BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project Preliminary Alternatives Analysis, Pursuant to the Water Storage Exploratory Committee's Recommendation Resulting from the December 28, 2020 Meeting.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Consider the Water Storage Exploratory Committee's recommendation resulting from the December 28, 2020 meeting to:
A. Receive and discuss information regarding status of the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project Preliminary Alternatives Analysis; and
B. Discuss and approve recommendation that an audit be performed by the Board Audit Committee to determine the timeline associated with cost increases for the project.
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SUMMARY:
In accordance with the revised Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project Delivery Process (Attachment 1) presented at the November 11, 2020 CIP Committee Meeting, the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project (PREP) Preliminary Alternatives Analysis is presented for Board discussion and input.
Background
The PREP has been included as an alternative within the San Luis Reservoir Low Point Improvement Project (SLLPIP) led by the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR). The SLLPIP Draft Feasibility Report released on April 8, 2019, determined that the PREP alternative provided the highest National Economic Development (NED) score within the SLLPIP. This determination established a nexus for potential partial federal funding opportunity for the PREP through the Federal Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act.
San Luis Reservoir Low Point Improvement Project
In order to attain eligibility for federal funding through the WIIN Act, the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior must assess and determine the project is technically, environmentally, economically, and financially feasible and possesses sufficient Federal benefit to justify the award of Federal funding. The Valley Water PREP team and USBR completed the SLLPIP Final Feasibility R...
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