Menlo Park, City of

Menlo Park Municipal Water

701 Laurel Street
Menlo Park, California  94025-3483

Phone: (650) 330-6750                               E-mail: water@menlopark.gov

Website

 

Service Area

 

The City of Menlo Park, a balanced mix of residential, commercial and industrial users, is located in southern San Mateo County.

 

System

 

Profile

 

Area Size

9 square miles

Service Population

21,340

Number of Accounts

4,440

Number of SF RWS Connections

5

Connections To SF RWS Mains

3 connections to BDPL 1 and 2 via Ivy Drive at Hill, Chilco and Madera; 1 connection to BDPL via Sharon Park Drive at Lassen; 1 connection to the Palo Alto Pipeline

Avg. Day Demand (mgd)

2.56

Avg. Day Purchases From SF RWS (mgd)

2.56

%  Demand Met With SF RWS Supplies

100%

Maximum Local Water Production (mgd)

0

Alternative Supply Sources

None

Interties With Other Agencies

CWS - Bear Gulch District, Redwood City, East Palo Alto, O'Conner Tract Water Coop, Palo Alto Park Mutual Water Co.

Local Storage (mg)

5.5 mg

Days of Storage

0.65

 

Summary

 

The City of Menlo Park purchases all of its water directly from the SF RWS. One SF RWS turnout serves the Sharon Heights area along Sand Hill Road and Highway 280, and four turnouts serve portions of the City north and east of El Camino Real near Highway 101 and Willow Road. Menlo Park also serves a handful of customers in City of Redwood City and the Town of Portola Valley via 4 connections. The distribution system includes one pump station, two storage reservoirs, and 63 miles of mains. West Bay Sanitary District currently provides recycled water to one irrigation customer in Menlo Park’s service area. They plan to expand their system in the future.

 

The two reservoirs supply the Sharon Heights area. No storage exists in the areas supplied north and east of El Camino Real. However, this area has emergency interties with California Water Service (CWS), Redwood City, O'Connor Tract Water Coop, and East Palo Alto. CWS and the emergency well (under construction) are the primary emergency sources of water for Menlo Park.

 

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

1,379,039

1,195,123

1,070,006

1,247,376

Resale SF RWS Purchase

0

0

0

0

Other

0

0

0

0

Total

1,379,039

1,195,123

1,070,006

1,247,376

mgd equivalent

2.83

2.45

2.19

2.56

 

 

 

 

 

Demand by Sector

 

 

 

 

Residential

600,474

511,259

499,549

492,181

Commercial/Industrial

436,302

422,508

365,687

380,711

Other

128,222

135,806

115,441

144,307

Dedicated Irrigation

155,024

124,289

88,219

195,079

Non-Revenue Water

59,017

1,261

1,110

35,098

Total

1,379,039

1,195,123

1,070,006

1,247,376

mgd equivalent

2.83

2.45

2,19

2.56

 

 

 

 

 

Per Capita Use

Actual
FY 20-21
(gpcpd)

Actual
FY 21-22
(gpcpd)

Actual
FY 22-23
(gpcpd)

Actual
FY 23-24
(gpcpd)

Residential

64

49

50

47

Gross

146

115

108

120

 

 

Facilities and Distribution

Storage Reservoirs

 

Designation

Type

Capacity (mg)

Reservoir 1

Storage

2.0

Reservoir 2

Storage

3.5

Total

 

5.5

 

Interties

 

Name

No.

Diameter
(in.)

CWS – Bear Gulch

3

6, 8, 10

East Palo Alto

8

8, 8, 10, 10, 10, 12, 12, 12

O'Conner Tract

1

6

Redwood City

1

Hydrant to hydrant