DEPARTMENT: Finance Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT: SAWS 2017 Water Management Planning Process
SUMMARY: A briefing by SAWS on the 2017 Water Management Plan development timeline and an overview of refinements and projections to water supply and demand.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On January 10, 2017, SAWS provided a briefing to their Board of Trustees on the kickoff of the 2017 Water Management Plan (WMP) planning process. The 2017 WMP will be the latest iteration of SAWS’ long term planning efforts updated every five (5) years. The 2017 WMP will include revised population projections, aggressive consumption goals (GPCD), incorporation of recent drought information and its influence on current water supply sources. Current timeline of the plan development includes a draft plan in April with target approval by their Board of Trustees in June. Additional focus will be placed on information to fine tune the WMP including: the potential of desired future conditions (DFC) and modeled available groundwater (MAG) and the long term implications to groundwater supplies, planning for regional and/or additional water wholesale opportunities, review of existing water supply agreements and SAWS desire to continue those agreements beyond existing terms, and also a third-party analysis of year round once per week watering.
ISSUE:
SAWS will provide a briefing on the water management planning process.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This item is for briefing purposes only.
ALTERNATIVES:
This item is for briefing purposes only.
RECOMMENDATION:
This item is for briefing purposes only.