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	Bear Valley Water District Phase I Tertiary Facilities (2006-2008) In 2005, the Bear Valley Water District obtained a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES) for seasonal discharge to Bloods Creek. The District found that it needed a way to discharge treated effluent during and following heavy winter seasons in order to avoid uncontrolled spills. This requirement is due to limited storage capacity in the District’s effluent storage reservoir and is further impacted by limitations in disposal capacity following a late spring melt. The NPDES permit requires the District to construct tertiary filtration facilities by October 2008 so that all effluent discharged to the reservoir meet equivalent Title 22 tertiary filtration requirements. Therefore, the District has been evaluating alternative treatment methods, facilities planning, and performing the prerequisite California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) investigations. The District is currently forming an assessment district to finance construction of the Phase I Tertiary Facilities project with an objective of constructing facilities by the fall of 2009. The District is currently working with the California Regional Water Quality Control Board to revise the 2008 compliance date to 2009. Access to the Bear Valley Water District project site can be obtained through www.bearvalleywater.org. Please contact Tia White at the Bear Valley Water District at (209) 753-2112 for more information.

	Nevada Irrigation District Regional Water Supply Project - Planning and Predesign Phase (December 2007) In 2005, the City of Lincoln and the Nevada Irrigation District (District) participated in a cooperative effort to identify facilities and potential sites for a surface water treatment plant to treat raw water and serve the portion of the City that lie within the District boundary. Results of that work were documented in the”2005 Siting Study” prepared by ECO:LOGIC. The current project represents an extension of the previous work and has been deemed the “NID Regional Water Supply Project – Planning and Predesign Phase”. Planning level tasks include public outreach, updating and refining water demands, developing a project needs statement, etc. The predesign portion of the work includes engineering analysis and development of design criteria, sizing and layout of the entire project through build out, including raw/treated water pipelines, raw water storage, treatment plant, metering stations and hydroelectric facilities. Environmental work associated with the project includes constraint analyses and preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Early and often throughout the project ECO:LOGIC environmental staff will provide input regarding constraints and selection/evaluation of alternatives in an attempt to minimize environmental impacts. Jones & Stokes will work with ECO:LOGIC environmental and engineering staff throughout the project and will prepare the EIR based on the project description. This site is password protected for the project team and provides a means to share information quickly. The site is arranged by various categories which will be adjusted along with content based on the project needs.

	Amador Regional Wastewater Management Plan (October 2005) The Amador County Regional Wastewater Management Plan has been developed to provide dischargers within the County guidance on what growth expectations should be taken into consideration for planning purposes and where this growth is most likely to occur. The analysis in the Regional Plan has been developed with the key concepts of wastewater disposal in mind, but incorporating necessary components of wastewater treatment and pertinent discussion of the relationship to overall County water supply. The Regional Plan provides guidance to dischargers within the County with the intent of avoiding the creation and unnecessary operation of "problem wastewater plants" that result in burdensome wastewater rates. The Regional Plan provides a roadmap to allow the various wastewater dischargers in the County to come together and respond to both current and future service demands, technology trends, and regulatory requirements in a unified, effective manner. (PDF Links of Report)

	City of Los Banos Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion and Upgrade - Phase II (2006) The City of Los Banos (City) owns and operates an oxidation pond treatment plant with effluent storage and seasonal reclamation disposal by irrigation of pasture. The treatment facilities are permitted by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) to accommodate an influent wastewater flow of up to 4.9 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) with allowance for industrial discharges. The combined effects of municipal growth and contributions from four food processing plants has resulted in the influent wastewater organic strength being significantly higher than the levels for which the system was planned. As a consequence, the treatment ponds have experienced excessive organic loadings even though average influent flows are only about 3.5 Mgal/d. The City is currently implementing various treatment improvements designed to increase the pond organic treatment capacity to the 4.9 Mgal/d permit limit (Phase I Project). The City is now interested in developing a long-term plan for meeting expected regulatory requirements and planned City growth.ECO:LOGIC Engineering has been selected to develop a strategic plan, design necessary improvements, and manage the construction and inspection of improvements to the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (Phase II Project).

	City of Merced Wastewater Collection System Master Plan (2006)

	City of Escalon Water, Sewer, and Storm Drain Master Plans (2006) The City of Escalon has recently updated its General Plan including boundaries for future growth outside of the existing City limits. ECO:LOGIC Engineering has been retained to prepare updates to the City’s Water, Sewer, and Storm Drain Master Plans. As a part of the Master Plan team, Kjeldsen, Sinnock, & Neudeck Inc. of Stockton has prepared the Storm Drain Master Plan update. The master plans provide guidance on the long-term plan for meeting future potable water demands, wastewater collection treatment and disposal, and storm drainage management as the City grows within the current City limits and within the future growth boundaries.