Agenda - City of Santa Monica

Water Master Plan (SWMP) in order to achieve this goal. In support of this effort an
agreement with Richard C. Slade and Associates, LLC (RCS) to perform a groundwater
assessment was authorized at the August 23, 2011 Council meeting, and another
agreement with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants (KJC) was authorized at the March 27,
2012 Council meeting to prepare the Sustainable Water Master Plan.
In an information item to Council dated November 5, 2012, staff presented an update on
the status of the development of a Sustainable Water Master Plan (SWMP) to guide the
City‘s efforts to achieve the goal of water self-sufficiency by 2020. At that time, the
SWMP was 25 percent complete. The SWMP is now 75 percent complete. This report
presents an update on the status of the work performed since the last report and a
request that Council provide comment and direction in order to complete the SWMP.
This update includes information regarding the following:
• Advisory Committee
• Water demand analysis
• Water conservation program modeling and analysis
• Analysis of additional local groundwater opportunities
• Analysis of the potential for rainwater harvesting and c ity-wide stormwater
capture
• Recycled water market study
• Preliminary implementation cost analysis
Discussion
At its core, a w ater master plan targeting water self-sufficiency by 2020 m ust first
develop an estimate of the demand in that year, and t hen compare the city’s current
supply capabilities against this demand. The resultant “gap” is then filled by a portfolio
of water conservation strategies and new water supply opportunities such that the city’s
demand in 2020 can be met without dependence on imported water supplies. The
following sections of this report address the demand estimated for the year 2020, along
with recommended water conservation programs and new supply approaches.
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