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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT EXPENDITURE PROGRAM

BASIS FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET

CLEAN WATER

The 2020-21 Proposed Budget for the Clean Water Capital Improvement Expenditure Program (CIEP) relates to
current year funding as follows:

Amount % Change
2019-20 Adopted Budget $ 371,120,000

2020-21 Proposed Budget $ 313,074,000

Change from 2019-20 Budget $ (58,046,000) (15.6%)

The Clean Water CIEP is administered by the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation and consists of
wastewater facility improvement projects at the City’s four wastewater treatment plants and 49 pumping plants, as
well as more than 6,700 miles of mainline sewers. The projects in the Clean Water CIEP are divided into seven
categories: Collection Systems, Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant, Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant,
Los Angeles-Glendale Water Reclamation Plant, Pumping Plants, Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant, and
System-wide improvements.

The Clean Water CIEP is funded entirely from Clean Water System revenues, including the Sewer Service Charge
(SSC).

The current Clean Water CIEP is focused on the ten-year Collection System Settlement Agreement (CSSA). The
CSSA is a consent decree that articulates specific requirements for the wastewater collection system with the
objective of reducing sewer spill risk and the associated overflow. While the ten-year term of the CSSA expired in
2014, the Bureau of Sanitation plans to continue to meet and exceed the terms of the CSSA in order to avoid future
liability and protect public health.

BUDGET HIGHTLIGHTS:

 Funding in the amount of $127.1 million is provided for the construction of various collection system projects;

 Funding in the amount of $7.9 million is provided for the construction of the Venice Dual Force Main to
supplement the existing 48-inch force main sewer built in 1960 that conveys sewage from the Venice Pumping
Plant to the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. This project will allow for routine inspection and maintenance
of the existing 48-inch force main sewer and protect the public from a potential sewage spill by adding capacity
and redundancy; and,

 Funding in the amount of $13.8 million is provided for the development of an Advanced Wastewater Purification
Facility at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant in order to supply advanced treated recycled water to the Los
Angeles World Airports and nearby uses.

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