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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 36 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />December 21, 2021 <br />TOPIC: Grant Applications for Water Well Projects <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Resolutions Authorizing Grant Application Submissions for California Department of <br />Water Resources 2021 Urban and Multibenefit Drought Relief Grant Program (Non- <br />General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt resolutions authorizing the Executive Director of the Public Works Agency to submit <br />grant applications to the California Department of Water Resources 2021 Urban and <br />Multibenefit Drought Relief Grant Program for various water resources projects in an <br />amount up to $27,031,617L <br />1. Flower Street Well Project <br />2. Washington Well Project <br />3. Well 29 Rehabilitation Project <br />4. Well 32 Rehabilitation Project <br />5. Well 38 Water Treatment Project <br />DISCUSSION <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 in the design or construction phase of several <br />projects that will rehabilitate existing wells or construct new wells: <br />The Flower Street Well Project will construct a new well capable of adding <br />approximately 4,000 acre-feet per year to the City’s pumping capacity. <br />The Washington Well Project will construct a new well that will address low- <br />pressure deficiencies in the distribution system and will add approximately 4,000 <br />acre-feet per year to the City’s pumping capacity.