HomeMy WebLinkAbout4504_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 4504
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS, AUTHORIZING
ACCEPTANCE AND EXECUTION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEAL'T'H
SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON
TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR REMOVING TCE AND DBCP AT
WELL 31A
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands recognizes that
portions of the Bunker Hill Ground Water Basin has been con-
taminated with organic chemicals including TCE and DBCP, and
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands has lost nine
domestic water wells due to TCI and DBCP contamination and.
will lose another three wells due to the lowering of the DBCP
standard by the State Department of Health Services, and
WHEREAS, the Regional Water Quality Control Board
has determined that the TCE plume is moving westerly toward
other domestic water supply wells of the City and constitutes
a major threat to the aquifer and the water supply to other
downstream Cities including Loma Linda and Riverside, and
WHEREAS, the State of California Department of
Health Services has made a determination of Imminent and
Substantial Endangerment in accordance with the Health and
Safety Code and,
WHEREAS, the State of California Department of
Health Services has funds available from the Department of
Health Services Hazardous Substance Clean-up Fund for the
clean-up of volatile organic contaminants and had identified
this project for funding and,
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands has performed
engineering studies to determine that a granular activated
carbon treatment system for well 31A is the most cost-
effective, environmentally safe and reliable ground water
treatment system for the removal of both TCE and DBCP,
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of Redlands does hereby accept a grant from the
State of California Department of Health Services Hazardous
Substance Clean--Up Fund, Contract 88--T0320 in the amount of
$101 ,399 for the design of granular activated carbon
treatment facilities for removing TCE and DBCP from the
ground water at Well 31A, which represents 70 per cent of the
cost of the design services for the facility, and authorizes
the Utilities Director to execute said Agreement with the
Department of Health Services and any amendments, thereto.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED the 18th Day of April,
1989 .
SIGNED:
Mayor, City of Redlands
ATTEST:
Ci y C erk
City of Redlands, California
I Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City
Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 18th day of
April, 1989 by the following vote:
Ayes: COUncilmember Wormer, DaMir'JYn, Cunningham, Larson; Mayor Beswick
Noes: None
ABSENT: None
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