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Element 6 – Spill Emergency Response Plan <br />City of Pleasanton Sewer System Management Plan, July 2025 24 <br />6.0: Element 6 – Spill Emergency Response Plan <br />The Plan must include an up-to-date Spill Emergency Response Plan (SERP) to ensure prompt <br />detection and response to spills to reduce spill volumes and collect information for prevention <br />of future spills. The SERP must include procedures to: <br />a. Notify primary responders, appropriate local officials, and appropriate regulatory <br />agencies of a spill in a timely manner. <br />b. Notify other potentially affected entities (for example, health agencies, water suppliers, <br />etc.) of spills that potentially affect public health or reach waters of the State. <br />c. Comply with the notification, monitoring and reporting requirements of the General <br />Order, State law and regulations, and applicable Regional Water Board Orders. <br />d. Ensure that appropriate staff and contractors implement the SERP and are <br />appropriately trained. <br />e. Address emergency system operations, traffic control and other necessary response <br />activities. <br />f. Contain a spill and prevent/minimize discharge to waters of the State or any drainage <br />conveyance system. <br />g. Minimize and remediate public health impacts and adverse impacts on beneficial uses <br />of waters of the State. <br />h. Remove sewage from the drainage conveyance system. <br />i. Clean the spill area and drainage conveyance system in a manner that does not <br />inadvertently impact beneficial uses in the receiving waters. <br />j. Implement technologies, practices, equipment, and interagency coordination to <br />expedite spill containment and recovery. <br />k. Implement pre-planned coordination and collaboration with storm drain agencies and <br />other utility agencies/departments prior, during, and after a spill event. <br />l. Conduct post-spill assessments of spill response activities. <br />m. Document and report spill events as required in this General Order. <br />n. Annually, review and assess effectiveness of the Spill Emergency Response Plan, and <br />update the Plan as needed. <br />6.1: Policy <br />Pursuant to the reissued WDR, the City has updated its Spill Emergency Response Plan <br />(SERP), which incorporates water quality monitoring requirements. The purpose of the City’s <br />SERP is to support a prompt, orderly and effective response to spills, reduce spill volumes,