Port-Wide Sewer System Management Plan(SSMP) - Port of Oakland

Chapter 2
GOALS
This chapter summarizes goals established for the Port of Oakland (Port) Sewer System
Management Plan (SSMP).
2.1 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
2.1.1 San Francisco Bay Area RWQCB Requirements
The San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) requires that
each wastewater collection system agency develop, at a minimum, goals for the SSMP as
follows:
• To properly manage, operate, and maintain all parts of the wastewater collection
system;
• To provide adequate capacity to convey peak flows;
• To minimize the frequency of Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs);
• To mitigate the impact of SSOs.
2.1.2 SWRCB Requirements
The State General Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 2006-0003 (GWDRs) specify
the following with respect to the goals element of the SSMP:
“The purpose of this SSMP is to provide a plan and schedule to properly manage, operate,
and maintain all parts of the sanitary sewer system. This will help reduce and prevent
SSOs, as well as mitigate any SSOs that do occur.”
2.2 SSMP OBJECTIVE
The main Port objective for the SSMP is to effectively manage, operate, and maintain its
sanitary sewer system to provide the world-class infrastructure facilities and services to its
airport, seaport, and commercial real estate tenants and customers. This objective
conforms to Port-Wide Strategic Goal Numbers 1, 2, and 3, which are listed below as a
reference:
1. Consider our customers and stakeholders first in all that we do by providing services,
infrastructure, and support that help them fulfill their goals;
2. Develop and maintain relationships of trust and integrity with our community,
customers, public agencies, and other stakeholders to maximize the benefits to the
region; and
3. Improve the environmental conditions and stewardship at the Port.
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