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Transportation recommending the Board authorize submittal of the County of El Dorado's Pollutant Load Reduction Plan for the Lake Tahoe Basin to the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region pursuant to the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit Board Order No. R6T-2011-101A1 requirement.
FUNDING: General Fund and Public Utility Franchise Fees.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
There is no impact or change to Net County Costs with respect to this item. The Pollutant Load Reduction Plan (PLRP) is a requirement within the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Board Order #R6T-2011-101A1. The cost implications to the County of El Dorado (County) for submitting the PLRP are included within the current Lake Tahoe NPDES Program Fiscal Year 12/13 budget.
Background
In December 2011, Lahontan adopted an updated Municipal NPDES Permit (Permit) Board Order #R6T-2011-0101A1 for the three California Local Jurisdictions around Lake Tahoe (County of El Dorado, County of Placer and City of South Lake Tahoe). The Local Jurisdictions subsequently appealed the Permit and after extensive negotiations, an amended Permit was adopted by Lahontan in October 2012.
The Permit requires, among other things, the County to develop a Pollutant Load Reduction Plan (PLRP) by March 15, 2013 outlining its strategy to reduce its baseline fine sediment particle (FSP) pollutant load by 10%, its baseline total phosphorous (TP) pollutant load by 7% and its baseline total nitrogen (TN) pollutant load by 8% by September 30, 2016. The PLRP presented as part of this item satisfies that requirement.
On March 5, 2013 Transportation staff presented the PLRP to the Board for their information, review and direction. During that presentation, staff advised the Board they would turn to the Board on March 12, 2013 for their authorization to submit the PLRP to Lahontan.
Executive Summary
Based upon the County's ...
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