2010/04/06 TMDL Task Force Participation Water Quality Control Plan for Santa Ana RiverCITY OF MENIFEE
TMOL Task Force Participation
MEETING DATE:
TO:
PREPARED BY
SUBJECT
April 6,2010
Mayor and City Council
George Wentz, City Manager
TMDL Task Force Participation
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve Amendment No. 1 adding the City of Menifee to the TMDL Task force and
extending the Agreement through June 30,2011 and appoint a primary and alternate
representative to the task force who will have authority to act on behalf of the City.
ln 1998 the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board designated Lake Elsinore
and Canyon Lake as "impaired water bodies" and as a result of Section 303 the Clean
Water Act requires that Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLS) be established by the
Regional Board. ln 2004 the Water Quality Control Plan for the Santa Ana River Basin
incorporated TMDL's for Lake Elsinore and Canyon Lake that included individual and/or
joint liability for complying with TMDLS.
The amendment would add the cities of l\/enifee and Wildomar to the TMDL Task force.
The Task Force includes the public agency as well as some large private stakeholders
for the Lake Elsinore/Canyon Lake portion of the Santa Ana River Basin. lf the City does
not agree to participate, it would be required to act on its own and not be a part of the
group addressing MS4 Permit matters, resulting in a difficult administrative burden and
increased costs.
Approximately 35% of the total TMDL cost is addressed by Co-Permittees. The pro-rata
share of the costs is based primarily on population and land area. The fiscal commitment
shown below is a portion of the total anticipated cost that is being budgeted for next
fiscal year related to the MS4 permit.
However, the Council should be aware that the cost of the TMDL compliance is likely to
increase with the requirements of the newly revised M54 permit, which take effect in
June.
ALTERNATIVES
Not participate as part of the Task Force
DISCUSSION
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City of Menifee Staff Report
TMDL Amendment No. 1
April 6, 2010
FISCAL IMPACT
$24,753 for fiscal year 2010-2011.
TMDL Agreement and Amendment No. 1
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parlies have executed this Agreement entitled "AGREEMENT TO
FORM THE LAKE ELSINORE AND CANYON LAKE TMDL TASK FORCE"
CITY OF IlIENIFEE
APPROVED AS 'IO FORM
BY
Attorney
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