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City of Morgan Hill
2015 Urban Water Management Plan
6.5.1
Recycled Water Coordination
Law
The City does not utilize recycled water due to economic infeasibility and it is not considered as a
future source of supply.
6.5.2
Wastewater Collection, Treatment, and Disposal
This section describes wastewater collection and disposal.
Law
6.5.2.1 Wastewater Collected Within Service Area
The City operates a wastewater collection system that collects wastewater within the City’s
service area and transports it to the SCRWA wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) south of the
City of Gilroy. Based on reports prepared by SCRWA the City collected a total wastewater volume
of approximately 2,647 AF in 2015 (
Table 6-2
).
Table 6-2 Wastewater Collected Within Service Area in 2015
Wastewater Collection
Recipient of Collected Wastewater
Name of
Wastewater
Collection
Agency
Wastewater
Volume
Metered or
Estimated?
Volume of
Wastewater
Collected from
UWMP Service
Area 2015
Name of
Wastewater
Treatment
Agency
Receiving
Collected
Wastewater
Treatment
Plant
Name
Is
WWTP
Located
Within
UWMP
Area?
Is WWTP
Operation
Contracted
to a Third
Party?
(AF)
City of
Morgan Hill
Metered
2,647
South County
Regional
Wastewater
Authority
(SCRWA)
SCRWA
Wastewater
Treatment
Plant
(SCRWA
WWTP)
No
Yes
10633 The plan shall provide, to the extent available, information on recycled water and its potential
for use as a water source in the service area of the urban water supplier. The preparation of
the plan shall be coordinated with local water, wastewater, groundwater, and planning
agencies that operate within the supplier’s service area.
10633 (a) (Describe) the wastewater collection and treatment systems in the supplier’s service area,
including a quantification of the amount of wastewater collected and treated and the
methods of wastewater disposal
(b) (Describe) the quantity of treated wastewater that meets recycled water standards, is
being discharge, and is otherwise available for use in a recycled water project.