2006 Water Comprehensive Plan - City of Bellevue

CHAPTER 1IntroductionUtilities Department staff began updating Bellevue’s 1998 Water Comprehensive Plan in mid2003. On December 31 st , 2003, Bellevue assumed that portion of the Coal Creek Utility Districtwithin the Bellevue city limits and much of 2004 was spent gathering and assimilatinginformation on the newly acquired water system. HDR Engineering, Inc. was retained by theCity in early 2005 to provide substantial assistance with the plan elements addressing waterconservation, water quality, storage analysis and inlet capacity analysis.PURPOSEThis Water Comprehensive Plan update complies with Washington State Department of Healthregulations (WAC 246-290). These regulations require that the City update its WaterComprehensive Plan every six years. This Plan update also complies with King County Coderequirements (Chapter 13.24).This plan update also addresses the following changes which have occurred since the 1998Bellevue Water Comprehensive Plan was adopted:• Assumption of the portion of Coal Creek Utility District within Bellevue• Updates and changes to water utility policies• Revised service area population forecasts and water use projections• Updates and changes to water quality regulatory requirements• Updates and changes to water conservation goals and planning requirements• Passage of the state’s Municipal Water LawOBJECTIVEThe objective of this plan is to evaluate the existing water system and its operation to identifyfuture needs, and to develop an improvement plan to meet them. The 1998 Bellevue WaterComprehensive Plan was used as a basis for this plan update. The development of this planincludes:• Review and update of operating system policies to ensure consistent, cohesive utilityoperation and management.• Review and update of future service area population projections.1-1