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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Public Works with a Request to Approve Amendment No. 7 to AGREEMENT #07-040 (The 2007 Professional Services Agreement With AMEC ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. [Formerly MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.]), with an Effective Date of January 1, 2015, and a Completion Date of June 30, 2016, For A Total Additional Compensation Amount Not To Exceed $960,000, to Assist the City in the Development and Negotiation of a LONG-TERM CONTROL PLAN to Meet the Requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for the City's COMBINED SEWER OUTFALLS. [Council Districts 1, 2, and 3].
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BACKGROUND: The City of Peoria's combined sewer overflows (CSO's) have been regulated by USEPA and IEPA for over 25 years. This regulation is through a permit in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). The permit is renewable every five years. When the City of Peoria's permit was issued in June, 2006, the City was required to develop a Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) to address the impact of CSO's.
The LTCP was drafted in 2010, with a "gray" (tanks and tunnels) solution. Recently, the City was successful in investigating a solution that incorporates green infrastructure. Currently, we are negotiating the implementation schedule of a green infrastructure program.
Negotiations with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) and review of submitted technical documents continues to be slow. It is anticipated that the LTCP can be substantially finished during 2015. City outside counsel continues to advise that the City proceed slowly and deliberately in obtaining incremental approvals from USEPA/DOJ. The goal is to enter into a Consent Decree, which memorializes the LTCP green infrastructure project approach and a favorable implementation schedule.
During 2015, the project focus will be on further r...
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