REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Travis K. Hopkins, PE, Director of Public Works
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Approve and authorize execution of an Agreement for sharing consultant costs for the 2019 America's Water Infrastructure Act's Compliance Risk and Resiliency Assessments and Emergency Response Plans (Phases II and III) with the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC)
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Statement of Issue:
Submitted for City Council approval is an agreement to share consultant costs for the 2019 America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) Compliance Risk and Resiliency Assessments (RRA) and Emergency Response Plans (ERP). Completion of the RRA and the ERP is a Federal mandate.
Financial Impact:
Expenditure appropriations totaling $115,000 are budgeted in Water Fund account 50685801.69365 for this project.
Recommended Action:
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Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the "Agreement for Sharing Consultant Costs for 2019 AWIA Compliance Risk and Resiliency Assessments and Emergency Response Plans for Participating Agencies (Phases II and III)" with the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC).
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Alternative Action(s):
Instruct staff to hire a consultant independent of MWDOC.
Analysis:
Section 2013 of AWIA requires community water systems that serve more than 3,300 people to complete a risk and resiliency assessment (RRA) and develop an emergency response plan (ERP). The RRA is due March 31, 2020, and the ERP is due September 30, 2020.
Risk and Resiliency Assessment
Per AWIA, the RRA shall include:
1. The risk to the system from malevolent acts and natural hazards;
2. The resilience of the pipes and constructed conveyances, physical barriers, source water, water collection and intake, pretreatment, treatment, storage and distribution facilities, electronic, computer, or other automated systems (including the security of s...
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