FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Mike Dorman, Director of Engineering
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BAY BRIDGE PUMP STATION AND FORCE MAINS REPLACEMENT, PROJECT NO. 5-67
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
Approve a License Agreement with the City of Newport Beach for the construction staging area for the Bay Bridge Pump Station and Force Mains Replacement, Project No. 5-67.
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BACKGROUND
The Bay Bridge Pump Station and associated force mains were constructed in 1966 on Pacific Coast Highway just east of the Newport Back Bay Channel. The pump station and force mains are critical to the Orange County Sanitation District's (OC San) infrastructure as it conveys over half of Newport Beach's wastewater. The pump station is over 50 years old and at the end of its useful life. It is imperative that the facility and force mains be upgraded to ensure continuous service.
In February 2021, the OC San Board of Directors approved the Bay Bridge Pump Station and Force Mains Replacement Project, Project No. 5-67 (Project). At that time, OC San certified the corresponding Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Project.
On April 1, 2021, Bayside Village Marina filed a Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate against OC San in Orange County Superior Court alleging that the EIR failed to comply with CEQA on numerous grounds. (Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2021-01194238.) On December 16, 2022, the Court issued a ruling that upheld the EIR in all respects except one (Ruling). Thereafter, the Court issued a limited writ directing OC San to sufficiently identify project construction staging areas.
In response to the Ruling, OC San has prepared an Addendum to the EIR. Specifically, the Addendum clarifies the use of the Lower Castaways Park in the City of Newport Beach as a construction staging area and adds a new construction staging area at OC San's Plant No. 2 located in t...
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