Operating and CIP Budget Fiscal Year 2015-16

Stormwater Pollution Prevention [232-5810]

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

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The Stormwater Pollution Prevention program is responsible for ensuring that the City is implementing its Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. As mandated by the Federal Clean Water Act and enforced by the State’s Regional Water Quality Control Board, stormwater pollution prevention activities are designed to keep a broad range of pollutants away from local streams and creeks. In addition to public education activities, the stormwater program addresses street sweeping, places rules on the design and construction of new development, and requires that the City ensure that City operations reduce or eliminate stormwater pollution. In FY 10-11, the City entered into a regional plan, with the County and Gilroy, to manage these issues regionally. The team began implementing this plan actively in FY 10-11. In addition, the State adopted a new General Permit that also applies to the City and the City must implement both requirements simultaneously. During FY 14-15, the City Council authorized the hiring of an Environmental Programs Coordinator to support the increasing requirements of the State and implementing the plan. This position also supports stormwater pollution prevention for the City of Gilroy, which through an agreement for service funds 50% of the costs of this position. The City has been participating in a larger regional effort (“Joint Effort”) to quantify stormwater flows as a tool for establishing appropriate post-construction limits on new development. The Regional Board has adopted the require- ments that resulted from this effort and new development in Morgan Hill must now comply with these requirements as well. The Regional Board adopted a Total Maximum Daily Load for fecal coliform that requires the City to actively monitor water quality in streams both within and outside of the City limits. The City has established a cooperative agreement to monitor several of these sites with neighboring jurisdictions in order to share costs and avoid duplication.

FY 14-15 HIGHLIGHTS

 Worked with the County and City of Gilroy in implementing regulatory requirements

 Submitted Annual Report to the State on implementation

Continued fecal coliform monitoring

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 Developed an agreement with the City of Gilroy to fund a shared position to support management of storm water pollution prevention

FY 15-16 ACTIVITY GOALS

 Begin expanded water quality monitoring programs and other implementation programs as required by the Re- gional Board

 Implement third year activities required by State General Permit

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