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RESOLUTION NO. 2007-325
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
3 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
4 BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AND THE MUNICIPAL
STORM WATER COPERMITTEES AS REQUIRED BY
5 SAN DIEGO REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
NPDES ORDER NO. R9-2007-0001.
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WHEREAS, the County of San Diego (herein called County), the San Diego Unified Port
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District (herein called Port), The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority (herein called the
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Airport), and the incorporated cities of San Diego, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado, Escondido,
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Imperial Beach, La Mesa, San Marcos, Del Mar, El Caion, Encinitas, Lemon Grove, National City,
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Oceanside, Poway, Santee, Solana Beach, and Vista (herein called Cities), collectively called
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Copermittees, desire to enter into a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) that establishes the
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responsibilities of each party with respect to compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge
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Elimination System (NPDES) Storm Water permit regulations; and
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WHEREAS, in 1987 Congress amended Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution
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Control Act (33 USCA 1342p) to require the United States Environmental Protection Agency16
(U.S. EPA) to promulgate regulations for applications for permits for storm water discharges; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. EPA adopted final permit regulations on November 16, 1990; and18
WHEREAS, these permit regulations require the control of pollutants from storm wateri y
discharges by requiring a NPDES permit which would allow the lawful discharge of storm waters
into waters of the United States; and
22 WHEREAS, the California State Water Resources Control Board (CSWRCB) as
23 designee of the U.S. EPA has delegated authority to the San Diego Regional Water Quality
24 Control Board (SDRWQCB) for administration of the NPDES storm water Permit within the
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1 WHEREAS, on January 24, 2007, the Regional Board issued an NPDES permit and
2 Board Order No. R9-2007-0001 governing waste discharge requirements for storm water and
3 urban runoff from the County, the Port, the Airport, and the Cities, naming these entities as
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WHEREAS, said permit and order require that the Copermittees cooperate in the
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implementation of a Storm water Management Plan including the execution of a Memorandum of
Understanding; and
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WHEREAS, the County, the Port, the Airport, and the Cities desire to implement an
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integrated storm water management program with the objective of improving surface water quality
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in the County of San Diego.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
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California, as follows:
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1. That the above recitations are true and correct.14
2. That in the best interest of cooperation between The City of Carlsbad and its
fellow Copermittees, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad hereby authorizes the Mayor to
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execute the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Carlsbad and the Municipal
17 Storm Water Copermittees as required by NPDES Order No. R9-2007-0001.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council
of the City of Carlsbad on the 18th day of December, 2007, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall, Packard and Nygaard.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
CLAUDE A LEWIS, Mayor
ATTEST:
L/ORRAI
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