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{ CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of March 15 . 1988 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Leslie A. Keane, Assistant City Manager SUBJECT: AUTHORIZE FUNDING AND CITY MANAGER TO Date: 3/10/88 EXECUTE,AGREEMENT FOR NITROGEN REMOVAL PROGRAM During the last year, the Regional water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) has been discussing the imposition of nitrogen removal requirements on waste water agencies which discharge into the Santa Ana River. It is likely that such requirements will be placed on the Colton plant when we apply for a permit for ex- panded capacity. This is an extremely expensive process which is estimated to cost local agencies millions of dollars. Staff is _concerned as to the validity of the proposed requirements and the standards which will be used to measure compliance. The Santa Ana River Dischargers' Association (SARDA), of.which the City of Colton is a member, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) are proposing to join their member agencies together on a task force which would: 1) upgrade, calibrate and verifywater quality control computer models which will be used to set the nitrogen removal standards; 2) develop and evaluate alternative nitrogen management plans; and 3) recommend an optimum nitrogen management and implementation plan to the RWQCB. The RWQCB has agreed to participate in the proposed study. The cost of the study, as currently outlined, is estimated to be between $885,000 and $1,000,000. If all nineteen involved agencies Participate, the cost to the City -of Colton should not exceed $16,000, or 20 of the total cost of the study. A draft agreement which outlines the task force objectives is attached to this report. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council allocate the sum of $16,000 from the water quality utility fund balance as the City's share of above noted study, and that the City Manager be authorized to finalize and execute the attached Plan Upgrade Task Force Agree- ment. The City of Colton's participation would be contingent on the fact that $16,000 is its maximum contribution to this study regardless of whether or not all nineteen agencies agree to participate.. Attachments: 1 Page 1 of 1 Item No.,3