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<br /> RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES <br />Board Memorandum <br /> <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: DECEMBER 12, 2022 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: WATER LOSS PROGRAM PROJECTS WORK ORDER NO. 2307729 TO <br />EXTEND THE PREEMPTIVE SERVICE LATERAL REPLACEMENT <br />PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000, WORK ORDER NO. 2301783 <br />AUTHORIZING STAFF TO SEEK A SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR A PILOT <br />ACTIVE LEAK DETECTION PROGRAM IN A NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF <br />$49,999, AND WORK ORDER NO. 2308512 AUTHORIZING STAFF TO <br />EXPAND THE METER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF <br />$153,000 <br />ISSUES: <br />Consider approving Work Order No. 2307729 to extend the Preemptive Service Lateral <br />Replacement program in the amount of $750,000; approving Work Order No. 2301783 to <br />authorize staff to seek a services agreement for Leak Detection Equipment to perform an active <br />leak detection pilot program in a not-to-exceed amount of $49,999; and approving Work Order <br />No. 2308512 to authorize field staff to expand the Meter Replacement program in the amount of <br />$153,000. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />That the Board of Public Utilities: <br />1. Approve Work Order No. 2307729 to extend the Preemptive Service Lateral Replacement <br />program in the amount of $750,000; <br /> <br />2. Approve Work Order No. 2301783 to authorize staff to seek a services agreement for Leak <br />Detection Equipment to perform an active leak detection pilot program in a not-to-exceed <br />amount of $49,999; and <br /> <br />3. Approve Work Order No. 2308512 to authorize field staff to expand the Meter Replacement <br />program in the amount of $153,000. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On October 9, 2015, the Governor signed Senate Bill 555 (SB 555) Water Loss Management, <br />requiring all retail urban water suppliers to submit an annual validated water loss audit report to <br />the Department of Water Resources (DWR) starting on October 1, 2017. SB 555 also directed <br /> <br />