For Utilities Commission Meeting [October 20, 2020]
TO: Honorable Chairperson and Commission
APPROVAL: Thomas J. Crowley, P.E., Utilities Manager
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Recommend the City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Approve Participation in the 2020 Upper Santa Ana River Integrated Regional Urban Water Management Plan to Meet the Requirements of Both the Urban Water Management Planning Act and the Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Act, with a Cost-Share of $27,404.
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BACKGROUND:
In recent years, the City has partnered with San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (Valley District) and other water agencies in our region to complete the Urban Water Management Plan and the Upper Santa Ana River Watershed Integrated Regional Water Management Plan when updates were required. These plans were completed as separate documents and rather than continue updating these overlapping documents independently, staff and Valley District would like to combine them into a single new document, the 2020 Upper Santa Ana River Integrated Regional Urban Water Management Plan (IRUWMP). The intent with the IRUWMP, is to create a comprehensive planning document for the region while also meeting all of the requirements of both the Urban Water Management Planning Act (Division 6 Part 2.6 of the California Water Code ??10608 - 10656) and the Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Act (Division 6 Part 2.2 of the California Water Code ??10530 - 10546).
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
Valley District solicitated proposals from qualified firms to develop the new combined plan and gathered a review team comprised of representatives from local agencies. The review team also conducted Zoom interviews with each firm. The review team unanimously recommended the selection of Water Systems Consulting, Inc. and Woodard Curran (WSC/WC) which was supported by the rest of the participating agencies. The WSC/WC team was selected based upon their high level of experience preparing ...
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