CITY OF CUPERTINO Urban Runoff Management Program Stevens Creek, McClellan Ranch Preserve Annual Report FY 201 -20 September 30, 2020 Mr. Michael Montgomery Executive Officer San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board 1515 Clay Street, Suite 1400 Oakland, CA 94612 Subject: City of Cupertino FY 2019-2020 Annual Report Dear Mr. Montgomery: This letter and Annual Report with attachments is submitted by the City of Cupertino pursuant to Permit Provision C.17.a of the Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit (MRP), Order R2-2015-0049, NPDES Permit No CAS612008 issued by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. Cupertino is a member of the Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program (SCVURPPP) and reports on some permit provisions via the SCVURPPP Annual Report. The Annual Report provides documentation of activities conducted during FY 2019-2020 and consists of the following: A. Certification Statement B. Annual Report Form Table of Contents Completed Annual Report Form: Sections 1-15 C. Appendix Table of Contents Appendices Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Statewide shelter-in-place Executive Order N-33-20 issued by Governor Newsom, and the Order of the Health Officer of Santa Clara County, SCVURPPP members notified Dr. Tom Mumley and Keith Lichten of your staff on April 1, 2020 that they anticipated not being able to address certain MRP 2.0 requirements or reporting provisions during the current public health crisis. The City of Cupertino continued to affect good faith compliance with MRP 2.0 and continued activities necessary to protect water quality. This Annual Report describes any modifications that were made to the extent, procedures, and/or timing of activities required in relevant sections of the MRP to achieve compliance under the current circumstances. City Highlights Fiscal year 2019-2020 began with a narrow majority of property owners in Cupertino voting to approve the parcel-based Clean Water and Storm Protection Fee. This fee supplements the 1992 Storm Drainage Fee and together they will support all aspects of Cupertino’s stormwater program and permit compliance activities. A portion of those funds are set aside to offer rebates to homeowners considering installation of pervious pavement options for driveways and rainwater capture projects. Cupertino’s Green Stormwater Infrastructure Plan was approved by the City Council in September 2019, and municipal capital improvement program projects continue to be considered for GSI opportunities. COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders resulted in cancellation of outreach events, nature camps, and other education programs that are venues for pollution prevention awareness. Public Works staff were initially paused from doing scheduled grounds maintenance, resulting in more weed emergence which was managed with hoeing where possible, but Integrated Pest Management trainings were continued online. IDDE response continued throughout the shutdown, and although IND inspections were delayed, staff was ultimately able to adopt safety protocols and complete all scheduled inspections before the end of June. Where issues were found during inspections, re- inspection fees were waved in order to assist the businesses during this challenging time. Thank you for your review of our Annual Report. Please contact me 408-777-7603 or via email at [email protected] regarding any questions or concerns. Very truly yours, Ursula Syrova Environmental Programs Manager Public Works Department City of Cupertino FY 2019-2020 Annual Report Permittee Name: City of Cupertino Table of Contents Section Page Section 1 – Permittee Information................................................................................................................................. 1-1 Section 2 – Provision C.2 Municipal Operations ......................................................................................................... 2-1 Section 3 – Provision C.3 New Development and Redevelopment ....................................................................... 3-1 Section 4 – Provision C.4 Industrial and Commercial Site Controls ......................................................................... 4-1 Section 5 – Provision C.5 Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination ..................................................................... 5-1 Section 6 – Provision C.6 Construction Site Controls .................................................................................................. 6-1 Section 7 – Provision C.7 Public Information and Outreach .................................................................................... 7-1 Section 9 – Provision C.9 Pesticides Toxicity Controls ................................................................................................ 9-1 Section 10 – Provision C.10 Trash Load Reduction ................................................................................................... 10-1 Section 11 – Provision C.11 Mercury Controls ........................................................................................................... 11-1 Section 12 – Provision C.12 PCBs Controls ................................................................................................................. 12-1 Section 13 – Provision C.13 Copper Controls ............................................................................................................ 13-1 Section 15 – Provision C.15 Exempted and Conditionally Exempted Discharges.............................................. 15-1 FY 19-20 AR Form i-1 9/30/20 FY 2019 - 2020 Annual Report Permittee Information Permittee Name: City of Cupertino Section 1 – Permittee Information SECTION I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Background Information Permittee Name: City of Cupertino Population: 59,549 NPDES Permit No.: CAS612008 Order Number: R2-2015-0049 Reporting Time Period (month/year): July 2019 through June 2020 Name of the Responsible Authority: Roger Lee Title: Director of Public Works Mailing Address: 10300 Torre Avenue City: Cupertino Zip Code: 95014 County: Santa Clara Telephone Number: 408-777-3354 Fax Number: 408-777-3333 E-mail Address: [email protected] Name of the Designated Stormwater Ursula Syrova Title: Environmental Programs Manager Management Program Contact (if different from above): Department: Public Works Department, Environmental Programs Division Mailing Address: Cupertino City Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue City: Cupertino Zip Code: 95014 County: Santa Clara Telephone Number: 408-777-7603 Fax Number: 408-777-3333 E-mail Address: [email protected] *Population derived from: http://dof.ca.gov/Forecasting/Demographics/Estimates/e-1/documents/E-1_2020PressRelease.pdf FY 19-20 AR Form 1-1 Cupertino Acronyms/Abbreviations AERC A full service recycling company facility in Hayward which collects universal waste such as lamps, ballast, batteries, electronic scrap and mercury containing material. AERC Specialists provide regulatory compliance and consulting for handling U-waste. CESSWI Certified Erosion Sediment Storm Water Inspector CIP Capital Improvement Project EC Erosion Control IND/IDDE Inspector Illegal Discharge Detection and Elimination Inspector MRP Municipal Regional Permit NPS Inspector Non Point Source Inspector also called the IND/IDDE Inspector PCA Pest Control Advisor Pub Ed TAC Public Education Sub Group PW Public Works QAC Qualified Applicator Certificate. A category of the DPR licensing and certification Program. To be certified, the applicant must demonstrate specific knowledge on topics such as pesticide application drift problems and prevention, soil and water problems resulting from restricted use pesticides, phytotoxicity, potential for environmental contamination, etc. R-O-W Right of Way SCC RWRC TAC Santa Clara County Recycling & Waste Reduction Commission Technical Advisory Committee WV West Valley (communities) ZLI Zero Waste Initiative Cupertino Acronyms/Abbreviations 0-1 SCVURPPP Acronyms/Abbreviations AB Assembly Bill ABAG Association of Bay Area Governments ABC Annual Budget Review Compilation ACCWP Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program ACOE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers AHTG Ad Hoc Task Group AR Annual Report ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers BAAQMD Bay Area Air Quality Management District BART San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit BATG Budget Ad Hoc Task Group Basin Santa Clara Basin Basin Plan Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Basin BACWA Bay Area Clean Water Agencies BAHM Bay Area Hydrology Model BAMBI Bay Area Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Information BASMAA Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association Bay San Francisco Bay Bay Area San Francisco Bay Area BMI Benthic Macroinvertebrate BMM Lower South Bay Monitoring and Modeling Subgroup BMP Best Management Practice BOMA Building Owners and Managers Association BPP Brake Pad Partnership BU beneficial use C Celsius C.3 Permit Provision C.3 C3PO C.3 Provision Oversight CA California Cal-EPA California Environmental Protection Agency Caltrans California Department of Transportation CAMLnet California Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Laboratory Network Campaign Watershed Watch Campaign Cupertino Acronyms/Abbreviations 0 - 2 SCVURPPP Acronyms/Abbreviations CAP Copper Action Plan CASQA California Stormwater Quality Association CB Copper Baseline CCC Continuous Concentration Criterion CD-ROM Compact Disk-Read Only Memory CDS Continuous Deflective Separation CEP Clean Estuary Partnership CEQA California Environmental Quality Act CESQG Conditionally Exempt