Overview
The District's collection system includes approximately 17.38 miles of sewer collection pipeline, 160 manholes and 3 pump stations. The pipeline ranges in size from 4 inches to 12 inches in diameter. The 3 pump stations lift wastewater throughout the collection system as it travels to the wastewater treatment facility (WWTF).
Regulatory background
To provide a consistent, statewide regulatory approach to address sanitary sewer spills, the State Water Board adopted General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems, Water Quality Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ on December 6, 2022. The Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order requires public agencies that own or operate sanitary sewer systems to develop and implement sewer system management plans and report all sanitary sewer spills to the State Water Board's California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS) Sanitary Sewer System Database.
The SSMP is a written document that describes the District's efforts and commitment to operate, maintain and manage the sewer system to reduce the number of preventable overflows. It is a proactive document to formalize the tasks necessary to accomplish this goal.
What the plan contains
The Bear Valley Water District's Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) contains information on the District's operation and maintenance (O&M) plan of the wastewater collection system. Each element of the SSMP describes how the District's O&M program complies with the various provisions of the Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order.
Adoption & update schedule
The SSMP was adopted by the District's Board of Directors in April 2018. Each Enrollee must conduct an internal audit of its SSMP once every three years. Additionally, each Enrollee shall update its SSMP every six years. The District's next update is due August 2, 2025. The District's SSMP document is subject to change as needed to comply with required regulations.