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W A E E R ENERGY I LIFE . .- . w - 'i X RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES =�J P U B L I C U T I L I T I F 5 Board Memorandum BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: DECEMBER 10, 2018 ITEM NO: 5 SUBJECT: RECYCLED WATER PROGRAM UPDATE; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENTS; CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF $3,750,000, IN FIVE SEPARATE RECURRING ANNUAL PAYMENTS OF $750,000 FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT'S SHARE OF THE RECYCLED WATER IMPROVEMENTS AT THE RIVERSIDE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLANT ISSUES: Receive and file an update on the City of Riverside's Recycled Water Program; recommend that the City Council approve the Memorandum of Understanding between Public Works and Public Utilities Departments; and recommend that the City Council approve the capital expenditure for $3,750,000 in five annual payments of $750,000 for Public Utilities Department's share of the recycled water system improvements at the Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: Receive and file an update on the City's Recycled Water Program; 2. Recommend that the City Council approve the Memorandum of Understanding between Public Works and Public Utilities Departments designating the roles and responsibilities of the parties regarding the operation and maintenance of the recycled water system within the Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant; and 3. Recommend that the City Council approve the capital expenditure for $3,750,000, in five annual payments of $750,000 for Public Utilities Department's share of the recycled water system improvements at the Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant. BACKGROUND: On May 22, 2017, staff presented an update to Board of Public Utilities (Board) on the City's Recycled Water Program that started over 25 years ago. The Board report also provided an update on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) effort for the Jackson Street and Arlington Avenues Recycled Water projects, grant and loan funding opportunities, recycled water customer site conversions, Riverside Public Utilities Department (RPU)'s costs for recycled water from Public Works (PW), as well as a future regional recycled water project opportunity.