REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
February 5, 2015
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Division Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
SUBJECT
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RESOLUTION - Authorizing an application to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation for a FY2015 WaterSMART: Water and Energy Efficiency Grant in the amount of up to $1,000,000 for the Friant-Kern Raw Water pipeline project and authorize the Director of Public Utilities or designee(s) to execute all application documents on behalf of the City of Fresno
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff Recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution authorizing an application to the Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation for a WaterSMART: Water and Energy Efficiency Grant in the amount of up to $1,000,000 for the Friant-Kern Raw Water Pipeline Project
2. Authorize the Director of Public Utilities or designee(s) to execute all application documents on behalf of the City
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Friant-Kern 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 WaterSMART grant is being pursued. Adoption of the resolution is needed to demonstrate to the Bureau of Reclamation the application is authorized by City Council and authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to execute application documents.
BACKGROUND
Presently, the City's contracted United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) Central Valley Project (CVP) surface water travels nearly 55 miles in open canals from Friant Dam (Millerton Lake) to the Northeast Surfa...
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