Memorandum
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EXHIBIT 13-A
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April 4, 2005 (received via e-mail) |
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Gregg Roy |
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From: |
Mike Rushton |
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MPWMD Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project – Revised Scope and Cost |
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Dear Henrietta:
This memo and its three attachments constitute Jones & Stokes’ proposed revised scope, cost and schedule to prepare a combined Environmental Impact Report (EIR)/Environmental Assessment (EA) for the MPWMD Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Project. Our November 2004 approved scope, cost and schedule have been revised to reflect comments received during the project’s California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) scoping process. The principal modifications are as follows:
· At the request of the U.S. Army Fort Ord Garrison staff, the environmental document will be designed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as well as CEQA. This NEPA document will be used by the Army in making decisions on MPWMD applications for easements to construct ASR project components on Army land.
· The proposed project will consist of only one phase; the principal elements will be a second ASR well in the vicinity of the existing MPWMD Santa Margarita test well, and a pipeline connecting the new well to the existing Cal Am water distribution system west of General Jim Moore Boulevard.
· The alternatives analysis will include project-level consideration of an alternative ASR well site at some location in the vicinity of the existing Santa Margarita test well site.
· Jones & Stokes staff will work with U.S. Army Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Office staff during the CEQA/NEPA process to facilitate Army involvement in preparing the EIR/EA.
· Jones & Stokes staff will periodically meet with California American Water (Cal-Am) Coastal Water Project (CWP) consultants to insure the ASR project and the CWP are coordinated, and information is shared to reduce costs.
These scope changes have required modification of our cost estimate. Cost savings have been achieved by eliminating Phases 2 and 3 of the ASR project, and the buried pipeline along General Jim Moore Boulevard. However, the costs have been increased to make the documents and process NEPA compliant, and by adding coordination efforts with the U.S. Army BRAC office and Cal-Am’s CWP consultants. The revised cost estimate is $146,720, an increase of $11,000 (rounded).
The extended scoping process and the changes in scope have led to an extension of the project schedule. We have been working with you and your staff over the past three months to respond to scoping questions, to meet with interested agencies, and to make changes in the proposed project. With the inclusion of NEPA compliance and Army involvement in document review, the schedule has been extended from the end of August 2004 to March 2006.
We believe the changes made to the scope, cost and schedule are appropriate to respond to comments and issues raised by the CEQA scoping process. With your Board’s approval, we are ready to proceed with the EIR/EA immediately. We are also available to answer any questions you may have prior to Board review of a contract modification for this effort. Please feel free to call Gregg Roy or myself with your questions. Thank you for aiding us in developing these proposed changes.
Sincerely,
Mike Rushton, Principal
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