Strategic Goal #3

Water & Wastewater System Evaluation

Issue

The last comprehensive evaluation of the District’s water and wastewater system was performed by Lawrence, Fisk & McFarland in 1994.  This “Water System Reliability Study” addressed vulnerability to various hazards including wildfire, flood, earthquake, and loss of power.  This study laid the groundwork for the previous strategic plan and included many capital improvements.  Two large developments are in progress that will increase the District’s water system by 20 percent.  It is time to have a consultant take another, fresh look at systems to assess their overall condition and recommend changes or improvements.  The study should consider such issues as construction of the water quality improvement project, increasing the size of the iron/manganese filter or adding a second filter, recommending total tank storage capacity, drilling replacement wells, and possible intertie with Mission Hills’ water system.

The current water system can produce 1,800-2,000 gallons per minute (GPM),

The capacity of the pressure filter system that removes iron and manganese is the limiting factor.

Goal

Provide a high quality, well maintained water supply and wastewater collection system with sufficient capacity to meet future requirements.

Strategy

1.      Hire a consultant to perform an independent evaluation of the entire water system to include wells, tanks, pressure zones, and pipelines.

2.      Use the results of this study to refine this strategic plan and develop future capital budgets.

3.      Water/Wastewater Committee to review this project.

Cost   (Capital Budget)

Estimated cost for water system evaluation is $40,000 and funded entirely by water rates.

No impact to monthly water rates.

No impact to monthly sewer rates.

Development impact is 20%.