FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Mike Dorman, Director of Engineering
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BAY BRIDGE PUMP STATION AND FORCE MAINS REPLACEMENT PROJECT, 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 Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report for the Bay Bridge Pump Station and Force Mains Replacement Project No. 5-67, dated July 2023; and
B. Adopt Resolution No. OC SAN 23-13 entitled, "A Resolution of the Orange County Sanitation District Board of Directors receiving and filing the Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report for the Bay Bridge Pump Station and Force Mains Replacement Project No. 5-67 and approving the Modified Project".
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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 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 of 2021, OC San approved the Bay Bridge Pump Station and Force Mains Replacement Project, Project No. 5-67 (Project). At that time, OC San certified the corresponding 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 is...
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