Burlingame, City of

501 Primrose Road

Burlingame, California  94010-3997

Phone: (650) 558-7230                               Fax (650) 685-9310

Web: www.burlingame.org

 

Service Area

 

The City of Burlingame is located in central San Mateo County. Burlingame’s water system serves the entire area within its city limits, portions of the unincorporated Burlingame Hills area, and a few properties in San Mateo and Hillsborough.

 

System

 

Profile

Area Size

5.5 square miles

Service Population

 31,457

Number of Accounts

9,218

Number of SF RWS Connections

6

Connections To SF RWS Mains

Crystal Springs #2 and #3, Sunset Pipeline

Avg. Day Demand (mgd)

3.16

Avg. Day Purchases From SF RWS (mgd)

3.16

%  Demand Met With SF RWS Supplies

100%

Maximum Local Water Production (mgd)

0

Alternative Supply Sources

None

Interties With Other Agencies

California Water Service Company (CWS) – City of San Mateo, Town of Hillsborough, City of Millbrae

Local Storage (mg)

2.941

Days of Storage

1.2 days in six out of eight zones on maximum day, the remaining two zones have 0.2 days.

 

Summary

 

The City of Burlingame receives all of its water supply from six SF RWS turnouts located along El Camino Real. Water is pumped from the turnouts to five storage tanks and to two reservoirs located at higher elevations in the City’s distribution system.

Burlingame’s water system is divided into two sections. Water for the hills area is supplied by water pumped into tanks and reservoirs; and water for the lower elevation area is supplied directly from the SF RWS turnouts.

For emergency water supply, Burlingame has connections to California Water Service Company, which serves the City of San Mateo, and connections to the Town of Hillsborough and the City of Millbrae water systems.

 

Water Supply and Demand

 

Supply by Source

Actual
FY 20-21
(ccf)

Actual
FY 21-22
(ccf)

Actual
FY 22-23
(ccf)

Actual
FY 23-24
(ccf)

San Francisco Water

1,604,743

1,640,372

1,444,244

1,543,145

Recycled Water

48,797

47,254

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

Total

1,653,540

1,687,626

1,444,244

1,543,145

mgd equivalent

3.39

3.46

2.96

3.16

 

 

 

 

 

Demand by Sector

 

 

 

 

Residential

1,080,357

965,593

884,658

927,182

Commercial/Industrial

303,111

374,818

349,921

362,528

Other

26,508

56,562

49,217

83,711

Dedicated Irrigation

112,609

60,482

84,272

70,169

Non-Revenue Water

130,955

230,172

76,177

99,556

Total

1,653,540

1,687,626

1,444,244

1,543,145

mgd equivalent

3.39

3.46

2.96

3.16

 

 

 

 

 

Per Capita Use

Actual
FY 20-21
(gpcpd)

Actual
FY 21-22
(gpcpd)

Actual
FY 22-23
(gpcpd)

Actual
FY 23-24
(gpcpd)

Residential

68

61

58

60

Gross

101

104

95

101

 

Facilities and Distribution

 

Storage Reservoirs

 

Designation

Type

Capacity (gallons)

 

Designation

Type

Capacity (gallons)

Alcazar Tanks

Dual, Circular, Steel

100,000

 

Hillside Reservoir

Rectangular, Concrete

1,500,000

Donnelly Tanks

Dual, Circular, Steel

100,000

 

Mills Tank

Circular, Prestressed Concrete

1,071,000

 

 

 

 

Skyview Reservoir

Rectangular, Concrete

170,000

Total

 

 

 

 

 

2,941,000

 

Interties

 

Name

No.

Diameter
(in.)

 

Name

No.

Diameter
(in.)

CWS – City of San Mateo

2

6

 

Millbrae

2

6

 

1

8

 

 

3

8

Hillsborough

4

6

 

 

1

10

 

 

 

 

 

2

12