1 CITY OF RIALTO
REGULAR MEETING OF THE WATER SUBCOMMITTEE
June 25, 2026 - 10:00 A.M.
MINUTES
The Regular meeting of the Water Subcommittee of the City of Rialto was held in the Civic Center Council Chambers located at 150 S. Palm Avenue, Rialto, California 92376, on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
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ALL TO ORDER Call to order at 10:00 A.M.
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ROLL CALL Senior Administrative Analyst Nicole Hemmans took the roll call.
Subcommittee Members / City Staff:
Mayor Joe Baca
Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott
Tanya Williams, City Manager
Yazdan Emrani, P.E., Director of Public Works
Shandy Dittman, Principal Budget & Financial Analyst
Robert Khuu, Assistant City Attorney
Christopher Jensen, Rialto Fire Chief
Nicole Hemmans, Senior Administrative Analyst
Additional Attendees:
Stephen Dopudja, Dopudja & Wells Inc.
John Schatz, Legal Consultant
Peter Luchetti, RWS/Table Rock
Marlon Brosco, RWS/Veolia
Soheil Sadighi, RWS/Veolia
Jason Howard, RWS/Veolia
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PUBLIC COMMENTS Public comment received on June 25, 2026:
♦ None.
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2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
WS-26-0424 – Approval of May
28, 2026, meeting minutes.
(ACTION)
Mayor Baca asked if there were any comments pertaining to the minutes.
♦ None
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NEW BUSINESS ITEMS
WS-26-0432 – Update on Capital
Improvement Project.
The Water Subcommittee received an update on the Capital Improvement Projects from Veolia/RWS.
Questions & Comments
♦ A report-out following the meeting was suggested to address the questions and concerns raised during the CIP update.
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WS-26-0431 – Update on the
Cactus Basin Recharge.
Staff provided an update on the Cactus Basin Recharge facilitation process, which is being led by the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District and the County of San Bernardino. This item
was previously
requested to be brought back to the Water Subcommittee.
Questions & Comments
♦ The current objective of the facilitation process is to reconcile the four groundwater models and obtain agreement among the
participating agencies regarding the appropriate modeling approach.
♦ Mayor Pro Tem inquired about why the parties have not yet reached an agreement on a single model.
o Mr. Dopudja advised that t he various models generally produced similar results and the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District's model appears to provide the most detailed analysis.
o The goal is to reach an agreement by next summer, with the facilitator working to schedule additional meetings for the full working group.
The Water Subcommittee received and discussed the update. No formal action was taken.
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WS-26-0423 – Update on the
Bloomington Business Park
Extraterritorial Agreement.
Staff provided an update on the Extraterritorial Agreement (ETA) with Bloomington Business Park and advised that t he Bloomington Business Park ETA appears technically and operationally feasible.
Questions & Comments
♦ Mr. Dopudja suggested doing a review on the 1.3x fee factor and consider developing a Sewer ETA Master Plan.
♦ Mayor Pro Tem inquired whether a Community Benefit
Agreement is associated with the City’s Extraterritorial Agreement?
o Ms. Williams advised that she would consult with the
Community Development Department and follow up on
the matter.
Th Water Subcommittee’s feedback was to move this item forward in the ETA process.
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WS-26-0422 – Update on the
Septic to sewer Project.
Staff provided an update on the Septic-to-Sewer grant funded project for $319,000 with SAWPA. While the proposed sewer extension appears feasible, the primary challenge is encouraging affected property owners to connect due to the significant cost of individual connections.
Questions & Comments
♦ Staff advised that w hile the proposed sewer extension appears feasible, the primary challenge is encouraging affected property owners to connect due to the significant cost of individual connections.
The Water Subcommittee’s feedback is for staff to conduct a Resident Outreach to educate the residents on the benefits of the project and for staff to identify financing options that could make the conversion more feasible for property owners.
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4 WS-26-0425 – Utilities Update
The Water Subcommittee received the following updates:
1. Update on the FEMA/Cal OES Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Sub application AP-1974.
2. Veolia’s Monthly Operations Reports (MOR):
a) June 2026 (reporting period April 2026)
The Water Subcommittee received this update. No formal action was taken.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS/OTHER
DISCUSSION ITEMS
It was decided that the Subcommittee will go dark during the July meeting and scheduled The next meeting for Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
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ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 10:22 PM.
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