Item 7 - Sewer System Management Plan 2025 Update

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of Santa Ana Section 1: SSMP Goal and Introduction Section 1: SSMP Goal and Introduction Section 1 of this SSMP addresses the requirements included in Attachment D-1 of the Order. The requirements state: SSMP Goal and Introduction: The goal of the SSMP (Plan) is to provide a plan and schedule to 1) properly manage, operate, and maintain all parts of the sanitary sewer system(s), 2) reduce and prevent spills, and 3) contain and mitigate spills that do occur. The Plan must include a narrative introduction section that discusses the following: (a) A general description of the local sewer system management program and discuss Plan implementation and updates; (b) A schedule for the Enrollee to update the Plan, including the schedule for conducting internal audits. The schedule must include milestones for the incorporation of activities addressing the prevention of sewer spills, (c) A description of the Enrollee -owned assets and service area, including but not limited to: location, including county(ies), service area boundary, population and community served, system size (including total length in miles, length of gravity mainlines, length of pressurized (force) mains, and number of pump stations and siphons), structures diverting stormwater to the system, data management systems, sewer system ownership and operation responsibilities between Enrollee and private entities for upper and lower sewer laterals, the estimated number or percent of residential, commercial, and industrial service connections, and unique service boundary conditions and challenge(s). (d) A reference to the Enrollee's up-to-date map of its sanitary sewer system as required in Section 4.1 of the Order. 1.1 Goals The City of Santa Ana recognizes the importance of protecting ocean water quality by preventing sewer spills and has supplemented its existing sewer system maintenance practices with the Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR). The following specific goals have also been identified to serve as key performance indicators of the program. The success of the SSMP program is evaluated based on the accomplishments of these goals: • Conduct a system -wide closed-circuit television inspection (CCTV) of all manholes and gravity mains at least onceevery eight years; • Inspect 100% of gravity grease interceptors annually; • Meet the assigned cleaning frequencies for all gravity mains; and 2025 1-1