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City of Morgan Hill
Water System Master Plan
Documenting growth planning assumptions and known future developments
Updating the domestic water system performance criteria
Projecting future domestic water demands
Updating and calibrating a new hydraulic model using Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) data
Evaluating the domestic water facilities to meet existing and projected demand
requirements and fire flows
Evaluating the existing groundwater conditions
Performing a capacity analysis for major distribution mains
Performing a fire flow analysis
Recommending a capital improvement program (CIP) with an opinion of probable costs
Performing a capacity allocation analysis for cost sharing purposes
Developing a 2017 Water System Master Plan report
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INTEGRATED APPROACH TO MASTER PLANNING
The City implemented an integrated master planning approach and contracted the services of
Akel Engineering Group to prepare the following documents:
Water System Master Plan
Sanitary Sewer System Master Plan
Storm Drainage System Master Plan
While each of these reports is published as a standalone document, they have been coordinated
for consistency with the City’s General Plan. Additionally, each document has been cross
referenced to reflect relevant analysis results with the other documents.
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STUDY AREA
The City of Morgan Hill is located in Santa Clara County, approximately 22 miles southeast of the
City of San Jose and 24 miles northwest of the city of Hollister. The City’s closest neighbor, the
City of Gilroy, is located 8 miles to the southeast. U.S. Route 101 bisects the eastern boundary of
the City in the north-south direction. The City limits currently encompass 12.9 square miles, with
an approximate population of 42,000 residents.
The City is generally bound to the north by Tilton Avenue, to the east by Anderson Lake, to the
southeast by Foothill Avenue, to the west by Sunnyside Drive, and to the south by Middle Avenue.
The unincorporated community of San Martin is located to the south of the City. The City’s
topography is generally flat in the center of the City with increasing slopes on the east and west.