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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all documents necessary to enter into a Cooperative Implementation Funding Agreement between the City of Long Beach and the California Department of Transportation, for the Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment Recycle Facility project, and any necessary amendments regarding the scope and or term. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is willing to partner with the City and provide up to $28 million for the design and construction of the Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment (LB-MUST) Recycle Facility. This project will result in the creation of a facility that will provide treatment of urban runoff prior to going into the Los Angeles River. Water traveling through the City’s storm drain system typically consists of various types of pollutants, such as bacteria, hydrocarbons, metals and trash. While the City does provide trash screening at its various pump stations, currently there is no treatment of other pollutants. The LB-MUST Recycle Facility will meet the Federal and State compliance regulations that mandate cleanup of the Los Angeles River, and are in accordance with the City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Caltrans’ partnership in the LB-MUST project will provide them with “compliance unit” credits toward their NPDES permit requirements.
Long Beach is an ideal location to build an urban runoff and treatment facility because of its proximity to the Los Angeles River. The proposed site is located near the existing Shoemaker Bridge, at Sixth Street and Shoreline Drive (Exhibit A). The pump stations are aligned along the Los Angeles River right-of-way, allowing for easier diversion and subsequent treatment. This location also allows the opportunity to expand treatment capacity as additional pump stations are added to the LB-MUST network (Exhibit B). The water produced by the LB-MUST Recycle Facility would...
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