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Regional Water Quality Control Board Workshop Regional Water Quality Control Board Workshop

Draft Ventura County Stormwater Permit Draft Ventura County Stormwater Permit September 20, 2007 September 20, 2007 Jay Spurgin Jay Spurgin City of Thousand Oaks City of Thousand Oaks

Public Construction Activities Management Public Construction Activities Management Draft Permit Draft Permit § §5.G.I.1 5.G.I.1

“ “(a) Each Permittee (a) Each Permittee shall implement and shall implement and comply comply with the Planning and Land with the Planning and Land Development Program requirements Development Program requirements in in Part 5.E of this Order Part 5.E of this Order at at all all Permittee Permittee

• wned or operated public construction
• wned or operated public construction

projects projects. .” ”

• Why?

Why?

• Example: Traffic signal construction

Example: Traffic signal construction project project – – minimal disturbed area minimal disturbed area

“ “(b) Each (b) Each Permittee shall implement and Permittee shall implement and comply with the Development comply with the Development Construction Program requirements Construction Program requirements in in Part 5.F. of this Order Part 5.F. of this Order at at all all Permittee Permittee

• wned or operated construction project
• wned or operated construction project
• Example: Minor water line replacement

Example: Minor water line replacement – – minimal disturbed area; line, grade, capacity and minimal disturbed area; line, grade, capacity and

• riginal use of facility unchanged by construction
• riginal use of facility unchanged by construction

activity activity

“ “(c) (c) Each Permittee shall obtain coverage under the Each Permittee shall obtain coverage under the CASGP CASGP for construction activities and projects that for construction activities and projects that are are: : (1) (1) Covered under one (or more) Capital Covered under one (or more) Capital Improvement Projects Improvement Projects (including but not limited to (including but not limited to street repaving, new streets, channel clearing) or street repaving, new streets, channel clearing) or contract, contract, and that individually or and that individually or cumulatively cumulatively disturb disturb 1 acre 1 acre or more of land..

• r more of land..”

”

• Projects that

Projects that “ “cumulatively cumulatively disturb 1 acre or disturb 1 acre or more more” ”? ?

• Public Capital Improvement Plans are not

Public Capital Improvement Plans are not like a like a “ “common plan of development common plan of development” ” in the in the private sector. private sector.

Long Term Maintenance Programs Long Term Maintenance Programs Draft Permit Draft Permit § §5.G.I.2(b) 5.G.I.2(b)

“ “(b) (b) Each Permittee shall obtain coverage under Each Permittee shall obtain coverage under the CASGP the CASGP no later than ( no later than (7 days 7 days after Order after Order adoption date) adoption date) for long for long-

• term maintenance

term maintenance programs programs including maintenance of flood control including maintenance of flood control channels (such as vegetation removal), channels (such as vegetation removal), maintenance or replacement of streets, sidewalks, maintenance or replacement of streets, sidewalks, roads, roads, and any other project the Permittee and any other project the Permittee undertakes including undertakes including all all Capital Improvement Capital Improvement Projects Projects (CIP) if either 1 or more acres of land are (CIP) if either 1 or more acres of land are disturbed by grading, clearing or excavation disturbed by grading, clearing or excavation activities for an individual project activities for an individual project or cumulatively

• r cumulatively

as a part of several projects involving a soil as a part of several projects involving a soil disturbance disturbance. .” ”

Recommendations Recommendations

• The Ventura County Stormwater Permit

The Ventura County Stormwater Permit should require the Permittees to meet the should require the Permittees to meet the same permit requirements as those same permit requirements as those imposed on other (non imposed on other (non-

• permitted) public

permitted) public agencies and private companies. agencies and private companies.

• Revise the draft permit language so that it

Revise the draft permit language so that it is consistent with the definition of is consistent with the definition of “ “construction construction” ”. .