Item 18 - Agreement for Water Quality Sampling and Testing Services

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CITY OF SANTA ANA 18 1991. When voice mail is used to leave a message, the Consultant shall contact the City's Dispatch Office at (714) 647-3380 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. If notification is required during a weekend or holiday, the Water Services Quality Coordinator at (714) 305-4798; if unavailable contact Principal Civil Engineer at (657) 566-1991. In addition, a copy of the City's Emergency Notification Plan will be provided and reviewed with the Consultant, prior to commencement of services. Thereafter, an updated City Emergency Notification Plan will be provided to Consultant by the City Representative. In the event that the Consultant is unable to contact the City within 24 hours, the Consultant shall notify the State Water Resources Control Board – Division of Drinking Water Duty Officer at (800) 852-7550 or (916) 845- 8911. Upon detecting that a routine or repeat sample is total coliform positive, the Consultant shall perform a fecal coliform test. The Consultant shall, within twenty-four hours after notifying the City that a single routine sample is total coliform positive, collect three repeat samples. One shall be from the same total coliform positive sample point. The other two locations shall be determined by the City, one to be located within five service connections upstream and the other within five service connections downstream of the total coliform positive sample point. If total coliforms are detected in any repeat sample, the Consultant must within twenty-four hours, after notifying the City that a repeat sample is total coliform positive sample, collect another set of repeat samples from the same locations. (ii) Water Mains or System Repairs: Samples shall be collected by the City in appropriate sterilized bottles provided by the Consultant to which a chlorine reducing agent had been properly added. Sampling may consist of two samples per month and shall be picked up by the Consultant at the City Corporate Yard Water Quality Shop within twelve hours of notification. The Consultant shall notify the City of the results by fax within four hours of the completion of the test. (iii) Wells: Samples shall be collected by the City in appropriate sterilized bottles provided by the Consultant to which a chlorine reducing agent has been properly added. Sampling shall consist of twenty samples per month and shall be picked up by the Consultant at the City Corporate Yard Water Quality Shop within twelve hours of notification. (iv) Customer Inquiry: Samples shall be collected by the City in appropriate sterilized bottles provided by the Consultant to which a chlorine reducing agent has been properly added. Sampling may consist of four samples per month and shall be picked up by the Consultant at the City Corporate Yard Water Quality Shop within twelve hours of notification.