Agenda packet — Corona City Council, June 3, 2026 (part 2 of 19)

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Fares – The ADA complementary paratransit fare cannot exceed twice the fare for a trip of similar length, at a similar time of day, on the fixed route system, and no fares may be charged for PCAs accompanying an ADA-certified passenger. ADA-certified individuals are charged $3.50 per trip, which is twice the fare for a trip on the fixed route Cruiser ($1.75 x 2 = $3.50). A companion is charged $3.50 per trip as well.

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Pursuant to Federal Regulation 49 CFR Part 26 - Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), all public agencies receiving U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) funds that anticipate awarding $250,000 or more in USDOT-assisted contracts must establish a three-year (3) overall DBE goal for potential contracting opportunities for certified suppliers.

CCTS will continue using federal section FTA 5307 funds for future projects including the use of these funds for operating and capital projects. The City submitted its’ updated DBE program and DBE triennial goal and methodology on September 1, 2023. The DBE goal & methodology is for federal Fiscal Years 2024-2026 (October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026). The DBE Goal and Program are pending review and concurrence by FTA. The next Triennial DBE Goal is due on August 1, 2026.

Title VI
In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, no person on the basis of race, color, or national origin, is excluded from participation in, or is denied the benefits of, or is subjected to discrimination within the scope of services offered by CCTS. The following notification to passengers of their right to file a complaint is included on the City of Corona website, service brochures, and posted on board CCTS buses.

No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of the City of Corona Transit Service (CCTS). The Public Works Director is the CCTS Title VI Compliance Officer. For more information, or to file a Title VI Civil Rights complaint, contact the Corona Public Works Department by telephone at (951) 736-2266, by email at [email protected], or by visiting the Public Works Department at 400 S.

Vicentia Avenue, Suite 210, Corona, CA 92882.

The City submitted its’ updated Title VI program (2024-2026) on May 25, 2023, which is pending concurrence from FTA. The next Title VI program update is due on June 1, 2026.

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Transit Asset Management (TAM) Plan
Federal regulations 49 CFR 625 requires agencies to develop a transit asset management (TAM) plan if it owns, operates, or manages capital assets used to provide public transportation and receives federal financial assistance under 49 U.S.S. Chapter 53 as a recipient or subrecipient. As a recipient of federal funds and operating a public transit system, CCTS is required to comply with this regulation. Under this regulation, CCTS is defined as a Tier II provider. Tier II transit provider are that own, operate less than 100 vehicles in revenue service during peak regular service across all fixed route modes or in any one non-fixed route mode. CCTS’ TAM plan includes the following four required elements: 1) An inventory of assets; 2) Condition assessment of inventoried assets; 3) Description of decision support tool; and 4) A prioritized list of investments.

As required, on October 29, 2018, the completed TAM Plan was submitted to Southern California Association of Government, the metropolitan planning organization for the region. In addition, CCTS prepares an annual report and submits it to Federal Transit Administration’s National Transit Database. The report includes asset inventory data, condition assessments and performance results and projected targets for the following fiscal year along with a narrative report on any changes.

Per regulations, the TAM plan is required to be updated every four (4) years. CCTS submitted its updated TAM plan to SCAG on November 3, 2022.

Public Transit Agency Safety Plan (PTASP)
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) published the PTASP Final Rule (49 C.F.R. Part 673), which requires public transportation systems that receive federal funds under FTA’s Urbanized Area Formula Grants to develop safety plans that include processes and procedures for implementing the Safety Management Systems (SMS). The documented SMS ensures that the CCTS is performing the necessary risk management activities, monitoring its results, and making the necessary adjustments in maintaining a safe system. This plan outlines how CCTS, in partnership with its transit operations contractor, will continually identify, monitor, and mitigate various safety risks and hazards present in its transit operating environment.

In addition, under the PTASP rule, the transit operator is required to set safety performance targets based on the safety performance measures established by the National Public Transportation Safety Plan (NSP). The NSP safety performance measures are for the following categories: Fatalities, Injuries, Safety Events, and System Reliability (State of Good Repair). The first set of performance targets has been shared with Corona’s Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the California Department of Transportation.

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The plan was approved and adopted by the City Council on April 15, 2020. The plan has also been approved by the California Department of Transportation, Division of Rail & Mass Transportation.

Furthermore, as a result of the pandemic, the Federal Transit Administration requires all safety plans to be amended in compliance with 49 U.S. Code 5329(d) to include infectious disease prevention protocols and safety performance targets. The safety plan was updated and approved by City Council on December 7, 2022. The amended plan was submitted to SCAG on December 27, 2022.

Transportation Development Act Triennial Audit
The triennial performance audits are administered and coordinated by RCTC. CCTS underwent a Transportation Development Act (TDA) Triennial Performance Audit in May 2025 and a site visit in July 2025 covering Fiscal Years 2021/22 through 2023/24. While the audit results reveal CCTS operations meeting the major goals and objectives of the TDA program, room for improvement is always paramount with the audit, which suggests improvements in two areas as summarized in Table 4.3 Progress Implementing Triennial Performance Audit Draft Recommendations.

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TABLE 4.5 – PROGRESS IMPLEMENTING TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT (TDA) TRIENNIAL

PERFORMANCE AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS
TDA Triennial Performance Audit Period Covering FY 2021/22 through FY 2023/24 Audit
Recommendations
Action / Remedy
Advance
implementation of
the Comprehensive
Operational
Analysis (COA)
Microtransit service
options to
underserved areas.

As the City of Corona implements the preferred alternative from the COA, there should be a focus on enhancing connectivity between microtransit zones and major destinations such as Metrolink stations. After careful consideration, the City Council adopted Alternative #2, which proposed a hybrid approach—realigning fixed routes and launching microtransit service within city limits. Continued coordination with regional partners and alignment with development trends will be essential to ensure the COA’s long-term success.

The City is working with a consultant to assist with implementing the service changes including implement microtransit. Their scope of work includes evaluating the adopted Alternative#2 to include any additional changes since the study was performed.

Strengthen targeted
outreach to student
and senior riders.

Building on the 19 percent increase in student ridership during the audit period, it is suggested that the City implement a more proactive and sustained outreach strategy targeting seniors, students, and their families. One key opportunity lies in participating in Back-to-School nights and orientation week events at local middle schools, high schools, and colleges. These events offer direct access to students and parents at a critical moment—when transportation decisions are being made for the academic year. By establishing a presence early, transit staff can foster trust, raise awareness of fare-free programs, and distribute promotional materials such as route maps, QR codes, and branded incentives. This direct outreach can foster early awareness, build trust, and reinforce the value of transit among students and families. Coupled with promotional incentives and fare subsidies, this strategy supports sustained ridership growth and strengthens community ties.

CCTS staff will increase efforts to engage the schools and the district by participating in their event.

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Federal Transit Administration Triennial Review
A Federal Transit Administration Triennial Review for the period 2021-2025 was completed in July 2025. The final report was received on October 1, 2025. One deficiency was found, that required corrective action. The city rectified the deficiency by submitting an updated and signed agency safety plan.

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National Transit Database
The National Transit Database (NTD) approved CCTS’ request to submit transit financial and performance data through a Small Systems Waiver starting in report year 2011; the waiver is available to transit providers operating 30 or fewer buses. The submission date for Report Year 2025 was October 30, 2025. CCTS staff provided responses and clarification to NTD reviewers following the initial review. The 2025 annual NTD report has been successfully closed out.

Alternative Fueled Vehicles (RCTC Policy)
The Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) encourages all Riverside County transit operators to transition from diesel-powered transit buses to alternative fuel buses. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) are recognized as preferred options. CCTS operates using CNG-powered buses.

4.4 OPEN PROJECTS
CCTS has eleven (11) prior SRTP-approved projects open. The table below reflects these open projects. These projects are classified under the following categories:

Revenue Vehicles; Vehicle Systems and Equipment; Buildings and Facilities; Communications and Information Technology Systems; Transit Shelters and Amenities

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Project Name SRTP Project
#
New Project
#
Project
Element
Funding
Category
Project
Timeline
Original Project
Award Project Balance
15-03 $ 300,000 $ 70,281
19-02 $ 945,000 $ 945,000
24-2 $ 1,767,719 $ 1,767,719
$ 2,783,000
17-2 $ 600,000 $ 511,644
21-2 $ 50,646 $ 50,646
24-3 $ 99,354 $ 99,354
25-3 $ 114,869 $ 114,869
26-04 $ 100,000 $ 100,000
$ 876,513
19-01 $ 500,000 $ 500,000
20-1 $ 50,000 $ 50,000
21-3 $ 345,000 $ 345,000
22-1 $ 405,000 $ 405,000
$ 1,300,000
19-03 $ 48,039 $ 48,039
20-3 $ 48,198 $ 48,198
$ 96,237
20-2 5 1 Dec-27 $ 135,000 $ 135,000
$ 135,000
21-1 4 1 Dec-27 $ 100,000 $ 100,000
$ 100,000
19-4 3 1 Dec-26 $ 10,000 $ 2,867
$ 2,867
22-2 $ 306,330 $ 306,330
24-1 $ 205,456 $ 205,456
$ 511,786
25-1 4 1 $ 8,525,595 $ 8,525,595
26-1 4 1 $ 1,778,353 $ 1,778,353
$ 10,303,948
25-2 4 1 Dec-27 2,096,052 $ $ 2,096,052
$ 2,096,052
26-02 4 2 Dec-27 $ 220,000 $ 220,000
$ 220,000
$ 18,425,403
6 2 On-going
Dec-28
CNG Fueling Station Upgrade
Amount Available for Infrastructure for Battery Electric Buses:

Route Development Buses - Changed
Scope to Replacement of 2017 DAR Buses
Bus Stop Improvements
24-2 1 1 Jun-27
24-3
TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FROM ALL PROJECTS:

Support Equipment & Software
Bus Parking Canopy
Digital Land Mobile Radio (DLMR)
Amount Available for Bus Stop Improvements:

Amount Available for Replacement of 2017 DAR Buses:

Amount Available for ITS:

Amount Available for ADA Accessible Van:

Amount Available for DLMR:

Amount Available for Bus Parking Canopy:

Replacement of 2012 Dial-A-Ride Buses
1 Jun-27
24-4 3 1 Dec-27
Amount Available for Support Equipment:
1 Amount Available for Replacement of 2012 DAR Buses:

Intellegent Transportation System (ITS)
ADA Accesible Van
Jun-27
Hydrogen Fueling Station
Amount Available for Hydrogen Fueling Station:

Infrastructure for Battery Electric Buses
Amount Available for Infrastructure for Battery Electric Buses:
24-1 1 1
Legend
Project Elements:
1 Revenue Vehicle Purchases
2 Non-Revenue Vehicle Purchases
3 Vehicle Systems and Equipment
4 Buliding, Land and Facilities
5 Communications and Information Technology Systems
6 Transit Shelters and Amenities
7 Fixed Guideways and Tracks
8 Debt Service
9 Maintenance
10 Security
11 Planning/Feasability
Funding Category
1 Fully Funded
2 Partially Funded

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REVENUE VEHICLES
Replacement Buses
Purchase replacement cutaway buses for Dial-A-Ride service. The purchase of these buses will go through the California Association for Coordinated Transportation/Morongo Basin Transit Authority (CalACT/MBTA) Cooperative Purchasing Schedule (Cooperative Replacement of two (2) 2012 buses – CCTS put ten Type C buses into service in 2012.

Of the ten buses, eight were replaced with 2017 buses, and two were kept as service increased. These two buses need replacing as they are showing more signs of wear and tear. These 2012 buses have exceeded their useful life of five years and 150k miles.

Replacement of eleven (11) 2017 buses – CCTS put into service eleven cutaway buses in 2018. These buses have a useful life of five years or a minimum of 150k miles, whichever comes first. These buses will reach their useful life in July 2023.

Purchase ADA Accessible Van
To provide additional transit options, an ADA-accessible van will be purchased to support the current DAR program and transport fewer passengers (or one wheelchair). This will allow the use of a smaller vehicle for situations when a larger vehicle is not warranted.

Using a smaller vehicle may lead to improved efficiency and an overall improved experience, i.e., punctuality, cost efficiency, comfort, etc. In addition, these vehicles will be used for the proposed microtransit service.

TRANSIT SHELTERS AND AMENITIES CATEGORY
Bus Stop Improvements
CCTS provides and maintains benches, shelters, signage, and trash receptacles at bus stops. Installation of transit amenities along bus routes are based on numerous factors including, the number of passenger boardings at stops along the routes. CCTS plans to continue on-going improvements to bus stops which include upgrading bus stop accessibility and passenger amenities:
• Redesign and replace shelters that provide advertisement opportunities to generate revenue.
• Replace older blue fiberglass bus benches with metal benches. • Update bus stops to improve ADA accessibility.
• Assess locations missing amenities and, where feasible, install new shelters, benches, and trash receptacles.

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• Redesign signage.

Currently, improvements to bus stops are being made as needed. The replacement of damaged equipment and assessment are based on customer complaints.

Bus stops within the City of Corona are of the following Tier System:

Description Amenities
Tier 1 Sign, trash receptacle
Tier 2 Tier 1 with bench seating
Tier 3 Tier 2 with shelter and shelter lighting
Landmark Tier 3 with landscaping
Each location was assessed through the COA process. It was determined that 82% of the stops fall in the Tier 2 category, and 23% fall in the Tier 3 category.

However, major bus stop improvement efforts will be undertaken as a result of the COA recommendations. These efforts include:
• Removal and relocation of bus stop amenities
• New bus stop and bus stop amenities
• New ADA-accessible stops
While many stops will be eliminated and/or relocated due to restructuring of the current routes, over 60 new bus stops will be added to accommodate the one new route. All new stops will be ADA-accessible.

At a minimum, CCTS intends to have Tier 2 bus stop amenities (with lighting in locations that are dimly lit). Once the list of new stops is developed, a determination will be made for Tier 3 and Landmark locations.

COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SYSTEMS CATEGORY
Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
This system is for the purpose of ensuring customers are receiving the highest quality information on time as well as ensuring that CCTS is operating at optimal efficiency. ITS will include components such as: Computer Aided Dispatching; Automatic Vehicle Location; Automated Annunciators and Reader Boards to meet ADA Requirements; Relay real-time transit information; Automated Passenger Counter; and an Advanced Fare Payment System. Customers are demanding enhanced information on a more immediate basis. Additionally, reporting requirements add increased pressure to provide more accurate and detailed information in order to monitor the performance of the system.

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Upgrading our existing systems and installing new technologies will ensure that customers receive the highest quality information on time and that CCTS operates at optimal efficiency. The use of ITS technologies contributes to enhanced customer service, improved productivity, and the overall fiscal responsibility of the transit system.

CCTS plans to release the solicitation for an ITS.

CCTS is currently in the investigation phase to explore the various technologies available based on CCTS’ needs. CCTS staff has participated in numerous vendor demonstrations and has attended the ITS seminar to assist staff with the potential scope of work for the Request for Proposal. Based on prior year estimates, the cost is projected at $1.5 million dollars for this project, but given the market changes, the cost may be higher. A solicitation for ITS services is scheduled to be released during FY 2025/26. Completion of this project is anticipated in FY 2026/27.

Digital Land Mobile Radio System
The existing radio communication system is nearing its life expectancy. Purchase and install a new digital land mobile radio communications system.

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES CATEGORY
Canopy/Roof Structure for Bus Parking Area
Purchase and install canopies over the bus parking stalls at the City’s Corporation Yard to protect and prolong the life of the buses and the associated equipment. CCTS will explore options for canopies equipped with solar panels, providing shade for the buses while simultaneously generating renewable energy.

Fueling Infrastructure
Hydrogen Fueling Station - A Hydrogen fueling infrastructure to support the deployment of the FCEB is needed. FCEB infrastructure deployment will require hiring an infrastructure planning contractor. FCEB deployment requires the installation of a fueling station and may require improvements such as upgrades to the switchgear or utility service connections. Planning and design work, including the development of detailed electrical and construction drawings required for permitting, is also necessary once specific charging equipment has been selected. The hydrogen fueling station, for on-site fueling, will include a hydrogen delivery system, hydrogen storage tanks, vaporizer (for liquid storage), compressor, chiller, and dispensing system that delivers fuel to the vehicles. Infrastructure is assumed to be built out in one project that will conclude prior to the first FCEB deployment in 2028.

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Battery Electric Charging Station - Infrastructure is needed to support the deployment of Battery Electric Buses (BEB). BEB infrastructure deployment will require infrastructure planning, the purchase of dispensers and chargers, and electric service upgrades to add service capacity. CCTS BEB charging depot will consist of seven chargers with two dispensers per charger. An electric service upgrade includes an estimated 1 megawatt of additional electricity capacity to accommodate charging for thirteen BEBs Infrastructure is assumed to be built out in one project that will conclude prior to the first BEB deployment in 2029.

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Station Upgrade - Both Current CNG compressors have over 20,000 hours of run time on them. Over time, compressors can lose efficiency, leading to higher energy consumption and reduced performance. Components like seals, valves, and pistons can degrade, affecting the compressor's reliability. It is necessary for the CNG compressors to be in good working condition to keep the CNG station running without any interruption to service. The project will replace the two aging CNG compressors with new ones. The CNG facility was initially built in 2001. Transit will continue to utilize CNG fuel for the next 14-16 years before all vehicles are replaced with zero-emission. The transit fleet utilizes 35-40 percent of the CNG fuel.

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Sudesh Paul
Transit Program Manager, Public Works

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Current Service Adopted Service
Services • 2 Fixed Route
• Dial-A-Ride
• 3 Fixed Routes
• Dial-A-Ride
• 2 Microtransit Zones
Frequency 60 minutes 60 minutes
Span Weekday: 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Weekday: 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Comparison
• Less coverage
• Similar frequency and service
hours
• More coverage
• Similar frequency and service hours
• Improved reliability and productivity
• Estimated 15% increase in operating
costs
Click to view MAP

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A.Planning and routing for fixed
route and microtransit
A.Bus stop need and
implementation A.Fleet Procurement
A.Procurement and
implementation of an Intelligent
Transportation System
A.Public Engagement Zero Emission Bus Technology

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45%
Fleet Procurement
• Cut-away vehicle
procurement.
• Battery Electric
Microtransit van
procurement.
• Fixed Route Vehicle
Procurement.
60%
Service Changes
• Finalizing service
revisions.
• Develop Microtransit
policy.
• Develop rollout
Implementation plan
for new service.
• Title VI analysis.
20%
Infrastructure to
Support Program
• Develop Bus Stop
Amenities Policy &
Guidelines.
• Develop Bus Stops
Design &
Implementation Plan.
• Procurement
activities for ITS
Technology
• Zero-Emission Bus
Infrastructure

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• Finalizing service revisions to capture current conditions; performing dry runs of the routes.
• Microtransit policies are being finalized.
• Rollout plan for the new service is being commenced.
• Completed Title VI analysis for the service changes.
• Dial-A-Ride vehicle procurement approved by Council on April 15th; expected delivery January 2027.
• Conducting research and scheduling an internal workshop for the Battery Electric Microtransit van procurement process.
• Started procurement activities for the replacement of the Fixed Route Vehicles.
• Bus Stop Amenities Policy & Guidelines: Under development • Bus Stops Design/ Implementation: list refinement underway • Started activities for ITS Technology & Zero-Emission Bus Infrastructure.

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2025 2026 2027 2028+
“The Project” Awarded to
Michael Baker International on
August 6, 2025
New Service Implementation
Council Action on
Various Project
Tasks
Continued Service
Improvements and
Analysis • Service Changes
• Fleet procurement
• Infrastructure to
support program
• Fixed Route
• Microtransit
• Public Outreach

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DATE: 06/03/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Honorable President and Board Members
FROM: Utilities Department
2026-209

REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AND

CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY ACTION
SUBJECT:

MAINTENANCE AND GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. FOR WIRELESS NETWORK AND MICROWAVE

SYSTEM MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, AND IMPLEMENTATION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This staff report asks the City Council to approve a Maintenance and General Services Agreement with Applied Technologies Group, Inc. to assist with the maintenance, inspection, troubleshooting, design, and implementation of the Utilities Department Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition communication system.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

That the City Council:
a. Award Request for Proposals No. 26-022SB for As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation services to Applied Technology Group, Inc. of Bakersfield, CA in the amount of $200,000 per fiscal year.

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b. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Applied Technology Group, Inc., for a six-year term beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2032 in the amount of $200,000 per fiscal year.
c. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to negotiate and execute nonsubstantive extensions, change orders, and amendments up to $20,000 or 10% as authorized in Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.060(H). d. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a purchase order to Applied Technology Group, Inc. in the amount of $200,000 per fiscal year.

That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct that the City Council take the above actions.

BACKGROUND:

The Utilities Department’s Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) wireless system provides radio communications between remote sites and treatment facilities to improve the Department’s operational efficiency and effectiveness. All wireless communications systems require regular maintenance to function properly. The radio network system consists of nine main radio towers located throughout the City. These radio towers range in height from 40 feet to 100 feet. They have both licensed and unlicensed radio equipment installed to provide the necessary telecommunication links to automated controls and data monitoring at remote sites.

The Utilities Department operates more than 100 remote sites that rely on radio telemetry to monitor and report system data to the SCADA network. Reliable and consistent radio communications are critical to ensuring staff have accurate system information to make informed decisions in managing Corona’s drinking water and water reclamation systems while maintaining compliance with applicable laws and regulations. City Council awarded a contract for wireless services in September 2021 and the contract expired requiring a new procurement.

ANALYSIS:

On February 26, 2026, Request for Proposals (RFP) 26-022SB Wireless Network and System Maintenance was issued. Four firms downloaded the RFP: Applied Technology Group, Associated General Contractors of America, Ceragon Networks, and DataGear.

The City received one proposal by the submission date of March 9, 2026. Staff evaluated the proposal based on the following criteria:

Criteria Maximum Points
Qualifications of Firm 25 pts
Qualifications of Personnel 25 pts
Work Plan / Project Understanding and Approach 25 pts
Value 25 pts

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Total 100 pts
While multiple proposals are always preferred over a single proposal, Applied Technology Group (ATG) rated high in all areas of the listed criteria. In addition, they have an established track record of responsiveness, employing an adequate number of staff to support the City’s needs and requests, and have considerable knowledge of the City’s SCADA having designed and developed existing radio network communication architecture. However, prior knowledge of the City’s systems was not a requirement to bid on this on contract nor used as an evaluation criterion.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Funding for the recommended actions is included in the Proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Utilities Department Operating Budget. Funding in future fiscal years will be recommended through the budget process.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

This action is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the CEQA determination is exempt from CEQA. This action involves maintenance, repair and replacement of existing radio equipment. Therefore, no environmental review is required.

PREPARED BY: AFTAB HUSSAIN, ASSISTANT UTILITIES DIRECTOR REVIEWED BY: TOM MOODY, UTILITIES DIRECTOR
ATTACHMENT:

1. Exhibit 1 – MGSA

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As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation

CITY OF CORONA

MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH APPLIED TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
(AS-NEEDED WIRELESS NETWORK AND MICROWAVE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENTATION - RFP NO. 26-022SB)

1. PARTIES AND DATE.

This Agreement is made and entered into this ____ day of ______________, 2026 by (“Effective Date”) by and between the City of Corona, a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of California with its principal place of business at 400 South Vicentia Avenue, Corona, California 92882 (“City”) and Applied Technology Group, Inc. a California Corporation with its principal place of business at 4440 Easton Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93309 (“Contractor”). City and Contractor are sometimes individually referred to as “Party” and collectively as “Parties” in this Agreement.

2. RECITALS.

2.1 Contractor.

Contractor desires to perform and assume responsibility for the provision of certain maintenance or other general services required by the City on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Contractor represents that it is experienced in providing Wireless Communications services to public clients, that it and its employees or subcontractors have all necessary licenses and permits to perform the Services in the State of California, and that is familiar with the plans of City.

Contractor shall not subcontract any portion of the work required by this Agreement, except as expressly stated herein, without prior written approval of City. Subcontracts, if any, shall contain a provision making them subject to all provisions stipulated in this Agreement.

2.2 Project.

City desires to engage Contractor to render such services for the As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support, and Implementation – RFP 26-022SB project (“Project”) as set forth in this Agreement.

2.3 Corona Utility Authority.

Contractor understands that the City has entered into a Water Enterprise Management Agreement and a Wastewater Enterprise Management Agreement, both dated as of February 6, 2002, with the Corona Utility Authority (“CUA”) for the maintenance, management and operation of those utility systems (collectively, the “CUA Management Agreements”). To the extent that this Agreement is deemed to be a "material contract" under either of the CUA Management Agreements, City enters into this Agreement on behalf of the CUA and subject to the terms of the applicable CUA Management Agreement(s).

2.4 As-Needed Services
This Agreement is for as-needed or on-call services. This means that each individual call-out under this Agreement is a separate project for purposes of the City’s bidding and purchasing requirements, including, but Docusign Envelope ID: E66A113E-3EBD-4226-BE65-AAE7023C7449 Docusign Envelope ID: F802C65D-90BC-8859-8021-CE2BE70749FC

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As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation not limited to, its bond requirements provided for in Civil Code Section 9550, which mandates that the City require a payment bond for certain public work projects involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000.

3. TERMS.

3.1 Scope of Services and Term.

3.1.1 General Scope of Services. Contractor promises and agrees to furnish to the City all labor, materials, tools, equipment, services, and incidental and customary work necessary to fully and adequately supply the professional Wireless Communications services maintenance or other general services necessary for the Project (“Services”). The Services are more particularly described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. All Services shall be subject to, and performed in accordance with, this Agreement, the exhibits attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and all applicable local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations.

3.1.2 Term. The term of this Agreement shall be from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2032 (“Term”), unless earlier terminated as provided herein. Contractor shall complete the Services within the Term of this Agreement and shall meet any other established schedules and deadlines. The Parties may, by mutual, written consent, extend the Term of this Agreement one or more times by executing a written amendment pursuant to Section 3.5.8 below (each a “Renewal Term.) The terms “Term” and “Renewal Term” may sometimes be generally and collectively referred to as “Term” in this Agreement.

3.2 Responsibilities of Contractor.

3.2.1 Control and Payment of Subordinates; Independent Contractor. The Services shall be performed by Contractor or under its supervision. Contractor will determine the means, methods and details of performing the Services subject to the requirements of this Agreement. City retains Contractor on an independent contractor basis and not as an employee. Contractor retains the right to perform similar or different services for others during the Term of this Agreement. Any additional personnel performing the Services under this Agreement on behalf of Contractor shall also not be employees of City and shall at all times be under Contractor’s exclusive direction and control.

Contractor shall pay all wages, salaries, and other amounts due such personnel in connection with their performance of Services under this Agreement and as required by law. Contractor shall be responsible for all reports and obligations respecting such additional personnel, including, but not limited to: social security taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, and workers’ compensation insurance.

3.2.2 Schedule of Services. Contractor shall perform the Services within the Term of this Agreement, in accordance with the Schedule of Services set forth in Exhibit “B” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and in accordance with any other completion schedule or milestones which may be separately agreed upon in writing by the Parties. Contractor represents that it has the professional and technical personnel required to perform the Services in conformance with such conditions. In order to facilitate Contractor’s conformance with the Schedule, City shall respond to Contractor’s submittals in a timely manner. Upon request of City, Contractor shall provide a more detailed schedule of anticipated performance to meet the Schedule of Services.

3.2.3 Conformance to Applicable Requirements. All Services performed by Contractor shall be subject to the approval of City.

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3.2.4 City’s Representative. The City hereby designates the Utility Director, or his or her designee, to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (“City’s Representative”). City’s Representative shall have the power to act on behalf of the City for all purposes under this Agreement. Contractor shall not accept direction or orders from any person other than the City’s Representative or his or her designee.

3.2.5 Contractor’s Representative. Contractor hereby designates Jeff Gillam, or his or her designee, to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (“Contractor’s Representative”). Contractor’s Representative shall have full authority to represent and act on behalf of the Contractor for all purposes under this Agreement. The Contractor’s Representative shall supervise and direct the Services, using his best skill and attention, and shall be responsible for all means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures and for the satisfactory coordination of all portions of the Services under this Agreement.

3.2.6 Coordination of Services. Contractor agrees to work closely with City staff in the performance of Services and shall be available to City’s staff, consultants and other staff at all reasonable times.

3.2.7 Standard of Care; Performance of Employees. Contractor shall perform all Services under this Agreement in a skillful and competent manner, consistent with the standards generally recognized as being employed by professionals in the same discipline in the State of California. Contractor represents and maintains that it is skilled in the professional calling necessary to perform the Services. Contractor agrees that all employees and subcontractors shall have sufficient skill and experience to perform the Services assigned to them. Finally, Contractor represents that it, its employees and subcontractors shall have all licenses, permits, qualifications and approvals of whatever nature that are legally required to perform the Services, including a City Business License, and that such licenses and approvals shall be maintained throughout the Term of this Agreement. As provided for in the indemnification provisions of this Agreement, Contractor shall perform, at its own cost and expense and without reimbursement from the City, any services necessary to correct errors or omissions which are caused by the Contractor’s failure to comply with the standard of care provided for herein. Any employee of the Contractor or its sub-contractors who is determined by the City to be uncooperative, incompetent, a threat to the adequate or timely completion of the Project, a threat to the safety of persons or property, or any employee who fails or refuses to perform the Services in a manner acceptable to the City, shall be promptly removed from the Project by the Contractor and shall not be re-employed to perform any of the Services or to work on the Project.

3.2.8 Disputes. Should any dispute arise respecting the true value of any work done, of any work omitted, or of any extra work which Contractor may be required to do, or respecting the size of any payment to Contractor during the performance of this Contract, Contractor shall continue to perform the Work while said dispute is decided by the City. If Contractor disputes the City’s decision, Contractor shall have such remedies as may be provided by law.

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As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation notice to the City, Contractor shall be solely responsible for all costs arising therefrom. City is a public entity of the State of California subject to certain provisions of the Health & Safety Code, Government Code, Public Contract Code, and Labor Code of the State. It is stipulated and agreed that all provisions of the law applicable to the public contracts of a municipality are a part of this Contract to the same extent as though set forth herein and will be complied with. These include but are not limited to the payment of prevailing wages, the stipulation that eight (8) hours' labor shall constitute a legal day's work and that no worker shall be permitted to work in excess of eight (8) hours during any one calendar day except as permitted by law. Contractor shall defend, indemnify and hold City, its officials, directors, officers, employees and agents free and harmless, pursuant to the indemnification provisions of this Agreement, from any claim or liability arising out of any failure or alleged failure to comply with such laws, rules or regulations.

3.2.9.1 Employment Eligibility; Contractor. By executing this Agreement, Contractor verifies that it fully complies with all requirements and restrictions of state and federal law respecting the employment of undocumented aliens, including, but not limited to, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as may be amended from time to time. Such requirements and restrictions include, but are not limited to, examination and retention of documentation confirming the identity and immigration status of each employee of the Contractor. Contractor also verifies that it has not committed a violation of any such law within the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of execution of this Agreement, and shall not violate any such law at any time during the Term of the Agreement. Contractor shall avoid any violation of any such law during the Term of this Agreement by participating in an electronic verification of work authorization program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security, by participating in an equivalent federal work authorization program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security to verify information of newly hired employees, or by some other legally acceptable method. Contractor shall maintain records of each such verification, and shall make them available to the City or its representatives for inspection and copy at any time during normal business hours. The City shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses related to Contractor’s compliance with the requirements provided for in Section 3.2.9 or any of its sub-sections.

3.2.9.2 Employment Eligibility; Subcontractors, Sub-subcontractors and Consultants. To the same extent and under the same conditions as Contractor, Contractor shall require all of its subcontractors, sub-subcontractors and consultants performing any work or Services relating to the Project or this Agreement to make the same verifications and comply with all requirements and restrictions provided for in Section 3.2.9.1.

3.2.9.3 Employment Eligibility; Failure to Comply. Each person executing this Agreement on behalf of Contractor verifies that they are a duly authorized officer of Contractor, and understands that any of the following shall be grounds for the City to terminate the Agreement for cause: (1) failure of Contractor or its subcontractors, sub-subcontractors or consultants to meet any of the requirements provided for in Sections 3.2.9.1 or 3.2.9.2; (2) any misrepresentation or material omission concerning compliance with such requirements (including in those verifications provided to the Contractor under Section 3.2.9.2); or (3) failure to immediately remove from the Project any person found not to be in compliance with such requirements.

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3.2.9.5 Equal Opportunity Employment. Contractor represents that it is an equal opportunity employer and it shall not discriminate against any subconsultant, employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, handicap, ancestry, sex or age. Such non-discrimination shall include, but not be limited to, all activities related to initial employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination. Contractor shall also comply with all relevant provisions of City’s Minority Business Enterprise program, Affirmative Action Plan or other related programs or guidelines currently in effect or hereinafter enacted.

3.2.9.6Air Quality. Contractor must fully comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in furnishing or using equipment and/or providing services, including, but not limited to, emissions limits and permitting requirements imposed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and/or California Air Resources Board (CARB). Although the SCAQMD and CARB limits and requirements are more broad, Contractor shall specifically be aware of their application to "portable equipment", which definition is considered by SCAQMD and CARB to include any item of equipment with a fuel-powered engine. Contractor shall indemnify City against any fines or penalties imposed by SCAQMD, CARB, or any other governmental or regulatory agency for violations of applicable laws, rules and/or regulations by Contractor, its subcontractors, or others for whom Contractor is responsible under its indemnity obligations provided for in this Agreement.

Contractor shall comply, and shall ensure all subcontractors comply, with all applicable requirements of the most current version of the regulations imposed by CARB including, without limitation, all applicable terms of Title 13, California Code of Regulations Division 3, Chapter 9 and all pending amendments (“Regulation”).

Throughout the Project, and for three (3) years thereafter, Contractor shall make available for inspection and copying any and all documents or information associated with Contractor’s and its subcontractors’ fleets including, without limitation, the Certificates of Reported Compliance (“CRCs”), fuel/refueling records, maintenance records, emissions records, and any other information the Contractor is required to produce, keep or maintain pursuant to the Regulation upon two (2) calendar days’ notice from the City.

Contractor shall be solely liable for any and all costs associated with compliance with the Regulation as well as for any and all penalties, fines, damages, or costs associated with any and all violations, or failures to comply with the Regulation. Contractor shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officials, officers, employees and authorized volunteers free and harmless from any claims, liabilities, costs, penalties or interest arising out of any failure or alleged failure to comply with the Regulation.

3.2.10 Insurance.

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As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation under this section. Failure to provide and maintain all required insurance shall be grounds for the City to terminate this Agreement for cause.

3.2.10.2 Minimum Requirements. Contractor shall, at its expense, procure and maintain for the duration of the Agreement insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the Agreement by the Contractor, its agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors. Contractor shall also require all of its subcontractors to procure and maintain the same insurance for the duration of the Agreement. Such insurance shall meet at least the following minimum levels of coverage:
(A) Minimum Scope of Insurance. Coverage shall be at least as broad as the latest version of the following: (1) General Liability: Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (occurrence form CG 0001); (2) Automobile Liability:

Insurance Services Office Business Auto Coverage form number CA 0001, code 1 (any auto), or if Contractor has no owned autos, Code 8 (hired) and 9 (non-owned); and (3) Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability: Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the State of California and Employer’s Liability Insurance.
(B) Minimum Limits of Insurance. Contractor shall maintain limits no less than: (1) General Liability: $1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury, advertising injury and property damage. If Commercial General Liability Insurance or other form with general aggregate limit is used including, but not limited to, form CG 2503, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this Agreement/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit; (2) Automobile Liability: $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage; and (3) Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability: Workers’ Compensation limits as required by the Labor Code of the State of California. Employer’s Liability limits of $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease.

3.2.10.3 Insurance Endorsements. The insurance policies shall contain or be endorsed (amended) to include the following provisions:
(A) General Liability. The general liability policy shall state that:
(1) the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be covered as additional insured with respect to liability arising out of work or operations performed by or on behalf of the Contractor, including materials, parts or equipment furnished in connection therewith (the endorsement form shall be at least as broad as ISO Form CG 20 10 11 85 or both CG 20 37 and one of the following: CG 20 10, CG 20 26, CG 20 33 or CG 20 38); and (2) the insurance coverage shall be primary insurance coverage as respects the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers (the endorsement form shall be at least as broad as ISO CG 20 01 04 13). Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be excess of the Contractor’s insurance and shall not be called upon to contribute with it in any way.
(B) Waiver of Subrogation – Workers’ Compensation and
Employer’s Liability Coverage. The insurer shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation against the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers for losses paid under the terms of the insurance policy which arise from work or Services performed by the Contractor.

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As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation (C) All Coverages. If Contractor maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums shown above, the City is entitled to the broader coverage and/or higher limits maintained by Contractor. Thus, any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.

3.2.10.4 Other Provisions; Endorsements Preferred. Contractor shall endeavor to provide endorsements regarding the following provisions, but nonetheless understands, acknowledges and agrees that the following provisions shall apply and that failure to comply shall be considered to be a breach of this Agreement by Contractor:
(A) Waiver of Subrogation – All Other Policies. Contractor hereby waives all rights of subrogation any insurer of Contractor’s may acquire against the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers for losses paid under the terms of any insurance policy which arise from work or Services performed by the Contractor. Contractor understands, acknowledges and agrees that this provision is in full force and effect even if the City does not receive a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the insurer.
(B) Notice. Contractor shall either: (1) require its insurer to provide thirty (30) days prior written notice to the City before coverage is suspended, voided, or canceled; or (2) notify City in writing that such notice is not available and forward any notice of such actions to the City within two (2) business days from date of receipt by Contractor. Contractor understands, acknowledges and agrees that this provision is in full force and effect even if the City does not receive a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the insurer.

3.2.10.5 Claims Made Policies. The following provisions shall apply to all policies that provide coverage on a claims-made basis: (A) the retroactive date must be shown and must be before the date on which any Services under this Agreement commence; (B) the insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least five (5) years after completion of the Project; and (C) if coverage is canceled or not renewed and is not replaced with another claims-made policy with a retroactive date prior to the date on which any Services under this Agreement commence, Contractor must purchase “extended reporting” coverage for a minimum of five (5) years after completion of Project.

3.2.10.6 Deductibles and Self-Insurance Retentions. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City. The City may require the Contractor to provide proof of ability to pay losses and related investigation, claims administration and defense expenses within the deductible or self-insured retention. The deductible or self-insured retention may be satisfied by either the named insured or the City.

3.2.10.7 Acceptability of Insurers. Unless under the circumstances a different rating is otherwise acceptable to the City in its sole and absolute discretion, insurance is to be placed with insurers which are satisfactory to the City and which meet either of the following criteria : (1) an insurer with a current A.M. Best’s rating no less than A-:VII and licensed as an admitted insurance carrier in California; or (2) an insurer with a current A.M. Best’s rating no less than A-:X and authorized to issue the required policies in California.

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As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation approved by the City before any Services commence; provided, however, that failure to obtain the required documents prior to the commencement of Services shall not waive Contractor’s obligation to provide them. The City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, at any time.

3.2.10.9 Reporting of Claims. Contractor shall report to the City, in addition to Contractor’s insurer, any and all insurance claims submitted by Contractor in connection with the Services under this Agreement.

3.2.10.10 Sub-Contractors. All subcontractors shall comply with each and every insurance provision of this Section 3.2.10. Contractor shall therefore not allow any subcontractor to commence work on any subcontract to perform any part of the Services until it has provided evidence satisfactory to the City that the subcontractor has secured all insurance required under this Agreement.

3.2.10.11 Special Risk or Circumstances. The City reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to modify the requirements of this Section 3.2.10, including limits, based on any of the following: (A) the nature of the risk of the Services; (B) the prior experience of the insured; (C) the rating or other quality or characteristic of the insurer; (D) any special or unique coverage issues; and (E) any other special or unique circumstances.

3.2.11 Safety. Contractor shall execute and maintain its work and Services so as to avoid injury or damage to any person or property. In carrying out its Services, the Contractor shall at all times be in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations, and shall exercise all necessary precautions for the safety of employees appropriate to the nature of the Services and the conditions under which the Services are to be performed.

3.2.12 Bonds.

3.2.12.1 Performance Bond. If required by law or otherwise specifically requested by City in Exhibit “C” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, Contractor shall execute and provide to City, when the City approves an individual call-out and issues a project work order for that project, a Performance Bond in the amount of the project work order and in a form provided or approved by the City. If such bond is required, no payment will be made to Contractor until it has been received and approved by the City.

3.2.12.2 Payment Bond. If required by law or otherwise specifically requested by City in Exhibit “C” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, Contractor shall execute and provide to City, when the City approves an individual call-out and issues a project work order for that project, a Payment Bond in the amount of the project work order and in a form provided or approved by the City. If such bond is required, no payment will be made to Contractor until it has been received and approved by the City.

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As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation this Agreement until any replacement bonds required by this Section are accepted by the City. To the extent, if any, that the total compensation or compensation for a project work order is increased in accordance with the Agreement, the Contractor shall, upon request of the City, cause the amount of the bonds to be increased accordingly and shall promptly deliver satisfactory evidence of such increase to the City. To the extent available, the bonds shall further provide that no change or alteration of the Agreement (including, without limitation, an increase in the total compensation or compensation for a project work order, as referred to above), extensions of time, or modifications of the time, terms, or conditions of payment to the Contractor, will release the surety. If the Contractor fails to furnish any required bond, the City may terminate this Agreement for cause.

3.2.12.4 Surety Qualifications. The bonds must be provided by a surety which is satisfactory to the City and which meets either of the following criteria: (1) a surety with a current A.M. Best’s rating no less than A-:VII and licensed as an admitted surety insurer in California; or (2) a surety with a current A.M. Best’s rating no less than A-:X and authorized to issue the required bonds in California. If a surety does not meet these requirements, the insurer will be considered qualified if it is in conformance with Section 995.660 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, and proof of such is provided to the City.

3.2.13 Accounting Records. Contractor shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to all costs and expenses incurred under this Agreement. All such records shall be clearly identifiable. Contractor shall allow a representative of City during normal business hours to examine, audit, and make transcripts or copies of such records and any other documents created pursuant to this Agreement. Contractor shall allow inspection of all work, data, documents, proceedings, and activities related to the Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of final payment under this Agreement.

3.3 Fees and Payments.

3.3.1 Rates & Total Compensation. Contractor shall receive compensation, including authorized reimbursements, for all Services rendered under this Agreement at the rates set forth in Exhibit ”C” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The total compensation, including authorized reimbursements, shall not exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) per fiscal year (“Total Compensation”) without written approval of City’s Representative. Extra Work may be authorized, as described below, and if authorized, will be compensated at the rates and manner set forth in this Agreement.

3.3.2 Payment of Compensation. Contractor shall submit to City a monthly itemized statement which indicates work completed and hours of Services rendered by Contractor. The statement shall describe the amount of Services and supplies provided since the initial commencement date, or since the start of the subsequent billing periods, as appropriate, through the date of the statement. City shall, within 30 days of receiving such statement, review the statement and pay all approved charges thereon.

3.3.3 Reimbursement for Expenses. Contractor shall not be reimbursed for any expenses unless authorized in writing by City.

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As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation not reasonably anticipate would be necessary at the execution of this Agreement. Contractor shall not perform, nor be compensated for, Extra Work without written authorization from City’s Representative.

3.3.5 Prevailing Wages. Contractor is aware of the requirements of Chapter 1 (beginning at Section 1720 et seq.) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the California Labor Code, as well as Title 8, Section 16000 et seq. of the California Code of Regulations (“Prevailing Wage Laws”), which require the payment of prevailing wage rates and the performance of other requirements on “public works” and “maintenance” projects. If the Services are being performed as part of an applicable “public works” or “maintenance” project, as defined by the Prevailing Wage Laws, and if the Total Compensation is $1,000 or more, Contractor and its subcontractors shall fully comply with the Prevailing Wage Laws for their employees and any others to whom such laws are applicable. Contractor and its subcontractors shall also be responsible for any and all violations and fines imposed on them pursuant to the Prevailing Wage Laws. Pursuant to SB 854, which amended the Prevailing Wage Laws, this Agreement would also be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”). Beginning April 1, 2015, no contractor or subcontractor may be awarded this Agreement unless registered with the DIR pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. The City will report all necessary agreements to the DIR as required by the Prevailing Wage Laws. Contractor shall make copies of the prevailing rates of per diem wages for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to execute the Services available to interested parties upon request and shall post copies at the Contractor’s principal place of business and at the Project site. It is most efficient for the Contractor to obtain a copy of the prevailing wages in effect at the commencement of this Agreement from the website of the Division of Labor Statistics and Research of the DIR located at www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/. In the alternative, Contractor may obtain a copy of the prevailing wages from the City’s Representative. Contractor shall defend, indemnify and hold the City, its elected officials, officers, employees and agents free and harmless from any claim or liability arising out of any failure or alleged failure to comply with the Prevailing Wage Laws.

3.3.6 Apprenticeable Crafts. If the services are being performed as part of an applicable “public works” or “maintenance” project, as defined by the Prevailing Wage Laws, Contractor shall comply with the provisions of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code with respect to the employment of properly registered apprentices upon public works when Contractor employs workmen in an apprenticeable craft or trade. The primary responsibility for compliance with said section for all apprenticeable occupations shall be with Contractor.

3.4 Termination of Agreement.

3.4.1 Grounds for Termination. City may, by written notice to Contractor, terminate the whole or any part of this Agreement at any time and without cause by giving written notice to Contractor of such termination, and specifying the effective date thereof, at least seven (7) days before the effective date of such termination. Upon termination, Contractor shall be compensated only for those Services which have been adequately rendered to City, as well as any authorized reimbursable expenses, and Contractor shall be entitled to no further compensation. Contractor may not terminate this Agreement except for cause.

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As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation this Agreement. Contractor shall be required to provide such document and other information within fifteen (15) days of the request.

3.4.3 Additional Services. In the event this Agreement is terminated in whole or in part as provided herein, City may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it may determine appropriate, services similar to those terminated.

3.5 General Provisions.

3.5.1 Delivery of Notices. All notices permitted or required under this Agreement shall be given to the respective Parties at the following address, or at such other address as the respective Parties may provide in writing for this purpose:

Contractor:

Applied Technology Group, Inc.
4440 Easton Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93309
Attn: Jeff Gillam
City:

City of Corona
400 South Vicentia Avenue
Corona, CA 92882
Attn: Tom Moody, Utilities
Such notice shall be deemed made when personally delivered or when mailed, fortyeight (48) hours after deposit in the U.S. Mail, first class postage prepaid and addressed to the Party at its applicable address. Actual notice shall be deemed adequate notice on the date actual notice occurred, regardless of the method of service.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Contractor's Services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Contractor. Contractor’s obligation to indemnify shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement, and shall not be restricted to insurance proceeds, if any, received by the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, or volunteers.

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As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation for extra work, disputed work, claims and/or changed conditions, Contractor must comply with the claim procedures set forth in Government Code Sections 900 et seq. prior to filing any lawsuit against the City. Such Government Code claims and any subsequent lawsuit based upon the Government Code claims shall be limited to those matters that remain unresolved after all procedures pertaining to extra work, disputed work, claims, and/or changed conditions have been followed by Contractor. If no such Government Code claim is submitted, or if any prerequisite contractual requirements are not otherwise satisfied as specified herein, Contractor shall be barred from bringing and maintaining a valid lawsuit against the City.

3.5.4 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement.

3.5.5 City’s Right to Employ Other Contractors. City reserves right to employ other contractors in connection with this Project.

3.5.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding on the successors and assigns of the parties.

3.5.6.1 Subcontractors; Assignment or Transfer. Contractor shall not subcontract any portion of the Services required under this Agreement, except as expressly authorized herein, without the prior written approval of the City. Subcontracts, if any, shall include a provision making them subject to all provisions of this Agreement. Contractor shall also not assign, hypothecate or transfer, either directly or by operation of law, this Agreement or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the City. Any attempt to subcontract or take any other action not authorized herein shall be null and void, and any subcontractors, assignees, hypothecates or transferees shall acquire no right or interest by reason of such action.

3.5.6.2 Corona Utility Authority. To the extent that this Agreement is deemed to be a "material contract" under either of the CUA Management Agreements, Contractor has no right to terminate this Agreement, either with or without cause, based upon the existence or non-existence of either or both of the CUA Management Agreements. Therefore, if an applicable CUA Management Agreement expires or terminates for any reason, Contractor shall remain fully obligated to perform under this Agreement with the CUA or another third party contracted by the CUA for the maintenance, management and operation of the applicable utility system.

All references to Contractor include all personnel, employees, agents, and subcontractors of Contractor, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement. All references to City include its elected officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers except as otherwise specified in this Agreement.

The captions of the various articles and paragraphs are for convenience and ease of reference only, and do not define, limit, augment, or describe the scope, content or intent of this Agreement.

3.5.8 Amendment; Modification. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing and signed by both Parties.

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3.5.9 Waiver. No waiver of any default shall constitute a waiver of any other default or breach, whether of the same or other covenant or condition. No waiver, benefit, privilege, or service voluntarily given or performed by a Party shall give the other Party any contractual rights by custom, estoppel or otherwise.

3.5.10 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except to the extent expressly provided for in Section 3.5.6, there are no intended third party beneficiaries of any right or obligation assumed by the Parties.

3.5.11 Invalidity; Severability. If any portion of this Agreement is declared invalid, illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

3.5.12 Prohibited Interests. Contractor maintains and warrants that it has not employed nor retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for Contractor, to solicit or secure this Agreement. Further, Contractor warrants that it has not paid nor has it agreed to pay any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for Contractor, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Agreement. Contractor further agrees to file, or shall cause its employees or subcontractors to file, a Statement of Economic Interest with the City’s Filing Officer as required under state law in the performance of the Services. For breach or violation of this warranty, City shall have the right to rescind this Agreement without liability. For the Term of this Agreement, no member, officer or employee of City, during the term of his or her service with City, shall have any direct interest in this Agreement, or obtain any present or anticipated material benefit arising therefrom.

3.5.13 Cooperation; Further Acts. The Parties shall fully cooperate with one another and shall take any additional acts or sign any additional documents as may be necessary, appropriate or convenient to attain the purposes of this Agreement.

3.5.14 Attorney’s Fees. If either Party commences an action against the other Party, either legal, administrative or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the prevailing Party in such litigation shall be entitled to have and recover from the losing Party reasonable attorney’s fees and all other costs of such action.

3.5.15 Authority to Enter Agreement. Contractor has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business and to execute, deliver, and perform the Agreement. Each Party warrants that the individuals who have signed this Agreement have the legal power, right, and authority to make this Agreement and bind each respective Party.

3.5.16 Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.

3.5.17 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire Agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior negotiations, understandings, or agreements. This Agreement may only be modified by a writing signed by both Parties.

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As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation [SIGNATURES ON NEXT 2 PAGES]
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As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation CITY’S SIGNATURE PAGE FOR

CITY OF CORONA

MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH APPLIED TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
(AS-NEEDED WIRELESS NETWORK AND MICROWAVE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENTATION - RFP NO. 26-022SB)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have entered into this Agreement as of the date first written above.

CITY OF CORONA
By: _________________________
Tom Moody
Utilities Director
Reviewed By: _________________________
Aftab Hussain
Assistant Utilities Director
Reviewed By: _________________________
Melissa Estrada-Maravilla
Operations Analyst II
Reviewed By: _________________________
Nicole McDaniel
Assistant to the City Manager/Acting Purchasing Manager Attest:
_________________________
Sylvia Edwards
City Clerk
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As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation CONTRACTOR’S SIGNATURE PAGE FOR

CITY OF CORONA

APPLIED TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
a California Corporation
By: _________________________
Lori Barnes
CEO/President/Secretary/CFO
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As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation EXHIBIT “A”

SCOPE OF SERVICES
Consultant promises and agrees to furnish to the City all labor, materials, tools, equipment, services, and incidental and customary work necessary to fully and adequately supply the professional As-Needed Wireless Network and Microwave System Maintenance, Support and Implementation services necessary for the Project. The Services are more particularly described herein:

The Consultant will perform the following services to assist with as needed maintenance support and implementation for the City’s SCADA network and microwave system including, but not limited to, the following:
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system design, deployment and service; Radio Tower “Ring” network design with remote site radio communications for SCADA operations
• Annual overall radio system equipment preventative maintenance inspection and evaluation report
• Perform maintenance or repairs of existing radio system equipment to prevent downtime/loss of communications and/or improve communication signals • Microwave system design, deployment and service; including maintaining firmware up to date and maintaining 24hr battery back up equipment
• 900 MHZ and GE Orbit radio systems (point to point) including maintaining firmware up to date
• Ethernet, fiber optics, and network management required to deploy Ethernet based radio communication; including technical support and design with migration plans from serial radio mesh network to ethernet point to point in our remotes sites using 900 MHZ radio communication
• Wireless infrastructure system design, deployment and maintenance; • Tower climbing and rescue;
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) coordination and licensing assistance including coordination with the FCC to license existing unlicensed microwave links and maintaining all FCC licenses current
• Manlift operations;
• Radio Frequency (RF) propagation;
• RF computer path analysis and radio site survey capabilities.

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The Consultant shall have staff certified/licensed for at least one of the following:
• FCC General Radiotelephone Operator (PG);
• Tower Climb and Rescue
• Manlift and Scissor-lift operations
• GE MDS Service and Diagnostics
• Moseley Service and Diagnostics
The Consultant shall be an Authorized Reseller and/or Service Center for at least one of the following:
• Cisco – Premier Partner
• GE MDS – Full Service Partner
• Moseley – Full Service Provider/Support Certification • Phoenix Contact – Certified Wireless Distributor
• Motorola Solutions – Service Elite Specialist
The Consultant shall own or have access to the following test equipment for service and troubleshooting applications:
• Aeroflex P25 and NEXEDGE capable service monitor
• Anritsu Spectrum Analyzer
• Survey vehicles with built in antenna masts and equipment for field surveys NOTE – NOT PUBLIC PROJECT WORK
This Agreement generally governs only work which is considered to be “maintenance work” under CMC Section 3.08.010(k) and Public Contract Code Section 22002(d), and does not include “public project” work under CMC Section 3.08.010(m) and Public Contract Code Section 22002(c). The only time that an individual call-out, as described in Exhibits “B” and “C” attached hereto, might include “public project” work is when an individual call-out is strictly limited to an amount that is not required to be informally or formally bid under the CMC or state law (e.g. less than $75,000), and individual projects shall not be split to fall below that amount.

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EXHIBIT “B”

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Consultant shall complete the Services within the Term of this Agreement, and shall meet any other established schedules and deadlines.

AS-NEEDED SERVICES
Each individual call-out under this Agreement is a separate project for purposes the City’s bidding and purchasing requirements.

Contractor shall provide the Services on an as-needed basis, and as scheduled and directed by the City’s Representative.

For each individual call-out, Contractor shall respond, mobilize and be on-site ready to start work no later than twenty-four (24) hours or as directed after notification for routine work, repairs and installations. Contractor must be able to respond by telephone to emergency call-out notifications from City within thirty (30) minutes or less of being notified by City that there is an emergency, and to be mobilized and on-site within two (2) hours or less of such emergency notification by City.

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EXHIBIT “C”

COMPENSATION
Consultant shall receive compensation, including authorized reimbursements, for all Services rendered under this Agreement at the rates set forth herein.

BONDS
Each individual call-out under this Agreement is a separate project for purposes of the City’s bidding and purchasing requirements, including, but not limited to, its bond requirements provided for in Civil Code Section 9550, which mandates that the City require a payment bond for certain public work projects involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000.

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Payment Bonds: Consultant shall provide a 100% payment bond for all individual call-out projects for which a project work order has been issued by the City in excess of $25,000.

Performance Bonds: Consultantshall be required to provide a 100% performance bond whenever the City indicates that one is required in the project work order issued for an individual call-out project.

Cost of Bonds: Whenever a bond is required by the City for an individual call-out project, Consultant will be able to include the costs of the bonds for that individual call-out.

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DATE: 06/03/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Honorable President and Board Members
FROM: Utilities Department
2026-210

REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AND

CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY ACTION
SUBJECT:

WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL WASTEWATER AUTHORITY FY 2027 BUDGET
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This staff report asks the City Council to ratify the Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget. Corona’s FY 2027 obligation is $6,809,352, which was included in the City’s FY 2027 Sewer operating budget.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

That the City Council ratify the proposed Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority Fiscal Year 2027 budget.

That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct the City Council to take the above actions.

BACKGROUND & HISTORY:

The Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority (WRCRWA) was formed to provide a cost-effective regional water reclamation treatment system for the benefit of its member agencies. The City of Corona is a member of WRCRWA along with the City of Norco, Jurupa Community Services District, Home Gardens Sanitary District, and Western Municipal Water District.

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On July 18, 2012, the City Council and the Corona Utility Authority approved the Project and Capacity Agreement for the expansion of the treatment facility from eight million gallons per day to fourteen million gallons per day to meet the operational capacity required by Corona and other member agencies. The WRCRWA treatment plant expansion was completed in FY 2018 and, according to Addendum No. 6 to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement creating the Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority (City of Corona Membership), the City of Corona now pays its fair share responsibility of administrative, operating and capital improvement projects cost of the plant. The City’s original allotted treatment capacity was 2.37 million gallons per day, but a transfer agreement with Home Gardens Sanitary District approved by City Council on April 17, 2019, increased that capacity to 2.62 million gallons per day. Additionally, the City owns 2.62 million gallons per day of capacity in the sewer conveyance system.

ANALYSIS:

The WRCRWA FY 2027 proposed budget was approved by the WRCRWA Board of Directors on April 16, 2026. The approved budget requires ratification by each member agency’s governing body. Corona’s FY 2027 obligation is outlined in the following table.

Staff has reviewed the budget documents and recommends City Council approve the item.

Expenditure Category Amount Fund Name
Operations:

Treatment System $1,720,312 Sewer Fund 572
Conveyance System $111,089 Sewer Fund 572
General & Administration $358,727 Sewer Fund 572
Debt Service:

SRF Loan Payment $1,903,189 Sewer Capacity Fund 440
Capital:

Non-Replacement Capital $2,358,018 Sewer Fund 572
Asset Replacement Reserve $358,017 Sewer Fund 572
Total Member Contribution $6,809,352
FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Funding for the recommended action was included in the Proposed FY 2027 Utilities Department’s operating budget within the Sewer Utility Fund 572.

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ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the common-sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This action is to receive and file the staff’s presentation. Therefore, no environmental analysis is required.

PREPARED BY: ALEX CHOU, BUSINESS SUPERVISOR
REVIEWED BY: TOM MOODY, UTILITIES DIRECTOR
ATTACHMENT:

1. Exhibit 1 – WRCRWA Fiscal Year 2027 Budget

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WRCRWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Agenda Item 4.D.

April 16, 2026
TO: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tracey LaBonte, Chair
Anthony Herda, Vice Chair
Wes Speake, Secretary-Treasurer
Greg Bowen
Fauzia Rizvi
FROM: Gary Miller, Administrator
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 BUDGET, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 26-002 ESTABLISHING RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR

CONVEYANCE, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER, AND GIVE THE

ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORITY TO OPEN ANNUAL PURCHASE ORDERS
RECOMMENDATION:

The WRCRWA Executive Committee and the Administrator recommend that the Board of Directors:

1. Adopt the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget (Operating, Debt Service, and Capital), along with new rates consistent with the budget figures;

2. Adopt Resolution 26-002, Establishing Rates to be Charged for Conveyance, Treatment, and Disposal of Wastewater;

3. Direct Member Agencies to present this Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget to their governing boards for approval; and

4. Authorize the Administrator to open annual purchase orders, totaling $3,519,500, for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 that exceed the $60,000 Board approved purchase authorization limit of the Administrator.
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WRCRWA Board of Directors Meeting
April 16, 2026
Agenda Item 4.D.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

In the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget, Member Agency contributions will increase in aggregate by $4,194,288 or 14.9%. The Operating Budget will increase by $780,186 or 5.9%; the Debt Service Budget remains the same, and the Capital Budget will increase by $3,414,102, or 32.8%, which includes $6,989,775 unspent capital budget to be carried forward from Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

BUDGET IMPACT:

Upon budget approval by the Board of Directors and subsequent approval by each Member Agency, the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 will become the official Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority (WRCRWA) Budget, which includes individual Member Agency contributions and establishes fixed and variable rates.

DETAIL:

See attached presentation for further details relating to the Operating, Debt Service, and Capital budgets.

Respectfully submitted by:

Gary Miller, Administrator
Attachment(s):

1. Member Contribution Summary Year-to-Year Comparison

2. Capacity, Rates, and Contributions - Fixed and Variable

3. Rate Calculation

4. Operations Fund Budget Year-to-Year Comparison

5. Fixed and Variable Cost Allocation

6. Debt Service Expenditures

7. Capital Budget

8. Capital Improvement Project Descriptions

9. Asset Replacement Schedule

10. Annual Purchase Orders over $60,000

11. Resolution 26-002

12. Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Presentation
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Expenditure Category Corona HGSD JCSD Norco Western Total Operations:

Treatment System $ 1,720,312 $ 683,558 $ 5,778,281 $ 2,223,734 $ 1,249,310 $ 11,655,195 Conveyance System 111,089 44,483 - 139,339 85,710 380,621 General & Administration 358,727 102,689 821,514 369,681 264,253 1,916,864 Total Operating Contributions $ 2,190,128 $ 830,730 $ 6,599,795 $ 2,732,754 $ 1,599,273 $ 13,952,680 Debt Service:

SRF Loan $ 1,903,189 $ 70,887 $ 2,064,704 $ 408,275 $ 39,481 $ 4,486,536 Capital:

Pay-go Capital Improvement Projects (1) $ 2,358,018 $ 674,997 $ 4,987,603 $ 2,416,336 $ 1,750,821 $ 12,187,775 Asset Replacement Reserve Funding 358,017 102,485 539,663 359,615 273,077 1,632,857 Total Capital Contributions $ 2,716,035 $ 777,482 $ 5,527,266 $ 2,775,951 $ 2,023,898 $ 13,820,632 Total Member Contributions $ 6,809,352 $ 1,679,099 $ 14,191,765 $ 5,916,980 $ 3,662,652 $ 32,259,848 Expenditure Category Corona HGSD JCSD Norco Western Total Operations:

Treatment System $ 1,667,901 $ 646,867 $ 5,310,410 $ 2,067,623 $ 1,209,982 $ 10,902,783 Conveyance System 108,788 41,997 - 129,466 83,933 364,184 General & Administration 356,606 102,082 816,655 367,494 262,690 1,905,527 Total Operating Contributions $ 2,133,295 $ 790,946 $ 6,127,065 $ 2,564,583 $ 1,556,605 $ 13,172,494 Debt Service:

SRF Loan $ 1,903,189 $ 70,887 $ 2,064,704 $ 408,275 $ 39,481 $ 4,486,536 Capital:

Pay-go Capital Improvement Projects (1) $ 1,723,758 $ 493,437 $ 3,637,081 $ 1,766,091 $ 1,280,183 $ 8,900,550 Asset Replacement Reserve Funding 330,307 94,553 497,397 331,765 251,958 1,505,980 Total Capital Contributions $ 2,054,065 $ 587,990 $ 4,134,478 $ 2,097,856 $ 1,532,141 $ 10,406,530 Total Member Contributions $ 6,090,549 $ 1,449,823 $ 12,326,247 $ 5,070,714 $ 3,128,227 $ 28,065,560 Total Member Contribution YTY Change $ 718,803 $ 229,276 $ 1,865,518 $ 846,266 $ 534,425 $ 4,194,288 % Changes 11.8% 15.8% 15.1% 16.7% 17.1% 14.9%
% Changes, excluding carried over CIP 1.6% 3.8% 3.0% 4.4% 2.7% 3.0% (1) $6,989,775 is proposed to carry over from FY 2025-2026 to FY 2026-2027; $3,522,500 is carried over from FY 2024-2025 to FY 2025-2026 Adopted Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget
WRCRWA Budget Schedule
Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Member Contribution Summary Year-to-Year Comparison
Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget
Attachment 1
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Capacity Contribution Capacity Contribution Capacity Contribution Total by Agency Corona 2.62 $ 1,046,801 2.62 $ 66,391 2.62 $ 358,727 $ 1,471,919 HGSD 0.75 $ 299,657 0.75 $ 19,005 0.75 $ 102,689 $ 421,351 JCSD 6.00 $ 2,397,255 - $ - 6.00 $ 821,514 $ 3,218,769
Norco 2.70 $ 1,078,765 2.50 $ 63,351 2.70 $ 369,681 $ 1,511,797 WMWD 1.93 $ 771,117 2.13 $ 53,974 1.93 $ 264,253 $ 1,089,344 Total 14.00 $ 5,593,595 8.00 $ 202,721 14.00 $ 1,916,864 $ 7,713,180 Est. Flows Rate Est. Flows Rate Est. Flows Rate Total by Agency Corona 1.00 $ 673,511 1.00 $ 44,698 - $ - $ 718,209
HGSD 0.57 $ 383,901 0.57 $ 25,478 - $ - $ 409,379
JCSD 5.02 $ 3,381,026 - $ - - $ - $ 3,381,026
Norco 1.70 $ 1,144,969 1.70 $ 75,988 - $ - $ 1,220,957
WMWD 0.71 $ 478,193 0.71 $ 31,736 - $ - $ 509,929
Total 9.00 $ 6,061,600 3.98 $ 177,900 - $ - $ 6,239,500 Grand Totals $ 11,655,195 $ 380,621 $ 1,916,864 $ 13,952,680 Fixed Rate per
MGD:
$33,295 $2,112 $11,410
Variable Rate
per MGD:
$1,845 $122 $0
Treatment System Conveyance System General & Administrative WRCRWA Budget Schedule
Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Capacity, Rates, and Contributions
Fixed and Variable
Attachment 2
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Fixed Rates:

Based on Million Gallons Per Day (MGD) per Month FY 2026-2027 FY 2025-2026 Total Fixed Expenses
Capacity
$5,593,595
14 MGD
$202,721
8 MGD
$1,916,864
14 MGD
Variable Rates:

Based on Million Gallons Day (MGD) of Estimated Flows per Day Total Variable Expenses
Estimated Flows
$6,061,600
9 MGD
$177,900

3.98 MGD
/365 = Variable Rate
Treatment System /365 = $1,845 $1,687
Conveyance System /365 = $122 $108
Variable Rate
Treatment System /12 = $33,295 $31,505
Conveyance System /12 = $2,112 $2,080
General and Administrative /12 = $11,410 $11,342
WRCRWA Budget Schedule
Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Rate Calculation
/12 = Fixed Rate Fixed Rate
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2025-2026 2026-2027
Budget Budget Amount % Change
Treatment System
Treatment Plant
Labor Costs 3,678,080 3,962,107 284,027 7.72%
Outside Services (Laboratory) 197,451 205,350 7,899 4.00% Facility Maintenance 1,828,065 1,670,454 (157,611) -8.62% Vehicles/Equipment Rental 183,904 198,105 14,201 7.72%
Utilities 2,000,000 2,200,000 200,000 10.00%
Chemicals 2,094,551 2,349,000 254,449 12.15%
Solids Disposal/Sludge 425,071 494,074 69,003 16.23%
Permits and Fees 160,474 166,893 6,419 4.00%
Facility Maintenance - Bldg & Yard 92,306 157,110 64,804 70.21% General Supplies 176,249 183,299 7,050 4.00%
Total Treatment Plant 10,836,151 11,586,392 750,241 6.92% Pre-treatment
Labor Costs 57,686 59,523 1,837 3.18%
Vehicle/Equipment Rental 2,884 2,976 92 3.19%
Laboratory - Quality Testing 5,062 5,264 202 3.99%
Supplies 1,000 1,040 40 4.00%
Total Pre-treatment 66,632 68,803 2,171 3.26%
Total Treatment System 10,902,783 11,655,195 752,412 6.90% Conveyance System
Labor Costs 145,870 146,787 917 0.63%
Facility Maintenance 82,747 86,056 3,309 4.00%
Vehicle/Equipment Rental 7,294 7,585 291 3.99%
Utilities 113,156 124,472 11,316 10.00%
Facility Maintenance - Bldg & Yard 5,117 5,321 204 3.99% Supplies 10,000 10,400 400 4.00%
Total Conveyance System 364,184 380,621 16,437 4.51%
General and Administration
Labor 640,423 602,824 (37,599) -5.87%
Outside Services (Consulting) 568,736 703,857 135,121 23.76% Insurance Expense 512,935 409,059 (103,876) -20.25%
Audit Expense 21,500 22,095 595 2.77%
Mercury Monitoring - SARDA 9,000 9,359 359 3.99%
Basin Monitoring Program 30,234 31,443 1,209 4.00%
Vehicle/Equipment Rental 32,021 30,141 (1,880) -5.87%
Bank Charges 5,540 5,000 (540) -9.75%
Permits and Fees 18,500 19,240 740 4.00%
Data Communications - 5,000 5,000
General Supplies 12,438 12,936 498 4.00%
Legal Costs - General 54,200 65,910 11,710 21.61%
Total General and Administration 1,905,527 1,916,864 11,337 0.59% Total Operating Expenses 13,172,494 13,952,680 780,186 5.92% WRCRWA Budget Schedule
Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Year-to-Year Comparison
Change
Attachment 4
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Total Costs Fixed Costs Variable Costs
Treatment System
Treatment Plant
Labor 3,962,107 3,962,107 -
Laboratory 205,350 205,350 -
Facility Maintenance 1,670,454 835,227 835,227
Vehicle/Equipment Rental 198,105 198,105 -
Utilities 2,200,000 - 2,200,000
Chemicals 2,349,000 - 2,349,000
Solids Disposal/Sludge 494,074 - 494,074
Permits and Fees 166,893 166,893 -
Facility Maintenance - Bldg & Yard 157,110 157,110 -
Supplies 183,299 - 183,299
Subtotal Treatment Plant 11,586,392 5,524,792 6,061,600 Pre-treatment 68,803 68,803 -
Total Treatment Operations 11,655,195 5,593,595 6,061,600 Conveyance System
Labor 146,787 146,787 -
Facility Maintenance 86,056 43,028 43,028
Vehicle/Equipment Rental 7,585 7,585 -
Utilities 124,472 - 124,472
Facility Maintenance - Bldg & Yard 5,321 5,321 -
Supplies 10,400 - 10,400
Total Conveyance System 380,621 202,721 177,900
General and Administrative 1,916,864 1,916,864 -
Total Operating Budget used for Rate Calculation 13,952,680 7,713,180 6,239,500 Fixed and Variable Rates per MGD Fixed Per MGD Variable Per Month Per MG
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Rates
Treatment 33,295 1,845
Conveyance 2,112 122
General and Administration 11,410
Total 46,817 1,967
Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Rates
Treatment 31,505 1,687
Conveyance 2,080 108
General and Administration 11,342
Total 44,927 1,795
Amount of Increase/(Decrease) from 2024-2025 Rates
Treatment 1,790 158
Conveyance 32 14
General and Administration 68
Total Increase/(Decrease) 1,890 172
Percent Increase/(Decrease) 4.2% 9.6%
WRCRWA Budget Schedule
Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Fixed & Variable Cost Allocation
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Beginning Outstanding
SRF Loan Due Date
Member
Agency
Allocation
Percentage
Balance
7-01-2026 Interest Principal Payment
Balance
6-30-2027
Plant Expansion 12/31/2026 Corona 42.420% $ 20,251,034 $ 384,770 $ 1,518,419 $ 1,903,189 $ 18,732,615 HGSD 1.580% 754,283 14,331 56,556 70,887 697,727
JCSD 46.020% 21,969,650 417,423 1,647,281 2,064,704 20,322,369 Norco 9.100% 4,344,281 82,541 325,734 408,275 4,018,547 Western 0.880% 420,106 7,982 31,499 39,481 388,607
100.000% $ 47,739,354 $ 907,047 $ 3,579,489 $ 4,486,536 $ 44,159,865 SRF Loan maturity date: 12/31/2036
WRCRWA Budget Schedule
Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Debt Service Expenditures
Debt Service
Attachment 6
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Description
Pay-go Capital Improvement Projects Total Corona HGSD JCSD Norco Western Treatment System
Blower Replacement & Building Modifications 1,171,000 219,141 62,730 501,856 225,839 161,434 Medium Voltage Switchgear 2,948,000 551,689 157,924 1,263,425 568,551 406,411 Dewatering Replacement 3,978,000 744,443 213,101 1,704,852 767,197 548,407 Generator Replacement 1,320,000 247,025 70,712 565,713 254,575 181,975 Primary Clarifier No. 2 Rehabilitation 1,720,775 322,026 92,182 737,472 331,869 237,226 Warehouse/Storage Building 500,000 93,570 26,785 214,285 96,430 68,930 Total Treatment System 11,637,775 2,177,894 623,434 4,987,603 2,244,461 1,604,383 Conveyance System
WRCRWA Conveyance System Condition Assessment 550,000 180,124 51,563 - 171,875 146,438 Total Conveyance System 550,000 180,124 51,563 - 171,875 146,438 Total Pay-go Capital Improvement Project Contribution 12,187,775 2,358,018 674,997 4,987,603 2,416,336 1,750,821 Asset Replacement Reserve Funding Total Corona HGSD JCSD Norco WMWD Treatment System 1,259,215 235,649 67,456 539,663 242,852 173,595 Conveyance System 373,642 122,368 35,029 - 116,763 99,482 Total Asset Replacement Reserve Contribution 1,632,857 358,017 102,485 539,663 359,615 273,077 Total Capital Contributions $ 13,820,632 $ 2,716,035 $ 777,482 $ 5,527,266 $ 2,775,951 $ 2,023,898 WRCRWA Budget Schedule
Fiscal Year 2026-2027
Capital Budget
Agency Amounts to be Contributed
Attachment 7
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WRCRWA Pay-go Capital Improvement Projects Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Introduction
The WRCRWA Administrator is recommending approval and implementation of the following pay-go capital improvement projects for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

1. Blower Replacement and Blower Building Air Intake/Ventilation Modifications

2. Medium Voltage Switchgear

3. Dewatering Replacement

4. Generator Replacement

5. Primary Clarifier No. 2 Rehabilitation

6. Warehouse/Storage Building

7. WRCRWA Conveyance System Condition Assessment
The capital projects are critical to the successful operation of the WRCRWA Wastewater Treatment Plant. The projects are described on the following pages.

Attachment 8
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WRCRWA Pay-go Capital Improvement Projects
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget
Capital Project No. 1: Blower Replacement and Air Intake/Ventilation Modifications Allocation: Treatment
Estimated Total Cost: $2,171,000
Budget Carryover from Fiscal Year 2025-2026: $871,000
Additional Budget Need in Fiscal Year 2026-2027: $300,000

Summary
Replace three turbo blowers associated with the activated sludge process and address any conditions within the existing blower building that negatively impact the operation of the blowers (heat/dust).

Justification
Over the past few years, WRCRWA has experienced failures of the existing HIS Turbo Blowers.

During the most recent failure we were made aware that HSI equipment is no longer supported, and replacement parts are non-existent. Additionally, the blowers have suffered failures associated with dust and heat within the blower room.

Background
WRCRWA is currently equipped with five turbo blowers that support the aerobic biological process. These five blowers vary in age and manufacturer. In 2012 (or so), WRCRWA supplemented its aeration capacity within the oxidation ditch by adding diffuser grids and three turbo blowers. Those original three turbo blowers were manufactured by Houston Service Industries (HSI). HSI was subsequently purchased by Atlas Copco. During the 2017 plant expansion and addition of another biological reactor, two more turbo blowers were installed.

These two “newer” turbo blowers were manufactured by APG-Neuros.

Over the past few years, WRCRWA has experienced failures of the HSI blowers (typically related to the air bearings and dust). In 2023, HSI blower #2 experienced an electrical component failure and subsequent mechanical failure. Through this failure and attempted repair, Atlas Copco has notified WRCRWA that the HSI product line is no longer supported and that replacement parts are non-existent. Atlas Copco manufactures a similar product and as they replace existing HSI blowers, those used units and being scavenged for parts to make repairs on other HSI blowers.

WRCRWA is now faced with needing to replace the three HSI blowers (before failure) to ensure availability of adequate air in support of the biological processes. It is in WRCRWA’s best interest to investigate all blower technologies to ensure integration with the remaining two APG-Neuros blowers along with efficiency and ultimate biological air demands.

Additionally, climate conditions within the blower room will be addressed to minimize heat buildup and reduce dust intrusion into the space thus improving the operability of critical equipment.

During Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the ask is for $300,000.
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WRCRWA Pay-go Capital Improvement Projects
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget
Schedule
WRCRWA awarded a design contract to N2W for the replacement blowers and air handling modifications. WRCRWA has pre-purchased replacement blowers from APG Nueros and expects delivery in late FY 2026. Construction should begin in late FY 2026 and carry over into FY 2027.

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WRCRWA Pay-go Capital Improvement Projects
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget
Capital Project No. 2: Medium Voltage Switchgear
Allocation: Treatment
Estimated Total Cost: $3,178,000
Budget Carryover from Fiscal Year 2025-2026: $0
Additional Budget Need in Fiscal Year 2026-2027: $2,948,000

Summary
Replace the medium voltage switchgear and place it in the existing electrical building.

Justification
The existing outdoor medium voltage switchgear is 26 years old and is becoming obsolete. It is due for replacement and should be relocated inside the newly built Electrical Building to provide a better environment conducive to such equipment.

Background
Due to the age of the gear and it being installed outdoors, it is recommended that this equipment be replaced to ensure it can be maintained and operated properly in the foreseeable future. A new electrical building has been constructed and the low voltage switchgear was moved into this building. There is room for a new medium voltage switchgear to be installed in this building also.

Depending on the outcome of the blower investigation, dewatering replacement study and low voltage load study, the medium voltage system might be impacted. The request would be for $190,000 during FY 2025 with replacement being in FY 2027. Design is anticipated to be complete during FY 2026.

During Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the ask is for $2,948,000.

Schedule
The design of replacement medium voltage switchgear is anticipated to begin in the summer with construction taking place in FY 2027.

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WRCRWA Pay-go Capital Improvement Projects
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget
Capital Project No. 3: Dewatering Equipment Replacement Allocation: Treatment
Estimated Total Cost: $4,378,000
Budget Carryover from Fiscal Year 2025-2026: $2,978,000 Additional Budget Need in Fiscal Year 2026-2027: $1,000,000

Summary
Replace the three existing Andritz centrifuges.

Justification
Dewatering sludge is a critical component of biosolids management. Over the past few years, the Centrifuges at WRCRWA have experienced numerous failures resulting in decreased operating cycles. Limited dewatering capacity jeopardizes the treatment plant’s ability to maintain regulatory compliance.

Background
During the later stages of the plant expansion design, it was surfaced that the original centrifuges were outdated and no longer serviceable. The design team sought replacement equipment that would meet the needs of the facility while also fitting within the existing footprint of the original equipment. Andritz centrifuges were selected and installed during the plant expansion.

While the existing Andritz centrifuges have met the needs of the facility, they are being pushed to their limits. The centrifuges are being ran at the far end of their speed rating to achieve decent % solids concentration while maintaining desirable centrate quality. The units are being stressed resulting in reduced component life and increasingly severe failures.

With the units suffering a higher rate of mechanical breakdown, very rarely do we have three units available. This has resulted in increased run times for the other two units available. An investigation of best available technologies and based on current WRCRWA sludge conditions, staff recommend replacing the existing centrifuges to gain greater operational redundancy and productivity.

During Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the ask is for $1,000,000.

Schedule
A design contract was awarded to N2W to analyze dewatering options for WRCRWA. Staff are currently working through the technical evaluation of dewatering options with anticipated design wrapping up in FY 2026. Construction should begin in FY 2027 and likely carry over into FY 2028.
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WRCRWA Pay-go Capital Improvement Projects
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget
Capital Project No. 4: Emergency Generator Replacement
Allocation: Treatment
Estimated Total Cost: $2,740,000
Budget Carryover from Fiscal Year 2025-2026: $1,320,000 Additional Budget Need in Fiscal Year 2026-2027: $0

Summary
Replace the existing treatment plant emergency generator.

Justification
Generator age as well as various component failures over the 26-year period help drive the need for asset replacement consideration.

Background
WRCRWA is equipped with an emergency stand-by generator to provide power to the plant processes should the need arise. The existing Caterpillar brand stand-by plant generator houses a TIER 2 engine that is 26 years old. PSP, weather, accidental and routine power outages have been a recurring theme at the WRCRWA plant. This uncertainty coupled with asset depreciation accompanies a level of risk for our stand-by power reliance. Generator age as well as various component failures over the 26-year period help drive the need for asset replacement consideration. From a risk and resilience perspective, this unit presents a higher potential for failure. Additionally, the emissions rating is very low when compared to the SCAQMD best available technology today (TIER 4F engines).

Schedule
An electrical load study has been completed, and verification of existing and future electrical loads are understood. We are currently pausing this project while pursuing a grant application to offset costs. Once the grant opportunity is confirmed, design of the replacement will proceed. 106

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WRCRWA Pay-go Capital Improvement Projects
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget
Capital Project No. 5: Primary Clarifier No. 2 Rehabilitation Allocation: Treatment
Estimated Total Cost: $2,220,775
Budget Carryover from Fiscal Year 2025-2026: $1,720,775 Additional Budget Need in Fiscal Year 2026-2027: $0

Summary
Rehabilitate Primary Clarifier No. 2
Justification
Primary clarifier removes the lighter materials that float to the top such as fats, oil and grease (FOG) as well as heavier materials that sink to the bottom (sludge). FOG and the sludge collected from the primary clarifier are conveyed to the anaerobic digesters for additional stabilization. A primary clarifier is considered the most energy efficient way to remove the biochemical oxygen demand of the wastewater, lessening the energy load on downstream processes such as bioreactors and blower systems. Maintaining the primary clarifiers in well-functioning order would reduce the overall energy footprint of the plant as well as increase the likelihood of maintaining NPDES and AQMD permit compliance.

Background
Primary Clarifier No. 2 is one of two 95-feet diameter primary clarifiers that were constructed in 2017 and has been in service for 8 years. During a routine preventative maintenance inspection after cleaning, the staff discovered a substantial level of corrosion on the sludge collection arms, scum baffle and center supporting ring. A consultant was hired to document the existing condition and to validate staff observations. Staff, along with the consultant, recommend rehabilitating Primary Clarifier No. 2 which consists of repairing/replacing corroded structural members of the sludge collection system, center ring, and scum baffle along with sandblasting and recoating all steel elements.

Schedule
Albert A. Webb and Associates has been awarded a contract engineering support for the rehabilitation of Primary Clarifier #2. WRCRWA has awarded a purchase order to WesTech to provide for the purchase of a new clarifier drive assembly. We anticipate construction kicking off in late FY 2026 and carrying over into FY 2027.
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WRCRWA Pay-go Capital Improvement Projects
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget
Capital Project No. 6: Warehouse/Storage Building
Allocation: Treatment
Estimated Total Cost: $2,535,000
Budget Carryover from Fiscal Year 2025-2026: $0
Additional Budget Need in Fiscal Year 2026-2027: $500,000

Summary
Construct a Maintenance shop/Warehouse to support repair of plant equipment and storage of spare parts necessary to keep the treatment plant operational.

Justification
The addition of a maintenance shop/warehouse building will provide ample space on site for performing maintenance and repairs of equipment at the existing plant site along with protected storage of spare parts. Currently there is a relatively small area attached to the Administration Building that provides some space for parts storage and maintenance of equipment. The space is not large enough for either storage or maintenance activities. A dedicated facility is required to provide sufficient area for both of these functions.

Background
Originally, the WRCRWA treatment plant was built with a small maintenance shop/storage area at the back of the administration building. This space was envisioned to support the original facility. Over time, the facility has grown both in size (expanded from 8.0 MGD to 14.0 MGD) while also growing in complexity. WRCRWA has also noticed changes in availability of spare parts needed to support the maintenance and repair of equipment critical to the treatment plant’s operation. This has driven a significant investment by WRCRWA in spare parts.

WRCRWA has outgrown the original space provided for maintenance and storage. Staff have been utilizing all available indoor space throughout the facility for storage as well as brought in several storage containers to help house spare parts and allowing the original space to be used for maintenance activities.

During Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the ask is for $500,000.

Schedule
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WRCRWA Pay-go Capital Improvement Projects
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget
Capital Project No. 7: WRCRWA Conveyance System Condition Assessment Allocation: Conveyance
Estimated Total Cost: $650,000
Budget Carryover from Fiscal Year 2025-2026: $100,000
Additional Budget Need in Fiscal Year 2026-2027: $450,000

Summary
WRCRWA, under the administrative authority of Western Municipal Water District (WMWD), is requesting a field condition assessment of the WRCRWA wastewater treatment sewer conveyance system pipeline segments and manholes from the Arizona flume to the South Regional Pump Station notwithstanding any related siphons or force mains.

Justification
To protect system operations, maintain regulatory compliance related to the Sewer System Management Plan, and to ensure that WRCRWA is capable of forecasting asset failures as well as establishing appropriate asset replacement reserves, WRCRWA will evaluate, and as well as grade, based on field evaluation, the existing asset condition for 6.8 miles of shared sewage trunk line segments and manholes.

Background
As part of the linear asset management program, condition assessments are required to meet compliance requirements, understand current needs and prepare for future costs. This conveyance system has never had formal condition assessment. This bassline information will provide member agencies with a clear understanding of the maintenance needs.

During Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the ask is for $450,000.

Schedule
This project was published on Planet Bids with only one firm proposing. Staff are currently working out details and will come back to the WRCRWA Board for award of contract. We anticipate the condition assessment start in late FY 2026. 109

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WRCRWA
Asset Replacement Funding Need Analysis for FY 2026-2027 Budget Adopted Proposed Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032 2032-2033 2033-2034 2034-2035 2035-2036 Reserve Bal as of 7/1/25 1,521,885 1,581,407 1,005,672 595,546 446,813 339,815 263,407 169,530 67,350 25,107 (34,885) Smoothed Contribution
Requirement 345,383 373,642 373,642 373,642 373,642 373,642 373,642 373,642 373,642 373,642 373,642 Funding Needs (285,861) (949,377) (783,768) (522,375) (480,640) (450,050) (467,519) (475,822) (415,885) (433,634) (338,345) Projected Reserve 1,581,407 $ $ 1,005,672 $ 595,546 $ 446,813 $ 339,815 $ 263,407 $ 169,530 $ 67,350 $ 25,107 $ (34,885) $ 412 Adopted Proposed Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated 2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 2029-2030 2030-2031 2031-2032 2032-2033 2033-2034 2034-2035 2035-2036 Reserve Bal as of 7/1/25 4,073,165 4,539,286 2,054,393 1,034,615 430,890 (108,847) (370,042) (471,923) (291,836) (97,600) 61,087 Smoothed Contribution
Requirement 1,160,597 1,259,215 1,259,215 1,259,215 1,259,215 1,259,215 1,259,215 1,259,215 1,259,215 1,259,215 1,259,215 Funding Needs (694,476) (3,744,108) (2,278,993) (1,862,940) (1,798,952) (1,520,410) (1,361,096) (1,079,128) (1,064,979) (1,100,528) (1,070,018) Projected Reserve 4,539,286 $ $ 2,054,393 $ 1,034,615 $ 430,890 $ (108,847) $ (370,042) $ (471,923) $ (291,836) $ (97,600) $ 61,087 $ 250,284 Projected Cash Availability $ 6,120,693 $ 3,060,065 $ 1,630,161 $ 877,703 $ 230,968 $ (106,635) $ (302,393) $ (224,486) $ (72,493) $ 26,202 $ 250,696 Capacity in MGD % Allocation $ Allocation Capacity in MGD % Allocation $ Allocation WMWD 2.13 26.625% 99,482 $ WMWD 1.93 13.786% 173,595 $
JCSD 0 0.000% -$ JCSD 6 42.857% 539,663 $
Norco 2.5 31.250% 116,763 $ Norco 2.7 19.286% 242,852 $ HGSD 0.75 9.375% 35,029 $ HGSD 0.75 5.357% 67,456 $
Corona 2.62 32.750% 122,368 $ Corona 2.62 18.714% 235,649 $ Total 8 100.00% $ 373,642 Total 14 100.00% $ 1,259,215 $ 1,632,857 Treatment System
Conveyance System
FY 2026-2027 Annual Funding Projection by Member Agency $ 273,077
$ 539,663
$ 359,615
$ 102,485
$ 358,017
Conveyance Treatment Total Asset Replacement
Member Contribution
Attachment 9
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Babcock Laboratories $165,000
Lab services and sampling analysis for the WRCRWA Treatment Plant. An RFP was conducted in 2025, and current pricing is in effect through June 2027. The contract amount increased from $150,000 to $165,000 for FY 2026–27 to reflect the 5% annual escalation for Year 2 and to account for anticipated PFAS monitoring.

Consolidated Water
Technologies, Inc. $360,000
This is a new request. WRCRWA plans to perform a pilot study for odor control and H₂S suppression chemicals. The facility currently doses SULFeND RT to suppress H₂S generation; however, staff suspects it may unintentionally contribute to septic and corrosive conditions in the Primary Clarifier. WRCRWA would like to pilot test a nitrate-based chemical as an alternative. If the pilot study is successful, use of SULFeND RT will likely be reduced or discontinued and replaced with the nitrate-based chemical.

Integrity Municipal Systems,
LLc $71,500
Vendor provides parts, maintenance, and rehabilitation services for WRCRWA’s odor control system, including servicing of fiberglass vessels. A Sole Source Justification form will be completed. A pricing agreement is anticipated to remain in effect through June 2027. The PO amount increased from $65,000 to $71,500 for FY 2026-27.

Olin Corporation/Pioneer
Americas $892,500
Vendor provides Sodium Hypochlorite (12.5% bleach) for use at the treatment plant. A Single Source Justification form will be completed. A pricing agreement is anticipated to remain in effect through June 2027. The PO amount increased from $850,000 to $892,500 for FY 2026–27 to reflect a 5% annual escalation.

Pencco $150,000
Vendor provides Iron Salts (SULFeND RT), a proprietary product exclusive to Pencco. This form of iron salts is nonhazardous and presents reduced risk to employees and the environment. A Sole Source Justification form will be completed. A pricing agreement is anticipated to remain in effect through June 2027. The PO amount decreased from $250,000 to $150,000 for FY 2026–27, as staff is evaluating alternative chemicals and anticipates reducing or discontinuing use of SULFeND RT in favor of a nitrate-based chemical.

Prime Systems Industrial
Automation, Inc. $80,000
Vendor provides Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) troubleshooting, diagnostics, repair, programming, and configuration services, including emergency response support.

Competitive proposals have been requested. Pricing is anticipated to remain in effect through June 2027. The previous PO amount was less than $50,000 in FY 2025–26 and therefore did not appear on this listing.

Royal Industrial Solutions $80,000
Vendor provides electrical components for WRCRWA’s Motor Control Centers (MCCs), switchgear, and SCADA infrastructure, which rely exclusively on Allen-Bradley hardware. Royal Industrial Solutions is the authorized local distributor for Allen-Bradley products in Southern California. A Sole Source Justification form will be completed. Pricing is anticipated to remain in effect through June 2027. Total contract amount unchanged for FY2026-27.

WRCRWA Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Estimated Annual Purchase Orders and Contracts Over $60,000 Vendor Name
FY 26-27
Estimated Amount Type of Work / Description of Services Attachment 10
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WRCRWA Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Estimated Annual Purchase Orders and Contracts Over $60,000 Vendor Name
FY 26-27
Estimated Amount Type of Work / Description of Services SKM Engineering $60,000
Vendor provides Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and SCADA troubleshooting, diagnostics, repair, programming, and configuration services. Competitive proposals have been requested. Pricing is anticipated to remain in effect through June 2027. The contract amount decreased from $80,000 to $60,000 for FY 2026–27.

Solenis LLC $619,500
Vendor provides sludge dewatering polymer for the treatment plant. A Single Source Justification form will be completed, and competitive quotes will be requested. A pricing agreement is anticipated to remain in effect through June 2027. The PO amount increased from $590,000 to $619,500 for FY 2026–27 to reflect a 5% annual escalation.

Synagro West, LLC $494,000
Biosolids handling services for removal, transportation, composting, land application, and other beneficial reuse of biosolids generated at the treatment plant. Single Source Justification form to be completed. Pricing agreement anticipated to be in place through June 2027. The PO amount increased from $415,000 to $494,000 for FY 2026-27.

Univar $294,000
Vendor provides sulfuric acid (93% NSF), sodium bisulfite (dechlor), and sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) for treatment plant operations. A Single Source Justification form will be completed. A pricing agreement is anticipated to remain in effect through June 2027. The PO amount increased from $280,000 to $294,000 for FY 2026–27 to reflect a 5% annual escalation.

West Yost Associates, Inc. $89,408
As a requirement of WRCRWA's Change of Use Petition, the vendor completes Phase One monitoring activities for the Adaptive Management and Monitoring Program (AMMP) to evaluate the potential effects of reduced treated wastewater discharge on riparian habitat in the Santa Ana River diversion canal. Previous contract was for two years, totalling $158,883. Cost of one year is $79,442.

Westech Engineering $253,000
Vendor is the manufacturer's representative for Nordic Water Filters tertiary filter cassettes and related replacement parts used at the treatment plant. Single Source Justification Form to be completed. Pricing agreement anticipated to be in place through June 2027. PO amount increased from $220,000 to $253,000 for FY2026-27.

Estimated total for FY 26-27 $ 3,608,908
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RESOLUTION 26-002

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE

WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL WASTEWATER

AUTHORITY ESTABLISHING RATES TO BE CHARGED

FOR THE CONVEYANCE, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL

OF WASTEWATER
WHEREAS, the WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL WASTEWATER AUTHORITY (“the AUTHORITY”) owns and operates a wastewater conveyance, treatment and disposal system (“system”); and WHEREAS, the agencies having the right to discharge to the AUTHORITY’s system are the AUTHORITY’s Member Agencies: The Home Gardens Sanitary District, the Jurupa Community Services District, the City of Norco, the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County, and the City of Corona (Corona); and
WHEREAS, in order to defray the costs of operating and
maintaining its system, the AUTHORITY must establish, from timeto-time, rates to be charged to its Member Agencies for the operation and maintenance of the system.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the WESTERN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL WASTEWATER AUTHORITY hereby resolve as follows:

Section 1. Rate Components The rate to be charged to
use the system shall consist of the following components:
a. A fixed rate component, which shall defray system
operation and maintenance costs and expenses which do
not vary significantly in proportion to the wastewater
flow delivered to the system. The fixed rate component
consists of the following sub-components:
• Treatment
• Conveyance
• Administration
Attachment 11
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b. A variable rate component, which shall defray the
system operation and maintenance costs and expenses
which vary generally in proportion to the wastewater
flow delivered to the system. The variable rate
component shall consist of the following sub-components:
• Treatment
• Conveyance
c. An Excess Capacity Surcharge Rate Component, which
shall include the above Fixed and Variable Rate
Components together with Annualized Capital Costs. This Excess Capacity Surcharge Rate Component shall be
charged to a member agency for discharges in excess of
that agency’s owned capacity. The Surcharge Rate
Component shall consist of the following sub-components:
• Treatment
• Conveyance
Section 2. Fixed Rate There is hereby established,
and each Member Agency shall pay, whether or not any wastewater is delivered to the system, the total of the following fixed rate sub-components, per million gallons per day (“MGD”) of capacities owned by the Member Agency:

Fixed Rates: MGD per month
Treatment $33,295
Conveyance 2,112
Subtotal
$35,407
Administration
11,410
Grand Total Fixed
$46,817

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each million gallons of wastewater actually delivered by the Member Agency to the system the following variable rate subcomponents:

Variable Rates: MG Discharged
Treatment
$1,845
Conveyance 122
Grand Total Variable
$1,967
Section 4. Allocation of Capacity for Fixed Rate
Calculation Purposes Fixed rates due hereunder shall be calculated on the basis of the following allocation of capacity in the system:
a. To calculate the fixed rate for the Treatment and
Administration sub-components, the following capacities are hereby allocated to the Member Agencies using 14.0
MGD existing capacity:

Agency MGD
HGSD 0.75
JCSD 6.00
NORCO 2.70
WMWD 1.93
Corona 2.62
Total 14.00
b. To calculate the fixed rate Conveyance subcomponent, the following capacities are hereby allocated to the Member Agencies using 8.0 MGD existing capacity:
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Agency MGD
HGSD 0.75
JCSD 0.00
NORCO 2.50
WMWD 2.13
Corona 2.62
Total 8.00
Section 5. Excess Capacity Management Service Rates
Excess capacity rate methodology was adopted by the Board on March 27, 2013 along with the Excess Capacity Management Service that allows Members in need of capacity to temporarily use capacity excess to the needs of another Member. The rate consists of the above Fixed and Variable rate components together with a Capital/Carry component calculated as a return on investment for capital and ongoing carrying costs paid by Members for ownership of capacity excess to their current needs. The Variable component is invoiced at the time capacity is used. The Fixed component and Capital/Carry component are billed separately throughout the year. a. Excess Capacity Treatment Surcharge Rate
MG Discharged
Fixed $1,470
Variable 1,845
Cap/Carry 906
Total Surcharge $4,221
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b. Excess Capacity Conveyance Surcharge Rate
MG Discharged
Fixed $ 69
Variable 122
Capital/Carry Costs 209
Total Surcharge $400

Section 6. Payment Due Date Invoices for Fixed Rates
shall be paid monthly, in advance. The Fixed Rate invoice will be billed by approximately the 21st of the prior month and shall be considered delinquent if not paid by the 15th of the month for which the charge is being paid.

The variable charge shall be paid monthly, in arrears. The variable charge will be based on actual flows and will be billed on approximately the 21st of the month following the actual flows.

Payment will be considered delinquent if not paid by the 15th of the following month.

Invoices for Excess Capacity Surcharge Rates shall be paid upon receipt, based on capacity used that exceeds capacity owned.

The Excess Capacity Surcharge Rate Invoice will be based on actual flows and will be billed throughout the year based on Excess Capacity use activity. Payment will be considered delinquent if not paid by the 15th of the following month.

Section 7. Effective Date The rates established by this Resolution shall be effective on July 1, 2026. Resolution 25-001 is hereby superseded.
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ADOPTED this 16th day of April 2026.

WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL

WASTEWATER AUTHORITY
By____________________________________

TRACEY LABONTE
Chair
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of Resolution 26-002 adopted by the Board of Directors of WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL WASTEWATER AUTHORITY at a meeting held April 16, 2026.

____________________________________

WES SPEAKE
Secretary-Treasurer
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DATE: 06/03/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Honorable President and Board Members
FROM: Utilities Department
2026-208

REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AND

CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY ACTION
SUBJECT:

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE MAINTENANCE AND GENERAL SERVICES

AGREEMENT WITH VORTEX SERVICES LLC DBA SANCON TECHNOLOGIES FOR

INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION SERVICES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This staff report asks the City Council to approve the first amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Vortex Services, LLC dba Sancon Technologies to provide sewer line rehabilitation services .

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

That the City Council:
a. Approve the First Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Vortex Services, LLC dba Sancon Technologies to perform Sewer Infrastructure Rehabilitation Services in the amount of $850,000. b. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the First Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement with Vortex Services, LLC dba Sancon Technologies for a total contract amount of $850,000 per fiscal year through June 30, 2028, including the ability to negotiate and execute nonPage 233 of 3451 substantive changes and extensions, purchase orders and amendments up to $85,000 or 10% of the agreement amount.
c. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to issue a Purchase Order to Vortex Services, LLC dba Sancon Technologies in the amount of $850,000 per fiscal year.

That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct the City Council to take the above actions.

BACKGROUND:

The Utilities Department maintains 435 miles of gravity sewer lines, 22 miles of sewer force mains, 9,500 manholes, and 20 wet wells. This underground sewer infrastructure consists of varying pipe sizes, materials, and age. Existing sewer mains are comprised of vitrified clay pipe, asbestos cement pipe, ductile iron pipe, or polyvinyl chloride. These materials have a life expectancy of up to 100 years, but actual service life depends largely on pipe condition and the working environment.

Sewer lines are assessed for structural damage by conducting regular closed-circuit television (CCTV) inspections over a four-year cycle. These inspections enable proactive, targeted repairs or replacements of sewer lines. When the condition or damage is less severe, trenchless rehabilitation techniques can be employed to restore the pipes without the high costs and time involved with extensive excavation.

One such trenchless rehabilitation project is Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) lining, which restores existing pipelines of various materials, per Greenbook Standard 500-5.5. Before installation, meticulous inspections with CCTV verifies the pipeline’s suitability, followed by high-velocity cleaning to remove debris and roots. The CIPP liner is a high-strength woven fiber saturated with an epoxy resin mix that hardens, forming a 4-millimeter-thick lining within the pipe. This method effectively reduces infiltration and leaks without excavation, providing an additional lifespan of up to 50 years. In addition, this lining protects against root intrusion, cracks, leaks, and other damage. The epoxy coating also includes damp-proofing, corrosion resistance, and wear resistance.

Similar rehabilitation benefits wet wells and manholes through the use of spray-applied structural liners. Like CIPP, this trenchless approach minimizes downtime and excavation while significantly extending the service life of critical wastewater infrastructure.

The use of CIPP and spray linings for sewer repairs provides an efficient and costeffective method to maintain sewer lines, wet wells, and manholes- reducing the chances of sanitary sewer overflows or sewer line failures.

On July 3, 2024, City Council awarded Request for Proposals (RFP) 24-0353SB for Sewer Main Rehabilitation Services through CIPP to Sancon Technologies and Insituform Technologies. The RFP evaluation team awarded Sancon the highest score during this process. On January 2, 2025, a Consent to Assignment and Assumption Agreement was executed to assign Sancon Technologies’ agreement to Vortex Services, LLC dba

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Sancon Technologies (Sancon) when Sancon was acquired by Vortex Services. Sancon has continued to provide excellent service and competitive pricing for CIPP lining.

ANALYSIS:

The Utilities Department has experienced an increase in the need for CIPP lining in the current year. Projects such as the Green Alley, Southeast Quadrant, and multiple repairs in the McKinley area have also increased the need for funding.

Continued increases in sewer CIPP lining projects due to rapid identification of defects from routine CCTV inspections and the implementation of AI-driven software are also expected. AI driven technology has enabled faster and more efficient review of CCTV footage by eliminating the need for technicians to pause video inspections to document defects or debris. As a result, technicians have increased the volume of video delivered to UD, leading to more rapid identification of proactive maintenance needs. This allows defects to be addressed before they become expensive, disruptive emergencies.

With continued CCTV Inspections and use of SewerAI, increases in proactive CIPP lining costs are expected to continue for the near future, although in time, there should be a corresponding overall decrease in reactive sewer repair costs. By identifying defects early and utilizing CIPP lining techniques, total costs associated with sewer system repair maintenance will be minimized.

This first amendment requests an increase of $250,000 to the MGSA with Sancon for sewer main, wet well, and manhole rehabilitation services for a total of $850,000 per fiscal year through June 30, 2030, including the optional two-year extension available on this MGSA.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Funding for the recommended actions is available within multiple Operating and Maintenance projects within Sewer Utility Fund 572 in the current fiscal year. Future funding will be recommended through the annual budget process.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

This action is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15302 (c) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Action (CEQA), which states that “operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the CEQA determination” and is therefore exempt from CEQA. This action involves sewer main, wet well, and manhole rehabilitation services to maintain public health and safety. Therefore, it is exempt from the requirements of CEQA, and no environmental analysis is required.

PREPARED BY: ERIN KUNKLE, MAINTENANCE MANAGER
REVIEWED BY: TOM MOODY, UTILITIES DIRECTOR

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ATTACHMENTS:

1. Exhibit 1 – Sancon MGSA

2. Exhibit 2 – Sancon Assignment Agreement

3. Exhibit 3 – Sancon First Amendment

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CITY OF CORONA

MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

WITH SANCON TECHNOLOGIES, INC
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1. PARTIES AND DATE.

This Agreement is made and entered into this 3rd day of July, 2024 by (“Effective Date”) by and between the City of Corona, a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of California with its principal place of business at 400 South Vicentia Avenue, Corona, California 92882 (“City”) and Sancon Technologies, Inc a California Corporation with its principal place of business at 5841 Engineer Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 (“Contractor”). City and Contractor are sometimes individually referred to as “Party” and collectively as “Parties” in this Agreement.

2. RECITALS.

2.1 Contractor.

Contractor desires to perform and assume responsibility for the provision of certain maintenance or other general services required by the City on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Contractor represents that it is experienced in providing sewer main rehabilitation services to public clients, that it and its employees or subcontractors have all necessary licenses and permits to perform the Services in the State of California, and that is familiar with the plans of City. Contractor shall not subcontract any portion of the work required by this Agreement, except as expressly stated herein, without prior written approval of City.

Subcontracts, if any, shall contain a provision making them subject to all provisions stipulated in this Agreement.

2.2 Project.

City desires to engage Contractor to render such services for the Utilities Department Sewer Main Rehabilitation Services RFP 24-053SB project (“Project”) as set forth in this Agreement.

2.3 Corona Utility Authority.

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2.4 As-Needed Services

This Agreement is for as-needed or on-call services. This means that each individual call-out under this Agreement is a separate project for purposes of the City’s bidding and purchasing requirements, including, but not limited to, its bond requirements provided for in Civil Code Section 9550, which mandates that the City require a payment bond for certain public work projects involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000.

3. TERMS.

3.1 Scope of Services and Term.

3.1.1 General Scope of Services. Contractor promises and agrees to furnish to the City all labor, materials, tools, equipment, services, and incidental and customary work necessary to fully and adequately supply the professional sewer main rehabilitation maintenance or other general services necessary for the Project (“Services”). The Services are more particularly described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. All Services shall be subject to, and performed in accordance with, this Agreement, the exhibits attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and all applicable local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations.

3.1.2 Term. The term of this Agreement shall be from July 3, 2024 to June 30, 2026 (“Term”), unless earlier terminated as provided herein. Contractor shall complete the Services within the Term of this Agreement and shall meet any other established schedules and deadlines. The Parties may, by mutual, written consent, extend the Term of this Agreement one or more times by executing a written amendment pursuant to Section 3.5.8 below (each a “Renewal Term”). The terms “Term” and “Renewal Term” may sometimes be generally and collectively referred to as “Term” in this Agreement.

3.2 Responsibilities of Contractor.

Contractor retains the right to perform similar or different services for others during the Term of this Agreement. Any additional personnel performing the Services under this Agreement on behalf of Contractor shall also not be employees of City and shall at all times be under Contractor’s exclusive direction and control. Contractor shall pay all wages, salaries, and other amounts due such personnel in connection with their performance of Services under this Agreement and as required by law. Contractor shall be responsible for all reports and obligations respecting such additional personnel, including, but not limited to: social security taxes, income

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tax withholding, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, and workers’ compensation insurance.

3.2.3 Conformance to Applicable Requirements. All Services performed by Contractor shall be subject to the approval of City.

3.2.4 City’s Representative. The City hereby designates the Director of Utilities, or his or her designee, to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (“City’s Representative”). City’s Representative shall have the power to act on behalf of the City for all purposes under this Agreement. Contractor shall not accept direction or orders from any person other than the City’s Representative or his or her designee.

3.2.5 Contractor’s Representative. Contractor hereby designates Charles Parsons, or his or her designee, to act as its representative for the performance of this Agreement (“Contractor’s Representative”). Contractor’s Representative shall have full authority to represent and act on behalf of the Contractor for all purposes under this Agreement. The Contractor’s Representative shall supervise and direct the Services, using his best skill and attention, and shall be responsible for all means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures and for the satisfactory coordination of all portions of the Services under this Agreement.

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indemnification provisions of this Agreement, Contractor shall perform, at its own cost and expense and without reimbursement from the City, any services necessary to correct errors or omissions which are caused by the Contractor’s failure to comply with the standard of care provided for herein. Any employee of the Contractor or its sub-contractors who is determined by the City to be uncooperative, incompetent, a threat to the adequate or timely completion of the Project, a threat to the safety of persons or property, or any employee who fails or refuses to perform the Services in a manner acceptable to the City, shall be promptly removed from the Project by the Contractor and shall not be re-employed to perform any of the Services or to work on the Project.

3.2.9 Laws and Regulations; Employee/Labor Certifications. Contractor shall keep itself fully informed of and in compliance with all local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations in any manner affecting the performance of the Project or the Services, including all Cal/OSHA requirements, and shall give all notices required by law. Contractor shall be liable for all violations of such laws and regulations in connection with Services. If the Contractor performs any work or Services knowing them to be contrary to such laws, rules and regulations and without giving written notice to the City, Contractor shall be solely responsible for all costs arising therefrom. City is a public entity of the State of California subject to certain provisions of the Health & Safety Code, Government Code, Public Contract Code, and Labor Code of the State. It is stipulated and agreed that all provisions of the law applicable to the public contracts of a municipality are a part of this Contract to the same extent as though set forth herein and will be complied with. These include but are not limited to the payment of prevailing wages, the stipulation that eight (8) hours' labor shall constitute a legal day's work and that no worker shall be permitted to work in excess of eight (8) hours during any one calendar day except as permitted by law. Contractor shall defend, indemnify and hold City, its officials, directors, officers, employees and agents free and harmless, pursuant to the indemnification provisions of this Agreement, from any claim or liability arising out of any failure or alleged failure to comply with such laws, rules or regulations.

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violate any such law at any time during the Term of the Agreement. Contractor shall avoid any violation of any such law during the Term of this Agreement by participating in an electronic verification of work authorization program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security, by participating in an equivalent federal work authorization program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security to verify information of newly hired employees, or by some other legally acceptable method. Contractor shall maintain records of each such verification, and shall make them available to the City or its representatives for inspection and copy at any time during normal business hours. The City shall not be responsible for any costs or expenses related to Contractor’s compliance with the requirements provided for in Section 3.2.9 or any of its sub-sections.

3.2.9.2; (2) any misrepresentation or material omission concerning compliance with such requirements (including in those verifications provided to the Contractor under Section 3.2.9.2); or (3) failure to immediately remove from the Project any person found not to be in compliance with such requirements.

3.2.9.4 Labor Certification. By its signature hereunder, Contractor certifies that it is aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the California Labor Code which require every employer to be insured against liability for Workers’ Compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that Code, and agrees to comply with such provisions before commencing the performance of the Services.

3.2.9.6 Air Quality. Contractor must fully comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in furnishing or using equipment and/or providing services, including,

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but not limited to, emissions limits and permitting requirements imposed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and/or California Air Resources Board (CARB).

Although the SCAQMD and CARB limits and requirements are more broad, Contractor shall specifically be aware of their application to "portable equipment", which definition is considered by SCAQMD and CARB to include any item of equipment with a fuel-powered engine.

Contractor shall indemnify City against any fines or penalties imposed by SCAQMD, CARB, or any other governmental or regulatory agency for violations of applicable laws, rules and/or regulations by Contractor, its subcontractors, or others for whom Contractor is responsible under its indemnity obligations provided for in this Agreement.

3.2.10 Insurance.

3.2.10.1 Time for Compliance. Promptly following the Effective Date of this Agreement, but in no event before Contractor commences any Services under this Agreement, Contractor shall provide evidence satisfactory to the City that it has secured all insurance required under this section. Failure to provide and maintain all required insurance shall be grounds for the City to terminate this Agreement for cause.

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Contractor shall also require all of its subcontractors to procure and maintain the same insurance for the duration of the Agreement. Such insurance shall meet at least the following minimum levels of coverage:
(A) Minimum Scope of Insurance. Coverage shall be at least as broad as the latest version of the following: (1) General Liability: Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (occurrence form CG 0001); (2) Automobile Liability:

Insurance Services Office Business Auto Coverage form number CA 0001, code 1 (any auto), or if Contractor has no owned autos, Code 8 (hired) and 9 (non-owned); and (3) Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability: Workers’ Compensation insurance as required by the State of California and Employer’s Liability Insurance. (B) Minimum Limits of Insurance. Contractor shall maintain limits no less than: (1) General Liability: $3,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury, advertising injury and property damage. If Commercial General Liability Insurance or other form with general aggregate limit is used including, but not limited to, form CG 2503, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to this Agreement/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the required occurrence limit; (2) Automobile Liability: $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage; and (3) Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability: Workers’ Compensation limits as required by the Labor Code of the State of California. Employer’s Liability limits of $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease disease; and (4) Pollution Liability: $3,000,000 per claim.

3.2.10.3 Pollution Liability. Contractor shall procure and maintain, and require its sub-contractors to procure and maintain, for a period of five (5) years following completion of the Project, errors and omissions liability insurance appropriate to their profession.

Such insurance shall be in an amount not less than $3,000,000 per claim, and shall be endorsed to include contractual liability.

3.2.10.4 Insurance Endorsements. The insurance policies shall contain or be endorsed (amended) to include the following provisions:
(A) General Liability. The general liability policy shall state that: (1) the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be covered as additional insured with respect to liability arising out of work or operations performed by or on behalf of the Contractor, including materials, parts or equipment furnished in connection therewith (the endorsement form shall be at least as broad as ISO Form CG 20 10 11 85 or both CG 20 37 and one of the following: CG 20 10, CG 20 26, CG 20 33 or CG 20 38); and (2) the insurance coverage shall be primary insurance coverage as respects the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers (the endorsement form shall be at least as broad as ISO CG 20 01 04 13). Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers shall be excess of the Contractor’s insurance and shall not be called upon to contribute with it in any way.

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(B) Waiver of Subrogation – Workers’ Compensation and
Employer’s Liability Coverage. The insurer shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation against the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers for losses paid under the terms of the insurance policy which arise from work or Services performed by the Contractor.
(C) All Coverages. If Contractor maintains broader coverage and/or higher limits than the minimums shown above, the City is entitled to the broader coverage and/or higher limits maintained by Contractor. Thus, any available insurance proceeds in excess of the specified minimum limits of insurance and coverage shall be available to the City.

Contractor understands, acknowledges and agrees that this provision is in full force and effect even if the City does not receive a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the insurer. (B) Notice. Contractor shall either: (1) require its insurer to provide thirty (30) days prior written notice to the City before coverage is suspended, voided, or canceled; or (2) notify City in writing that such notice is not available and forward any notice of such actions to the City within two (2) business days from date of receipt by Contractor.

Contractor understands, acknowledges and agrees that this provision is in full force and effect even if the City does not receive a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the insurer.

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Best’s rating no less than A-:X and authorized to issue the required policies in California.

3.2.10.8 Verification of Coverage. Contractor shall furnish City with original certificates of insurance, as well as amendatory endorsements or copies of the applicable policy language effecting coverage required by this Agreement. All documents must be received and approved by the City before any Services commence; provided, however, that failure to obtain the required documents prior to the commencement of Services shall not waive Contractor’s obligation to provide them. The City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, at any time.

3.2.12 Bonds.

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project work order and in a form provided or approved by the City. If such bond is required, no payment will be made to Contractor until it has been received and approved by the City.

3.2.12.3 Bond Provisions. Should, in City’s sole opinion, any bond become insufficient or any surety be found to be unsatisfactory, Contractor shall renew or replace the affected bond within 10 days of receiving notice from City. In the event the surety or Contractor intends to reduce or cancel any required bond, at least thirty (30) days prior written notice shall be given to the City, and Contractor shall post acceptable replacement bonds at least ten (10) days prior to expiration of the original bonds. No further payments shall be deemed due or will be made under this Agreement until any replacement bonds required by this Section are accepted by the City. To the extent, if any, that the total compensation or compensation for a project work order is increased in accordance with the Agreement, the Contractor shall, upon request of the City, cause the amount of the bonds to be increased accordingly and shall promptly deliver satisfactory evidence of such increase to the City. To the extent available, the bonds shall further provide that no change or alteration of the Agreement (including, without limitation, an increase in the total compensation or compensation for a project work order, as referred to above), extensions of time, or modifications of the time, terms, or conditions of payment to the Contractor, will release the surety. If the Contractor fails to furnish any required bond, the City may terminate this Agreement for cause.

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3.3 Fees and Payments.

3.3.1 Rates & Total Compensation. Contractor shall receive compensation, including authorized reimbursements, for all Services rendered under this Agreement at the rates set forth in Exhibit ”C” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The total compensation, including authorized reimbursements, shall not exceed Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000) per fiscal year (“Total Compensation”) without written approval of City’s Representative. Extra Work may be authorized, as described below, and if authorized, will be compensated at the rates and manner set forth in this Agreement.

3.3.3 Reimbursement for Expenses. Contractor shall not be reimbursed for any expenses unless authorized in writing by City.

3.3.4 Extra Work. At any time during the Term of this Agreement, City may request that Contractor perform Extra Work. As used herein, “Extra Work” means any work which is determined by City to be necessary for the proper completion of the Project, but which the Parties did not reasonably anticipate would be necessary at the execution of this Agreement.

Contractor shall not perform, nor be compensated for, Extra Work without written authorization from City’s Representative.

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of worker needed to execute the Services available to interested parties upon request and shall post copies at the Contractor’s principal place of business and at the Project site. It is most efficient for the Contractor to obtain a copy of the prevailing wages in effect at the commencement of this Agreement from the website of the Division of Labor Statistics and Research of the DIR located at www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/. In the alternative, Contractor may obtain a copy of the prevailing wages from the City’s Representative. Contractor shall defend, indemnify and hold the City, its elected officials, officers, employees and agents free and harmless from any claim or liability arising out of any failure or alleged failure to comply with the Prevailing Wage Laws.

3.4 Termination of Agreement.

3.4.2 Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, City may require Contractor to provide all finished or unfinished Documents and Data and other information of any kind prepared by Contractor in connection with the performance of Services under this Agreement. Contractor shall be required to provide such document and other information within fifteen (15) days of the request.

3.5 General Provisions.

Contractor:

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5841 Engineer Drive
Huntington Beach, CA. 92815
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City:

City of Corona
400 South Vicentia Avenue
Corona, CA 92882
Attn: Tom Moody, Utility Department
Such notice shall be deemed made when personally delivered or when mailed, forty-eight (48) hours after deposit in the U.S. Mail, first class postage prepaid and addressed to the Party at its applicable address. Actual notice shall be deemed adequate notice on the date actual notice occurred, regardless of the method of service.

3.5.2 Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Contractor shall defend (with counsel of City’s choosing), indemnify and hold the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, volunteers and agents free and harmless from any and all claims, demands, causes of action, costs, expenses, liability, loss, damage or injury of any kind, in law or equity, to property or persons, including wrongful death, to the extent arising out of, pertaining to, or incident to any alleged willful misconduct or negligent acts, errors or omissions of Contractor, its officials, officers, employees, subcontractors, consultants or agents in connection with the performance of the Contractor’s Services, the Project or this Agreement, including without limitation the payment of all settlement amounts, expert witness fees and attorneys fees and other related costs and expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Contractor's Services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Contractor. Contractor’s obligation to indemnify shall survive expiration or termination of this Agreement, and shall not be restricted to insurance proceeds, if any, received by the City, its directors, officials, officers, employees, agents, or volunteers.

3.5.3 Governing Law; Government Code Claim Compliance. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. Venue shall be in Riverside County. In addition to any and all contract requirements pertaining to notices of and requests for compensation or payment for extra work, disputed work, claims and/or changed conditions, Contractor must comply with the claim procedures set forth in Government Code Sections 900 et seq. prior to filing any lawsuit against the City. Such Government Code claims and any subsequent lawsuit based upon the Government Code claims shall be limited to those matters that remain unresolved after all procedures pertaining to extra work, disputed work, claims, and/or changed conditions have been followed by Contractor. If no such Government Code claim is submitted, or if any prerequisite contractual requirements are not otherwise satisfied as

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specified herein, Contractor shall be barred from bringing and maintaining a valid lawsuit against the City.

3.5.4 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement.

3.5.5 City’s Right to Employ Other Contractors. City reserves right to employ other contractors in connection with this Project.

3.5.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding on the successors and assigns of the parties.

3.5.7 Construction; References; Captions. Since the Parties or their agents have participated fully in the preparation of this Agreement, the language of this Agreement shall be construed simply, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any Party. Any term referencing time, days or period for performance shall be deemed calendar days and not work days. All references to Contractor include all personnel, employees, agents, and subcontractors of Contractor, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement. All references to City include its elected officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers except as otherwise specified in this Agreement. The captions of the various articles and paragraphs are for convenience and ease of reference only, and do not define, limit, augment, or describe the scope, content or intent of this Agreement.

3.5.8 Amendment; Modification. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing and signed by both Parties.

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3.5.10 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except to the extent expressly provided for in Section 3.5.6, there are no intended third-party beneficiaries of any right or obligation assumed by the Parties.

3.5.16 Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.

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CITY’S SIGNATURE PAGE FOR

CITY OF CORONA

MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have entered into this Agreement as of the date first written above.

CITY OF CORONA
By: _________________________
Tom Moody
Director of Utilities
Reviewed By:
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Katie Hockett
Assistant Director of Utilities
Reviewed By:
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Aftab Hussain
Maintenance Manager
Reviewed By:
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Yasmin Lopez
Purchasing Manager
Attest:
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Sylvia Edwards
City Clerk

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CONTRACTOR’S SIGNATURE PAGE FOR

CITY OF CORONA

SANCON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
a California Corporation
By: _________________________
Charles Parsons

CEO/CFO

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EXHIBIT “A”

SCOPE OF SERVICES
Contractor promises and agrees to furnish to the City all labor, materials, tools, equipment, services, and incidental and customary work necessary to fully and adequately supply the professional sewer main rehabilitation services necessary for the Project. The Services are more particularly described herein.

The Contractor will perform sewer main rehabilitation services and shall furnish all necessary supervision, labor, materials, tools, equipment supplies, tasks, transportation, and all incidental and customary work to perform the projects for the Utilities Department. The work shall include, but is not limited to the following:
x Traffic control
x Prevailing wage.
x Preliminary inspections, this consists in a pre-video of pipeline just prior to lining to confirm and document immediate acceptability for lining. x High velocity cleaning of pipeline to remove debris and roots. x Install CIPP liner per Greenbook Standard 500-5.5 for various pipe sizes. x Sewage bypass and pumping when required.
x Service lateral identification.
x End seals installation.
x Robotic reconnection of active House Connections (HCs) within lined pipe. x Final video inspection to confirm successful liner installation and lateral reinstatement. x Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required for all employees who are on site. x All permits and licenses.
x Standard sewer manhole per City’s standard manhole detail STD 302 (5’-6’ diameter 12 feet depth) rehabilitation with epoxy lining
Work Hours / Response Time
Work shall typically be performed between the hours of 7:00am and 5:00pm – Monday through Friday. Some public facilities may require work to be performed after normal business hours.

Contractors providing services (as contrasted with those providing materials only) shall be available to respond to City requests for service 24 hours per day, seven days per week, with the following response times:

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Response to emergency work requests shall be within (2) two business days.

Response to non-emergency work requests shall be within (4) four business days.

NOTE – NOT PUBLIC PROJECT WORK
This Agreement generally governs only work which is considered to be “maintenance work” under CMC Section 3.08.010(k) and Public Contract Code Section 22002(d), and does not include “public project” work under CMC Section 3.08.010(m) and Public Contract Code Section 22002(c). The only time that an individual call-out, as described in Exhibits “B” and “C” attached hereto, might include “public project” work is when an individual call-out is strictly limited to an amount that is not required to be informally or formally bid under the CMC or state law (e.g. less than $60,000), and individual projects shall not be split to fall below that amount.

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EXHIBIT “B”

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Contractor shall complete the Services within the Term of this Agreement, and shall meet any other reasonable schedules and deadlines established by City’s Representative.

The contract term can be extended with two optional two-year renewals x Option 1, if exercised, shall be effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028 x Option 2, if exercised, shall be effective July 1, 2028 through June 30, 2030 No price increases will be permitted during the initial contract term. All price decreases (for example, if the Contractor offers lower prices to another governmental entity) will automatically be extended to the City. The City requires written proof of price increases prior to any approved price adjustment. After the first year of the award, a minimum of thirty (30) days advance written notice is required for consideration and approval by City. No retroactive price adjustments will be considered. The net dollar amount of profit will remain firm during the period of the Agreement. Annual increases will be made in accordance with and shall not exceed the percentage of change in the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index “All Urban Consumers for Riverside, California, Area (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, for the most recent twelve (12) months for which statistics are available. This method of price adjustment shall apply to each extension period exercised. Option years shall become effective only upon issuance by the City of a duly authorized Purchase Order.

As-Needed Services
Each individual call-out under this Agreement is a separate project for purposes the City’s bidding and purchasing requirements.

Contractor shall provide the Services on an as-needed basis, and as scheduled and directed by the City’s Representative.

For each individual call-out, Contractor shall respond, mobilize and be on-site ready to start work no later than four (4) business days after notification for routine work, repairs and installations. Contractor must be able to respond by telephone to emergency call-out notifications from City within twenty-four hours of being notified by City that there is an emergency, and to be mobilized and on-site within two (2) business days of such emergency notification by City.

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EXHIBIT “C”

COMPENSATION
Contractor shall receive compensation, including authorized reimbursements, for all Services rendered under this Agreement at the rates set forth herein.

NO. ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT OF
MEASURE QTY. PRICE
1 Mobilization/Demobilization LS 1 $1,500.00
2 Traffic control (If needed) LS 1 $1,500.00
3 Preliminary inspections. LS 1 $1,500.00
4 Surface preparation cleaning of pipeline to
remove debris and roots. LS 1 $1,500.00
5 Reconnection of active HC’s LS 1 $1,500.00
6 6’’ CIPP Sewer main per 350 linear feet. LS 1 $9,000.00 7 8’’ CIPP Sewer main per 350 linear feet. LS 1 $15,000.00 8 10’’ CIPP Sewer main per 350 linear feet. LS 1 $16,000.00 9 12’’ CIPP Sewer main per 350 linear feet. LS 1 $17,000.00 10 16’’ CIPP Sewer main per 350 linear feet. LS 1 $18,500.00 11 18’’ CIPP Sewer main per 350 linear feet. LS 1 $20,000.00 12 24’’ CIPP Sewer main per 350 linear feet. LS 1 $22,000.00 13 30’’ CIPP Sewer main per 350 linear feet. LS 1 $25,000.00 14 Sewer manhole rehabilitation with epoxy lining
(per City’s standard manhole detail STD 302
with 5’ diameter and 12 feet depth)
LS 1 $8,000.00
15 6” sewer main bypass pumping for the duration
of the project. Per 350 linear feet. LS 1 $500.00
16 8” sewer main bypass pumping for the duration
of the project. Per 350 linear feet. LS 1 $1,500.00
17 10” sewer main bypass pumping for the
duration of the project. Per 350 linear feet. LS 1 $1,500.00 18 12” sewer main bypass pumping for the
duration of the project. Per 350 linear feet. LS 1 $1,500.00 19 16” sewer main bypass pumping for the
duration of the project. Per 350 linear feet. LS 1 $1,500.00

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20 18” sewer main bypass pumping for the
duration of the project. Per 350 linear feet. LS 1 $1,500.00 Bonds
Each individual call-out under this Agreement is a separate project for purposes of the City’s bidding and purchasing requirements, including, but not limited to, its bond requirements provided for in Civil Code Section 9550, which mandates that the City require a payment bond for certain public work projects involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000.

Payment Bonds: Contractor shall provide a 100% payment bond for all individual call-out projects for which a project work order has been issued by the City in excess of $25,000.

Performance Bonds: Contractor shall be required to provide a 100% performance bond whenever the City indicates that one is required in the project work order issued for an individual call-out project.

Cost of Bonds: Whenever a bond is required by the City for an individual call-out project, Contractor will be able to include the costs of the bonds for that individual call-out.

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CITY OF CORONA

CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
SANCON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. TO VORTEX SERVICES, LLC DBA SANCON

TECHNOLOGIES
(MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT)

1. PARTIES AND DATE.

This Consent to Assignment and Assumption Agreement (“Consent Agreement”) is made and retroactively entered into as of the 2
nd day of January, 2025 (“Effective Date”) by and
between the City of Corona, a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California (“City”), Sancon Technologies, Inc., a California corporation (“Assignor”), and Vortex Services, LLC dba Sancon Technologies, a Delaware limited liability company (“Assignee”). City, Assignor and Assignee are sometimes referred to individually as “Party” and collectively as “Parties” in this Consent Agreement.

2. RECITALS.

2.1 Agreement. On or about July 3, 2024, the City and Assignor entered into that certain Maintenance/General Services Agreement, by which Assignor agreed to provide to the City supply Sewer Main Rehabilitation Services RFP 24-053SB (“Underlying Agreement”).

Assignee warrants and agrees that it has received true and correct complete copies of those document(s) that make up the Underlying Agreement, and that it understands and agrees with all of the terms, condition, obligations and duties of the Underlying Agreement.

2.2 Need for Consent Agreement. On or about January 2, 2025 (“Acquisition Date”), Assignee will have acquired all of Assignor’s assets, or at least the portion of those Assets which include the Underlying Agreement. Pursuant to Section 3.5.6 of the Underlying Agreement, the terms of the Underlying Agreement are binding upon Assignee, though it is proper pursuant to Section 3.5.6.1 of the Underlying Agreement to obtain the City’s express consent to the assignment or assumption of the Underlying Agreement.

3. Terms.

3.1 Incorporation of Recitals. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and are incorporated into this Consent Agreement in their entirety by reference.

3.2 Assignment and Assumption. Assignee hereby accepts and assumes all terms and conditions of the Underlying Agreement, including without limitation all obligations and duties of Assignor, from and after the Acquisition Date. Assignee hereby agrees, from and after the Acquisition Date, to observe, perform and be subject to each and every term, condition, obligation and duty set forth in the Underlying Agreement as though the Underlying Agreement had been originally executed by Assignee.

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3.3 Consent. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Consent Agreement, the City and Assignor hereby consent to the assignment and assumption of the Underlying Agreement from Assignor to Assignee.

3.4 References and Notices in the Underlying Agreement. The Parties hereby agree that, from and after the Acquisition Date, all references to Assignor in the Underlying Agreement shall be deemed to now refer to the Assignee. Furthermore, all notices to Assignee hereafter required or permitted under the terms of the Underlying Agreement shall be addressed as follows:

If to Assignee:

Vortex Services, LLC dba Sancon Technologies
5841 Engineer Drive
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Attn: Chuck Parsons

3.5 Defined Terms. All capitalized terms used in this Consent Agreement that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Underlying Agreement.

3.6 Authority to Sign. The signatories to this Consent Agreement represent that they have the requisite capacity and authority to execute this Consent Agreement and to assume (or take subject to) the obligations referenced herein.

3.7 Successors and Assigns. This Consent Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

3.8 Governing Law. This Consent Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

3.9 Counterparts. This Consent Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and all counterparts together shall be construed as one document. [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING 3 PAGES]
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CITY’S SIGNATURE PAGE FOR

CITY OF CORONA

CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
SANCON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. TO VORTEX SERVICES, LLC DBA SANCON

TECHNOLOGIES
(MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT)

CITY OF CORONA
By:_ _______________________________
Tom Moody
Utilities Director
Reviewed By: ________________________________
Katie Hockett
Assistant Utilities Director
Reviewed By: ________________________________
Yasmin Lopez
Purchasing Manager
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ASSIGNOR’S SIGNATURE PAGE FOR

CITY OF CORONA

CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
SANCON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. TO VORTEX SERVICES, LLC DBA SANCON

TECHNOLOGIES
(MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT)
SANCON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
a California corporation
By: ___________________________________
Chuck Parsons

CEO/CFO
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ASSIGNEE’S SIGNATURE PAGE FOR

CITY OF CORONA

CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
SANCON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. TO VORTEX SERVICES, LLC DBA SANCON

TECHNOLOGIES
(MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT)

VORTEX SERVICES, LLC DBA SANCON TECHNOLOGIES
a Delaware limited liability company
By: ___________________________________
Ryan Helmuth
Vice President and General Manager
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Certificate Of Completion
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Source Envelope:

Document Pages: 5 Signatures: 5 Envelope Originator:

Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Annette Solorio
AutoNav: Enabled
EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled
Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
400 S Vicentia Ave
Corona, CA 92882
[email protected]
IP Address: 64.29.226.10
Record Tracking
Status: Original
4/8/2025 12:32:24 PM
Holder: Annette Solorio
[email protected]
Location: DocuSign
Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal
Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Corona, CA Location: Docusign Signer Events Signature Timestamp
Chuck Parsons
[email protected]
President
Security Level: Email, Account Authentication
(None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style
Using IP Address: 47.177.134.226
Sent: 4/8/2025 12:40:41 PM
Viewed: 4/8/2025 1:01:43 PM
Signed: 4/8/2025 1:02:00 PM
Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure:

Not Offered via Docusign
Ryan Helmuth
[email protected]
Project Manager
Security Level: Email, Account Authentication
(None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style
Using IP Address: 47.177.134.226
Sent: 4/8/2025 1:02:01 PM
Viewed: 4/8/2025 1:02:33 PM
Signed: 4/8/2025 1:03:11 PM
Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure:

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Yasmin Lopez
[email protected]
Purchasing Manger
Security Level: Email, Account Authentication
(None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style
Using IP Address: 64.29.226.10
Sent: 4/8/2025 1:03:12 PM
Viewed: 4/8/2025 1:46:44 PM
Signed: 4/8/2025 1:47:26 PM
Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure:

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Katie Hockett
[email protected]
Assistant Director of Utilities
City of Corona
Security Level: Email, Account Authentication
(None)
Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style
Using IP Address: 64.29.226.10
Sent: 4/8/2025 1:47:28 PM
Viewed: 4/8/2025 3:29:45 PM
Signed: 4/8/2025 3:29:55 PM
Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure:

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Signer Events Signature Timestamp
Tom Moody
[email protected]
Utilities Director
Security Level: Email, Account Authentication
(None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style
Using IP Address: 64.29.226.10
Sent: 4/8/2025 3:29:56 PM
Viewed: 4/8/2025 4:36:55 PM
Signed: 4/8/2025 4:37:00 PM
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Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp
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Purchasing
[email protected]
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(None)
Sent: 4/8/2025 4:37:01 PM
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Certified Delivered Security Checked 4/8/2025 4:36:55 PM Signing Complete Security Checked 4/8/2025 4:37:00 PM
Completed Security Checked 4/8/2025 4:37:01 PM
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ORANGE\DDERLETH\55191.2 PTEAM 03102022

CITY OF CORONA

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

WITH VORTEX SERVICES, LLC DBA SANCON TECHNOLOGIES
(SEWER MAIN REHABILITATION SERVICES RFP 24-053SB)

1. PARTIES AND DATE.

This FIRST Amendment to the Maintenance/General Services Agreement (“First Amendment”) is made and entered into this 3rd day of June, 2026 by and between the City of Corona (“City”) and Vortex Services, LLC DBA Sancon Technologies (“Contractor”). City and Contractor are sometimes individually referred to as “Party” and collectively as “Parties” in this First Amendment.

2. RECITALS.

2.1 Agreement. City and Contractor entered into that certain Maintenance/General Services Agreement dated July 3, 2024 (“Agreement”), whereby Contractor agreed to provide sewer main rehabilitation services.

2.2 Amendment. City and Contractor desire to amend the Agreement for the first time to (1) extend the term of the Agreement; (2) increase the Total Compensation; and (3) replace Exhibit “C”.

3. TERMS.

3.1 Term. Section 3.1.2 (Term) of the Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“3.1.2 Term. The term of this Agreement shall be from July 3, 2024 to June 30, 2028 (“Term”), unless earlier terminated as provided herein. Contractor shall complete the Services within the Term of this Agreement, and shall meet any other established schedules and deadlines. The Parties may, by mutual, written consent, extend the Terms of this Agreement one or more times by executing a written amendment pursuant to Section 3.5.8 below (each a “Renewal Term”). The terms “Term” and “Renewal Term” may sometimes be generally and collectively referred to as “Term” in this Agreement.”

3.2 Rates & Total Compensation. Section 3.3.1 (Rates & Total Compensation) of the Agreement, as amended by the Frist Amendment, is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

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“3.3.1 Rates & Total Compensation. Contractor shall
receive compensation including authorized reimbursements, for all Services rendered under this Agreement at the rates set forth in Exhibit “C-1” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

The total compensation, including authorized reimbursements, shall not exceed Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000) per fiscal year (Total Compensation), without written approval of City’s Representative. Extra Work may be authorized, will be compensated at the rates and manner set forth in this Agreement.”

3.3 “Exhibit “C” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit “C-1” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.”

3.4 Continuing Effect of Agreement. Except as amended by this First Amendment, all provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

From and after the date of this First Amendment, whenever the term “Agreement” appears in the Agreement, it shall mean the Agreement as amended by this FIRST Amendment.

3.5 Adequate Consideration. The Parties hereto irrevocably stipulate and agree that they have each received adequate and independent consideration for the performance of the obligations they have undertaken pursuant to this First Amendment.

3.6 Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed in duplicate originals, each of which is deemed to be an original, but when taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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CITY’S SIGNATURE PAGE
FOR

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

WITH VORTEX SERVICES, LLC DBA SANCON TECHNOLOGIES
(SEWER MAIN REHABILITATION SERVICES RFP 24-053SB)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have entered into this First Amendment to Maintenance/General Services Agreement as of the date noted on the first page of the Amendment.

CITY OF CORONA
By: _________________________
Tom Moody
Director of Utilities
Reviewed By: _________________________
Katie Hockett
Assistant Utilities Director
Reviewed By: _________________________
Nicole McDaniel
Assistant to City Manager/Acting Purchasing Manager

Attest : _________________________
Sylvia Edwards, City Clerk
Corona, California
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CONTRACTOR’S SIGNATURE PAGE
FOR

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

MAINTENANCE/GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

VORTEX SERVICES, LLC DBA SANCON TECHNOLOGIES
A Delaware limited liability company
By: _________________________
Ryan Helmuth
Vice President and General Manager
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EXHIBIT "C-1"

COMPENSATION
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DATE: 06/03/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Honorable President and Board Members
FROM: Public Works Department & Utilities Department
2026-202

REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AND

CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY ACTION
SUBJECT:

PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY OF CORONA 2025 URBAN

WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

This staff report asks the City Council to adopt the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan to ensure the efficient use of water, promote conservation programs and policies, ensure sufficient water supplies available for future beneficial use, and provide a mechanism for response during drought conditions.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

That the City Council:
a. Conduct a public hearing to receive comments concerning the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Update.
b. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-071, adopting the City of Corona 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Update.

That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct the

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City Council to take the above actions.

BACKGROUND & HISTORY:

The City of Corona (“the City”), as an urban water supplier, is required under the Urban Water Management Plan Act of 1983 (“the Act”) to update and submit an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) every five years.

The 2025 UWMP is a comprehensive resource planning tool that provides an assessment of the present and future water supply sources and demands within the City’s service area. It presents an update to the 2020 UWMP on the City’s water resource needs, wateruse efficiency programs, water reliability assessment, and strategies to mitigate watershortage conditions, to ensure adequate water supplies are available to meet both existing and future water needs.

The requirements for the UWMP are found in two sections of the California Water Code (§10610-10656) and (§10608). The Act mandates that all water suppliers providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers prepare a UWMP. The primary purpose of the UWMP is to ensure the efficient use of water, promote conservation programs and policies, ensure sufficient water supplies are available for future promote conservation programs and policies, ensure sufficient water supplies are available for future beneficial use and provide a mechanism for response during drought conditions.

The last UWMP adopted by the City of Corona was the 2020 UWMP (2020 UWMP). The 2025 UWMP must be filed with the DWR by July 1, 2026.

In accordance with Section 10642 of the California Water Code, the City provided the sixty-day notice to appropriate agencies on May 6, 2026. In addition, a notice of public hearing was published via Sentinel Weekly on May 6, 2026, and May 13,2026 encouraging the involvement of its customers as part of the UWMP process.

ANALYSIS:

The 2025 UWMP is organized as directed by the Department of Water Resources 2025 Urban Water Management Plans Guidebook for Urban Water Suppliers (Guidebook), including chapter topics and content, delineation of mandatory statutes, and standardized Water Use Efficiency (WUE) tables. The 2025 UWMP is specific to the Utilities Department’s (Department) Water Service Area, which encompasses approximately 39 square miles, including the City and portions of unincorporated Riverside County within the City’s sphere of influence.

A complete copy of the 2025 UWMP is available at the City Clerk’s office for review. The 2025 UWMP is presented in draft form to allow for modifications based on public comments during the public hearing portion of the Council meeting. After adopting Resolution No. 2026-071, the 2025 UWMP will be finalized and submitted to DWR as a final document.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

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There is no financial impact associated with adopting the City of Corona 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Update.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

The preparation and adoption of the Urban Water Management Plan pursuant to the provisions of Section 10652 of the California Water Code are statutorily exempt from environmental analysis as set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15282 (v).

PREPARED BY: ALAN ZHANG, CIP SUPERVISOR & MELISSA ESTRADAMARAVILLA, OPERATIONS ANALYST II REVIEWED BY: SAVAT KHAMPHOU, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR & TOM MOODY,

UTILITIES DIRECTOR
ATTACHMENTS:

1. Exhibit 1 – Resolution No. 2026-071

2. Exhibit 2 – 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (Draft)

3. Exhibit 3 – 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Appendices (Draft)

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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-071

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

CORONA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE CITY OF
CORONA 2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
UPDATE
WHEREAS, the California Legislature enacted Assembly Bill 797 (Water Code Section 10610, et seq., known as the Urban Water Management Planning Act) during the 1983- 1984 Regular Session, and as amended subsequently, which mandates that every supplier providing water for municipal purposes to more than 3,000 customers, prepare an Urban Water Management Plan (“UWMP”), the primary objective of which is to plan for the conservation and efficient use of water, ensuring sufficient water supplies and providing a mechanism for a response during drought conditions; and
WHEREAS, the UWMP shall be updated at least once every five years on or before July 1, in year ending in six and one; and
WHEREAS, after public review and hearing, the City Council shall adopt the 2025 UWMP, which shall be filed with the California Department of Water Resources and at the California State Library within thirty days of adoption; and WHEREAS, the City previously adopted a 2020 UWMP on June 16, 2021, and has provided a sixty-day notice to appropriate agencies in accordance with Section 10642 of the California Water Code providing notice of the City’s intent to review and update the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Update; and
WHEREAS, on June 3, 2026, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing at which all persons wishing to testify in connection with the 2025 UWMP were heard and the 2025 UWMP was comprehensively.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council hereby adopts the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Update and orders it filed with the City Clerk, the California Department of Water Resources, and the California State Library within 30 days after this date.

SECTION 2. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the implementation of the water conservation programs and recommendations as set forth in the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Update, which includes water shortage contingency analysis and recommendations regarding necessary procedures, rules, and regulations to carry out effective and equitable water conservation and water reclamation programs.

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2 SECTION 3. In a water shortage, the Utilities Director is hereby authorized to declare a Water Shortage Emergency and implement necessary elements of the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan Update.

SECTION 4. The City Council shall recommend additional regulations to carry out effective and equitable allocation of water resources.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of June 2026. _________________________________
Mayor of the City of Corona, California
ATTEST:
____________________________________
City Clerk of the City of Corona, California

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3 CERTIFICATION
I, Sylvia Edwards, City Clerk of the City of Corona, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Corona, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of June 2026, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAINED:

ABSENT:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Corona, California, this 3rd day of June 2026. ___________________________________
City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
(SEAL)

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4 EXHIBIT “A”
2025 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE
[ON FILE IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE FOR REVIEW]

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2025 Urban Water Management Plan
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2025 Urban Water Management Plan
Update
DRAFT Submitted: May 2026
Prepared For:

City of Corona
400 S. Vicentia Avenue, Corona, CA 92882
Phone: 951.736.2400
Prepared By:
www.civiltec.com
Project No. 2025334.00

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2025 Urban Water Management Plan
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2025 Urban Water Management Plan
Update
DRAFT Submitted: May 2026
Prepared For:

City of Corona
400 S. Vicentia Avenue, Corona, CA 92882
Phone: 951.736.2400
Under the Supervision of:
91903
Gretel Ochoa-Nhac, P.E. C.E.

Under the Supervision of:
95525
Timothy Kwan, P.E. C.E.

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Table of Contents
Preparer and Company Contact Information............................................................................................viii Executive Summary 1
UWMP Introduction..................................................................................................................................ES-1 Service Area and Population.................................................................................................................ES-1 Water Demand............................................................................................................................................ES-2 Water Supply ...............................................................................................................................................ES-3 Supply Reliability.......................................................................................................................................ES-3 Water Shortage Contingency Plan Stages........................................................................................ES-4 Demand Management Measures .........................................................................................................ES-4 Urban Water Management Plan Introduction and Overview.................................... 1-1

1.1 Updated Guidance for 2025 Urban Water Management................................................. 1-1

1.2 Submittal Tables............................................................................................................................... 1-1

1.3 Recommended Urban Water Management Plan Organization..................................... 1-1

1.4 Urban Water Management Plans in Relation to Other Efforts ...................................... 1-2

1.5 Department of Water Resources’ Review Process............................................................. 1-2

1.6 Urban Water Management Plans and Grant or Loan Eligibility ................................... 1-2 Urban Water Management Plan Preparation................................................................... 2-1

2.1 Basis for Preparing a Plan ............................................................................................................ 2-1

2.1.1 Public Water Systems..................................................................................................... 2-1

2.2 Individual or Regional Plans ....................................................................................................... 2-2

2.3 Fiscal or Calendar Year and Units of Measure ..................................................................... 2-2

2.4 Coordination and Outreach ......................................................................................................... 2-2 Service Area Description .......................................................................................................... 3-1

3.1 General Description ........................................................................................................................ 3-1

3.2 Service Area Boundary Map ........................................................................................................ 3-1

3.3 Service Area Climate....................................................................................................................... 3-2

3.3.1 Impacts of Climate Change........................................................................................... 3-4

3.4 Service Area Population and Demographics ........................................................................ 3-5

3.4.1 Service Area Population ................................................................................................ 3-5

3.4.2 Other Social, Economic, and Demographic Factors............................................ 3-6

3.5 Land Uses within Service Area ................................................................................................... 3-8 Water Use Characterization..................................................................................................... 4-1

4.1 Non-Potable Versus Potable Water Use ................................................................................. 4-1

4.2 Past, Current, and Projected Water Use by Sector ............................................................. 4-1

4.2.1 Water-Use Sectors Listed in Water Code ............................................................... 4-1

4.2.2 Optional Water-Use Sectors in Addition to those listed in Water Code .... 4-3

4.2.3 Past Water Use .................................................................................................................. 4-3

4.2.4 Current Water Use........................................................................................................... 4-4

4.2.5 Projected Water Use ....................................................................................................... 4-4

4.3 Distribution System Water Loss ................................................................................................ 4-9

4.3.1 Previous Five Years Distribution System Losses ..............................................4-10

4.3.2 Progress Toward Meeting the Water Loss Performance Standard...........4-10 SB X7-7 Baselines, Targets, and 2025 Reporting............................................................ 5-1

5.1 Reporting Requirements for Retail Suppliers...................................................................... 5-1

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5.1.1 Supplier Met 2020 Target in 2020............................................................................ 5-1

5.1.2 Funding Eligibility............................................................................................................ 5-1

5.1.3 Nexus to State Water Board Urban Water-Use Objectives ............................. 5-2 Normal-Year Water Supply Characterization .................................................................. 6-1

6.1 General Description ........................................................................................................................ 6-1

6.2 Water Supply Analysis Overview.............................................................................................. 6-1

6.3 Purchased or Imported Water.................................................................................................... 6-3

6.3.1 Imported Water from WMWD.................................................................................... 6-3

6.4 Groundwater...................................................................................................................................... 6-3

6.4.1 Basin Description............................................................................................................. 6-4

6.4.2 Groundwater Management........................................................................................... 6-7

6.4.3 Overdraft Conditions ...................................................................................................... 6-9

6.4.4 Historical Pumping.......................................................................................................... 6-9

6.4.5 Summary of Groundwater Supply...........................................................................6-10

6.5 Surface Water ..................................................................................................................................6-11

6.6 Stormwater.......................................................................................................................................6-11

6.7 Wastewater and Recycled Water ............................................................................................6-11

6.7.1 Recycled Water Coordination ...................................................................................6-12

6.7.2 Wastewater Collection, Treatment and Disposal..............................................6-12

6.8 Desalinated Water Opportunities............................................................................................6-23

6.8.1 Temescal Desalter ..........................................................................................................6-23

6.8.2 Arlington Desalter..........................................................................................................6-23

6.9 Water Exchanges and Water Transfers.................................................................................6-23

6.9.1 Home Gardens County Water District....................................................................6-24

6.9.2 City of Riverside..............................................................................................................6-24

6.9.3 City of Norco.....................................................................................................................6-24

6.9.4 Temescal Valley Water District................................................................................6-24

6.10 Future Water Projects ..................................................................................................................6-24

6.10.1 Groundwater Treatment..............................................................................................6-24

6.10.2 Reclaimed Water Supply Improvements..............................................................6-24

6.10.3 – Bedford-Coldwater Recharge Basin....................................................................6-25

6.10.4 – Indirect/Direct Potable Reuse Feasibility Plan (IPR/DPR).......................6-25

6.9.1 Well 7A/8A Wellhead Treatment............................................................................6-25

6.9.2 Glen Ivy Disinfection Project.....................................................................................6-25

6.10 Summary of Existing and Planned Sources of Water.......................................................6-25

6.11 Climate Change Impacts to Supply..........................................................................................6-26

6.12 Energy Intensity .............................................................................................................................6-28 Water System Reliability & DRA............................................................................................ 7-1

7.1 Constraints on Water Sources Considerations .................................................................... 7-1

7.1.1 Wholesaler Constraints ................................................................................................. 7-1

7.1.2 City Constraints................................................................................................................. 7-1

7.2 Water Service Reliability Assessment..................................................................................... 7-1

7.2.1 WSRA Year Type Characterization ........................................................................... 7-2

7.2.2 WSRA Supply and Demand Comparison ................................................................ 7-2

7.2.3 WRSA Description of Management Tools and Options .................................... 7-4

7.3 Drought Risk Assessment............................................................................................................. 7-5

7.3.1 Data, Methods, and Basis for Water Shortage Condition................................. 7-6

7.3.2 DRA Water Source Reliability ..................................................................................... 7-6

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7.3.3 DRA Water Supply and Use Comparison................................................................ 7-7 Water Shortage Contingency Plan ........................................................................................ 8-1

8.1 General Description ........................................................................................................................ 8-1

8.2 Water Supply Reliability Analysis............................................................................................. 8-1

8.3 Annual Water Supply and Demand Assessment Procedures......................................... 8-1

8.3.1 Decision-Making Process .............................................................................................. 8-2

8.3.2 Data and Methodologies................................................................................................ 8-2

8.4 Six Standard Water Shortage Levels ........................................................................................ 8-3

8.4.1 Water Shortage Levels ................................................................................................... 8-4

8.5 Shortage Response Actions........................................................................................................8-10

8.5.1 Supply Augmentation...................................................................................................8-10

8.5.2 Demand Reduction ........................................................................................................8-10

8.5.3 Operational Changes.....................................................................................................8-10

8.5.4 Additional Mandatory Restrictions ........................................................................8-10

8.5.5 Emergency Response Plan..........................................................................................8-11

8.5.6 Seismic Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan ...................................................8-11

8.5.7 Shortage Response Action Effectiveness..............................................................8-13

8.6 Communication Protocols ..........................................................................................................8-13

8.7 Compliance and Enforcement...................................................................................................8-13

8.7.1 Violations and Remedies.............................................................................................8-13

8.7.2 Notices And Additional Enforcement Measures................................................8-14

8.7.3 Civil Actions......................................................................................................................8-15

8.7.4 Recovery of Costs ...........................................................................................................8-15

8.7.5 Relief from Compliance................................................................................................8-16

8.8 Legal Authorities ............................................................................................................................8-18

8.8.1 Legal Authorities ............................................................................................................8-18

8.8.2 Declaration of Water Shortage .................................................................................8-20

8.8.3 Proclamation of Local Emergency...........................................................................8-20

8.9 Financial Consequences of WSCP............................................................................................8-20

8.10 Monitoring and Reporting..........................................................................................................8-20

8.11 WSCP Refinement Procedures..................................................................................................8-21

8.12 Special Water Feature Distinction ..........................................................................................8-22

8.12.1 Dos Lagos...........................................................................................................................8-22

8.12.2 Border Lake ......................................................................................................................8-23

8.12.3 Eagle Glen Golf Course .................................................................................................8-24

8.13 Plan Adoption, Submittal, and Availability..........................................................................8-24 Demand Management Measures ........................................................................................... 9-1

9.1 Demand Management Measures for Retail Suppliers....................................................... 9-1

9.1.1 Implementation over the Past Five Years .............................................................. 9-1

9.1.2 Implementation to Achieve Water Use Targets................................................... 9-2

9.1.3 Required Demand Management Measures............................................................ 9-2

9.1.4 Other Demand Management Measures................................................................... 9-5 Plan, Adoption, Submittal, and Implementation ........................................................10-1

10.1 Plan Completion Timeline..........................................................................................................10-1

10.2 Notice of Plan Preparation.........................................................................................................10-1

10.3 Notice of Public Hearing..............................................................................................................10-1

10.3.1 Notice to Cities and Counties.....................................................................................10-1

10.3.2 60 Day Notification........................................................................................................10-1

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10.3.3 Notice of Public Hearing..............................................................................................10-2

10.4 Public Hearing and Adoption....................................................................................................10-2

10.5 Plan Submittal .................................................................................................................................10-3

10.5.1 Submitting a UWMP and Water Shortage Contingency Plan to DWR ......10-3

10.5.2 Electronic Data Submittal to California DWR.....................................................10-3

10.5.3 Submitting a UWMP, Including WSCP, to the California State Library ....10-4

10.5.4 Submittal to Cities and Counties..............................................................................10-4

10.6 Public Availability..........................................................................................................................10-4

10.7 Notification to Public Utilities Commission ........................................................................10-4

10.8 Plan Implementation....................................................................................................................10-4

10.9 Amending an Adopted Urban Water Management Plan or Water Shortage Contingency Plan............................................................................................................................10-5

10.9.1 Amending a UWMP or WSCP.....................................................................................10-5

10.9.2 Submitting Revised Water Shortage Contingency Plan .................................10-5

10.10California Department of Water Resources Review of Submitted Plans ................10-5 List of Figures
Figure 3-1 - Water Service Area Boundary Map..................................................................................... 3-2 Figure 3-2 - ETo Zone Map and Monthly Average Reference Evapotranspiration................... 3-4 Figure 3-3 - Monthly Average Reference Evapotranspiration by ETo Zone (in/month)....... 3-4 Figure 3-4 - Disadvantaged Communities Bounded by Water Service Area............................... 3-7 Figure 4-1 - Household income in the City................................................................................................ 4-6 Figure 4-2 - Projected Regional Precipitation ......................................................................................... 4-8 Figure 4-3 - Projected Regional Mean Temperature............................................................................. 4-9 Figure 6-1- Water Supply Schematic ........................................................................................................... 6-2 Figure 6-2- Temescal Basin Boundary........................................................................................................ 6-6 Figure 6-3- Bedford-Coldwater Basin Boundary.................................................................................... 6-7 Figure 6-4- Reclaimed Water System Map..............................................................................................6-17 Figure 8-1- Water Features at Dos Lagos ................................................................................................8-22 Figure 8-2- Water Features at Border Lake............................................................................................8-23 Figure 8-3- Water Features at Eagle Glen Golf Course.......................................................................8-24

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List of Tables
Current and Projected City of Corona Population................................................................................ES-2 City of Corona Current Water Demands...................................................................................................ES-2 City of Corona Projected Water Demands...............................................................................................ES-3 City of Corona Current and Planned Sources of Water ......................................................................ES-3 Shortage Level Determination......................................................................................................................ES-4 Table 2-1 – Retail: Public Water Systems .................................................................................................. 2-2 Table 3-1 – Service Area Climate Information (2015-2025)............................................................. 3-3 Table 3-2 – Current and Projected City of Corona Population.......................................................... 3-5 Table 3-3 - Percentage of Area Encompassed by Water Service Boundary ................................ 3-6 Table 3-5 – Public Health Indicators............................................................................................................ 3-7 Table 3-6 – Land Use Summary Per SCAG LU19..................................................................................... 3-9 Table 4-1 - City of Corona Historic Water Demands ............................................................................. 4-3 Table 4-2 - City of Corona 2025 Water Demands................................................................................... 4-4 Table 4-3 - City of Corona Projected Water Demands.......................................................................... 4-5 Table 4-4 - Projected Lower Income Water Use..................................................................................... 4-7 Table 4-5 - AWWA Audit Water Losses....................................................................................................4-10 Table 4-6 – Progress Towards 2028 Water Loss Standard..............................................................4-11 Table 5-1 – Baseline and Target Summary for 2020 UWMP............................................................. 5-1 Table 5-2 – 2020 Compliance ......................................................................................................................... 5-1 Table 6-1 - Summary of WMWD Imported Water Supply .................................................................. 6-3 Table 6-2 - Historical Pumping from the Temescal Basin .................................................................. 6-9 Table 6-3 - Summary of Groundwater Supply........................................................................................6-10 Table 6-4 - Summary of Reclaimed Water Supply ...............................................................................6-12 Table 6-5 - Summary of WRF-1 Effluent...................................................................................................6-15 Table 6-6 - Summary of WRF-2 Effluent...................................................................................................6-15 Table 6-7 - Summary of WRF-3 Effluent...................................................................................................6-15 Table 6-8 – Historical Reclaimed Water Deliveries.............................................................................6-16 Table 6-9 – Large Reclaimed Water Distribution Pipeline Projects .............................................6-18 Table 6-10 – Medium Reclaimed Water Distribution Pipeline Projects .....................................6-18 Table 6-11 – Small Reclaimed Water Distribution Pipeline Projects...........................................6-19 Table 6-12 – Conversion of Adjacent Demands ....................................................................................6-19 Table 6-13 – Summary of Future Reclaimed Water Demands........................................................6-19

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Table 6-14 - Summary of WMWD Imported Water Supply..............................................................6-20 Table 6-15 - Summary of All Water Supply.............................................................................................6-26 Table 6-16 – Energy Use .................................................................................................................................6-29 Table 7-1 - Projected Water Demands........................................................................................................ 7-2 Table 7-2 - WRSA Average Year Supply (2021-2025) and Demand Comparison .................... 7-3 Table 7-3 - Single Dry Year Supply (2007) and Demand Comparison .......................................... 7-3 Table 7-4 - Multiple Dry Years Supply and Demand Comparison................................................... 7-4 Table 7-5 – Five-Year DRA............................................................................................................................... 7-7 Table 8-1 – Supply Baseline ............................................................................................................................ 8-3 Table 8-2 – Shortage Level Determination ............................................................................................... 8-4 Table 8-3 - Estimate of Shortage Action Effectiveness.......................................................................8-13 Table 10-1 - Coordination with Appropriate Agencies......................................................................10-2

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List of Appendices
Appendix A - Urban Water Management Planning Act
Appendix B - Sustainable Water Use and Demand Reduction (SB X7-7) Appendix C – 2025 Checklist Corona
Appendix D – Corona 2025 Submittal Tables
Appendix E – 2021 through 2025 Corona Consumer Confidence Reports Appendix F – AWWA Water Audit Reports past 5 years
Appendix G – SB X7 Standardized Tables
Appendix H – Energy Intensity Tables
Appendix I – DWR Bulletin 118
Appendix J – Corona 2008 Groundwater Management Plan
Appendix K – Joint Powers Agreement
Appendix L – Tiered Rate Structure
Appendix M – Ordinance 3005
Appendix N – Ordinance 2962
Appendix O – Water Shortage Contingency Plan
Appendix P – Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Appendix Q – Bed-Coldwater Groundwater Sustainability Plan Appendix R – Temescal Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan Appendix S – WMWD Resolution 3166
Appendix T – 60 Day Notification Letters
Appendix U – Public Hearing Notification Letters
Appendix V – Resolution Adoption Plan of 2020 UWMP and WSCP

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Preparer and Company Contact Information
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Preparer and Company Contact Information
Date UWMP was adopted by City of Corona: June xx, 2026
Date UWMP was submitted to Department of Water Resources: June xx, 2026 Name of Preparer: Civiltec Engineering, Inc
Contact Person: Gretel Ochoa-Nhac, P.E.; Associate, Project Manager Preparer Address: 440 N. Mountain Avenue, Suite 210, Upland, CA 91786 Preparer Phone Number: 909.296.4457
Preparer Email: [email protected]
Name of Supplier: City of Corona (City)
Water Supplier Status: Retailer
Contract Person: Alan Zhang, CIP Supervisor
Supplier Address: 400 S. Vicentia Avenue, Corona, CA 92882 Supplier Phone Number: 951.736.2400
Supplier Email: [email protected]

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Abbreviations
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List of Abbreviations
Abbreviation Description
°F Degrees Fahrenheit
AB Assembly Bill
ACS American Community Survey
ACT Urban Water Management Planning Act
AF Acre Foot
AFY Acre Feet per Year
AWWA American Water Works Association
CAP Climate Action Plan
CCR California Code of Regulations
CCWC Corona City Water Company
CDMG California Division of Mines and Geology
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CFD Community Facilities District
CIMIS California Irrigation Management Irrigation System City City of Corona
County Riverside County
CPUC California Public Utilities Commission
CTCC Cooling Tower Conductivity Controller
CWC California Water Code
CY Calendar Year
DAC Disadvantaged Community
DCA Disadvantaged Communities Assessment
DDW SWRCB Division of Drinking Water
DMM Demand Management Measure
DRA Drought Risk Assessment
DWR California Department of Water Resources
EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
ERP Emergency Response Plan
ETo Reference Evapotranspiration
FY Fiscal Year
GHG Greenhouse Gas
GIS Geographic Information System
GPCD Gallons per Capita per Day
GPM Gallons per Minute
GPSCD Gallons per Service Connection per Day
GSA Groundwater Sustainability Agency
GWMP Groundwater Management Plan
HECW High-Efficiency Clothes Washer
HET High-Efficiency Toilet
IEBL Inland Empire Brine Line
IPR/DRP Indirect/Direct Potable-Reuse Feasibility Plan
IRP Integrated Resources Plan
LHMP Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
MCL Maximum Contaminant Level

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Abbreviation Description
MG Million Gallons
MGD Million Gallons per Day
NAICS North American Industry Classification System
pH-CTC Cooling Tower pH Controller
PHET Premium High-Efficiency Toilets
PWS Public Water System
RDM Robust Decision Making
RMP Recharge Master Plan
RO Reverse Osmosis
RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board
SB X7-7 Senate Bill 7 of Special Extended Session 7
SCAG Southern California Association of Governments
SMP Sewer Master Plan
SWP State Water Project
SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board
TDS Total Dissolved Solids
TVWD Temescal Valley Water District
ULWU Ultra Low and Zero Water Urinals
UWMP Urban Water Management Plan
UWUO Urban Water Use Objectives
WBIC Weather-Based Irrigation Controller
WBICLL Weather-Based Irrigation Controller Large Landscape WMWD Western Municipal Water District
WRCRWA Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority WRF Water Reclamation Facility
WSCP Water Shortage Contingency Plan
WSDM Water Surplus and Drought Management Plan
WTP Water Treatment Plant

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Executive Summary
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Executive Summary
UWMP Introduction
The Urban Water Management Planning Act (Act) was adopted in 1983 and may be found in the California Water Code, §§ 10610-106561. The City of Corona (City) is obligated to prepare and adopt this Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) in the manner specified in the Act by virtue of meeting the statutory definition of an “urban retail water supplier”.

This UWMP has been prepared in fulfillment of the requirements of the Act and in compliance with the Urban Water Management Plan Guidebook 2025 as provided by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). The 2025 UWMP Guidebook has been updated from the 2020 Guidebook to reflect the new legislation, and to potentially improve the usefulness of a supplier’s 2025 UWMP.

In addition to compliance with state mandate, this UWMP is a living document whose contents fulfill a variety of planning, informational and legal requirements. It will serve as a primary source for integrated water and land use planning at the district, city and county levels per compliance with SB 610 and SB 221 related to water assessment and procurement of water supplies prior to construction of new development. The accuracy, clarity, completeness and usefulness of this UWMP is defensible and representative of the City’s best understanding of the state of water management at the time of adoption and/or amendment. To that end, all aspects of water management as they pertain to the City have been delineated in order to provide developers, planners, government agencies and its customers with the tools they need to fulfill their individual missions and interests.

The UWMP serves as an important source document for cities and counties as they update their General Plans. Conversely, General Plans are source documents as water suppliers update their UWMPs. These planning documents are linked and their accuracy and usefulness are interdependent. It is crucial that cities, counties, and water suppliers work closely when developing and updating these planning documents.

To assist the reader in understanding the legal mandates involved in the various aspects of this UWMP, relevant and applicable excerpts for the California Water Code (CWC) are provided immediately following each section heading. These excerpts are cited by CWC section designation and offset in italic print to differentiate them from other text. In general, the chapters of this UWMP are laid out as presented in the DWR Guidebook along with recommended tables and other content.

Service Area and Population
The City of Corona’s water service area is in the northwest portion of Riverside County (County) and includes the unincorporated communities of El Cerrito, Coronita, and parts of Temescal Canyon. The City’s water service area encompasses 45 square miles. Neighboring cities include Riverside to the northeast and Norco to the north. The eastern portion of the service area is generally bounded by unincorporated County, which includes the unincorporated community of Home Gardens, as well as Riverside County to the north-eastern portion. The southern and western portions of the service area are bounded by the Cleveland National Forest and other 1 California Urban Water Management Planning Act (2010), Water Code §10610-10656

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County lands. The Prado Flood Control Basin is located adjacent to the City’s northwest corner.

The service area contains a population of 169,380 in 2025.

Current and Projected City of Corona Population
City of Corona
Population
2025 2030 2035 2040 2045
169,380 168,892 168,404 167,916 167,428
Water Demand
The predictability of water usage is an important element in planning future water supplies.

Demand projections for 2030 and beyond were calculated by multiplying the projected population for each year by the 2020 actual gallons per capita per day (GPCD) value of 177. The current and projected water demands are shown in the tables below within the service area.

City of Corona Current Water Demands
Sector CY 2025 (AFY)
Residential Single-Family 17,934
Residential Multi-Family 2,666
Commercial/Institutional 3,006
Industrial 902
Landscape Potable 2,934
Landscape Non-Potable 3,854
Hydrants Potable 76
Hydrants Non-Potable 74
Sale to Other Agencies* 355
Brine Discharge Non-Potable 626
Real & Apparent Losses** 2,521
Total Water Use 34,949
*Norco has not had recordings in export since 2021
**Total Water Use includes estimated real and apparent losses, assuming 7.8% of Projected Water Use

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City of Corona Projected Water Demands
Sector
2030
(AFY)
2035
(AFY)
2040
(AFY)
2045
(AFY)
2050
(AFY)
Residential Single-Family 21,743 21,745 21,815 21,750 21,753 Residential Multi-Family 3,237 3,238 3,248 3,238 3,239
Commercial/Institutional 3,593 3,593 3,605 3,594 3,594
Industrial 1,094 1,095 1,098 1,095 1,095
Landscape Potable 2,834 2,734 2,634 2,534 2,434
Landscape Non-Potable 3,830 3,930 4,030 4,130 4,230
Hydrants Potable 366 366 366 366 366
Hydrants Non-Potable 95 95 95 95 95
Sale to Other Agencies* 370 370 370 370 370
Brine Discharge Non-Potable 618 618 618 618 618
Real & Apparent Losses** 2,612 2,604 2,604 2,589 2,582
Total Water Use 40,393 40,389 40,483 40,380 40,376
*Norco has not had recordings in export since 2021
**Total Water Use includes estimated real and apparent losses, assuming 7.8% of Projected Water Use Water Supply
The City of Corona has a diversified water supply portfolio, which includes imported water, groundwater, and reclaimed water. Imported water comes from Western Municipal Water District, groundwater comes from wells within the Temescal Basin, and treated reclaimed water through an agreement with Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority.

City of Corona Current and Planned Sources of Water
Water Source
2025
(AFY)
2030
(AFY)
2035
(AFY)
2040
(AFY)
2045
(AFY)
2050
(AFY)
WMWD -
Imported Water 16,382 21,110 21,110 21,110 21,110 21,110 Temescal Basin -
Groundwater 15,569 14,482 14,482 14,482 14,482 14,482
BedfordColdwater Basin
- Groundwater
0 2,112 2,112 2,112 2,112 2,112
Reclaimed
Water 11,273 10,000 19,000 19,000 19,000 19,000
Total 43,224 47,704 56,704 56,704 56,704 56,704
Supply Reliability
A comparison of projected demand and projected supply demonstrates that the reliability of the City’s supply will be adequate to meet normal year, single dry year and multiple dry year demand conditions through the planning horizon of this UWMP. The City has the capability to meet customer demand through imported supplies with Western Municipal Water District, locally produced groundwater supplies, and treated reclaimed water through an agreement with Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater Authority. The drought risk assessment incorporates these supply conditions and evaluates projected demands over the next five years.

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The assessment also demonstrates the City’s ability to continue meeting projected demands under drought conditions.

Water Shortage Contingency Plan Stages
Water Code Section 10632 (a)(3)(B) authorizes Suppliers to continue using their own water shortage levels that may have been included in past WSCPs. The City of Corona’s water shortage levels in relation to the six standard water shortage levels prescribed by statute are below.

Shortage Level Determination
WSCP Stage Ordinance 2962 Water
Conservation Stage
Condition Available
Supply (AFY)
Deficit (AFY)
0 1 No Shortage 46,222 None
1 1 10% Shortage 41,600 None
2 2 20% Shortage 36,978 1,373
3 2 30% Shortage 32,355 5,996
4 3 40% Shortage 27,733 10,618
5 4 50% Shortage 23,111 15,240
6 5 More than 50% Less than 23,111 More than 15,240
Demand Management Measures
The State requires reporting on the implementation and effectiveness of a series of water conservation programs deemed to be feasible for water use reduction at the retail level. These Demand Management Measures (DMM) have been implemented in the City of Corona at the local and wholesale level.

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Chapter 1 – Urban Water Management Plan Introduction and Overview
City of Corona
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Urban Water Management Plan Introduction and
Overview
The City of Corona’s most recent UWMP was submitted to, reviewed by, and approved by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) back on June 16, 2021. This 2025 UWMP will continue to provide guidance to the City to ensure long-term water supply reliability, regulatory compliance, and sustainable water resource planning for existing and future demands.

1.1 Updated Guidance for 2025 Urban Water Management
Since the previous 2020 UWMP, there have been a few changes in the guidebook. The City of Corona’s 2025 UWMP has reflected these changes where applicable.

Updates have included the following:
• Minor changes to the Water Code,
• Criteria for suppliers with multiple public water systems, • DWR submittal tables,
• Water loss standard reporting,
• Direct potable reuse,
• Lower-income housing, and
• Reporting groundwater recharge and other water storage.

1.2 Submittal Tables
§ 10644 (a)(2) The plan, or amendments to the plan, submitted to the department … shall include any standardized forms, tables, or displays specified by the department.

Submittal tables in the UWMP are included in Appendix D.

1.3 Recommended Urban Water Management Plan Organization The City of Corona’s 2025 UWMP was arranged in the same sequence as the recommended UWMP organization provided in DWR’s Final “Urban Water Management Plan 2025.” The City’s 2025 Plan consists of the following Chapters:
• Chapter 1 - Urban Water Management Plan Introduction and Lay Description • Chapter 2 – Urban Water Management Plan Preparation
• Chapter 3 – Service Area Description
• Chapter 4 – Water Use Characterization
• Chapter 5 – SB X7-7 Baselines, 2020 Targets, and 2025 Reporting • Chapter 6 – Normal-Year Water Supply Characterization • Chapter 7 – Water Service Reliability and Drought Risk Assessment

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• Chapter 8 – Water Shortage Contingency Plan
• Chapter 9 – Demand Management Measures
• Chapter 10 – Urban Water Management Plan Adoption, Submittal, and Implementation

1.4 Urban Water Management Plans in Relation to Other Efforts An Urban Water Management Plan is important for a City’s planning process. Coordination with other planning efforts is especially crucial. Planning documents such as Water Master Plans, Sewer Master Plans, Facilities Plans, Recycled Water Master Plans, Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Plans, Regional Climate Action Plans, Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs), Assembly Bill (AB) 3030 Groundwater Management Plans, local and regional Hazard Mitigation Plans, State Water Project Delivery Capability Reports, and other applicable planning and regulatory documents need to be systematically coordinated and synthesized with the 2025 UWMP to ensure consistency, regulatory compliance, and an integrated, regionally comprehensive planning framework.

1.5 Department of Water Resources’ Review Process
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) reviews submitted UWMPs for compliance with Water Code requirements. The City will submit the 2025 UWMP to DWR for review.

1.6 Urban Water Management Plans and Grant or Loan Eligibility § 10608.56
(a) On and after July 1, 2016, an urban retail water supplier is not eligible for a water grant or loan awarded or administered by the state unless the supplier complies with this part.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the department shall determine that an urban retail water supplier is eligible for a water grant or loan even though the supplier has not met the per capita reductions required pursuant to Section 10608.24, if the urban retail water supplier has submitted to the department for approval a schedule, financing plan, and budget, to be included in the grant or loan agreement, for achieving the per capita reductions. The supplier may request grant or loan funds to achieve the per capita reductions to the extent the request is consistent with the eligibility requirements applicable to the water funds. (e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the department shall determine that an urban retail water supplier is eligible for a water grant or loan even though the supplier has not met the per capita reductions required pursuant to Section 10608.24, if the urban retail water supplier has submitted to the department for approval documentation demonstrating that its entire service area qualifies as a disadvantaged community.
(f) The department shall not deny eligibility to an urban retail water supplier or agricultural water supplier in compliance with the requirements of this part and Part 2.8 (commencing with Section 10800), that is participating in a multiagency water project, or an integrated regional water management plan, developed pursuant to Section 75026 of the Public Resources Code, solely on the basis that one or more of the agencies participating in the project or plan is not implementing all of the requirements of this part or Part 2.8 (commencing with Section 10800).

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§ 10656 An urban water supplier is not eligible for a water grant or loan awarded or administered by the state unless the urban water supplier complies with this part. 23 CCR Section 596.1
(b)(2) “disadvantaged community” means a community with a median household income that is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income.

The 2025 UWMP has been prepared to meet eligibility requirements for grants and/or loan eligibility.

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Urban Water Management Plan Preparation

2.1 Basis for Preparing a Plan
§ 10617
“Urban water supplier” means a supplier, either publicly or privately owned, providing water for municipal purposes either directly or indirectly to more than 3,000 customers or supplying more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually.

An urban water supplier includes a supplier or contractor for water, regardless of the basis of right, which distributes or sells for ultimate resale to customers.

This part applies only to water supplied from public water systems subject to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 116275) of Part 12 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code.
§10608.12
(t) “Urban retail water supplier” means a water supplier, either publicly or privately owned, that directly provides potable municipal water to more than 3,000 end users or that supplies more than 3,000 acre-feet of potable water annually at retail for municipal purposes.
(w) “Urban wholesale water supplier” means a water supplier, either publicly or privately owned, that provides more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually at wholesale for potable municipal purposes.
§10620
(b) Every person that becomes an urban water supplier shall adopt an urban water management plan within one year after it has become an urban water supplier.
§10621
(a) Each urban water supplier shall update its plan at least once every five years on or before July 1, in years ending in six and one, incorporating updated and new information from the five years preceding each update.

The City of Corona is an “urban water supplier” and directly serves water to more than 3,000 customers and supplies more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually. In accordance with Water Code section 10620 and 10621, the City of Corona prepared the 2025 UWMP as an update to the 2020 UWMP and has incorporated updated and new information from the prior 5 years.

2.1.1 Public Water Systems
California Health and Safety Code 116275
(h) “Public Water System” means a system for the provision of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances that has 15 or more service connections or regularly serves at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year.

The City of Corona is considered a Public Water System (PWS) with more than 3,000 connections and supplies more than 3,000 acre-feet of water annually. Since the City exceeds the threshold of 3,000 connections and 3,000 acre-feet of water supplied annually, the City is considered a Retail Supplier.

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Table 2-1 – Retail: Public Water Systems
Public
Water
System
Number
Public Water System
Name
Number of
Municipal
Connections
2025
Volume of
Water
Supplied
2025 (AF)
CA3310037 City of Corona 46,569 30,379

2.2 Individual or Regional Plans
The 2025 City of Corona UWMP is an “Individual UWMP”. This plan details only the City’s service area to address all requirements. The City is not a part of a regional alliance.

2.3 Fiscal or Calendar Year and Units of Measure
The data provided in the City’s 2025 UWMP is in CY. Units of measurement in the City’s 2025 UWMP are in acre-feet per year (AFY).

2.4 Coordination and Outreach
§ 10631
(h) An urban water supplier that relies upon a wholesale agency for a source of water shall provide the wholesale agency with water use projections from that agency for that source of water in five-year increments to 20 years or as far as data is available. The wholesale agency shall provide information to the urban water supplier for inclusion in the urban water supplier’s plan that identifies and quantifies, to the extent practicable, the existing and planned sources of water as required by subdivision (b), available from the wholesale agency to the urban water supplier over the same five-year increments, and during various water-year types in accordance with subdivision
(f) An urban water supplier may rely upon water supply information provided by the wholesale agency in fulfilling the plan informational requirements of subdivisions (b) and (f).
§ 10642
Each urban water supplier shall encourage the active involvement of diverse social, cultural, and economic elements of the population within the service area prior to and during the preparation of both the plan and the water shortage contingency plan...

The following agencies were contacted regarding the opportunity to comment on the UWMP Draft:
• Home Gardens County Water District
• Western Municipal Water District
• City of Norco
• Orange County Sanitation District
• City of Riverside

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• County of Riverside
• Temescal Valley Water District
• Yorba Linda Water District
• City of Eastvale
• City of Jurupa Valley
• Jurupa Community Services District
• City of Lake Elsinore
• Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District
• Home Gardens Sanitary District
• Metropolitan Water District
• Rancho California Water District
• Riverside Public Utilities

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Service Area Description
§10631(a) Describe the service area of the supplier, including current and projected population, climate, and other social, economic, and demographic factors affecting the supplier’s water management planning. The projected population estimates shall be based upon data from the state, regional, or local service agency population projections within the service area of the urban water supplier and shall be in five-year increments to 20 years or as far as data is available. The description shall include the current and projected land uses within the existing or anticipated service area affecting the supplier’s water management planning. Urban water suppliers shall coordinate with local or regional land use authorities to determine the most appropriate land use information, including, where appropriate, land use information obtained from local or regional land use authorities, as developed pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 65300) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.

3.1 General Description
The City of Corona’s water service area is in the northwest portion of Riverside County (County) and includes the unincorporated communities of El Cerrito, Coronita, and parts of Temescal Canyon. The City’s water service area encompasses 45 square miles. Neighboring cities include Riverside to the northeast and Norco to the north. The eastern portion of the service area is generally bounded by unincorporated Riverside County, which includes the unincorporated community of Home Gardens. The southern and western portions of the service area are bounded by the Cleveland National Forest and other County lands. The Prado Flood Control Basin is located adjacent to the City’s northwest corner.

The area is divided by two Southern California highways: the Riverside Freeway (CA-91) freeway running east and west, and the Corona Freeway (I-15) freeway running north and south through the City. The major local roads include Lincoln Avenue, Main Street, Green River Road, Foothill Parkway and Fullerton Avenue in the north and south directions, and Ontario Avenue, Sixth Street, and Railroad Street in the east and west directions.

3.2 Service Area Boundary Map
§10631 (a) Describe the service area of the supplier.

The City of Corona encompasses 39.2 square miles. The water service area encompasses 45 square miles within the incorporated boundary of the City of Corona and extends into several adjacent areas as shown in Figure 3.1.

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Figure 3-1 - Water Service Area Boundary Map

3.3 Service Area Climate
§10631 (a) A plan shall… Describe the service area of the supplier, including … climate…
§ 10630 It is the intention of the Legislature, in enacting this part, to permit levels of water management planning… while accounting for impacts of climate change.

As per the California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS), the City of Corona service area lies in the South Coast Marine to Desert Transition of Southern California. The climate is typically characterized by hot and dry summers and wet and cool winters. Years of relative drought, compounded by years of excessive rainfall, have made the entire coastal plain highly dependent on imported water and local groundwater. Nearly 90% of the total rainfall occurs from October through April. The service area’s average climate data is shown below Table 3-1, which is derived from CIMIS Station 44, the closest weather station to the City of Corona.

According to the California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) Reference Evapotranspiration (ETo), the City of Corona is located in Zone 9 (which encompasses a large region within Southern California), with an average reference evapotranspiration of

55.1 inches/year. Figure 3-2 and Figure 3-3 show the ETo Zone Mapping.

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Table 3-1 – Service Area Climate Information (2015-2025) Month
Average
Temperature
(F)
Average Min.

Temperature
(F)
Average
Max.

Temperature
(F)
Average
Total
Precipitation
(Inches)
January 54.7 44.2 66.4 1.7
February 56.3 45.3 68.6 1.7
March 58.1 47.6 70.2 1.6
April 62.5 51.1 75.3 0.4
May 64.1 54.7 76.1 0.3
June 71.8 60.1 86.3 0.0
July 77.2 64.3 92.5 0.1
August 77.9 65.0 93.6 0.2
September 74.5 62.8 89.3 0.2
October 68.6 56.7 82.9 0.3
November 60.5 48.7 74.2 0.7
December 54.9 44.7 67.3 1.6
Average 65.1 53.8 78.6 0.7

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Figure 3-2 - ETo Zone Map and Monthly Average Reference Evapotranspiration Figure 3-3 - Monthly Average Reference Evapotranspiration by ETo Zone (in/month)

3.3.1 Impacts of Climate Change
Climate change is described by the EPA as any considerable changes in the average climate that occur over a long period of time due to the warming of the Earth. Changes in conditions such as temperature, rainfall, or wind patterns are all examples of climate change. The increase of greenhouse gases due to human activities has resulted in a warming of the atmosphere, which in turn has had a significant impact on climate change.

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