This section provides information on our
Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP), including details about
compliance with state rules and how to comment on the SSMP.
View the SSMP:
SacSewer Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP)
Compliance Summary
SacSewer is required to comply with the State Water
Resources Control Board
Order No. 2006-0003, Statewide General Waste Discharge
Requirements (WDR) for Sanitary Sewer Systems. The purpose of
the Order is to require agencies to prepare a plan and schedule
for measures to be implemented to reduce Sanitary Sewer Overflows
(SSOs), as well as measures to effectively clean-up and report
SSOs.
To comply with this order, SacSewer has developed and implements
an SacSewer
Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP), which is reviewed
and updated as needed. SacSewer will continue to:
- Manage the systems it operates in a way that reduces SSOs.
- Fund, manage, operate, and maintain all parts of the sewage
collection system for which they are responsible.
- Construct and maintain the collection system using trained
staff (and/or contractors).
- Update and make available the SSO
Emergency Response Procedures Manual.
- Conduct an internal audit every 2 years.
- Comply with this Order. (Failures to fully comply could bring
about State Water Resources Control Board action, regardless of
whether or not an SSO has occurred.)
For more information, visit the Sanitary
Sewer Overflow Reduction Program website.
Public Comments
Public comments
are welcome on any portion of the
Sewer System Management Plan.
Reporting and Audits
Effective September 2, 2007, SacSewer began reporting all SSOs
electronically to the California Integrated Water Quality System
(CIWQS). The electronic SSO data, as well as information
regarding regulatory actions, has been made available at the
Sanitary
Sewer Overflow Reduction Program website. SacSewer’s
Sewer System Management Plan Internal Audit Reports are available
for public review by appointment only. To request an
appointment, click
here.
The SSMP was approved by our Board of
Directors on
March 13, 2019, May
14, 2014; September
28, 2011; and April
8, 2009.
