Potable Water System Master Plan

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.

Potable water system master plan.

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 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. The categories of community systems identified below are required to submit a water system plan wsp for review and approval. Depending on the application process project.

The water system master plan encompasses a 20 year planning horizon from 2019 through 2038. Benefits to city residents. Planning is the foundation of a safe successful and sustainable public water system. The 2019 water system plan is the latest update.

It describes near and long term plans for the regional water system. 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. Water availability is a function of all water resources in a specific area and of site specific resource limitations. To ensure that commitment is met efficiently and effectively the bws has developed the water master plan wmp a comprehensive program that looks ahead 30 years to evaluate the entire water system quantify future demands and source options identify necessary improvements and balance needs and costs of providing water to residents and visitors.

View the drinking water rule pages for requirements rule history and compliance help. 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. It also focuses on updates to the water system and programs since the 2013 water system plan was. 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.

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. Two versions of this plan are provided below one with larger figures and one without. Drinking water rule pages. 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.