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Council Meeting July 14. 1998
Santa MOnica, California
TO Mayor and City Council
FROM City Staff
SUBJECT Recommendation to Approve the Final Design for the Dry Weather Runoff
Reclamation Facility
Introduction
This report recommends that the City Council approve the final design for the Dry Weather
Runoff Reclamation Facility
Background
Smce 1987. the City has conducted several feasibility studies on constructmg a facility for the
treatment of dry weather flows from the Plco-Kenter and Santa MOnica Pier storm drains Dry
weather runoff caused by Irngatlon, spills, and washing down of paved areas carnes with It
sufficient run-off pollution (011 and grease, heavy metals, pathogens) to warrant the construction
of a permanent dry weather runoff reclamation faCility (DWRRF) The design of the proposed
facility is neanng completion The estimated construction cost IS $7.000,000.
The pnmary function ,of the proposed faCility Will be to treat water from the Plco-Kenter and
Santa MOnica Pier storm drains for reuse As a state-of-the-art faCility, It Will provide
environmental. educational. and health benefits The treatment faCility will filter and diSinfect
the storm drain water so that It may be reused for vanous applications Including Irrigation City
irrigation sites will Include Woodlawn Cemetery, the OlympiC Boulevard median, Memonal Park,
the CIViC Center, and Palisades Park. Caltrans has expressed Interest In uSing the water for
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the Santa MOnica Freeway landscaping
The proposed location for the facility IS adjacent to the Moss Avenue Sewage Pumping Station
iocated at Appian Way and Moss Avenue Just south of the Pier Bndge The facility will Include
a VIsitors' center and educational exhibits to raise awareness of runoff pollution and present
options by which thiS pollution can be reduced The high visibility of the faCility underscores the
Importance of Its aesthetiC charactenstlcs and an artist IS Included on the design team
It IS anticipated that construction bids will be soliCited In July of thiS year The faCility
construction costs are offset by approximately $1,000.000 In FederallSTEA grant funds and
$1.000.000 of Los Angeles County Proposition A grant funds On May 27.1998. the State
Water Resources Control Board adopted a resolution approving a SRF loan of S 5 0 million for
the City contingent upon State approval of project deSigns and specifications. and the City
meeting certain project milestone dates The loan has a 20-year term at a 2 5 annual
percentage rate Recently. representatives from the City of Los Angeles Board of PubliC Works
committed to becoming a full partner In the construction and operation of the DWRRF subject
to fmal confirmation by the Los Angeles City Council Full partnership will Include shanng the
costs of operation and maintenance of the plant and repayment ofthe SRF loan The final terms
of the agreement wlth_ Los Angeles are currently being negotiated
Through a request for qualifications and request for proposal process. a deSIgn team mcludln9
CH2M Hili (an englneenng firm) and Richard Turner (an artist) was selected to deSign the
faCility The deSign of the faCility IS essentially complete and construction of the facility may
begin as early as the latter part of 1998 With plant start-up anticipated to occur twelve months
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following the start of construction
DIscussion
Staff from the Departments of EnVIronmental and Public Works Management, Community and
Cultural Services. and Planning and Community Development participated In workshops
throughout the design of the prOject Exhibit A contains photographs of the eXisting condition
of the site Exhibit B contains photographs of the model depicting the proposed layout of the
site As determined through the design workshops, public education and the use of public art
are major emphases of the DWRRF The DWRRF IS designed as a location people move
through, rather than go to The moving-through effect IS accomplished by an elevated walkway
that descends from one end of the site to the other This walkway IS completely ADA
accessible A vIsitor traveling down the walkway Will view all of the equipment and processes
that are used to clean the dry weather runoff The siting of the equipment IS determined as
much by the need to make the process of water treatment understandable to the visitor as It IS
by the requirements of the technology The equipment IS arranged In sequential order so that
the VISitor can Visually follow the treatment process The eqUIpment IS also onented toward the
viewer so that he or she has the best view of the technology Each piece of eqUIpment IS
placed on a prominent base, which raises It to an appropnate viewing level and establishes ItS
place onslte The water moving through the faCility IS "day-lighted" (I e., exposed to open air)
In several places Exposed water clearly shows how the dirty water IS cleaned as It progresses
through the faCility
The educational element of the design IS concentrated In the viSitors display center near the
north end of the faCility The display center will have perforated metal canopies to partially
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shade sunlight but not provide shetter The center will provide information that explains the
operation of the facility, places the facility with the larger context of the Santa MOnica and Los
Angeles watershed, and Informs citizens as to what they can do to decrease the pollution of
their coastal waters. A model and graphic presentation ofthe DWRRF have been on display In
City Hall since July T'
The Arts Commission and the Architectural Review Board have reviewed and approved the
project A condition of the Architectural Review Board's approval Includes minor modifications
to the site's landscaping plan
BUdqetlFlnanc'allmpact
There IS no budget or financial Impact associated with the recommended actions In this staff
report Staff Will return to City Council this fall for award of a construction contract
R.ecommendatlon
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the final deSign of the Dry Weather Runoff
Reclamation FaCility
Prepared by
Craig PerkinS, Director of EnVironmental & Public Works Management
Anthony Antlch, PE. City Engineer
Timothy Joyce, PE. CIVil Engineer
Roger Gorke. Acting Stormwater Management Program Coordinator
Attachments
A EXisting Condition Photographs
B Proposed FaCility Photographs
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