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City of San Leandro Sewer System Management Plan Volume I Standards for Inspection and Testing of New and Rehabilitated Facilities As discussed in Section Two of this SSMP, the City has afull-time Construction Inspector who inspects both new construction and repairs. The inspector insures that all construction meets the City's standard specifications and other applicable codes. Permits are required for all work on wastewater facilities in the City, and no facility is accepted unless it is permitted, inspected, and tested in accordance with the standard specifications. Section 6 -Overflow Emergency Response Phan The City maintains a Sanitary Sewer Overflow and Backup Response Plan (Appendix D) and procedures. The plan includes the City's chain of communication for reporting SSOs. Included are Standard Operating Procedures designed to minimize the impact of SSOs and sewer backups to the public and the environment. This response plan is distributed to each maintenance worker and includes the necessary forms and guidelines to implement the standard operating procedures in the event of an SSO. The Response Plan is reviewed periodically to ensure that all corrective measures are being taken. All sanitary sewer overflows and backups are responded to upon notice and in a manner to expedite the necessary steps to relieve the overflow and protect the public health. All SSOs are reported as soon as the City has knowledge of the discharge, and reporting can be provided without substantially impeding cleanup or other emergency measures. For any discharges of sewage that result in a discharge to a drainage channel or a surface water, the spill shall be reported as soon as possible but not later than two (2) hours after becoming aware of the discharge. The State Office of Emergency Services will be notified and the local health officer or directors of environmental health with jurisdiction over affected water bodies, and the Regional Water Quality Control Board. Reporting of SSOs is made to the CIWQS online system as soon as possible but no later than three business days after we are aware of an SSO. A fmal certified report is completed through the CIWQS System within 15 calendar days of the conclusion of an SSO response and remediation. Initial reporting of SSOs that do not discharge to a drainage channel or surface water is reported to the Regional Water Quality Control Board within 24 hours after the City becomes aware of the SSO. The City equips each of their collection system field workers with the Sanitary Sewer Overflow and Backup Response Plan booklet. The booklet includes the following contents: • Procedures for reporting SSOs and notifying the proper authorities, with appropriate contact information. • A list of agencies, with their appropriate contact information, to be notified in the event of any SSO. Page ~ 21