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W A I E H E V E R L Y 1. l F F W& P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum DATE: JANUARY 22, 2016 ITEM NO: 14 File ID — 16 -0203 — D SUBJECT: RECYCLED WATER PROJECTS — JACKSON STREET RECYCLED WATER PIPELINE PROJECT (PHASES I AND II), ARLINGTON AVENUE RECYCLED WATER PIPELINE PROJECT, AND WORK ORDER NO. 1521905 FOR JACKSON STREET RECYCLED WATER PIPELINE PHASE 1 IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 ISSUE: The item for Board of Public Utilities consideration is approval of the Jackson Street Recycled Water Pipeline Project, Phases I and 11, the Arlington Avenue Recycled Water Pipeline Project, and Work Order No. 1521905 in the amount of $500,000 for Jackson Street Recycled Water Pipeline Project, Phase 1. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: Approve the Jackson Street Recycled Water Pipeline Project, Phases I and 11, as necessary for exemption from the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.08 under the Governor's State of Emergency drought declaration for projects consisting of construction or expansion of recycled water pipeline and directly related infrastructure within existing rights -of -way during the state of emergency due to drought conditions; 2. Approve the Arlington Avenue Recycled Water Pipeline Project; as necessary for exemption from the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.08 under the Governor's State of Emergency drought declaration for projects consisting of construction or expansion of recycled water pipeline and directly related infrastructure within existing rights -of -way during the state of emergency due to drought conditions; and 3. Approve a capital expenditure of $500,000 for Work Order No. 1521905 which includes the upfront costs of design and utility potholing for the Jackson Street Recycled Water Pipeline Project, Phase I. BACKGROUND: For over 20 years, the City of Riverside Public Utilities Department (RPU), has investigated opportunities to utilize recycled water within the City. Only a handful of recycled water projects have moved forward due to the available abundance of reliable and relatively inexpensive sources of water supply. RPU's recycled water efforts were initiated in 1992 with a consultant study prepared by MWH which outlined a conceptual recycled water system. Though the plan was never formally adopted, since that study, the City began to gradually increase its use of recycled water in the areas near the City's Regional Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP) on a case -by -case basis. By 1997, a small recycled water system was implemented consisting of small distribution mains to supply approximately 260 acre -feet per year (AFY) of recycled water to the Van Buren Golf Center, the Van Buren Urban Forest, the Riverside Energy Resource Center and the Toro Company.