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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: David E. Schumacher, P.E.; Superintendent of Water Production
DATE: March 11, 2021
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc., for the development of a Source Water Protection Plan for the Water Production Division.
PURPOSE:
To obtain City Council approval to execute a professional engineering services agreement with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. (CMT), Aurora, IL, for the development of a source water protection plan.
BACKGROUND:
In August of 2019, Title 35 of the Illinois Administrative Code, Part 604 was enacted by the state of Illinois. Subpart C of Part 604 requires all community water supplies treating surface or groundwater as a primary or emergency supply of water to develop a source water protection plan. A community water system serving a population of greater than 50,000, such as the City of Aurora, must submit their Source Water Protection Plan (SWPP) to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency by July 26, 2022.
DISCUSSION:
The activities involved to complete this unfunded regulatory requirement involve extensive research, data gathering, analysis, and finalization of the plan. This effort goes beyond the internal resources of the Water Production Division (WPD). Therefore, CMT was requested to submit a Scope of Services to meet the requirements of Subpart C. Attached is a listing of the general requirements of the SWPP detailed in Subpart C, sections 604.300 through 604.340.
CMT has worked closely with the WPD on many water supply matters for many years. The firm possesses the technical skill and, more importantly, source water familiarity with both the Fox River and the city's extensive well water network, which are critical to properly addressing the actual elements of the SWPP. The WPD recommends that this project move forward with CMT in order to meet the requirements for a SWPP as well as the regulated statutory deadline.
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