San Jose Water Company Master Agreements

In early 2018, DD&A entered into a Master Agreement to provide environmental services to the San Jose Water Company (SJWC), the primary water supply company to the cities of San Jose, Morgan Hill, Cupertino, and various other municipalities in Santa Clara County. Prior to 2018, DD&A contracted with SJWC on multiple projects to provide environmental compliance services and developed strong professional relationships with key staff.

DD&A provided services to SJWC that consisted of compiling CEQA compliance documents and conducting biological assessments, wetland delineations, habitat mapping, biological surveys, mitigation monitoring, and regulatory permitting assistance. In recent years, DD&A completed the CEQA review, including biological resource evaluations, for the Montevina Water Treatment Plant Improvements Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND), Lake Ranch Reservoir Outlet Improvements IS/MND, Mireval Station Tank Replacement IS/MND, and the Saratoga Hills Station Water Tanks Automated Disinfectant Boosting System IS/MND.

DD&A prepared and procured all relevant regulatory permitting documents for the Lake Ranch Reservoir Outlet Improvements and the Ostwald Waterline Replacement projects, both in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Biological Assessments (BAs) were prepared by DD&A for both projects to comply with Federal Endangered Species Act through Section 7 consultation. DD&A also provided construction-phase biological mitigation and monitoring support for these projects, including tracking relevant CEQA and regulatory permitting mitigation, monitoring, and reporting for all phases of construction. DD&A has also prepared Riparian Corridor Assessments for several sump station improvement projects within the City of San Jose. These reports evaluate the proposed SJWC sump improvement projects to determine if the projects are consistent with the City of San Jose Riparian Corridor Protection and Bird-Safe Building Council Policy as well as the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan.