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1 AGREEMENT FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF
EASEMENTS WITH SOCAL GAS FOR EXCLUSIVE AND NONEXCLUSIVE INTEREST OF CITY-OWNED LAND IDENTIFIED AS A PORTION OF ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 155-070-031,
163-300-014 & 189-120-001 FOR INSTALLATION,
TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BIOGAS
CITY COUNCIL
October 6, 2026
Community & Economic Development
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2 1. Public Works Department, Wastewater Division operates the City’s Regional Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP).
2. RWQCP supports the City’s Solid Waste Division
compliance with CalRecycle food waste diversion
regulations.
3. RWQCP will use the excess biogas and future biogas created from food waste to produce renewable energy further advancing the City’s sustainability and resourcerecovery goals.
BACKGROUND
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3 BACKGROUND
4. SoCal Gas provides natural gas
services and is the owner and
operator of the distribution
system to be constructed at
RWQCP.
5. SoCal Gas is committed to
helping the environment and
supporting biogas development
in California to meet the state’s
greenhouse gas goals.
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4 RWQCP AND RERC AREAS
Regional Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP)
Riverside Energy Resource Center (RERC)
• 9,358 SF - Exclusive Easement –
(APN: 155-070-031)
• 4,669 SF – Non-Exclusive Easement –
(APN: 155-070-031
• 657 SF – Non-Exclusive Easement –
(APN: 163-300-014
• 8,871 SF – Non-Exclusive Easement –
(APN: 189-120-001)
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5 DISCUSSION
Pipeline alignment will start at the outlet valve of the Point of Receipt (POR) facility, located within the City of Riverside’s Regional Water Quality Control Plant (RQWCP) The entire alignment will extend approximately 15 feet wide and 1,056 feet long.
The pipeline route will cross from RWQCP through the City of Riverside Public Utilities property at the Riverside Energy Resource Center (RERC).
Most of the pipeline alignment within the facility will be installed along the east side of the internal roadway and unpaved shoulder within the plant at varying depths below grade to avoid existing substructures.
The pipeline will proceed northeast along the existing service road, continuing at varying depths to avoid existing substructures as it ascends the hill to connect with Line 2001 West at the SoCal Gas facility (APN: 189- 120-002)
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6 RECOMMENDATIONS
That the City Council:
1. Approve the Agreement for the Conveyance of Easements (Attachment 1) for a portion of City-owned land, identified as Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 155-070-031, 163- 300-014 and 189-120-001, located at the RWQCP and RERC facilities; and
2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Agreement with SoCal Gas including making minor and non-substantive changes, and to sign all documents necessary to complete the transaction.