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 and Provide Feedback on Santa Clara Valley Water District's Water Supply Master Plan 2050; Consider and Approve May 17, 2024 Water Supply and Demand Management Committee Recommendation to Set a Water Conservation Goal of 126,000 Acre-Feet Per Year by 2050; Consider and Approve March 27, 2024 Recycled Water Committee Recommendation to Set Potable Reuse Goal of 24,000 Acre-Feet Per Year by 2035.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Consider and approve the May 17, 2024 Recommendation of the Water Supply and Demand Management Committee to set water conservation goal of 126,000 acre-feet per year by 2050 in the Water Supply Master Plan 2050;
B. Consider and approve the March 27, 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 long-term vision to maximize water reuse in the County in the Water Supply Master Plan 2050, including additional potable and non-potable reuse, desalination, stormwater capture, and other alternative water sources;
C. Provide feedback and direction on portfolio analysis and three water supply strategies for meeting water supply needs; and
D. Provide feedback and direction on proposed adaptive management framework.
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SUMMARY:
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 pe...
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