To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE a Contract Amendment with EOA, Inc. for Water Quality Monitoring Services
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the Contra Costa Clean Water Program, a contract amendment with EOA, Inc., effective June 30, 2025, to adjust the rates paid under the contract and extend the contract termination date from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2027, with no change to the payment limit, to provide technical water quality monitoring and management services, water quality modeling and analysis, New Development, Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Low Impact Development planning to maintain compliance with federal and state stormwater permit requirements issued under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES), Countywide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact with this action as there is no increase to the payment limit. Costs associated with this contract are funded by stormwater utility fee assessments collected by the Cities/Towns and County, proportional to their respective populations.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa Clean Water Program (the "CCCWP") consists of Contra Costa County, its 19 incorporated cities/towns and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Permittees"). The CCCWP was established in 1991 through a Program Agreement in response to the 1987 amendments to the federal Clean Water Act (the "CWA"), which established a framework for regulating municipal stormwater discharges under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES") Permit Program. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (the "USEPA") published final rules implementing the 1987 CWA am...
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