DATE: 08/05/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Honorable President and Board Members
FROM: Utilities Department
2026-275
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AND
CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY ACTION
SUBJECT:
TERMINATE CONTRACTED EMERGENCY REPAIR OF WELL 15 DISCHARGE LINE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to terminate the emergency action as the contracted emergency repairs of the Well 15 discharge line have been completed.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council terminate the emergency action for contracted repairs of the Well 15 discharge line.
That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct the City Council to take the above actions.
BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
Well 15, situated just north of the 91 Freeway off Lincoln Avenue, has a 14-inch diameter discharge line installed in the early 1980s that carries well water from Well 15 under the 91 freeway. The length of the discharge line is 663 linear feet. A leak was discovered in the line near the edge of the freeway, and Well 15 has been out of service since the leak was detected. This well typically produces one million gallons per day of groundwater and is an important source of local water for the City. The City is approaching the typical high water production season and resuming pumping from this well is important to the City’s water portfolio.
On June 17, 2026, the City Council was formally notified of the contracted emergency repairs for the Well 15 discharge line.
On July 1, 2026, the City Council received a formal update regarding the City Manager’s approval of a purchase order with Insituform Technologies, LLC (Insituform) in the amount of $374,736.
ANALYSIS:
On July 1, 2026, Insituform Technologies, LLC completed the cleaning of the Well 15 Discharge line and finished the installation and pressure testing of the Cured-In-PlacePipe Lining. Based on the completion of the work, this action can now be terminated.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding for the recommended action is available in the Well 15 Discharge Line Repair Operating and Maintenance Project No. PJ_00000527 within the Water Utility Fund (FD_1570).
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
This action is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301 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 consists of the lining of an existing waterline and therefore, is exempt from the requirements of CEQA. No environmental analysis is required.
PREPARED BY: KATIE HOCKETT, ASSISTANT UTILITIES DIRECTOR REVIEWED BY: TOM MOODY, UTILITIES DIRECTOR