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Public Works Agency <br />https://www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 32 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />December 20, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Resolution for Proposition 1 Integrated Regional Water Management Grant <br />Projects <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Adopt a Resolution adopting the One Water One Watershed Plan Update 2018 and <br />authorizing the submittal of grant applications for the New Washington Well Project and <br />the Santa Ana Zoo Stormwater Capture and Diversion Project (Non-General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a Resolution adopting the One Water One Watershed Plan Update 2018, the <br />Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Plan for the Santa Ana River <br />Watershed, and authorizing the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority to submit <br />Proposition 1 IRWM grant applications on behalf of the City of Santa Ana for the New <br />Washington Well Project and the Santa Ana Zoo Stormwater Capture and Diversion <br />Project. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In November 2014, California voters passed Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and <br />Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014. Proposition 1 authorized $7.545 billion in general <br />obligation bonds to fund, in part, water resource projects identified as regional priorities <br />through local IRWM Plans. City staff submitted two successful applications for funding from <br />Round 2 of the Proposition 1 IRWM funding program. <br />Washington Well Project <br />The majority of the City of Santa Ana’s potable water comes from the Orange County <br />Groundwater Basin (OC Basin) and is pumped through 21 existing City wells. Due to a <br />variety of issues, including the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) <br />found in routine well monitoring, several wells in the City have been taken offline. Given <br />the limited water supplies in the region, and recent recurring drought conditions, removing <br />wells from the City’s potable water distribution system will reduce its reliability. <br />Rehabilitating existing wells or constructing new wells will reduce the burden on other City <br />water production facilities and the reliance on imported water sources. <br />The Water Resources Division is currently finalizing the design of the Washington Well <br />Project, which will construct a new well that will address low-pressure deficiencies in the
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