REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 28, 2014
FROM: KEVIN R. MEIKLE, Director of Aviation
Airports Department
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Amendment No. 6 between the City and ERM-West, Inc. (ERM) to provide ongoing engineering, environmental, and remedial actions concerning groundwater contamination at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) for an amount not to exceed $72,700
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council authorize the Director of Aviation to execute Amendment No. 6 with ERM for additional professional engineering, environmental, and remedial actions concerning groundwater contamination emanating from FAT.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ERM is providing environmental remediation services for the clean-up of groundwater contamination that emanated from a military aircraft maintenance facility at the then named Hammer Field. Work during calendar year 2014 is underway pursuant to Amendment No. 5 of the Master Agreement. Amendment No. 6 is for the decommissioning of nine (9) monitoring wells, which are no longer needed since regional water levels have receded and these wells are now dry, and the repair of five (5) well boxes. The State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) support this work.
BACKGROUND
The environmental clean-up program of groundwater contamination has been ongoing throughout the past 20 years. An Operating Agreement entered into by the City of Fresno (City), United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and Boeing pursuant to a September 16, 2010, Settlement Agreement ensures that the ongoing clean-up is coordinated by the parties, including the selection and retention of consultants and contractors. The parties have determined that ERM continues to be the most qualified consultant to manage the clean-up effort and the required coordination with the DTSC and the RWQCB. One of the conditions of the Settlement Agreement requires th...
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