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Adopt a Resolution Approving City of Lodi 2025 Sewer System Management Plan Update (PW)
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MEETING DATE:
October 15, 2025
PREPARED BY:
Public Works Director
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution approving City of Lodi 2025 Sewer System Management Plan Update.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The State Water Resources Control Board (Board) adopted the Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirement for Sanitary Sewer Systems per Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ, which supersedes previous statewide Waste Discharge Requirements (WQ-2006-003-DWQ and WQ 2013-0058-EXEC). The order establishes requirements for the proper management, operation, and maintenance of publicly owned sanitary sewer systems to reduce the occurrence and impact of spills.
In accordance with the order, the Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) must be formally updated at least every six years, with internal audits conducted at least every three years to asses implementation and identify opportunities for improvement. The City's original SSMP was approved by Council on August 5, 2009. The City's first SSMP update was approved in October 2014. A second update was approved in December 2019. This Council action represents the third Council approved SSMP update.
Since the implementation of the SSMP, the City has maintained an extremely low number of spills. Over the last 10 years (2014-2024), the City average was 2.36 spills per 100 miles of sewer pipeline, significantly lower than the regional average of 6.08 per 100 miles. During the same 10-year period, there have been zero spills that have reached a surface water.
A copy of the updated Sewer System Management Plan can be found at the following link Waste Water | Lodi, CA
STRATEGIC VISION:
5. Infrastructure.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The SSMP, as implemented over time, will continually identify operational and capital needs to minimize sanitary sewer spills and potential fines. It is anticipated that th...
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