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City of Morgan Hill
Water System Master Plan
1.5 RELEVANT REPORTS
The City has completed several special studies intended to evaluate localized growth. These
reports were referenced and used during this capacity analysis. The following lists relevant reports
that were used in the completion of this master plan, as well as a brief description of each
document:
City of Morgan Hill Water System Master Plan, January 2002 (2002 WSMP).
This
report documents the planning and performance criteria, evaluates the sewer system,
recommends improvements, and provides an estimate of costs.
City of Morgan Hill 2035 General Plan, July 2016 (2035 General Plan).
The City’s 2035
General Plan provides future land use planning, and growth assumptions for the planning
areas. Additionally, this report establishes the planning horizon for improvements in this
master plan.
Recycled Water Feasibility Evaluation, March 2016 (2016 RWFE).
The Recycled Water
Feasibility Evaluation (RWFE) identified potential recycled water users through a market
assessment. As part of the RWFE, infrastructure required to convey recycled water from
the SCRWA WWTP in Gilroy to the potential users in Morgan Hill was identified. However,
there are currently no plans to construct infrastructure for the purpose of providing
recycled water to any of the identified potential users.
2015 Urban Water Management Plan (2015 UWMP).
The 2015 Urban Water
Management Plan (UWMP) establishes a benchmark per capita water usage and targets
in order to achieve higher levels of water conservation for the sustainability of water supply
sources. This includes adopting an updated water shortage contingency plan, defining
supply sources, addressing supply reliability, and projecting sustainable supply yields and
future demands.
1.6 REPORT ORGANIZATION
The water system master plan report contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1 - Introduction.
This chapter provides a brief background of the City’s domestic water
system, the need for this master plan, and the objectives of the study. Abbreviations and
definitions are also provided in this chapter.
Chapter 2 - Planning Areas Characteristics.
This chapter presents a discussion of the planning
area characteristics for this master plan and defines the land use classifications. The planning
area is divided into several planning sub-areas, as established by the City’s planning division.
Chapter 3 - System Performance and Design Criteria.
This chapter presents the City’s
performance and design criteria, which was used in this analysis for identifying current system
capacity deficiencies and for sizing proposed distribution mains, storage reservoirs, and wells.