Potable Water System Master Plan

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Potable water system master plan.

The 2019 water master plan was unanimously approved by the city of hillsboro utilities commission on june 11 2019 after a two month public input period and public hearing. Copies of the water master plan and appendixes will be available on the third floor of the hillsboro civic center and at the hillsboro brookwood library and shute park library. Depending on the application process project. Two versions of this plan are provided below one with larger figures and one without.

Region specific sustainability thresholds such as the highlands regional master plan pinelands comprehensive management plan or watershed specific water quality management plans may affect water availability. The water system master plan encompasses a 20 year planning horizon from 2019 through 2038. These timeframes are estimates. A group a community water system must submit a wsp or a plan update under wac 246 290 100 if it meets any of the following conditions.

Drinking water rule pages. The 2019 water system plan is the latest update. Benefits to city residents. Planning is the foundation of a safe successful and sustainable public water system.

Water availability is a function of all water resources in a specific area and of site specific resource limitations. It describes near and long term plans for the regional water system. Analysis in this plan is divided up into a ten 10 year short term planning period from 2019 through 2028 and a ten 10 year long term planning period from 2029 through 2038. The drinking water master plan is a long term plan with the goal of updating the city s aging water treatment system infrastructure in the most efficient and affordable manner possible.

Drinking water orders information about the types of drinking water orders that are issued when a threat to the public exists from contamination of a public water systems drinking water emergency response resources resources for responding to emergencies such as severe weather events loss of pressure water treatment failure and boil water. Epa sets legal limits on over 90 contaminants in drinking water. Hazen and sawyer recently completed a water system master plan project that used a new model to plan capital improvement projects to the year 2040 in order to eliminate existing deficiencies and supply water to projected growth areas. To plan for long term needs and meet regulatory requirements seattle public utilities regularly updates its water system plan.