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Relevant Experience                    Palm Desert Aquifer Recharge Facility Study,
             Development of off‐stream recharge   Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD), Riverside
              basin modification concepts          County
             Development of in‐channel basin
              concepts                              CWE  evaluated  recharge  on  the  Whitewater  River  for  the
             Estimation of capital and O&M costs    Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD).  The study evaluated the
            Active Dates: Jun 2016 – Dec 2016       feasibility  of  recharging  Colorado  River  water  (CRW)  in  the  Palm
                                                    Desert  area  in  a  2  mile  reach  of  the  Whitewater  River  storm
            Budget: $23,998
                                                    channel that crosses through the Palm Springs/Palm Desert area.
            Reference:                              The river reach is a 300‐foot wide channel with sloped, concrete‐
            Mr. Edwin Lin                           lined banks with a soil cover and a natural bottom.  We worked
            Principal Hydrogeologist                with Todd Groundwater to evaluate several concepts that included
            Todd Groundwater                        river and offline basin recharge facilities to spread stormwater and
            510.747.6920 x104                       CRW.  Tasks included review or existing facility design, operations,
            elin@toddgroundwater.com                and maintenance; evaluation of multiple concepts which included
            Key CWE Staff:                          development  of  concept  design  drawings,  cost  estimation,  and
                                                    evaluation  based  on  criteria  such  as  capital  cost,  operation  and
            Ben Willardson
                                                    maintenance costs, and water recharge capacities, and preparation
                                                   of a basis of design report for CVWD.
























                                       Concept Plan for Re‐Purposing of Effluent Ponds to Recharge Basins























                                       Concept Plan for Whitewater River In‐Channel Recharge Basins
                                                                                                          CWE


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