City of San José, City of Santa Clara, and San José/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant, Reissuance of NPDES Permit

The Cities of San José and Santa Clara are subject to the reissuance of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit under Regional Water Board Order R2-2025-0027, authorizing the discharge of advanced secondary-treated wastewater from the San José/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant located at 700 Los Esteros Road, San José, California 95134, into Artesian Slough via a designated outfall at coordinates 37.4398° N, -122.9581° W. This regulatory action is managed by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 2 – San Francisco Bay, with William Burrell listed as the primary point of contact and Eileen White as Executive Officer. The permit reissuance is exempt from competitive procurement under California Water Code Section 13389, which qualifies the action as a statutory exemption, eliminating the need for formal contracting procedures, cost estimates, or financial obligations tied to the permit itself. Compliance with federal and state water quality standards under the Clean Water Act is mandatory, with performance obligations centered on meeting discharge limits and treatment requirements outlined in the permit, though specific numerical criteria such as BOD, TSS, or pH are not detailed in the provided materials. There is no procurement contract structure in place; this is a regulatory permit reissuance, not a competitive acquisition, and therefore contains no Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, evaluation factors, contracting officer roles, payment or accounting data, invoicing methods, or delivery terms. No contract value, CLINs, SLINs, or cost information is applicable, and there are no specified periods of performance, delivery schedules, FOB terms, or packaging and marking requirements. The process requires the submission of a certified document of exemption finding, with filings to be sent physically to the Oakland or Sacramento offices of the regulatory agency, and no electronic submission portal or digital file type specifications are defined. No offeror representations, certifications, socioeconomic status, UEI, or CAGE codes are required or provided, as this is not a contractor selection process. Oversight and enforcement authority rest solely with the Regional Water Quality Control Board, while the responsibility for ongoing compliance lies entirely with the two cities as permittees. The issuance date of the exemption notice was December 18, 2025, and it was publicly posted on December 19, 2025, marking the