Redwood City, City of
Public Works Services Department
1400 Broadway
Redwood City, California 94063-2505
Phone: (650) 780-7464 Fax: (650) 780-7445
Web: redwoodcity.org
Service Area
Redwood City is located in south San Mateo County. The City of Redwood City owns and operates its own water utility, and supplies water beyond its City limits, to portions of the Town of Woodside, the City of San Carlos, and unincorporated areas of the County.
System
Profile
|
Area Size |
35 square miles |
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Service Population |
90,928 |
|
Number of Accounts |
24,249 |
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Number of SF RWS Connections |
13 |
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Connections To SF RWS Mains |
Bay Crossing 1 and 2, BDPL 1 and 2, BDPL 3 and 4 |
|
Avg. Day Demand (mgd) |
7.74 |
|
Avg. Day Purchases From SF RWS (mgd) |
7.74 |
|
% Demand Met With SF RWS Supplies |
93.65% |
|
Maximum Local Water Production (mgd) |
0 |
|
Alternative Supply Sources |
Recycled water for landscape irrigation, industrial, and dual pumped uses |
|
Interties With Other Agencies |
CWS -Bear Gulch, CWS - Mid- Peninsula, Mid-Peninsula WD, Menlo Park |
|
Local Storage (mg) |
21.24 |
|
Days of Storage |
2.2 days storage. - 4 of 14 pressure zones have no storage facilities. The 4 zones without storage have emergency interties with other water agencies. |
Summary
The City of Redwood City purchases all of its potable water from the SF RWS via 13 active meter connections. 7 of the turnouts are located off Bay Division Pipelines 1 and 2, 1 turnout is off BDPL 1, 2, and 3, and 5 turnouts are off BDPL 3 and 4.
The distribution system consists of 14 separate pressure zones, 10 pump stations and 264.5 miles of water mains. Pumps are located at 7 of the 11 storage sites. In addition, there are permanent generators at the Glenloch, Peninsula 1, and Peninsula 2 tanks, and 2 portable generators on stand-by.
The City has a total of 11 emergency interties with California Water Service of San Carlos, Mid-Peninsula Water District, and the City of Menlo Park.
Water Supply and Demand
|
Supply by Source |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
|
San Francisco Water |
4,276,459 |
4,137,728 |
3,855,958 |
3,536,397 |
|
Recycled Water |
374,651 |
361,259 |
313,616 |
239,775 |
|
Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
4,651,110 |
4,498,987 |
4,169,575 |
3,776,172 |
|
mgd equivalent |
9.53 |
9.22 |
8.54 |
7.74 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
Demand by Sector |
|
|
|
|
|
Residential |
2,723,209 |
2,860,045 |
2,554,867 |
2,397,558 |
|
Commercial/Industrial |
647,016 |
532,901 |
576,384 |
555,171 |
|
Other |
98,527 |
76,287 |
86,787 |
77,826 |
|
Dedicated Irrigation |
721,453 |
701,616 |
619,822 |
451,770 |
|
Unaccounted for |
460,905 |
328,138 |
331,715 |
293,847 |
|
Total |
4,651,110 |
4,498,987 |
4,169,57 |
3,776,172 |
|
mgd equivalent |
9.53 |
9.22 |
8.54 |
7.74 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
Per Capita Use |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
|
Residential |
62 |
66 |
59 |
54 |
|
Gross (Less Recycled Water) |
97 |
95 |
89 |
80 |
Facilities and Distribution
Storage Reservoirs
|
Designation |
Type |
Capacity (mg) |
|
Designation |
Type |
Capacity (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Easter Cross |
Steel |
0.10 |
|
Lakeview |
Steel |
1.00 |
|
Easter Bowl |
Steel |
1.20 |
|
Main City Zone |
Steel |
8.00 |
|
Glenloch |
Steel |
0.09 |
|
Main City Zone |
Steel |
3.75 |
|
Wilmington South |
Steel |
0.25 |
|
Redwood Shores |
Steel |
3.20 |
|
Cambridge |
Steel |
0.65 |
|
Redwood Shores |
Steel |
3.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
21.24 |
Interties
|
Name |
No. |
Diameter |
|
Name |
No. |
Diameter |
|
CWS - Bear Gulch |
2 |
6, 6 |
|
Mid-Pen WD |
1 |
12 |
|
CWS - Mid-Peninsula |
4 |
8, 8, 8, 12 |
|
|
|
|
|
CWS - Mid-Peninsula |
2 |
Hydrant to Hydrant |
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|
|
|
|
Menlo Park |
1 |
Hydrant to Hydrant |
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|
|
|
Alameda / Edgewood |
1 |
Fire Hose |
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