Title
Contract No. 1803705
Comprehensive Corrosion Control Optimization Study
O&M
Body
Agenda of: July 24, 2019
Item No.: 2019-269
Amount: $6,931,618.82
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: July 2, 2019
RE: Contract No. 1803705
Comprehensive Corrosion Control Optimization Study
Vendor: Arcadis of Michigan, LLC
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Cheryl Porter, Chief Operating Officer - Water and Field Services, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), authorizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to enter into Contract No. 1803705 "Comprehensive Corrosion Control Optimization Study" with Arcadis of Michigan, LLC, at a cost not to exceed $6,931,618.82 for a duration of five (5) years; and authorizes the CEO to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The State of Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) will be revising the administrative rules promulgated under the Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act, 1976 Public Act 399, as amended, for lead and copper. The revised rules will take effect on January 1, 2025. In addition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to revise the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) with respect to compliance with the federal Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). In response to the upcoming State of Michigan rule revisions and anticipated federal LCR revisions, GLWA will be conducting a Comprehensive Corrosion Control Optimization Study to prepare for future regulatory changes to state and federal rules surrounding lead and copper in drinking water.
The Comprehensive Corrosion Control Optimization Study will be conducted to identify an optimized treatment approach to minimize lead and copper concentrations at consumer taps while at the same time averting adverse secondary impacts that can occur when tr...
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