A Sewer System Management Plan, also called an SSMP, describes the activities that a public wastewater agency uses to manage its wastewater collection system effectively. The development of the City's SSMP was required when the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) adopted the Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirement (GWDR) on May 2, 2006. The GWDR established requirements for operating, maintaining and managing wastewater collection systems. The GWDR applies to all public collection system agencies in California that own or operate collection systems comprised of more than one (1) mile of pipe or sewer lines, which convey untreated wastewater to a publicly owned treatment facility and requires each agency to prepare an SSMP.

As part of the approval process, public comments on the Communication component of our SSMP were received through April 1, 2009. The SSMP was formally adopted by the City Council on November 9, 2009.

Below are the components of the City's SSMP.

01. Introduction
02. Development Plan and Schedule
03. Goals and Organization
04. Legal Authority
05. Operations and Maintenance Program
06. Design and Performance Provisions
07. Overflow Emergency Response Plan
08. Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Control Program
09.1. System Evaluation and Capacity Assurance Plan
09.2 Sewer Master Plan Excerpts
10. Monitoring, Measurement and Program Modifications
11. SSMP Program Audits
12.1. Communication Program
12.2. Frequently Asked Questions
12.3. SSO Fact Sheet
12.4. Backyard Utility Easement