DATE: December 14, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Management Zone Agreement with the Kings Water Alliance
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Management Zone Agreement with the Kings Water Alliance to comply with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board's Nitrate Control Program for Wastewater Treatment Facilities at County Service Areas No. 44, Zone D (Monte Verdi Estates), and No. 47 (Quail Lake Estates), and the Juvenile Justice Campus.
REPORT
If the recommended action is approved, Fresno County will enter into a management zone agreement with the Kings Water Alliance (KWA) for County Service Area No. 44 Zone D (CSA 44D), County Service Area No. 47 (CSA 47), and the Juvenile Justice Campus (JJC) to comply with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board's (RWQCB) Nitrate Control Program and share the cost of the establishment and continued participation in the KWA Management Zone. This item pertains to locations in Districts 1 and 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
The Board may wish to not join the KWA Management Zone. If the Board determines not to join, the County of Fresno would need to inform the RWQCB that it is choosing Pathway A, new individual permitting options, to comply with the Nitrate Control Program for CSA 44D, CSA 47, and the JJC. For Pathway A, the RWQCB will set more stringent nitrate requirements to the systems permits, which will likely include significant upgrades, extensive monitoring, and a rigorous technical justification that wastewater will not result in any exceedances of the nitrate standard over a 20-year planning horizon.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with this item for CSA 44D or CSA 47. JJC is funded through Fresno County Internal Services Department (FCISD). All costs associated with participation in the KWA Management Zone for CSA 44D and CS...
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