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City of Morgan Hill
Water System Master Plan
depending on their magnitude, adjustments to the master plan recommendations might be
necessary.
This master plan included the following tasks:
Summarizing the City’s existing domestic water system facilities
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
1.3 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.
1.4 PREVIOUS MASTER PLANS
The City’s most recent WSMP was completed in 2002. This master plan included an evaluation of
servicing growth to the planning area boundary, evaluated existing demands and projected future
demands, evaluated groundwater conditions and management, and recommended phased
improvements to the water system for a horizon year of 2020.