Port-Wide Sewer System Management Plan(SSMP) - Port of Oakland
Port-Wide Sewer System Management Plan(SSMP) - Port of Oakland
Port-Wide Sewer System Management Plan(SSMP) - Port of Oakland
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Chapter 3<br />
ORGANIZATION<br />
This chapter identifies the responsible <strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oakland</strong> (<strong>Port</strong>) representative for the<br />
implementation <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Sewer</strong> <strong>System</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> (<strong>SSMP</strong>). It also includes an<br />
organizational chart and a chain <strong>of</strong> communication for reporting sanitary sewer overflows<br />
(SSOs).<br />
3.1 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS<br />
3.1.1 San Francisco Bay Area RWQCB Requirements<br />
The San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) requires that<br />
each wastewater collection agency shall, at a minimum, provide information regarding its<br />
organization:<br />
• Identify agency staff responsible for implementing, managing, and updating the<br />
<strong>SSMP</strong>;<br />
• Identify chain <strong>of</strong> communication for responding to SSOs;<br />
• Identify chain <strong>of</strong> communication for reporting SSOs.<br />
3.1.2 SWRCB Requirements<br />
The State General Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 2006-0003 (GWDRs)<br />
specifies that the <strong>SSMP</strong> must identify the following:<br />
a. The name <strong>of</strong> the responsible or authorized representative for the<br />
implementation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>SSMP</strong>;<br />
b. The names and telephone numbers for management, administrative, and<br />
maintenance positions responsible for implementing specific measures <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>SSMP</strong> program. The <strong>SSMP</strong> must identify lines <strong>of</strong> authority through an<br />
organizational chart or similar document with a narrative explanation; and<br />
c. The chain <strong>of</strong> communication for reporting SSOs, from receipt <strong>of</strong> a complaint<br />
and other information, including the person responsible for reporting SSOs to<br />
the State and Regional Water Board and other agencies if applicable (such as<br />
County Health Officer, County Environmental Health Agency, Regional Water<br />
Quality Control Board, and/or State Office <strong>of</strong> Emergency Services [OES]).<br />
3.2 AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE<br />
The <strong>Port</strong> has designated the Water <strong>System</strong>s Engineer to serve as the <strong>Port</strong>’s legally<br />
responsible <strong>of</strong>ficial (LRO) (i.e., authorized representative) for the implementation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
provisions set forth in this <strong>SSMP</strong>. The Water <strong>System</strong>s Engineer is authorized to submit<br />
electronic spill reports to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). He is also<br />
authorized to report SSOs to other applicable agencies (such as County Health Officer,<br />
May 2010 3-1<br />
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