STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: December 11, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 6, Outside City Limits
DEPARTMENT: Water Utilities Department
EXECUTIVE: Dev Rastogi
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SUBJECT
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Authorize Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to the professional services contract with HDR Engineering, Inc. to provide additional engineering services required to perform a Risk and Resiliency Assessment of the Dallas Water Utilities' water system and prepare an updated Emergency Response Plan in compliance with the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 - Not to exceed $752,843.00, from $4,595,000.00 to $5,347,843.00 - Financing: Water Construction Fund
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BACKGROUND
In October 2018, the federal government passed the America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) which requires water systems serving a population of more than 3,300 to conduct a Risk and Resilience Assessment of its water supply and distribution system, prepare an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and submit a certification of the assessment to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Both the assessment and response plan must be reviewed and updated on a five-year cycle. Dallas Water Utilities Department (DWU) first completed the required assessment, ERP, and certification to EPA in 2020. It is now time to review and provide an updated assessment and ERP per regulatory requirements. The updated assessment must be completed and certified to the EPA by March 31, 2025, and the ERP must be updated and certified to the EPA by September 30, 2025.
On December 11, 2019, the City Council authorized a professional services contract with HDR Engineering Inc., to provide engineering services for the City of Dallas Water Production Facilities Strategic Plan. The strategic plan has recently been completed and aligns water production needs with other completed strategic planning efforts and provides a holistic approach to the future operati...
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