AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AND
CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY ACTION
DATE: June 5, 2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Honorable President and Board Members
FROM: Department of Water and Power
SUBJECT:
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City Council and Corona Utility Authority consideration of the Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority Fiscal Year 2019-20 budget.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the:
1. City Council approve the proposed Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority Fiscal Year 2019-20 budget.
2. Corona Utility Authority (CUA), review, ratify and to the extent necessary direct that the City Council take the above action.
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ANALYSIS:
The Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority (WRCRWA) exists for the purposes of planning, constructing, and operating a cost-effective regional water reclamation treatment system for the benefit of its member agencies.
The City of Corona Department of Water and Power (DWP) is part of WRCRWA. WRCRWA also consists of the City of Norco, Jurupa Community Services District, Home Gardens Sanitary District and Western Municipal Water District.
On July 18, 2012, the City Council and the Corona Utility Authority approved the Project and Capacity agreement for the expansion of the treatment facility from eight million gallons per day (MGD) to fourteen million gallons per day. The expansion provided the operational capacity required by Corona and other member agencies. The WRCRWA treatment plant expansion was completed in Fiscal Year 2017-18 and according to Addendum No. 6 to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement creating the Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority (City of Corona Membership), the City of Corona will now assume its fair share responsibility of administrative costs of the plant. The City's original owned capacity was 2.37 MGD but the recent Capacity Transfer Agreement with Home Gardens Sanitary District...
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