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RESOLUTION NO. 11517 (2024 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT OF THE
PRIVATE SEWER LATERAL REPLACEMENT REBATE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City must provide capacity assurance consistent with its adopted
Sewer System Management Plan and Statewide General Waste Discharge
Requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City completed a Sanitary Sewer Flow Monitoring and Inflow/
Infiltration Study in March 2012 that included sanitary sewer flow monitoring, rainfall
monitoring, and inflow and infiltration analysis; and
WHEREAS, the City adopted the Wastewater Collection System Infrastructure
Renewal Strategy on January 19, 2016, which identified areas with capacity constraints
and surcharging in the wastewater collection system during peak wet weather events;
and
WHEREAS, in May of 2018, the City updated its General Plan, Water and
Wastewater Management Element and included areas in the wastewater collection
system with capacity constraints during peak wet weather events; and
WHEREAS, the City has experienced sanitary sewer overflows, which have been
identified as a threat to public health and water quality because of the pathogens,
pollutants, and nutrients they contain, which have been a focus of State Water Quality
Regulators over the past several years; and
WHEREAS, the City owns, operates, and maintains a sanitary sewer system with
over 145 miles of pipeline and provides wastewater collection services to properties within
the City limits as well as Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo County Airport; and
WHEREAS, a system of approximately 13,390 private sewer laterals, estimated to
equal an additional 164 miles of pipeline, is owned and maintained by property owners;
and
WHEREAS, private sewer laterals contribute significant inflow and infiltration,
contributing to capacity constraints, surcharging, and overflows in the wastewater
collection system during peak wet weather events; and
WHEREAS, the City would like to encourage the timely replacement of private
sewer laterals; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Private Sewer Lateral Replacement Rebate Program was
created to accelerate the replacement of aging private infrastructure that impacts public
infrastructure; and
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WHEREAS, the amendment of the Private Sewer Lateral Replacement Rebate
Program will provide funding assistance to property owners for their private sewer lateral
replacement; and
WHEREAS, funding for the Private Sewer Lateral Replacement Rebate Program
is identified in the City's Capital Improvement Program and provided by the City's Sewer
Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby amends the Private Sewer Lateral
Replacement Rebate Program using funding from the Sewer Fund and authorizes the
Utilities Director to implement the program as follows:
a) The sewer lateral replacement must be permitted through the City of San Luis
Obispo Community Development Department.
b) The Private Sewer Lateral Replacement Rebate Program only applies to those
sewer laterals, which are replaced in their entirety from the structure up to and
including connection with the City main; spot repairs and partial repairs are not
included in this program.
c) Verification of installation, inspection, and approval of completed work by the
City is required.
d) For property owners of single-family residences, the Private Sewer Lateral
Replacement Rebate will be a maximum of $4,000, which may not exceed the
cost of the project. All rebates are subject to available funding.
e) The property owner must submit a dated, detailed sales receipt for proof of
purchase with the Private Sewer Lateral Replacement Rebate Application. The
purchase of the private sewer lateral replacement must be clearly itemized on
an invoice. A copy of the property owner’s W9 must be submitted with the
application.
f) The Private Sewer Lateral Replacement Rebate may take four weeks or more
from the date the rebate application is filed.
g) Private Sewer Lateral Replacement Rebates will only be provided to the
property owner.
h) Only one Private Sewer Lateral Replacement Rebate will be provided over the
lifetime of the property.
i) The Private Sewer Lateral Replacement Rebate Program is only in effect when
funds are allocated for that purpose within a given budget year. Sewer Lateral
Replacement Rebates will be available on a first-come, first-served basis from
the date of application until the funds are expended. If funding runs out during
the fiscal year, an applicant may be required to wait for a future year of rebate
funding.
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j) One-time retroactive rebate funds will be dispensed for all Private Sewer
Lateral Replacement Rebates issued from September 3, 2023, to September
3, 2024, to increase the total incentive amount paid to $4,000.
k) Private Sewer Lateral Replacement Rebates may not be available to property
owners to replace their private sewer lateral as part of a Notice to Correct
condition. This allowance will be applied at the discretion of the Utilities Director
based on previous enforcement compliance history.
l) As an incentive to replace private sewer laterals and reduce inflow and
infiltration, the collected city fee for sewer wye installations will be refunded for
all qualifying rebate applications.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby declares a primary public purpose in the
expenditure of public funds to benefit private interests as failing private sewer laterals
contribute excess water to the public wastewater collection system and Water Resource
Recovery Facility and potentially cause or contribute to the overloading of the City's
(public) system. The inflow and infiltration from laterals can lead to sanitary sewer
overflows, resulting in damage to surrounding properties, public health risks, and
environmental degradation.
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SECTION 3. Resolution Number 11037 (2019 Series) is hereby amended and
superseded to the extent inconsistent herewith.
Upon motion of Council Member Francis, seconded by Council Member
Shoresman, and on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Member Francis, Marx, Shoresman, Vice Mayor Pease, and
Mayor Stewart
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 3rd day of September 2024.
___________________________
Mayor Erica A. Stewart
ATTEST:
______________________
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________
J. Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of San Luis Obispo, California, on ______________________.
___________________________
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
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