HomeMy WebLinkAbout19E - 2017 WATER MASTER PLANREQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
MARCH 20, 2018
TITLE:
RECEIVE AND FILE THE 2017 CITY OF SANTA
ANA WATER MASTER PLAN
{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 6, 1A}
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive and file the 2017 City of Santa Ana Water Master Plan.
DISCUSSION
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
APPROVED
❑ As Recommended
❑ As Amended
❑ Ordinance on 1s` Reading
❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading
❑ Implementing Resolution
❑ Set Public Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
The City Water Enterprise provides potable drinking water for all of the City's residents and businesses,
delivering an average of 30 million gallons a day. In order to accomplish this, the City owns and operates
a water system that consists of 480 miles of pipe, 22 groundwater wells, 4 pressure control stations, 7
import water connections, 7 water booster stations, 8 reservoirs, 6,000 fire hydrants, 12,000 valves, and
45,000 service connections.
The City supplies water to meet this demand from two sources. 70 to 75 percent of the water supply
comes from the local groundwater wells, which draw from the Orange County Groundwater Basin, and the
remainder is imported surface water from the Colorado River and San Joaquin Delta purchased from the
Metropolitan Water District.
In order to properly plan for the long-term operability of the water system, it is standard practice to perform
a master plan study every 10 years that takes into consideration the age and condition of the system,
population and water use trends, and reliability of water supply sources. The 2017 City of Santa Ana
Water Master Plan (Master Plan) was developed to improve and maintain the City's water utility
infrastructure system and to meet level of service expectations for the next 10 years and beyond.
The Master Plan establishes a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) schedule and budget for the planning
period into 2040. It will help determine the critical tasks that should be done to maintain the City's water
infrastructure. The Master Plan provides focus to areas with the most immediate needs, and includes
assets of the water system such as the replacement of water mains at the end of their usable life to the
refurbishment/rehabilitation of aging city wells.
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Receive and File 2017 Water Master Plan
March 20, 2018
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Highlights from the Master Plan include the following:
20% of the City's 480 miles of water main is already past the typical useful life for pipe material. At
the end of the planning period, 70% of the system will have surpassed the typical useful life for
pipe material.
On average $10.4 million should be invested in water system CIP annually over the next 10 years
to maintain current service levels.
• $14.2 million annual CIP investment is recommended in order to improve level of service and
incorporate additional technology and security improvements.
• Well criticality has been identified with the more critical wells scheduled to be rehabilitated first.
• Well pump and motor expectancies have been re-established, taking original installation and
normal wear and tear into account in the analysis.
The City of Santa Ana Water Resources department staff will utilize the Master Plan to prepare future
operations and capital improvements schedules with corresponding budgets. Staff will coordinate the
Master Plan, in conjunction with the current and future water rate studies, to provide a more robust and
reliable water system to the City residents.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #6 — Community Facilities & Infrastructure,
Objective #1 (establish and maintain a Community Investment Plan for all City assets), Strategy A
(develop a complete inventory of all assets to determine the scope of improvements needed to sustain the
City's current infrastructure investment).
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Edwin "William" Galvez, P.E.
Acting Executive Director
Public Works Agency
WG/NS/RR
Exhibit: 1. 2017 Water Master Plan may be reviewed at
htto://www.ci.santa-ana.ca. us/owa/documents/2017WaterMasterPlan. odf
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