REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 24, 2015
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Division Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
BY: LITO G. BUCU, Supervising Engineering Technician
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
SUBJECT
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Action related to acquisition of real property to construct a well head treatment facility:
1. Adopt environmental finding as provided in Environmental Assessment No. EA-15-021 of Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 and 15332; and
2. Approve acquisition of one parcel located at 6027 North Glenn Avenue (APN 407-152-07) from Daniel J. Gonzalez and Julia R. Gonzalez for the amount of $150,000 to construct a well head treatment facility (County Island within Council District 2)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding of a Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301/Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and 15332/Class 32 (In-fill Development) (EA-15-021) for constructing a well head treatment facility at 6027 North Glenn Avenue.
2. Approve the fee simple acquisition of one parcel (APN 407-152-07, see Exhibit A), which is necessary for the construction of a well head treatment facility at 6027 North Glenn Avenue from Daniel J. Gonzalez and Julia R. Gonzalez for the amount of $150,000.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Water Division maintains a network of some 260 plus municipal water supply wells that provide 88% of the City's potable water. One of these wells, Pump Station 117 (PS 117) (See Exhibit B), had to be taken out of service because it exceeded the State's drinking water standard Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for Tetrachloroethylene (PCE). PCE is a colorless liquid solvent widely used for dry cleaning of fabrics.
A well head treatment facility needs to be constructed to remediate PS 117 so it can be returne...
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