unified Port District, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, and the County
of San Diego (Copermittees) to review and upgrade their storm water, grading and other relevant
ordinances and standards, as necessary, to comply with the more stringent requirements of the
New Permit; and
WHEREAS, each Copermittee is also required to update their Jurisdictional Urban
Runoff Management Program (JURMP) and other relevant program documents and standards by
March 24, 2008, in order to be in compliance with the New Permit; and
WHEREAS, proposed amendments to Chula Vista Municipal Code (CVMC) Chapters
14.20 and 15.04 would incorporate, by reference, the City's "Development Storm Water Manual,
January 2008" and establish new requirements and guidelines for storm water management on
development and redevelopment projects, during both the construction and post-construction
phases of projects; and
WHEREAS, the "JURMP, December 2007" prepared by D-Max Engineering (City's
consultant), outlines the City's program to comply with New Permit requirements for the
duration of the New Permit; and
WHEREAS, the proposed actions would place the CVMC amendments on first reading
and approve the "Development Storm Water Manual, January 2008" and the "JURMP,
December 2007"; and
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the Regional Board's adoption of the New Permit, the City
entered into an agreement dated May I, 2007, with D-Max Engineering, Inc., for the preparation
ofthe City's JURMP, December 2007 document; and
WHEREAS, the JURMP is an outline of the program to be implemented by City staff, as
required by the New Permit, to ensure that all new development and major redevelopment,
existing industrial, commercial, residential, municipal land uses, and construction sites
implement adequate pollution prevention measures and Best Management Practices (BMPs), as
well as conduct necessary monitoring and reporting; and
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WHEREAS, the JURMP is a dynamic document, and includes: inventories of active
construction and building sites; commercial and industrial facilities; lists of minimum and
recommended BMPs, Best Available Technologies, and Best Conventional Technologies; and,
locations of sensitive areas and impaired water bodies; and
WHEREAS, required by the New Permit, starting September 30, 2008, the City will be
required to submit JURMP annual reports that include documentation of the activities conducted
by the City during the previous reporting period; and
WHEREAS, under the New Permit, it is the City's responsibility to prevent, through
enforcement of its ordinances and permitting requirements, discharges of pollution from its
storm drainage systems to the waters of the United States; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Clean Water Act Section 303(d), the United States
Environmental Protection Agency and the Regional Board have declared San Diego Bay to be an
impaired water body and, therefore, special restrictions apply to discharges from all
municipalities within the San Diego Bay Watershed; and
WHEREAS, this condition demands extra vigilance and effort on the part of affected
municipalities; and
WHEREAS, the JURMP document includes the overall program to be implemented by
the City within its jurisdiction during the life of the New Permit and covers major components as
follows: (I) Development Planning; (2) Construction; (3) Existing Development (including
Municipal, Industrial and Commercial, Residential); (4) Illicit Discharge Detection and
Elimination; (5) Education; (6) Public Participation; (7) Fiscal Analysis; (8) Program
Effectiveness Assessment; (9) Reporting; and, (10) Receiving Water Monitoring; and
WHEREAS, another requirement of the New Permit is the development and
implementation of a Regional Urban Runoff Management Program by all Copermittees, and a
Watershed Urban Runoff Management Program by the Copermittees sharing watersheds; and
WHEREAS, several joint tasks are included in the regional and watershed programs,
including assessment of water quality of all receiving waters (Receiving Water Monitoring),
development of watershed maps, identification and prioritization of major water quality
problems, as well as regional and watershed based educational programs; and
WHEREAS, the City currently participates in the regional receiving water monitoring
program -- the New Permit will require more extensive monitoring and testing to be carried out
at the regional and watershed levels; and
WHEREAS, the regional and watershed specific Urban Runoff Management Program
documents are required to be submitted to the Regional Water Quality Control Board by
March 24, 2008; and
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WHEREAS, the City is currently continuing to implement the storm water quality
program that was developed for compliance with the previous NPDES Municipal Permit, Order
No. 2001-01, and Municipal Code Section 14.20; and
WHEREAS, as of March 24, 2008, Copermittees must fully comply with the New Permit
requirements; and
WHEREAS, implementation of the New Permit will have a major fiscal impact on the
City, insofar as the number of commercial, industrial, municipal, and residential inspections will
increase significantly; and
WHEREAS, in addition, the New Permit requires: extensive data management and
reporting; effectiveness assessment of various program elements; regional, watershed, and
jurisdictional receiving water and dry weather monitoring; and more frequent storm drain
maintenance; and
WHEREAS, updating the City's Ordinances, development permitting processes, JURMP,
SUSMP (including the City's Development Storm Water Manual) and establishing legal
authority by the due date of March 24, 2008, are requirements of the Municipal Permit; and
WHEREAS, non-compliance with said requirements will result in a violation of the
Municipal Permit and expose the City to enforcement action, including Notices of Violation
and/or monetary fines as well as possible third party suits.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City ofChula Vista
that it approves the "City of Chula Vista Jurisdictional Urban Runoff Management Program
(JURMP), December 2007."
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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Da e Byers /
Director of Pub orks
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 19th day of February 2008 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda, McCann, Ramirez, Rindone, and Cox
NAYS:
Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
None
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ATTEST:
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Donna . Norris, aMC,'lntenm City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Donna R. Norris, Interim City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 2008-060 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council
at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 19th day of February 2008.
Executed this 19th day of February 2008.
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Donna R. Norris; CM'C," Interim City Clerk