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<br />Agreement D02-04 <br /> <br />"- <br /> <br />1 WHEREAS, these permit regulations will require the control of pollutants from <br /> <br />2 stormwater discharges by requiring a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System <br /> <br />3 permit which would allow the lawful discharge of stormwaters into waters of the United <br /> <br />4 States; and <br /> <br />5 WHEREAS, these EPA regulations require NPDES permits for discharges from <br /> <br />6 municipal storm sewers on a system-wide or jurisdiction-wide basis; and <br /> <br />7 WHEREAS, the Legislature, in enacting the Orange County Flood Control Act, <br /> <br />8 created the Orange County Flood Control District to provide for the control of flood <br /> <br />9 and storm waters; and <br /> <br />10 WHEREAS, the powers granted to the DISTRICT include carrying on technical and <br /> <br />11 other investigations, examinations, or tests of all kinds, making measurements, <br /> <br />12 collecting data, and making analyses, studies, and inspections pertaining to water <br /> <br />13 supply, control of floods, use of water, water quality, nuisance, pollution, waste, <br /> <br />14 and contamination of water, both within and without the DISTRICT; and <br /> <br />15 WHEREAS, the COUNTY, the DISTRICT and the CITIES desire to develop an integrated <br /> <br />16 stormwater discharge management program with the objective of improving water quality <br /> <br />17 in the County of Orange; and <br /> <br />18 WHEREAS, the California State Water Resources Control Board (CSWRCB) as designee <br /> <br />19 of the EPA has delegated authority to the Regional Water Quality Control Boards-Santa <br /> <br />20 Ana Region (RWQCB-SAR) and San Diego Region (RWQCB-SDR) (collectively, the RWQCSs) for <br /> <br />21 administration of the NPDES stormwater permit application process within the <br /> <br />22 boundaries of their Regions; and <br /> <br />23 WHEREAS, the COUNTY, DISTRICT and CITIES have been designated as PERMITTEES by <br />24 the RWQCBs; and <br />25 WHEREAS, the COUNTY has been designated as the Principal PERMITTEE on the <br />26 permi ts; and <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />5-31.()2 FNI <br />