Title
Approval of Amendment No. 5 to Contract No. DE-RE32-98AL79408, Water System Transfer Agreement between the DOE/NNSA and the Incorporated County of Los Alamos for the Purpose of DOE/NNSA Retaining Waterlines, Releasing Waterlines to Los Alamos County and Authorizing Installation Fiber Optic Cable in Rendija Canyon
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve Amendment No. 5 to Contract No. DE-RE32-98AL79408, Water System Transfer Agreement between the DOE/NNSA and the Incorporated County of Los Alamos for the purpose of transferring waterlines where DOE/NNSA has completed environmental remedial actions, authorizing installation of fiber optic line in Rendija Canyon, and DOE/NNSA retaining six(6) easement exceptions where environmental remediation has not been completed.
Utilities Manager's Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that Council approve Amendment No. 5 as requested.
Body
There were several segments of water transmission lines that were retained by DOE/NNSA in1998 when the water system transfer took place due to the presence of solid waste management units (SWMU) - some type of actual or potential contamination. This amendment releases the pipelines to the County for areas where there has been final remediation of the SWMUs and identifies the DOE/NNSA retained waterlines where SWMUs remain.
The DPU has been coordinating with the DOE/NNSA to install a fiber optic line on a County owned power line in Rendija Canyon on a segment that lies on DOE/NNSA land. This amendment will grant the County permission to attached the fiber optic line to the existing power poles.
Alternatives
If the Amendment is not approved the waterline ownership established in the original water transfer agreement will remain and fiber optic lines will not be allowed on DOE/NNSA property in Rendija Canyon. The ongoing DPU project to install a fiber optic line in Rendija Canyon for communications to the water supply wells and booster stations will ...
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