The
final Mission Bay and
La Jolla Watersheds Urban Runoff
Management Plan has been prepared by the City of San Diego, as
lead agency. The
Plan meets the requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Storm Water Permit for San
Diego Copermittees (Order No. 2001-01).
The Municipal Storm Water Permit requires the development
and implementation of Watershed Urban Runoff Management Programs (WURMPs)
for each of nine watershed management areas within San Diego
County including the Mission Bay and La Jolla watersheds.
This document represents the plan the City of San Diego and
participating stakeholders have prepared to implement said
Program.
The
primary goal of this program is to positively affect the water
resources of the Mission Bay and La Jolla Watersheds while
balancing economic, social, and environmental constraints.
The Program identifies four primary objectives for achieving this
goal: (1) develop and expand methods to assess and improve water
quality within the watershed; (2) integrate watershed principles
into land use planning; (3) enhance public understanding of
sources of water pollution; and (4) encourage and develop
stakeholder participation. To help reach these goals and
objectives, the Mission Bay and La Jolla Watersed's Urban
Runoff Management Program identifies and prioritizes water quality
related issues within the watersheds that can be potentially
attributed (wholly or partially) to discharges from the municipal
storm drain systems. Additionally, activities to abate
sources of pollution and restore and protect beneficial uses are
also identified.
The
Mission
Bay and La Jolla WURMP
has been developed as an iterative process of watershed
assessment, priority setting, monitoring, and implementation.
At the conclusion of each yearly cycle, the process begins
anew, allowing participants to respond to changing conditions or
adjust strategies that have not performed as anticipated.
This framework establishes mechanisms for the participants
to evaluate priorities, improve coordination, assess program
goals, and allocate finite in an cost-effective manner.
Any
comments regarding the Plan should be provided in
writing to:
Drew
Kleis,
City of San Diego
1970 B St, MS 27A
San Diego, CA
92102
E-mail: akleis@sandiego.gov
Phone:
619.525.8623
Comments can be provided at any time through out the year
and will be incorporated, as appropriate, in subsequent annual
reports. Questions
or requests for additional information can be directed to Drew at
619.525.8623.
Below
are links to Land-Use and Municipal Separate Sanitary Sewer System
(MS4) maps of the Mission Bay and La Jolla Watersheds.
Click on the thumbnails to enlarge and download (the files are
large).
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