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ITEM:
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CONSENT
CALENDAR
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4.
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AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURE OF
BUDGETED FUNDS TO CONDUCT WATER YEAR 2007 INJECTION TESTING PROGRAM AT PHASE
1 AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY FACILITIES
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Meeting
Date:
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January 25, 2007
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Budgeted:
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Yes
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From:
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David A.
Berger,
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Program/
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1.2 Water Supply
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General
Manager
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Line Item No.:
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1-2-1 A.1
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Prepared
By:
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Joe Oliver
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Cost Estimate:
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$174,447
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General Counsel Approval: N/A
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Committee Recommendation: The Administrative Committee reviewed this item on January 18 and
recommended approval.
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CEQA Compliance: N/A
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SUMMARY: The Monterey Peninsula Water Management
District (District) Board will consider approval of budgeted funds to amend its
existing contract with Pueblo Water Resources, Inc. (Pueblo) to assist staff
with implementation of the planned Water Year (WY) 2007 Seaside Basin ground
water injection testing program (also know as aquifer storage and recovery, or
ASR). Specifically, this year’s testing
program is planned to accommodate acceleration of expanded injection testing
operations at the District’s second ASR well, which is currently under
construction at the Phase 1 ASR site off General Jim Moore Boulevard on former Fort Ord
property in Seaside and is estimated to be complete by March 1, 2007. Testing will include the construction of
temporary facilities at the new ASR well, known as the Santa Margarita Test
Injection Well No. 2 (SMTIW No. 2), so that injection testing can occur this
recharge season, as the permanent appurtenant facilities are not yet in place
and cannot be designed and constructed until SMTIW No. 2 construction and
initial production testing are completed.
The WY 2007 work plan will also include several tasks that will
facilitate engineering design of the permanent appurtenant facilities, most notably
the sizing of Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) electrical service upgrades
that will be required at the Phase 1 site.
A detailed description of the planned WY 2007 testing and monitoring
activities is provided in Exhibit 4-A. The cost estimate for this work is $158,588. The total not-to-exceed cost, including a 10%
budget contingency ($15,859) is $174,447, which is within the Fiscal Year 2006-2007
budget.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Board authorize the
General Manager to amend the Pueblo
contract for assistance in conducting WY 2007 ASR testing program in an amount
not-to-exceed $174,447. This includes a
“baseline” amount of $158,588 as described in Exhibit
4-A and a $15,859 (10%) contingency that would only be utilized if
authorized by the District staff, based on written justification. At its January 18, 2007 meeting, the
Administrative Committee voted 2 to 0 to recommend approval.
BACKGROUND: The District has undertaken an extensive
effort over the last several years in planning studies for the Phase 1 ASR
Project, culminating in the Board’s adoption of a certified Environmental
Impact Report / Environmental Assessment for the project on August 21,
2006. Subsequently, the U.S. Army
granted a Right-of-Entry to the District for the Phase 1 ASR site expansion on
September 19, 2006, and the City of Seaside
issued a Conditional Use Permit for the site expansion on October 11,
2006. On September 18, 2006, the Board
authorized a contract with Pueblo
to assist with preparation of bid materials and construction management
services for the construction of SMTIW No. 2.
On November 20, 2006, the Board authorized a contract with Zim
Industries, Inc. for well drilling and installation of SMTIW No. 2.
The various tasks for
implementation of the Phase 1 ASR Project have been separated as a means to
“fast-track” completion of the second ASR well, as directed by the Board at its
January 25, 2006 ASR workshop, in order to accelerate injection activities at
this new facility as soon as possible during this coming injection season. Accordingly, the Phase 1 ASR project has been
divided into three basic work components, to be implemented on a sequential
basis, as described in Exhibit 4-A:
- Drilling and construction of the SMTIW No. 2 and
associated monitor well,
- Development and implementation of the WY 2007 ASR
testing program, including the existing and new ASR well, and
- Design,
engineering, and construction of the on-site ancillary facilities (e.g.,
chemical/electrical building, permanent piping, instrumentation, etc.).
The current work plan under consideration
relates to Item 2 above, and will authorize Pueblo’s assistance with the planned WY 2007
ASR testing program, which includes engineering and equipment required to
accommodate injection testing at both SMTIW No. 1 and No. 2 this recharge season. The equipment set-up at SMTIW No. 2 will be
temporary, as the permanent appurtenant facilities are not yet in place and
cannot be designed and constructed until SMTIW No. 2 construction and initial
production testing are completed. As
part of Pueblo’s work, the feasibility and comparative cost of utilizing a
temporary generator instead of hard-wiring the temporary well pump, will be
assessed as a means to keep costs associated with the temporary injection
testing set-up to a minimum.
IMPACT
TO STAFF/RESOURCES: A significant
staff effort has been expended in planning, coordinating, analyzing and
overseeing work on the District’s ASR testing program in the Seaside Basin. The District is currently expanding that
level of effort with the implementation of the Phase 1 ASR Project during FY
2006-2007. Sufficient budgeted amounts
to complete the WY 2007 ASR testing program are included in the District’s FY
2006-2007 budget (Goal: Augment Water
Supply, Water Supply Projects, Objective 1-2-1 A. 1. Second ASR Well, page 15
of June 22, 2006 adopted budget).
EXHIBITS
4-A Proposal
for Professional Services; Phase 1 ASR Project, Water Year 2007 Testing Program
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