Stormwater Pollution Prevention / 534
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CITY OF MORGAN HILL
FY 15-16
OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET
CITY OF MORGAN HILL
FY 15-16
OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET
CITY OF MORGAN HILL
FY 15-16
OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET
CITY OF MORGAN HILL
FY15-16
OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET
CITY OF MORGAN HILL
FY 15-16
OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET
CITY OF MORGAN HILL
FY 15-16
OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET
CITY OF MORGAN HILL
FY 15-16
OPERATING AND CIP
Stormwater Pollution Prevention [232-5810]
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION
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
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