For City Council Meeting May 27, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tanya Williams, City Manager
AUTHOR: John Rossi, Interim Utilities Director
Toyasha Sebbag, Assistant to the City Manager
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Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board Approve a Final Construction Work Authorization (FCWA) With Rialto Water Services, as Operated by Veolia West Operating Services, Inc. for Phase I - City Well 3A Groundwater Treatment Facility for an Amount Not to Exceed $328,098.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board approve a Final Construction Work Authorization (FCWA) with Rialto Water Services, as operated by Veolia West Operating Services, Inc. for Phase I - City Well 3A Groundwater Treatment Facility for an amount not to exceed $328,098.
BACKGROUND
On March 27, 2012, the City Council and Rialto Utility Authority (RUA) approved a Concession Agreement (CA) with Rialto Water Services, LP (RWS), operated by Veolia West Operating Services, Inc. (Veolia). This public-private partnership transferred the operation and maintenance of the City's water and wastewater utilities to RWS. Under Article XII of the CA, RWS is responsible for implementing designated utility capital projects, including those identified by the Rialto Utility Authority (RUA).
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
City Well 3A, was drilled in 2010. The well was not equipped and placed into service due to arsenic concentrations approaching the Department of Drinking Water's (DDW) maximum contaminant level. The tested levels of arsenic in 2010 were 9.3 ?g/L compared to the MCL of 10 ?g/L. Although lower than the regulatory MCL, the arsenic levels exceed the Public Health Goal of 0.004 ?g/L. To address this, the City Well 3A Groundwater Well Treatment Facility Project is being presented for approval under the Final Construction Work Authorization (FCWA) process outlined in the CA.
The project is divided into two phases. Under this FCW...
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