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W A T E R I E N E R 5 Y , L I F E RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: April 2, 2010 ITEM NO: 5 SUBJECT: AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO INTERIM AGREEMENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF PERCHLORATE AND AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION FOR REMOVAL AND TREATMENT OF TRICHLOROETHYLENE ISSUE: Consideration of the fourth amendment to the 2002 Interim Perchlorate Agreement and the second amendment to the 1998 Trichloroethylene Agreement between the City of Riverside (City) and Lockheed Martin Corporation, to expand treatment to include the City's Raub 7 Well in the San Bernardino Basin area. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities recommend that the City Council: 1. Approve Amendment No.4 to the October 29, 2002 Interim Agreement for the removal of Perchlorate from Water Extracted from Four City of Riverside Wells; and 2. Approve Amendment No. 2 to the November 10, 1998 Agreement for the Removal and Treatment of Trichloroethylene from Water Extracted by City of Riverside Wells. BACKGROUND: On November 10, 1998, the City Council approved the Agreement for Remediation of Trichloroethylene (1998 TCE Agreement). On October 22, 2002,the City Council approved an Interim Agreement for Removal of Perchlorate from Four Wells (2002 Interim Perchlorate Agreement). On December 9, 2003, the City Council approved Amendment No. 1 to the 2002 Interim Perchlorate Agreement. On February 22, 2005,the City Council approved the Amendment No. 2 to the 2002 Interim Perchlorate Agreement. On May 15, 2007, the City Council approved the Amendment No. 3 to the 2002 Interim Perchlorate Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to the 1998 TCE Agreement. Since 1998, Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMC) have worked cooperatively toward remediation of trichloroethylene(TCE)and perchlorate from groundwater extracted from RPU wells in the San Bernardino basin area. The Proposed Amendment No. 4 to the Interim Perchlorate Agreement and proposed Amendment No. 2 to the TCE Agreement provide for treatment of the Raub 7 Well. Raub 7 Well was constructed in 2009 and was funded in large part by LMC. The well is being treated through the Raub Regional Water Treatment Plant that was funded and constructed by LMC. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this report. Lockheed Martin Corporation will reimburse the City of