Item 07 - Sewer System Management Plan 2025 Update

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STATEWIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS GENERAL ORDER An Enrollee is a public, private, or other non -governmental entity that has obtained approval for regulatory coverage under this General Order, including: • A state agency, municipality, special district, or other public entity that owns and/or operates one or more sanitary sewer systems: o greater than one (1) mile in length (each individual sanitary sewer system); o one (1) mile or less in length where the State Water Board or a Regional Water Board requires regulatory coverage under this Order; or • A federal agency, private company, or other non -governmental entity that owns and/or operates a sanitary sewer system of any size where the State Water Board or a Regional Water Board requires regulatory coverage under this Order in response to a history of spills, proximity to surface water, or other factors supporting regulatory coverage. For the purpose of this Order, a sanitary sewer system includes only systems owned and/or operated by the Enrollee. 2. REGULATORY COVERAGE AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 2.1. Requirements for Continuation of Existing Regulatory Coverage To continue regulatory coverage from previous Order 2006-0003-DWQ under this General Order, within the 60-days-prior-to the Effective Date of this General Order, the Legally Responsible Official of an existing Enrollee shall electronically certify the Continuation of Existing Regulatory Coverage form in the online California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) Sanitary Sewer System Database. The Legally Responsible Official will receive an automated CIWQS-issued Notice of Applicability email, confirming continuation of regulatory coverage under this General Order. All regulatory coverage under previous Order 2006-0003-DWQ will cease on the Effective Date of this Order. An Enrollee continuing existing regulatory coverage is not required to submit a new application package or pay an application fee for enrollment under this General Order. The annual fee due date for continued regulatory coverage from previous Order 2006-0003-DWQ to this General Order remains unchanged. A previous Enrollee of Order 2006-0003-DWQ that fails to certify the Continuation of Existing Regulatory Coverage form in the online CIWQS database by the Effective Date of this Order is considered a New Applicant, and will not have regulatory coverage for its sanitary sewer system(s) until: A new application package for system(s) enrollment is submitted per section 2.2 (Requirements for New Regulatory Coverage) below; and • The new application package is approved per section 2.2.2 (Approval of Application Package (For New Applicants Only)). 2.2. Requirements for New Regulatory Coverage No later than 60 days prior to commencing and/or assuming operation and maintenance responsibilities of a sanitary sewer system, a duly authorized representative that ORDER 2022-0103-DWQ December 6, 2022 5