75A - PH ADOPT RESO FOR WELL 32 IMPROVEMENTS

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jmf 4/30/20 EXHIBIT 3 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE WELL NO. 32 REHABILITATION PROJECT BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The City is proposing to rehabilitate its Well No. 32 by removing the existing pump and installing a new one with a variable frequency drive to pump well water ("Proposed Project"). Well No. 32 has been inactive for over nine years due to low operating efficiency and elevated nitrate levels. B. The Proposed Project includes construction of approximately 3,250 linear feet of new pipeline to pump the well water to the existing John Garthe Reservoir. The Proposed Project also includes a new above -ground well building with an electrical room and a separate chemical facility building for on -site generation of sodium hypochlorite to disinfect well production waters. Appurtenant features include demolition of underground facilities, site improvements, and landscaping. C. The City intends to re -commission Well No. 32 for service. Well No. 32 will be incorporated into the City's existing Nitrate Blending Plan. Water from Well No. 32 will be pumped to the John Garthe Reservoir site. At that site, the City blends low nitrate water from Well Nos. 36 and 39 (both located at the reservoir site) with higher nitrate water from Well Nos. 18 and 24, and once reinstated, Well No. 32. D. By reinstating Well No. 32, the City can more effectively improve its water supply reliability and help ease the burden on other water production distribution facilities. E. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2020 and continue for approximately 14 months. Once operational, the potential production capacity of rehabilitated Well No. 32 is expected to range from 2,000 to as much as 2,500 gallons per minute. F. The Proposed Project is required to undergo an environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the state CEQA Guidelines. Through its consultant, the City prepared an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration ("IS/MND") for the Proposed Project. There was no potential for adverse impacts on agricultural and forest resources, land use planning, or mineral resources associated with the Proposed Project. Potential adverse impacts resulting from the Proposed Project were found to be less than significant in the following areas: aesthetics, energy, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and Resolution No. 2020-XXX Page 1 of 3 75A-37