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COMMITTEE AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Recycled Water Committee
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Discussion of October 2018 Special Joint Recycled Water Policy Advisory Committee (City of SJ/SCVWD/SC) District efforts pertinent to water recycling and purification.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Receive information and discuss next steps.
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SUMMARY:
The District is in the process of developing a comprehensive Countywide Water Reuse Master Plan (Countywide Master Plan) to facilitate the integration and expansion of recycled water as well as the development of purified water systems in Santa Clara County. The Countywide Master Plan will guide the strategic investment of public funds on recycled and purified water projects over the next 20 years as the District continues to develop this local, reliable, and drought-resilient water supply.
The Countywide Master Plan will identify how much water will be available for potential potable reuse and non-potable reuse expansion, system integration options, recommendations for potable reuse projects and building upon non-potable reuse projects, and recommendations for governance model alternatives. Development of the Countywide Master Plan includes an extensive stakeholder outreach component including recycled water producers, wholesalers, retailers, users, environmental and non-governmental organizations, business interests, regulatory agencies, community groups, and other opinion leaders.
The project team is currently developing various work products which staff estimates will result in the identification of feasible alternatives by December 2018. These work products include baseline/gap analysis, hydraulic modeling, and development of conceptual alternatives, and prioritization criteria. These activities will be guided by feedback received from the stakeholder engagement process. The Countywide Master Plan held its first Task Force stakeholder meeting workshop on July 31, 2018 and included representatives from over 30 agencies/ or...
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