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MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
REVIEWED:
Project Manager:
HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
LES JONES, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC wa
OCTOBER 1, 2013
AWARD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
ENHANCED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN
JOHN L HUNTER AND ASSOCIATES
(SUPPORTS 2013 CITY COUNCIL GOAL 4, PUBLIC
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CAROLYN LEHR, CITY MANAGER UY--
Andy Winje, Associate Civil Engineer~
RECOMMENDATION
1. Award a professional services contract to John L. Hunter and Associates, Inc.
(JLHA) for development of the Peninsula Agencies Enhanced Watershed
Management Plan, in conjunction with the EWMP and CIMP Memoranda of
Understanding approved at the August 6, 2013 meeting of the City Council to
comply with requirements of the MS4 Permit, for a not to exceed amount of
$476,063 over the duration of the contract.
2. Authorize Staff to invoice and receive payments from the other Peninsula Agencies
for their allocated share for these services in accordance with the provisions of the
approved EWMP and GIMP Memoranda of Understanding.
3. Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a professional services contract with
John L. Hunter and Associates, Inc.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit was adopted by the Regional
Water Quality Control Board on November 8, 2012. In response, the City has elected to
develop an Enhanced Watershed Management Plan (EWMP), including a Coordinated
Integrated Monitoring Plan (CIMP), with other agencies having stormwater jurisdiction on
the Palos Verdes Peninsula (these are known as the Peninsula Agencies). The City of
Rancho Palos Verdes (City) will serve as the administrative lead. With approval of two
Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) by City Council on August 6, 2013, the City will take
the lead to solicit professional services, expend funds and receive reimbursement on H-1
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behalf of the City and the other peninsula agencies in the development of these programs.
Staff has solicited for these services and is now seeking to enter into a Professional
Services Agreement with JLHA, who is teamed with Geosyntec, Inc., to begin the work.
BACKGROUND
Staff has presented information on the new MS4 permit requirements to the City Council
on several occasions. These presentations have outlined the evolution of the City's
response to the permit requirements as Staff has worked to determine the most
advantageous path forward. In the most recent step, at the August 6, 2013 meeting, the
City Council approved two MOUs, which authorized the City to serve as the administrative
lead for development of both an Enhanced Watershed Management Plan (EWMP) and a
Coordina,ed Integrated Monitoring Plan (CIMP) on behalf of the Peninsula Agencies with
storm water quality jurisdiction on the Peninsula.
Staff of the Peninsula Agencies taking part in the MOUs have obtained approval of the
MOUs from their respective leadership. The City Councils of Rolling Hills Estates, Rolling
Hills and Palos Verdes Estates have approved the MOUs. The County has authorized its
staff to approve the required MOUs once costs are known. The award of the professional
service agreement will finalize the cost ceiling and approval may then be obtained from the
County. The City is under a deadline imposed by the permit language. The CIMP must be
developed and submitted for review by the Regional Board by the end of 2013.
DISCUSSION
Staff worked with the other Peninsula Agencies to develop a detailed scope of work
required to meet the requirements of the MS4 Permit. This scope is included in the
Appendix to the MOUs approved on August 6, 2013. Although there are two MOUs, the
work for both is related and can be performed most efficiently by one provider under one
contract. On July 26, 2013 Staff sent a Request for Qualifications for this scope of work to
the following firms: JLHA, Geosyntec, Larry Walker & Associates, Tetratech, and AMEC.
Only one Statement of Qualifications was received, which was from JLHA, supported by
Geosyntec as a sub-consultant. This was not surprising, given the high demand resulting
from the 88 cities in Los Angeles County, and the County itself, now required to develop
their response under the same timeline. Furthermore, the work is specialized and specific
to each city, meaning that consultants already working on MS4 activity for a given city will
have a significant cost advantage in performing the work. JLHA is the City's consultant for
storm water quality, and Geosyntec serves in this role for the other three cities on the
Peninsula.
The Peninsula Agencies reviewed the SQQ to verify the JLHA team's qualifications and
effort to complete the scope, and then met with the JLHA team to negotiate costs. A final
proposal, with an estimated cost of $476,063, was provided by JLHA and is included in the
attached Professional Service Agreement.
ANALYSIS
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for some comparable figures from other groups of agencies to determine how the cost
estimate compared. Costs were obtained from these other Los Angeles Region EWMP
groups: Rio Hondo, Upper/Lower LA River, Upper San Gabriel River, J1/4 Northern Santa
Monica Bay, J2/3 Santa Monica Bay, and J5/6 South Santa Monica Bay/South Bay Cities.
The fee proposal presented by the Team was in line with costs for similar sized
jurisdictions.
The total cost proposal from JLHA is about 30% less than the estimate included in Exhibit
A of the MOUs. While the EWMP MOU estimated a contract cost of $600,000 and the
CIMP MOU estimated a contract cost of $80,000, for a total of $680,000, the maximum
cost proposed by JLHA is $476,063, which breaks down to $389,161 for the EWMP and
$86,902 for the CIMP.
The actual costs will be allocated by land area, after a 3% administrative fee is added (to
be collected for RPV) and a 10% deduction is made (the designated contribution from the
Los Angeles County Flood Control District (FCD)). RPV's land area for the EWMP
represents about 60% of the total. The resulting allocated maximum cost to the City is
estimated to be $215,494 for the EWMP. RPV's land area for the CIMP represents about
53% of the total. The resulting allocated maximum cost to the City is estimated to be
$42,482 for the CIMP. These figures are summarized in the table below for the EWMP
and CIMP programs, and the total cost of the two.
Program EWMP C/MP Total
Max. Contracted Cost $389,161 $86,902 $476,063
3% Admin Fee $ 11,675 $ 2,607 $ 14,282
10% Deduct for FCD ($ 40,084) ($ 8,951) ($ 49,035)
Total Cost for Allocation $360,752 $80,558 $441,310
RPV Land Share 59.7% 52.7%
RPV Allocated Cost $215,492 $42,482 $257,974
It should be realized that although the City will contract for the maximum $4 76,063 as the
lead agency, the resulting true cost of this contract to the City should not exceed $257,974.
The 3% fee collected to reimburse RPV for its internal administrative costs will further
reduce the net expenditure for these programs. The MOU specifies the costs to be split
over two fiscal years, half in FY 2013-14 and half in FY 2014-15.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The City of Los Angeles has jurisdiction over a small piece of land that arguably could be
included in the Peninsula Agencies EWMP and CIMP. RPV Staff met with the City of LA
and other peninsula agencies on this matter many months ago and it was decided by the
group to leave City of LA to develop their own program for this area. On September 11,
2013, Staff received word that the Regional Board has informally recommended that we
include this portion of City of LA in the Peninsula Agency MOUs. Other EWMP groups had
received similar recommendations, apparently in an effort to "tidy up" border areas. To
honor the request, RPV Staff will meet with Regional Board Staff to discuss their
recommendation. If a change becomes necessary, Staff may need to bring back revised
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MOUs with the addition of the City of Los Angeles.
CONCLUSIONS
The City has committed itself to the EWMP process and to functioning as the lead for the
Peninsula Agencies by earlier City Council action in accordance with Staff's
recommendations. MOUs have been approved and executed to memorialize the cost
sharing and other contributions by each agency for the work. The agencies have solicited
for and selected a team led by John L Hunter and Associates to perform the work required
to develop the EWMP and CIMP. A time constraint inherit in the permit language creates
an urgent need to begin the work. Therefore, Staff recommends awarding a professional
services agreement not to exceed $476,063 to John L. Hunter and Associates for this
work.
Staff will need to invoice and collect proportionate funds from the other Agencies to recoup
their share of costs. Therefore, Staff is also seeking authorization to invoice and receive
payment from the other agencies for their allocated share, in accordance with the MOUs.
FISCAL IMPACT
Based on these estimates, sufficient funds for the City's share of the work for the first year
have been included in the Storm Water Quality Program of the approved FY 2013-14
budget.
Attachment:
Professional Services Agreement
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
Whereas, the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit was
adopted by the Regional Water Quality Control Board on November 8, 2012. In
response, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes has elected to develop an Enhanced
Watershed Management Plan (EWMP), including a Coordinated Integrated Monitoring
Plan (CIMP), with other agencies having storm water jurisdiction on the Palos Verdes
Peninsula (these are known as the Peninsula Agencies). The City of Rancho Palos
Verdes (City) will serve as the administrative lead for the purpose of implementing this
Agreement. With approval of two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) by City
Council on August 6, 2013, the City has taken the lead to retain professional services,
as set forth herein, on behalf of the City and the other Peninsula Agencies in the
development of these programs.
THIS AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into this 1st day of
October, 2013, by and between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes (hereinafter referred to
as the "CITY") and John L. Hunter and Associates, Inc. (hereafter referred to as
"CONSULTANT").
IN CONSIDERATION of the covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
SCOPE OF SERVICES
1.1 Project Description
The Project is described as follows:
Development of Enhanced Watershed Management Plan (EWMP) and
Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Plan (CIMP) for the Peninsula
Agencies, as defined in the two Memoranda of Understanding between
the Peninsula Agencies.
1.2 Description of Services
CONSULTANT shall: Complete EWMP and CIMP Plans, as described in
the CITY’s Request For Qualifications, which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and
incorporated herein by this reference, and in CONSULTANT’s Proposal, which is
attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and incorporated herein by this reference. In the event of
any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and incorporated documents, the
terms of this Agreement shall control. In the event of any conflict between Exhibits “A”
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and “B,” the terms of Exhibit A shall control.
1.3 Schedule of Work
Upon receipt of written Notice to Proceed from the CITY, CONSULTANT
shall perform with due diligence the services requested by the CITY. Time is of the
essence in this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall not be responsible for delay, nor shall
CONSULTANT be responsible for damages or be in default or deemed to be in default
by reason of strikes, lockouts, accidents, or acts of God, or the failure of CITY to furnish
timely information or to approve or disapprove CONSULTANT's work promptly, or delay
or faulty performance by CITY, other consultants/contractors, or governmental
agencies, or any other delays beyond CONSULTANT's control or without
CONSULTANT's fault.
ARTICLE 2
COMPENSATION
2.1 Fee
CITY agrees to compensate CONSULTANT, on a time and materials
basis, an amount not to exceed four hundred seventy six thousand sixty three dollars
($476,063) for services as described in Article 1.
2.2 Terms of Compensation
CONSULTANT shall submit monthly invoices for the work completed in
the previous month, including a detailed accounting of hours worked and hourly rates
performed for each task. CITY agrees to authorize payment for all undisputed invoice
amounts within thirty (30) days of receipt of each invoice. CITY agrees to use its best
efforts to notify CONSULTANT of any disputed invoice amounts within ten (10) days of
the receipt of each invoice. However, CITY's failure to timely notify CONSULTANT of a
disputed amount shall not be deemed a waiver of CITY's right to challenge such
amount.
Additionally, in the event CITY fails to pay any undisputed amounts due
CONSULTANT within forty-five (45) days after invoices are received by CITY then CITY
agrees that CONSULTANT shall have the right to consider said default a total breach of
this Agreement and be terminated by CONSULTANT without liability to CONSULTANT
upon ten (10) working days advance written notice.
2.3 Additional Services or Reduction of Services
CITY may request additional specified work and may reduce the scope of
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work under this Agreement, if the number of Peninsula Agencies changes during the
term of this Agreement. All such changes to the scope of work must be authorized in
writing by the CITY’s Director of Public Works prior to commencement. CONSULTANT
shall perform such services, and CITY shall pay for any additional services in
accordance with CONSULTANT's Schedule of Hourly Rates, which is within Exhibit “B.”
The rates in Exhibit “B” shall be in effect through the end of this Agreement.
2.4 Term of Agreement
This Agreement shall commence on October 1, 2013 and shall terminate
on December 31, 2015 unless sooner terminated pursuant to Article 4 of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 3
INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE
3.1 Indemnification, Hold Harmless, and Duty to Defend
(a) Indemnity for Design Professional Services. In connection with its
design professional services and to the maximum extent permitted by law,
CONSULTANT shall hold harmless and indemnify CITY, and its officials, officers,
employees, agents and independent contractors serving in the role of CITY officials,
and designated volunteers (collectively, “Indemnitees”), with respect to any and all
claims, demands, causes of action, damages, injuries, liabilities, losses, costs or
expenses, including reimbursement of attorneys’ fees and costs of defense (collectively,
“Claims” hereinafter), including but not limited to Claims relating to death or injury to any
person and injury to any property, which arise out of, pertain to, or relate to in whole or
in part to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of CONSULTANT or any of
its officers, employees, subcontractors, or agents in the performance of its design
professional services under this Agreement.
(b) Other Indemnities. In connection with any and all claims, demands,
causes of action, damages, injuries, liabilities, losses, costs or expenses, including
attorneys’ fees and costs of defense (collectively, “Damages” hereinafter) not covered
by Section 3.1(a), and to the maximum extent permitted by law, CONSULTANT shall
defend, hold harmless and indemnify the Indemnitees with respect to any and all
Damages, including but not limited to, Damages relating to death or injury to any person
and injury to any property, which arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the acts or
omissions of CONSULTANT or any of its officers, employees, subcontractors, or agents
in the performance of this Agreement, except for such loss or damage arising from the
sole negligence or willful misconduct of the CITY, as determined by final arbitration or
court decision or by the agreement of the parties. CONSULTANT shall defend
Indemnitees in any action or actions filed in connection with any such Damages with
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counsel of CITY’s choice, and shall pay all costs and expenses, including all attorneys’
fees and experts’ costs actually incurred in connection with such defense. Consultant’s
duty to defend pursuant to this Section 3.1(b) shall apply independent of any prior,
concurrent or subsequent misconduct, negligent acts, errors or omissions of
Indemnitees.
(c) All duties of CONSULTANT under Section 3.1 shall survive
termination of this Agreement.
3.2 General Liability
CONSULTANT shall at all times during the term of the Agreement carry,
maintain, and keep in full force and effect, a policy or policies of Commercial General
Liability Insurance, with minimum limits of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for each
occurrence and two million dollars ($2,000,000) general aggregate for bodily injury,
death, loss or property damage for products or completed operations and any and all
other activities undertaken by CONSULTANT in the performance of this Agreement.
Said policy or policies shall be issued by an insurer admitted to do business in the State
of California and rated in A.M. Best's Insurance Guide with a rating of A:VII or better.
3.3 Professional Liability
CONSULTANT shall at all times during the term of this Agreement, carry,
maintain, and keep in full force and effect a policy or policies of professional liability
insurance with a minimum limit of one million dollars ($1,000,000) per claim and
aggregate for errors and/or omissions of CONSULTANT in the performance of this
Agreement. Said policy or policies shall be issued by an insurer admitted to do business
in the State of California and rated in Best's Insurance Guide with a rating of A:VII or
better. If a “claims made” policy is provided, such policy shall be maintained in effect
from the date of performance of work or services on the CITY’s behalf until three (3)
years after the date of work or services are accepted as completed. Coverage for the
post-completion period may be provided by renewal or replacement of the policy for
each of the three (3) years or by a three-year extended reporting period endorsement,
which reinstates all limits for the extended reporting period. If any such policy and/or
policies have a retroactive date, that date shall be no later than the date of first
performance of work or services on behalf of the CITY. Renewal or replacement
policies shall not allow for any advancement of such retroactive date.
3.4 Automobile Liability
CONSULTANT shall at all times during the term of this Agreement obtain,
maintain, and keep in full force and effect, a policy or policies of Automobile Liability
Insurance, with minimum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) per claim and occurrence
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and two million dollars ($2,000,000) in the aggregate for bodily injuries or death of one
person and five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for property damage arising from
one incident.
3.5 Worker’s Compensation
CONSULTANT agrees to maintain in force at all times during the
performance of work under this Agreement worker's compensation insurance as
required by the law. CONSULTANT shall require any subcontractor similarly to provide
such compensation insurance for their respective employees.
3.6 Notice of Cancellation
(a) All insurance policies shall provide that the insurance coverage
shall not be cancelled or modified by the insurance carrier without thirty (30) days prior
written notice to CITY, or ten (10) days notice if cancellation is due to nonpayment of
premium. Additionally, CONSULTANT shall provide immediate notice to the City if it
receives a cancellation or policy revision notice from the insurer.
(b) CONSULTANT agrees that it will not cancel or reduce any required
insurance coverage. CONSULTANT agrees that if it does not keep the aforesaid
insurance in full force and effect, CITY may either immediately terminate this Agreement
or, if insurance is available at a reasonable cost, CITY may take out the necessary
insurance and pay, at CONSULTANT's expense, the premium thereon.
3.7 Entire Policy and Certificate of Insurance
At all times during the term of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall
maintain on file with the CITY Clerk both a copy of the entire policy and a certificate of
insurance showing that the aforesaid policies are in effect in the required amounts. The
commercial general liability policy shall contain endorsements naming the CITY, its
officers, agents and employees as additional insureds.
3.8 Primary Coverage
The insurance provided by CONSULTANT shall be primary to any
coverage available to CITY. The insurance policies (other than workers compensation
and professional liability) shall include provisions for waiver of subrogation.
ARTICLE 4
TERMINATION
4.1 Termination of Agreement
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(a) This Agreement may be terminated at any time, with or without
cause, by the CITY upon thirty (30) days prior written notice or by CONSULTANT upon
ninety (90) days prior written notice. Notice shall be deemed served if completed in
compliance with Section 6.14.
(b) In the event of termination or cancellation of this Agreement by
CONSULTANT or CITY, due to no fault or failure of performance by CONSULTANT,
CONSULTANT shall be paid compensation for all services performed by
CONSULTANT, in an amount to be determined as follows: for work satisfactorily done
in accordance with all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement as determined by
the CITY, CONSULTANT shall be paid an amount equal to the percentage of services
performed prior to the effective date of termination or cancellation in accordance with
the work items; provided, in no event shall the amount of money paid under the
foregoing provisions of this paragraph exceed the amount which would have been paid
to CONSULTANT for the full performance of the services described in this Agreement.
ARTICLE 5
OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS
5.1 Ownership of Documents and Work Product
All final documents, plans, specifications, reports, information, data,
exhibits, photographs, images, video files and media created or developed by
CONSULTANT pursuant to this Agreement (“Written Products”) shall be and remain the
property of the CITY without restriction or limitation upon its use, duplication or
dissemination by the CITY. All Written Products shall be considered “works made for
hire,” and all Written Products and any and all intellectual property rights arising from
their creation, including, but not limited to, all copyrights and other proprietary rights,
shall be and remain the property of the CITY without restriction or limitation upon their
use, duplication or dissemination by the CITY. CONSULTANT shall not obtain or
attempt to obtain copyright protection as to any Written Products.
CONSULTANT hereby assigns to the CITY all ownership and any and all
intellectual property rights to the Written Products that are not otherwise vested in the
CITY pursuant to the paragraph directly above this one.
CONSULTANT warrants and represents that it has secured all necessary
licenses, consents or approvals to use any instrumentality, thing or component as to
which any intellectual property right exists, including computer software, used in the
rendering of the services and the production of all Written Products produced under this
Agreement, and that the CITY has full legal title to and the right to reproduce the Written
Products. CONSULTANT shall defend, indemnify and hold the CITY, and its elected
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officials, officers, employees, servants, attorneys, designated volunteers, and agents
serving as independent contractors in the role of CITY officials, harmless from any loss,
claim or liability in any way related to a claim that CITY’s use of any of the Written
Products is violating federal, state or local laws, or any contractual provisions, or any
laws relating to trade names, licenses, franchises, copyrights, patents or other means of
protecting intellectual property rights and/or interests in products or inventions.
CONSULTANT shall bear all costs arising from the use of patented, copyrighted, trade
secret or trademarked documents, materials, equipment, devices or processes in
connection with its provision of the services and Written Products produced under this
Agreement. In the event the use of any of the Written Products or other deliverables
hereunder by the CITY is held to constitute an infringement and the use of any of the
same is enjoined, CONSULTANT, at its expense, shall: (a) secure for CITY the right to
continue using the Written Products and other deliverables by suspension of any
injunction, or by procuring a license or licenses for CITY; or (b) modify the Written
Products and other deliverables so that they become non-infringing while remaining in
compliance with the requirements of this Agreement. This covenant shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
Upon termination, abandonment or suspension of the Project, the
CONSULTANT shall deliver to the CITY all Written Products and other deliverables
related to the Project without additional cost or expense to the CITY. If CONSULTANT
prepares a document on a computer, CONSULTANT shall provide CITY with said
document both in a printed format and in an electronic format that is acceptable to the
CITY.
ARTICLE 6
GENERAL PROVISIONS
6.1 Representation
The CITY representative shall be the Director of Public Works or his or her
designee, and CONSULTANT shall notify CITY of CONSULTANT’s designated
representative. These individuals shall be the primary contact persons for the parties
regarding performance of this Agreement.
6.2 Fair Employment Practices/Equal Opportunity Acts
In the performance of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall comply with all
applicable provisions of the California Fair Employment Practices Act (California
Government Code Sections 12940-48), the applicable equal employment provisions of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 200e-217), and the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. § 11200, et seq.).
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6.3 Personnel
CONSULTANT represents that it has, or shall secure at its own expense,
all personnel required to perform CONSULTANT's services under this Agreement. Any
person who performs engineering services pursuant to this Agreement shall be licensed
as a Civil Engineer by the State of California and in good standing. CONSULTANT
shall make reasonable efforts to maintain the continuity of CONSULTANT's staff who
are assigned to perform the services hereunder and shall obtain the approval of the
Director of Public Works of all proposed staff members who will perform such services.
CONSULTANT may associate with or employ associates or subcontractors in the
performance of its services under this Agreement, but at all times shall CONSULTANT
be responsible for its associates and subcontractors’ services.
6.4 CONSULTANT’s Representations
CONSULTANT represents, covenants and agrees that: a) CONSULTANT
is licensed, qualified, and capable of furnishing the labor, materials, and expertise
necessary to perform the services in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement; b) there are no obligations, commitments, or impediments of any kind
that will limit or prevent CONSULTANT’s full performance under this Agreement; c) to
the extent required by the standard of practice, CONSULTANT has investigated and
considered the scope of services performed, has carefully considered how the services
should be performed, and understands the facilities, difficulties and restrictions
attending performance of the services under this Agreement.
6.5 Conflicts of Interest
CONSULTANT agrees not to accept any employment or representation
during the term of this Agreement or within twelve (12) months after completion of the
work under this Agreement which is or may likely make CONSULTANT "financially
interested" (as provided in California Government Code Sections 1090 and 87100) in
any decisions made by CITY on any matter in connection with which CONSULTANT
has been retained pursuant to this Agreement.
6.6 Legal Action
(a) Should either party to this Agreement bring legal action against the
other, the validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement shall be controlled
by and construed under the laws of the State of California, excluding California’s choice
of law rules. Venue for any such action relating to this Agreement shall be in the Los
Angeles County Superior Court.
(b) If any legal action or other proceeding, including action for
declaratory relief, is brought for the enforcement of this Agreement or because of an
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alleged dispute, breach, default or misrepresentation in connection with this Agreement,
the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees, experts’ fees,
and other costs, in addition to any other relief to which the party may be entitled.
(c) Should any legal action about a project between CITY and a party
other than CONSULTANT require the testimony of CONSULTANT when there is no
allegation that CONSULTANT was negligent, CITY shall compensate CONSULTANT
for its testimony and preparation to testify at the hourly rates in effect at the time of such
testimony.
6.7 Assignment
Neither this Agreement nor any part thereof shall be assigned by
CONSULTANT without the prior written consent of the CITY. Any such purported
assignment without written consent shall be null and void, and CONSULTANT shall hold
harmless, defend and indemnify the CITY and its officers, officials, employees, agents
and representatives with respect to any claim, demand or action arising from any
unauthorized assignment.
Notwithstanding the above, CONSULTANT may use the services of
persons and entities not in CONSULTANT's direct employ, when it is appropriate and
customary to do so. Such persons and entities include, but are not necessarily limited
to, surveyors, specialized consultants, and testing laboratories. CONSULTANT's use of
subcontractors for additional services shall not be unreasonably restricted by the CITY
provided CONSULTANT notifies the CITY in advance. Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. is
an approved subcontractor.
6.8 Independent Contractor
CONSULTANT is and shall at all times remain, as to the CITY, a wholly
independent contractor. Neither the CITY nor any of its agents shall have control over
the conduct of CONSULTANT or any of the CONSULTANT's employees, except as
herein set forth, and CONSULTANT is free to dispose of all portions of its time and
activities which it is not obligated to devote to the CITY in such a manner and to such
persons, firms, or corporations as the CONSULTANT wishes except as expressly
provided in this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall have no power to incur any debt,
obligation, or liability on behalf of the CITY or otherwise act on behalf of the CITY as an
agent. CONSULTANT shall not, at any time or in any manner, represent that it or any of
its agents, servants or employees, are in any manner agents, servants or employees of
CITY. CONSULTANT agrees to pay all required taxes on amounts paid to
CONSULTANT under this Agreement, and to indemnify and hold the CITY harmless
from any and all taxes, assessments, penalties, and interest asserted against the CITY
by reason of the independent contractor relationship created by this Agreement.
CONSULTANT shall fully comply with the workers’ compensation law regarding
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CONSULTANT and its employees. CONSULTANT further agrees to indemnify and
hold the CITY harmless from any failure of CONSULTANT to comply with applicable
workers’ compensation laws. The CITY shall have the right to offset against the amount
of any fees due to CONSULTANT under this Agreement any amount due to the CITY
from CONSULTANT as a result of its failure to promptly pay to the CITY any
reimbursement or indemnification arising under this Article.
6.9 Titles
The titles used in this Agreement are for general reference only and are
not part of the Agreement.
6.10 Entire Agreement
This Agreement, including any other documents incorporated herein by
specific reference, represents the entire and integrated agreement between CITY and
CONSULTANT and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements,
either written or oral. This Agreement may be modified or amended, or provisions or
breach may be waived, only by subsequent written agreement signed by both parties.
6.11 Construction
In the event of any asserted ambiguity in, or dispute regarding the
interpretation of any matter herein, the interpretation of this Agreement shall not be
resolved by any rules of interpretation providing for interpretation against the party who
causes the uncertainty to exist or against the party who drafted the Agreement or who
drafted that portion of the Agreement.
6.12 Non-Waiver of Terms, Rights and Remedies
Waiver by either party of any one or more of the conditions of performance
under this Agreement shall not be a waiver of any other condition of performance under
this Agreement. In no event shall the making by the CITY of any payment to
CONSULTANT constitute or be construed as a waiver by the CITY of any breach of
covenant, or any default which may then exist on the part of CONSULTANT, and the
making of any such payment by the CITY shall in no way impair or prejudice any right or
remedy available to the CITY with regard to such breach or default.
6.13 Severability
If any term or portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or
otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions
of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
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6.14 Notice
Except as otherwise required by law, any payment, notice or other
communication authorized or required by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed received on (a) the day of delivery if delivered by hand or overnight courier
service during CONSULTANT’s or CITY’s regular business hours or (b) on the third
business day following deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, to the
addresses listed below, or at such other address as one party may notify the other:
To CITY:
Les Jones, Interim Director of Public Works
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
To CONSULTANT:
John Hunter
John L. Hunter & Associates
6131 Orangethorpe Ave., Suite 350
Buena Park, California 90270
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the date and year first above written.
Dated: JOHN L. HUNTER & ASSOCIATES,
INC. (“CONSULTANT”)
By: _____________________________
Printed Name: ____________________
Title: ___________________________
By: _____________________________
Printed Name: ____________________
Title: ___________________________
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Dated: CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
(“CITY”)
By: _____________________________
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By: _____________________________ By: _____________________________
City Clerk City Attorney
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Exhibit "A":
City's Request For Qualifications
Exhibit "A"
R6876-0001 \1347704v1 .doc Agreement for Design Professional Services
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City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Professional Services
The City of Rancho Palos Verdes (City) invites proposals from selected qualified
consulting engineering firms to provide professional services related to the development
of the Peninsula Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP) on behalf of the
Cities of Rancho Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates and Rolling Hills Estates, as well
as unincorporated areas of the County of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County
Flood Control District. In addition the City of Rolling Hills will participate in the
Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Plan (CIMP) that is prepared as part of the EWMP
development.
The successful firm will provide complete professional services to accompl ish the scope
of work attached to this Request for Qualifications.
To be considered for this project, six (6) copies of the qualifications must be submitted
to the Public Works Department located at 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos
Verdes , CA 90275, attention : Andy Winje, Associate Engineer, no later than 5:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Please also provide a PDF copy of the qualifications
by email to andyw@rpv.com and rond@rpv.com by that deadline.
Projects Background and Description
In response to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Municipal
Separate Storm Sewer System Permit (MS4 Permit) Order No . R4-2012-0175,
which establishes the waste discharge requirements for stormwater and non-
stormwater discharges within the watersheds of Los Angeles County, the above
listed cities have filed a Notice of Intent (NOi, Attachment A) to the Cal ifornia
Regional Water Quality Control Board , Los Angeles Region (Regional Board), on
June 27 , 2013 . The NOi indicates the intent of the of these cities to enter into a
Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop an EWMP. In addition the City
of Rolling Hills, which is not participating in the EWMP but will be participating in
a Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Plan (CIMP) is entering, along with the other
Peninsula EWMP agencies, into a second Memorandum of Understanding to
jointly develop a CIMP . The CIMP will be developed under the same scope of
work as the EWMP.
Consultant's Scope of Services
The Consultant shall be responsible for providing professional services for all
phases of the project. Project Management oversight will be needed during the
all phases of the project. The successful firm will be required to complete the
tasks as described in Attachment B, Scope of Work.
Consultant's Representative
The Consultant, as deemed acceptable by the City, shall assign a qualified
primary representative and a qualified alternate to perform the services described
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in the scope of work. Both shall be identified in the proposal. The Consultant's
representative shall remain in responsible charge of all duties from contract
negotiations through project completion. If the primary representative is unable
to continue with the project, then the alternate representative shall become the
primary representative with the City's approval.
Additional Consultant Responsibilities
The successful Consultant shall be required to enter into a written contract with
the City of Rancho Palos Verdes , acting as the lead agency for the agencies, and
shall be responsible for completing the specified services in Accordance with the
City's standard "Professional Services Agreement" (Attachment C). This Request
for qualification , or any part thereof, may be incorporated into and made a part of
the final contract; however, the City reserves the right to further negotiate the
terms and conditions of the agreement with the successful consultant. At a
minimum, the agreement shall include a maximum "not to exceed " cost to the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes. The primary components and provisions of the
agreement shall include errors and omissions insurance coverage in the
minimum amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000).
City Responsibilities
The City shall provide the following to assist the Consultant with the project and
its completion :
• Coordination of the Agencies during the project to provide existing
information and records as available
• Access to existing GIS data owned or available by license to the City,
upon completion of any required Agency's GIS Data Licensing
Agreements (two samples in Attachment D)
In addition, the City shall be responsible for holding a project kick-off meeting,
coordinating regular progress meetings, providing timely response to questions
and draft documents, and providing or acquiring right of entry access to facilities
(to the extent available).
For scheduling purposes, it may be assumed that Agencies ' turnaround time for
review items will be ten working days.
Submission of Statement of Qualifications
The Statement of Qualifications shall be in letter format, and include at a
minimum the following information :
• Introduction and understanding of the project.
• Identification of any sub -consultants .
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• Consultants experience with at least two projects of similar scope,
including references with contact persons and telephone numbers.
• Identification of the project team , including organizational chart and
resumes of each team member. The Consultant's primary representative
shall be available on all occasions for discussion with City staff. Specific
responsibilities of each team member shall be detailed along with
anticipated total effort, expressed in percentages of work hours, to be
provided by each member of the team .
• Project schedule, including task start and completion dates. For purposes
of the proposal , it shall be assumed that the Consultant will receive a
Notice to Proceed in mid-September 2013.
• Statement of Affirmation that final GIMP can be prepared by the
December 2013 deadline.
• Itemized scope of work for Cl MP and EWMP .
Selection Procedure
City staff and other Agencies will review the Statements of Qualifications.
Qualifications will be evaluated based on the following criteria :
• Experience of the firm in providing sim ilar services.
• Relevant experience of individual team members assigned to the project.
• Understanding of the project and requirements of the MS4 permit.
• References from clients for whom similar services were provided .
• Previous services provided to any of the listed agencies by the firm and/or
team members assigned to the project.
• Previous services provided to other clients on the Palos Verdes Peninsula .
• Appropriateness of project schedule.
Based on their review and evaluation , staff may prepare a short list of finalist
firms and determine whether to offer the projects to a single firm , or multiple
firms . The selected firm(s) needs to work with staff to final ize the scope of
consultant's work. Based on the final scope of work , staff will ask for a fee
proposal from the successful firm(s). The fee will be rev iewed by staff and, if
necessary, may be negotiated .
General Information
This Request for Qualifications does not commit the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
to pay costs incurred in the preparation of a response to this request. No work
may begin until a "Profess ional Services Agreement" is executed and the City
issues a Notice to Proceed.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Request for Qualifications, the City
of Rancho Palos Verdes reserves the right to reject any and all submittals and to
waive any informality in a submittal.
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Submission of a statement of qualifications shall constitute acknowledgement of
all terms and conditions set forth in the Request for Qualifications unless
otherwise expressly stated in the proposal.
All data, documents, and other products used or developed for this project shall
remain in the public domain upon completion of the project. Similarly , all
responses to this Request for Qualifications shall become the property of the City
of Rancho Palos Verdes.
The method of payment upon negotiation of a contract shall be monthly
payments based upon satisfactory progress and the submission of invoices for
payment.
All inquiries questions regarding th is proposal shall be submitted in writing to the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes , Public Works Department, 30940 Hawthorne
Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, attention: Andy Winje , Associate
Engineer. RFQ inquiries may be submitted via fax to 310/544-5292 or e-mail to
andyw@rpv.com. Please copy Ron Dragoo, Senior Engineer at rond@rpv.com .
Please send all inquiries not later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31 ,
2013. Responses to all questions received will be faxed and e-mailed to all
prospective proposers soon thereafter.
Attachments
A: Notice of Intent
B: Scope of Work
C: Professional Services Agreement Form
D: GlS Data License Agreements (2 samples)
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ATTACHMENT A
NOTICE OF INTENT
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Transmittal CITY OF
To: losangeles@waterboards.ca.gov
Sam Unger, Executive Officer
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region
320 41h Street Suite 200
Los Angeles, California 90013
Attention: Rene Purdy
SUBMITTAL OF THE NOTICE OF INTENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENHANCED WATERSHED
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE PENINSULA WATERSHED EWMP AGENCIES.
Attached:
Please find the attached Notice of Intent (NOi) to develop an Enhanced Watershed Management
Program (EWMP) for the cities and agencies comprising the Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed
(Peninsula EWMP Agencies). This NOi is prepared on behalf of the Cities of Rancho Palos Verdes, Palos
Verdes Estates, and Rolling Hills Estates, the County of Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles County Flood
Control District. All agencies have approved this NOi for submission to the Regional Water Quality
Control Board, Los Angeles Region . We look forward to working with your staff during the upcoming
year in the development of the Enhanced Watershed Management Program .
Please contact me at AndyW@rpv.com or (310)-544-5249 if you have any questions.
Program Chair
Attachment:
Cc:
Renee Purdy, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region
Ivar Ridgeway, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region
William Johnson, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
Andy Winje, City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Allan Rigg, City of Palos Verdes Estates
Greg Grammer, City of Rolling Hills Estates
John Hunter, John L. Hunter and Associates
Kathleen McGowan, Geosyntec
30D40 I iAWTllORNE ROULEVARD I fV\NC HO l~LOS VERDES. CA 90275·5391 / (310) 544·5252 /FAX (310) 544-5292 / WWWPALOSVERDESCO M/RPV
PRINl ED ON RECYCl.fD llt\PER
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Notice of Intent
Peninsula
Enhanced Watershed Management Plan (EWMP)
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
City of Palos Verdes Estates
City of Rolling Hills Estates
County of Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Flood Control District
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Notice of Intent
Peninsula
Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP)
SECTION 1. PROGRAM TYPE AND PERMITTEES
The Cities of Rancho Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills Estates, the County of Los Angeles,
and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (Peninsula EWMP Agencie s) are parties to this Notice
of Intent (NOi) and are hereby notifying the Los Angeles Regional Water Qual ity Control Board (Regional
Water Board) of their intent to develop an Enhanced Watershed Management Plan (EWMP) for the
Peninsula Watershed. This NOi is being submitted in accordance with Part Vl.C.4.b.i of Order R4-2012-
0175. In accordance with Order R4-2012-0175, the Peninsula EWMP Agencies meet the LID and Green
Street conditions and will submit a Work Plan within 18 months of the effective date of the Order (June
28, 2014) and will submit the Draft EWMP within 30 months of the effective date of Order (June 28,
2015). See Table 1 for milestone dates associated with the proposed EWMP .
Table 1: Planning Dates : EWMP Initial Submittals, Revisions, and Approval Dates.
Permit Milestone Milestone Date Task
Effective Date of Order December 28, 2012
60 Days from Effective Date February 26, 2013 Initiate LID Ordinance and Green St reets Policy
development
6 months from Effective Date June 28 , 2013 Complete draft of LID Ord i nance and Green
Streets Policy
18 months from Effective Date June 28, 2014 Submit EWMP Work Plans
30 months from Effective Date June 28, 2015 Submit Draft EWMPs
4 months from Draft EWMP October 2015 Regional Water Board comments on EWMP
3 months from Regional Board January 2016 Submit Final EWMP
Comments
3 months from submission of
Final EWMP
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April 2016 Regional Board app roval of EWMP
Begin implementing EWMP
1 Ju ne 27, 2013
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SECTION 2. TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS ESTABLISHED WATER QUALITY BASED
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS:
The Peninsula EWMP Agencies are responsible for eight TMDLs . Table 2 lists all applicable TMDLs. Table 3
lists all applicable interim and final trash Water Quality Based Effluent Limitations (WQBELs) and all other
final WQBELs occurring prior to EWMP approval.
Table 2: List of TMDLs applicable to the Peninsula EWMP Agencies.
TMDL
Santa Monica Bay Beaches Wet
Weather Bacteria TMDL -Group 7
Santa Monica Bay Beaches Dry
Weather Bacteria TMDL -Group 7
Santa Monica Bay Nearshore and
Offshore Debris TMDL
Machado Lake Trash TMDL
Machado Lake Nutrient TMDL
Machado Lake Pesticides and PCBs
(Toxics) TMDL
Greater Los Angeles and Long Beach
Harbor Waters Toxic Pollutants TMDL
Santa Monica Bay TMDL for DOTS and
PCBs
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LARWQCB
Resolution
Number
2002-022
Amended by R12 -007
2002-004
Amended by R12-007
Rl0-010
2007-006
2008-006
Rl0-008
Rll-008
EPA Established
2
Effective Date and/ or
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Approval Date
July 15, 2003
R12-007 not yet effective
July 15, 2003
R12-007 not yet effective
March 20, 2012
March 6, 2008
March 11, 2009
March 20, 2012
March 23, 2012
March 26, 2012
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Table 3: Applicable Interim and Final Trash WQBELs and all other Final WQBELs and Receiving Water
Limitations Occurring Before EWMP Approval (April 2016).
TMDLOrder
Santa Monica Bay Beaches
Dry Weather Bacteria TMDL
-Group 7
Santa Monica Bay Nearshore
and Offshore Debris TMDL
Machado Lake Trash TMDL
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WQBEL
Compliance with total allowable
exceedance days for summer -weather
Compliance with total allowable
exceedance days for winter dry-weather
Reduce baseline by 20%
Reduce baseline by 20%
Reduce baseline by 40%
Reduce baseline by 60%
Reduce baseline by 80%
Zero Trash
3
Interim Compliance
/Final Date
Final July 15, 2006
Final July 15, 2009
Interim March 20,
2016
Interim March 6, 2012
Interim March 6, 2013
Interim March 6, 2014
Interim March 6, 2015
Final March 6, 2016
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SECTION 3. IDENTIFY TMDL CONTROL MEASURES:
The Peninsula EWMP Agencies are responsible for three TMDLs that have interim (trash only) and final
WQBELs that occur prior to the anticipated approval of the Program . Table 4 identifies the
implementation plans along with the status of those plans. The Peninsula EWMP Agencies will continue
their efforts to implement the actions of the TMDL Implementation Plans and develop additional plans .
Table 4 : Implementation Plans for Peninsula Watershed TMDLs .
Implementation Plan Plan status
Santa Monica Bay Beaches Wet Weather Bacteria TMDL Final plan submitted July 15, 2005
Implementation Plan for JG7
Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bacterial TMDLs Coordinated Shoreline Final plan submitted Apr il 7, 2004
Monitoring Plan
In addition to the implementation plans described above, full capture trash systems will be installed to
comply with the Machado Lake Trash TMDL and the Santa Monica Bay Nearshore and Offshore Debris
TMDL. See Table 5 for the implementation schedule .
Table 5: Full Capture System Implementation Schedule.
TMDL Implementation Plan and Control Status of
Measures Implementation
Install certified Full Capture Systems to Completed reduce baseline by 60% Machado Lake Trash TMDL Install certified Full Capture Systems to Completion anticipated
reduce baseline by 100% by June 2014
Santa Monica Bay Nearshore Install certified Full Capture Systems to Completion anticipated
and Offshore Debris TMDL reduce baseline by 20% by March 2016
Section 3.1 -Machado Lake Catch Basin Inserts
All city-owned catch basins within the Machado Lake Watershed are planned to be retrofitted with Full
Capture Systems to comply with the Machado Lake Trash TMDL. The cities of Rancho Palos Verdes, Palos
Verdes Estates, and Rolling Hills Estates have proactively retrofitted approximately 60% of these catch
basins within the Peninsula EWMP Agencies' jurisdiction. The remaining 40% of Machado Lake city-
owned catch basins will be retrofitted within the 2013-2014 fiscal year using funding provided by the
Proposition 84 Round 1 Grant "Machado Lake Trash TMDL" awarded to the city of Torrance .
Section 3.2 -Santa Monica Bay Catch Basin Inserts
The Santa Monica Bay Nearshore and Offshore Debris TMDL requires for the base l ine load to be reduced
by 20% by March 20, 2016. Each of the involved Peninsula EWMP Agencies plan to install certified Full
Capture Systems to address drainage areas within the Santa Monica Bay Watershed to effectively reduce
the baseline load by 20% within the required timeline .
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SECTION 4. DEMONSTRATION OF MEETING LID ORDINANCE AND GREEN STREET
POLICY REQUIREMENTS:
The Peninsula EWMP Agencies have LID ordinances and Green Streets policies in development. Table 6
summarizes the status of the Permittees' LID ordinances and Table 7 summarizes the status of the
Peninsula EWMP Agencies' Green Streets policies. More than 50% of the MS4 watershed area that will be
addressed by the EWMP is covered by LID ordinances and Green Streets policies.
Table 6: Status of LID Ordinance Coverage of the Peninsula EWMP Agencies.
MS4 Watershed
Area for which Percentage of Permittee LID Ordinance Status Permittee is
Responsible Watershed Area
r square miles l
Rancho Palos Verdes Draft Ordinance I 13.5 60%
Palos Verdes Estates Draft Ordinance 4.8 21%
Rolling Hills Estates Draft Ordinance• 3.6 16%
County of Los Angeles Draft Ordinance 0.7 3%
Los Angeles County Flood -I
--Control District
Total MS4 Watershed Area Covered by LID 22 .6 -Ordinances
% of MS4 Watershed Area Covered by LID Ordinance) 100%
* City of Rolfing Hills Estates utilizes County of Los Angeles contract services and the County's draft LID Ordinance serves as the
City's draft LID Ordinance.
Status Descri2tions:
• Draft Ordinance -Permittee has completed, or will complete by June 28, 2013, the development of a draft LID Ordinance
that is in compliance with the requirements of Order R4-2012-0175 for its portion of the MS4 watershed.
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Table 7: Status of Green Street Policy Coverage of the Peninsula EWMP Agencies.
MS4 Watershed Area for
Permittee Green Street which Permittee is Percentage of
Policy Status Responsible Watershed Area
[square miles]
Rancho Palos Verdes Draft Policy 13.5 60%
Palos Verdes Estates Draft Policy 4.8 21%
Rolling Hills Estates Draft Policy 3.6 16%
County of Los Angeles Draft Policy 0.7 3%
Los Angeles County ---Flood Control District
Total MS4 Watershed Area Covered by LID 22.6 -Ordinances
% of MS4 Watershed Area Covered by LID Ordinance) 100%
Status Descri12.tlons:
• Draft Policy-Permittee has com pleted, or will complete by June 28, 2013, the de velopmen t of a draft Green Street Policy
thot is in compliance with the requirements of Order R4-2012-0175 for its portion of the MS4 watershed.
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SECTION 5. GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE OF ENHANCED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM:
-S1orm Drains
c::::J Cl y B oundary
LJ Machado L ake Vllalershed
( Santa Monica Bay Watershed
LJ G<eator LA Harbor IM!torshed
Peninsula EWMP Areas
L : Los Angeles County Flood Control Oistlcl territory
Figure 1: Watershed and Permittee Area Representation.
The geographic scope of the Peninsula EWMP comprises the incorporated Cities of Rancho Palos Verdes ,
Palos Verdes Estates and Rolling Hills Estates and unincorporated areas of the County of Los Angeles. The
Palos Verdes Peninsula is situated in the southwestern portion of Los Angeles County atop the Palos
Verdes Hills, which are bounded to the north by Torrance, to the east by the City of Los Angeles , and to
the south and west by the Pacific Ocean . The Palos Verdes Peninsula is distinct in topography and land
usage when compared with much more densely developed, low-lying neighboring areas . The major land
use designation on the Peninsula is residential with significant portions of open space and soft bottom
canyons.
A drainage divide dissects the Peninsula from the northeast to the southwest with the westerly portion
draining into the Santa Monica Bay and the easterly portion draining to two sub-watersheds within the
Dominguez Channel Watershed ; the Machado Lake and the Greater LA Harbor sub -watersheds. Drainage
from the Peninsula Cities is conveyed via the natural soft bottom canyon systems in conjunction with
structured storm drain systems. These systems are intertwined and cross-connected warranting a
Peninsula-wide coordinated approach to monitoring and implementation efforts.
The City of Rolling Hills is not currently intending to participate in the EWMP, but will be participating in
the Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (CIMP) along with the members of the Peninsula EWMP.
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Due to the City's unique character and topographic features, the City is developed with single family
residences on large estate like lots where low impact development measures are regularly implemented.
Therefore, the City has determined that there is no reasonable opportunity for regional or distributed
BMPs within the City other than LID implemented on private property;, therefore, the City of Rolling Hills
has determined to implement the minimum control measures and utilize source control and institutional
controls to meet the Permit requirements .
Figure 1 provides a map of the watershed boundaries and notes the jurisdictional boundaries of the
Permittees. Although the Peninsula EWMP does not include all jurisdictions within the Palos Verdes
Peninsula, all drainage infrastructure operated and maintained by the Los Angeles County Flood Control
District within the boundaries shown in Figure 1 will be covered under the EWMP.
Permittees do not have jurisdiction over lands owned by school districts, the State of California, or the
Federal government. The Peninsula EWMP area identified by watershed and Permittee is provided in
Table 8.
Table 8 : Santa Monica Bay Watershed Land Area by Peninsula EWMP Agency.
Permittee
Rancho Palos Verdes
Palos Verdes Estates
Rolling Hills Estates
County of Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Flood Control District
Total
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Land Area within
Santa Monica Bay
Watershed
(Square Miles)
9.35
4.35
0 .46
0
N/A
14.2
LandArea
within Machado
Lake Watershed
(Square Miles)
1.07
0.39
2.78
0.70
N/A
4.9
8
Land Area within Total Greater LA Harbor EWMP Watershed
(Square Miles) Area
3.02 13.S
0 4.8
0 .34 3.6
0 0.7
N/A 0
3.4 22.6
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SECTION 6. PLAN CONCEPT AND INTERIM MILESTONES AND DEADLINES:
The Peninsula EWMP Agencies have collectively developed Implementation and Monitoring Plans with
strategies to comply with the area's TMDLs. The Peninsula EWMP Agencies will continue to apply
strategies set forth by the developed plans as well as build upon the current plans. In addition, the
Peninsula EWMP Agencies will re-evaluate the proposed watershed control measures, identify additional
regional projects to maximize opportunities for retaining all non-stormwater runoff and stormwater from
the 85th percentile, 24-hour storm event, and identify additional watershed control measures for those
areas in the watershed that cannot be addressed by a regional project.
The Peninsula EWMP Agencies are comprised mostly of residential land use areas with a geographical
setting of multiple hills. The hills in this area pose the greatest challenge in finding an area to implement
a regional project, however they also allow for a greater opportunity in a project being fed by gravity
rather than pumping water to an infiltration project. For example, the Chandler Quarry pit collects flows
from a 707 acre tributary area and has the capacity to retain and infiltrate up to the SO-year storm before
discharging to the nearby Project 77 storm drain. This benefit allows for a less expensive, more
sustainable regional project.
Table 9 lists interim milestones and deadlines for the Peninsula EWMP .
Table 9: Enhanced Watershed Management Program Interim Milestones and Deadlines.
Milestone
Complete draft CIMP
Complete internal draft of EWMP Work Plan
Compile technical memorandum of water quality priorities
Submit final EWMP Work Plan
Develop interim numeric milestones for EPA developed TMDLs
Conduct initial RAA based on selected watershed control measures
Complete internal draft of EWMP
Submit draft EWMP to Regional Water Board
Submit Final EWMP to Regional Water Board
(revised based on Regional Water Board comments)
SECTION 7. COST ESTIMATE:
Deadline
December 2013
March 2014
March 2014
June 2014
August 2014
December 2015
May 2015
June 2015
January 2016
It is estimated that the cost for the Peninsula Watershed EWMP development is $600,000. In addition,
the Peninsula EWMP Agencies will contribute approximately $18,000 in contract administration costs and
thousands of dollars to in-kind services. The additional cost beyond the consultant contractual amount to
prepare the EWMP has not been evaluated as it may vary for each participating agency.
SECTION 8. PERMITTEE MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING:
A copy of the final draft Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) between the Cities of Rancho Palos
Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills Estates, the County of Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles County
Flood Control District is included in Attachment A. All agencies have committed to participation in the
EWMP through signed letters of intent located in Attachment B. The agreement will be executed before
December 28, 2013.
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SECTION 9. COMMITMENT TO IMPLEMENT A STRUCTURAL BMP OR SUITE OF BMPS:
The Permittees listed in Table 10 will implement the identified structural BMP or suite of BMPs to fulfill
the obligations under Part Vl.C.b.iii.
Table 10: Structural BMPs to be Implemented in the Peninsula EWMP Watersheds.
Structural BMP or Suite of BMPs to be Planned
Watershed Implemented Implementation
Date
Dominguez Channel Model Equestrian Center Completion anticipated
Watershed by June 2015
Santa Monica Bay San Ramon Canyon Stormwater Flood Reduction Completion anticipated
Watershed Project by June 2015
Section 9.1 -Model Equestrian Center
The Model Equestrian Center project will use the existing municipal Peter Weber Equestrian Center, a
seven and one-half (7.5) acre facility that houses 116 horses, to create a public demonstration site for
environmentally sustainable horse-keeping practices while improving the quality of stormwater and
other runoff. This project will be divided into two parts.
Part A of this project will involve retrofits of ex isting facilities . The existing equestrian facilities will be
retrofitted to improve drainage and stormwater runoff quality. These retrofits will include downspout
redirection, drainage correction from existing horse stalls, bioswale or similar water quality treatment
system installation, cover for daily manure storage, and drainage improvements to existing arenas and
the overall site. Water quality will be improved by providing a permanent cover for daily manure storage,
directing runoff away from areas where horses are kept, and bioswales will provide stormwater
treatment by filtering large particles in the swale and removing smaller particles and associated
contaminants through the bioretention portion provided by the vegetation .
Part B of th is project involves new construction. A new 15,000 square-foot barn and associated
improvements will be constructed on the 2.5 acre northwest portion of the site . Key water quality
features will include a covered horse wash area with wash water captured and reused for subsurface
irrigation to maintain appearance of habitat buffers and treatment bioswales, manure management to
control vectors, odors and runoff, and a cistern or rain barrels to collect rainfall from the barn roof for
use in irrigation . In addition, the facility will utilize Low Impact Development (LID) and green building
techniques, integrated pest management through structural design, and equine-safe native and drought-
proof plant buffers.
Both parts of the project, the new facility and the retrofit, will be designed to demonstrate BMPs that can
be easily replicated at private stables. Interpretive signage will demonstrate and educate the equestrian
community on how the BMPs protect and improve stormwater quality. This signage will be installed to
educate horse boarders and visitors on the specific BMPs integrated into the facilities and on the site.
Section 9.2 -San Ramon Canyon Stormwater Flood Reduction Project
The San Ramon Canyon is located in the southeastern corner of the city of Rancho Palos Verdes. The
canyon provides a natural drainage course for areas near Palos Verdes Drive East . Due to the
geograph ical characteristics of the canyon, landslide induced rock and soil deposits in the canyon bottom
are transported during heavy rainfall events . This creates flooding of the roadway, overwhelming existing
drainage facilities, endangering nearby roadway integrity and threatening downstream residents . The San
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Ramon Canyon Stormwater Flood Reduction Project, estimated to cost approximately twenty million
dollars ($20,000,000), involves significant drainage restoration work to stabilize Palos Verdes Drive East
and Palos Verdes Drive South.
According to the Project Study Report for the San Ramon Canyon project, the canyon is capable of
producing over 5,400 cubic yards of debris and sediment . The effects of sediment in stormwater runoff
on receiving water quality are both environmentally and economically costly. Sediment laden runoff can
adversely affect water quality physically, chemically, and biologically. The sediment that is transported by
stormwater runoff can carry organic matter, animal wastes, heavy metals, nutrients and pesticides . All of
these pollutants bind to sediment particles and can pose significant threats to the quality of downstream
waters. Substantial impacts from heavy sediment loading can range from direct effects on aquatic
ecosystems such as increased turbidity and algal blooms, to indirect threats to human health from toxic
materials accumulating in fish tissue. The myriad of effects on water quality from sediment-laden runoff
can introduce aquatic biota and public health concerns resulting in substantial impacts for municipalities.
The San Ramon Canyon Stormwater Flood Reduction Project will help alleviate environmental
consequences by reducing the amount of sediment and associated pollutants to the Santa Monica Bay
and Pacific Ocean. The San Ramon Canyon Stormwater Flood Reduction Project is anticipated to be
completed by June 2015 .
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Attachment A
Memoranda of Understanding (MOU)
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES , THE CITY OF PALOS VERDES ESTATES ,
THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ESTATES , THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD
CONTROL DISTRICT , AND THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION AND COST SHARING FOR DEVELOPMENT
OF THE ENHANCED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE
PENINSULA EWMP AGENCIES
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), is made and entered into as of the date of
the last signature set forth below by and between THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES , a body corporate and politic, THE CITY OF PALQ_S VERQES ESTATES , a
body corporate and politic , and THE CITY OF ROLLING HIL,LS ,.ESTATES , a body
corporate and politic , a body corporate and politic, LOS, ANGELE~ COUNTY FLOOD
CONTROL DISTRICT (LACFCD), apolitical subdiv ision of the State of California, and
THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES (LA County), a political subdivis ion of the State of
Cal ifornia . Collectively , these entities shall be known ,. herein as "PARTIES" or
individually as "PARTY."
WITNESS ETH ·
WHEREAS , the Regional WatE?r Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region
(Regional Board) adopted the Natio nal Pollutant Discharge Eliminat ion System
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permi t Order No . R4-2012 -0175 (MS4
Permit); and
WHEREAS , the MS4 P~rmit became effective on December 28, 2012 and
requires that the LACFCQ, LA COUNTY , and 84 of the 88 cities (e xcluding Avalon ,
Lancaster, Long Beach , .and ,Paj mdale) with in the County of Los Angeles comply with
the prescribed ele'ments of 'the MS4 · Permit ; and
WHER,EAS, the ·.f>ARTIES , have agreed to collaborate on the compliance of
certain eleme nts of the MS4 Permit; and
WHEREAS, the PARTIES collaboratively prepared a final Scope of Work as
shown in Exhibit . D and Request for Proposal to obtain a Consultant to assist the
PARTIES with compliance with certain elements of the MS4 Permit ; and
WHEREAS , the PARTIES propose fo r the Consultant to prepare and deliver a
Final Work Plan , Draft and Final Enhanced Watershed Management Program
(EWMP) in compliance with certain elements of the MS4 Per mit, at a total cost of
appro xi mately si x hundred thousand dollars ($600 ,000) as shown in Table 1 of Exhibit
A;and
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WHEREAS , the PARTIES have determ ined that hiring a Consultant to prepa re
and deliver the EWMP wi ll be beneficial to the PARTIES and they desire to participate
and will provide funding in accordance with the cost allocation in Table 3 of Ex hib it A ;
and
WHEREAS , the CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES will act on behalf of the
PARTIES in the administrat ion of the cons ultant service agreement for the preparation
of the EWMP ; and
WHEREAS , the PARTIES have agreed to establish a EWMP working group
(comprised of des ignated staff from each PARTY) to provide t!3chnical ove[sight and
project management for the development of the PLANS, and
WHEREAS , the PARTIES agree that each shall assume .full and independent
responsibility for ensuring its own compliance w ith lhe MS4 P_ermit despite the
collaborat ive approach of the MOU .
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual b~nefits to be derived by the
PARTIES , and of the promises contained in this MOU , it is hereby agreed as follows :
Section 1. Rec itals : The rec itals set forth above are fully incorporated as part of th is
MOU .
Sect ion 2 . Purpose : The purpose of this MOU is to cooperatively fund the preparation
and submittal, to the Regional Board, of the EWMP.
Section 3 . Cooperation : The PARTIES shall fully cooperate with one another to attain
the purpose of this MOU .
Section 4 . Volunta ry : th is ,MOU is voluntarily entered into for the purpose of preparing
and subm itting to th e ,Regiorial Board the EWMP.
Section 5. Term s : This MOU 'shall become effective on the latest date of execution by a
PARTY o r G~ce rn qer 28 , 2013 and shall remain in effect until the Regional Board 's fina l
approval date ,,of the last outstanding portion of the EWMP , or until the CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES has provided written notice of completion of the scope of
work described hereto , and payment by all PARTIES of their allocated pro-rata share
hereunder.
Section 6 . Assessment for Proportional Cost for EWMP : The PARTIES agree to pay the
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES for preparation and delivery of the EWMP in the
amounts shown in Table 3 of Exhibit A, based on the cost allocation formula shown in
Table 2 of Exhibit A, attached he reto and made part of th is MOU by th is reference . The
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES will invoice the PARTIES upon execution of this
MOU as shown in Table 4 of Ex hib it A , based on the allocated costs for developing the
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Plan and the project administration and management costs at a percentage of 3% of the
allocated costs for development of the Plan. At the end of each fiscal year, the CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES will provide the Agencies with a statement with the actual
contracted expenditures . Unexpended cost at the termination of this MOU will be
reimbursed to the PARTIES.
Section 7. CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Agrees:
a. To utilize the funds deposited by the PARTIES only for the administration of the
Consultant contract, project management, and the preparation and completion
of the EWMP .
b . To provide the PARTIES with an electronic copy of the draft and final EWMP as
submitted to the Regional Board within 5 business days ·of receipt from the
Consultant. ·
c. To provide an accounting at the termination of the MOU or cancellation thereof
and return the unused portion of 'al! funds deposited with the CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES using the · cost allocation formula in Table 2 of
Exhibit A . '
d. To notify the PARTIES if the actual cost' of the preparation of the EWMP will
exceed the cost estimates shown in Exhibit A and obtain approval of the
increase from the PARTIES . Upon approval of the cost increase by the
PARTIES, the CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES will invoice the PARTIES
per the cost allocation formula in Table 2 of Exhibit A. The PARTIES shall have
30 days from ~ceipt of the inydice to provide the payment to RANCHO PALOS
VERDES. . .
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Section 8. THE PART.lES Fµrther Agree:
a. To mq.ke a · full faith effort to cooperate with one another to achieve the
purposes of this MOU by providing information about project opportunities,
reviewing deliverables in a timely manner, and informing their respective
administration , agency heads, and/or governing body.
b. To fund the cost of the preparation and delivery of the EWMP and to pay the
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES for the preparation and delivery of the
EWMP based on the cost allocation shown in Table 2 of Exhibit A within 60
days of receiving an invoice .
c . To grant reasonable access rights and entry to the Consultant, on an as-
needed basis during the terms of this MOU to the PARTY'S facilities (i.e.
storm drains, channels, catch basins, properties, etc .) (FACILITIES) to
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achieve the purposes of this MOU , provided , however that prior to entering
any PARTY 'S facilities , the CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES or their
Consultant shall provide written notice to the PARTIES at least 72 hours in
advance . For the purposes of this provision, written notice shall include notice
delivered via e-mail that has been delivered to the PARTIES ' representative
identified on Exhibit B. The CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES shall require
the consultant retained pursuant to this MOU to agree to indemnify, defend
and hold harmless each PARTY, its special districts, their elected and
appointed officers, employees , and agents, from and against any and all
liability, including but not limited to demands , claims, actions , fe~s , costs, and
expenses (including attorney and expert fees), arising from or conn.ected with
the Consultant's performance of its agreement with ·1he CIJY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES . In addition, the CITY OF RANCHO PAL.:OS VERDES shall
require the Consultant to carry , maintain , and ~eep in 'fu ,lf force and effect an
insurance policy or policies , and each PARlY , its officers, employees ,
attorneys, and designated volunteers shall be named as aa ditional insureds
on the policy(ies) with respect to liabil iti_es arising 'qut of t he Consultant's work.
These requ irements will also apply ' to aray subcontractors hired by the
Consultant. This indemnification is in addi t io n to the other indemnities made
herein.
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d . The PARTIES are , and shall at all times remain as to each other, wholly
independent entities. ,
e. Any notices , bills , invoices , or reports relating to this MOU , and any request ,
demand , stateme ~t, or other communication required or permitted hereunder
shall be in writing 'and sha[I be delivered to the representatives of the
PARTIES at th~ addre$ses set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto and
incorpo ~ated n rein ,by refe rence ,
f. This MOU 'shall be binding upon , and shall be to the benefit of the respective
su"'ce es~ors ,'n~irs\and assigns of each PARTY ; provided , however, neither
'PARTY m·ay assign its respective rights or obligations under this MOU without
the pri ck written consent of the other PARTIES.
g. this MQU is governed by, interpreted under, and construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of California .
h. If any provision of this MOU shall be determined by any court to be invalid ,
illegal, or unenforceable to any extent , the remainder of this Agreement shall
not be affected , and this MOU shall be construed as if the invalid, illegal , or
unenforceable provision had never been contained in this MOU .
i. All PARTIES have been represented by counsel in the preparation and
negotiation of this MOU. Accordingly , this Agreement shall be construed
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according to its fair language. Any ambiguities shall be resolved i n a
collaborative manner by the PARTIES and shall be rectified by amending this
MOU as specified in section 12(e).
j. Each of the persons signing below on behalf of a PARTY represents and
warrants that he or she is authorized to sign this MOU on behalf of such
PARTY.
k . Each PARTY shall have no financial obligation to the other PARTIES of this
MOU , except as herein expressly provided .
Section 9. Invoice and Payment
a . Payment: The PARTIES shall reimburse the CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES for their proportional share cost for preparation and delivery of
EWMP and project administration and managem~nt cost as shown in Table 4
of Exhibit A within thirty (30) days of the invoice from the CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES .
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Invoice: The CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES will invoice PARTIES as
shown in Table 4 of Exhibit A. ,
b. Late Payment Penalty: Any payment that is late shall be subject to interest on
the original amount due from thEi date that the payment first became due. The
interest rate shall pe equal to the Prime Rate in effect when the payment first
became due plus one percent for any payment that is made from 1 to 30 days
after the due qate. Th~ Prime. Rate in effect when the payment first became
due plus five (5) Rercent.._shall apply for any payment that is made from 31 to
60 days after 'tre ·dµe pafe. The Prime Rate in effect when the payment first
became "que pl4s ,ten C10) percent shall apply for any payment that is made
mo,re than ,60 days after the due date. The rates shall , nevertheless, not exc~ed J.he 'm?xi ~um allowed by law. If the PARTY or PARTIES remain
~elinC:ll.1ent after the above procedures, then the CITY OF CITY OF RANCHO
PA,L08'¥ERDES may notify the Regional Board that the delinquent PARTY
OR''F?,ARTll;:S are no longer a participating member of the PLANS, and said
PARTY .or PARTIES shall then be deemed to have terminated its participation
as a PARTY to this MOU ("EXCLUDED PARTY") and their name(s) may be
removed from the PLANS. Any EXCLUDED PARTY'S delinquent amount(s)
will be paid in accordance with the remaining PARTIES pro-rata share
pursuant to Table 3 of Exhibit A, as adjusted to remove the EXCLUDED
PARTY from the allocation . The CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES will
revise Table 3 of Exhibit A to show the recalculated costs for each remaining
participating PARTY; these revised exhibits will be included with the next
invoice to the PARTIES . The PARTIES shall retain all contractual , legal, and
equitable rights and causes of action to recover any delinquent amounts paid
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that were owed by an EXCLUDED PARTY or PARTIES who failed to make
such payments.
Section 10: Indemnification
a . To the fullest extent permitted by law, each PARTY shall indemnify, defend ,
and hold harmless each other PARTY , i ncluding its special districts, elected
and appointed officers , employees, agents , attorneys, and designated
volunteers from and against any and all liability, including, but ,.rot limited to
demands, claims , actions , fees , costs, and expenses,. (including r~asonable
attorney 's and expert witness fees), arising troll) 'or co gnected ~ith the
respective acts of each PARTY arising from or related)o Jhis MOU ; provided ,
however, that no PARTY shall indemn ify another PARTY for that PARTY'S
own negligence or willful misconduct.
b . In light of the provisions of Section 895.2 of t ~e Gove rnment Code of the
State of California imposing certail') t b rt lia bility jo i ntly upon public entities
solely by reason of such entities being par)i es to an ~greement (as defined in
Section 895 of said Code), each of t h{ PARTIES hereto, pursuant to the
authorizat ion contained in S·ection . 895 ~4 and 895 .6 of said Code, shall
assume the full liability imposed up611 it · o r any of its officers , agents, or
employees, by law for injury cqused by; any act or om ission occurring in the
performance of this MOU to the'same extent such liability would be imposed
in the absence of Section 895 .2 of sa id Code . To ach ieve the above stated
purpose, each PARTY indemnifies, defends , and holds harmless each other
PARTY for any liability, cost , ,o r expense that may be imposed upon such
other PARTY:,solely by virtue 'of said Section 895 .2 . The provisions of Section
2778 of the C?lifor11ia C ivil Code are made a part hereof as if incorporated
herein .
' ' Section 11. Termj nat1o rhor A:J!1endment
a. A PARTY may withdraw from this MOU upon 60 days written notice to the
other pa rtiE~s, subject to payment of any invoice rece ived from CITY OF
RANCH9 PALOS VERDES prior to or during the 60-day notice period for its
share of the cost of the work completed as of the date of its notice of
withdrawal , calculated i n accordance with the cost-sharing percentages set
forth in Table 3 of Exhibit A. The effective withdrawal date shall be the si xtieth
(60th) day after CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES receives the
withdrawing PARTY 's notice to withdraw from this MOU . CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES shall refund to the withdrawing PARTY any uncommitted
and unused funds paid by the withdrawing PARTY 's effect ive withdrawal
date . All PARTIES understand , acknowledge , and agree that withdrawal from
this MOU w ill terminate any responsibility , liability, or obligat ion of the
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withdrawing PARTY under this MOU commencing on the effective withdrawa l
date and that the withdrawing PARTY shall remain liable for its share of any
loss , debt or liability incurred prior to the withdrawal date , and for any work
wh ich could not be suspended . Withdrawal from this MOU does not release
any PARTY from the obligations set forth in MS4 Permit.
b . If a substantial change is made to the MS4 PERMIT with regards to
compliance through EWMP or other circumstances net essitate an
amendment , this MOU may be amended through mutual agreement of all
PARTIES specified in section 12(e). ·
c . If a PARTY fails to substantially comply with any of the terms or conditions of
this MOU ,that PARTY shall forfeit its rights to work completed through this
MOU , but no such forfeiture shall occur unless ~nd until ,t tj e defaulting PARTY
has first been given notice of its default and a reasonable opportunity to cure
the alleged default.
Section 12 . Genera l Provisions
a . Notices. Any notices, bills, i nvoices, or reports relating to th is MOU, and any
request, demand, statement or other c ommunication required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shal Lbe delivered to the Representative of
the Party at the address sef forth in E?<hibit B. Parties shall promptly notify
each other of any change of contact information , including personnel
changes , provided in Exhibit B. Writt'e n notice shall include notice delivered
via email o r fax. A ,notice shall be deemed to have been received on (a) the
date of deliv~ry , if de!ivered py hand during regu lar business hours, or by
confirmed fa~sim i le or bY-email ; or (b) on the third (3) business day following
mai ling by registered Or '•Cert ified mail (return receipt requested) to the
addresse~ set f~rt ti in Ex hibit B.
b. Adm inistration . For the purpose of this MOU , the parties hereby designate as
their 'l"~spe ctive Party Representatives the persons named in Exhibit B. The
de ~ignated Party Representatives , or their respective designees , shall
administer the terms and conditions of this MOU on behalf of their respective
Party.' Each of the persons sign ing be low on behalf of a Party represents and
warrants that they are authorized to sign this MOU on behalf of such Party.
c. Relationsh ip of Part ies. The Part ies are and shall remain at all times as to
each other, wholly independent entit ies . No Party to th is MOU shall have
power to incur any debt, obligation , or liab i lity on behalf of another Party
unless expressly prov ided to the contrary by this MOU . No employee , agent,
or officer of a Party shall be deemed for any purpose whatsoever to be an
agent, employee or officer of another Party .
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d . Binding Effect. This MOU shall be bind ing upon and inure to the benefit of
each Party to this MOU and their respective heirs , administrators ,
representatives , successors and assigns.
e . Amendment. The terms and provisions of this MOU may not be amended ,
modified or waived , except by an instrument in writing signed by all the
Parties.
f. Waiver. Waiver by any Party to this MOU of any te rm, condition , or covenant
of this MOU shall not const it ute a waiver of any other ,t fu rm , condition , or
covenant. Waiver by any Party to any breach of the provisions of this MOU
shall not constitute a waiver of any other prov ision , nor a waiver of any
subsequent breach or violation of any provision of th is Mq.u .
g. Law to Govern; Venue . This MOU shall be interpret eo , construed and
governed according to the laws of the State Gf California. In the event of
litigation between the Parties , venue in the state t rial courts shall lie
exclusively in the County of Los Ang~les .
h . No Presumption in Draft ing . The Parties 'to th is MOU agree that the general
rule that an MOU is to be interpreted agai nst the Party drafting it, or causing it
to be prepared shall not app1 Y..
i. Entire MOU. Th is MOU co nstitutes the' entire ag reement of the Parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supe rsedes all prior or
contemporaneous1 agreements , whether written or oral , with respect thereto.
j . Severability. ·Jf . any term , provision , condition or covenant of this MOU is
declarec;l or dete rrh l nep by, any court or competent jurisdiction to be invalid ,
void , or'vnenfo r,ce-a ble , the rema ining prov isions of this Agreement shall not
be affectea J hereby and this MOU shall be read and constructed without the
in X:aJid , void ,\i ( u ri ~nforceable provision(s).
k. Counterparts . This MOU may be executed in any number of counterparts ,
each , of which shall be an original, but all of which taken together shall
const itu t e but one and the same instrument, provided , however, that such
counterparts shall have been delivered to all Parties to this MOU.
I. All Parties have been represented by counsel in the preparation and
negotiation of this MOU . Acco rdingly , this MOU shall be construed according
to its fair language .
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the PARTIES hereto have caused this MOU t o be
executed by their duly authorized representatives and affi xed as of the date of signature
of the PARTIES :
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
Date: --------
ATTEST :
By : _______ _
Carla Morreale
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM :
Deputy City Attorney
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By : ______ _
Carolyn Lehr
City Manager
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CITY OF PALOS VERDES ESTATES
Date: --------
ATTEST :
By: ________ _
Anton Dahlerbruch
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Deputy City Attorney
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By: ______ _
Mayor
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CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ESTATES
Date: --------
ATTEST:
By : ________ _
Douglas R. Prichard
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM :
Deputy City Attorney
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By : ______ _
Mayor
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
Chief Engineer
APPROVED AS TO FORM :
John F. Krattli
County Counsel
By
Deputy Date
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
By
GAIL FARBER
APPROVED AS TO FORM :
John F. Krattli
County Counsel
By
Deputy
Date
Date
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Table 1 : Total Cost Estimate.
Estimated Contract Cost
Administration Cost (3%)1
LACFCD Allocation (10%)2
EXHIBIT A
PENINSULA EWMP AGENCIES
Funding Contributions
Item I
I
TOTAL COST TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY AREA I
Total Cost
$600,000
$18,000
$61,800
$556,200 ,, 1 Administration costs ore estimated to be 3% of the Distributed Total Cost fo r each Peninsu1a EWMP Agency. -
2 The Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD) has committed to contributing 10% of the Total Cost/or their sh are in
the development of the EWMP.
Table 2: Cost Allocation Formula.
Total Cost to be Distributed by Area= ContracU~ost-l.ACFCD Allocation
b
Distributed Total Cost = (Total Cost+ Administration Cost) x Agency Percent of Total Area ,;
Agency Agen cy Percent Distributed Total
of Total Area Cost
RANCHO PALOS VERDES 13.5 60% $332,243
Palos Verdes Estates 4.8 21% $118,131
Rolling Hills Estates 3.6 16% $88,598
The County of Los Angeles 0 .7 3% $17,227
TOTAL 22.6 100% $556,200
Table 4: Invoice Schedule.
Agency Total Cost Invoice Schedule
November 1, 2013 July 1, 2014
RANCHO PALOS VERDES $332,244 $166,122 $166,122
Palos Verdes Estates $118,130 $59,065 $59,065
Rolling Hills Estates $88,598 $44,299 $44,299
The County of Los Angeles $17,228 $8,614 $8,614
LACFCD $61,800 $30,900 $30,900
TOTAL $618,000 $309,000 $309,000
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EXHIBIT B
PENINSULA EWMP AGENCIES
Agencies Representatives -EWMP Working Group
1. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Department of Public Works
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard
Rancho Palos Verdes , CA 90275
Party Representative : Andy W inje
E-mail : andyw@rpv.com
Phone : (31 O) 544-5249
Fax : (310) 544-5292
2 . City of Palos Verdes Estates
Department of Public Works
3 .
340 Palos Verdes Drive West
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
Party Representative : Allan Rigg
E-mail : arigg@pvestates.org
Phone : (310) 378-0383
Fa x: (310) 375-5918
4. os A~ele ~ou ty Flood Control District
e P.Jiffrllent o f'9ublic Works Wh~rshed Management Division, 11th Floor
900 S tith Fremont Avenue
Alhambra, CA 91803 -1331
Party Representative: Gary Hildebrand
E-mail : GHILDEB@dpw.lacounty.gov
Phone : (626) 458-4300
Fax : (626) 457-1526
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5. County of Los Angeles
Department of Public Works
Watershed Management Division , 11 1h Floor
900 South Fremont Avenue
Alhambra, CA 91803-1331
Party Representative: Angela George
E-mail : AGEORGE@dpw.lacounty.gov
Phone : (626) 458-4304
Fax : (626) 457-1526
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-Storm Drams
D Ctty Boundary
( Machado La~e W.t eished
Santa Monica Bay Watershed
C Greater LA Hamor Watershed
EXHIBIT C
PENINSULA EWMP ANGENCIES
Peninsula EWMP Areas
L ..:: Los Angeles County Flood Control Disticl temtory
Figure 1 : Peninsula EWMP Agencies Map .
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EXHIBIT D
PENINSULA EWMP SCOPE OF WORK
In Development-to be included in Final MOU
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Attachment B
Signed Letters of Intent
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CITY OF
June 27, 2013
Samuel Unger, Executive Officer
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
320 West Fourth Street, Suite 200
Los Angeles , California 90013
Attention: Renee Purdy
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
OFF ICE OFTHE CIT Y MANAGER
LETTER OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENHANCED
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PALOS
VERDES PENINSULA WATERSHED AGENCIES
Dear Mr. Unger;
The City of Rancho Palos Verdes, with this letter, states its intent to collaborate with the
Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed Group (Group) in the development of an Enhanced
Watershed Management Program (EWMP) in accordance with the new MS4 Permit by
Order No. R4-2012-0175 for submission to your Board. The EWMP will address all of the
required elements in the MS4 Permit for each of the watersheds to which the City is
tributary. The Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed Group includes only the following
agencies : the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, the City of Palos Verdes Estates, the C ity of
Rolling Hills Estates, the County of Los Angeles, and Los Angeles Flood Control District.
The City of Rancho Palos Verdes further i ntends to cost share in the development cost of
an Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP). A cost sharing formula has been
negotiated among participating representatives of the Group as to the equitable distribution
of costs .
Should you have any questions, please contact me or Andy Winje at 310-544-5252 .
Sincerely,
CarolynLlhr
C ity Manag er
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June 20 , 2013
Samuel Unger, Executive Officer
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
320 West Fourth Street, Suite 200
Los Angeles, California 90013
Attention: Renee Purdy
OFFICE OF
T HE CI TY MA NAGER
LETTER OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENHANCED
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PALOS
VERDES PENINSULA WATERSHED AGENCIES
Detp'ffi•*
I am writing to express our intent to collaborate with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed Group
(Group) in the development of an Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP ) m
accordance with the new MS4 Permit by Order No.R4-2012-0175 for submission to your Board.
The City Council was provided an overview of the MS4 Permit requirements and, accordingly, we
will be presenting a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to the City Council for formal
consideration by the due date of December 28, 2013 . The MOU for the EWMP will address all of the
coordination of compliance with the MS4 Permit for each of the watersheds to which the City is
tributary . Moreover, the MOU will address the cost allocat ion for the EWMP .
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed Group includes only the following agencies: the City of
Ranchos Palos Verdes, the City of Palos Verdes Estates, the City of Rolling Hills Estates, the County
of Los Angeles, and Los Angeles Flood Control District.
Should yo u have any questions, please contact Allan Rigg at 310.378 .0383 .
Sincerely,
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Samuel Unger, Executive Officer
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Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
320 West Fourth Street, Suite 200
Los Angeles, California 90013
Attention: Renee Purdy
LETTER OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENHANCED
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PALOS VERDES
PENINSULA WATERSHED AGENCIES
Dear Mr. Unger:
The City of Rolling Hills Estates, with this letter, states its intent to collaborate with the
Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed Group (Group) in the development of an Enhanced
Watershed Management Program (EWMP) in accordance with the new MS4 Permit by
Order No. R4-2012-0175 , for submission to your Board. The EWMP will address all of
the required elements in the MS4 Permit for each of the watersheds to which the City is
tributary. The Palos Verdes Pen insula Watershed Group includes only the following
agencies: the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, the City of Palos Verdes Estates, the City of
Rolling Hills Estates, the County of Los Angeles , and Los Angeles Flood Control
District.
The City of Rolling Hills Estates further intends to cost share in the development cost of
an Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP). A cost sharing formula has
been negotiated among participating representatives of the Group as to the equitable
distribution of costs .
Should you have any questions, please contact Assistant City Manager Greg Grammer,
(310) 377-1577 ext .107,gregg@ci .rolling-hills-estates.ca .us.
Sincerely,
~ ~chard
City Manager
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GAIL FA RB ER, Di rector
June 24, 2013
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPART MENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
"To Enrich Lives Through Effective and C aring Service "
900 SOUTH FREMONT A VENU E
ALHAMBRA.CALIF ORNIA 9 1803 -133 1
Teleph one: (626 ) 458-5 JOO
http://dpw.l acounty.gov
Mr. Samuel Unger, P .E., Executive Officer
California Regional Water Quality
Control Board -Los Angeles Region
320 West 4th Street, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Attention Ms. Renee Purdy
Dear Mr. Unger:
LETTER OF INTENT -COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
PALOS VERDES PENINSULA
ENHANCED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
ADDRESS ALL CO RR ESPONDENC E TO
P.O. BOX 1460
AU-!AM BRA, CALIFORN IA 91802 -1 460
IN RE PLY PLEASE
REF ER TO FILE: WM-7
The County of Los Angeles (County) submits this Letter of Intent to participate in and
share the cost of the development of an Enhanced Watershed Management Program
(EWMP) with the Peninsu la EWMP Agencies. Th is Letter of Intent serves to satisfy the
EWMP notification requirements of Section Vl.C.4 .b.iii(3) of Order No. R4-2012-0175 .
The Pen insula EWMP Agencies consist of the following agencies : City of Rancho
Palos Verdes as the coordinating agency for EWMP development , County, Los Angeles
County Flood Control District, and cities of Palos Verdes Estates and Rolling Hills
Estates. The Pen insula EWMP Agencies have included a final draft Memorandum of
Understanding as Attachment A of the Notice of Intent. The County intends to submit a
final Memorandum of Understanding to its Board of Supervisors for approval prior to
December 28 , 2013 .
If you have any questions, please contact Ms . Angela George at (626) 458-4325 or
ag eorge@dpw.lacounty .gov.
Very t ruly yours ,
/l--µ7/'C--
tl./ GAIL FARBER
Di rector of Public Works
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GAIL FARBER, Director
June 24, 2013
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
•ro Enrich Lives Through Effective and Caring Service"
900 SOUTH FREMONT A VENUE
ALHAMBRA , CALIFORNIA 91803-133 1
Telephone: (626) 458-5100
http://dpw.lacounty.gov
Mr. Samuel Unger, P .E., Executive Officer
California Regional Water Quality
Control Board -Los Angeles Region
320 West 4th Street, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Attention Ms . Renee Purdy
Dear Mr. Unger:
ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO:
P.O. BOX 1460
ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA 91802-1460
IN REPLY PLEASE
REF ER TO FILE; WM-7
LETTER OF INTENT -LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
PALOS VERDES PENINSULA
ENHANCED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
The Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD) submits this Letter of Intent to
participate in and share the cost of the development of an Enhanced Watershed
Management Program (EWMP) with the Peninsula EWMP Agencies. This Letter of
Intent serves to satisfy the EWMP notification requirements of Section Vl.C.4 .b.iii(3) of
Order No. R4-2012-0175 .
The Peninsula EWMP Agencies consist of the following agencies: City of
Rancho Palos Verdes as the coordinating agency for EWMP development, County of
Los Angeles , LACFCD, and cities of Palos Verdes Estates and Rolling Hills Estates.
The Peninsula EWMP Agencies have included a final draft Memorandum of
Understanding as Attachment A of the Notice of Intent. The LACFCD intends to submit
a final Memorandum of Understanding to County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors
(which is the LACFCD's governing body) for approval prior to December 28, 2013.
If you have any questions, please contact Ms . Terri Grant at (626) 458-4309 or
tgrant@dpw.lacounty.gov.
Very truly yours,
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Chief Engineer of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District
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ATTACHMENT B
SCOPE OF WORK
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Development of the Peninsula Enhanced Watershed Management
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Scope of Work
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Table of Contents
1.0 Background ........................................................................................................ 3
2 .0 Project Area ....................................................................................................... 4
3 .0 Objectives .......................................................................................................... 6
4 .0 Task Items .......................................................................................................... 6
5 .0 Project Management, Coordination , and Meetings ............................................ 7
6 .0 Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP) Work Plan .................... 7
7.0 Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Plan (CIMP) .............................................. 12
8 .0 Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP) Plan ........................... 15
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Development of the Peninsula Enhanced Watershed Management Program
Scope of Work
1.0 Background
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Municipal Separate Storm Sewer
System Permit (MS4 Permit) Order No . R4-2012-0175 establishes the waste discharge
requirements for stormwater and nonstormwater discharges within the watersheds of
Los Angeles County . This MS4 Permit was adopted by the California Regional Water
Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region (Regional Board), on November 8, 2012,
and became effective on December 28, 2012 .
The MS4 Permit and all attachments are posted on the Regional Board's website at the
following address:
http ://www.waterboards.ca.gov/losangeles/waterissues/programs/stormwater/municipal/
index .shtml
The MS4 Permit includes provisions that allow permittees the flexibility to customize
their stormwater programs to achieve compliance with certain receiving water limitations
and water quality based effluent limits over time . Specifically, permittees may
voluntarily choose to implement an Enhanced Watershed Management Program
(EWMP).
The EWMP includes prioritization of water-quality issues, identification of
implementation strategies, control measures, and Best Management Practices (BMPs)
sufficient to meet pertinent standards, integrated water-quality monitoring, and
opportunity for stakeholder input.
The EWMP uses integrated planning to comprehensively evaluate opportunities to
implement multi-benefit regional projects. Through the EWMP, permittees will not only
implement projects to improve water quality, but also have incentives to evaluate and,
where feasible, implement regional projects that retain all nonstormwater runoff and all
stormwater runoff from the 85th percentile, 24-hour storm event for the drainage area
tributary to those projects . These projects may also achieve other benefits such as
flood protection , water supply enhancement, recreational opportunities, and wildlife
habitat enhancement.
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The following permittees are entering into a Memorandum of Understand ing to jointly
develop an EWMP :
• County of Los Angeles (County)
• Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD)
• City of Palos Verde Estates
• City of Rancho Palos Verdes
• City of Rolling Hills Estates
The City of Rolling Hills is not participating in the EWMP ; however, it will be participating
in a Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Plan (CIMP) along with the other Peninsula
EWMP agencies . The following permittees are entering into a Memorandum of
Understand ing to jointly develop a CIMP :
• County of Los Angeles (County)
• Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD)
• City of Palos Verde Estates
• City of Rancho Pa los Verdes
• C ity of Rolling Hills
• City of Rolling Hills Estates
2.0 Project Area
The geographic scope of the EWMP comprises the incorporated Cities of Palos Verdes
Estates , Rancho Palos Verdes , and Rolling Hills Estates, as well as unincorporated
areas of the County of Los Angeles. Although the Peninsula EWMP does not include all
ju risdictions within the Palos Verdes Peninsula , all dra inage infrastructure operated and
maintained by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District within the boundaries
shown in Figure 1 will be covered under the EWMP.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula is situated in the southwestern portion of Los Angeles
County atop the Palos Verdes Hills, which are bounded to the north by Torrance, to the
east by the City of Los Angeles, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean . The
Palos Verdes Peninsula is distinct in topography and land usage when compared with
much more densely developed , low-lying neighboring areas . The majo r land use
designation on the Peninsula is residential with significant portions of open space and
soft bottom canyons .
A drai nage divide dissects the Peninsula from the northeast to the southwest with the
westerly portion draining into the Santa Monica Bay and the easterly portion drain i ng to
two s ub-watersheds within the Dominguez Channel Watershed : the Machado Lake and
the Greater Los Angeles Harbor sub-watersheds . Drainage from the Peninsula Cities is
conveyed via the natural soft bottom canyon systems in conjunct ion with structured
storm drain systems. These systems are in t ertwined and cross-connected warranting a
Pen insula -wide coordinated approach to monitoring and implementation efforts .
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The City of Rolling Hills is not currently intending to participate in the EWMP, but will be
participating in the CIMP along with the members of the Peninsula EWMP. Due to the
City's unique character and topographic features , the City is developed with single
family residences on large estate like lots where low impact development measures are
regularly implemented. Therefore , the City has determined that there is no reasonable
opportunity for regional or distributed BMPs within the City other than LID implemented
on private property; therefore, the City of Rolling Hills has determined to implement the
minimum control measures and utilize source control and institutional controls to meet
the Permit requirements.
Figure 1. Watershed and Permittee Area Representation
-Slonn Drains
CJ C4y Bounuary
· MachaUo Lake watershed
santa Monica Bay llllater.;hed
~~ j Greater LA Hart>or water.;hed
L .: Los Angeles County Flood Control Disticl temtory
Figure 1 provides a map of the watershed boundaries and notes the jurisdictional
boundaries of the Permittees. Permittees do not have jurisdiction over lands owned by
school districts, the State of California, or the Federal government. The Peninsula
EWMP area identified by watershed and Permittee is provided in Table 1.
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T bl 1 L d A a e an rea b p 1y I EWMPA enmsu a ,gency
Land Area within Land Area Land Area within Total
Permittee Santa Monica within Machado Greater LA Harbor EWMP Bay Watershed Lake Watershed Watershed Area (Square Miles) (Square Miles) (Square Miles)
Rancho Palos 9.35 1.07 3 .02 13.S Verdes
Palos Verdes Estates 4 .35 0.39 0 4.8
Rolling Hills Estates 0.46 2.78 0 .34 3.6
County of Los 0 0 .70 0 0 .7 An~eles
Los Angeles County
Flood Control N/A N/A N/A 0
District
Total 14.2 4.9 3.4 22.6
3.0 Objectives
The objective of the consultant contract is to develop an EWMP and a corresponding
GIMP for the participating agencies of the Palos Verdes Peninsula . The EWMP shall
prioritize water-quality issues and comprehensively evaluate opportunities for
multibenefit regional projects and maximize the recharge and capture and reuse of
stormwater runoff. Ultimately, the EWMP shall include controls to the maximum extent
practicable to ensure that discharges from Permittees' jurisdictions achieve applicable
water-quality standards pursuant to the MS4 Permit.
4 .0 Task Items
The consultant shall be familiar with pertinent MS4 Permit provisions and applicable
TMDLs to complete the following work to the satisfaction of the Peninsula EWMP
agencies and the Regional Board, and other associated bodies :
4.1 Provide project management and organize and conduct meetings
4 .2 Prepare a Final EWMP Work Plan
4.3 Prepare a Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Plan (GIMP)
4.4 Design Project identification (for each watershed)
4 .5 Prepare Draft EWMP Plan
4 .6 Prepare a Final EWMP Plan
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5.0 Project Management, Coordination, and Meetings
The Consultant shall provide project management services to ensure that all work
deliverables are provided on or ahead of schedule and within budget. The consultant
shall:
5.1 Provide a detailed schedule to complete all the tasks of this Scope of
Work to be approved by the Peninsula agencies. This schedule shall be
updated monthly and provided to the Peninsula agencies. It is estimated
at issuance of this RFP that the total number of regular meetings will be
close to fifteen (15) monthly meetings plus a total of eight (8) additional
regular meetings that would be needed at the beginning and close of the
process . Also, it is estimated at issuance of this RFP that the meeting
duration would average 1.5 hours, but may be longer for the meetings at
the beginning and end of the process.
5.2 Schedule and prepare agendas and minutes for each regular and special
Peninsula EWMP/CIMP meeting.
5 .3 Attend and participate in meetings of the Technical Advisory Committee
(TAC), which will be established pursuant to the MS4 Permit to provide
input in the development of the EWMP. Consultant should assume that
four (4) TAC meetings will occur.
5.4 Attend and lead special meetings with the Peninsula agencies and
interested parties to solicit input and feedback on the Draft EWMP Work
Plan, Draft GIMP, and Draft EWMP Plan. Consultant should assume that
three (3) special meetings will occur.
5.5 Attend and participate in meetings with Regional Board staff and other
stakeholders as needed. Consultant should assume that six (6) meetings
will occur.
6.0 Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP) Work Plan
In consultation with the Peninsula EWMP agencies and TAC, the Consultant shall
prepare interim technical memos , a draft Work Plan and a final EWMP Work Plan . The
consultant shall perform, at minimum, the following activities:
6.1 Organize the Work Plan, draft EWMP, and final EWMP into three
chapters . One chapter that meets the requirements for the Santa Monica
Bay Watershed (J7), one chapter for the Machado Lake Watershed, and
one chapter for the Greater Los Angeles Harbor Watershed. Organization
of final EWMP including the three separate chapters shall be consistent
and in compliance with the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Board's
requ irements.
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6 .2 Consultant will need to incorporate the existing and emerging work
products from various other individual WMPs , collective WMPs, and other
EWMPs as needed to address regional TMDL compliance for members of
the Peninsula EWMP .
6 .3 Identification of Water Quality Priorities : Consultant shall develop a
memorandum characterizing water quality conditions within each WMA,
identifying water quality priorities, determining water body-pollutant
classifications, and assessing sources . Completion of the memorandum
shall include the following :
6.3 .1 Compile all readily available, relevant, and appropriately collected
water quality monitoring datasets containing data collected within at
least the last 10 years (January 1, 2002). It is expected that the
majority of datasets will be provided by the Peninsula EWMP
agencies or be available from the Regional Board . Consultant shall
establish quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) criteria and
conduct a QA/QC check of the data and identification of the
datasets meeting the criteria for use .
6.3 .2 Evaluate existing water-quality cond itions, including
characterization of stormwater and non-stormwater discharges from
the MS4 and the receiving water body . The evaluation shall
consider existi ng TMDLs and 303( d) listings as well as available
receiving water and outfall data compiled as part of the task above
and result in the identification of water-quality issues.
6.3 .3 Identify the potential water-quality priorities including applicable
water qual ity based effluent limitations and/or receiving water
limitations established pursuant to TMDLs included in the MS4
Permit and 303( d) listings, and other exceedances of receiving
water limitations.
6.3.4 Classify water-quality issues resulting from stormwater and non-
stormwater discharges to the MS4 and from the MS4 to receiving
waters issues as Category 1 (Highest Priority), Category 2 (High
Priority), or Category 3 (Medium Priority) as described in the
Permit.
6.3.5 Identify which 303(d) listings and other exceedances of receiving
water limitations are in the same class as those addressed in a
TMDL in the watershed .
6.3 .6 Gather available reports and sampling information and research , to
identify, evaluate , and prioritize known and suspected stormwater
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and non-stormwater pollutant sources in discharges to the MS4 and
from the MS4 to receiving waters and any other stressors related to
MS4 discharges causing or contributing to the highest water-quality
priorities (Categories 1 through 3).
6.3 .7 Utilize the data compiled as part of the above tasks to complete a
source assessment for the water body-pollutant combinations in
Categories 1 through 3 .
6.4 Summary of Existing and Potential Control Measures: Consultant shall
develop a memorandum characterizing existing control measures within
the Peninsula EWMP agencies. The summary shall include:
6.4 .1 Compile existing control measures, including minimum control
measures , and BMP programs already in effect. Consultant shall
develop a template for Pen insula EWMP agencies to use to
summarize existing minimum control measures and identify areas
where modification to MCMs may be warranted. Consultant shall
compile submitted materials.
6.4 .2 Outline a process for determining which MCMs could potentially be
modified, how to modify MCMs, and information that may be
necessary to support the modifications.
6.4.3 Review existing plann ing efforts, including TMDL IPs, IRWMPs, etc.
provided by the Peninsula EWMP agencies for projects throughout
the watershed for possible inclusion in the EWMP . Summarize the
regional projects that are proposed in previous planning efforts
including location, preliminary design characteristics , and the status
of project implementation . Also summarize regional control
measures in existing plans that provide multiple benefits and
support beneficial reuse , recycling, or recharge of treated
stormwater in addition to opportunities to incorporate habitat
recreational , and open space.
6.4.4 Review and summarize data regarding performance of regional,
distributed structural, and institutional non-structural control
measures for reducing stormwater and non-stormwater flows and
pr iority pollutants . Data to be considered will be provided by the
Peninsula EWMP agencies , will be specific to southern California ,
and should be analyzed in consideration of applicable receiving
water limitations , WQBELs, etc.
6.4 .5 Identify a preliminary list of potential regional projects , based on
Task 6 .2 .3, to retain (i) all non-stormwater and (ii) all stormwater
runoff of the volume equivalent to the 85th percentile , 24-hour
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storm event for the drainage area tributary to the project.
6.4.6 Develop an approach for identifying additional regional projects and
evaluating all potential regional projects. Approach should consider
focusing on publicly-owned properties as well as private properties
with open space (such as large parking lots). Evaluation should
consider opportunities for incorporation of multi-use features at
potential locations.
6 .5 Reasonable Assurance Analysis Approach: Consultant shall develop
an approach to meet the requirements of conducting a Reasonable
Assurance Analysis (RAA) to demonstrate that the watershed control
measures identified in the EWMP will result in MS4 discharges achieving
applicable WQBELs and RWLs per Part Vl.C .5.b.iv .(5). Development of
the approach shall include the following:
6.5 .1 Outline the proposed modeling process for evaluating and selecting
watershed control measures. The types of watershed control
measures to be evaluated should be summarized including MCMs
and non-structural , distributed structural , and regional/centralized
structural controls. Describe the process for representing these
watershed control measures in the modeling system and
quantifying their effectiveness. Describe how the model will select
the watershed control measures that are recommended for
implementation via the EWMP. Describe how jurisdictional
boundaries will be accounted for when selecting watershed control
measures.
6.5 .2 Outline the process for demonstrating the effects of to-be-
implemented watershed control measures on stormwater quality,
non-stormwater quality, and receiving water quality. Describe how
the effects of BMPs will be compared to receiving water limitations,
TMDL wasteload allocations, WQBELs and other applicable targets
at the watershed and jurisdictional scale.
6.5 .3 Outline the process for creating a BMP implementation
sequence/schedule/timeline based on the model-recommended
BMP scenario(s). Consider schedules for watershed control
measures that have already been planned, scheduled , and/or
implemented by agencies in the watershed or region.
6 .6 Prepare Draft and Final EWMP Work Plans: Consultant shall prepare a
Draft and Final EWMP Work Plan incorporating the above information
and:
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6.6 .1 Propose approaches to addressing 303(d) listed and non-303(d)
listed rece iving water exceedances not addressed by a TMDL in
the watershed.
6.6 .2 Develop detailed schedule and strategy to complete the EWMP
Plan . Additionally, milestones presented in the NOi should be re-
evaluated to ensure consistency or, if necessary, alternatives shall
be proposed for consideration by the Reg ional Board .
6.6.3 Propose a prioritization and sequen ce to the waterbody pollutant
issues . Prioritization shall include TMDLs and other receiving water
considerations .
6 .6.4 Prepare a Draft EWMP Work Plan with a schedule and strategy to
complete the EWMP Plan as described in the MS4 Permit and this
Scope of Work. The Consultant shall provide up to 6 hard copies
(double sided) and electronic cop ies (in Microsoft Word and PDF)
of the Draft EWMP Work Plan .
6 .6 .5 Finalize EWMP Work Plan . It is assumed that Consultant will revise
the Draft EWMP Wo rk Plan two times . The Consultant shall
provide four weeks for review of the initial Draft EWMP Work Plan
and two weeks for review of the revised Draft EWMP Work Plan .
The Consultant shall prov ide up to 6 hard copies (double sided)
and electronic copies (in Microsoft Word and PDF) of the Final
EWMP Work Plan .
6 .7 Outreach Spec ific to EWMP Work Plan Development : Consultant shall
conduct up to four meetings specific to EMWP Work Plan Development to
perform outreach to community groups, nongovernment organizations ,
water supply agencies , and other potential project partners and
stakeholders to solicit input on the scope and content of the draft Work
Plan .
6 .8 Review and Validation of EWMP Development Scope and Budget
(Task 8): Consultant shall review the Task 8 scope of work and budget
estimate to identify whether significant differences exist and , if necessary,
propose revisions for consideration by the Peninsula EWMP agencies.
Deliverables and Schedule:
1. Draft Memorandum as described in Task 6 .3: December 2013
2 . Draft Memorandum as described in Task 6.4 : December 2013
3 . Draft Memorandum as described in Task 6.4 .3-6.4.4: January 2014
4. Draft EWMP Work Plan as described in Task 6.6 : February 2014
5 . Final EWMP Work Plan as described in Task 6.6 : June 2014
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6. Draft Memorandum as described in Task 6.8: June 2014
It is expected that one revision will be required of each of the draft memoranda .
However, memoranda will not be finalized, per se; rather final versions of the
information will be presented in the Draft and Final EWMP Work Plans . Note there is no
specific task to revise the Final EWMP Work Plan based on Regional Board comments
as it is expected the i r comments will be received on the Draft EWMP Work .
Additionally, comments on the Final EWMP Work Plan can potentially be addressed
during EWMP Plan development.
7.0 Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Plan (CIMP)
The consultant shall prepare interim technical memos, a draft CIMP and a final CIMP .
The CIMP shall address all TMDL and Non-TMDL monitoring requirements of the MS4
Permit for all members of the Peninsula CIMP including :
• Receiving water monitoring
• Stormwater outfall based monitoring
• Nonstormwater outfall based monitoring
• New development/redevelopment effectiveness tracking
• Regional Studies
In preparing the CIMP, the consultant shall perform the following activities to meet the
requirements of the above-listed monitoring elements:
7.1 Outfall and Receiving Water Monitoring Approach: The Consultant
shall develop an approach to meet all of the required monitoring elements
and generate a memorandum consisting of the following:
7.1.1 Compilation of GIS layers associated with storm drains , channels ,
and outfalls.
7.1.2 A summary of all TMDL and MS4 Permit required outfall based ,
receiving water, and special study monitoring requirements .
7 .1.3 A summary of existing programs completed to date and available
data.
7 .1 .4 A storm water outfall based monitoring approach including an
estimated number of outfalls necessary to meet the TMDL and MS4
permit requirements.
7 .1.5 A non -storm water outfall based screening and monitoring plan
including approaches to 1) conducting an inventory of MS4 outfalls ,
2) identify outfalls with significant non-stormwater discharges, 3)
prioritize source investigations , 4) identify sources of significant
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non-stormwater discharges, and 5) monitoring of non-stormwater
discharges exceeding criteria.
7 .1.6 An approach to integrating TMDL and MS4 Permit receiving water
monitoring requirements and identification of an estimated number
of sites, and general locations, necessary to meet TMDL and MS4
permit requirements.
7.1.7 An approach to integrate, to the extent practicable, the TMDL
special study requirements .
7 .1 .8 A discussion of how Peninsula GIMP members plan to participate in
the Southern California Stormwater Monitoring Coalition (SMC)
Regional Watershed Monitoring Program (bioassessment).
7.2 Site Selection: The Consultant shall develop a memorandum identifying
sites to meet the requirements of MS4 Permit outfall and receiving water
monitoring and TMDL requirements . The memorandum shall consist of
the following :
7 .2.1 A summary of field surveys evaluating potential sites, with
consideration of all necessary factors including, but not limited to
the expected representativeness, accessibility, availability of power
as needed and security , to determine the most appropriate
monitoring stations for both dry-and wet-weather monitoring. The
consultant shall consider existing monitoring stations already used
for TMDLs and land use based representative sampling is strongly
encouraged. It is acknowledged that dry weather outfall sites may
not be identified at this point given the MS4 Permit process for
selecting non-stormwater outfall monitoring sites.
7.2.2 A summary of the proposed sites, including the description of
factors used in the selection, photographs of the selected sites, and
maps showing the sites.
7 .3 New Development and Re-development Effectiveness Tracking: The
Consultant shall develop a memorandum consisting of the following:
7 .3 .1 A template for Peninsula GIMP members to use to summarize
existing tracking processes.
7.3.2 Reporting and data management protocols.
7.3 .3 A system to share the tracking among the permittees in the
Peninsula GIMP .
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7.4 Draft and Final CIMP: The Consultant shall prepare a Draft and Final
CIMP that proposes an optimal and cost-effective monitoring design that
meets the intended objectives of the MS4 Permit, incorporates the above
information and :
7.4 .1 Describes the sample collection methods, analytical methods , field
observation requirements , Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE)
initiation approach , and QA/QC protocols.
7.4.2 If possible, identify appropriate laboratories . It is acknowledged
that due to procurement requ irements it may not be possible to
identify laboratories prior to Final CIMP submittal to the Regional
Board.
7.4.3 Describe how collected data will be comp iled and stored to support
future assessment and reporting efforts.
7.4.4 Outline an integrated monitoring and assessment program to
eva luate progress toward achieving appl icable limitations .
7.4.5 Describe the process fo r revising components of the CIMP .
7.4.6 Prepare a Draft GIMP as described in the MS4 Permit and this
Scope of Work . Additionally, a cost estimate to implement the
GIMP shall be provided . The Consultant shall provide up to 6 hard
copies (double sided) and electronic copies (in Microsoft Word and
PDF) of the Draft CIMP .
7.4 .7 Finalize CIMP . It is assumed that Consultant will revise the Draft
CIMP two times . The Consultant shall provide four weeks for
review of the initial Draft CIMP and two weeks for review of the
revised Draft CIMP . The Consultant shall provide up to 6 hard
copies (double sided) and electronic copies (in Microsoft Word and
PDF) of the Final CIMP .
7.4 .8 The consultant shall revise the CIMP based on the Regional
Board 's comments within 2 months of receiving the comments.
7.5 Outreach Specific to CIMP Development: The Consultant shall conduct
up to four (4) meetings specific to CIMP development to perform outreach
to community groups , nongovernment organi z ations , water supply
agencies , and other potential project partners and stakeholders to solicit
input on the scope and content of the draft CIMP .
Deliverables and Schedule:
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1. Draft Memorandum as described in Task 7.1: September 2013
2 . Draft Memorandum as described in Task 7 .2: October 2013
3. Draft Memorandum as described in Task 7.3: October 2013
4 . Draft CIMP as described in Task 7.4: November 2013
5 . Final CIMP as described in Task 7.4: December 2013
It is expected that one revision will be required of each of the draft memoranda .
However, memoranda will not be finalized, per se ; rather final versions of the
information will be presented in the Draft and Final CIMPs .
8.0 Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP) Plan
In consultation with the Peninsula EWMP agencies and TAC, the Consultant shall
prepare an EWMP Plan by implementing all aspects of the Final Work Plan, providing
technical memos, a Draft EWMP Plan and a Final EWMP Plan . It is acknowledged that
the following scope items may need to be revised based on the Final EWMP Work Plan.
In preparing the EWMP Plan, the consultant shall perform the following activities:
8.1 Finalize Approach to Addressing USEPA TMDLs, 303(d) Listings, and
Other Exceedances of Receiving Water Limitations: The Consultant
shall address perm it requirements related to USEPA TMDLs, 303(d)
listings, and other exceedances of receiving water limitations as follows:
8 .1.1 Develop interim numeric milestones and compliance schedules for
the following eight (8) TMDLs:
a. Santa Monica Bay Beaches Wet Weather Bacteria TMDL -
Group 7
b. Santa Monica Bay Beaches Dry Weather Bacteria TMDL -
Group 7
c . Santa Monica Bay Nearshore and Offshore Debris TMDL
d . Santa Monica Bay TMDL for DDTs and PCBs
e . Machado Lake Trash TMDL
f. Machado Lake Nutrient TMDL
g. Machado Lake Pesticides and PCBs (Toxics) TMDL
h . Greater Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbor Waters Tox ic
Pollutants TMDL
8.1.2 Develop interim numeric milestones and compliance schedules for
the 303( d) listed and non-303( d) listed receiving water limitations
exceedances not addressed in a TMDL in the watershed.
8.2 Develop List of Regional Projects and Conduct Initial Screening: For
reg ional projects the Consultant shall:
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8.2.1 Identify additional potential locations for regional projects to retain
(i) all non-stormwater and (ii) all stormwater runoff of the volume
equivalent to the 85th percentile, 24-hour storm event for the
drainage area tributary to the project. Describe the multiuse
features of these potential projects .
8 .2 .2 Select a preliminary list of regional projects for initial screening
based on the Final EWMP Work Plan approach and develop draft
memorandum .
8 .2 .3 Develop list of proposed project sites based on Peninsula EWMP
agencies feedback on memorandum.
8.2.4 Conduct preliminary soils analysis and testing of proposed regional
project sites to support feasibility analysis.
8.2.5 Perform an initial environmental study for all proposed regional
projects to support feasibility analysis. Review and summarize the
regulatory issues, environmental permits and other requirements,
for implementing the proposed project sites.
8.2.6 Evaluate the feasibility of constructing all identified regional projects
including rough costs and develop recommended final list.
8.3 Identify Selected Watershed Control Measures and Conduct
Reasonable Assurance Analysis: Utilizing the process outlined in the
Work Plan the Consultant shall :
8.3 .1 Prepare quantitative analysis or modeling tool to represent
hydrology, hydraulics, stormwater quality, non-stormwater quality,
and receiving water quality before and after implementation of
watershed control measures.
8.3.2 Summarize MCMs, specific modifications to MCMs proposed by
Peninsula EWMP agencies, and information supporting
modifications to MCMs provided by Peninsula EWMP agencies.
8 .3 .3 For the portion of the watershed that cannot be addressed with
regional projects, identify additional structural and nonstructural
watershed control measu res to achieve applicable WQBELs and/or
RWLs for each TMDL, 303( d) listing, and receiving water
exceedances, consistent with applicable compliance schedules in
the Permit. Incorporate effective innovative technologies,
approaches and practices, including green infrastructure and low-
impact development strategies.
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8.3.4 Conduct a Reasonable Assurance Analysis for each TMDL, 303( d)
listing, and receiving water exceedances tha t consists of an
assessment (through quantitative analysis or modeling) to
demonstrate that the identified in the watershed control measures
will achieve applicable WQBELs and/or RWLs.
8.4 Develop Project Schedules and Cost Estimates: Based on the
selected watershed control measures the Consultant shall:
8.4 .1 Develop cost estimates for implementing the proposed watershed
control measures. The cost analysis should include any necessary
planning, design , permits, construction , operation and
maintenance, energy , waste removal , post construction monitoring ,
and right of way acquisition .
8.4 .2 Prepare schedules and sequencing for each of the proposed
watershed control measures. The sequencing shall be based on
the approach outlined in the Work Plan . The schedules should
account for:
8.4.2 .1 TMDL compliance schedules, Water Quality Priorities
categories , and proposed milestones .
8.4.2 .2 The implementation period and milestones during the
current Permit term should be differentiated from the
future implementation period beyond of the current
Permit term .
8.4.2 .3 The schedules shall identify the responsibilities of each
individual Permittee .
8.4 .2.4 The project schedules should include planning , design ,
permits, right of way acqu isition, construction , operation
and maintenance, energy, waste removal , and post-
construction monitoring . Develop realistic construction
durations for each proposed project including
preconstruction activities such as bid, award , notice to
proceed , move in , construction subactivities depending
on the Scope of Work, construction completion, post-
construction monitoring , etc.
8.4 .2 .5 Recommend a reasonable time frame to initiate the
projects , nonstructural solutions , and programs during
the compl iance timeframes .
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8.5 Prepare Draft and Final EWMP Plans: Consultant shall prepare Draft
and Final EWMP Plans incorporating the above information and :
8 .5 .1 Incorporate and where necessary, develop milestones and
compliance schedules into the EWMP to measure progress toward
addressing the highest water-quality priorities and achieving
applicable WQBELs and/or RWLs in the shortest time as possible
taking into account technological, operation , and economic factors .
8 .5 .2 As needed, propose modifications to the GIMP for consideration by
the Peninsula EWMP/CIMP agencies and Regional Board .
8 .5 .3 Outline an adaptive management process for the Peninsula EWMP
agencies to 1) support the required every two year comprehensive
evaluation of the effectiveness of the EWMP and 2) modify control
measures and/or monitoring accordingly to address currently
identified priorities and/or future priorities .
8.5.4 Prepare a Draft EWMP Plan as described in the MS4 Permit and
this Scope of Work. The Consultant shall provide up to 6 hard
copies (double sided) and electronic copies (in Microsoft Word and
PDF) of the Draft EWMP Plan.
8.5.5 Finalize EWMP Plan . It is assumed that Consultant will revise the
Draft EWMP Plan two times . The Consultant shall provide four
weeks for review of the initial Draft EWMP Plan and two weeks for
review of the revised Draft EWMP Plan . The Consultant shall
provide up to 6 hard copies (double sided) and electronic copies (in
Microsoft Word and PDF) of the Final EWMP Plan .
8 .5.6 The consultant shall revise the EWMP plan based on the Regional
Board's comments within 2 months of receiving the comments.
8.6 Outreach Specific to EWMP Plan Development: Consultant shall
conduct up to four (4) meetings specific to EMWP Plan development to
perform outreach to community groups, nongovernment organizations ,
water supply agencies , and other potential project partners and
stakeholders to solicit input on EWMP Plan.
Deliverables and Schedule:
1 . Draft Memorandum as described in Task 8 .1: August 2014
2 . Draft Memorandum as described in Task 8.2.1 and 8.2 .2 : August 2014
3 . Draft Memorandum as described in Task 8 .2 .3-8.2 .6 and 8 .3 : December 2015
4. Draft Memorandum as described in Task 8.4: February 2015
5. Draft EWMP Plan as described in Task 8 .5 : June 2015
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6. Final EWMP Plan as described in Task 8.5 : January 2016
It i s ex pected that one revis ion will be required of ea c h of the draft memoranda .
However, memoranda w ill not be finalized , per se ; ra ther fina l versions of th e
information will be presented in the Draft and F inal EWMP Plans .
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ATTACHMENT C
STANDARD FORM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
DESIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into this day of
__ , 2013 , by and between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes (hereinafter referred to as
the "CITY") and (hereafter referred to as "CONSUL TANT").
IN CONSIDERATION of the covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree
as follows:
ARTICLE 1
SCOPE OF SERVICES
1.1 Project Description
The Project is described as follows :
1.2 Description of Services
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the CITY's Request For Proposals, which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated
herein by this reference, and in CONSUL TANT's Proposal, which is attached hereto as
Exhibit "B" and incorporated herein by this reference. In the event of any conflict between
the terms of this Agreement and incorporated documents, the terms of this Agreement shall
control. In the event of any conflict between Exhibits "A" and "B," the terms of Exhibit A
shall control, except for section in Exhibit B.
1.3 Schedule of Work
Upon receipt of written Notice to Proceed from the CITY, CONSULTANT shall
perform with due diligence the services requested by the CITY. Time is of the essence in
this Agreement. CONSULTANT shall not be responsible for delay, nor shall
CONSULTANT be responsible for damages or be in default or deemed to be in default by
reason of strikes, lockouts, accidents, or acts of God, or the failure of CITY to furnish timely
information or to approve or disapprove CONSUL TAN T's work promptly , or delay or faulty
performance by CITY, other consultants/contractors, or governmental agencies, or any
other delays beyond CONSULTANT's control or without CONSULTANT's fault.
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2.1 Fee
ARTICLE 2
COMPENSATION
CITY agrees to compensate CONSUL TANT an amount not to exceed
----------dollars ($ ) for services as described in Article 1.
2.2 Terms of Compensation
CONSULTANT shall submit monthly invoices for the percentage of work
completed in the previous month . CITY agrees to authorize payment for all undisputed
invoice amounts within thirty (30) days of receipt of each invoice. CITY agrees to use its
best efforts to notify CONSUL TANT of any disputed invoice amounts or claimed completion
percentages within ten ( 10) days of the receipt of each invoice . However, CITY's failure to
timely notify CONSUL TANT of a disputed amount or claimed completion percentage shall
not be deemed a waiver of CITY's right to challenge such amount or percentage .
Additionally, in the event CITY fails to pay any undisputed amounts due
CONSUL TANT within forty-five ( 45) days after invoices are received by CITY then CITY
agrees that CONSUL TANT shall have the right to consider said default a total breach of
this Agreement and be terminated by CONSUL TANT without liability to CONSULTANT
upon ten (10) working days advance written notice.
2 .3 Additional Services
CITY may request additional specified work under this Agreement. All such
work must be authorized in writing by the CITY's Director of Public Works prior to
commencement. CONSULT ANT shall perform such services, and CITY shall pay for such
additional services in accordance with CONSUL TANT's Schedule of Hourly Rates, which is
within Exhibit "B." The rates in Exhibit "B" shall be in effect through the end of this
Agreement.
2.4 Term of Agreement
This Agreement shall commence on and shall terminate
on unless sooner terminated pursuant to Article 4 of this
Agreement. Additionally, there shall be (_) __ -year options to renew the
Agreement w ith the mutua l written consent of both parties.
ARTICLE 3
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INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE
3.1 Indemnification, Hold Harmless, and Duty to Defend
(a) Indemnity for Design Professional Services. In connection with its
design professional services and to the maximum extent permitted by law, CONSUL TANT
shall hold harmless and indemnify CITY , and its officials, officers, employees , agents and
independent contractors serving in the role of CITY officials, and designated volunteers
(collectively , "lndemnitees"), with respect to any and all claims, demands, causes of action ,
damages, injuries, liabilities, losses, costs or expenses, including reimbursement of
attorneys' fees and costs of defense (collectively, "Claims " hereinafter), including but not
limited to Claims relating to death or injury to any person and injury to any property, which
arise out of, pertain to , or relate to in whole or in part to the negligence, recklessness, or
willful misconduct of CONSUL TANT or any of its officers, employees, subcontractors , or
agents in the performance of its design professional services under this Agreement.
(b) Other Indemnities . In connection with any and all claims, demands,
causes of action, damages, injuries , liabilities, losses, costs or expenses , including
attorneys ' fees and costs of defense (collectively, "Damages" hereinafter) not covered by
Section 3 .1(a), and to the maximum extent permitted by law, CONSUL TANT shall defend ,
hold harmless and indemnify the lndemnitees with respect to any and all Damages,
including but not limited to, Damages relating to death or injury to any person and injury to
any property, which arise out of, pertain to , or relate to the acts or omissions of
CONSUL TANT or any of its officers, employees , subcontractors, or agents in the
performance of this Agreement, except for such loss or damage arising from the sole
negligence or willful misconduct of the CITY , as determined by final arbitration or court
decision or by the agreement of the parties. CONSUL TANT shall defend lndemnitees in
any action or actions filed in connection with any such Damages with counsel of CITY's
choice, and shall pay all costs and expenses, including all attorneys ' fees and experts '
costs actually incurred in connection with such defense . Consultant's duty to defend
pursuant to this Section 3.1 (b) shall apply independent of any prior, concurrent or
subsequent misconduct, negligent acts, errors or omissions of lndemnitees.
( c) All duties of CONSUL TANT under Section 3.1 shall survive termination
of this Agreement.
3.2 General Liability
CONSUL TANT shall at all times during the term of the Agreement carry,
maintain , and keep in full force and effect, a policy or policies of Commercial General
Liability Insurance , with minimum limits of one million dollars ($1 ,000 ,000 ) for each
occurren ce and two million dollars ($2,000 ,000) general aggregate for bodily injury, death ,
loss or property damage for products or completed operations and any and all other
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activities undertaken by CONSUL TANT in the performance of this Agreement. Said policy
or policies shall be issued by an insurer admitted to do business in the State of California
and rated in A.M. Best's Insurance Guide with a rating of A:VII or better.
3.3 Professional Liability
CONSUL TANT shall at all times during the term of this Agreement, carry,
maintain, and keep in full force and effect a policy or policies of professional liability
insurance with a minimum limit of one million dollars ($1,000,000) per claim and aggregate
for errors and/or omissions of CONSUL TANT in the performance of this Agreement. Said
policy or policies shall be issued by an insurer admitted to do business in the State of
California and rated in Best's Insurance Guide with a rating of A:VII or better. If a "claims
made" policy is provided, such policy shall be maintained in effect from the date of
performance of work or services on the CITY's behalf until three (3) years after the date of
work or services are accepted as completed. Coverage for the post-completion period may
be provided by renewal or replacement of the policy for each of the three (3) years or by a
three-year extended reporting period endorsement, which reinstates all limits for the
extended reporting period. If any such policy and/or policies have a retroactive date, that
date shall be no later than the date of first performance of work or services on behalf of the
CITY. Renewal or replacement policies shall not allow for any advancement of such
retroactive date.
3.4 Automobile Liability
CONSUL TANT shall at all times during the term of this Agreement obtain,
maintain, and keep in full force and effect, a policy or policies of Automobile Liability
Insurance, with minimum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) per claim and occurrence and
two million dollars ($2,000,000) in the aggregate for bodily injuries or death of one person
and five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for property damage arising from one
incident.
3.5 Worker's Compensation
CONSUL TANT agrees to maintain in force at all times during the performance
of work under this Agreement worker's compensation insurance as required by the law.
CONSULT ANT shall require any subcontractor similarly to provide such compensation
insurance for their respective employees.
3.6 Notice of Cancellation
(a) All insurance policies shall provide that the insurance coverage shall
not be cancelled or modified by the insurance carrier without thirty (30) days prior written
notice to CITY, or ten (10) days notice if cancellation is due to nonpayment of premium .
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Additionally, CONSUL TANT shall provide immediate notice to the City if it receives a
cancellation or policy revision notice from the insurer.
(b) CONSUL TANT agrees that it will not cancel or reduce any required
insurance coverage. CONSUL TANT agrees that if it does not keep the aforesaid insurance
in full force and effect, CITY may either immediately terminate this Agreement or, if
insurance is available at a reasonable cost, CITY may take out the necessary insurance
and pay, at CONSULTANT's expense, the premium thereon.
3 .7 Entire Policy and Certificate of Insurance
At all times during the term of this Agreement, CONSUL TANT shall maintain
on file with the CITY Clerk both a copy of the entire policy and a certificate of insurance
showing that the aforesaid policies are in effect in the required amounts. The commercial
general liability policy shall contain endorsements naming the CITY, its officers, agents and
employees as additional insureds.
3 .8 Primary Coverage
The insurance provided by CONSULT ANT shall be primary to any coverage
available to CITY. The insurance policies (other than workers compensation and
professional liability) shall include provisions for waiver of subrogation.
ARTICLE 4
TERMINATION
4 .1 Termination of Agreement
(a) This Agreement may be terminated at anytime, with or without cause,
by the CITY upon thirty (30) days prior written notice or by CONSUL TANT upon ninety (90)
days prior written notice. Notice shall be deemed served if completed in compliance with
Section 6.14.
(b) In the event of termination or cancellation of this Agreement by
CONSUL TANT or CITY, due to no fault or failure of performance by CONSULTANT,
CONSUL TANT shall be paid compensation for all services performed by CONSUL TANT, in
an amount to be determined as follows: for work satisfactorily done in accordance with all of
the terms and provisions of this Agreement as determined by the CITY, CONSULTANT
shall be paid an amount equal to the percentage of services performed prior to the effective
date of termination or cancellation in accordance with the work items; provided, in no event
shall the amount of money paid under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph exceed
the amount which would have been paid to CONSUL TANT for the full performance of the
services described in this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 5
OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS
5.1 Ownership of Documents and Work Product
All final documents, plans, specifications, reports, information, data, exhibits,
photographs, images, video files and media created or developed by CONSUL TANT
pursuant to this Agreement ("Written Products") shall be and remain the property of the
CITY without restriction or limitation upon its use, duplication or dissemination by the CITY.
All Written Products shall be considered "works made for hire," and all Written Products and
any and all intellectual property rights arising from their creation, including, but not limited
to, all copyrights and other proprietary rights, shall be and remain the property of the CITY
without restriction or limitation upon their use, duplication or dissemination by the CITY.
CONSUL TANT shall not obtain or attempt to obtain copyright protection as to any Written
Products.
CONSULT ANT hereby assigns to the CITY all ownership and any and all
intellectual property rights to the Written Products that are not otherwise vested in the CITY
pursuant to the paragraph directly above this one.
CONSUL TANT warrants and represents that it has secured all necessary
licenses, consents or approvals to use any instrumentality, thing or component as to which
any intellectual property right exists, including computer software, used in the rendering of
the services and the production of all Written Products produced under this Agreement, and
that the CITY has full legal title to and the right to reproduce the Written Products.
CONSUL TANT shall defend, indemnify and hold the CITY, and its elected officials, officers,
employees, servants, attorneys, designated volunteers, and agents serving as independent
contractors in the role of CITY officials, harmless from any loss, claim or liability in any way
related to a claim that CITY's use of any of the Written Products is violating federal, state or
local laws, or any contractual provisions, or any laws relating to trade names, licenses,
franchises, copyrights, patents or other means of protecting intellectual property rights
and/or interests in products or inventions. CONSUL TANT shall bear all costs arising from
the use of patented, copyrighted, trade secret or trademarked documents, materials,
equipment, devices or processes in connection with its provision of the services and Written
Products produced under this Agreement. In the event the use of any of the Written
Products or other deliverables hereunder by the CITY is held to constitute an infringement
and the use of any of the same is enjoined, CONSULTANT, at its expense, shall : (a)
secure for CITY the right to continue using the Written Products and other deliverables by
suspension of any injunction, or by procuring a license or licenses for CITY; or (b) modify
the Written Products and other deliverables so that they become non-infringing while
remaining in compliance with the requirements of this Agreement. This covenant shall
survive the termination of this Agreement.
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Upon termination , abandonment or suspension of the Project, the
CONSUL TANT shall deliver to the CITY all Written Products and other deliverables related
to the Project without additional cost or expense to the CITY . If CONSUL TANT prepa res a
document on a computer, CONSUL TANT shall provide CITY with said document both in a
printed format and in an electronic format that is acceptable to the CITY.
6 .1 Representation
ARTICLE 6
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The CITY representative shall be the Director of Public Works or his or her
designee, and CONSUL TANT shall notify CITY of CONSUL TANT's designated
representative . These individuals shall be the primary contact persons for the parties
regarding performance of this Agreement.
6 .2 Fair Employment Practices/Equal Opportunity Acts
In the performance of this Agreement, CONSUL TANT shall comply with all
applicable provisions of the California Fair Employment Practices Act (California
Government Code Sections 12940-48), the applicable equal employment provisions of the
C ivil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C . 200e-217), and the Ameri cans with Disabi lities Act of
1990 (42 U.S .C . § 11200, et seq .).
6.3 Personnel
CONSUL TANT represents that it has , or shall secure at its own expense , all
personnel required to perform CONSULTANT's services under this Agreement. Any
person who performs engineering services pursuant to this Agreement shall be licensed as
a Civil Engineer by the State of California and in good standing . CONSUL TANT shall make
reasonable efforts to maintain the continuity of CONSUL TANT's staff who are assigned to
perform the services hereunder and shall obtain the approval of the Director of Public
Works of all proposed staff members who w ill perform such services . CONSUL TANT may
associate with or employ associates or subcontractors in the performance of its services
under this Agreement, but at all times shall CONSUL TANT be responsible for its associates
and subcontractors' services .
6.4 CONSULTANT's Representations
CONSUL TANT represents, covenants and agrees that: a) CONSULTANT is
licensed, qualified , and capable offurnishing the labor, materials, and expertise necessary
to perform the services in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement; b) there are no obligations , commitments , or impediments of any kind that will
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limit or prevent CONSUL TANT's full performance under this Agreement; c) to the extent
required by the standard of practice, CONSUL TANT has investigated and considered the
scope of services performed, has carefully considered how the services should be
performed, and understands the facilities, difficulties and restrictions attending performance
of the services under this Agreement.
6.5 Conflicts of Interest
CONSUL TANT agrees not to accept any employment or representation
during the term of this Agreement or within twelve ( 12) months after completion of the work
under this Agreement which is or may likely make CONSUL TANT "financially interested"
(as provided in California Government Code Sections 1090 and 87100) in any decisions
made by CITY on any matter in connection with which CONSUL TANT has been retained
pursuant to this Agreement.
6 .6 Legal Action
(a) Should either party to this Agreement bring legal action against the
other, the validity, interpretation , and performance of this Agreement shall be controlled by
and construed under the laws of the State of California, excluding California 's choice of law
rules . Venue for any such action relating to this Agreement shall be in the Los Angeles
County Superior Court.
(b) If any legal action or other proceeding, including action for declaratory
relief, is brought for the enforcement of this Agreement or because of an alleged dispute,
breach , default or misrepresentation in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing party
shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees, experts' fees, and other costs, in
addition to any other rel ief to which the party may be entitled .
(c) Should any legal action about a project between CITY and a party
other than CONSULTANT require the testimony of CONSUL TANT when there is no
allegation that CONSUL TANT was negligent, CITY shall compensate CONSUL TANT for its
testimony and preparation to testify at the hourly rates in effect at the time of such
testimony.
6.7 Assignment
Neither this Agreement nor any part thereof shall be assigned by
CONSULTANT without the prior written consent of the CITY. Any such purported
assignment without written consent shall be null and void, and CONSULTANT shall hold
harmless, defend and indemnify the CITY and its officers , officials, employees, agents and
representatives with respect to any claim , demand or action arising from any unauthorized
assignment.
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Notwithstanding the above, CONSUL TANT may use the services of persons
and entities not in CONSUL TANT's direct employ, when it is appropriate and customary to
do so . Such persons and entities include , but are not necessarily limited to , surveyors ,
specialized consultants , and testing laboratories . CONSUL TANT's use of subcontractors
for additional services shall not be unreasonably restricted by the CITY provided
CONSUL TANT notifies the CITY in advance.
6 .8 Independent Contractor
CONSUL TANT is and shall at all times remain , as to the CITY, a wholly
independent contractor. Neither the CITY nor any of its agents shall have control over the
conduct of CONSUL TANT or any of the CONSUL TANT's employees , ex cept as herein set
forth, and CONSUL TANT is free to dispose of all portions of its time and activities which it
is not obligated to devote to the CITY in such a manner and to such persons, firms, or
corporations as the CONSUL TANT wishes except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
CONSUL TANT shall have no power to incur any debt, obligation , or liability on behalf of the
CITY or otherwise act on behalf of the CITY as an agent. CONSUL TANT shall not, at any
time or in any manner, represent that it or any of its agents, servants or employees, are in
any manner agents, servants or employees of CITY. CONSULTANT agrees to pay all
required taxes on amounts paid to CONSUL TANT under this Agreement, and to indemnify
and hold the CITY harmless from any and all taxes, assessments, penalties, and interest
asserted against the CITY by reason of the independent contractor relationship created by
this Agreement. CONSUL TANT shall fully comply with the workers ' compensation law
regarding CONSUL TANT and its employees . CONSUL TANT further agrees to indemnify
and hold the CITY harmless from any fa ilure of CONSULTANT to comply with appl icable
workers ' compensation laws. The CITY shall have the right to offset against the amount of
any fees due to CONSUL TANT under this Agreement any amount due to the CITY from
CONSUL TANT as a result of its failure to promptly pay to the CITY any reimbursement or
indemnification arising under this Article.
The titles used in this Agreement are for general reference only and are not
part of the Agreement.
6 .1 O Entire Agreement
This Agreement , including any other documents incorporated herein by
specific reference , represents the entire and integrated agreement between CITY and
CONSUL TANT and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements,
either written or oral. This Agreement may be modified or amended , or provisions or
breach may be waived, only by subsequent written agreement signed by both parties.
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6.11 Construction
In the event of any asserted ambiguity in, or dispute regarding the
interpretation of any matter herein, the interpretation of this Agreement shall not be
resolved by any rules of interpretation providing for interpretation against the party who
causes the uncertainty to exist or against the party who drafted the Agreement or who
drafted that portion of the Agreement.
6.12 Non-Waiver of Terms. Rights and Remedies
Waiver by either party of any one or more of the conditions of performance
under this Agreement shall not be a waiver of any other condition of performance under this
Agreement. In no event shall the making by the CITY of any payment to CONSUL TANT
constitute or be construed as a waiver by the CITY of any breach of covenant, or any
default which may then exist on the part of CONSUL TANT, and the making of any such
payment by the CITY shall in no way impair or prejudice any right or remedy available to
the CITY with regard to such breach or default.
6 .13 Severability
If any term or portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid , illegal , or
otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of
this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
6.14 Notice
Except as otherwise required by law, any payment, notice or other
communication authorized or required by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed received on (a) the day of delivery if delivered by hand or overnight courier service
during CONSULTANT's or CITY's regular business hours or (b) on the third business day
following deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses listed below,
or at such other address as one party may notify the other:
To CITY:
Responsible Person :-------------------'
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
To CONSULTANT:
Responsible Person:------------------'
Address: -----------------------'
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
date and year first above written.
Dated :
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ATTEST :
By :~~~~~~~~~~~~-
City Clerk
("CONSUL TANT")
By :~~~~~~~~~~~~-
Printed Name:
~~~~~~~~-
Printed Name:
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
("CITY")
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM :
City Attorney
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ATTACHMENT D
GIS LICENSE AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT SMAPLES
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
LICENSE AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
FOR
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS DATA
j1 Reset Form ll Z PifntForm--I
THIS AGREEMENT, effective as of the date specified below in Section 1, is
entered into between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, a municipal corporation ("City")
and ("Licensee").
RECITALS
A. City owns, maintains, and periodically updates Geographic Information
Systems data and databases that are more specifically described in the attached
Schedule 1 and that are referenced herein as "GIS Data.
B . Licensee has requested use of the GIS Data to be used exclusively by
Licensee for the specific project described as
---------------("Project").
C . City is willing to provide the GIS Data to Licensee without charge, subject to
Licensee's acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and cond iti ons set forth below, the
parties agree as follows :
AGREEMENT
1. TERM .
This Agreement is effective on the date that the last of the parties, whether City
or Licensee, executes this Agreement. It is the intention of the parties that Licensee will
first execute th is Agreement and then submit it to the City. The City Clerk will attest to
the execution of all counterparts of this Agreement by City's du ly authorized
representative and transmit one or more fully executed counterparts to Licensee. This
Agreement shall continue in effect until the Project has been completed unless sooner
terminated pursuant to the contract documents for the Project.
2 . GRANT OF LICENSE.
City hereby grants to Licensee , and Licensee hereby accepts , a nonexclusive,
nontransferable, and nonassignable license to use the GIS Data from the effective date
of this Agreement until the completion or earlier termination of the Project, as provided
for above in Section (1 ).
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3. AUTHORIZED USE OF LICENSED GIS DATA.
A. Licensee must restrict access to the GIS Data to t hose emp loyees or agent s
assigned the responsibility for use of the GIS Data in connection w ith the Project.
Licensee must take all commercially reasonable actions to prevent access to the GIS
Data by unauthorized persons.
B . Except as authorized by this Agreement, Licensee agrees that no part of the
GIS Data may be reproduced , or stored in a retrieval system , or transmitted in any form ,
whether electronic, mechanical , or otherwise, without the City's prior written consent;
provided , however, that Licensee is authorized to make backup copies of the GIS Data
so l ely for archival purposes.
C . Licensee's use of the GIS Data is authorized by City exclusi vely for
Licensee's completion of the Project described in this Agreement, and not for additions
to this Project or completion of this Project by others.
D. Use of the GIS Data for any purpose not ex pressly authorized by this
Agreement requ ires the execution of a separate agreement with the City, or a written
modification of this Agreement.
E . Licensee agrees that it shall not solicit for sale, sell, loan , ren t, lease,
sublicense, donate, or share with unauthorized third parties the licensed GIS Data.
4 . SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS .
A. City makes no representations concerning the compatib ility of the G IS Data
with any hardware or software used by Licensee .
8 . City makes no representations concerning the accuracy or inclusiveness of
the licensed GIS Data , nor their fitness for a particular purpose.
C . All licensed GIS Data are and will remain the City's property.
D . City has no obligation to provide updates to the licensed GIS Data . The
delivery of any updated GIS Data is subject to the execution of a separate agreement
by the parties, or a written modification of this Agreement.
E . Licensee assumes all responsibility for verifying the accuracy of the GIS
Data and for safeguarding against unintended or inappropriate use of the GIS Data.
F . Licensee will assist the City in enhancing the reliab ility of the G IS Data by
provi di ng to the City information concerning any errors or discrepancies t hat are
discovered while using the GIS Data .
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5 . INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS .
A. To the maximum extent authorized by law, Licensee shall indemnify , defend ,
and hold harmless the City, its officers, employees, agents, and contractors, from and
against all claims, actions, damages, losses, expenses, penalties, and liabiliti es of any
kind, including attorney's fees and administrative costs, attributable to or arising out of
Licensee's use of the GIS Data, or their use by unauthorized third-party recipients, or
from City's efforts to enforce this Agreement.
B . Licensee hereby releases City from all claims, actions, liabilities, losses, and
damages, including consequential or incidental damages, loss of profits, and indirect,
special, or other damages, attributable to or arising out of Licensee's use of the GIS
Data.
6 . TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT.
Upon termination of this Agreement, Licensee must delete from Licensee's
computer network system, and from tape and disk storage devices and individual
computers, all electronic copies, backups, and archi ves of the GIS Data and any
derivatives thereof.
7. NOTICES .
Any notices that either party may desire to give to the other party under this
Agreement must be in writing and may be given either by (i) personal service; (ii)
delivery by a reputable document delivery service , such as but not limited to, Federal
Express, that provides a receipt showing date and time of delivery; or (iii) mailing in the
United States Mail, certified mail, postage prepaid , return receipt requested, addressed
to the address of the party set forth below or at any other address that party may later
designate by notice:
To City:
To Licensee:
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Attention : City Manager
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TO EFFECTUATE THIS AGREEMENT, the parties have caused their duly
authorized representatives to execute this Agreement on the dates set forth below.
ATTEST:
By:~~~~~~~~~~~
Carla Morreale , City Clerk
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"CITY"
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
Carolyn Lehr, City Manager
Reviewed by Department Head:
Reviewed by Director of Finance &
Information Technology
Date :
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"LICENSEE"
By:
Title :
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SCHEDULE 1
DESCRIPTION OF LICENSED GIS DATA
GIS DATA FILES WERE PREPARED ON THE FOLLOWING:
Computer Hardware: -----------
Operating System : ------------
ESRI Software: -------
Version : ----
Date of Release : -------------
DESCRIPTION OF LICENSED GIS DATA:
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Exhibit "B":
Consultant's Proposal and Schedule of Hourly Rates
Exhibit "B "
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Proposal to Develop an Enhanced
Watershed Managem.ent Program. for
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed
Group
Prepared For:
Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed Group
Attn: Andy Winje, Associate Engineer
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Prepared By:
John L. Hunter & Associates
and Geosyntec Consultants
Geosyntec C>
consultants
t ng111Pl'h I scientists I innovmors
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TAB LE O F CO NTEN TS
Firms' Qualifications .................................................................................................................................................. 1
A. John L. Hunter & Associates ....................................................................................................................... 1
B. Geo syntec Consultants ................................................................................................................................ 2
c. Kinneti c Laboratories ................................................................................................................................... 3
I. Key Staff and Management Structure ............................................................................................................. 5
A. Key Staff Ro les .............................................................................................................................................. 6
B. Qualifications of Ke y s ta ff ........................................................................................................................... 7
II. Gen e ral Scope of Servi ces ............................................................................................................................... 12
III. Specifi c Tasks ............................................................................................................................................... 14
1. Proje ct Management, Corrdination and Meetings .............................................................................. 14
2. Enhanced Watersh ed Management Progra m Work Plan .................................................................. 14
3. Coor dina ted Integrated Monitorin g Plan ............................................................................................ 19
4. Enhance d Watershed m an agement program plan ............................................................................. 22
EFFORT TABLE EXPRESSED IN HOURS ............................................................................................................ 27
App endix A: Standard Rate Sch edules ................................................................................................................. A1
Appendi x B: Resumes ............................................................................................................................................. Bl
Appendix C: Deatiled Projec t Ex p e rien ce Desc ri p ti on s and refer ences ........................................................... Cl
JLH A Rel ated Project Exp erie nce ..................................................................................................................... C2
Geosynt ec Rela ted Project Exp erience ............................................................................................................. C4
Appendix D: Task Sch edule ................................................................................................................................... Dl
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John L. Hunter & Associates OLHA) and Geosyntec Consultants (Geosyntec) appreciate
the opportunity to submit our proposal to assist the Palos Verdes Peninsula Watershed
Group with the development of an Enhanced Watershed Management Plan under the
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm
Sewer System Permit (MS4 Permit) Order No. R4-2012-0175.
The services described in this scope of work will be performed jointly by JLHA and
Geosyntec, with John L. Hunter of JLHA assuming the role of primary representative
and Kathleen McGowan of Geosyntec assuming the role of alternate representative.
JLHA and Geosyntec also plan to team with experienced contractor, Kinnetic
Laboratories, Inc. (KU), for the monitoring components of this scope of work.
FIRMS' QUALIFICATIONS
JLHA and Geosyntec have both implemented numerous projects relating to the NPDES
program, MS4 permit, and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) implementation
demonstrating our ability to successfully complete the work laid out in this Request for
Qualifications (RFQ). Both firms have extensive experience working on the Palos
Verdes Peninsula, and this experience and knowledge will be invaluable in the timely
and cost-efficient development of an Enhanced Watershed Management Program
(EWMP) for the Palos Verdes Peninsula EWMP Agencies. Below is a brief description
of each firms' qualifications. Please see Appendix C for detailed project descriptions
and references.
A. JOHN L. HUNTER & ASSOCIATES
John L. Hunter and Associates has considerable experience assisting municipalities
with NPDES MS4 permit (stormwater) compliance programs and has had continuing
contracts with clients for the administration of environmental programs since 1985 .
JLHA is currently implementing NPDES MS4 programs for 20 cities in a tri-county area
with populations ranging from 5,000 to 140,000. Land uses in these areas vary from
highly industrialized to commercial, residential and semi-rural. JLHA has been
providing NPDES MS4 stormwater services to the Palos Verdes Peninsula since 1994.
JLHA provides NPDES services to multiple cities in the following watersheds:
• Santa Monica Bay
• Los Angeles River
• Ballona Creek
• Dominguez Channel
• Santa Ana River
• Anaheim Bay/Huntington Harbor
• San Gabriel River
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JLHA currently provides stormwater services to agencies located within the following
watersheds and subwatersheds:
Watershed Subwatersheds and Tributaries
Santa Monica Bay Ballena Creek
Beaches
Dominguez Channel/ LA Harbor Dominguez Channel
Greater LA Harbor
Machado Lake
Los Angeles River Estuary
Reach 1
Reach 2
Compton Creek
Rio Hondo
Arroyo Seco
San Gabriel River Estuary
Reach 1, 2, 4, 5
Coyote Creek
San Jose Creek
Walnut Creek
Santa Ana River Middle San Antonio Creek
Big Bear Lake
Los Cerritos Channel
Anaheim Bay/Huntington Harbor
In addition to NPDES MS4 permit implementation activities, JLHA has participated in
the drafting and implementation of numerous TMDL Implementation Plans, including
the Santa Monica Bay Bacteria ]7, the Machado Lake Trash and Nutrient TMDLs, and
the Los Angeles River Metals and Trash TMDLs .
B. GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS
Geosyntec Consultants is an employee-owned company with offices throughout the
United States, including local offices in Los Angeles and Huntington Beach. Geosyntec
works with public and private sector clients to address complex problems involving the
environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Geosyntec understands the
business of local government and the daily demands of strict accountability, tight
budgets, deadlines, and answering to a diverse range of constituents. Geosyntec has
served municipalities and local/regional agencies throughout the United States since its
founding in 1983 by providing services in stormwater quality planning, water
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resources, environmental consulting, and engineering design and construction
management.
Geosyntec is known for its innovative work in stormwater and surface water quality
management, including TMDL studies and implementation plans, specifically in the
Los Angeles region; technical guidance manuals, including BMP and LID manuals;
hydromodification assessments and mitigations; BMP design and assessment; strategic
monitoring s upport; adaptive management; development of construction, industrial,
and municipal NPDES compliance programs; and erosion and sediment control. Within
the California stormwater practice, Geosyntec frequently leads state-of-the-practice
workshops on stormwater management, NPDES requirements, erosion and sediment
control, and regulatory relief strategies. Geosyntec recently completed a study for
Ventura County on the feas ibility of meeting low nutrient limits for submittal to
USEP A. Geosyntec is also the author of the RWQCB-approved SBP AT model.
Geosyntec has developed and presented in-depth analyses of both WMMS and SBP AT,
the two Regional Board approved models for u se in the Reasonable Assurance Analysis
requirement of the MS4 permit. Geosyntec' s project team includes staff who have
coordinated closely with County s taff to review and troubleshoot WMMS as well as
staff who developed SBP AT. Because Geosyntec has executed and investigated both
models already, its staff is uniquely able to objectively and comprehensively evaluate
and implement both RAA models.
C. KINNETIC LABO RA TORIES
Mr. Stevenson, principal at Kinnetic Laboratories, has over 35 y ears of experience
working on applied problems in water quality and ecology. He was involve d in the
design and implementation of the San Jose/Santa C l ara and Alameda stormwater
monitoring programs, which were the first programs in the State and served as the
template for subsequ ent MS4 programs in California. He has been instrumental in the
development and application of quality control guidance materials for stormwater
monitoring in California. He has over 20 years of experience in stormwater monitoring
both for purposes of characterization and BMP performance evaluation. This includes
12 y ears of work on the City of Long Beach program, which has provided one of the
large st, high quality data sets available. The high quality of this data set allowed for
development of metals translators for the Los Cerritos Channel TMDL that led to
substantial improv ement s in Was te Load Allocations that will further translate to major
cos t r eductions and more targeted BMPs.
Kinnetic Laboratories, Inc. has provided environmental science s ervices to industry,
gov ernment, engineering and environmental firms on applied projects for the past 40
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years. They have extensive stormwater and BMP monitoring experience developed
through groundbreaking work conducted over the past 20-25 years. They have
designed and implemented more than 20 major stormwater/watershed projects
throughout California, Alaska and Hawaii.
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L KEY STAFF AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
Key StafJ and Management Structure between JLHA and Geosyntcc
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A. KEYSTAFFROLES
The following table summarizes key staff responsibilities for this project.
JLHA Key Roles
John Hunter, PE
• Oversee contracted services
• Serve as primary contact with client
• Coordinate project implementation with client
• Review and prepare environmental plans
Jillian Brickey, MSES, CPSWQ, QSD
• Serve as alternate contact with client
• Assist client with project management tasks
• Asse ss regulatory compliance
• Review and p repare environmental plans
Susan Dworsky, MESM
• Serve as alternate contact with client
• Coordinate project implementation with client
• Assess regulatory compliance
Mikki Klee, CPESC-IT
• Assist Project Managers with project implementation
• Review environmental plans
Anne Chang
• Produce and distribute outreach materials
• Develop and implement outreach campaigns
• Conduct outreach meetings
Geosyntec Key Roles
Ken Susilo, P.E., D.WRE, CPSWQ
• Quality assurance of Geosyntec deliverables
• Guidance to project manager and project staff
• Manage senior review of Geosyntec project deliverabl es and provide
review of overall project deliverables
Kathleen McGowan, P .E.
• Coordinate work flow between JLHA and Geosyntec Consultants
• Manage Geosyntec project staff
• Prepare, conduct, and attend regular, special, and stakeholder
meetings
• Correspond with Regional Board
Scott Struck, P.E. PWS
• Provide technical input on RAA approach
• Provide senior review for RAA work products
Brandon Steets, P .E.
• Provide technical input on CIMP approach
• Provide senior review for CIMP work products
Rebecca Batchelder, P.E.
• Manage RAA tasks and technical s taff
• Develop RAA technical approach
Project Role
Project Lead/JLHA Project Director
Project Manager/ Senior R eviewer
Task Lead
Task Lead
Outreach Manager
Project Role
Geosyntec Project Director
Geosyntec Project
Manager/Altemate Projec t Lead
RAA Senior Reviewer
CIMP Senior Review
RAA Task Leatl
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Geosyntec Key Roles Project Role
Megan Otto, P.E. CIMP Task Lead
• Manage CIMP ta sks and technical s taff
• Develop CIMP technical approach
Scott Mansell, Ph.D RAA Technical Staff
• Develop RAA model
Christopher Wessel, P.E. CIMP Technical Staff
• Lead site selection and field verification effort
• Lead new development/redevelopment effectiveness tracking effort
B. QUALIFICATIONS OF KEY STAFF
Below is a brief description of the overall history and qualifications of the key staff. Full
resumes can be viewed in Appendix B.
John Hunter, PE-Project Lead/ JLHA Project Director
Mr. Hunter is the President of JLHA, with over 30 years of experience in the
environmental compliance fields of NPDES and Industrial Waste/FOG Control. He is a
Certified Professional Chemical Engineer and a Registered Environmental Assessor. His
relevant experiences include implementing and managing all aspects of NPDES Permit
and FOG Control provisions for municipalities. He specializes in providing executive
oversight and guidance to clients for these programs, as well as preparing and
reviewing environmental plans.
Mr. Hunter holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from California State University Long
Beach and a B.S. and Biology from University of California Irvine.
Kathleen McGowan-Geosyntec Project Manager/Alternate Project Lead
Ms. McGowan's professional experience spans 25 years of varied environmental work
for public and private clients including: NPDES permit compliance and negotiation,
water quality monitoring, TMDL implementation planning, environmental compliance,
industrial and hazardous waste management, site investigations and due diligence.
Kathleen has won favorable regulatory/permit modifications for clients and has assisted
clients in securing more than $3 million in grant funding for water quality projects, two
of which have won multiple awards. She has developed sampling and analysis plans,
quality assurance plans, conducted field monitoring, prepared work plans, cost
estimates, regulatory analyses and technical reports.
Ms. McGowan holds an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Georgia Institute of
Technology and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University.
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Jillian Brickey, MSES, CPSWQ, QSD/P -Project Manager/Senior Reviewer
Ms. Brickey is a Programs Manager with JLHA with over seven years of experience in
the environmental compliance fields of NPDES and Industrial Waste/FOG Control. She
is a Certified Professional in Stormwater Quality and a Qualified SWPPP Developer and
Practitioner. Her relevant experiences include implementing and managing all aspects
of NPDES Permit and FOG Control provisions for municipalities. She specializes in
managing the plan development element of these programs, such as environmental
plan preparation and review.
Ms. Brickey holds an M.S. in Environmental Science from California State University
Fullerton and a B.S. in Zoology from California State Polytechnic University Pomona.
Susan Dworsky, MESM-Task Lead
Ms. Dworsky is a Watershed Management Specialist with JLHA with over six years of
experience in the environmental compliance and management field and five years of
experience with NPDES and stormwater/watershed management. Her relevant
experiences include implementing and managing all aspects of NPDES Permit and FOG
Control provisions for various municipalities. She specializes in TMDL implementation
and watershed management.
Ms. Dworsky holds an M.S. in Environmental Science and Management from
University of California, Santa Barbara and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Mikki Klee, EIT, CPESC-IT-Task Lead
Ms. Klee is an Engineer with JLHA with over two years of experience in the
environmental compliance fi elds of NPDES. She is a Certified Engineer in Training and
a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment In-Training. She special izes in the plan
development element of NPDES programs, such as environmental plan preparation and
review.
Ms. Klee holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from California State Polytechnic University
Pomona.
Anne Chang -Public Outreach Manager
Ms. Chang is a Public Outreach Manager with JLHA with more than 13 years
experience in the public outreach aspect of municipal environmental programs such as
NPDES and Industrial Waste/FOG Control. Her relevant experiences include assisting
municipalities in planning, developing, facilitating and implementing activities and
campaigns b ase d on the guidelines of these programs. Ms. Chang specializes in
producing outreach materials and organizing campaigns.
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Ms. Chang holds an M.A. in Communications, Emphasis in Public Relations, from
California State University Fullerton.
Ken Susilo, PE, D.WRE, CPSWQ-Geosyntec Project Director
Mr. Susilo has over 20 years of experience in planning, permitting, engineering design,
hydraulics, hydrology, co mputer modeling, storm water management, and integrated
water resources . His efforts focus on the development of multi-benefit, environmentally
sensitive solutions to design and planning efforts, while cost-effectively leveraging
leading-edge technologies to enhance the natural and built environment. He has
managed TMDL Implementation Plans and directed the groundbreaking GIS-based
Structural BMP Prioritization and Analysis Tool. He has also served as an Expert
Witness in cases involving storm water, hydrology, flooding, and water quality. In 2006,
Mr. Susilo was recognized as the ASCE Outstanding Civil Engineer in the Private Sector
by the Los Angeles Section and ASCE Region 9.
Mr. Susilo holds an M.S. and B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of California,
Berkeley.
Brandon Steels, P.E. -Senior Review
Mr. Steets has over 13 years of experience conducting and managing large water quality
modeling and monitoring projects to support NPDES permitting, TMDL
implementation, stormwater quality management and planning, and BMP design. His
experience includes bacteria source investigations and implementation planningi
watershed, receiving water, and stormwater quality modeling; water quality
monitoring plan development, implementation, data analysis, and reporting; and
stormwater BMP selection and design. Mr. Steets has led or provided technical support
on bacteria TMDL MS4 compliance p lans for nine California watersheds, including
Morro Bay, Channel Islands Harbor, Malibu Creek, North Santa Monica Bay, Ballona
Creek, San Luis Rey, and San Diego River.
Mr. Steets holds an M .S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of
California, Santa Barbara and a B.S . in Environmental Engineering from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute.
Scott Struck, Ph.D. -Senior Review
Dr. Struck's work focuses on planning and implementation of green infrastructure and
other stormwater best management practices into municipal, county and state
programs. This includes identification of opportunities and barriers, screening and
prioritization , modeling, design, monitoring, and performance assessment of these
sys tems. He has participated in projects throughout the cow1try designed to monitor
the effectiveness of green infrastructure for CSO and stormwater control and support
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planning and implementation of integrated watershed management strategies. Dr.
Struck has been involved with selection, design, placement, and cost optimization of
runoff management and source control practices (LID and Green Infrastructure
techniques) providing d ecision support for watershed planning and capital
improvement projects in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County.
Dr. Struck holds a Ph.D ., in Water Resources from Indiana University at Bloomington as
well an M.S. in Water Resources Engineering and an M.P.A in Environmental Policy
and Natural Resources Management. Mr. Stuck also holds a B.S. in Zoology and a B.A.
in Psychology from the University of Washington, Seattle.
Rebecca Batchelder, P.E. -RAA Task Lead
Rebecca Batchelder is an environmental and water resource engineer with seven years
of project-based experience. She has expertise in the areas of LID and BMP design,
regional water resource planning, and watershed monitoring. Her experience includes
modeling of pollutant removal; design, installing and p ermitting of residential
graywater reuse systems; and estimating the water quality and quantity benefits of the
open space and habitat areas.
Ms. Batchelder holds an M.S. in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering and a
B.S . in Environmental Engineering from Tufts University.
Megan Otto, P.E. QSD/QSP -CIMP Task Lead
Megan Otto has contribute d to and managed portions of many complex, controversial,
and time sensitive projects in the Los Angeles Basin for public, private, and non-profit
sectors. Her project experience includes stormwater planning, industrial and municipal
NPDES permit compliance, water quality monitoring and reporting, engineering
feasibility studies, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, and litigation support. She led
the planning and implementation of a tiered dry weather storm water tracking and
monitoring study for two high priority sub-watersheds under the Jurisdictional Groups
5&6 Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bacteria TMDL Implementation Plan.
Ms. Otto holds an M.S . in Environmental Engineering from the University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, and a B.S . in Environmental Engineering from California
Polyte chnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
Christopher Wessel, P.E., QSD/QSP-CIMP Technical Staff
Chris Wessel has over four years' experience in hydraulics, h ydrology, co mputer
modeling, and stormwate r management. Mr. Wessel is providing MS4 Permit support
to the Cities of Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates and Palos Verdes Estates Hermosa
Beach, Manhattan Beach, and El Segundo. He has led BMP monitoring activities in for
the Jurisdictional Groups 5&6 Source Identification Study. Other project experience
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includes: compliance with water quality objectives including Total Maximum Daily
Loads (TMDLs), Basin Plan Objectives, and NPDES effluent limits; stormwater
planning and BMP design; hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, with an emphasis on
BMP design and evaluation; and dry and wet weather field sampling.
Mr. Wessel holds an M.S . in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering and a B.S . in
Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.
D. Scott Mansell, Ph.D. -RAA Technical Staff
Dr. Mansell has created and used various hydrologic, hydraulic, water quality, and
watershed models. These projects have included analysis and design of BMPs and
stormwater infrastructure, water quality regulation compliance assessment, and
implementation planning. Dr. Mansell has downloaded and run the Los Angeles
County's WMMS model, using the LSPC portion to model various watersheds to assess
loading and flow conditions, and the NIMS component to determine optimum flow
reductions in for sub-basins. The feedback he provided was used to update the model
for others to download and to help clarify how various components of the model are
used for EWMP determination. He has provided analyses to compare and contrast
SBP AT and WMMS to help clarify and differentiate to s takeholders their individual
utility and applicability in the development of RAA modeling for EWMPs.
Dr. Mansell holds a Ph.D . and M .S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the
University of California, Berkeley and a B.S . in Civil and Environmental Engineering
from the University of Utah.
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IL GENERAL SCOPE OF SERVICES
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate
Storm Sewer System (MS4 permit) Order No. R4-2012-0175, which became effective on
December 28, 2012, allows permittees the flexibility to develop EWMPs to customize
their stormwater management programs through integrated regional planning. The
goal of an EWMP is to prioritize water quality issues, evaluate opportunities for
collaborative multi-benefit regional projects, and identify additional watershed control
measures that will achieve applicable water quality based effluent limitations
(WQBELs) and Receiving Water Limitations (RWLs).
During the April 25th, 2013 meeting of the Palos Verdes Peninsula EWMP Group
Technical Committee (Peninsula EWMP Agencies), a decision was made to prepare an
EWMP on a 30-month schedule. Due to its unique character and features, the City of
Rolling Hills will not be participating in the Peninsula Agencies EWMP; however it will
be participating in a Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Plan (CIMP) along with the
other Peninsula Agencies. We understand that in order to meet the City of Rolling
Hills' earlier deadline for submittal of an Integrated Monitoring Program that the CIMP
may need to be prepared by the December 28, 2013 deadline, and the Team is prepared
to meet that deadline if relief is not provided by LARWQCB staff. The existing TMDL
monitoring plans for Santa Monica Bay and Machado Lake will be leveraged m
developing the CIMP.
The Team proposes to build on previous years' efforts, which included many tasks
required by the EWMP to prepare an EWMP Work Plan, including the CIMP, for
submittal to the Regional Board by June 28, 2014. Based on the EWMP Work Plan, the
Team will develop a final Draft EWMP for submittal to the Regional Board by June 28,
2015 as specified in the NPDES MS4 Permit. Implementation, unless specifically
directed by the Peninsula EWMP Agencies, is not included in this scope of work.
There are currently eight TMDLs in effect for the Peninsula EWMP Agencies in the
Santa Monica Bay, Dominguez Channel, and Greater Los Angeles Harbor sub-
watersheds. Significant work has already occurred on the Santa Monica Bay bacteria
TMDL and the Machado Lake TMDLs.
The Team will rely on these previous TMDL Implementation Plans and significantly
expand the EWMP to include:
• Characterization and prioritization of water quality issues,
• Identification of strategies and control measures,
• Reasonable Assurance Analysis (computer modeling)
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• A Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Plan
The EWMP plan being developed under this Scope of Work will be a "living" document
that can and should be modified as future monitoring data become available and the
program develops following a strategy of adaptive management. The Team will
develop a process for the Peninsula Agencies to use when reviewing and updating the
EWMPPlan.
Specific tasks for this scope of work are described in the following section. A schedule
outlining task start and completion dates can be seen in Appendix D .
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III. SPECIFIC TASKS
1. PROJECT MANAGEMENT, CORRDINATION AND MEETINGS
This task includes project management services including schedule and budget
oversight, and assurance of timely completion of all project deliverables. In addition
regular meetings and communications between Consultant, Peninsula EWMP Agencies,
the Regional Board, and other stakeholders will be critical during the preparation of the
EWMP.
Deliverables:
• Preparation and monthly updates of project schedule
• Schedule and prepare agenda and minutes for fifteen (15) monthly regular
meetings, plus an additional eight (8) regular meetings with the Peninsula EWMP
Agencies and CIMP Agencies
• Schedule, lead, and prepare agenda and minutes for three (3) special meetings
with the Peninsula Agencies and interested stakeholders
• Attend and participate in four (4) Technical Advisory Committee meetings
• Attend and participate in six (6) meetings with Regional Board staff and other
interested stakeholders
2. ENHANCED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WORK PLAN
Permittees electing to develop an EWMP are required to submit a Work Plan guiding
the development of the EWMP to the Regional Board. For this task, the Team will
outline a detailed schedule and strategy for completion of the Peninsula Agencies
EWMP, including milestones consistent with the Peninsula Agencies Notice of Intent
(NOi), which was submitted to the Regional Board in June 2013. In the case that
intended milestones are found to be unfeasible, the Team will propose alternative
milestones for consideration by the Agencies and the Regional Board. All relevant
work products developed pursuant to TMDL implementation will be integrated into
the Work Plan, which will be divided into chapters organized by Watershed
Management Area (WMA). Team members are all very familiar with Peninsula
Agencies TMDL programs, which will allow for streamlined integration of these
elements. The Team's approach will be organized into the following sub-tasks outlined
in the RFP :
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Sub Task 2.1 Identification of Water Quality Priorities
One of the foundations of the MS4 permit is the identification and prioritization of
water quality goals to be addressed by the WMPs and EWMPs. This task is critical to
focus the development of the Peninsula Agencies EWMP, and establish a strategy for
achieving EWMP goals in the most effective manner possible. The Team will first
characterize existing water quality in the three WMAs that the Peninsula Agencies are a
part of (Santa Monica Bay (J7) WMA, Machado Lake WMA, and Greater Los Angeles
Harbor). This will include the compilation and evaluation of relevant water quality
datasets going back at least ten (10) years. Using this data, along with information from
TMDLs and 303(d) listings, the Team will characterize storm and non-stormwater
discharges from the MS4 and receiving water quality, and identify water quality
priorities considering applicable WQBELs and RWLs, 303(d) listings, and any known
exceedances of water quality objectives.
Pollutant-waterbody combinations identified through the characterization described
above will be classified according to the categories outlined in Section VI. C of the MS4
permit (Category 1: Highest Priority, Category 2: High Priority, Category 3: Medium
Priority), and pollutants in the same class as those addressed by a TMDL will be
identified.
The Team will conduct a source assessment for those water body-pollutant
combinations classified as Category 1-3 using available literature, data, and information
gathered by the Peninsula Agencies through existing stormwater programs, and will
prioritize a sequence for addressing sources considering applicable TMDL deadlines
and receiving water quality goals.
Deliverable: The Team will prepare a draft memorandum characterizing water quality
conditions within each WMA to be submitted
to the Peninsula EWMP Agencies in December
2013 .
Sub Task 2.2 Summary of Existing and
Potential Control Measures
The exercise of identifying and prioritizing
water quality goals is intended to inform the
selection of Watershed Control Measures
(WCMs) to be implemented individually and
collectively to address water quality goals in
theEWMP.
Objectives of Watershed Control
Measures must include:
• Prevention and elimination of
non-stonnwater discharges that
contribute pollutants to the MS4,
• Implementation of controls
necessary to achieve all applicable
WQBEL s and RWLs, and
• As surance that dis charges from
the MS4 do not cause or
contribute to exceedances of
RWLs
Existing WCMs, including Minimum Control Measures (MCMs) as defined in Section
VI.D of the MS4 permit, and other BMPs already in place in the WMAs will be compiled ,,.,
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and evaluated, and areas of potential modification to better focus resources in order to
meet the goals of the EWMP will be identified. The Team will develop a process
template for summarizing existing MCMs, identifying, and justifying areas for
modification. In addition, a review and summary of existing regional planning efforts
(including TMDLs, and IRWMPs), and proposed regional projects will be conducted for
inclusion in the EWMP. The Team, in consultation with the Peninsula Agencies, will
identify potential regional projects that might feasibly retain (i) all non stormwater
runoff and (ii) all stormwater runoff from the 85th percentile 24-hour storm event for the
drainage area tributary to the project, and develop an approach for identifying and
evaluating additional regional projects. The performance of regional control measures,
including distributed structural and non-structural control measures, in reducing flows
and pollutant loading will also be evaluated.
Deliverables: The Team will prepare a draft memorandum characterizing existing
control measures within the Peninsula EWMP Agencies, and template for evaluating
opportunities for customization of MCMs, for submittal to the Agencies in December
2013. In addition, the Team will prepare a draft memorandum summarizing regional
projects, planning efforts, control measures, and performance of structural and non-
structural control measures for submittal to the Peninsula Agencies in January 2014.
Sub Task 2.3 Reasonable Assurance Analysis (RAA) Approach
An evaluation of reasonable assurance will
be a critical element of the Peninsula
Agencies' EWMP. While the term is
somewhat new, the required analyses are not
and Geosyntec will rely on experience
developing Reasonable Assurance Analysis
(RAA) approaches in a wide variety of
watershed conditions, to develop an
appropriate RAA approach for the Peninsula
Watersheds within the context of Peninsula
Agency specific compliance risk tolerances.
Geosyntec will develop an RAA approach
leveraging previous studies (by Geosyntec and others) which hav e: 1) set target
pollutant load reductions, 2) assessed identified BMP project performance, and 3)
evaluated implementation performance. We understand that the County developed the
WMMS model in part to support the RAA process, and therefore Geosyntec has
invested considerable internal resources to understanding the functionality,
assumptions, and underlying logic of WMMS.
The Peninsula Cities are essentially in
compliance with the Santa Monica Bay
Beaches Bacteria TMDLs as evidenced by
ongoing receiving water monitoring. The
RAA focus therefore will likely be on the
more difficult TMDL objectives to meet,
the Machado Lake wet-weather nutrient
objectives (0.1 mg/L Total P and 1 mg/L
Total N). WMMS has been optimized for
nutrients and metals which are relevant to
Machado Lake and LA Harbor,
respectively
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Consistent with the RFP, Geosyntec will conduct the following subtask activities:
Subtask 2.3.1. Geosyntec will review and present to the Peninsula Agencies an
assessment of the WMMS s tormwater quality model and determine whether updates
are needed to perform the RAA for Peninsula Watershed areas, including an assessment
of pollutants modeled, and receiving water quality modeling. Geosyntec has already
completed extensive review of the WMMS model capabilities as they pertain to the
RAA process, resulting in EWMP cost savings. In addition, Geosyntec has preliminarily
reviewed the Peninsula area for optimization and compliance points, and preliminary
indications that supplemental analyses (reviewing monitoring data or additional
WMMS calibration may be required.
Geosyntec will describe the proposed
modeling process for evaluating and
selecting WCMs. As with previously
conducted TMDL implementation and
load reduction plans, WCMs will include a
suite of existing and proposed:
programmatic and source control
measures as reflected in customized
MCMs, distributed relatively small
structural controls, and
regional/centralized structural controls. It Figure 1. Subcatchments and compliance points
currently included in WMMS is critical to appropriately describe the
process for representing these WCMs in the modeling system and quantifying their
effectiveness, and to avoid false precision. Geosyntec has considered several approaches
for selecting and evaluating watershed control m eas ures, from those that give emphasis
to non-structural controls, to those that provide a transparent and comprehensive
methodology for siting and selecting structural controls. Jurisdictional boundaries will
also be addressed within the RAA framework. The process we propose will b e based
on input we receive regarding the needs and preferences of the Peninsula agencies.
Subtask 2.3.2. Geosyntec w ill describe how the RAA analysis w ill demonstrate the
water quality benefits and the effects of WCMs on stormwater quality, non-storm water
quality, and receiving water quality . This is critical as the effects of BMPs will be
compared to receiving water limita tions, TMDL wast e load allocations, WQBELs and
other applicable targets at the watershed and jurisdictional scale.
Subtask 2.3.3. With TMDL implementation schedules and interim deadlines,
sequencing is critical. Geosyntec will o utline the process for crea ting a BMP
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implementation sequence/schedule/timeline based on final modeled BMP scenario(s).
Consideration will be made for watershed control measures that have already been
planned, scheduled, and/or implemented by Peninsula agencies, e.g ., the Chandler
Quarry /Landfill regional infiltration basin, San Ramon Canyon project and Model
Equestrian Center.
Sub Task 2.4 Prepare Draft and Final EWMP Work Plan
The EWMP Work Plan will outline a cost-effective approach for developing a Peninsula
Agencies EWMP that meets the objectives of the MS4 Permit. Comments received on
each of the draft technical memoranda will be addressed and incorporated into the
Draft and Final EWMP Work Plan. The Team will prepare a Draft EWMP Work Plan
for the Peninsula Agencies to review and comment on in February 2014. A Final draft
EWMP Work Plan will be developed, incorporating comments received from the
Peninsula Agencies, and submitted to the Regional Board in June 2014.
Deliverables: The Team will prepare a Draft EWMP Work Plan with a schedule and
strategy to complete the EWMP Plan per the MS4 permit and Peninsula EWMP
Agencies RFP, and submit six (6) double sided hard copies, and electronic copies (in
Microsoft Word and PDF) to the Peninsula EWMP Agencies in February 2014. Upon
receipt of comments on the Draft EWMP Work Plan, the Team will revise the document
and resubmit the revised Draft EWMP Work Plan for review by the Peninsula Agencies
in June 2014. A Final Draft EWMP Work Plan for submittal to the Regional Board will
be submitted within two weeks of receipt of consolidated comments from the Peninsula
agencies in order to meet the June 28, 2014 deadline.
Sub Task 2.5 Outreach Specific to Work Plan Development
The development of the Work Plan will benefit from outreach and input from
community groups, nongovernmental organizations, water supply agencies, and other
potential project partners and stakeholders to solicit input on its scope and approach.
Up to four (4) meetings are assumed. In addition, the Team will compare the Work
Plan with the proposed scope and budget for EWMP Plan development, identifying any
significant deviations or revisions needed.
The Team will prepare a draft memorandum outlining significant deviations from
EWMP estimated scope and budget identified during Work Plan development for the
Peninsula Agencies in June 2014.
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3. COORDINATED INTEGRATED MONITORING PLAN
The Monitoring and Reporting Program
(MRP) of the MS4 Permit outlines a
significant suite of requirements. The
overarching purpose of the MRP is to assess
chemical, physical, and biological impacts
from the MS4 on receiving waters; assess
compliance with Receiving Water Limitations
and Water Quality Based Effluent Limits;
characterize pollutant loads; identify sources
Characte ristics of a well -designed cost
e ffective Coordinated Integrated Monitoring
Program:
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Minimum credible scope
Adaptive based on monitoring
results
Strategically considers future
regulatory outcomes
of pollutants in MS4 discharges; and measure and improve the effectiveness of controls.
Five required elements are identified: receiving water monitoring, outfall monitoring of
both stormwater and non-stormwater, new development/redevelopment effectiveness
tracking, and regional/special studies. The MS4 Permit contains the most extensive
monitoring requirements of any MS4 Permit the Team is aware of nationally. However,
the opportunity is provided in the MS4 Permit to modify or eliminate elements of the
MRP with appropriate justification through the development of a Coordinated
Integrated Monitoring Plan (CIMP). The Team will identify those elements that should
be modified or eliminated to create a monitoring plan that achieves the monitoring
objectives of the MS4 Permit while not placing unnecessary burdens on the Peninsula
Agencies.
Sub Task 3.1 Outfall and Receiving Water Monitoring Approach
A critical decision for the Peninsula Agencies is the approach taken to implement the
receiving water and outfall monitoring elements. The key cost drivers for long-term
implementation of both elements will be the frequency of the monitoring, the
constituents monitored, and the spatial distribution of the monitoring (i.e., how many
locations). Public agencies have neither the resources nor the time to monitor all
pollutants, in all places, at all times. The goal will be to limit, to the extent possible, the
number of sites, samples, and constituents tested. The focus will be on establishing
whether there is significant non-natural, non-stormwater flow, if there is an established
issue with the pollutant in the watershed, if the MS4 could be a contributor of the
pollutant, and if there are parameters in the receiving water that exceed the water
quality objectives.
The Scope of Work in the RFP provides a process to gather existing information needed
to d ev elop the monitoring approach-the Team's familiarity with the ongoing TMDL
monitoring programs being implemented by the Peninsula Agencies (Machado Lake
Nutrient TMDL and Santa Monica Bay Be aches Bacteria TMDL) will allow this effort to
be streamlined. The Team's approach to developing the outfall and receiving water
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monitoring programs will be to evaluate existing water quality data and monitoring
locations in concert with the prioritization that will occur as part of the EWMP Work
Plan development to focus efforts. The proposed approach is to focus on receiving
water monitoring to first determine if there is a persistent water quality concern. Outfall
monitoring will focus on pollutants where data sufficiently suggest MS4s may be
causing or contributing to exceedances observed in the receiving waters. The approach
will consider other ongoing efforts that could be integrated into the CIMP, such as the
Coordinated Compliance Monitoring and Reporting Plan for the Greater Los Angeles
and Long Beach Harbor Waters, which can be incorporated into the Peninsula CIMP by
reference to address the Peninsula Agencies' responsibilities for TMDL and receiving
water monitoring in the Greater Los Angeles Harbor.
An important element of CIMP implementation is the non-stormwater outfall-based
screening and monitoring plan. The development and implementation of this plan will
drive subsequent monitoring and source investigation efforts. The Team will give
careful consideration to defining what constitutes an MS4 outfall and a significant non-
stormwater discharge-recent communication with Regional Board staff has confirmed
that natural flows from blue line streams may be excluded from non-stormwater
discharges which require screening and monitoring. The Team will work closely with
the Peninsula agencies to determine how to most efficiently implement monitoring,
particularly the outfall monitoring requirements. The Peninsula agencies will need to
decide whether outfalls will be sampled as individual jurisdictions (including at
jurisdictional boundaries) or if outfalls discharging directly to receiving waters (some of
which will have comingled flows) will be the focus . A tier ed approach can be
considered for these locations.
The approach will consider how to integrate into the CIMP the Special Study #3
submitted by the County of Los Angeles for mass-base d compliance with the Machado
Lake Nutrient TMDL. Likewise the approach will consider how to integrate the
proposed Machado Lake To xics TMDL monitoring plans submitted by the Peninsula
Agencies but not yet approved by Regional Board staff.
The monitoring approach will also address how and to what degree Peninsula CIMP
members plan to participate in the Southern California Stormwater Monitoring
Coalition Regional Watershed Monitoring bioassessment program. Geosyntec is
providing an expert panel member to the Southern California Stormwater Monitoring
Coalition and so has the expertise to advise Peninsula Agencies appropriately. This
approach recogniz es the ex istence, sensitivities, and potential implications of South
Coast California Monitoring Plan for Marine Protected Areas (August 2011) that will b e
applied to the d e signated Marine Protected Area along the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Its
potential relevance to the CIMP will be examined as part of this effort.
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Deliverable: The Team will submit a draft memorandum describing the approach to
meet all of the required monitoring elements to the Peninsula agencies in September
2013.
Sub Task 3.2 Site Selection
Some of the most challenging and costly monitoring requirements under the MS4
Permit are those associated with the stormwater and non-stormwater outfall
monitoring. The Team understands the cost implications of carefully and efficiently
selecting a limited number of monitoring sites to meet monitoring requirements while
still collecting useful water quality data. Field and desktop surveys will be conducted
by the Team to identify potential monitoring sites for Peninsula sub-watershed areas
not previously studied. Outfall monitoring locations will be selected based on the
amount and frequency of non-stormwater flow, existing TMDL monitoring locations,
TMDL and MS4 Permit monitoring requirements, accessibility, and land use
representativeness, among other factors. The scope of this subtask assumes that
necessary GIS maps of the storm drain system for the Peninsula CIMP watershed areas
are available, (i.e., this effort does not include GIS mapping of storm drain systems).
Once selected, outfall locations will be displayed prominently on maps along with
appropriate surface water bodies, watershed boundaries, land uses, and jurisdictional
boundaries. In conjunction with the watershed priorities, these maps will be used to
justify proposed modifications to the MS4 Permit and/or TMDL requirements to
achieve the monitoring objectives of the MS4 Permit and TMDLs cost effectively. Our
site selection process will link the ownership, geographical coordinates, physical
description, photographs of outfalls, determination of significant non-stormwater
discharges, and monitoring data. Our extensive familiarity with 1MDLs on the
Peninsula and receiving water monitoring requirements in the MS4 Permit enables our
team to readily justify the representativeness of selected existing monitoring locations
thereby reducing the associated long-term cost of added monitoring locations.
Deliverable: Information on the proposed sampling sites will be summarized in a
memorandum and submitted to the Peninsula Agencies for review in October 2013 . The
memorandum will include a description of the site selection process, photographs and
GPS locations of each site, and associated maps.
Sub Task 3.3 New Development and Re-development Effectiveness Tracking
This task is an annual reporting requirement, but could be more effective and useful if
designed to coordinate with the RAA model used in the EWMP. The Team will gather
and compile information on existing systems used by the Peninsula Agencies to track
New Development and Re-Development activities and associated post-construction
Best Management Practices (BMPs). Collected information fields will be evaluated and
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we will identify missing information considered to be essential to measuring the
effectiveness of post-construction ordinances both with respect to the MS4 Permit
reporting requirements but also with respect to the RAA model. Based on this
evaluation, our Team will provide the Peninsula agencies with a template for Peninsula
CIMP members to summarize and standardize effectiveness tracking.
Deliverable: Recommendations for reporting and data management protocols that will
provide reliable systems to access, store, and input data and systems and to share
tracking among the Permittees will be summarized in a memorandum to be provided in
October 2013.
Sub Task 3.4 Prepare Initial Draft and Revised Draft CIMP
The CIMP will propose a cost-effective monitoring approach that meets the objectives of
the MS4 Permit according to the process set forth in the RFP . Comments received on
each of the draft memoranda discussed in Subtasks 7.1through7.3 will be addressed
and incorporated into the Draft and Final CIMP.
Deliverables: The Team will prepare an initial Draft CIMP for the Peninsula agencies to
review and comment in November 2013. A revised Draft CIMP for submittal to the
Re gional Board will be submitted within two weeks of receipt of consolidated
comments from the Peninsula Agencies in order to meet the December 28, 2013
deadline for the City of Rolling Hills as an agency not participating in a WMP or
EWMP .
Sub Task 3.5 Outreach Specific to CIMP Development
CIMP preparation efforts will benefit from outreach and input from community groups,
non-governmental organizations, water supply agencies and other potential project
partners and stakeholders to s olicit input on the scope and approach of the CIMP . Up to
four (4) meetings are assumed.
4. ENHANCED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PLAN
This task represents the analysis and integration of the information collected in Tasks 1
through 3, and preparation of a Draft EWMP plan for submittal to the Regional Board
by the June 28, 2015 deadline. The EWMP plan will be guided by and incorporate all
elements of the final EWMP Work Plan, including the CIMP. Any necessary revisions
of the CIMP identified during the development of the EWMP will be proposed to the
Peninsula Agencies and submitte d to the Regional Board for approval as part o f the
Final CIMP which will also incorporate Regional Board's comments on the Draft CIMP.
The Team will incorporate any comments received from the Regional Board following
submittal of the draft EWMP Plan, and s ubmit the final EWMP Plan within two (2)
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months of receiving any such comments. A process for evaluating and updating the
EWMP on a two (2) year schedule will developed and included in the EWMP Plan.
Sub Task 4.1 Finalize Approach to Addressing Waterbody-Pollutant Combinations
Based on the water quality priorities identified in the Final EWMP Work Plan, the Team
will develop compliance schedules (including interim numeric milestones), to be used
to measure progress in achieving applicable WQBELs and RWLs, for the eight (8)
TMDLs in effect for the Peninsula Agencies, and for other waterbody-pollutant
combinations identified as Highest, High, and Medium Priority. Compliance deadlines
and interim milestones will be based on TMDL milestones and deadlines occurring
within the permit term, and include additional interim milestones and final deadlines
for achieving RWLs for those pollutants not addressed by a TMDL.
Deliverable: The Team will prepare a draft memorandum outlining compliance
schedules and interim milestones for each waterbody-pollutant combination identified
in the EWMP Work Plan for submittal to the EWMP Agencies in August 2014.
Sub Task 4.2 List of Regional Projects and Identification of WCMs
Based on the list of potential regional project sites developed in the EWMP Work Plan,
the Team will conduct a feasibility analys is for each project, including evaluation of
regulatory issues and permitting, and cost. This analysis will be used to develop a final
list of recommended project sites for inclusion in the EWMP. The Team plans to
leverage its knowledge of the Peninsula watersheds, and work closely with the
Peninsula Agencies to streamline this process.
For areas in the watershed that cannot be incorporated into a regional proj ect,
identification of distributed structural and non-structural control measures to be
implemented to achieve applicable WQBELs and RWLs will be based on the EWMP
Work Plan evaluation of BMP performance, and current knowledge of technologies,
approaches, and practices. The Team will work closely with the Peninsula Agencies to
develop a strategy for imple menting these measures in the most reas onable and cost
effective manner.
The flexibility to customize MCMs within a watershed to meet WQBELs and RWLs is
another key component of the EWMP plan. The process for summarizing and
identifying areas for modification deve loped in the EWMP Work Plan will be used to
propose a program of customized actions within each category of MCM outlined in
Se ction VI.D of the MS4 permit. Each modification to the requirements outlined in this
section w ill b e supported b y information justifying these modifications. The Team's
familiarity with Peninsula Agencies' current MCM programs will help to arrive at the
most cost e ffective programs available to meet requirements.
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Deliverables: The Team will prepare a list identifying potential locations for regional
EWMP sites and preliminary list of regional projects for initial consideration and
feasibility analysis and submit a summary memorandum to the Peninsula Agencies
EWMP Group in August 2014 . In addition, the Team will prepare a draft memorandum
describing the feasibility of identified regional EWMP projects and recommend projects
for consideration, as well as propose WCMs and MCM customization based on the
EWMP Work Plan and the RAA for submittal to the Peninsula Agencies EWMP Group
in December 2014.
Sub Task 4.3 Conduct RAA
Utilizing the process outlined in the Work Plan the Geosyntec Team will: a) prepare a
quantitative analysis or modeling tool to represent hydrology, hydraulics, storm water
quality, non-stormwater quality, and receiving water quality before and after
implementation of watershed control measures; b) summarize MCMs, specific
modifications to customize MCMs proposed by the Peninsula agencies, and information
supporting modifications to MCMs provided by Peninsula agencies; c) for the portion
of the watershed that cannot be addressed with regional projects, identify additional
structural and nonstructural control measures to achieve RAA requirements and
incorporate appropriate BMP strategies; and d) conduct an RAA to demonstrate that the
identified measures will achieve applicable WQBELs and/or RWLs. The results from
this subtask and portions of Subtask 4.3 will be consolidated into a Task memorandum .
Arriving at an implementation plan that provides reasonable assurance to achieve
applicable WQBELs and/or RWLs can be an iterative process. To reduce costs associated
with iteration, it is sometimes best to quantify and consider water quality needs after
the implementation of all low cost (non-structural controls and facility retrofits)
measures to frame higher-cost BMP identification processes. We will evaluate existing
and proposed non-structural BMPs and quantify the pollutant load reductions
associated with these measures to provide the Peninsula Agencies maximum credit for
these programs before considering the need for additional structural BMPs. The actual
final approach will be determined through the development of the EWMP Work Plan.
The following flowchart illustrates a potential approach, subject to confirmation upon
completion of the Work Plan, and assumes WMMS primarily is used to conduct the
RAA.
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Ouput: Load reduc tion targets, potential BMP
utilization, and cost by subwatershed
~: feasibility, load reductions, cost estimates
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Sub Task 4.4 Develop Project Schedules and Cost Estimates
Develop cost estimates and recommended schedules for the implementation of control
measures, accounting for TMDL compliance schedules, identified water quality
priorities, and any other compliance schedules proposed in EWMP Work Plan.
Deliverable: The Team will prepare a draft memorandum summarizing the costs of
implementing proposed WCMs, a proposed schedule and sequencing of WCMs,
responsibilities for each permittee, and recommended time frame for initiating projects,
non-structural solutions, and programs to achieve water quality goals in line with
proposed compliance schedules.
Sub Task 4.5 Prepare Draft and Final EWMP Plan
The EWMP Plan will propose a cost-effective, customiz ed regional stormwater
management program that meets the objectives of the MS4 Permit. Comments received
on each of the draft memoranda discussed in Subtasks 4.1 through 4.4 will be addressed
and incorporated into the Draft and Final EWMP Plan. The Team will prepare a Draft
EWMP Plan for the Peninsula Agencies to review and comment on in June 2015. A .,
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Final EWMP Plan for submittal to the Regional Board will be submitted within two
weeks of receipt of consolidated comments from the Peninsula agencies in order to
meet the June 28, 2015 deadline.
Deliverables: The Team will prepare a Draft EWMP Plan per the MS4 permit and
Peninsula EWMP Agencies RFP, and submit six (6) double-sided hard copies, and
electronic copies (in Microsoft Word and PDF) to the Peninsula EWMP Agencies in
February 2015. Upon receipt of comments on the Draft EWMP Plan, the Team will
revise the document and resubmit the revised Draft EWMP Work Plan for review by
the Peninsula Agencies in June 2015 . A Final Draft EWMP Work Plan for submittal to
the Regional Board will be submitted within two weeks of receipt of consolidated
comments from the Peninsula agencies in order to meet the June 28, 2015 deadline. The
Team will respond to any comments from the Regional Board upon submittal of the
Draft EWMP Plan, and revise the document as necessary within two (2) months of
receipt of comments. The final EWMP Plan incorporating Regional Board comments is
anticipated be delivered to the Peninsula EWMP Agencies and the Regional Board in
January 2016 .
As the EWMP plan is intended to be a "living document", the Consultant will develop
and incorporate a process for evaluating the effectiveness of the EWMP plan every two
(2) years, and modifying the control measures based on this evaluation.
Sub Task 4.6 Outreach Specific to EWMP Plan Development
EWMP preparation efforts will benefit from outreach and input from community
groups, non-governmental organizations, water supply agencies and other potential
project partners and stakeholders to solicit input on the scope and approach of the
EWMP plan. Up to four (4) meetings are assumed.
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EF FORT TABLE
The following table itemizes the estimated effort in work hours (fiscal years 2013-2014,
2014-2015, and 2015-2016) for this project.
FY FY FY Total
Task 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Hours Rate Cost
Es timated Hours for EWMP and CIMP Development
Project Management. Coordination, and Meetings (JLHA)
Detailed schedule 2 0 0 2 $165 $330
4 0 0 4 $135 $540
9 0 0 9 $115 $1,035
Regul ar and Special Monthly Meetings Agenda, 6 15 2 23 $165 $3,795
Schedule, and Minutes 5 15 1 21 $135 $2,835
2 4 1 7 $115 $805
Re gular Meeting Attendance 8 20 6 34 $165 $5,610
8 20 6 34 $135 $4,590
4 4 2 10 $115 $1,150
Atte nd and participate in the Technical Advisory 30 30 7 67 $165 $11,055
Committee 30 30 8 68 $135 $9,180
8 8 2 18 $115 $2,070
Special Meet ing A ttendance 1 3 0 4 $165 $660
2 3 0 5 $135 $675
0 1 0 1 $115 $115
Other Meeting Att endance (i .e. Regiona l Board) 3 5 0 8 $165 $1 ,320
4 6 0 10 $135 $1,350
0 3 0 3 $115 $345
Project Management, Coordination, and Meetings (Geosynlec)' 56 . $12,068
Project Mana gement Total 384 $59,528
Development of EWMP Work Plan (JLHA)
Identifi cation of Water Quality Priorities 10 ----10 $165 $1,650
35 ----35 $135 $4,725
35 ----35 $115 $4,025
Summary of Exis tin g C ontrol Measures 20 ----20 $165 $3,300
40 ----40 $135 $5,400
40 ----40 $115 $4,600
RAA Approach 5 --- -5 $165 $825
10 ----10 $135 $1,350
7 ----7 $115 $805
Pre par e D raft and Final Work Plan 50 --- -50 $165 $8,250
75 ----75 $135 $10,125
75 ----75 $11 5 $8,625
QAQC OLHA and KL) 30 ----30 $165 $4,950
23 ----23 $135 $3,105
15 ----15 $115 $1,725
Outreach 8 ----8 $165 $1,320
17 ----17 $135 $2,295
15 ----15 $115 $1,725
Development of EWMP Work Plan (Geosyntec)' 76 . $14,872
EWMP Work Plan Total 586 $83,672
Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Plan (CIMP)
O u tfall a nd Receiving Wa ter Approach 128 ----128 • $18,264
Si te Selection 80 ----80 • $11,624
New Development and Redevelop ment Effectiveness Track ing 42 ----42 . $6,268
Prepare Draft and Final CIMP 208 ----208 • $30,776
QA/QC (Geosyntec) 12 ----12 • $2,628
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FY FY FY Total
Task 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 Hours Rate Cost
O utreach 36 ----36 • $5,812
QA/QC OLHA) 10 ----10 $165 $1,650
30 ----30 $135 $4,050
22 ----22 $115 $2,530
QA/QC (KL) 20 20 $1 65 $3,300
CIMPTotal 588 $86,902
Reasonable Assurance Analysis 960 960 * $139,350
Th is is an eMima te of total effort to conduct RAA using a
q11antit11tit •e and peer-reviewed model with reductions for prev ious
modeling <if accepted by tlie Regional Board). Actual cost will be
determined upon selection of RAA Approach, and direction of the
Technical mmmitlee.
QA/QC OLHA and KL) 56 56 $165 $9,240
40 40 $135 $5,400
40 40 $115 $4,600
RAA Total 1096 $158,590
EWMPPlan
Develop Compliance Schedules 5 5 $165 $825
25 25 $135 $3,375
20 20 $115 $2,300
D evelop lis t of potential EWMP project sites 4 4 $165 $660
10 10 $135 $1,350
10 10 $115 $1 ,150
Conduct Feasibility Analysis of EWMP Sites 0 $165 $0
0 $135 $0
0 $115 $0
Cu s tomization of MCMs 10 10 $165 $1,650
35 35 $135 $4,725
35 35 $115 $4,025
D evelop Implementation Schedule and Sequence 4 4 $165 $660
18 18 $135 $2,430
18 18 $115 $2,070
Prepare Draft and Final Draft EWMP Plan 40 40 $165 $6,600
50 50 $135 $6,750
30 30 $11 5 $3,450
Outreach 4 4 $165 $660
18 18 $135 $2,430
18 18 $115 $2,070
QA/QC (JLHA) 20 20 $165 $3,300
30 30 $135 $4,050
3 0 30 $115 $3,450
QA/QC (Geosyntec) 49 4 9 * $10,031
EWMPTotal 483 $68,011
Final Enhanced Watershed Management Plan for submittal to 30 30 $165 $4,950
Regional Board 50 50 $135 $6,750
40 40 $115 $4,600
Revi ew (Geosyntec) 14 14 • $3,060
Final EWMP Total 134 $19,360
T OTAL EFFORT HOURS 3271 $476,063
*See the attached Geosyntec EWMPICTMP cost estimate sprea dsheet for details on hourly rates and tasks.
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Hours provided are estimates. Hours are likely to be reallocated from one task to another as necessitated
by the development of the EWMP and at the direction of the Peninsula Agencies. Some variation will
occur depending on specific staff assigned to each task.
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APPENDIX A : STANDARD RATE SCHEDULES
Pr:incipal/Project Leads
Senior Project Engineer/Project Manager
Project Engineer
Environmental Compliance Manager
Environmental Compliance Specialist
Public Outreach Manager
Public Outreach Specialist
Clerical and Public Outreach Assistant
State Certified Laboratory Analysis
JLHA
Legal Consultation, Court Appearances/Document review, etc.
Subcontracted equipment
Prices effective as of July 1, 2013
$165/hr
$165/hr
$135/hr
$115/hr
$95/hr
$95/hr
$85 /hr
$65/hr
Cost+5%
$250/hr
Cost+5%
JLHA does not add charges for overhead items such as administrative copying or
mileage :in and around the city.
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Engineer/Scientist
Staff Professional
Senior Staff Professional
Professional
Project Professional
Senior Professional
Associate
Principal
GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS
2013-2015 Rate Schedule
Construction Services
Engineering Technician I
Engineering Technician II
Senior Engineering Technician I
Senior Engineering Technician II
Site Manager I
Site Manager II
Construction Manager
Design, Graphical, and Administrative Services
Designer
Senior Drafter/Senior CADD Operator
Drafter/CADD Operator/ Artist
Project Administrator
Clerical
General
Direct Expenses
Subcontract Services
Specialized Computer Applications (per hour)
Personal Automobile (per mile)
Photocopies (per page)
Rate/Hour
$117
$133
$154
$176
$199
$219
$236
Rate/Hour
$ 60
$ 66
$ 71
$ 76
$ 84
$ 94
$107
Rate/Hour
$128
$113
$ 97
$ 62
$ 50
Rate/Hour
Cost plus 6%
NA
$ 15
Current Gov' t Rate
$ .09
Rates are provided on a confidential basis and are client and project specific.
Rates for field equipment, health and safety equipment, and graphical supplies
presented upon request.
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Principal
Scope Items 236
1.0 Project M anagement, Co ordination and Meetl n(s 24
1.1 Detailed Schedule
1.2 Regular and Special Monthly Meetrn1 A&enda, Schedu le, and Minutes
1.3 Regular Meeting Attendance
1.4 IAttend a nd Participate in the Techn ical Advisory Committee 16
1.5 (Special Meeting Attendance
1.6 !Other Meeting Attendance (le. Recional Board)
2.0 !Developm ent of EWMP Work Plan
2.1 l lden ttflcation of Water Quality Priorities
2.2 I summary of Existing Control Measures
2.3 IReiillsonable: Assurance: An;alysis (RAA) Approach
2.4 I Prepare Draft & Fina l EWMP Work Plans
2.5 IOA/QC (JLHA)
2.6 !outreach
2.7 I EWMP Work Plan QA/QC (Geosyntec)
3.0 I Coordinated In tegrated Monitoring Plan (CIMP)
3.1 I outfall and Receiving Water Approach
3.2 I Site Selection
3.3 I New Development and Re:-development Effectiveness Tracking
3.4 !Draft & Final CIMP
3.5 IQA/QC (Geosyntec)
3.6 !Outreach
3.7 CIMP QA/QC (JLHA and Klnnetlc Labs)
4.0 I Reason able Assu rance Analysis (RAA)
4.1 Reasonable Assurance Ana lysis (Geosyntec)
4.2 QA/QC (JLHA)
5.0 I Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP) Plan
5.1 I Develop Com pliance sc hedules
5.2 I Develop list of Pot ential EWMP Project Sites
5.3 !Conduct Feasib ility An alysis of EWMP Si tes
5.4 !customization of MCMs
S.5 I Develop Implementa tion Schedule and Seq uence
5.6 I Prepare Draft and Fina l Draft EWMP Plan
5.7 !Outreach
5.8 IOA/QC (JLHA)
S.9 IOA/QC (Geosyntec )
6.0 I Rea sonab le Assurance Analysis (RAA)
6.l Final Enhanced Wa tershed Management Plan for Submittal to Regional Board
6.2 IReview (Geosyntec)
Totals
Assumptions an d Umltat l ons:
Peninsula Ci ties Wate rs heds
EWMP-RAA CI MP
Project
Associate Senior Prof. Prof. Professional
219 199 176 $ 154
20 0 8 4
4
8 8 4
8
8 16 24
8 8 16
4 2 12
16 24 40
12
GeMynt ec Cons ultants
Sr Staff Prof. Staff Prof. Designer
$ 133 $ 117 s 128
0 0 0
40 40
24 24
24
60 60
For Tasks 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 Geosyntec Associate time for 72 hours or meeting attenda nce and preparation in FY13-14 is covered by separate Geosyntec contract ror MS4 Permit support for individual Peninsula cities
Project
Adm in
62
0
Sub total Labor
Hours
153
Labor Cost
For Ta sk 3 it is assumed that a detailed Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) wo uld not be developed ;is part of this effort, but that this would be done after Regional Soard staff approval of the CIMP by w hatever co nsultant/contrac tor is awarded th e monitorin g contract
For T3s k 4 soil analys is/testing, access permits not included.
GEOSYNTEC COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL
E1epense
Charges Total
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APPENDIX B: RESUMES
Resumes for key staff are included on the fo llowin g pages .
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John L. Hunter, PE
Principal
Areas of Expertise
NPDES Permits: Implementing and managing compliance programs.
Preparing and managing Implementation/Monitoring Plans.
Implementing and managing compliance programs.
TMDLs:
FOG Control:
Overview
Mr. Hunter has 30 years of experience in municipal environmental programs and currently oversees: (1) a
17 city NPDES program encompassing three counties that covers programs such as: watershed
management, TMDL implementation, site inspections, stormwater management plan reviews,
construction inspections, public agency activities, illegal discharge investigations and public outreach;
(2) a 9 city FOG program encompassing permitting, inspections and enforcement; (3) a 6 city Used Oil
Recycling program; and (4) a 3 city Beverage Container Recycling program. He has also administered
"right-to-know" hazardous materials programs for local fire departments and has substantial experience
in underground tanks removals and mitigation of subsurface soils contamination.
Education Certifications and Licenses
Bachelor of Science -Chemical Engineering
California State Universihj, Long Beach
Bachelor of Science -Biological Sciences
UniversihJ of California, Irvine
CA Professional Chemical Engineer CH 4724
CA Registered Environmental Assessor REA-0900
CA Hazardous Substance Removal A3382
CA General Engineering Contractor License A-582340
NPDES Experience and Skills
TMDLs: • Los Angeles River Trash TMDL -Obtained $0.78 million in grant funding for the Hamilton
NPDES:
Bowl BMP Study. The intent of the study was to evaluate different end-of-pipe trash
capture systems for City of Signal Hill and Long Beach.
• Los Angeles River Metals TMDL -$200,000 contract with Gateway Cities Council of
Governments for preparation of Reach 1 Implementation Plan on behalf of 9 local agencies.
• Dominguez Channel Bacteria Study -Conducted regional Board directed bacteria study to
investigate elevated bacteria levels found in the Dominguez Channel by the Regional
Board (City of Hawthorne).
• Regional Board Audit of MS4 municipal permit program -City of Big Bear Lake
• Oversees a 20 city NPDES program encompassing site inspections, stormwater
management plan reviews, construction inspections, public agency activities, illegal
discharge investigations and public outreach.
• Has chaired the following committees:
o Los Angeles River Watershed Management Committee (Current Chair)
o Santa Monica Bay Bacterial TMDL Subcommittee -J 7 (Current Chair)
o Dominguez Channel Bacterial TMDL Subcommittee
• Also participates in:
o LA P ermit Group/Executive Advisory Committee
o Trash/metals TMDL Subcommittees
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Cameron McCullough, CPSWQ, QSD/QSP
Environmental Compliance Manag er
Areas of Expertise
Implementing and managing NPDES and FOG Control compliance programs for municipalities.
Overview
Mr. McCullough has worked with JLHA for nine years in the envirorunental compliance fields of NPDES,
Industrial Waste and Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Control and Phase I/II s ite assessment. His relevant
experiences and tasks include implementing and managing all aspects of NPDES municipal permit
provisions and supervising field staff. These provisions include watershed management, TMDL
implementation, inspecting industrial/commercial, municipal and construction sites, detecting and
eliminating illici t discharges, educating the public, training staff and preparing annual reports.
Education
• B.S. in Physics, Minor in Applied Math
• In progress: M.S. in Applied Mathematics
California State University Long Beach (CSULB)
CSULB (graduation Fall 2013)
Certifications, Training and Affiliations
• CPSWQ #0842 (Certified Professional in Stormwa ter Quality)
• QSD/QSP #22706 (Qualified SWPPP Developer/Practitioner)
• Basic Envirorunental Inspector Academy
• Stormwater Core Competencies Training Program
• HAZWOPER (40 Hour General Site Worker), Certificate #52527
• Society for Industrial and Applied Ma thematics
• Phi Beta Kappa Society
NPDES Experience and Skills
Program Management:
Issued bij CPSWQ, In c.
CASQA
Cal/EPA
County of Oran ge
Safehj Management Systems
Memb er
Member
• Manage N PDES permit provisions for municipal clients in LA , Orange and San Bernardino
Counties.
Clients include South Pasadena, Norwalk, Signal Hill, Big Bear Lake, Stanton , and Seal Beach .
• Represent cities in State compliance inspections/audits (NPDES and FOG). Also perform self-
audits.
Four audits total for the cities of Seal Beach, Stanton and Big Bear Lake.
• Manage Trash TMDL DGR studies.
• Prepare NPDES annual reports and Storm Water Quality Management Plans (SWMPs).
• Prepare and present NPDES training modules to various divisions of municipal staff.
• Represent cities at LA and Orange County-wide NPDES Program meetings.
• Design electronic databases to meet Sta te reporting requirements.
Field activities:
• Has inspected and investigated thousands of sites for NPDES/FOG/Indu s trial Waste compliance.
• Monitor pollutant loading for municipalities under Trash TMDL s.
• Collect and analyze stormwater, wastewater and soil samples.
• Participate in public education events at City functions.
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Jillian Brickey, MSES, CPSWQ, QSD/QSP
Enviro nme ntal Compliance Manager
Areas of Expertise
NPDES Permits: Implementing and managing compliance programs.
Plan Reviews: Reviewing Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plans and Water Quality
Management Plans with emphasis in Low impact Development (LID) compliance.
Overview
Ms. Brickey has worked with John L. Hunter & Associates in the environmental compliance field of
NPDES, being versed in all departments at JLHA, for seven years. She is the Lead NPDES Plan Reviewer
for Seal Beach, Stanton, Buena Park, La Habra, and Signal Hill and the Stormwater Program Manager for
Seal Beach. Her relevant experiences and tasks include implementing and managing NPDES municipal
permit provisions such as watershed management, new development, construction, 1MDL compliance,
municipal staff training and representing clients in program audits.
Education
• M.S. in Environmental Science
• B.S. in Zoology, Minor in Chemistry
Cal State Univ ers ihj Fullerton
Cal State Polyte chnic University Pomona
Certifications and Training
• CPSWQ #0845 (Certified Professional in Stormwater Quality)
• QSD/QSP #22731 (Qualified SWPPP Developer/Practitioner)
• Stormwater Core Competencies Training Program
• 40 Hour HAZWOPER pursuant to Title 29 of CFR section 1910.120
NPDES Experience and Skills
NPDES Municipal Permit experience:
Issued bt; CPSWQ, Inc.
CASQA
CounhJ of Orang e
• Manage selected NPDES permit provisions for clients in LA, Orange and San Bernardino
Counties.
Including South Pasadena, Norwalk, Signal Hill, Big Bear Lake, Stanton , Seal Beach
• Represent cities in State New Development compliance audits.
Seal Beach and Stanton
• Supervise engineering staff.
• Participated in Planning Advisory Group (PAG) to develop LID provisions for Orange County
cities.
• Prepare and present NPDES training modules to various divisions of municipal staff.
• Represent cities at various LA and Orange County-wide NPDES Program meetings.
• Conducted thous ands of NPDES/FOG/IW investigations and inspections.
• Participate in public education events at City functions .
• Prepare NPDES annual reports, Storm Water Quality Management Plans (SQMPs) and Local
Implementation Plans (LIPs).
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Su sa n Dworsky, MESM
Environm ental Co mpl iance Spec ialist
Areas of Expertise
TMDL Implementation and Watershed Management
Overview
Ms. Dworsky has over six years of experience in the environmental compliance and management field
and five years of experience with NPDES and stormwater/watershed management. Her relevant
experiences include implementing and managing all aspects of NPDES Permit and FOG Control
provisions for various municipalities. She specializes in TMDL implementation and watershed
management.
Ms. Dworsky has participated in numerous TMDLs in the Dominguez Channel and Santa Monica Bay
watersheds, including preparing the annual Santa Monica Bay Bacteria TMDL J7 report on monitoring
data, developing portions of the Machado Lake Nutrient TMDL Implementation Plan, and implementing
the Machado Lake Trash TMRP for Rolling Hills. In addition, Ms. Dworsky has completed over 1,000
NPDES site inspections.
Prior to joining John L. Hunter and Associates, Ms. Dworsky worked for the State of North Carolina
Division of Coastal Management's Coastal Reserve program as a research technician. Ms. Dworsky
worked on numerous projects tailored to preserve the coastal environment. She monitored the water
quality of North Carolina's Currituck Sound in order to help create a model of this vital estuary. Her
tasks included collecting and filtering weekly water and atmospheric deposition samples. Ms. Dworsky
also worked to map and eradicate invasive species along the northeastern coast of North Carolina. In
addition, she coordinated a number of outreach programs and events.
Education
M.S . in Environmental Science and Management
B.A. in Environmental Studies, Minor in Marine Science
Project Specific Experience
University of California , Santa Barbara
UniversihJ of North Carolina , Chapel Hill
• Inspect the following for compliance with state and local environmental regulations:
o NPDES Critical Sources sites (e.g. restaurants, auto shops and manufacturing facilities).
o State permitted industrial and construction sites (IGPs/CGPs).
o Municipal facilities (e.g. corporate yards and transfer stations).
o New Developments for BMP installation and maintenance verification (SUSMP sites).
o Industrial Waste and FOG pretreatment devices at permitted facilities.
• Conduct environmental investigations and impose enforcement actions.
• Prepare Municipal NPDES Annual Reports.
• Supervise and participate in NPDES Public Outreach events.
• Compile and prepare annual J7 report on bacterial monitoring data.
• Conduct Trash TMDL Monitoring studies.
• Participate in development of Nutrient TMDL Implementation Plans.
• Prepare annual TMDL reports.
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Anne Chang
Public Outreach Manager
Areas of Expertise
NPDES Municipal Permits:
Development and implementation of educational and outreach programs to businesses, municipal
employees and the residential community in conformance with the goals and requirements of the MS4
stormwater permits.
Used Oil:
Responsible for maintaining the annual grant status, establishing rec ycling centers, educating the general
public, holding events and preparation of the annual reports.
Beverage Container Recycling:
Responsible for educating the g eneral public and incorporating recycling messages in event activities.
Overview
Ms. Chang has more than 13 years experience in the public outreach aspect of the municipal
environmental programs. Programs under her purview include: NPDES MS4 , Used Oil Recycling and
Beverage Container Recycling. She has helped local municipalities in planning, developing, facilitating
and implementing activities and campaigns based on the guidelines of these programs. With various
campaigns and outreach materials, she has not only successfully raised the awareness, but also gradually
constructed pollution prev ention practices and behavior among residents, businesses and school
children.
Ms. Chang is bilingual in English and Mandarin (Chinese).
Education
Master of Arts -Communications (with emphasis on Public Relations)
California State Unive rsiti;, Fullerton
Project Specific Experience
Ms. Chang has successfully kept all contract cities in compliance with the public outreach aspect of the
LA County N PDES Model Program. Activities and campaigns she has developed and administered
include, but are not limited to:
• Restaurant Sidewalk Washing Campaign: Annual messages to restaurants
• Pet Waste Campaign: Events and promotions at events, pet stores and veterinary hospitals
• Point-of-Purchase (POP) Campaign: Ongoing outreach at hardware, grocery and auto businesses
• School Outreach: Ongoing efforts to educate students
• Business outreach, Service Clubs: Organizes presentations
• Earth Day Event: Organizes and/or attendance annual April events.
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KATHLEEN McGOWAN, P.E.
EDUCATION
environmental consulting
NPDES permit compliance
TMDL planning and implementation
storm water quality monitoring
industrial and hazardous waste management
B.S ., Chemical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, 1983
M.S., Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1987.
REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Professional Engineer in Chemical Engineering, CA License No. CH 4989
CAREER SUMMARY
Kathleen McGowan's professional experience spans 25 years of varied environmental work for public
and private clients including: NPDES permit compliance and negotiation, water quality monitoring,
TMDL implementation planning, environmental compliance, industrial and hazardous waste
management, site investigations and due diligence. Kathleen has won favorable regulatory/permit
modifications for clients and has assisted clients in securing more than $3million in grant funding for
water quality projects, two of which have won multiple awards. She has developed sampling and
analysis plans, quality assurance plans, conducted field monitoring, prepared work plans, cost estimates,
regulatory analyses and technical reports.
Ms. McGowan's recent work includes leading the development and approval process of the Peninsula
Cities Machado Lake Nutrient TMDL Monitoring and Implementation Plans.. She assisted five
municipalities in evaluating, defending, and preparing responsive information reports required by NOVs
and Orders Pursuant to California Water Code Section 13383 issued by the LARWQCB for exceedances
of the Summer Dry-Weather objectives under the Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bacteria TMDL. Ms.
McGowan was involved in negotiation and comment on behalf of municipal clients during development
of the LA MS4Permit including participation on the TMDL and Monitoring subcommittees of the LA
Permit Group. A key permit modification achieved on behalf of the Peninsula Cities provides relief for
single family home development projects from the stringent hydromodification requirements. Ms.
McGowan i s intimately familiar with the unique character of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, has provided
MS4 Permit and TMDL cons ulting services for three of the Peninsula cities, and was a resident of the
Palos Verdes Peninsula for nineteen years.
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REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
City of Rolling Hills Estates, California. Ongoing environmental consulting services to support City staff
in complying with the MS4 Permit including annual training; industrial and commercial facility
inspections; targeted public education brochures; compliance strategies for Nutrient, Trash and Bacteria
TMDLs; WDRs for Sanitary Sewer Collection Systems. Serving as QA Manager for the Peninsula Cities
Machado Lake Nutrient TMDL Monitoring program. Secured over $1 million in Prop 84 IRWMP Grant
funding for Model Equestrian Center stormwater quality improvement project.
City of Rolling Hills, California. Environmental consulting services in implementing the requirements of
the Municipal Stormwater Permit as well as technical and regulatory support in developing and
implementing compliance strategies for TMDLs. Recently managed the revision of the City's storrnwater
ordinance to address the newly adopted 4111-term MS4 permit.
City of Palos Verdes Estates, California. Under subcontract to Charles Abbott Associates, assisting the
City of Palos Verdes Estates in preparing to implement the new MS4 Permit and in developing
implementation strategies for compliance with the TMDLs. Provided training for City staff on the new
MS4 Permit Planning and Land Development requirements and managed the revision of the City's draft
stormwater ordinance to meet the notice of intent deadline for a draft LID ordinance.
City of Hennosa Beach, California. Ongoing environmental consulting services to assist in MS4 Permit
compliance as well as for TMDL-related issues for Santa Monica Bay. Services include: annual reporting,
management of Clean Bay Restaurant program, commercial facility inspections, staff training, grant
funding applications and monitoring plan design for structural BMP projects, and representing the City's
interests at watershed committees. Revising City's storrnwater ordinance to address the LID and other
requirements of the newly adopted MS4 Permit.
City of Manhattan Beach, California. Environmental consulting services to assist in compliance with the
MS4 Permit as well as technical and regulatory support in for Bacteria and Marine Debris TMDLs for
Santa Monica Bay. Services include: annual reporting, automotive facility inspections, Clean Bay
Restaurant program management, and staff training. Secured grant funding from the Santa Monica Bay
Restoration Commission for construction of the Greenbelt Infiltration Project. Prepared project
assessment and evaluation plan for grant funded porous paving project.
Jurisdictional Groups 5 & 6 Implementation Plan. Developed conceptual strategy for the
implementation plan specific to the jurisdiction's characteristics while maintaining consistency with
compliance approaches in other jurisdictions. Served as primary author/technical editor of the
implementation plan.
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KEN J. SUSILO, P.E., D.WRE, CPSWQ
EDUCATION
watershed management and water quality
integrated water resources
design of hydraulic and water quality structures
MS, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 1991
BS, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 1990
REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Civil Engineer, California, No. C51194
Certified Professional in Storm Water Quality, No. 0086
Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer No. 00281
CAREER SUMMARY
Ken Susilo, PE, D.WRE, CPSWQ is a Professional Engineer, Diplomate Water Resources Engineer, and
Certified Professional in Water Quality. He has over 20 years of experience in planning, permitting,
engineering design, hydraulics, hydrology, computer modeling, storm water management, and
integrated water resources. Mr. Susilo's efforts focus on the development of multi-benefit,
environmentally sensitive solutions to design and planning efforts, while cost-effectively leveraging
leading-edge technologies to enhance the natural and built environment. He has managed TMDL
Implementation Plans and was the Project Director of the groundbreaking GIS-based Structural BMP
Prioritization and Analysis Tool. He has also served as an Expert Witness in cases involving storm water,
hydrology, flooding, and water quality. In 2006, Mr. Susilo was recognized as the ASCE Outs tanding
Civil Engineer in the Private Sector by the Los Angeles Section and ASCE Region 9. Mr. Susilo has served
as a technical reviewer for the Desig n of Urban Stonnwater Controls MOP 23 , 2nd edition. WEF; is a Peer
Reviewer for the Jou rn al of Irriga tion and Drainage. ASCE; and has over 40 technical papers and/or
conference presentations/workshops.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bacteria TMDL Implementation Plan, Jurisdictions 1 and 4 (and
Jurisdictions 2 and 3), Lo s Angeles, CA. Project Manager for Malibu, Los Angeles County, and Caltrans
18-year TMDL Implementation Plan, which addresses integrated water resources, si te-specific source
controls and structural BMPs. Task manager for hydrology and structural BMP tasks for SMB
Jurisdictions 2 & 3.
City of Los Angeles Metals and Bacteria TMDL Implementation Plans, Los Angeles, CA. Geosyntec
Project Director (as subconsultant) responsible for TMDL Implementation Plans for Ballona Creek Metals
(Copper, Lead, Zinc, Selenium) and Bacteria. Also participated in BMP prioritization development for
Los Angeles River.
San Luis Rey Watershed TMDL Implementation Plan (Comprehensive Load Reduction Plan), San Diego
CounhJ, CA. Project Manager for potential development of a watershed-wide Comprehensive Load
Reduction Plan for the 562 square mile San Luis Rey Watershed, which includes the County of San Diego
and cities of Carlsbad and Oceanside. The objective was to address multiple pollutants, as well as other
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watershed and water resources benefits, while complying with the Bacteria 1MDL.
San Diego River Watershed TMDL Implementation Plan (Comprehensive Load Reduction Plan), San
Diego County, CA. Project Manager for potential development of a watershed-wide Comprehensive Load
Reduction Plan for the San Diego River Watershed, which includes the County of San Diego and cities of
San Diego, El Cajon, La Mesa, Poway, and Santee.
North Santa Monica Bay TMDL Implementation Activities, Los Angeles Countt;, CA. Principal-in-Charge
for project that used GIS-based methods to identify project opportunities in North Santa Monica Bay to
support Los Angeles County with project identification, opportunity development, and
feasibility/concept level designs. Tasks included development of cistern technology assessment and
standards evaluation.
South Santa Monica Bay TMDL Implementation Activities, Los Angele s Counh;, CA. Prindpal-in-
Charge for project that used GIS-based methods to identify project opportunities in South Santa Monica
Bay with source identification (including HBM methods), project identification, prioritization, and
concept development.
Malibu Creek TMDL Implementation Plan and Regional Watershed Implementation Plan (RWIP),
Ventura County, CA. Technical consultant for TMDL Implementation Plan (all program elements), which
addresses integrated water resources, site-specific source controls and structural BMPs. Task manager for
hydrology and structural BMP tasks, multiple stakeholder presentations and outreach. Primary focus for
TMDL implementation planning was bacteria, while RWIP focused on bacteria and nutrients.
City of Malibu, Los Angele s Countt;, CA. Consultant and Testifying Expert Witness for City of Malibu
supporting litigation (NRDC and Santa Monica Bay keeper v. City of Malibu) ASBS project development,
grant applications and responses to Regional Water Quality Control Board Notices of Violation.
City of Los Angeles Water Quality Compliance Master Plan for Urban Runoff, Los Angel es, CA.
Technical Reviewer and contributor.
Greater Los Angeles County Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP), Lo s Angeles County,
CA. Project Director for Geosyntec (as Subconsultant)
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REBECCA BATCHELDER, P.E.
Engineer
EDUCATION
stonnwater treatment
low-impact development
wastewater treatment
riparian restoration
erosion and sedimentation control
NPDES permitting
M.S., Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, 2005
B.S., Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, 2003
REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Professional Engineer, Texas, License No. 105875
CAREER SUMMARY
Rebecca Batchelder is an environmental and water resource engineer with seven years of project-based
experience. She has expertise in the areas of LID and BMP design, regional water resource planning, and
watershed monitoring. Ms. Batchelder designed many innovative stormwater BMPs for the City of
Austin Watershed Protection Department, including pollutant removal modeling, most notably for Pease
Park, an iconic urban park in Central Austin. In addition to her stormwater experience, Ms. Batchelder's
work in Austin included making pioneering steps towards establishing graywater reuse as a viable water
conservation strategy through design, installing and permitting Austin's first residential graywater reuse
system. As a result of these efforts, she was asked to serve on the City of Austin's Graywater Working
Group and advise the City of Los Angeles Building and Safety Department on developing a new
graywater permitting process.
Her recent work in Southern California has included obtaining permits from multiple state and federal
agencies for projects aimed at diverting LA River water for beneficial reuse in the LA State Historic Park,
completing a storrnwater capture feasibility study prioritizing water supply, water quality, and flood risk
for the Water Replenishment District, and assisting the City of Los Angeles and Ventura County in
securing grants for stormwater capture projects through Proposition 84 funds. Ms. Batchelder also
developed a technically based, yet easy to use tool for estimating BMP water quality and quantity
benefits for the Open Space and Habitat Areas Recreation Plan for the Los Angeles Integrated Water
Re source Plan.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Greater Los Angeles County Integrated Regional Water Management Plan -Open Space, Habitat and
Recreation Area Plan. Developed tools for quantifying water quality and water quantity benefits of open
space and recreation areas, and set targets for open space and recreation in the Greater Los Angeles
Country Region. Developed a modeling tool to accurately estimate recharge from stormwater capture
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BMPs using generic SWWM modeling. This tool allows non-water resource experts to easily quantify the
benefit of proposed stormwater capture projects in terms that relate to IRWMP targets.
Siempre Agua: the Los Angeles River Water Wheel. Obtained permits for a geotechnical investigation in
the Los Angeles River to support the design of a diversion channel off the main channel of the LA River.
Required permits included Section 401 and 404 from the Regional Water Board, a Section 408 from the US
Army Corps of Engineers, and a Stream Alteration Agreement from the Department of Fish and Game.
Additionally, an access agreement from the City of LA was obtained. All permits were obtained at a
highly expedited schedule due to project deadlines.
City of Sunset Valley, TX. Served as water quality engineer for the City of Sunset Valley. Responsibilities
included reviewing p ermanent and temporary stormwater control designs, performing construction
inspections of these designs, and evaluating requests for variances from the City design criteria.
Stonnwater BMP Design, City of Austin Watershed Protection Department. Designed multiple
innovative stormwater treatment systems, including biofiltration ponds, vegetative filter strips, rain
gardens, and pervious pavement parking lots. Responsibilities included developing conceptual design,
modeling pollutant removal, hydraulic modeling, and generating plans and specifications.
Residential Graywater Reuse System, Austin, TX. Designed, permitted and installed Austin's first
residential graywater reuse system. Notable accomplishments include proclamation from the City of
Austin for pioneering work in graywater and invitation to serve on the City's Graywater Working group.
Lower Rio Grande Valley Disaster Recovery Block Grant Program Review, Texas Appleseed. Reviewed
drainage improvement projects in southern Texas where local governments were seeking disaster relief
funding from th e federal government. After the initial review, continued as technica l advisor to client
during negotiations with the project designers to achieve project revisions that would provide benefits for
the lowest income residents in the region.
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D. SCOTT MANSELL, Ph. D.
EDUCATION
hydrologic and hydraulic modeling
stonnwater pollutant fate and transport
stonnwater and wastewater BMPs
quantitative microbial risk assessment
Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2012
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2007
B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 2006
REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Engineer in Training, Utah (2005)
CAREER SUMMARY
Dr. Mansell joined Geosyntec Consultants in July 2012 . Throughout his career he has created and u sed
various hydrologic, hydraulic, water quality, and watershed models. These projects have included
analysis and design of BMPs and stormwater infrastructure, water quality regulation compliance
assessment, and implementation planning. In addition, he has been involved with several technical
papers and presentations addressing the fate, treatment, and regulation of stormwater pollutants.
Dr. Mansell recently provided analysis and feedback on Los Angeles County's WMMS model. He used
the LSPC portion to model various watersheds to assess loading and flow conditions, and he used the
NIMS component to determine optimum flow reductions in for sub-basins. The feedback he provided to
the County was used to update the model for others to download and to help clarify how various
components of the model are used for EWMP determination. He provided analyses that were used to
compare and contrast SBP AT and WMMS to stakeholders to help explain their strengths and weaknesses
inEWMPs.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
TMDL Implementation Plan for Bacteria and Nutrients, Malibu Creek Waters/zed , CA. Analyzed
effectiveness and costs of various non-structural BMPs, and made recommendations to client.
Contributed to preparation of comprehensive TMDL implementation plan.
White Paper on Scientific Shortcomings of Bacteria TMDL, San Diego Countt;, CA Provided analysis of
the shortcomings of a bacteria TMDL and an expert panel review using technical information from the
literature and statistical analysis of rainfall patterns in Southern California. Analysis focused on the
appropria teness of wet/dry weather WLA s and the protection of human health.
Quality Assurance Plan for MS4 Pollutant Source Identification Study, San Die go County , CA Analyzed
necessary sampling and laboratory techniques required to provide highest quality data for a county-wide
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MS4 pollutant source identification study. Provided insight into specific needs for various analytes and
challenges associated with sampling/laboratory techniques.
MS4 and Industrial Stormwater Permit Requirement Support, Port of Portland, OR, Conducted analysis
of all current stormwater regulations relevant to the Port, and all potential effects of future changes in
stormwater policy on a local, state, and national level. Determined pollutants relevant to the site and
wrote review papers for each discussing their properties, environmental fate, likelihood to be in
urban/industrial stormwater, and the treatment using both active and passive methods. Currently
modeling for water quality analyses using SWMM and a Monte Carlo-based model. Will model complex
site under various scenarios, design BMPs to address the many relevant pollutants, and provide all other
analyses necessary for compliance.
Compliance with Fish-Consumption-Rate-based Stonnwater Policy Changes Renton, WA, Analyzed a
major industrial facility's stormwater system for its ability to achieve new FCR-based water quality
criteria, and recommended treatment alternatives, provided conceptual designs and costs. Modeled using
SWMM, GIS, and CAD. Also provided review and comments on a white paper about the properties,
analytical detection, and treatment of various relevant pollutants.
Central Coast Phase II MS4 Stonnwater Retention/Capture Requirement Analysis, Central Coast, CA,
Analyzed requirements in the Phase II MS4 permit for all of California and the Central Coast-specific
requirements. Sized a bioretention bioinfiltration facility according to requirements and modeled in
SWMM using continuous simulation. Analyzed runoff volumes, capture, and flow duration curves for
different scenarios.
Development of GIS-based Tool to Model Hurricane-induced flooding, Los Alamos National Laboraton;,
Gulf Coast . Developed a tool in ArcGIS using Visual Basic to model storm surge inundation as part of a
larger research project to model overall flooding from hurricanes.
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MEGAN M. OTTO, P.E., QSP/QSD
EDUCATION
municipal NPDES permit compliance
surface water management and monitoring
stormwater engineering feasibility studies
industrial NPDES permit compliance
M.S., Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 2007
B.S., Environmental Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, 2005
REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Engineer in Civil Engineering, California Board for Professional Engineers and Land
Surveyors, No. C74745
Qualified SW PPP Practition er, Qualified SWPPP Developer, Certificate No. 22153
CAREER SUMMARY
Since joining Geosyntec, Megan Otto, P.E., QSD/QSP, has co ntributed to and managed portions of m any
complex, controversial, and time sensitive projects in the Los Angeles Basin for the public, private, and
non-profit sectors. Her project experience includes a variety of topics including s tormwater planning,
industrial and municipal NPDES p ermit compliance, water quality monitoring and reporting,
engineering feasibility s tudies, hydrologic and h ydraulic modeling, and litigation support. Ms. Otto has
al so assis te d with several multi-faceted stormwater planning projects, including Malibu Legacy Park and
the design of a treatment wetland at the Los Angeles State Historic Park, both of which have required
significan t inter-agency cooperation. She served as Task Manager fo r the Jurisdictional Groups 5&6
Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bacteria TMDL Impl ementation Plan Source Identification Study. Ms. Otto is
curr ently the Assis tant Project Manager for the Malibu Broad Beach Bioinfiltration Project, a Proposition
84 funded project designed t o improve water quality at the adjacent beaches. She is also the stormwater
lead on the Siempre Agua and Piggyback Yard projects.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Jurisdictional Groups 1 and 4, Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bac teria TMDL Impl ementation Plan, Los
Ange les CounhJ, California . Analyzed bacterial sh oreline monitoring data to r e-evaluate, based on recent
data, previously identified high priority watersheds. Produced technical m emorandum s u mmarizin g
analysis methodology and prioritization recommendations, which will guide the source control and BMP
siting and selection recommendations.
Jurisdictional Groups 5 and 6, Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bacteria TMDL Impl ementation Plan, Cities of
Torrance, Redondo Beach, Hermo sa Beach , and Manhattan Beach, California. Responsible for managing field
reconnaissance and storm drain sampling of selec ted high priority drainage areas. This includes a
drainage area s tudy t o identify the most critical sa mpling locations based on land u se, business types,
storm drain configuration, and pas t evidence of dry weather flows and con tamination based on
interviews with NPDES inspectors. Samplin g results served as basis for selection of th e most effective
locations for stormwater capture and treatment.
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Legacy Park Stonnwater BMP Design, City of Malibu , Malibu , California. Assisted with the design and
development of a stormwater BMP system in order to achieve compliance with the Bacteria TMDL for
Malibu Creek. Hydrologic and hydraulic simulations included SWMM5 and WSPG. Involved significant
coordination with Los Angeles County Flood Control District to obtain Flood Permit.
Proposition 0, Westchester Stonnwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Project, City of Los Angeles,
Los Angeles , California. Project will assist in meeting the Santa Monica Bay Beaches Wet-Weather Bacteria
TMDL, while also removing other pollutants such as trash, oil, and grease from stormwater runoff.
Provided technical assistance and support in the assessment of several project design alternatives, as well
as a significant level of vendor coordination with respect to trash-capture devices. Also evaluated system
hydraulics using Los Angeles County's hydraulic modeling program, Water Surface Profile Gradient
(WSPG).
Pier Avenue Improvement Project Effectiveness Monitoring, Citt; of Hermosa Beach, California . Designed
and implemented an effectiveness monitoring program for the award-winning green street retrofit of Pier
A venue in the central business district of the City of Hermosa Beach.
Low-Flow Infiltration Trench Monitoring for Bacteria TMDL Compliance, Cih; of Hennosa Beach ,
California . Prepared draft monitoring plan for the grant-funded low flow infiltration trench designed to
demonstrate compliance with the Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bacteria TMDL. Content included proposed
s ampling frequency, monitoring points and constituents, equipment and procedures, and QA/QC
procedures.
Machado Lake TMDLs, CihJ of Rolling Hills and CihJ of Rolling Hill s Estates , California. Assisted with review
of the Machado Lake Trash and Nutrient TMDL development documents and helped to draft technical
memoranda for clients during TMDL negotiation.
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BRANDON STEETS, P.E .
EDUCATION
NPDES permitting & strategic regulatory support
watershed & receiving water modeling & monitoring
stormwater quantity/quality modeling & monitoring
stormwater BMP design
TMDL development/implementation
bacteria source investigation
M.S., Envirorunental Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2000
B.S., Envirorunental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1998
REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Professional Engineer, Chemical, State of California, No. CH6132
CAREER SUMMARY
Mr. Steets has significant experience in conducting and managing large water quality modeling and
monitoring projects to support NPDES permitting, TMDL implementation, stormwater quality
management/planning, and BMP design. His experience includes bacteria source investigations and
implementation planning; watershed, receiving water, and stormwater quality modeling; water quality
monitoring plan development, implementation, data analysis, a nd reporting; and stormwater BMP
selection and design.
He is an expert on bacteria issues, being a member of the SWRCB' s Oean Beaches Task Force and Beach
Water Quality Workgroup and of EWRI's Urban Water Resources Research Council's technical
committee on pathogens in wet weather flows (and is assisting in the development of a report on the
subject), reviewer for the 2010 WERF/ASCE International Stormwater BMP Database performance
summary for bacteria, and peer reviewer for the journal Water Research on coastal bacteria topics. His
project specific managem ent and technical ex p erien ce includes the following:
Los Angeles County-Wide Strnctural BMP Prioritization Project [SBPA11, Los Angeles Countt;, Ca lifornia .
Phase I: Devel opment of ASCE award-winning GIS-based M e thodology (www.labmpmethod.org) for
identifyi ng and prioritizing structural retrofit BMPs in a watershed based on costs, effectiveness, and
feasibility. Phase II: Methodology demonstration on Ballona Creek Watershed. Phase III : development of
SBPAT, the Strategic BMP Planning and Analysis Tool (www.sbpat.net), a GIS-based graphical u ser
interface for the M e thodology and incorporation of modeling functions using U.S. EPA' s SWMM model
for hydrology and Monte Carlo (s tatistical model) for water quality, including bacteria.
Malibu Creek Bacteria and Nutrient TMDL Implementation Plans, Ventura Countt;, California.
De velopment of Implementation Plans for unincorporated Ventura County portions of Malibu Creek
watersh e d, including identification and prioritization of structural and non-structural BMPs, and
recommendations for future monitoring and special s tudies. Includes Prop 84 grant support to assist in
development of an application for special monitoring studies and s tructural BMP implementation, and
review and comment o n TMDL r eopener materials.
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Ballona Creek Bacteria and M etals TMDL Implementation Plans, CihJ of Los Angeles, California.
Development of Implementation Plans for this 130 square mile, wa tershed, including application of the
SBPAT, a SWMM-Monte Carlo linked hydrologic and water quality m odel, to prioritize retrofit BM P
projects in th e watershed and evaluate the costs and water quality benefits of implementation scenarios .
Bacteria TMDL Implementation Plans, Channel Islands Harbor (CIH), Ven_tura County Watershed
Protection Department, Ventura Counti;, California. Development of dry and wet weather implementation
plans, as required by the LA Regional Board for the CIH bacteria TMDL. Includes review of previous
s tudies (e.g., microbial source tra cking and circulation enhancement s tudies), selection and prioritization
of structural controls (e.g., bird d eterrents, circulation enhancements and stormwater treatment BMPs),
pilo t s tudy planning, human fecal source id entifica tion study recommendations, and a Quantitative
Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) s tudy plan for a Site Specifi c Recreational Criteria.
San Luis Rey and San Diego Riv er Combined Load Reduction Plans (CLRPs), San Diego CounhJ,
Ca lifomia . Development of MS4 CLRPs an d TMDL Compliance Monitoring Plans for the San Luis Rey
and Sa n Diego River wa tersheds, includin g collaboration with multiple co-permi tt ees. CLRPs include
prioritization, cos t, and quantitative evaluati on of both nonstructural and s tructural (re trofit) BMPs, to
comply with the San Diego Region coas tal b ac teri a TMDL. Also includes development of new San Diego-
specific land u se runoff concentrations, BMP prioritization using b oth th e SBPAT model and receiving
water and MS4 monitoring data.
M icrobial Source Tracking Inv estigation, San Diego Cozmti;, California . Plan and implement inves tigation
of human waste contamination of MS4 outfalls/networks and surface water drainages (including in septic
use areas) as a pre-QMRA study within the unincorporated County portions of the San Luis Rey, San
Diego River, and San Dieguito River watersheds.
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CHRISTOPHER WESSEL, PE, QSD/QSP
EDUCATION
MS4 permit compliance
surface water management and monitoring
hydraulic and hydrologic modeling
stormwater BMPs
NPDES permitting
M.S., Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 2009
B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 2007
REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Regi s tered Professional Engineer, Civil, State of California, No. C78522
Cali fornia Construction General Permit Qualified SWPPP Developer/Practitioner, No. 20 321
CAREER SUMMARY
Chris Wessel, PE, QSD/QSP, is a Professional Engineer and Qualified SWPPP Dev elop e r and Practi tioner.
He has over four years' experience in hydraulics, hydrology, computer m odeling, and stormwater
management. Mr. Wessel is providing MS4 Permit support to the Cities of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan
Beach, El Segundo, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hill s Es ta tes and Palos Verdes Estates. H e has led BMP
monitoring activities in Manhattan Bea ch and Hermosa Beach and was a co-author of the City of Los
Angeles LID Handbook. Other project experience includes stormwater pollution prevention plan
d evelopm ent and NPDES permitting under the California Construction General Permit; compliance with
wa ter quality objectives including Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), Basin Plan Objectives, and
NPDES effluent limits; stormwa ter planning and BMP d esign; h y draulic and h ydrologic modeli ng, with
an emphasis on BMP d esign and evaluation; and dry and wet wea ther field sampling. H e has also
presented a variety of technical findings a t multiple conferences, and has been a QSD/QSP training
ins tructor for various clients in both the private and public sector.
Environmental Planning and Stormwater Best Management Practices
Environmental Consulting Services for MS4 Pennit Compliance, Variou s Clients. Providing
environmental consulting services to assist six different cities in the implementa tion of the require ments
of the Lo s Angeles County MS4 Permit. Ongoing Municipal Stormwater Permit assis tance has included :
presentations to city s taff on the Planning and Land Development requirements set forth in the new
Permit, implementation planning, commercial facility inspections, and illicit connection and illicit
discharge program planning.
City of Los Angeles Low Impact Development Handbook, City of Los Angeles, California . Responsible fo r
drafting a significant portion of the technical sections of the City of Los Angeles' ne w LID Handbook.
Specific content include d resi d ential BMP d esign guidance and fact sh eets, large development BMP
d esign guidance and feas ibility crite ria, con s traint m apping, and technical writing. The Handbook was
d esigned to be highly u ser-friendly while s till re m aining technically advanced.
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Bacteria TMDL Wasteload Allocation Attainment Plans, San Luis Ob ispo Counti; and Citi; of Morro Bay,
CA. Responsible for writing Wasteload Allocation Attainment Plans to be included in each client's
Stormwater Management Plan and submitte d to the RWQCB for approval. Cont ent included source
identification and prioritization, BMP identification, prioritization, and implementati on, monitoring
planning, and effectiveness assessment.
Hydraulic and Hydrologic Modeling
Jurisdictional Groups 5 and 6, Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bacteria TMDL Implementation Pl an, Cities of
Torrance, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Bea ch, and Manhattan Beach, California. Responsible for EPA SWMM
modeling of the Herondo and 281h St. watersheds. The modeling was u sed as part of the quantitative
assessm ent for the project, which analyzed the im p act of various BMPs on meeting the Bacteria TMDL.
Modeling was also conducted for the design of a large infiltration BMP at the Herondo watershed outfall
to meet the Bacteria TMDL dischar ge requirements while seeking to minimize costs.
San Diego River TMDL Comprehensive Load Reduction Plan, Counti; of San Diego , California. Resp on sible
for the quantitative assessment of various distributed and regional BMPs wi thin th e San Diego River
Watershed. Assessment modeling was d one using the Structural BMP Prioritization and Analysis Tool
(SBPAT) and GIS. The analysis sought t o quantify the load reducti on s assoc iated with multiple p lanne d
and existing BMPs throughout th e watershed.
NPDES Permitting
Ca lifornia Constrnction General Pennit: Drafting, Implementing, and Traini ng, Various sites. Responsible
for th e drafting of various storrnwater pollution prevention p l ans under the new California Construction
General Permit, including linear utility projects and traditi on al projects, and on-site field training and
auditing for SWPPP compli ance. Project QSP for variou s projects of different risk categorizations. Has
also taught more than a dozen QS D/QSP training courses for various clients including the City of Los
An geles and CMAA.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
StormCon, 2011. Pier Avenue Im provement Project: Monitoring for TMDL Certification. Anaheim, CA. August
25.
CASQA Stormwater Conference, 20 11. Citi; of Los Angeles, Low Impact Development Handbook. Monterey,
CA. September 27.
American Council of Engineering Companies, Los An geles Chapter, 2012. Storm Water Seminar . Los
Angeles, CA. November 1.
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SCOTT STRUCK, Ph.D. infrastructure planning and implementation
stormwater BMPs
surface water monitoring
green infrastructure
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Water Resources, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2003
M.S., Water Re sources Engineering, Indiana University, Blo omington, I N, 2001
M.P.A., Env. Pol. and Nat. Res. Mngmt., Indiana University, Bloomington , IN, 2001
B.S., Zoology, University of Washington, Sea ttl e, WA, 1995
B.A., Psychology, University of Washington, Seattl e, WA, 1995
REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Wetland Scientist, 2006 (No. 1655)
CAREER SUMMARY
Dr. Struck' s work focuses on planning and implementation of green infrastructure and other storm water
b est management practices into municipal, county and s tate programs. This includes identification of
opportunities and barriers, screening and prioritization, modeling, design, monitoring, and performance
assessment of these systems. He has participated in p rojects throughout the country designed to monitor
the effectiven ess of green infrastructure for CSO and s tormwate r cont rol and support planning and
implement ation of integra ted watershed management strategies.
REPR ESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Orange Co unty Transportation Authority Measure M2 Environmental Cleanup Program Tier 2 Grant
Evaluation Assistance, Orange, Ca lifornia. Scott assis ted a team in applying an integra ted model to
identi fy and ca tegorize strategica ll y eff ec ti ve areas and types of water quality mitigation. He led the team
in providing evaluation of cos t effective plans based on criteria d eveloped throu gh a technical advisory
committee t o rank and prioritize projects for future implem entation
Lo s Angeles County Watershed Planning, Los Angeles, California. Scott worked with a team to provide
watershed planning prioritizat ion and cost optimizati on for meeting regulatory requirements. Dr. Struck
has been involved with selection, design, placement, and cos t optimization of runoff management and
source co ntrol practices (LID and Green Infrastructure techniqu es) providing decision support for
water shed planning and capital improvement projects in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles
County.
Development of LID Design Manual -Citlj of San Diego , California. Dr. Struck was instrumental in the
development of the City of San Diego LID manual fo r the implementation of LID and s ource control
practices for Municipal (and private) u se. Thi s manual incorporates regional and local climate, soil, and
topographic condition s for the City of San Diego in the considera tion of plannin g guidan ce: BM P
selec tion; design s tanda rds; specifications, and draw ings; BMP sizing tool; fact sheets; constru ction
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considerations; operation and maintenance checklists; and plant and soil guides for bioretention,
vegetated swales, permeable hardscapes (paver stones, porous concrete and porous asphalt), and several
other LID BMPs. The manual emphasizes LID applications and examples in municipal rights-of-way.
Stormwater Strategic Planning, Cih; of San Diego , California. In order to ensure that stormwater
management activities are sufficiently and cost-effectively contributing to an overall improvement water
quality throughout the City, Dr. Struck assisted with the City's stormwater strategic planning section to
establish a systematic method for evaluation of BMP costs and impacts.
Aliso Creek TMDL Review and Data Needs Assessment, Orange County, California . Dr. Struck provided
review and assessment of collected data for Aliso Creek The purpose was to determine whether the
allocations and goals were in need of change following 7 years of management and data collection
through assessment of existing data and modeling to address remaining water quality issues.
Evaluation of Memorial Park Infiltration Basin, CihJ of San Diego, California. Dr. Struck helped the City
to determine the water quantity and quality performance of a treatment train of best management
practices (BMPs) in Memorial Park, San Diego, CA. Dr. Struck was project manager.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Geosyntec Consultants, Senior Professional, 2012 to present
Tetra Tech, Senior Manager, Golden, Colorado, 2002 to 2012
DISTINGUISHING QUALIFICATIONS
• Conference Co-Chair of the 2010 International Low Impact Development Conference in San
Francisco
• Chair of the Urban Water Resources Research Council of the Environmental Water &
Resources Ins titute (EWRI) under the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Provided training on sustainable water resources management at national and international
conferences and workshops (EPA, WEF, and ASCE).
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APPENDIX C: DEATILED PROJECT EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTIONS
AND REFERENCES
Detailed project descriptions and references fo r JLHA and Geosyntec are included b elow .
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JLHA RELATED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Tables 1and2 below summarize the experience of the key staff with regard to their completion of simi lar
projects. The tasks listed in the table are explained bel ow. The key staff member associated with each task
is listed in the tables by their initials.
• Program Assistance -Assess compliance provision s, oversee implem entation of program
e lem ents, train client s ta ff, serve as cli ent contac t and represent client i n program audits.
Develop Plans -Prepare environmental documents such as TMDL Implementation Plans,
Stormwater Quality Management Programs, Watershed Management Programs and Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Plans.
• Permit Facilities -Administer environmental permitting programs (FOG and Industrial Waste
Control).
• Review Plans -Review new development plans to address risks and assess regulatory
co mplian ce rel ated to the sanitary and s torm drain system s (e.g. SUSMPs and WQMPs).
• Provide Outreach -Produce and deliver relev ant outreach materials to facilities and hold
educational events. Devel op and implement outreach campaigns to public and private sectors.
• Conduct Fieldwork -Conduct field Best Management Practice (BMP) inspections a t industrial,
commercial, municipal and construction sites. Conduc t fi eld m onitoring and data collection.
• Enforce -Issue enforcement actions to noncompliant facilities.
• Annual Report -Complete Annual Reports for N PDES MS4, Construction, Industrial and
Individual Permit s.
Table 1: Summary of Related NPDES Stormwater Experience1
Program Develop Check Provide Conduct
Client Assistance Plans P lans Outreach Fieldwork Enforce
Arcadia JLHA JH!JB AC JLHA JLHA
Big Bear Lake CM AC sDnLHA JLHA
Diamond Bar CM AC JLHA
Downey CM JH/CM!JB JH!JB AC JLHA JLHA
Hawaiian Gardens CM JH /CM!JB JH!JB 5 . AC 6. JLHA 7. JL
HA
Hawthorne JLHA JH/CM!JB JH/JB AC JLHA JLHA
Manhattan Beach (CBR) CM/SD SD SD
Monrovia JLHA
Monterey Park CM JH/CM!JB JH!JB AC JLHA JLHA
Norwalk C M JH/CM!JB JH!JB AC CM CM
Rancho Palos Verdes CM JH/CM!JB/SD JH!JB AC SD JLHA
Rolling H ills SD SD SD
Seal Beach JB CM/JB JHnB AC SD JLHA
Signal Hill CM JH/CM!JB JH!JB AC SD JLHA
South Gate JLHA JH/CM!JB JH!JB AC JLHA JLHA
South Pasad ena CM AC SD JLHA
Stanton CM CM!JB JH!JB AC JLHA JLHA
Temple City CM JH/CM!JB JH!JB AC JLHA JLHA
West Hollywood JB JH!JB SD JLHA
Annual
R e port
JLHA
CM
JLHA
CM
8. CM
JLHA
SD
CM
CM
SD
JB
CM
JLHA
CM
CM
SD
1 AC -Anne C h ang, JB -Jillian Brickey, JH -John Hunter , SD -Su san Dworsky, CM-Cameron McCull ough, JLHA -other JLHA
staff -
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Table 2: Summary of Related FOG Control Experience
Client
Arcadia
Baldwin Park
Big Bear Lake
Hawthorne
Manl1attan Beach
Signal Hill
South El Monte
South Gate
South Pasadena
Stanton
Manage
Program
OLHA)
(JLHA)
(City)
JR
City/CM
CM
(JLHA)
(JLHA)
CM/City
CM
Inventory/
Prioritize
Facilities
OLHA)
(JLHA)
CM
JR
(City)
CM
(JLHA)
(JLHA)
CM
CM
Permit
Facilities
OLHA)
(JLHA)
(City)
JR
(City)
SD
(JLHA)
(JLHA)
(City)
CM
In addition to the experience listed in the above tables:
Review
Plans
JH/(JLHA)
JH/MG
(City)
JH/(JLHA)
(City)
JH/(JLHA)
JH
JH/(JLHA)
City/JH
JH /(JL H A)
Provide
Outreach
AC
AC
AC
AC
(City)
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC
Insp ect
Facilities
OLHA)
(JLHA)
SD/(JLHA)
(JLHA)
(JLHA)
SD
(JLHA)
(JLHA)
(JLHA)
(JLHA)
Enforce
(JLHA)
(JLHA)
SD/(JLHA)
(JLHA)
(JLHA)
SD
(JLHA)
(JLHA )
(JLHA)
(JL H A)
• JLHA manages the Clean Ba y Restaurant (CBR) Progr am for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and
conducts CB R/FOG inspections for the City of Manha ttan Beach.
• Team members Jilli an Brickey and Cameron McCullough have represented clients in several
N PDES MS4 program audits by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. This includes audits
of Big Bear Lake (2007), Seal Beach (200 6, 2010) and Stanton (2010).
• Team member Susan Dworsky has participated for some time in the Peninsula J7 activities
rel ating to the Santa Monica Bay Bacteria TMD L, h elpe d d evelop and implement a Trash
Monitoring and Re portin g P lan for the City of Rolling Hills (Machado Lake Trash TMDL), and
helped d evelop the Machado Lake Nutrient TMDL Implem entation Plan.
REFERENCES
Name and Ti tl e
Charli e Honeycutt
Assistant City Manager
Andy Winje
Associate Engineer
Firm
City of Signal H ill
City of Rancho
Palos Verdes
Doug Krau ss City of Hawthorne
En vironmental Programs Coordinator
Contact Project
2175 Cherry Ave NPDES MS4 Compliance
Signal Hill, CA 90 755
562 989-7356
30940 H awthorne Blvd NPDES MS4 Compliance
Rancho Palos Verdes,
CA90275
310-544-5249
4455w 126'hSt
Hawthorne, CA 90250
310-349-2987
NPDES MS4 Compliance
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GEOSYNTEC RELATED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Project Objective
Comprehensive Load Reduction Plan for TMDL Compliance
San Diego County, Ca
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Client: County of San Diego
Reference: Todd S n yder
Wa ters hed Planning Manager
5510 Overland Ave., Suite 410
San Diego, CA
858.694.3482
todd.snyder@s dcounty.c a.gov
Services Provided:
./ Stormwater Quality Se rvices
v' Watershed Modeling
v' Watershed Moni toring Planning
The County of San Diego (County) has taken a leadership role in the development of TMDL
Implementation Plans for th e San Luis Rey and San Diego River watersheds in order to achieve
compliance with San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board Resolution R9-2010-00 01. Geosyntec
was hired b y the County to develop Comprehensive Load Reduction Plan s (CLRPs) fo r the San Luis Rey
and San Diego River watersheds to help meet the TMDL requirements. The purpose of this effort is to
prepare and process baseline data and to develop and present implemen tation strategies and metrics
from which pollutant reduction activities can b e developed. The CLRPs will identify s tructural (regional,
distributed, and institutional) and non-structural BMPs that are feasibl e, cos t-effective, re duce pollutants
of concern, and provide multiple s takeholder benefits. The CLRPs will also incorporate an integrate d
wa ter resources management approach to address pollutants, identify beneficial use opportunities, and
integrate multiple agencies in developing a plan to protect the water quality and beneficial uses of the
two watersheds.
Geosyntec's Scope of Services
Geosyntec h as applied a previously-develope d Structural BMP Prioritization Methodology to assist in the
identification of priority areas and potential structural r e trofit BMP implementation opportunities for
inclusion in th e CLRP. The Methodology first identifies or screens areas b ased on need (i.e., pollutant
l oad generation and downstream impairments) and th en identifies opportunities for BMP
implementation. The Methodology uses a Ge osyntec-developed GIS-based decision support tool called
the Structural BMP Prioritization and Analysis Tool (SBPAT, www.sbpat.net). Geosyntec's specific tasks
included: 1) compiling watershed data in order to develop baseline water sh ed characteristics, 2)
identifying priority subwatersheds/ catchments for structur al BMP implementation based on pollu tant
loading potential, 3) identifying potential BMP si tes within high priority catchments, 4) evaluating and
selecting potential BMPs ba sed on factors such as cos t, maintenance, and effecti veness for the pollutants
of concern, and 5) dev eloping a co s t effective monitoring plan that meets TMDL requirements and
assesses the effectiveness of CLRP implementation. In addition, Geosyntec ev aluated CLRP alternativ e s
using a water quality modeling component of SBP AT to quantify the range of p otential TMDL
compliance outcomes based on implementation of the alternatives. A quantitative assessment of
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p ollutants (bacteria), loads, and concentrations was critical in developing an implementable and fundable
plan.
Notable Accomplishments
Geosynte c worked with multiple s takeholder agencies to develop dry and wet-weather bacteria
management s trategies that ultimately will achieve TMDL compliance while minimizing unnecessary
implementation costs. The CLRP incorporates multiple approaches; water quality analytical meth od s;
special studies that inform the regulatory targe ts; and technical, physical and procedural methods in a
co mprehensive, technically-based manner to achieve the water quality goals contained in the TMDL.
Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bacteria TMDL
Implementation Plan, Jurisdictions 5/6
Los Angeles, California
Priority Catchments, Tributary Areas to 28th Street arid
Hero11do Outfalls
Project Objective
Client: Cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach,
Redondo Beach, Torrance, and El Segundo;
County of Los Angeles; Caltrans
Reference: Frank Senteno
Public Works Director
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
310.318.0238
fsenteno@hennosabch.org
Services Provided:
../ Dry Weather Flow Monitoring & Analysis
../ Sou rce Identification and Control
The Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bacteria Total ../ BMP Site Pri oritization & Feasibility Assessm ents
Maximum Daily Load (SMBBB TMDL)
Jurisdictions 5/6 (J 5/6) Structural BMP Siting and
Source Identification and Control Project (Project) is funded and managed by agencies having jurisdiction
within the J 5/6 territory. The obj ectives of the project are to implement the Sou rce Control and Structural
BMP aspec ts of Phase 1 of the J 5/6 SMBBB TMDL Implementation Plan w h ich focuses on High Priority
Drainage Areas #1 (tributary area to 28 1h Street outfall) and #2 (tributary area to Herondo outfall).
Geosyntec' s Scope of Services
Geosyntec conducted the following e ffort s: 1) identifi ca ti o n and control of dry -weathe r bacteria sources,
2) s iting and design of structural BMPs, 3) evaluation of the potential for sewe r infrastructure to
co ntribute to pollution levels, and 4) d evelopment of project concepts and evaluation of potential
effectiven ess using advanced hydrologic modeling. Sources of dry weather bacteria were inves ti ga ted
through a comprehensive dry-weather fl ow reconnaissance and sampling procedure w hich involved the
sampling of over three d ry-weather periods. The first round of sampling was a compreh ensive evaluation
of both watersh eds wh ereas the second and third events were d esigned to focus on h ot-spot s identifie d
during previous events. The remaining scope involved d ry-weather moni toring to info rm source control
recommendations and implem entation.
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Geosyntec utilized the Structural BMP Planning and Assessment Tool (SBPAT), a GIS-based decision
support tool, to identify and prioritize potential structural BMP projects. A number of viable sites for
Client: City of Malibu
Reference: Jennifer Brown, Sr. Environmental
Programs Coordinator, 310-456-2489 x275,
jbrown@malibucity.org
Services Provided:
./ Draft TMDL Review and Comments
./ Beach monitoring data analysis
./ Natural Source Exclusion Request
./ QMRA screening calculations
Santa Monica Bay, looking towa rd Point Dume from Broad Beach structural BMP implementation were identified
and evaluated for physical constraints and feasibility related to implementation of infiltration BMPs. The
remaining scope consists of site visits, BMP concept development and quantitative assessments of
effectiveness relative to TMDL compliance. Furthermore, Geosyntec ruled out the influence of sewer
infrastructure on bacteria concentrations at the shoreline through mapping of sewer infrastructure near
potential pathways of transport to the shoreline at high priority outfalls and through the sampling of
groundwater between the infras tructure and shoreline using the direct push method. Geosyntec
developed a number of project concepts, including regional structural BMP retrofit projects that utilize
public parcels to mitigate bacteria loads to support project development and grant funding opportunities.
Notable Accomplishments
Geosyntec has ruled out sanitary sewer infrastructure near the outfalls as a source of bacteria and has
worked collaboratively with key staff from multiple agencies in a workshop environment to screen
potential BMP opportunity sites for constraints.
Project Objective
Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bacteria TMDL
Reopener and Natural Source Exclusion Support
Malibu, California
The Santa Monica Bay (SMB) Beaches Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for wet and dry
weather became effective in July 2003; these were the first bacteria TMDLs in the Los Angeles region to
implement the reference watershed approach for Waste Load Allocation (WLA) development. For TMDL
implementation planning, the responsible parties and subwatersheds were separated into jurisdictional
groups. Jurisdictional groups 1 and 4 include the less developed North SMB subwatersheds and include
City of Malibu (City), Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (LACDPW), and Caltrans. The
SMB Bacteria TMDLs for wet and dry weather were reopened in March 2012 to reconsider various
technical items. In response to this reopener, Geosyntec was retained by the City to review and comment
on the draft revised TMDL Basin Plan Amendment and associated staff report.
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Geosyntec's Scope of Services
Geosyn tec produced a comprehensive teclmical summary of available literature on natural sources of
bacteria in coastal surface water environments (including recent risk assessment and ep idemi ology
studies), and performed an extensive analysis of several years of north Santa Monica Bay beach
monitoring data, including the reference beach (Leo Carrillo/Arroyo Sequit). Geosyntec developed an
extensive comment letter for the City, suggesting revised wet and dry weather WLAs. Select comments
addressed: the reference beach and critical year selection, the reference beach single sample exceedance
rate analysis approach, the Natural Source Exclusion (NSE) alternative for lesser developed or higher
water quality beaches that warrant such consideration, and the Geometric Mean calculation approach
(averaging periods and non-detect assumptions). Following the TMDL adoption, Geosyntec continues to
assist the City with a formal NSE reques t, which included a new proposed weight-of-evidence approach
for NSE determination and discussion of Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA), for Regional
Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) staff consideration. Geosyntec also performed site-specific
screening-level QMRA calculations for the City u sing local available virus data to assess whether a full
QMRA might have value.
Notable Accomplishments
Geosyntec was able to allocate s ignificant resources on short notice to perform extensive review of
literature and analysis of data, and prepare a high quality comment letter for RWQCB consideration. As
a result of the reopener, winter dry weather allowable exceedance rates increased from 3% to 10 % of
samples, and the geometric mean averaging period increased from 30-day to 6-week. Our ongoing
dialogue with RWQCB TMDL staff regarding the request for NSE at several of Malibu's beaches has the
potential to set precedent in the State for setting site specific criteria for bacteria at recreational beaches.
Malibu Creek Watershed
Bacteria and Nutrient TMDL Implementation Plan
Client: Ventura County Watershed Protection
District
Reference: Ewelina Mutkowska,
Stormwater Program Manager, (805) 645-1382,
Ewelina.Mutkowska@ventura.org
Services Provided:
./ TMDL Implementation Plans
./ Compliance Monitoring Data Analysis
./ Structural Retrofit BMP Planning
./ Estimation of BMP Costs and Benefits
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Project Objective
Histori c water quality monitoring throu ghout the Malibu Creek Watershed (MCW) has revealed high
bacteria and nutrient co n cent rations, prompting the d evelo pment of Total Maximum Daily Loads
(TMDLs) by the Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board ) and the EPA Bacteria and
Nutrient TMDL-specified Waste Load Allocations (WLAs) are now incorporated into the County's MS4
NPDES permit as n umeric efflu ent limits. The TMDL requires MS4 d ischargers to submit an
implement ation plan for achieving compliance with the TMDL WLAs . Geosyntec was hired by th e
County to develop this plan for the County's responsibility area, which encompasses approximately
21 ,000 acres and r e presents approximately 30% of the total area in the MCW.
Geosyntec's Scope of Services
Geosyntec conducted a d etailed review of previous studies and av ail able data to assess bacteria and
nutrient sources within the County's jurisdiction. Geosyntec then performed a d etailed GIS-based
screening of Co unty land u ses and s tormdrains, anal yzed historic bacte ria co mpliance monitoring data,
and gathered site-specific informati on through a fi eld reconnai ssance v isit. Based on this data, a
compliance s tr a tegy was proposed involving phased implementation of nonstructural and structural
BMPs along with bacteria source investigations to maximize the return on the County's TMDL
compliance investment. A review of the County's existing nonstructural BMP programs led to
re commended enhancements to a number of these programs as well a s new nonstructural BMP programs
including equestri an source control and LID ince ntives for commercial and residential are as. Geosyn tec
evaluated s tructural retrofit opportunities using established me thodologies based on GIS -screening and
field reconnaissance. Nonstructural and structural BMP costs and benefit s were quantified using the
SBP AT mod el.
Geosyntec al so developed a Proposition 84 impl ementation grant concept proposal for a green str eet
retrofit p roject and conducte d field geo technical investigations to evaluate infiltration feasibility at th e
p r oposed project sites. Geosyntec also was re tained by th e County to develop comments on th e 2012
draft bacteria TMDL r eop en e r and the precedent-se ttin g 2013 draft EPA b enthic and s ediment TMDL,
including a white paper evaluating the technical feasibility of achieving the EPA' s proposed nutrient
limits in stormwater discharges.
Notable Accomplishments
ln one of the fi r s t MS4 p ermit examples in the country where TMDL-based num eric limits for stormwater
d ischarges b ecame effecti ve and enforceable, Geosyntec su ccessfully worked with the County to d evelop
a phase d , cos t-effective, adaptive m anagement-based bacteria and nutrien t TMD L implemen tation plan.
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