REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 28, 2021
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: ROSA LAU-STAGGS, Wastewater Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
BY: SETRAG CHERCHIAN, Wastewater Reclamation Coordinator
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
SUBJECT
Title
BILL (For Introduction) - Amending Chapter 6, Article 9 of the Fresno Municipal Code, the Recycled Water Ordinance (All Council Districts)
Body
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends approval of the Ordinance amending Chapter 6, Article 9 of the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC), the Recycled Water Ordinance.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recycled Water is a source of water for approved non-potable uses as specified in the California Code of Regulations Title 22 Recycled Water Criteria. Recycled Water is a component of the City's Metropolitan Water Resources Management Plan, the long-range plan to develop a more sustainable water supply. The City's long-term plan is to develop the recycled water system to meet the increasing urban demand and offset the potable use. This is a proposal to amend various sections of the City's Recycled Water Ordinance, as set forth in Chapter 6, Article 9 of the FMC. The purpose of the proposed changes is to (1) clarify the City's recycled water use requirements set forth in the Ordinance and (2) chart a path for a future integrated recycled water program. The proposed amendments will align the FMC with the state of the existing recycled water program and clarify that recycled water use is not currently mandatory for any of the City's water customers. Water customers that choose to use recycled water would enter into an agreement with the City that would establish a negotiated price applicable to the recycled water service. Further, the proposed amendments continue to allow the City to require certain new development projects, as a condition of project approval, to construct the infrastr...
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