Marin County Grand Jury
• 2013-2014
The Scoop on Marin County Sewer System: Part Ii[pdf]
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Findings 12 findings
F1
Bolinas Community Public Utility District, Mill Valley, Tamalpais Community Services District, and Tomales Village Community Services District do not have Capital Improvement Plans as required by SWRCB Order 2006-0003-DWQ, p.11 item iv – Operation and Maintenance Program.
F2
Bolinas Public Utility District, Mill Valley, Murray Park Sewer Maintenance District, San Quentin Sewer Maintenance District, Tamalpais Community Services District and Tomales Village Community Services District do not have financial reserve policies.
F3
It is difficult to compare reserves across agencies due to different financial reserve policies and reporting approaches.
F4
Alto and Homestead Valley did not report any financial reserves.
F5
Almonte, Homestead Valley, and Tomales Village Community Services District have not completed audits of their SSMPs in the last two years as required by SWRCB Order 2006-0003-DWQ, p.14, SSMP Program Audits. The Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) no longer allows for this requirement to be waived for agencies with a population of less than 10,000 as outlined in their letter dated October 3, 2012.4 4 Letter from San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board dated October 3, 2102, subject “Discontinuation of Requirements for Annual Reports of Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs), and annual Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) Audits”
F6
Homestead Valley, Mill Valley, North Marin Water District, Richardson Bay, Sanitary District #5 (Tiburon), Tamalpais Community Services District, and Tomales Villages Community Services District have not posted their SSMPs on their websites.
F7
Alto and Homestead Valley reported that they do not have Overflow Emergency Response Plans (OER), as required by SWRCB Order 2006-0003-DWQ, p.12, Overflow Emergency Response Plan, item vi.
F8
Alto, Bolinas Community Public Utility District, Homestead Valley, Mill Valley and Tomales Village Community Services District do not have Overflow Emergency Response training manuals.
F9
Alto, San Rafael, Sanitary District #2 (Corte Madera) and SASM do not have websites to provide information to their customer bases.
F10
All board members at Sanitary District #2 and some board members at Almonte, San Rafael and Sausalito have not renewed their ethics training in the last two years as required by Government Code Article 2.4.
F11
The SSMPs for Alto and Homestead Valley are not maintained at an appropriate location as required by SWRCB Order 2006-0003-DWQ, p.17, WDRs and SSMP Availability.
F12
Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District and Mill Valley are not reporting their category 1 spills within the time frame required by State Water Resources Control Board Order No. WQ 2013-0058-EXEC
Recommendations 11
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R1Bolinas Community Public Utility District, Mill Valley, Tamalpais Community Services District and Tomales Village Community Services District develop capital improvement plans
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R2Bolinas Public Utility District, Mill Valley, Murray Park Sewer Maintenance District, San Quentin Sewer Maintenance District, Tamalpais Community Services District and Tomales Village Community Services District develop financial reserves policies.
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R3Alto and Homestead Valley establish designated annual financial reserve amounts.
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R4Almonte, Homestead Valley and Tomales Village Community Services District complete audits of their SSMPs by August 2, 2014, as required by RWQCB.
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R5Homestead Valley, Mill Valley, North Marin Water District, Richardson Bay, Sanitary District #5, Tamalpais Community Services District and Tomales Villages Community Services District post their SSMPs on their websites.
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R6Alto and Homestead Valley develop Overflow Emergency Response Manuals that describe the Overflow Emergency Response Plan per SWRCB Order 2006-0003- DWQ, p.12, Overflow Emergency Response Plan, item vi.
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R7Alto, Bolinas Public Utility District, Homestead Valley, Mill Valley and Tomales Village Community Services District develop Overflow Emergency Response Training Manuals.
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R8Alto, San Rafael, Sanitary District #2 and SASM develop and operate an internet website. The website should include, at a minimum, details of the agency and its leadership, board meeting agendas and minutes, an annual budget, audited financial statements, and the SSMP including the OER.
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R9The board members at Almonte, Sanitation District #2, San Rafael and Sausalito update their ethics training to be in compliance with state law.
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R10Alto and Homestead Valley make their SSMPs available at an accessible location within the communities in which they are located.
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R11Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District and Mill Valley report their Category 1 spills within two hours of becoming aware of the spill, as required by State Water Resources Control Board Order No. WQ 2013-0058-EXEC.