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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 20, 2018 <br />TITLE: <br />RECEIVE AND FILE THE 2017 CITY OF SANTA <br />ANA WATER MASTER PLAN <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 6, 1A} <br />I <br />G <br />C12 MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Receive and file the 2017 City of Santa Ana Water Master Plan. <br />DISCUSSION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1s` Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />The City Water Enterprise provides potable drinking water for all of the City's residents and businesses, <br />delivering an average of 30 million gallons a day. In order to accomplish this, the City owns and operates <br />a water system that consists of 480 miles of pipe, 22 groundwater wells, 4 pressure control stations, 7 <br />import water connections, 7 water booster stations, 8 reservoirs, 6,000 fire hydrants, 12,000 valves, and <br />45,000 service connections. <br />The City supplies water to meet this demand from two sources. 70 to 75 percent of the water supply <br />comes from the local groundwater wells, which draw from the Orange County Groundwater Basin, and the <br />remainder is imported surface water from the Colorado River and San Joaquin Delta purchased from the <br />Metropolitan Water District. <br />In order to properly plan for the long-term operability of the water system, it is standard practice to perform <br />a master plan study every 10 years that takes into consideration the age and condition of the system, <br />population and water use trends, and reliability of water supply sources. The 2017 City of Santa Ana <br />Water Master Plan (Master Plan) was developed to improve and maintain the City's water utility <br />infrastructure system and to meet level of service expectations for the next 10 years and beyond. <br />The Master Plan establishes a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) schedule and budget for the planning <br />period into 2040. It will help determine the critical tasks that should be done to maintain the City's water <br />infrastructure. The Master Plan provides focus to areas with the most immediate needs, and includes <br />assets of the water system such as the replacement of water mains at the end of their usable life to the <br />refurbishment/rehabilitation of aging city wells. <br />19E-1 <br />