Why does the Millbrae treatment plant have a laboratory?
• Millbrae is required to self-report data to verify all discharged flow conforms to NPDES permit requirements. Performing analyses (self-monitoring) in house is less expensive than outsourcing the analyses. • The laboratory must meet Title 22 certification requirements per our NPDES permit. • Department of Health Services (DOHS) regulations mandate conformance to strict certification/education requirements when performing reportable environmental laboratory analyses. • Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) certification requires conformance with very stringent quality assurance/quality control standards when performing reportable analyses. • To help the City control General Fund costs, why shouldn’t or can’t the City use Sanitation Enterprise Fund monies? • Millbrae charges its sanitation customers a fee for the services provided them that by law (Proposition 218) can only pay for sanitation services. • Can Sanitation Enterprise Fund monies support General Fund expendi
