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

Chapter 7
OVERFLOW EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
This chapter describes the Port of Oakland (Port) Overflow Emergency Response Plan
(OERP), which provides measures to protect the public health and the environment in the
event of a sanitary sewer overflow (SSO).
7.1 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
7.1.1 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 an overflow emergency response plan
with the following elements:
• Notification: Provide SSO notification procedures.
• Response: Develop and implement a plan to respond to SSOs.
• Reporting: Develop procedures to report and notify SSOs per SSO Monitoring and
Reporting Program.
• Impact Mitigation: Develop steps to contain wastewater, to prevent overflows from
reaching surface waters, and to minimize or correct any adverse impact from SSOs.
7.1.2 SWRCB Requirements
State General Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 2006-0003 (GDWRs), issued by
the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), specifies that a Sewer System
Management Plan (SSMP) must include an Overflow Emergency Response Plan that
includes, at a minimum, the following:
a. Proper notification procedures so that the primary responders and regulatory
agencies are informed of all SSOs in a timely manner;
b. A program to ensure an appropriate response to all overflows;
c. Procedures to ensure prompt notification to appropriate regulatory agencies
and other potentially affected entities (e.g. health agencies, Regional Water
Boards, water suppliers, etc.) of all SSOs that potentially affect public health or
reach the waters of the State in accordance with the monitoring reporting
program (MRP), the California Water Code, other State Law, and other
applicable Regional Water Board waste discharge requirements or National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination Program (NPDES) permit requirements. The
SSMP should identify the officials who will receive immediate notification;
d. Procedures to ensure that appropriate staff and contractor personnel are aware
of and follow the Emergency Response Plan and are appropriately trained;
e. Procedures to address emergency operations, such as traffic and crowd control
and other necessary response activities; and
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