Council approves $82K selenium evaluation at Saticoy Country Club water system
Kennedy Jenks Consultants will design a corrective-action plan for the country club's separately operated drinking-water system through August.
The Ventura City Council on March 10 approved an $82,265 contract with Kennedy Jenks Consultants, Inc. to evaluate water treatment options for selenium at the Saticoy Country Club water system.
Council authorized a $74,865 base contract plus up to $7,400 in contingency amendments. The agreement runs from March 10 through August 31, 2026.
According to the March 10 agenda packet, the consultant will conduct a water treatment evaluation and provide corrective-action-plan support to address selenium at the Saticoy Country Club water system. Funding comes from the Water Capital Fund (Fund 1072), and council also authorized an $82,265 appropriations increase to the fund for the work.
Gina Dorrington, Ventura Water General Manager, brought the recommendation. The agenda packet did not specify the selenium concentrations detected, the source of the contamination, or the regulatory trigger for the corrective-action plan.
Termination of the contract is set for August 31, 2026, by which point the consultant's evaluation is expected to be complete.
No further council action on the contract is currently scheduled.
More from Civic
Sheriff and District Attorney to present military equipment reports in Camarillo
The Ventura County Sheriff and District Attorney will host a public presentation on May 6 at the Camarillo Police Department to share annual military equipment reports required under AB 481.
Ventura council to return to City Hall, ending Wright Event Center stint
Council voted at its March 24 meeting to formally end the temporary relocation and resume regular meetings at 501 Poli Street.
Ventura council adds $350K to outside counsel for Channelkeeper water case
The fourteenth amendment to the city's outside-counsel agreement raises the not-to-exceed cap to $9.38 million as the long-running water-rights litigation continues.
Ventura council adopts $953K CDBG-HOME plan for 2026-27 fiscal year
Council approved an Annual Action Plan combining last year's allocation of $704,658 with $248,396 in previously unused CDBG funds for submission to HUD.