RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL
Staff recommends that City Council:.
- Approve the project’s construction plans and specifications.
- Authorize staff to advertise the project and accept bids from prospective drilling contractors.
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BACKGROUND
The City is actively implementing the Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Program, which involves construction of ASR wells capable of both water injection and groundwater extraction. The next two wells for development are the Campus Oaks (well 13) and Misty Wood (well 19) ASR wells.
The project’s development is planned in stages as follows.
- Spring 2023: Construct the down-hole portions of the wells (drilling)
- Spring through summer of 2023: Conduct well development, testing, and water quality analysis and advance the design of above-ground facilities
- Fall 2023: Finalize above-ground plans and specifications and issue Request for Proposals to construct remaining facilities
- Spring 2024 through summer 2025: Construct above-ground site facilities and conduct startup
The well designs and specifications are ready to be released for drilling contractor bids and are included as part of this agenda package.
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FISCAL IMPACT
Staff intends to return to Council for award of the contract and a budget adjustment to establish and fund the project in the Water Construction Fund.
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Project level CEQA compliance for the Campus Oaks ASR well project was accomplished with the preparation of the Hewlett Packard Master Plan EIR and subsequent CEQA addendums for the Campus Oaks Master Plan (SCH No.1995112022). Additionally, both proposed well sites were evaluated in the Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Program Draft and Final EIR certified in 2012 (SCH 2009072018), and the Supplement to the ASR Final EIR (certified December 17, 2020). Because the action is consistent with the projects evaluated in the previously certified and adopted CEQA documents, no new affects would be expected to occur and all applicable mitigation measures from the CEQA documents will be implemented. As such, no additional CEQA action is required at this time.
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CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN/OVERARCHING GOALS
Goal F - Invest in well-planned infrastructure and growth
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Respectfully Submitted,
Janice Gainey, Senior Engineer
Richard Plecker, Environmental Utilities Director |
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Dominick Casey, City Manager
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