BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
SUBJECT:
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??Receive an Update on the Development of Santa Clara Valley Water District's Water Supply Master Plan 2050; and Approve the August 28, 2024, Recycled Water Committee Recommendation to set Potable Reuse Goal of 24,000 Acre-Feet per Year by 2035 and a Long-Term Vision to Maximize Water Reuse in the County up to 32,000 Acre-Feet per Year.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Receive an update on the development of Santa Clara Valley Water District's Water Supply Master Plan 2050 and provide feedback;
B. Consider and approve the August 28, 2024, recommendation of the Recycled Water Committee to set a potable reuse goal of 24,000 acre-feet per year by 2035, as well as a long-term vision to maximize water reuse in the County up to 32,000 acre-feet per year in the Water Supply Master Plan 2050, including additional potable and non-potable reuse, desalination, stormwater capture, and other alternative water sources; and
C. Provide additional feedback and direction on refined adaptive management framework.??
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SUMMARY:
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The Water Supply Master Plan (WSMP) is Santa Clara Valley Water District's (Valley Water) guiding document for long-term water supply investments to ensure water supply reliability for Santa Clara County. Updated approximately every five years, this long-range plan assesses projected future county-wide demands and evaluates and recommends water supply and infrastructure projects to meet those demands to achieve Valley Water's level of service goal through the planning horizon. Valley Water's level of service goal, as established in Board Ends Policy 2, is to "Meet 100 percent of annual water demand during non-drought years and at least 80 percent of demand in drought years."
Valley Water is working on developing the WSMP 2050. At the June 25, 2024, Board of Directors (Board) meeting, staff present...
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