Item 07 - Sewer System Management Plan 2025 Update

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STATEWIDE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS GENERAL ORDER prioritization of system repairs and maintenance to proactively prevent spills, and (2) address the implementation of current standard industry practices through available equipment, technologies, and strategies. For an existing Enrollee under Order 2006-0003-DWQ that has certified its Continuation of Existing Regulatory Coverage, per section 2.1 (Requirements for Continuation of Existing Regulatory Coverage) of this General Order: Within six (6) months of the Adoption Date of this General Order: • The Legally Responsible Official shall upload the Enrollee's existing Sewer System Management Plan to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database. For a new Enrollee: Within twelve (12) months of the Application for Enrollment approval date: • The governing entity of the new Enrollee shall approve its Sewer System Management Plan; and • The Legally Responsible Official shall certify and upload its Sewer System Management Plan to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database. 5.3. Certification of Sewer System Management Plan and Plan Updates The Legally Responsible Official shall certify and upload its Sewer System Management Plan and all subsequent updates to the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database. 5.4. Sewer System Management Plan Audits The Enrollee shall conduct an internal audit of its Sewer System Management Plan, and implementation of its Plan, at a minimum frequency of once every three years. The audit must be conducted for the period after the end of the Enrollee's last required audit period. Within six months after the end of the required 3-year audit period, the Legally Responsible Official shall submit an audit report into the online CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database per the requirements in section 3.10 (Sewer System Management Plan Audit Reporting Requirements) of Attachment E1 of this General Order. Audit reports submitted to the CIWQS Sanitary Sewer System Database will be viewable only to Water Boards staff. The internal audit shall be appropriately scaled to the size of the system(s) and the number of spills. The Enrollee's sewer system operators must be involved in completing the audit. At minimum, the audit must: • Evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the Enrollee's Sewer System Management Plan in preventing spills; • Evaluate the Enrollee's compliance with this General Order; Identify Sewer System Management Plan deficiencies in addressing ongoing spills and discharges to waters of the State; and ORDER 2022-0103-DWQ December 6, 2022 19