REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 16, 2025
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management
SUBJECT
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Agreement with Evoqua Water Technologies LLC for Resin Replacement Services at the Rialto Combined Treatment Plant
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Agreement with Evoqua Water Technologies LLC, including non-standard terms, for resin replacement services at the Rialto Combined Treatment Plant, in the not-to-exceed amount of $3,500,000, for the total contract period of December 16, 2025, through December 31, 2028.
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) is financed by fee revenue that are charged to the public and other agencies for utilization of the County's Waste Disposal System. Sufficient appropriation and revenue have been included in the SWMD 2025-26 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets. Depending on the source of well contamination, partial contract costs will be reimbursed through existing Implementation Agreement No. 15-637 (Two-Party Agreement), approved by the Board of Supervisors (Board) on September 1, 2025 (Item No. 34) with Emhart Industries, Inc. (Emhart). Emhart will pay resin costs to treat perchlorate-contaminated water it is obligated to remediate under a United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) remedial action order.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In addition to the Two-Party agreement approved on September 1, 2015 (Item No. 34), the Board approved Four-Party Implementation Agreement No. 15-636 (Four-Party Agreement), involving the Cities of Colton (Colton) and R...
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