BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Public Hearing on the Engineer's Report and CEQA Exemption Determination for the Pacheco Pumping Plant Electrical Current Limiting Fuse & Hydraulic Valve Operation System Upgrades Project, Small Capital Improvements, San Felipe Reach 1, Project No. 91214010 (Merced County, District 1).
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Conduct a Public Hearing on the Engineer's Report and the CEQA Exemption Determination for the Pacheco Pumping Plant Electrical Current Limiting Fuse & Hydraulic Valve Operation System Upgrades Project (Project);
B. Close the Public Hearing;
C. Approve the CEQA Exemption Determination for the Project;
D. Adopt the Resolution APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE PACHECO PUMPING PLANT ELECTRICAL CURRENT LIMITING FUSE & HYDRAULIC VALVE OPERATION SYSTEM UPGRADES PROJECT; and
E. Approve the Project.
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SUMMARY:
On January 26, 2021 the Board adopted a resolution setting the time and place for the public hearing on the Engineer's Report to take place on February 9, 2021. Staff is recommending the Board hold this public hearing and consider adoption of the Resolution (Attachment 4) to approve the Engineer's Report, approve the CEQA exemption determination, and approve the Project.
Project Background
The Pacheco Pumping Plant, completed in 1987 and owned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), is part of the San Felipe Division that delivers Central Valley Project water to Santa Clara and San Benito counties. The pumping plant consists of twelve pumps capable of lifting water from the intakes in San Luis Reservoir into the San Felipe System. The pumps have been in operation since the late 1980s.
The District operates and maintains the San Felipe Division facilities, including the Pacheco Pumping Plant, in accordance with its contract, Contract for the Transfer of Operation and Maintenance of Certain San Felipe Division Facilities (O&M agreement), with USBR dated September 8, 1986. Proper ...
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