REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 24, 2015
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Division Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve and ratify Assistance Agreement with the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation for receipt of $1,000,000.00 for the Friant-Kern Canal Raw Water Pipeline (Council District 6 and Fresno County)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff Recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve and ratify Assistance Agreement with the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation for receipt of $1,000,000.00 for the Friant-Kern Canal Raw Water Pipeline
2. Authorize the Director of Public Utilities or designee(s) to execute all Assistance Agreement documents on behalf of the City
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Friant-Kern Canal Raw Water Pipeline Project will deliver raw water from the Bureau of Reclamation's Central Valley Project Friant-Kern Canal to the City's Northeast Surface Water Treatment Facility eliminating nearly 47 miles of open channel conveyance. The completed pipeline will: protect the raw water from contamination; reduce treatment facility operational costs; and aid in optimizing use of limited water supplies. To help reduce project construction costs the Department of Public Utilities pursued a WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant offered through the United States Department of Interior's, Bureau of Reclamation (USBR). On May 20, 2015, the City received notification that the Project was selected for award in the full amount of $1,000,000. Approval and ratification of the Assistance Agreement is now recommended to receive the grant funding. The USBR has communicated to City staff that the Assistance Agreement must be approved by the Fresno City Council and executed by September 30, 2015 to coincide with the close of the federal fiscal year.
BACKGROUND
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