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

County Environmental Health Agency, Regional Water Quality Control Board, and/or State
OES).
In the event that the Water Systems Engineer is unavailable, the Port has established two
alternate LROs. Alternative LRO numbers 1 and 2 are the Environmental Compliance
Supervisor and the Associate Environmental Scientist, respectively. The alternative LROs
also can serve as “data entry designee” 1
on the California Integrated Water Quality System
(CIWQS). The Environmental Compliance Supervisor normally serves as “data entry
designee.”
3.3 ORGANIZATIONAL HIERARCHY
Figure 3.1 shows the lines of authority of Port officials and employees that will be
responsible for implementing and participating in specific measures of the SSMP. In order
to make the update of this document more user friendly, the lines of authority in Figure 3.1
reference job titles only. Appendix D provides the names and contact information for the
individuals referenced in the organizational chart.
3.3.1 SSMP Roles and Responsibilities
This section summarizes the roles and responsibilities of each of the positions identified in
Figure 3.1 as applicable to this SSMP.
3.3.1.1
Board of Port Commissioners
The Board of Port Commissioners (Board) is vested with exclusive control and
management of the Port. The Board consists of seven members nominated by the Mayor of
the City of Oakland (City) and appointed by the City Council for four-year terms. The Board
is responsible for the overall approval of the SSMP, as well as the approval of funding
expenditures related to the SSMP program elements, including ongoing operations and
maintenance costs.
3.3.1.2
Executive Positions
The executive office overseas the overall operation and budgeting of the Port. For this
reason, the roles and responsibilities of these positions as relevant to the SSMP are
relatively few, as described below:
• Executive Director. The Executive Director is responsible for the administration and
operations of the Port.
• Chief Audit Officer. The Chief Audit Officer is responsible for all internal audits of the
Port organization. He will provide an overall supervisory role in the performance of
periodic SSMP program audits, as discussed in Chapter 11.
1
The “Data Entry Designee” is the individual who initially inputs spill information on CIWQS prior to
final certification by the LRO.
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