REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
July 16, 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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Approve the acquisition of permanent and temporary construction easements from Rodric H. and Kimberly K. Lichti for APN 581-030-02s, located in the County of Fresno.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Approve the acquisition of a permanent easement and temporary construction easement as shown in the attached Table for the construction 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 Raw Water Pipeline to deliver raw water from the Friant-Kern Canal to the NESWTF. With bidding scheduled to begin in summer 2015, acquisition of easements for this pipeline project is necessary. The property owners Rodric H. and Kimberly K. Lichti have agreed to the compensation of $10,500 for the acquisition of permanent pipeline right-of-way and $1,600/year for the acquisition of temporary construction easement (see attachment Table 1).
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 expose...
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