REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 12, 2023
FROM
BRENDON BIGGS, Director, Department of Public Works - Special Districts
JAMES E. JENKINS, Director, Department of Airports
SUBJECT
Title
Plans and Specifications for the Chino Airport Monitoring Wells Project
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve the plans and specifications for the Chino Airport Monitoring Wells Project.
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works to advertise the Chino Airport Monitoring Wells Project for formal bids.
(Presenter: Brendon Biggs, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Sufficient appropriation for the Chino Airport Monitoring Wells Project (Project) has been included in the County's 2023-24 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget (WBSE 10.10.0556) and will be included in future recommended budgets, as necessary.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On October 31, 1990, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) issued Clean-up and Abatement Order No. 90-134 to San Bernardino County (County) for suspected contamination of groundwater beneath and near Chino Airport (Airport). The groundwater is suspected to have been contaminated due to past usage of chemicals that contain Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) by prior Airport occupants of the Airport property. The County has since complied with this order by conducting investigative activities at the Airport to identify potential sources of contamination to understand the extent of groundwater contamination.
In June 2008, the Water Board issu...
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