REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 30, 2015
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Division Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the Common Use Agreement between the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District ("FMFCD") and the City of Fresno ("City") for the crossing of the Friant-Kern Canal Raw Water Pipeline at Big Dry Creek
Body
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Approve the Common Use Agreement between the FMFCD and the City, to facilitate the construction crossing at Big Dry Creek of the Raw Water Pipeline from the Friant-Kern Canal to the Northeast Surface Water Treatment Facility ("NESWTF").
2. Authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or his designee, to sign all documents on behalf of the City.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities, Water Division, is finalizing the design of the Friant-Kern Canal Raw Water Pipeline to deliver raw water from the Friant-Kern Canal to the NESWTF. With bidding scheduled to begin in Summer 2015, establishment of a Common Use Agreement between the FMFCD and the City for this pipeline project is necessary.
BACKGROUND
Presently, the City's contract with the United States Bureau of Reclamation ("USBR") for Central Valley Project ("CVP") surface water travels nearly 55 miles in open canals from Friant Dam (Millerton Lake) to the NESWTF. The proposed Project consists of the construction and operation of a 5.6-mile raw water pipeline. The new pipeline reroutes the CVP water directly to the NESWTF and will eliminate nearly 47 miles from the conveyance distance. The Project will convey water in an enclosed system and greatly reduce the threat to water quality, in otherwise open canals which are exposed to contamination from environmental debris, and accidental or malicious acts. The pipeline will be constructed across numerous properties in unincorporat...
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