WWTP Recycled Water Reservoir CEQA Project

The City of Redlands Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department is advancing the construction of a 2.75-million-gallon recycled water reservoir and adjacent pump station at the southeast corner of Mills Street and Nevada Street within the Wastewater Treatment Plant grounds, situated on an empty lot west of the existing sludge drying beds. The project is being managed under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) with the project identifier 2025090058, and all environmental review, mitigation, and compliance activities are coordinated through the City as the Lead Agency. The scope of work includes comprehensive geotechnical investigation, subsurface exploration, laboratory testing per ASTM and California Test Methods, and the development of a final geotechnical report that will inform foundation design, earthwork procedures, utility backfill, and seismic parameters using spectral acceleration values and risk coefficients validated for the site. Construction phases are outlined with site preparation beginning in February 2023, grinding completed by December 2023, and building construction scheduled to conclude by August 2026. Inspection and acceptance will occur on-site at 1950 Nevada Street, Redlands, with compliance verified against CEQA guidelines, SCAQMD air quality thresholds, noise regulations, and geotechnical standards such as ASTM D4546 and D6913 to ensure environmental impacts are mitigated to less than significant levels. The City Engineer, Goutam Dobey, serves as the primary point of contact and lead agency representative, with all communications and submissions directed to his office at 35 Cajon Street, Suite 15A, Redlands, CA 92373. While numerous technical references and environmental databases are cited in support of the project—including RCRA, FEMA flood data, NPDES permits, and regional water management plans—no federal acquisition regulation clauses, contract pricing, payment instructions, invoicing systems, or socioeconomic certifications are included in the documentation, indicating this is a municipal infrastructure project governed by state environmental and engineering protocols rather than federal procurement requirements. There is no stated contract value, delivery terms, or formal award evaluation criteria, and no formal packaging, marking, or special contract requirements have been defined beyond the technical and environmental conditions governing construction.