SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 118378

• Record No: CB 118378
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 118378
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 5/4/2015
• Ordinance No: Ord 124766
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to submit the "Plan to Protect Seattle's Waterways" and to fulfill the obligations set forth therein, to fulfill obligations under a Consent Decree required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Washington Department of Ecology.
• Sponsors: Sally Bagshaw
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Ex A: Financial Impacts Summary, 3. Plan to Protect Seattle's Waterways Presentation, 4. Signed Ord 124766

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/8/2015	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
5/8/2015	1	Mayor	Signed
5/8/2015	1	Mayor	returned
5/6/2015	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
5/4/2015	1	City Council	passed	Pass
4/28/2015	1	Seattle Public Utilities and Neighborhoods Committee	pass	Pass
4/20/2015	1	City Council	referred
4/2/2015	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
3/31/2015	1	City Clerk	sent for review
3/31/2015	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to Seattle Public Utilities; authorizing the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to submit the "Plan to Protect Seattle's Waterways" and to fulfill the obligations set forth therein, to fulfill obligations under a Consent Decree required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Washington Department of Ecology.
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WHEREAS, the City of Seattle (City) owns, maintains and operates a system of sanitary sewerage and storm and surface water drainage as part of Seattle Public Utilities' drainage and wastewater system; and
WHEREAS, the combined sewer system overflows (CSOs) from the City of Seattle's system are regulated by the State of Washington under the terms of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit; and
WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made Findings and Conclusions and issued a Consent Decree pursuant to Section 402 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. section 1342(b); and
WHEREAS, the City in 2012 approved Ordinance 123908 authorizing the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to submit for court approval the Consent Decree and to fulfill the City's obligations contained therein; and
WHEREAS, City in 2013 approved ordinance 124129 authorizing the Director of Seattle Public Utilities to submit for court approval an amended Consent Decree and to fulfill the City's obligations contained therein; and
WHEREAS, the Consent Decree requires the City to implement its CSO reduction program by 2025 but also includes provisions allowing the City to defer certain CSO investments if alternative projects that yield greater benefit to the receiving waters can be identified by 2018; and
WHEREAS, Seattle Public Utilities has developed: a Long Term Control Plan to implement its CSO reduction program by 2025; an Integrated Plan to defer certain CSO investments in favor of using a...