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Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP)

Last Updated: July 31, 2025 7:32:41 PM PDT
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Read about UC San Diego's Sewer System Management Plan.

Purpose

UC San Diego developed and is implementing a Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) to properly manage, operate, and maintain all parts of the sanitary sewer system under campus control. The SSMP will help reduce and prevent sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and mitigate SSOs if they occur.

Sewer System Management Plan

UC San Diego is committed to maintaining a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible campus infrastructure. The Campus Sanitary Sewer Management Plan (SSMP), outlines the procedures and best practices for operating and maintaining the sanitary sewer system to prevent releases into the environment and to comply with State Water Resources Control Board regulations. We invite all members of the campus community—students, faculty, staff, and affiliates—to review the 2025 updated SSMP and share feedback.

Your input is important to support UC San Diego’s environmental stewardship efforts. Submit comments by email to ehsea@ucsd.edu. Contact the EH&S Compliance Officer at (858) 534-9695 if you have questions or need additional information.

Sanitary sewer overflows

Effective January 2007, UC San Diego has reported all SSOs to the State Water Resources Control Board electronically via the California Integrated Water Quality System (CIWQS). Electronic SSO data and information regarding regulatory actions are available on the CIWQS Public Reports Web page.

Report sewer overflows

Help UC San Diego protect the environment and public health. Report sewage overflows or spills immediately:

Regulations and policies

For more information, contact EH&S Environmental Affairs.
Note: This page has a friendly link that's easy to remember: http://blink.ucsd.edu/go/sewerplan