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} CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of Eebruary— , 1 q- 4 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Robert A. Lavin, Water Utilities Manager° SUBJECT: Approval of Agreement for the Colton -Riverside Basin Water Resources Management Task Force BACKGROUND: Date: In April, 1992 SAWPA began discussions with water users from Orange County Water District and Western Municipal Water District regarding the conjunctive management of local and imported water and wastewater, In September, 1992 the parties had agreed that SAWPA should form a new Project Agreement Committee to administer and manage Project 16. DISCUSSION: Project 16 consists of the following: Wastewater Quality Enhancement and Relocation of Wastewater Discharge, this project relates to water quality improvements at the Colton, San Bernardino and Rialto treatment plants; Riverside Basin Salt Export and Seasonal Storage, this project aims at production of TDS groundwater for river discharge and blending; Colton Basin Restoration and Water Supply Project, this project involves the improvement of groundwater quality for a portion of the Colton Basin; Riverside Basin Restoration and Water Supply Project, this is a water supply project intended to accept high quality run-off. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None, fees paid last fiscal year. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that Council approve the City of Colton's participation in the Colton -Riverside Basin Water Resources Management Project (Project 16) and authorize the City Manager to execute the attached Agreement to Form the Colton - Riverside Basin Water Resources Management Task Force. LJ/I j Attachments: Page 1 of _ _ Item No.!