REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award a Multi-year Contract for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Technical Support Services for the Water Pollution Control Plant (F17-074)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a five-year contract with Eisenberg, Olivieri and Associates Inc. (EOA) of Oakland in an amount not-to-exceed $1,600,000 for NPDES regulatory and technical support services for the Water Pollution Control Plant.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Chapter 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, transactions exceeding $100,000 require Council approval. Consistent with the provision of Municipal Code Section 2.08.070(b)(1), contracts for the procurement of professional or specialized services may be exempted from the competitive proposal process.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The federal Clean Water Act requires that entities discharging to waters of the State be permitted under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). The purpose of the NPDES permit is to protect the beneficial uses of the receiving waters where the treated effluent is discharged. For discharge of its treated wastewater into South San Francisco Bay via the Moffett Channel and Guadalupe Slough, the City of Sunnyvale is issued an NPDES permit by Region 2 of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board. The NPDES permit contains waste discharge requirements for the WPCP's effluent and is issued for a five year period. The most recent permit was adopted by the Regional Board in September 2014 and became effective November 1, 2014.
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