FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
Originator: Kathy Millea, Director of Engineering
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BAY BRIDGE PUMP STATION 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:
A. Consider, receive, and certify the Environmental Impact Report for the Bay Bridge Pump Station and Force Mains Replacement Project, Project No. 5-67, dated January 2021; and
B. Adopt Resolution No. OC SAN 21-XX, entitled: "A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District Certifying the Environmental Impact Report for the Bay Bridge Pump Station and Force Mains Replacement Project, Project No. 5-67; Adopting the Mitigation Monitoring Program; and Approving the Bay Bridge Pump Station and Force Mains Replacement Project, 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 two force mains cross the channel and connect to the existing Newport force main network. The pump station is critical to the Orange County Sanitation District's (Sanitation District) infrastructure as it conveys over half of Newport Beach's wastewater.
The pump station space is limited and bounded on three sides by a proposed three-story, mixed-use development, and bounded on the south side by Pacific Coast Highway. Part of the existing site was lost when Pacific Coast Highway was rerouted in the late 1980s to accommodate a new Bay Bridge. Additional real estate is required to replace the pump station to meet current safety and environmental requirements which includes improved odor treatment systems.
The Sanitation District has prepared an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Bay Bridge Pump Station and Force Mains Replacement Project, Project No. 5-67, to analyze the potential environmental impacts of the project pursuant to t...
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