DATE: October 9, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Water Utilities Department
TITLE: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES FOR THE MISSION BASIN BRINE OPTIMIZATION AND WELL EXPANSION PROJECT
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City to apply for and receive grant funds, in an amount up to $1,000,000, from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water Desalination Grant Program Round 6 for the Mission Basin Brine Optimization and Well Expansion Project; appropriate funds to the Water Utilities Department; and authorize the Water Utilities Director, or designee, to act on behalf of the City as signatory to accept grant funds.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
In alignment with Administrative Directive 01, which establishes the proactive pursuit of grant funding consistent with the City's goals and objectives, the Water Utilities Department has identified an opportunity to secure funding from DWR. The funding closely aligns with the Mission Basin Brine Optimization and Well Expansion Project (Project), a significant capital initiative planned by the Department. Securing this grant would alleviate the financial burden on ratepayers while advancing the City's water sustainability efforts.
The Project will enhance the City's local water supply by constructing an additional production well within the Mission Basin Aquifer and incorporating optimization technologies to existing wells. The Project also includes the replacement of two existing treatment trains and the introduction of a third-stage treatment process at the Mission Basin Groundwater Purification Facility. These improvements will increase the facility's water production capacity and reduce the volume of brine discharged to the Land Outfall.
DWR posted the Water Desalination Grant Program Round 6 competitive funding opportun...
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