Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP)
On May 2, 2006, the State Water Resources Control Board issued Order 2006-0003, Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR) for sanitary sewer systems. This Order was issued to ensure consistent and comprehensive regulation of publicly-owned sanitary sewer systems throughout the State, and to quantify and reduce Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs).
The WDR requires all wastewater collection agencies with sanitary sewer systems more than one mile in length to electronically report SSOs to the State Water Resources Control Board monthly, which the TVCSD has done since 2007, and to develop and implement a Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP). The SSMP is a written document that details how the agency’s sanitary sewer system is operated, maintained, evaluated, and funded.
The completed SSMP includes eleven elements:
Goal
Organization
Legal Authority
Operation and Maintenance Program
Design and Construction Standards
Overflow Emergency Response Plan
Fats, Oils, and Grease Control Program
System Evaluation and Capacity Assurance Plan
Monitoring, Measurement, and Program Modifications
SSMP Audits
Communication Program
The Sewer System Management Plan was first adopted by the Board of Directors on September 12, 2012 and re-certified on July 11, 2018.