Coastside County Water District

766 Main Street

Half Moon Bay, California  94019-1995

Phone: (650) 726-4405                               Fax: (650) 726-5245

Web: coastsidewater.org

 

Service Area

 

Coastside County Water District provides water to the City of Half Moon Bay and several unincorporated coastal communities in San Mateo County, including San Mateo Road, Moonridge, El Granada, Miramar, Pillar Point Harbor and Princeton.

 

System

 

Profile

 

Area Size

14 square miles

Service Population

18,940

Number of Accounts

7,719

Number of SF RWS Connections

2

Connections To SF RWS Mains

Upper Crystal Springs Intake and Pilarcitos Reservoir at Stone Dam

Avg. Day Demand (mgd)

1.42

Avg. Day Purchases From SF RWS (mgd)

0.87

%  Demand Met With SF RWS Supplies

60.93%

Avg. Local Water Production (mgd)

0.5

Alternative Supply Sources

During a drought, local production is extremely low due to dependency on surface stream flows and a small watershed.

Interties With Other Agencies

None

Local Storage (mg)

8.0

Days of Storage

Approximately 3 days

 

Summary

 

Coastside County Water District has four water sources; (1) Pilarcitos Reservoir at Stone Dam, (2) Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir, (3) the Pilarcitos Creek Infiltration Well Field, and (4) the Denniston (groundwater and surface water) Project. Water purchased from the SF RWS is supplied from two different raw water sources: Pilarcitos Reservoir at Stone Dam and Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir.
 

Raw water from Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir, Pilarcitos Reservoir at Stone Dam and the Pilarcitos Creek Infiltration Wells terminate at the Nunes Water Treatment Plant. Raw water from Denniston Creek and the Denniston Well Field terminate at the Denniston Water Treatment Plant.

 

 

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

705,680

468,075

349,993

422,524

Local Groundwater

12,099

12,340

9,118

8,235

Surface Water

168,436

291,430

288,883

262,722

Recycled Water

0

0

0

0

Total

886,215

771,845

644,994

693,481

mgd equivalent

1.82

1.58

1.32

1.42

 

 

 

 

 

Demand by Sector

 

 

 

 

Residential

499,242

428,202

391,972

397,753

Commercial/Industrial

41,741

40.365

114,555

118,882

Other

163,455

184,481

47,234

39,061

Dedicated Irrigation

144,202

100,379

70,519

72,548

Non-Revenue Water

37,575

18,418

20,714

65,236

Total

886,215

771,845

644,994

693,481

mgd equivalent

1.82

1.58

1.32

1.42

 

 

 

 

 

Per Capita Use

Actual
FY 20-21
(gpcpd)

Actual
FY 21-22
(gpcpd)

Actual
FY 22-23
(gpcpd)

Actual
FY 23-24
(gpcpd)

Residential

54

47

43

43

Gross

97

84

70

75

 

Facilities and Distribution

Treated Water Storage Reservoirs

 

Designation

Type

Capacity (mg)

Denniston

Steel

1.50

El Granada 1

Steel

0.20

El Granada 2

Steel

0.15

El Granada 3

Steel

0.25

Miramar

Steel

1.00

Carter Hill

Steel

0.40

Carter Hill

Steel

0.60

Carter Hill

Steel

1.50

Miramontes

Steel

0.40

Alves

Steel

2.00

 

 

 

Total

 

8.00

 

Surface Water Treatment Facilities

 

Designation

Capacity (mgd)

Nunes WTP

4.5

Denniston WTP

1.0

Total

5.5

 

Wells

 

Name

Capacity (gpm)*

Status

D1

25

Active

D2

 

Inactive

D3

37

Inactive

D4

35

Inactive

D5

35

Inactive

D9

45

Active

P1*

40

November 1-March 31

P2*

 

Inactive

P3**

 

Active

P3A*

 

Active

P4*

100

November 1-March 31
Standby

P4A*

200

November 1-March 31

P5*

65

November 1-March 31

Total

 

635


*Surface water infiltration wells