To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE a Contract with Haley & Aldrich Inc. for Municipal Regional Permit Compliance Services
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation district, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program, a contract with Haley & Aldrich, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028 to provide technical support services in order to maintain compliance with the Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit (MRP), Countywide. (100% Stormwater Utility Assessment Funds)
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost is estimated to be $1,000,000 and shall be funded by stormwater utility fee assessments collected by the Cities/Towns and County, proportional to their respective populations.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa Clean Water Program (the "CCCWP") consists of Contra Costa County, its 19 incorporated cities/towns and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Permittees"). The CCCWP was established in 1991 through a Program Agreement in response to the 1987 amendments to the federal Clean Water Act (the "CWA"), which established a framework for regulating municipal stormwater discharges under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES") Permit Program. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (the "USEPA") published final rules implementing the 1987 CWA amendments in November 1990. The rules mandate that Permittees obtain and implement stormwater permits designed to reduce and eliminate the discharge of pollutants into and from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (the "MS4s") they own and operate. Through the CCCWP, Permittees conduct many of the mandated activities collectively (referred to as "Group Activities"), such as water quality monitoring, special studies, and public education. The roles and responsibilities of the CCCWP and Permittees are outlined in the Contra Costa Clean Water Program Agreement, which was last updated and adopted by all Permittees in June 2010. The current San Francisco Bay Region Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit No. CAS612008, Order R2-2015-0049 ("Permit"), was issued in November of 2015.
The CCCWP's stormwater program implements activities that cover a variety of areas including water quality management, new development, green stormwater infrastructure and low impact development planning. The technical services required in this Contract will assist the CCCWP to discern, strategize for, implement and comply with the provisions of the NPDES permit.
CCCWP staff, on behalf of the Permittees, respectfully requests approval of this Contract with Haley & Aldrich, Inc., for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without the approval of the Board of Supervisors, the CCCWP, 19 Cities and Towns, Contra Costa County, and the Flood Control District will be unable to meet the NPDES Permit requirements set forth by the San Francisco Bay Region Municipal Regional Stormwater. NPDES Permit No. CAS612008, Order R2-2015-0049.