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Home My WebLink About07.a.3) GM Written AnnouncementsAgenda Item 7ax. ✓ Board Meeting of January 2011 Written Announcements General Information /Updates a) NPDES Renewal Support The Central Contra costa Sanitary District's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit is currently scheduled to be renewed by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality control Board in March of 2012. There are several activities the District needs to work on now to prepare for this process and ensure a successful permit renewal. In addition, the regulatory climate has changed significantly since the permit was last reissued in January 2007. The District must submit a Report of Waste Discharge (ROWD) for the permit reissuance process in mid -2011. The ROWD is also known as the NPDES Permit application. The District is hiring RMC Water for assistance in development of the ROWD because of their experience working with the AWQCB renewing permit. The contract is for $49,000. Additional funding may be required if unforeseen technical or regulatory issues occur during the permit renewal process. b) Assistance to Ross Valley Sanitary District On December 22, a force main operated by the Ross Valley Sanitary District in Marin county broke, resulting in a major raw sewage overflow of approximately 1.8 million gallons into Corte Madera Creek and eventually San Francisco Bay. Staff of the Ross Valley Sanitary District asked the District to provide specialized bypass piping for a temporary sewage bypass, which would allow repair of the damaged force main. Collection System operations staff delivered the bypass piping to Ross Valley in the early evening on December 22. The District bypass equipment, consisting of two 12 -foot long sections of 6-inch diameter piping with traffic ramps, was used for a temporary force main bypass across a major street in Larkspur. The return of the bypass piping is expected by December 30th. The specialized bypass piping with traffic ramps is part of the District's emergency response equipment. It is also used for planned sewer repairs when wastewater must be bypassed around a repair location. Ross Valley Sanitary District was established in 1899 and provides wastewater collection services to Ross, Larkspur, Kentfield, San Anselmo and other communities in Marin County. Ross Valley operates 180 miles of collection system and 20 pumping stations.