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 the City of Rialto for Standby Water Rights
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Agreement with the City of Rialto, including a non-standard term, for the right to utilize up to 1,600-acre feet of water in the Rialto-Colton Basin relating to groundwater contamination cleanup, in a total not to exceed amount of $1,156,048, for the period January 1, 2026, to September 30, 2028, with the option to extend the term for two three-year periods.
(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) as the Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) is financed by fee revenue. The SWMD establishes fees that are charged to the public and other agencies for utilization of San Bernardino County's (County) Waste Disposal System. SWMD will pay a total of $366,704 for water in 2025-26; $385,040 for water in 2026-27; and $404,304 for water in 2027-28, totaling $1,156,048. Sufficient appropriation and revenue have been included in the SWMD 2025-26 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In 1998, SWMD determined that a groundwater plume emanating from the Mid-Valley Sanitary Landfill had contaminated two wells operated by the San Gabriel Valley Water Company (San Gabriel). The clean-up plan developed by SWMD and approved by the Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) focused on the construction of one treatment facility at the site of the two San Gabriel wells that would put those wells back into production and would also tr...
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